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HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-10 - Amending Chapter 17.24 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code Pertaining to Structures in Harboris C7 • ORDINANCE NO. 96 -10 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING CHAPTER 17.24 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO STRUCTURES IN HARBOR The City Council of the City of Newport Beach ordains as follows: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Newport Beach does hereby ordain that.Chapter 17.24 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: 17.24.010 Permit Required for Construction or of a 17.24.010 Permit Required for Construction or Alteration. No person or agency shall build, maintain, extend or make structural alterations on any building, pier, piling, bulkhead, sea wall, reef, breakwater, or other structure in, upon or over the waters of Newport Harbor or the Pacific Ocean or any other water where the tide ebbs and flows within the City, or do any filling, excavating or dredging in said waters or ocean, without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City. (Ord. 1099 (part), 1964: 1949 Code § 10400(a)) Alteration. 17.24.020 Exception for Work by District. 17.24.030 Transfer of Permit. 17.24.040 Application for Permit -- Plans- -Fee. 17.24.050 Processing of Application. 17.24.060 Review by City Council. 17.24.070 Permit Conditions. 17.24.080 Required Approval by Corps Engineers. 17.24.090 Revocation of Permit. 17.24.100 Structure Without Permit Declared Nuisance -- Abatement. of a 17.24.010 Permit Required for Construction or Alteration. No person or agency shall build, maintain, extend or make structural alterations on any building, pier, piling, bulkhead, sea wall, reef, breakwater, or other structure in, upon or over the waters of Newport Harbor or the Pacific Ocean or any other water where the tide ebbs and flows within the City, or do any filling, excavating or dredging in said waters or ocean, without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City. (Ord. 1099 (part), 1964: 1949 Code § 10400(a)) 17.24.020 Exception for Work by District. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the district may do construction work or fill or dredge within Newport Harbor, or cause the same to be done, without such a permit so long as such work is done pursuant to a harbor • development plan on lands not owned by the City or pursuant to a request therefor by the City Council. (Ord. 1099 (part), 1964: 1949 Code § 10400(b)) 17.24.030 Transfer of Permit. No person shall transfer a permit for a pier, float or similar structure granted under the provisions of this chapter without prior written approval of the City. No person who as an abutting upland owner or lessee of real property was granted a permit for a pier, float or similar structure shall retain any right of use in such pier, float or similar structure after having divested himself of the ownership or leasehold interest in such real property. Upon • such divesting, the ownership interest in such pier, float or similar structure shall remain with the person to whom the permit was granted, but the right of use thereof shall vest in the City until such time as a permit for such pier, float or structure is granted to another person. Except where rights of ownership or use have heretofore been judicially decreed, no person may heretofore or hereafter gain any rights of ownership or use of any such pier, float or similar structure by any purported transfer made without such prior written approval of the City. The Fire and Marine Chief is authorized to approve transfers of permits. (Ord. 1602 § 5, 1975: Ord. 1286 § 7, 1968: Ord. 1099 (part) , 1964: 1949 Code § 10400(c)) • 17.24.040 Application for Permit- -Plans --Fee. A. Application. Application for any permit or the transfer of any permit required by the chapter shall be made to the Fire and Marine Chief in writing on forms provided therefor. The permit shall constitute an agreement by the permittee to comply with all conditions imposed in the granting of the permit. B. Plans. The application shall be accompanied by plans and specifications setting forth in detail the work to be done. • C. Fee. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by the City Council by resolution. Fees shall not be returnable to the applicant whether or not the permit is granted. (Ord. 1602 § 6, 1975: Ord. 1286 9 8, 1968: Ord. 1090 (part), 1964: 1949 Code 5 10401) 17.24.050 Processing of Application. The application and plans and specifications shall be reviewed by the Fire and Marine Chief to determine whether the proposed work meets all the requirements of this Code and any standards and policies adopted by the City Council for such construction or work. The Fire and Marine Chief is • authorized to approve and issue permits for new structures and for revisions to existing structures that conform to the provisions of this Code, standard harbor drawings approved by the City Council, or Harbor Permit Policy adopted by the City Council. A. The application shall be denied if: 1. The application does not conform to the provisions of this Code, standard harbor drawings approved by the City Council, or the Harbor Permit Policy adopted by the City Council, or 2. The proposed application is likely to create navigational congestion, or otherwise interfere with the rights of other Harbor Permittees within Newport Harbor. • B. In the event the application is denied, the applicant shall have the right