HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 262 1999 1006ORDINANCE NO: 262
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A ZONING DESIGNATION OF
SPECIFIC PLAN (SP) FOR ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN THE
MOORPARK HIGHLANDS SPECIFIC PLAN (SPECIFIC PLAN
2 /SPECIFIC PLAN 95 -2) AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF
THE CITY OF MOORPARK TO REFLECT THE LAND USE
DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PLAN (SP) FOR SAID PROPERTIES
COMPRISING THE MOORPARK HIGHLANDS SPECIFIC PLAN;
AMENDING TITLE 17, ZONING, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE CITY OF MOORPARK ADOPTING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
FOR SAID PROPERTIES AND PLACING SUCH REGULATIONS AS
CHAPTER 17.74 WITHIN SAID CODE
WHEREAS, at a duly noticed public hearing on January 19,
1999, continued public hearings on February 3, March 3, March
17, April 21, June 16, July 7, August 18, and September 1, 1999,
the City Council considered the application filed by Morrison -
Fountainwood- Agoura for the Moorpark Highlands Specific Plan
Project, consisting of Specific Plan No. 2 /Specific Plan No. 95-
2, General Plan Amendment No. 95 -2, and Zone Change No. 95 -4,
for an approximately 445 acre site located within the City of
Moorpark, in Ventura County, southerly and proximate to the City
northerly boundary, northerly of Charles Street, westerly of
Happy Camp Canyon Regional Park and easterly of existing
residential development within the City and incorporating
Assessor Parcel Numbers: 500 -0- 240 -035; 500 -0- 240 -045; 500 -0-
270 -075; 500 -0- 270 -085; 500 -0- 270 -195; 500 -0- 270 -205; 512- 0 -160-
125; 512 -0- 160 -525; 512 -0- 160 -545; 512 -0- 160 -555; 512 -0- 160 -705;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Moorpark on
December 14, 1998, did adopt Resolution PC -98 -362 recommending
to the City Council approval of Specific Plan No. 2 /Specific
Plan No. 95 -2, General Plan Amendment No. 95 -2, Zone Change
No.95 -4, and certification of the project EIR, subject to
findings and amendments incorporated into that resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council on April 21, 1999, certified the
Final Environmental Impact Report for the Moorpark Highlands
Specific Plan as having been completed in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CEQA
Guidelines, and the City's CEQA procedures and meeting all
findings required by CEQA; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council on September 15, 1999, did adopt
Resolution 99 -1654 adopting a Mitigation Monitoring Program; a
Statement of Overriding Considerations relative to the Moorpark
Highlands Specific Plan /Specific Plan No. 95 -2; General Plan
Amendment No. 95 -2; and Specific Plan No. 2.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Title 17, Zoning, of the Municipal Code of the
City of Moorpark, California is amended by amending the official
zoning map of the City, as referenced in Section 17.04.020 of
the Moorpark Municipal Code, by adding thereto the designation
SP 95- 2 /SP -2 and by applying said designation to the Moorpark
Highlands Specific Plan area as shown in Exhibit A attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Title 17, Zoning, of the Municipal Code of the
City of Moorpark, California is amended by adding thereto
Chapter 17.74 as contained and more fully described in Exhibit
3, attached hereto and incorporated by this reference.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Moorpark hereby
finds as follows:
A. Zone Change No. 95 -4.
1. Zone Change No. 95 -4 is consistent with the General
Plan as amended through General Plan Amendment No. 95-
2.
2. Zone Change No. 95 -4 is necessary to incorporate the
standards and regulations affecting development of
Specific Plan No. 2 within the Municipal Code to
ensure ease of reference and enforcement.
SECTION 4. Whenever a conflict shall arise between
provisions of the Specific Plan and the Zoning Code as to the
meaning of terms, uses permitted, standards applicable or
administration thereof, Chapter 17.74 shall prevail.
SECTION 5. If any section, sub - section, sentence, clause,
phrase, part or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held
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to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares
that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, sub-
section, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-
sections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty
(30) days after its passage and adoption.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of
criginal ordinances of said city; shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings
of the City Council at which same is passed and adopted; and
shall within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption
thereof, cause the same to be published once in a newspaper of
general circulation, as defined in Section 6008 of the
Government Code, for the City of Moorpark, and which is hereby
designated for that purpose.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of October, 1999:
ATTEST:
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Deborah S. Traffensted , City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A.
