HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 205 1995 0301ORDINANCE 205
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 189 PERTAINING TO: A)
ALLOWING NO MORE THAN 15% OF THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR
THEATERS TO BE COMPACT PARKING SPACES; AND B) REDUCING
SETBACKS, LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS, AND PARKING
REQUIREMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA
Whereas, on November 28, 1994, the Planning Commission
studied, held a public hearing, and recommended the City Council
make the modifications described in Section 3 to the City's Zoning
Ordinance in order to clarify certain sections of the Ordinance and
to better fit the needs of the City; and
Whereas, the City Council opened and closed the public
hearing on January 4, 1995; and
Whereas, the City Council determined that the
modifications to the City's Zoning Ordinance is categorically
exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3) in
that the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance does not have
the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment;
and
Whereas, requested changes to the Zoning Ordinance as
directed by the City Council have been made to the Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the modifications to the City's Zoning
Ordinance are categorically exempt pursuant to State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061 (b) (3).
SECTION 2. That the Current Zoning Ordinance No. 189 is hereby
amended as found in Section 3.
SECTION 3.
Sec. 8108 -1.1.1 - Downtown Parking Requirements - Parking in the
Downtown Area (as defined in Section 8110 -12) shall meet one -half
the standards required pursuant to Section 8108 -1. Of the parking
required by this Section, the applicant may choose to pay an in-
lieu fee in order to reduce any portion of the parking spaces
otherwise required to be provided on -site. The fee shall be
established by City Council Resolution and shall be used to offset
a portion of the cost required to construct public parking
facilities in the Downtown area.
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Sec. 8106 -1.2.1 - Setbacks in the Downtown Area - Front, rear and
side -yard setbacks in the Downtown Area (as defined in Section
8110 -12), shall be "as specified by Permit ".
Sec. 8108 -2.6 - Landscape Requirements in the Downtown Area - The
percentage of landscaping required for the project in the* Downtown
Area (as defined in Section 8110 -12) shall be "as determined by
Permit ". Landscaping in the public right -of -way (at the
permittee's frontage) may be considered towards satisfying the
applicant's landscaping requirements. The applicant shall be
responsible for maintaining such landscaping, if such landscaping
is used to satisfy the requirements of this Section.
Sec. 8108 -1 - 1 - PARKING
ff. Recreational Uses:
(14) Theaters, Amphitheaters, and similar spectator -type
enterprises and establishments:
i. Without fixed seats: 1 space per 21
square feet of gross floor area.
ii. With fixed seats: 1 space per 3.5
fixed seats.
The approving authority may allow up to 15% of the
required parking spaces for theaters to be compact
parking spaces.
Sec. 8108 -1.4.1 - Parking Space Size - The size of each off - street
parking space shall be an unobstructed minimum of 9 feet wide by 20
feet long, except that:
a. On legal lots less than 26 feet wide requiring two parking
spaces, the Director of Community Development may reduce the
width requirement of the parking spaces to no less than eight
feet.
b. Where a concrete curb around
functions as a wheel stop, the
space abutting such curb may b
feet, provided that the planter
where vehicles overhang one si
eight feet wide where vehicles
planter; and further provided
damage or interfere with plant
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a planter in a parking lot
required length of a parking
a reduced by a maximum of 2
is at least 5 1/2 feet wide
3e of the planter, or least
overhang both sides of the
that the overhang will not
;rowth or irrigation systems.
C. The minimum size of a parallel parking space shall be 8 1/2
feet by 24 feet. Each space shall be provided with adequate
ingress and egress.
d. The minimum size of a compact parking space shall be 7 1/2
feet by 15 1/2 feet. Each space shall be provided with
adequate ingress and egress.
SECTION 4. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, part or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held 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,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30)
days after the passage and adoption.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of
original 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 the 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 the Moorpark News,
a weekly 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, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this , st day of March, 1995.
Paul W. Lawrason, Jr.
Mayor
ATTEST:
illian E. Hare
City Clerk
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MOORPARK
i 799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Lillian E. Hare, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark,
California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 205 was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Moorpark at a meeting held on
the 1st day of March , 1995, and that
the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS MONTGOMERY, PEREZ, WOZ_NIAK, AND MAYOR LAWRASON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER HUNTER
ABSTAIN: NONE
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City
this 2nd day of March 1995.
illian E. Hare
City Clerk
(Seal)
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR BERNARDO M. PEREZ PATRICK HUNTER SCOTT MONTGOMERY JOHN E. WOZNIAK
Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilmer ^h-r Councilmember Councilmember