to appeal the decision, to the City Manager, by filing a written appeal with the Office of the City Manager within five working days from the date on which the applicant has notice of the denial. The City Manager shall consider the appeal and render a decision within 15 working days from the date of the appeal. A separate permit must be obtained from the Building Official for any plumbing or electrical work on harbor structures. (Ord. 1602 § 7, 1975: Ord. 1286 § 1, 1968: • Ord. 1090 (part), 1964: 1949 Code § 10402(a)) 17.24.060 Review by City Council The City Council may, on its own motion, hold a hearing for the purpose of reviewing any decision by the City Manager of an appeal under this chapter. The City Clerk shall cause written notice of the time, place and purpose of the hearing to be sent to the applicant or permittee by certified mail at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing. The City Council may sustain, overrule or modify the action of the City Manager and the decision of the City Council shall be final. 17.24.070 Permit Conditions. • In granting any such application, the Fire and Marine Chief may impose conditions in the permit which are deemed necessary to protect commerce, navigation or fishing or the use, operation or development of Newport Harbor. (Ord. 1090 (part), 1964: 1949 Code § 10402(c)) 17.24.080 Required Approval by Corps of Engineers. Prior approval of the U.S. Corps of Engineers will be required when: A. Work extends beyond the U.S. Pierhead Line. B. Solid filling or a solid structure is constructed beyond the U.S. Bulkhead Line. C. Harbor lines have not been established in the area by the U.S. Corps of Engineers. (Ord. 1090 (part), 1964: • 1949 Code § 10402(d)) 17.24.090 Revocation of Permit. A. Ground for Revocation. Any permit heretofore or hereafter granted for any structure or work in the waters of Newport Harbor or the Pacific Ocean may be revoked by the City Council upon any of the following grounds: 1. The work or structure has become detrimental to commerce, navigation or fishing. 2. The work or structure is detrimental to the use, operation or development of the harbor. 3. The work or structure does not comply with the • permit or does not meet the standards adopted by the City Council for such work or structure. 4. The permittee has failed for a period of sixty (60) days to pay the fee or fees heretofore or hereafter imposed for the occupancy of tidelands, filled tidelands or submerged lands upon which upon which such work or structure exists. 5. The work or structure has fallen into a state of disrepair. 6. The space occupied by such work or structure is over publicly owned land and such space is to be devoted to a public use. 7. The permittee has breached or failed to comply with • the terms or conditions contained in the permit or upon which the permit was granted. B. Notice and Hearing. Any such permit shall be revoked only after a public hearing before the City Council at which the permittee has an opportunity to be heard. At least ten days' notice of such hearing shall be given in writing by first class mail with postage prepaid addressed to the address of the permittee shown on such permit, setting out the date, time and place of hearing. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach may preside over the hearing or, in the alternative, appoint a hearing officer to conduct the hearing, receive relevant evidence and to submit to the City Council findings and • recommendations to be considered by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach. The City Council of the City of Newport Beach shall render its decision within forty -five (45) days from the date of the hearing or, in the event that a hearing officer has been appointed, within forty -five (45) days from the date on which the City Council receives the findings and recommendations of the hearing officer. The decision of the City Council shall be final. The City Clerk shall notify the permittee of the decision of the City Council. (Ord. 87 -31 § 1, 1987: Ord. 1099 (part), 1964: 1949 Code § 10403) • 17.24.100 Structure without Permit Declared a Nuisance -- Abatement. Every structure maintained in or over the waters of Newport Harbor or the Pacific Ocean without a current valid permit existing therefor when required by this chapter, or maintained in a manner or for a purpose other than or different from that provided in the permit, shall constitute a nuisance and shall be immediately abated and may be removed. If upon written notice to remove any such structure the owner thereof fails, refuses or neglects to do so within a reasonable time specified in the notice, being not less than five or more than thirty (30) days after such notice, • the City shall abate or remove it and the cost thereof may be recovered from the owner of such structure in a civil action. (Ord. 1090 (part), 1964: 1949 Code § 10404) SECTION 2: That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each section, subsection, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses and phrases be declared unconstitutional. SECTION 3: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk • shall attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within fifteen (15) days after 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 March, 1996, and adopted on the 25th day of March, 1996, by the following vote, to -wit: AYES,COUNCILMEMBERS • HEDGES, DEBAY, GLOVER, EDWARDS, WATT, O'NEIL NOES,COUNCILMEMBERS NONE • • ABSENT,COUNCILMEMBERS MAYOR ATTEST: // (% A.7Vaa-�tQr"a. CITY CLERK