Exhibit B.
Proposed Zoning
Chapter 17.74 to Title 17, Specific Plan No. 2
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EXHIBIT A
PROPOSED ZONING
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CHAPTER 17.74
SPECIFIC PLAN NO. 2 /SPECIFIC
PLAN 95 -2, MOORPARK HIGHLANDS
SPECIFIC PLAN
Sections:
17.74.010 Purpose
17.74.020 Definitions
17.74.030 General provisions
17.74.040 Residential Planned
Development Regulations
17.74.050 Open Space Regulations
17.74.060 Public Institutional
Uses
17.74.070 Special Regulations
17.74.010 Purpose.
The development regulations and
standards contained herein have
been established to provide
criteria for the development of
the Planning Areas within
Specific Plan No. 2.
Implementation of the
regulations and standards set
forth in this section are
intended to ensure that future
development iz coordinated and
consistent with the goals and
policies of Specific Plan No. 2
and the City's General Plan.
The following standards provide
for the arrangement,
development, and use of
residential neighborhoods, open
space areas, school and park
sites designated as public -
institutional areas, and future
State highway right -of -way or
dedication areas. Application
of these regulations and
standards is intended to
encourage the most appropriate
use of the land, create a
harmonious relationship among
land uses, and protect the
health, safety, and general
welfare of the community.
Certain development requirements
generally are included as
conditions of approval for
subdivisions and development
permits, and may not be
contained in the Development
Regulations and Standards for
Specific Plan 2 or in the City's
Municipal Code and Subdivision
Ordinance. Such development
requirements 'include, but are
not limited to: On -site lighting
standards, fixtures, lumen
levels, coverage mounting and
pole height; street lighting
standards; front yard
landscaping; bus shelters;
quantities and sizing of trees
and shrubs; general
review /approval of landscaping
and irrigation plans; review and
approval of conditions,
covenants and restrictions;
requirements for homeowner
property associations; rain
gutters; yard drains; trash and
recycling enclosures; slough
wall for slopes adjacent to
street rights -of -way; and
concrete driveways.
17.74.020 Definitions.
Words and terms used in the
Specific Plan No. 2 Development
Regulations and Standards shall
have the same definitions as
given in the City of Moorpark
Municipal Code, including Title
17, Zoning.
17.74.030 General Provisions.
These Development Regulations
and Standards regulate all
development within the Specific
Plan No. 2 area. The following
general provisions apply to all
zone districts within the
Specific Plan area.
A. The City Municipal Code
shall regulate development in
EXHIBIT B
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Specific Plan No. 2, except as
modified by the regulations and
standards contained herein. In
such cases where the Specific
Plan No. 2 development
regulations and standards
conflict with those in other
Sections of Title 17 of the City
of Moorpark Municipal Code, the
Specific Plan No. 2 development
standards shall apply.
B. The establishment and
changes of the zone district
classification on land in the
Specific Plan No. 2 area shall
be as described in this Section
and shall be adopted by an
ordinance amending the City
zoning map in the manner set
forth in Chapter 17.60, Title
17, of the Municipal Code. The
zone districts for Specific Plan
No. 2 shall be consistent with
the Specific Plan Land Use Plan,
Exhibit 4, and Section
17.16.070.B, Specific Plan (SP)
Zone, which requires the use of
the SP suffix for property that
is subject to a specific plan.
C. All land use entitlements
and permits issued within the
Specific Plan No. 2 area shall
be consistent with Specific Plan
No. 2 and the City's General
Plan as amended .
D. Because it is infeasible to
compose legislative language
which encompasses all
conceivable land -use situations,
the Director of Community
Development shall have the power
to interpret the regulations and
standards contained in this
Specific Plan, when such
interpretation is necessitated
by a lack of specificity in such
regulations and standards.
E. Procedures for the
processing of land use
entitlement for the Specific
Plan No. 2 area shall be the
same as defined in Chapter 17.44
of Title 17 of the Moorpark
Municipal Code.
