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10/25/82
ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1658
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
AMENDING SECTIONS 41-247 AND 41-252 OF
THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE
FOR PARKING LOTS USED IN CONJUNCTION
WITH COMMERCIAL USES TO BE CONSTRUCTED
IN THE R2 USE DISTRICT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That Section 41-247 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 41-247. Uses permitted.
(a) Ail uses unconditionally permitted in the Ri
district.
(b) Single-family dwelling units and/or two-
family dwelling units (duplexes) with a density of one (1)
dwelling unit for each three thousand (3,000) square feet of
lot area, provided the lot has an area of one-half (1/2)
acre or less. The single-family units must be erected as
detached buildings or connected by a carport or breezeway,
provided all requirements of the R2 district are complied
with for all buildings. The distance between detached
dwellings shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet.
(c) Parking lots, provided that the parking lot
is used for off-street parking incidental to a commercial
use located on an adjacent parcel zoned for commercial or
industrial uses, and provided the parking lot is developed
and maintained in accordance with a site plan approved
pursuant to section 41-252(b).
(d) The following uses, subject to the issuance
of an approved conditional use permit:
(1) Any use conditionally permitted in
the Ri district.
(2) Trailer parks and camps.
(3) Public buildings and structures.
(4) Condominiums and condominium conversions.
SECTION 2: That Section 41-252 of the Santa Ana
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 41-252. Off-street parking.
(a) Off-street parking shall be provided in the
manner prescribed in article IV of this chapter.
(b) Any parking lot permitted pursuant to section
41-247(c) shall conform to the following requirements:
(1)
TO the extent that the lot on which the
parking lot is located is adjacent to
other residentially zoned property, or
separated therefrom only by a public
right-of-way, a landscaped planter of
at least ten (10) feet in width shall
be installed and maintained along the
lot line; provided, however, such
minimum width requirement may be modified
to accommodate unusual circumstances or
special design constraints.
(2)
Required landscaped areas shall include,
at a minimum, one 15-gallon canopy tree,
one 5-gallon tree, and five 5-gallon
shrubs for every thirty feet of length
of the landscaped area. The trees and
shrubs shall be mature and capable of
acting as an effective buffer between the
parking lot and nearby residentally zoned
property.
(3)
A decorative masonry block wall, at
least five feet high and six inches wide,
shall be constructed and maintained on
the interior line of all required land-
scaped areas.
(4)
Vehicle access to and from the parking lot
shall be located as far away as practical
from other residentially zoned property,
and shall, if practical, be from a street
which does not provide access to nearby
residentially zoned property.
(5)
A fully dimensioned site plan showing all
parking spaces, vehicle access and land-
scaping treatment shall be submitted in
duplicate to the zoning administrator.
Each such site plan, or subsequent re-
vision thereof, shall be approved,
conditionally approved, or denied by
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the zoning administrator depending on
its conformity with the requirements of
this section. Any person may appeal the
decision of the zoning administrator to
the planning commission, whose decision
shall be final.
SECTION 3: If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any
reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of
Santa Aha hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses,
phrases, or portions be declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 4: Neither the adoption of this ordinance
nor the repeal hereby of any ordinance shall in any manner
affect the prosecution for violation of ordinances, which
violations were committed prior to the effective date
hereof, nor be construed as affecting any of the provisions
of such ordinance relating to the collection of any such
license or penalty or the penal provision applicable to any
violation thereof, nor to affect the validity of any bond or
cash deposit in lieu thereof, required to be posted, filed
or deposit pursuant to any ordinance and all rights and
obligations thereunder appertaining shall continue in full
force and effect.
ADOPTED this t5th day of November , 1982.
ATTEST: ~~
GORDON BRICKEN, Mayor
JANICE C.OGUY, Clerk of the Council
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Bricken ~bsent
Luxembourger
Acosta Aye
Serrato
Griset ~¥e
Markel
McGuigan Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
EDWARD J~. C~R, City Attorney