Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1824 - Floor Area Limits in Old Corona del Mark ORDINANCE NO. 1824 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING SECTIONS 20.11.020 AND 20.15.025 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AS THEY PERTAIN TO FLOOR AREA LIMITS IN OLD CORONA DEL MAR The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Section 20.11.020 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: "20.11.020 Building Height and Floor Area Limit. A. In the R -1 District in the areas of West Newport and the Balboa Peninsula, the total gross floor area, including basements, garages and carports, but excluding decks, balconies or patios open on at least two sides, contained in all buildings on a building site shall not exceed two times the buildable area of the site. In the area designated as Old Corona del Mar, the total gross floor area shall not exceed one and one -half (1.5) times the buildable area of the site. For dwellings, the building height limit shall be 24/28 as specified in Chapter 20.02. For accessory buildings, the building height limit shall be 15 feet. B. In the R -3 and R -4 Districts in the areas of West Newport and the Balboa Peninsula, the total gross floor area contained in all buildings on a building site shall not exceed three times the buildable area of the site; provided, however, that floor area devoted to parking within a building or to decks, balconies or patios open • on at least two sides shall not be considered in determining the total floor area allowed. In the area designated as Old Corona del Mar, the total gross floor area shall not, exceed one and one -half (1.5) times the buildable area of the site. The height limit in the R -3 District shall be 40 • shall be 24/28 feet on the front one- half'of the lot and 28/32 feet on the rear one -half of the lot, except where in the opinion of the Planning Commission differences in grade warrant individual considerations. The height limit in the R -4 District shall be 28/32 feet as speci- fied in Chapter 20.02." SECTION 2. Section 20.15.025 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: "20.15.025 Building Height and Floor Area Limit. The total gross floor area, including basements, garages and carports, but excluding decks, balconies or patios open on at least two sides or open on one side and unroofed, contained in all buildings on a building site in an R -2 District shall not exceed two times the buildable area of the site, provided that any required parking space, whether open or covered, shall be included in the calculation of gross floor area for a duplex. In the area designated as Old Corona del Mar, as more specifically described under Section 20.11..010(A), the total gross floor area shall not exceed one and one -half (1.5') times the buildable area of the site. For dwellings, the building height limit shall be 24/28 feet as specified in Chapter 20.02. For accessory buildings, the building height limit shall be 15 feet." 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 ' October 1979, and was.adopted on thel2th day of November _ 1979, by the following vote, to wit: CEUIFIF) AS THE ORIC.:SNAL AND CEXTIFED AS TO PWI ICATION DA,E 1979 CITY CWf :G OF TH2 CII OP 'r =FS'PC.'. EACH ATTEST: ity C3er AYES, COUNCILMEN Williams, Ryckoff, Hart, Hummel and Strauss NOES, COUNCILMEN McInnis ABSENT COUNCILMEN Heather Mayor 41 10/11/79 —2—