17.74.040 Residential Planned
Development Regulations
The purpose of these regulations
is to provide assurances that
residential development conforms
to the City of Moorpark General
Plan requirements for Specific
Plan No. 2. These standards also
provide for a range of single -
family detached and multi - family
dwelling units with development
standards and regulations
specifically applicable to the
Specific Plan No. 2 property.
Specific Plan No. 2 Development
Standards may be more or less
restrictive than the City's
current development standards
for each residential category.
Exhibits 28 through 31 of the
adopted Specific Plan contain
single - family development
standards for the plan areas.
For the purposes of this
Specific Plan, all uses
permitted in the Specific Plan
No. 2 Residential Planned
Development Single Family (SP2-
RPD-SF) Zone, are as specified
in Table 17.20.050 of Title 17
for the Residential Planned
Development (RPD) Zone.
17.74.040.1 Single - Family
Residential Site Development
Standards
A. Specific Plan No. 2
Residential Planned Development
Single - Family (SP2- RPD -SF) 1.3-
2.5 du /ac Zone.
Minimum Lot Area:
10,000 square feet
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2. Buildinq Setbacks:
a. Front Setback minimum
for 10,000 square foot lots is
thirty (30) feet. The front
setback minimum for 30,000
square foot lots is thirty five
(35) feet. The front setbacks
for the proposed single - family
dwelling units shall be varied
so as to provide visual
diversity. There shall be a
minimum of three (3) feet
variation with a maximum
variation of five (5) feet for
the front setback between
adjacent lots, with no more than
two adjacent lots having the
same front setback. Dwelling
units constructed with garages
having a curved or swing
driveway, with the entrance to
the garage facing the side
property line, shall have a
minimum front setback of fifteen
(15) feet.
b. Side yard setback
minimum for a single - family
dwelling unit on a 10,000 sq.
ft. minimum lot is 10 percent of
the lot frontage. However, the
setback can be reduced to seven
(7) feet if a twenty (20) foot
separation is maintained between
structures. For 30,000 sq. ft.
minimum lot the sum of side
yards shall be a minimum of 20
feet with a minimum side yard (1
side) of 12 -foot for RV access,
and a minimum of 20 -foot
separation between structures.
C. Rear Setback minimum
for a single - family dwelling
unit on a 10,000 sq. ft. minimum
lot is thirty (30) feet, and on
a 30,000 sq. ft. minimum lot is
(50) feet; for an enclosed patio
or open patio cover is ten (10)
feet; for a second story deck or
balcony is twenty (20) feet, and
for an accessory structure is
five (5) feet.
d. For projects located in
Planning Area 8 no habitable
structures shall be located
closer than 200 feet from the
north /west Specific Plan
boundary.
3. Maximum building height:
a. Thirty -five (35) feet
for dwelling units.
b. Fifteen (15) feet for
accessory structures.
C. Twelve (12) feet for
a patio cover and second floor
deck or balcony, not including
railing height.
d. No more than three
(3) stories shall be permitted.
4. Fences and walls:
Fences and walls shall comply
with the provisions of the
Moorpark Municipal Code, with
the exception that sound
attenuation walls shall be
constructed to a height as
required by a City approved
Noise Study for the Residential
Planned Development Permit.
5. Parking:
Parking shall comply with
Chapter 17.32 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code.
6. Signage:
Signage shall comply with
Chapter 17.40 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code.
7. Standards relating to
animals:
The keeping of animals shall
comply with Chapter 17.28.030 of
the Moorpark Municipal Code.
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8. Eaves and window treatments
and surrounds.
The eaves and window treatments
and surrounds on all sides of a
structure shall be consistent
with the eaves and window
treatments and surrounds on the
front elevation.
9. Wrap- around front elevation
treatment.
The architectural style and
treatment included along the
front elevation of a single
family unit shall continue along
each side elevation until
commencement of fencing or other
architecturally feasible
termination point as determined
by the Residential Planned
Development Permit approval
body.
10. Solar Panels.
Solar panels shall not be
permitted on the front elevation
of dwelling units if the panel
may be seen from a public
street.
