HomeMy WebLinkAbout83-18 - Amending Chapters 20.02 and 20.87 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code as they Pertain to Permitting the installation of Roof-Mounted Solar Energy Systems in Excess of Height Limits (Planning Commission Amendment No. 584)follows:
ORDINANCE No. 83 -18
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
AMENDING CHAPTERS 20.02 and 20.87 OF THE
NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AS THEY PERTAIN TO
PERMITTING THE INSTALLATION OF ROOF- MOUNTED
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS IN EXCESS OF HEIGHT LIMITS
(Planning Commission Amendment No. 584)
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES ORDAIN as
SECTION 1. Sections 20.02.061 and 20.02.063 of the
Newport Beach Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
20.02.061 ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AND SOLAR
EQUIPMENT. Architectural features such as, but not
limited to, cupolas, weathervanes, wrought iron railings,
. and other decorative roof -top features of an open nature,
and solar equipment, may be permitted in excess of height
limits subject to the approval of the Planning Commission.
20.02.063 PARAPET WALLS, ELEVATOR AND
MECHANICAL PENTHOUSES, AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. Parapet
walls, elevator and mechanical penthouses, and mechanical
equipment (excluding solar equipment) , and other items not
expressly permitted in excess of the height limits shall be
prohibited.
SECTION 2. . Section 20.87.283 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is added to read as follows:
20.87.283 SOLAR EQUIPMENT. The term "solar
equipment" shall mean any solar collector, skylight, or
other solar energy device whose primary purpose is to
provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of
solar energy for space heating or cooling, water heating, or
for power generation.
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SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall be published once in the
official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be effective thirty
(30) days after the date of its adoption.
This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Newport Beach, held on the 14th day of
March , 1983, and was adopted on the 28th day of March ,
1983, by the following vote, to wit:
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS Hart, Heather,
Agee, Strauss, Plummer
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS Maurer, Cox
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