HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-10 - Amending Title 20 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code so as to Allow the Increased Height of Chimneys (Planning Commission Amendment No. 725)ORDINANCE NO. 91 -10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING TITLE 20
OF THE NEWPORT BECH MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO ALLOW
THE INCREASED HEIGHT OF CHIMNEYS
(PLANNING COMMISSION AMENDMENT NO. 725)
• The City ouncil of the City of Newport Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
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SECTION I. Section 20.02.060 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
20.02.060 CHIMNEYS AND VENTS. Chimneys and vents shall
be permitted in excess of height limits to the minimum extent required by the
Uniform Building Code plus an additional twelve (12) inches for the provision of
spark arrestor apparatus or architectural features of a decorative screening nature.
Any such structures or features exceeding the Uniform Building Code requirements
shall be subject to the following criteria:
a. That the overall dimensions of the chimney shall be limited to 2 feet
• by 4 feet for any portion of the structure above the roof.
b. That the allowance for the additional 12 inches shall be solely for the
incorporation of a spark arrestor as required by the manufacturer or
for the incorporation of an architectural screening or treatment.
All chimneys and vents exceeding the minimum height required by the
Uniform Building Code, with the exception of an additional twelve (12) inches for
spark arrestor apparatus or architectural features of a decorative screening nature,
shall be subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper
is of the City, and shall become 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 11th day of February , 1991, and adopted
on the 25th day of February , 1991, by the following vote, to wit:
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AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS HEDGES, WATT, TURNER,
SANSONE, HART, COX, PLUMMER
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
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