B. Specific Plan No. 2
Residential Planned Development
Single - Family (SP2- RPD -SF) 2.5-
4.5 du /ac Zone.
1. Minimum Lot Area. 6,000
square feet
2. Building Setbacks
a. Front Setback minimum
is twenty (20) feet. The front
setbacks for the proposed
single- family dwelling units
shall be varied so as to provide
visual diversity. There shall be
a minimum of three (3) feet
variation with a maximum
variation of five (5) feet for
the front setback between
adjacent lots, with no more than
two adjacent lots having the
same front setback. Dwelling
units constructed with garages
having a curved or swing
driveway, with the entrance to
the garage facing the side
property line, shall have a
minimum front setback of fifteen
(15) feet.
b. Side Setback minimum
for a single- family dwelling
unit adjacent to a street is ten
(10) feet, with the exception
that the minimum side setback
adjacent to Spring Road shall be
twenty (20) feet.
C. Side Setback minimum
for a single - family dwelling
unit on an interior lot, other
than for exceptions listed
below, shall be five (5) feet.
Side setback minimum for a
second story deck or balcony is
ten (10) feet.
d. Side Setback minimum
for a two -story single - family
dwelling unit on an interior lot
larger than 7,000 square feet,
with windows facing the adjacent
property, is seven and one -half
(7.5) feet, with not less than
fifteen (15) feet between
structures.
e. Rear Setback minimum
for a single - family dwelling
unit is twenty (20) feet, for an
enclosed patio or open patio
cover is ten (10) feet, for a
second story deck or balcony is
twenty (20) feet, and for an
accessory structure is five (5)
feet.
f. For projects on a
hillside area, and where it can
be clearly established that
reduced setbacks will enhance
preservation of natural terrain
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and reduced grading, front
setbacks may be reduced by the
approving authority to ten (10)
feet as applied to the main
portion of the dwelling. Garage
setbacks shall normally be
twenty (20) feet except for a
side loaded garage where a
minimum driveway depth of twenty
(20) feet from the right -of -way
edge shall be provided.
3. Maximum building height.
a. Thirty -five (35) feet for
dwelling units.
b. Fifteen (15) feet for
accessory structures.
C. Twelve (12) feet for a
patio cover and second floor
deck or balcony, not including
railing height.
d. No more than three stories
shall be permitted.
4. Fences and walls
Fences and walls shall comply
with the provisions of the
Moorpark Municipal Code, with
the exception that sound
attenuation walls shall be
constructed to a height as
required by a City approved
Noise Study for the Residential
Planned Development Permit.
5. Parking
Parking shall comply with
Chapter 17.32 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code, except
as otherwise noted in this
document.
6. Signage
Signage shall comply with
Chapter 17.40 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code, except
as otherwise noted in this
document.
7. Recreational amenities.
Residential Planned Development
Permit areas with Single - family
lots that have an average size
of less than 7,000 square feet
shall include private
recreational amenities such as,
but not limited to the
following: clubhouse, restrooms,
swimming pool and spa, play
apparatus, picnic shelter,
barbecue area with seating,
court game facilities (non -
lighted), and multi - purpose
fields. The types of amenities
shall be reviewed and approved
with the required Residential
Planned Development Permit.
8. Eaves and window treatments
and surrounds.
The eaves and window treatments
and surrounds on all sides of a
structure shall be consistent
with the eaves and window
treatments and surrounds on the
front elevation.
9. Wrap- around front elevation
treatment.
The architectural style and
treatment included along the
front elevation of a single
family unit shall continue along
each side elevation until
commencement of fencing or other
architecturally feasible
termination point as determined
by the Residential Planned
Development Permit approval
body.
10. Solar Panels.
Solar panels shall not be
permitted on the front elevation
of dwelling units if the panel
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may be seen from a public
street.
C. Specific Plan No. 2
Residential Planned Development
Single Family (SP2- RPD -SF) 6
du /ac Zone.
