HomeMy WebLinkAbout1723 - Redefining Building SiteORDINANCE NO. 1723
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING SECTION 20.87.090 OF THE NEWPORT
• BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, REDEFINING "BUILDING
SITE"
The,City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
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ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 20.87.090 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"20.87.090. Building.Site. The term "building site"
shall mean a subdivided lot, parcel of land or contiguous
combinations thereof which is occupied or intened to be
occupied by a main building or buildings and their
accessory buildings, together with such yards and open
space as are required by the terms of this Title and the
Uniform Building Code, and which fronts directly upon or
has permanent access to a street as defined under Section
20.87.290 of this Title and required by the Uniform
Building Code.
A. Combining of Lots and Parcels Required.. Where
said building site contains a lot, a parcel or combination
of lots and /or parcels which, because of their individual
size, configuration orb location, are insufficient to meet
the requirements of this title as a separate building site;
or where a building crosses or is planned to cross an exist-
ing property line, no new construction or alteration to a
single family dwelling or duplex in excess of $5,000.00 in
any one year period shall be permitted until such time as
the owner or owners of said lots or parcels has caused to
be executed and recorded a covenant and agreement to hold
said lots or parcels as a single building site. Said
covenant and agreement shall have been approved by the
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City Attorney as to form and the Community Development'
Director as to content. In the case of all other forms
of development, no new construction or alterations to
existing structures in excess of $5,000.00 in any one
year period shall be permitted until such.time as said
lots or parcels shall have been resubdivided into a single
building site.
B. Waiver of Combining Requirement. Where existing
buildings have been found to be constructed over existing
lot lines and where said building site is found to be
under multiple ownerships or a combination of ownerships
in fee leasehold, or other estate in real property, the
requirement for a covenant and agreement or a resubdivision
as required in subsection A may be waived by the Planning
Commission upon a finding that the estate in the real
property is of sufficient length to'guarantee that the
lots or parcels which constitute the building site will be
held as a single entity for the economic duration of the
building improvement to be placed on the site. The
Planning Commission or City Council, on appeal, may impose
such conditions as deemed necessary to secure the purpose
of this Title.
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective thirty 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 28th
day of March , 1977 and was adopted on the 11th day of
April 1977 by the following vote, to wit:
CERTIFIED AS THE ORIGINAL AND AYES, COUNCILMEN: Barrett, Kuehn,
CERTIFIED AS TO PUBLICATION
McInnis, Rogers, Ryckoff, Williams
DATE
AP 13
1977
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CITY CLERK. OF TN- CRr OF NEW T BEACN
ATTEST:
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NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSTAIN, COUNCILMEN: Dostal
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None
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