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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1830 - Definition of Dwelling UnitORDINANCE NO. 1830 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING SECTION 20.87.140 OF THE NEWPORT -40 DEFINITION MUNICIPAL CODE AS IT PERTAINS TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "DWELLING UNIT." The City Council of the City of Newport Beach 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 sanitation 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 space of not less than 30 inches in front. The unit shall be provided with a separate bathroom containing a water closet, lavatory and bathtub or shower. All areas must meet the Housing Code Regulations for ceiling height, light and ventilation. Existing units not meeting the above outlined criteria shall not be occupied by more than two persons. 0 • 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 conform to the requirements of the Code within 60 years from the date of original construction, unless specifically exempted by the City Council." SECTION 2. 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 10th day of December 1979, and was adopted on the 7th day of January 1980, by the following vote, to -wit: ATTEST: CITY CLERK CERTIFIED AS THE ORIGINAL AND ` CERTIFIED AS TO f ULICATION JAN 1 1980 i/ DATE ....... ............. .._... ITV CLERK OF T_WE CITY OF Nnw -0,iT e AYES, COUNCILMEN Ryckoff, Williams, Hart, Htnnel, Heather, McInnis, and Strauss NOES, COUNCILMEN None ABSENT COUNCILMEN MAYOR -2- HRC /ap 12/6/79