1. Minimum Lot Area.
3,500 square feet
2. Buildinq Setbacks
a. Front Setback minimum is
twenty (20) feet. The front
setbacks for the proposed
single - family dwelling units
shall be varied so as to provide
visual diversity. There shall be
a minimum of three (3) feet
variation with a maximum
variation of five (5) feet for
the front setback between
adjacent lots, with no more than
two adjacent lots having the
same front setback. Dwelling
units constructed with garages
having a curved or swing
driveway, with the entrance to
the garage facing the side
property line, shall have a
minimum front setback of fifteen
(15) feet.
b. Side Setback minimum for a
single - family dwelling unit
adjacent to a street is ten (10)
feet, with the exception that
the minimum side setback
adjacent to Spring Road shall be
twenty (20) feet.
C. Side Setback minimum for a
single - family dwelling unit on
an interior lot, other than for
exceptions listed below, shall
be five (5) feet. Side setback
minimum for a second story deck
or balcony is ten (10) feet.
d. Side Setback minimum for a
two story single family dwelling
unit on an interior lot larger
than 7,000 square feet, with
windows facing the adjacent
property, is seven and one -half
(7.5) feet, with not less than
fifteen (15) feet between
structures.
e. Rear Setback minimum for a
single - family dwelling unit is
twenty (20) feet, for an
enclosed patio or open patio
cover is ten (10) feet, for a
second story deck or balcony is
twenty (20) feet, and for an
accessory structure is five (5)
feet.
3. Maximum Building height
a. Thirty -five (35) feet for
dwelling units
b. Fifteen (15) feet for
accessory structures
C. Twelve (12) feet for a
patio cover and second floor
deck or balcony, not including
railing height.
4. Fences and walls
Fences and walls shall comply
with the provisions of the
Moorpark Municipal Code, with
the exception that sound
attenuation walls shall be
constructed to a height as
required by a City approved
Noise Study for the Residential
Planned Development Permit.
5. Parking
Parking shall comply with
Chapter 17.32 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code, except
as otherwise noted in this
document.
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6. Signage
Signage shall comply with
Chapter 17.40 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code, except
as otherwise noted in this
document.
7. Recreational amenities.
Residential Planned Development
Permit areas with Single- family
lots that have an average size
of less than 7,000 square feet
shall include private
recreational amenities such as,
but not limited to the
following: clubhouse, restrooms,
swimming pool and spa, play
apparatus, picnic shelter,
barbecue area with seating,
court game facilities (non -
lighted), and multi - purpose
fields. The types of amenities
shall be reviewed and approved
with the required Residential
Planned Development Permit.
8. Eaves and window treatments
and surrounds.
The eaves and window treatments
and surrounds on all sides of a
structure shall be consistent
with the eaves and window
treatments and surrounds on the
front elevation.
9. Wrap- around front elevation
treatment.
The architectural style and
treatment included along the
front elevation of a single
family unit shall continue along
each side elevation until
commencement of fencing or other
architecturally feasible
termination point as determined
by the Residential Planned
Development Permit approval
body.
D. Specific Plan No. 2
Residential Planned Development
(SP2- RPD- SF -12) 12.0 du /ac Zone.
1. Lot Area.
a. Attached unit projects:
3000 square feet of land
area per dwelling.
b. Detached unit projects:
3500 square foot lot
minimum
2. Building Setbacks.
a. Front Setback.
Minimum landscaped setback of
twenty (20) feet. Structures
with garages siding to a street
may have a reduced front setback
of not less than fifteen (15)
feet.
b. Side Setback.
Minimum landscaped setback of
five (5) feet. The side setback
requirement adjacent to a
roadway shall be ten (10)feet
C. Rear Setback.
Minimum landscaped setback of
fifteen (15) feet.
2. Maximum Building height
a. Thirty -five (35) feet for
dwelling units.
b. Fifteen (15) feet for
accessory structures.
C. Twelve (12) feet for a
patio cover.
4. Fences and walls.
Fences and walls shall comply
with the provisions of the
Moorpark Municipal Code, with
the exception that sound
attenuation walls shall be
constructed to a height as
required by a City approved
Noise Study for the Residential
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Planned Development Permit.
5. Parking
Parking shall comply with
Chapter 17.32 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code.
6. Signage
Signage shall comply with
Chapter 17.40 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code.
