HomeMy WebLinkAboutSR - ORD-08-14 - STREAMLINING CITY REVIEWORDINANCE NO. 08-14
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ORANGE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE ORANGE
MUNICIPAL CODE TO STREAMLINE THE REVIEW
PROCESS AND CLARIFY CITY STANDARDS FOR
CERTAIN TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL ACCESSORY
STRUCTURES, BINGO GAMES, CHURCHES IN
INDUSTRIAL ZONES, AND PARKING STRUCTURE
FLOOR AREA RATIO
WHEREAS, the City desires to put in place policies and procedures that avail the public
of efficient and expeditious review of new residential accessory structures that provide
conveniences and amenities for single - family residences, while ensuring preservation of the
distinctive quality and character of Orange's diverse neighborhood environments; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that Bingo games most commonly occur as an
accessory activity to churches, fraternal organizations, and similar uses as a not - for - profit
fundraising tool to support organization and community service efforts, and that the Planning
Commission's public hearing process provides an adequate forum for vetting concerns and
imposing conditions for Bingo games as stand -alone uses; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to accommodate churches in Industrial zones without the
need for a public hearing, provided that they do not negatively impact parking, and create
negative conditions for conducting business consistent with the land use and economic
development objectives of the City's industrial zones; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that site redevelopment or intensification often involves
the need for structured parking to satisfy project parking as required by the Zoning Ordinance,
and desires to exempt the floor area of structured parking for purposes of calculating a project's
floor area ratio in order to facilitate site redevelopment at levels of intensity allowed for in the
General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I•
Section 17.04.020 is revised to amend the definition of Accessory Structure as follows:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE — A building attached to or detached
from the principal building on the same lot and customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal building. In no
circumstances shall an accessory building contain facilities for
fully independent living.
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
ORDINANCE NO. 08 -14 (CLEAN
COPY)
TITLE 17 PUBLIC HEARING
JANUARY 13, 2015 CC MTG.