HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-10 - Amending Sections 20.11.040 and 20.15.080 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code as they Pertain to Revisions of the Open Space Option Requirements for Residential DevelopmentORDINANCE NO. 83 -10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING
SECTIONS 20.11.040 AND 20.15.080 OF THE NEWPORT
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AS THEY PERTAIN TO REVISIONS
OF THE OPEN SPACE OPTION REQUIREMENTS FOR
• RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
follows:
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES ORDAIN as
SECTION 1. Sections 20.11.040 and 20.15.080 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code are amended to read:
20.11.040 OPEN SPACE OPTION. In the R -1, R -3 and R -4
Districts as designated in Section 20.11.010, open space shall be
provided in addition to the required front yard setback. This
additional open space shall be a volume of space equal to the
buildable width of the lot, times the basic height limit, times six
feet and may be provided anywhere on the lot behind the required yard
setback lines. This open space shall be open on at least two sides
and shall have a minimum dimension in any direction of at least six
feet, except as indicated in this section, and may be used for outdoor
living area. Open space with a dimension of less than six feet in any
direction may be included in the required volume of open space,
provided that said space is contiguous to required open space that
provides a minimum six foot dimension in any direction. Roofs,
balconies, decks, patios, cornices, exterior stairways with open
risers and open railings, and architectural features may project into
this area. This additional open space may be provided on any level or
combination of levels and may extend across the entire structure or
any portion thereof.
• 20.15.080 OPEN SPACE OPTION. Open space shall be
provided in addition to the required setbacks and separations
between detached structures. This additional open space shall be a
volume of space equal to the buildable width of the lot, times the
basic height limit, times six feet and may be provided anywhere on the
lot behind the required setback lines. This open space shall be open
on at least two sides and shall have a minimum dimension in any
•
direction of at
least six feet, except as
indicated
in this
section,
and was adopted on the
and may be used
for outdoor living area.
Open space
with a
dimension
•
of less than six feet in any direction may be included in the required
volume of open space, provided that said space is contiguous to
required open space that provides a minimum six foot dimension in any
direction. Roofs, balconies, decks, patios, cornices, exterior
stairways with open risers and open railings, and architectural
features may project into this area. This additional open space may
be provided on any level or combination of levels and may extend
across the entire structure of any portion thereof.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be published once in the
official newspaper of the City and 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 24th day of
January
, 1983,
and was adopted on the
14th day of
February
, 1983,
by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN Hart, Cox, Maurer,
Heather,Plummer,Agee,Strauss
NOES, COUNCILMEN None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN None
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK Deputy JDH /pw
1/18/83
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