HomeMy WebLinkAbout1804 - Redefining Dwelling Unit & FamilyORDINANCE NO. 1804
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING SECTION 20.87.140 OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO REDEFINE THE TERM
"DWELLING UNIT" AND AMENDING SECTION
20.87.180 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE TO REDEFINE THE TERM "FAMILY"
The City Council of the City of Newpi rt-gB ch DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 20.87.140 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"20.87.140 DWELLING UNIT. The term 'dwelling
unit'shall mean a single unit providing complete
independent living facilities for one or more persons,
including provisions for living, sleeping, and sani-
tation, and having at least one entrance opening to
the outside or to a common hallway or entryway shared
by other dwelling units or facilities.
Dwelling units constructed after August 24, 1972, must
contain a minimum of 600 square feet of superficial
floor area.
Every dwelling unit shall have at least one room which
shall have not less than 150 square feet of floor area.
Other habitable rooms, except kitchens, shall have an
area of not less than 70 square feet.
An efficiency type unit shall have a living room of not
less than 220 square feet of superficial floor area.
An additional 100 square feet of superficial floor area
shall be provided for each occupant of each unit in
excess of two persons. The kitchen facilities shall
be provided with a clear working
Isthan 30" in front. The unit sha
a separate bathroom containing a
lavatory and bathtub or shower.
the Housing Code regulations for
light, and ventilation.
space of not less
L1 be provided with
water closet,
All areas must meet
ceiling height,
Existing units not meeting the above outlined criteria
shall not be occupied by more than two persons. The
provisions of Chapter 20.83 entitled 'Nonconforming
Structures and Uses' notwithstanding the following
regulation shall apply to buildings on lots which
contain a greater number of dwelling units than
permitted.
Buildings
on lots which contain a
greater
number of
dwelling
units than permitted by
Chapter
20 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code must be altered to con-
form to the requirements of the Code within 30 years
from date of original construction, unless specifi-
cally exempted by the City Council. A room and bath
or set of rooms which are a part of another dwelling
unit-but which can be made into a separate dwelling
unit by the mere shutting of a door or erection of a
partition, shall, for the purposes of determining
the number of dwelling units on a lot, be deemed a
dwelling unit."
SECTION 2. Section 20.87.180 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"20.87.180 FAMILY. The term 'family' shall mean
(1) a set of persons all related by blood, marriage, or
adoption, and also, at most, one additional person; or
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(2) any set of at most four persons. The term
'family' shall not apply to residential care
facilities for six or fewer developmentally
disabled, mentally disordered, or otherwise handi-
capped persons."
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the
23rd day of zpril 1979, and was
adopted on the 14t day of
by the following vote, to wit:
ATTEST:
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1979,
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