7. Open space.
In addition to any other open
space requirement of Specific
Plan No. 2, a SP -2 /RPD -12
project shall include the
following amounts of open space:
a. Private Open Space.
The following private open space
shall be provided. Private open
space shall be accessible from
the dwelling unit served and not
from other units.
(1) A usable private open space
area in the form of a courtyard,
patio or garden, or combination
thereof, with a minimum area of
four hundred fifty (450) square
feet and a minimum dimension of
fifteen (15) feet for each
dwelling unit.
b. Usable Open Space.
All RPD -12 developments shall
provide not less than twenty -
five (25) percent of the net
site area as useable open space.
(1) Usable Open Space
Standards.
Usable open space shall meet the
following requirements:
(a) Usable open space areas
shall not include rights -of -way,
vehicle parking areas, areas
adjacent to or between
structures less than fifteen
(15) feet apart, required front
setbacks, private open space
areas, or areas with slopes
exceeding fifteen (15) percent;
(b) Usable open space areas
shall be planted with turf or
ground cover, or other
landscaping material which will
control dust;
(c) Usable open space areas
shall be screened from streets
and adjacent sites;
(d) Usable open space areas
shall not be obstructed except
by improvements that enhance
usability, such as required
recreational amenities,
fountains, sunshades, and
plantings;
(e) Usable open space areas
shall not be covered by more
than fifty (50) percent by a
building overhang or balcony.
8. Recreational amenities.
RPD -12 Zone projects shall
provide recreational amenities
such as, but not limited to, the
following: restrooms, swimming
pool and spa, play apparatus,
picnic shelter, barbecue area
with seating, and court game
facilities(non- lighted). The
types of amenities shall be
reviewed and approved with the
required Residential Planned
Development Permit.
17.74.050 Open -Space
Development Regulations
It is the intent of these
regulations to promote the
preservation of the natural
landforms of Specific Plan No. 2
area by allowing only limited
improvements within private open
space areas and prohibiting all
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development(including structures
and trails) within the natural
open space, except that required
for remedial grading and
arterial roadway construction.
A. Private Open Space
Permitted Uses
For the purposes of this
Chapter, the following is a
listing of the permitted uses
allowed within the Private Open
Space areas within Specific Plan
No. 2.
1. Trails.
Trails shall be developed as
shown on the approved exhibits
of the adopted Specific Plan No.
2.
2. Only signage identifying
trail direction and use
restrictions will be permitted.
B. Private Open Space
Development Regulations
1. Structures shall not be
allowed.
2. Fences and walls shall
comply with the provisions of
the Moorpark Municipal Code,
with the exception that sound
attenuation walls shall be
constructed to a height as
required by a City approved
Noise Study for the Residential
Planned Development Permit.
C. Natural Open Space
Development Regulations
The Natural Open Space Zone
areas shall be reserved for
visual open space and are
planned to be part of a Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP), as
defined in the EIR document,
Appendix J. These areas shall
remain ungraded and shall not be
developed, with the exception of
roadway and infrastructure
improvements necessary for the
construction of Spring Road. The
Natural Open Space Zone areas
impacted by grading for Spring
Road shall be re- contoured and
re- vegetated to the standards as
defined in the Design
Guidelines, Section 8, of
Specific Plan No. 2. Subsequent
revegetation and /or maintenance
activities within the Natural
Open Space areas shall be
limited to those activities, as
prescribed in the HCP, Appendix
J of the EIR. Terms and
conditions of the Final HCP as
approved by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service shall regulate
NOS usage.
17.74.060 Public Institutional
Development Regulations
It is the intent of this section
to provide standards to direct
the development of Public
Institutional Uses within the
Specific Plan No. 2 property,
consistent with the Specific
Plan land use plan designation
for the school and park sites.
A. Public /Institutional
Permitted Uses
For the purposes of this
Specific Plan, all uses
permitted in the Specific Plan
No. 2 Public Institutional Zone,
are as specified in Tables
17.20.050 and 17.20.060 of Title
17 for the Institutional Zone. A
public elementary and secondary
school are permitted uses in the
Specific Plan No. 2 Public
Institutional Zone that do not
require a permit from the City,
because such uses are exempt
from the City's zoning
regulations.
