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WHEREAS, many applications
tare now being made for permits
for the erection and construction
6f pre - fabricated houses and small
houses containing less than 600
?im are feet of floor area for
ground floor or first story of
dwelling houses in the City of
Newport Beach; and
WHEREAS, in the opinion and
judgment of the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach, a
horse containing less than 600
square feet of floor area, exclusive
of the area of garage floor, is
detrimental to building in the City
of Newport Beach and is detri-
mental to owners of property and
tas, avers in the City of Newport
$each; and a house of less dimen-
sions than herein specified con -
stifutes a menace to life, property
and health in the City of Newport
Beach; and it is further the judg-
Fnefit and opinion of the City
Council of the City of Newport
Beach that no permit should be
issued for the erection, construc-
tion or moving into the City of
Newport Brach of any dwelling
house containing less than 600
square feet of floor area insofar as
the first story or ground floor of
said d welling house is concerned;
NOW, THP:.REFO)RE. the City
of Newport Beach, by and through
its City Council, does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. It is hereby declared
unlawful for any person, fir+n or
corporation to ever. ". construr:. or
move into the Cite ^f Neti _o. t
Peach, or calsse ewe ^ * ^9 or
r- rstritetr-0 ".ity
of Nev,^e..y t?ea:h :'.:p d' *: 9ing
house which shall 'contain lees liav
( 1 Square feet of -floor area on the
ground floor or first floor cf tho
dwelling house: and in computing
the area, garage space shall not
be included- therein.
Section 2. No permit shall be
issued by the Building Inspector of
the City of Newport Beach for any
dwelling house which shall contain
less. than. 600r square feet of, floor
area on the ground floor or first
floor of said swelling house.
Section 3. Any person, firm; or
corporation, whether as principal,
agent, employee, or otherwise,
violating any provisions of this
ordinance, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be Punishable by a
fine of not more than three hun-
dred dollars ($,00.00) or by im-
prisomvent in the City Jail for a
term not exceecling three (3)
months, or by both Stie_h fine and
imnrironment. Such person, firm
or corporation Shall be deemed
guilty of a separate offense for
each and every day dtxiag any
portion of which any violation of
this ordinance is committed, con-
tinued or permitted by such per-
son, firm or corporation, and shall
be punishable as herein provided,.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall
take effect thirty (30) days from
and after its adoption and, after
its adoption, shall be published at
least once in Newport Balboa
News- Times. a semi - weekly news-
paper printed and published in the
City of Newport Beach. said pub-
lication to be made not later than
ten (10) days from its'adontion.
The above and fore ^oing Ordin-
anca •,vas introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach held on
toe 7th day of Januan, 1946, and
was finally passed and adopted on
the 4tl! day of Febrrar7, 1946. by
the City ^olincil at a regular
meeting t'-creof, by the following
vote, lo-lalt:
A "_ S, C ^uncilmcn: Ellen, Isbell,
Reed.
NOES, Councilmen: Stanley,
Hall.
413-SENT, Counrilmea: Nono.
The above and fnrcroin. ^, Or-
dinanoc is F 7;lcd aril ap ^rovo:j 7p;
me this Cth day of '_'ebrit y, 194E
CLYANI 13. IlAL:T,,
Mayor
ATTEST:
FRANK L. RINEHART.
City Clerk
Pub. —Feb. 12, 1946.
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