HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1990 0905 CC REG ITEM 09BBERNARDO M. PEREZ
Mayor
SCOTT MONTGOMERY
Mayor Pro Tern
ELOISE BROWN
Councilmember
CLINT HARPER, Ph.D.
Councilmember
PAUL W. LAWRASON, Jr.
Councilmember
LILLIAN KELLERMAN
City Clerk
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STEVEN KUENY
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MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA CHERYL J. KANE
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ACCT)ON. R. DENNIS DELZEIT
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JOHN V. GILLESPIE
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Patrick J. Richards, Director of Community
DATE: July 3, 1990 (PC meeting of July 25, 1990)
SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE
Discussion
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The present Zoning Ordinance adopted by the City of Moorpark was
written by the County of Ventura in the early 19601s. It was
revised by the County at various times in a piecemeal fashion
during the 1970's until totally .rewritten by the County in 1983.
The County's Ordinance was revised in part because several of its
sections lacked clarity, the length of the Ordinance was cumbersome
and some of the County's philosophy had changed since the
Ordinance's adoption in the 19601s. The revised County Ordinance
has been greatly simplified in that it took out the ambiguity of
its predecessor and reduced the length by approximately two - thirds
without making substantive change in content.
Since the City has adopted the County's Ordinance, several
amendments have been made due to public necessity, convenience,
general welfare and good zoning practice by the City. These
approved Ordinance Amendments have never been placed in the
Ordinance Code Book. As a result, it has been necessary for the
staff to establish a separate binder with all of the appropriate
changes just to keep track of matters. This has made it difficult
for staff and the public to operate in a business -like manner.
The City Council has reviewed a recommendation to rescind the
current Ordinance and adopt the current County Ordinance and
directed staff to rework the current County Ordinance into the
Moorpark Zoning Code until such time that the General Plan is
updated and the City rewrites a new Zoning Code. The Planning
Commission began reviewing the Current County Ordinance on October
2, 1.989 and made specific recommendations for changes in order to
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address the City's current concerns. The attached Ordinance
reflects these recommendations..
These changes have been placed in bold print for the readers
convenience and include the following:
1. The following definitions have been added to the
definition section: Antenna, roof mounted; commercial
vehicle; decision - making authority; day care educational
facility; denial without prejudice; private road or street;
single family dwelling; vehicle, abandoned; and wall.
2. Under the definition of Automobile Service Station, the
following has been added: "This also includes such
aforementioned facilities that: are in conjunction with a Mini -
Mart."
3. Additional language has been added to Section 8111 -2.1.1
stating that Planned Development Permits include residential,
commercial and industrial projects.
4. Section 8111 -2.1.1 relating to Emergency Use Authorization
has been deleted.
5. Section 8111 -2.2.2 (d {1 -5}) relating to Administrative
Variance has been deleted.
6. Section 8111 -2.2.4 relating to Tree Permits has been
deleted.
7. Section 8111 -3.4.2 has been modified to allow an
application that has been deemed incomplete for over 90 -days
from the date of notification of incompleteness to be
terminated if no reasonable effort has been made by the
applicant to complete the application.
B. Section 8111 -3.9 relating to fees has been modified to
reflect the City of Moorpark resolution regarding schedule of
land development preliminary processing fee deposits.
9. Section 8111 -4.1.3 has been modified to reflect legal
notification to all owners of real property situated within
a radius of 1,000 feet, with the exception of variance
requests associated with one single family residential unit.
10. Section 8111 -5.3 has been modified to reflect that
Planning shall cause the decision - making authority's decision
to be mailed to the applicant; or appellant within 30- calendar
days following the effective date of a decision.
11. Section 8111 -7.1.1 relating to Permit Adjustment has been
eliminated since the Director of Community Development does
not have the authority to approve it without first being
reviewed by the City Council.
13. Other County of Ventura Articles unrelated to the City
of Moorpark such as Limitations on Issuance of Building
Permits in the Ojai Valley have been deleted and placed in the
Reserved status.
On February 18, 1990, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 86-
276 directing that certain permit approval processes be performed
by certain City Officials. A notation has been placed at the
beginning of Section 8105 -4 -5- noting to refer to this Resolution
to determine the appropriate approving authority.
The Council is in the process of reviewing changes to the Zoning
Code related to RPD Permit requirements. The RPD Permit
requirements that are currently being considered by the Council are
more stringent than those contained in the new County Code. Prior
to the City adoption of the new County Zoning Code, staff suggests
that the RPD Zoning and permit sections should be modified to
reflect the changes currently under consideration. The Council has
directed the matter of setbacks within the RPD Permit requirements
to the Planning Commission. The Commission will review this matter
at their August 6, 1990 meeting. Staff has scheduled August 15,
1990 for Council's final review of this section of the new code.
Staff will also be recommending changes to the new County Code
related to Tanner Plan implementation. This will be the subject
of a separate public hearing.
Recommended Action
Begin review of the draft Zoning Ordinance and continue this matter
to Council's August 15, 1990 meeting.
Attachment: Revised Zoning Ordinance
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