HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-29 - Amending Title 20 of the Municipal Code so as to Add Standards for the Height Permitted for Skylights and Roof Windows. (Planning Commission Amendment No. 734)•
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ORDINANCE NO. 91 -29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH AMENDING TITLE 20 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE SO AS TO ADD STANDARDS FOR
THE HEIGHT PERMITTED FOR SKYLIGHTS AND ROOF
WINDOWS.
(Planning Commission Amendment No. 734)
WHEREAS, the Planning Department has recommended addition of language
in the Zoning Code with respect to providing for the increased height of skylights and roof
windows above the height allowed by the Height Limitation Zone; and
WHEREAS it is desirable that development standards for the height of
skylights and roof windows in various areas of the City achieve greater consistency with the
current height limitations to effect a reduction in the overall bulk of roof structures; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the amendment to limit the height and bulk of
that portion of the skylight or roof window which exceeds the basic height limit requirement
of the Height Limitation Zone; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 1991, the Planning Commission of the City of
Newport Beach held a public hearing regarding Amendment No. 734 and recommended to
the City Council approval of Amendment No. 734; and
WHEREAS, on July 22, 1991, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
held a public hearing regarding Amendment No. 734; and
WHEREAS, the public was duly noticed of the public hearing.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach does
hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 20.02.065 of the Newport Beach Municipal Code is
hereby added to read as follows:
20.02.065 SKYLIGHTS AND ROOF WINDOWS. The terms
skylights and roof windows shall be interchangeable and shall be permitted in excess
of the average height permitted in the Height Limitation Zones only as indicated in
the following. However, in no case shall any portion of any such skylight or roof
window structure exceed the maximum ridge height allowed for any roof in the
Height Limitation Zone in which the structure is located. Any such skylight or roof
window which is openable shall not be permitted under this section, except those
which slide open within the same plane as the frame of the structure, or open to the
interior of the building only. Any such structure or feature shall be limited as
follows:
a. When mounting on a flat roof structure, the maximum height
measured at the highest point of the proposed skylight or roof window,
in a plane parallel to the plane of the roof structure, shall not exceed
• an elevation of six (6) inches above the average roof height as
provided by the Height Limitation Zone, or six (6) inches above the
finished surface of a conforming roof structure, whichever is less.
b. When mounting on a sloping roof structure, the maximum height
measured at the highest point of the proposed skylight or roof window,
in a plane parallel to the plane of the roof structure, shall not exceed
an elevation of six (6) inches above the finished surface of the
conforming roof structure.
C. That in the areas of the City where a Height Limitation Zone is
superseded by more restrictive height limitations or by a discretionary
approval of the Planning Commission or the City Council, this Section
• shall not be applied.
Section 2. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the
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passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper and shall be effective thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
Section 3. This Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Newport Beach, held on the 24th day of June . 1991, and was
adopted on the 22nd day of Jul-v 1991, by the following vote, to wit:
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CITY CLERK // -
AYES, COUNCIL MEMBERS HEDGES,
WATT, TURNER, SANSONE, COX, PLUMIER
NOES, COUNCIL MEMBERS HART
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE
MAYOR