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B. Public /Institutional Site
Development Standards
The following standards shall
apply to private development
only, and shall not be
applicable to a public school or
a public park within the
Specific Plan No. 2 area:
1. Landscape coverage
Landscape coverage shall be a
minimum of ten (10) percent of
the overall lot area and a
minimum of ten (10) percent of
any parking lot; pursuant to
Title 17, Section 17.32.100 of
the Moorpark Municipal Code.
2. Minimum setbacks
a. From arterial roadways:
(1) Front- thirty (30) feet
(2) Side -ten (10) feet.
b. Minimum setbacks from
collectors and residential
streets
(1) Front- twenty (20) feet
(2) Side- ten (10) feet
C. From residential zones -
fifteen (15) feet.
3. Maximum structure height
Maximum structure height shall
be thirty -five (35) feet or
forty -five (45) feet with
Planning Commission or City
Council Conditional Use Permit
approval.
4. Fences and walls
Fences and walls shall comply
with the provisions of the
Moorpark Municipal Code, with
the exception that sound
attenuation walls shall be
constructed to a height as
required by a City approved
Noise Study for a Conditional
Use Permit.
5. Parking
Parking shall comply with
Chapter 17.32 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code.
6. Signage
Signage shall comply with
Chapter 17.40 of the City of
Moorpark Municipal Code.
17.74.070 Special Regulations
A. Right -of -Way Reservation
Areas
It is the intent of this section
to provide standards to direct
the development of right -of -way
uses within the Specific Plan
No. 2 property, consistent with
the Specific Plan land use plan
designation for State Routes 23
and 118 right -of -way
reservation.
For the purposes of Specific
Plan No. 2, right -of -way has
been reserved for future State
Routes 23 and 118 and /or interim
bypass arterial roadways, as
well as community arterials and
collector streets, and no other
uses are permitted within the
right -of -way reservation areas.
B. Setbacks for Plugged
Abandoned Oil Wells
1. Abandoned Once Producing
Oil Wells
Abandoned once producing oil
well setbacks will be required
in addition to compliance with
all procedures as outlined in
Construction Project Site Review
and Well Abandonment Procedures
document from Department of
Conservation Division of Oil,
Gas, and Geothermal Resources.
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The required setbacks are 10
feet from the abandoned once -
producing oil well to the
structure and /or property line,
limited to any two adjacent
sides of the well, and within 50
feet from the property line
and /or structure on the third
side of the well. The fourth
side of the well will always
have an open access.
2. Abandoned Non - Producing Oil
Wells.
Structures can be built over
abandoned non - producing oil
wells provided that:
a. The non - producing well will
be re- abandoned using current
standards
b. Shall include a vent system
as described in the Construction
Project Site Review and Well
Abandonment Procedures document
from the Department of
Conservation Division of Oil,
Gas, and Geothermal Resources.
C. Urban - Wildland Interface.
All buildings and structures
shall be constructed in
accordance with the City's
adopted Building Code and shall
incorporate site planning
criteria, landscaping and
vegetation management techniques
consistent with Chapter 8.0 of
the adopted Specific Plan 2 and
the Ventura County Fire
Protection District's Fire
Hazard Reduction Program. The
project shall incorporate the
recommended fuel modification
plant materials as discussed in
section 8.3.4 of the adopted
Specific Plan.
D. Hillside Manaaement.
All Specific Plan No. 2
development projects within
hillside areas, as defined in
Chapter 17.38 of Title 17 of the
City Municipal Code, shall
comply with all of the
procedures, standards, and
findings contained in Chapter
17.38, unless the City Council
determines that certain
procedures, standards, and
findings are not applicable to
Specific Plan No. 2 development
projects, consistent with the
exemptions provisions contained
in Section 17.38.030 of Chapter
17.38.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA )
CITY OF MOORPARK )
6 -�
I, Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark,
California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 262 was adopted by the City Council of the
City of Moorpark at a meeting held on the 6`h day of October, 1999,
and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Evans,
Hunter
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember Wozniak
Harper, Rodgers, and Mayor
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 6th day of
December, 1999.
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Deborah S. Traffenste , City Clerk
(seal)