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Home My WebLink About90-23 - Amending Title 20 of the Municipal Code so as to Refine Language Specifying Density Standards in the MFR District and District Symbols. (Planning Commission Amendment No. 704)ORDINANCE NO. 90 -23 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING TITLE 20 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO REFINE LANGUAGE SPECIFYING DENSITY STANDARDS IN THE MFR DISTRICT AND DISTRICT SYMBOLS. • (Planning Commission Amendment No. 704) WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has recently completed major revisions to the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the General Plan; and WHEREAS, as a part of these revisions the City reviewed all of its existing commercial intensity standards and permitted residential densities and determined that the previous allowable development would adversely impact the City's existing circulation system; and WHEREAS, in order to determine the levels of development that could be accommodated in the City, a computerized Traffic Model was developed to analyze the impacts of different levels of commercial, residential, and industrial growth on the City's circulation system; and • WHEREAS, after over eighteen months of public input, extensive analysis by staff and consultants, and many public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council, the Land Use Element of the General Plan now establishes specific levels of development, both commercial and residential, that are correlated with the Circulation Element; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has approved and the City Council is considering Amendment No. 698, which will provide for the inclusion of density limits on the Districting Maps; and WHEREAS, densities and intensities may thus be established by reference to the Districting Maps, provided adequate definitions are provided; and WHEREAS, Zoning Amendment No. 704 will be a further step in 41 implementing the density and intensity standards of. the Land Use Element of the General Plan; and - 1 - WHEREAS, at its meeting of August 10, 1989, the Planning Commission initiated Zoning Amendments No. 687, etc., in order to implement the provisions of the revised General Plan; and WHEREAS, on March 8, 1990, the Planning Commission of the City of Newport Beach held a public hearing regarding Amendment No. 704 and voted to • recommend approval of the amendment; and WHEREAS, on May 14, 1990, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held a public hearing regarding the amendment; and WHEREAS, the public was duly noticed of the public hearing. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. The Sections 20.01.045 and 20.01.046 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows: 20.01.045 SPECIAL DISTRICTS DESIGNATED. In addition to the general districts established above, the following special districts are established which, when combined with the above general districts, establish additional special regulations: • Combining or " -B" District. Combining or " -H" District. Combining or " -Z" District. Planned Residential Development. Mobile Home Park or "MHP" Overlay District. Site Plan Review or "SPR" Overlay District. 20.01.046 DISTRICT SYMBOLS. In addition to the district designations established under Sections 20.01.040 and 20.01.045, the following symbols are established for the purpose of designating floor area limitations and residential densities. When these symbols are placed on the Districting Maps, the floor area and dwelling unit limitations as illustrated shall apply. The symbols and limitations shall be shown in the following manner: (a) A number following the district symbol and enclosed by brackets shall designate the maximum floor area ratio permitted in relation to the - 2 - buildable area of the site or the total number of square feet permitted for the area designated. Where the number of square feet, rather than floor area ratio is specified, the number of square feet shall be followed by the letters sf. • Examples: "C -1 [0.5]" shall indicate that a fixed floor area ratio of 0.5 is permitted, as provided under Section 20.07.040 A. "C -1 [0.5/.75]" shall indicate that a floor area ratio of 0.5 is permitted for Base FAR uses with a maximum floor area ratio of 0.75 permitted for Maximum FAR Uses, as provided under Section 20.07.040 B. "C -1 [5,200 sf]" shall indicate that a total of 5,200 square feet of development is permitted in the area specified. • (b) A number following the district symbol and enclosed by parentheses shall designate the minimum number of square feet of land area required for each dwelling unit or the total number of dwelling units permitted for the area designated. Where the number of dwelling units, rather than square feet of land area per unit, is specified, the number of units shall be followed by the letters du. Example: " MFR (2178)" shall indicate that one dwelling unit is permitted for each 2,178 square feet of land area included in density calculations per Section 20.19.035 B; "MFR (28 du)" shall indicate that a total of 28 dwelling units are permitted in the area specified. - 3 - Notwithstanding dwelling unit limitations defined on the Districting Maps enabled above, dwelling unit limits for senior citizen housing facilities (where residency is limited to elderly persons) shall be as specified at the time a use permit is granted for a senior citizen housing facility . isSECTION 2. Sections 20.19.035 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code shall be revised to read as follows: 20.19.035 SITE AREA. A. BUILDING OR GROUP OF BUILDINGS. For each building or group of buildings, there shall be a minimum of 5,000 square feet of area and a minimum width of 50 feet of area and a minimum width of 50 feet on interior lots, with a minimum of 6,000 square feet and a minimum width of 60 feet on corner lots. B. EACH FAMILY UNIT. For each family unit in any building or group of buildings, there shall be a minimum of twelve hundred square feet of land area unless otherwise indicated on the Districting Maps . For purposes of determining the allowable •number of units, areas which have a slope greater than two to one (2:1) or which are submerged shall be excluded from land area. Submerged areas are defined to be areas which are below Mean Higher High Water. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, at least two dwelling units may be permitted on any lot or parcel which was legally in existence as of October 24, 1988, and which has a land area of at least 2,400 square feet, excluding areas having a slope greater than 2:1 and submerged areas. C. BUILDING SITE AREA EXCEPTION. Any lot or parcel of land under one ownership and of record on August 2, 1943 may be used as a building site even when of less area or width than that required by the provisions of this Section. SECTION 3. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City within fifteen (15) days of its adoption. This Ordinance 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 23rd day of April 1990, and was adopted on the 14th day of Mai' 1990, by the following vote, to wit: • ATTEST i Eel I Was] NJ al A F: \wp50 \SLG \MFRORD • AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS TURNER, WATT, SANSONE, PLUMMER, HART, STRAUSS,.COX NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE - 5 -