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ORDINANCE No._4~
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, BY AND THROUGH ITS CITY COUNCIL,
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SEOTION 1: An official land-use districting plan for the City of
Seal Beach is hereby adopted and established to serve the public
health, safety and general welfare and to provide the economic and
social advantages resulting from an orderly, planned use of land
resouroes.
SEpTION 2: DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this ordinance certain words and terms are
defined, as follows:
Words used in the present tense include the future, words in
the singular number include the plural and words in the plural nu
ber include the lJ1ngular; and the word "shall" is mandatory. The
term "City Council II means the City Council of the 61 ty of Seal
Beach, and the term IIPlann1ng Commission II means the Planning Com-
m1u1on of the City of Seal Beach. The word "City" when used mean
the City of Seal Beach, a municipal corporation.
"Aceessory": J\o building, a part of building or structure or
use which is subordinate to, and the use of which is incidental to
that of the main building, structure or use on the same lot.
"Apartment": A room or suite of two or more rooms in a tene-
ment or apartment house, occupied or suitable for occupance as a
residence for one family.
IIAlley": Any thoroughfare for the use of pedeatrians or ve-
hicles, not less than twelve (12) feet in width, or more than
twenty-four (24) feet in width which has been deeded or dedicated
to the City and shown as sueh on the offie1al City maps of the
Oity of Seal Beach.
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~Automobile Court" or IITrailer Camp":
1. A group of two or more detached or semi-detached building
containing guestrooms and/or apartments with automobile storage
space or parking place provided in connection therewith;
2. Land used or intended to be used for parking purposes for
6 any length of time by automobile trailers.
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II Apartment HouseA: Any building or portion thereof, which is
8 designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied,
9 or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more fam
10 ilies living independently of each other and doing their own cook~
11 ing in the said building and shall include flats and apartments.
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IIBasement!!: A story partly underground and having one-half
13 (t) or more of its height, measured from its floor to its finished
14 ceiling, below the average adjoining grade. A basement shall be
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counted as a story if the vertical distance from the average adJoi "
ing grade to its ceiling is over five (5) feet.
"Building": Any structure built for the support, shelter, or
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IIBuildinfl: Areall: The total of areas taken on a horizontal
plane at the mean grade level of the principal buildings and all
accessory buildings exclusive of uncovered poDches, terraces and
steps.
"Buildinfl: Heip;ht": The verical distance measured from the
average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of
the site covered by the building to the ceiling of the uppermost
story.
IIBuildinll: LineA: A line eatablished by law or agreement be-
yond which a building shall not extend.
"Buildinll: Site A: The ground area of a building or group of
buildings together with all open spaces as required by this ordin-
ance.
IIBungalow Court": A group of three or more detached one story
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1 one or two family dwellings located upon a single lot together
2 with all open spaces as required by this ordinance.
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"Business or Commerce~: The purchase, sale or other tr~ns-
action involving the handling or disposition of any article, sub-
6 stance or commodity, the handling or disposition of any article,
6 substance or commodity for profit or livelihood, or the ownership
7 or manage~ent of office buildings, offices, recreational or amuse
8 ment enterprises or the maintenance and use of offices by profes-
9 sions and trades rendering services.
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UClu~: An association of persons for some common non-profi
11 purpose, but not including groups organized primarily to render a
12 service which is customarily carried on as a business.
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"Dwelli~ (one-family): A building containing only one kit
14 chen, designed for or used to house not more than one family, in-
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cluding all necessary employees of such family.
"Dwelling II (two...family): A building containing not more tha
17 two kitches, designed and/or used to house not more than two fam-
18 ilies living independently of each other, including all necessary
19 employees of such family.
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"Dwelling II (multiPle-famil~): A building or buildings other
21 than a hotel designed for or used to house more than two families
22 living independently of each other.
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~roup Dwelling": A combination or arrangement of dwellings
24 whether detached or not, on one (1) building site.
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IIEasementll: A vested or acquired right to use land, other
26 than as a tenant, .for a specific purpose; such right being held
27 by someone other than the owner who holds title to the land.
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UFamily": One person living alone or two or more persons
living together in one housekeeping unit, but not more than five
3~ persons not related by blood or marriage. Family also includes
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"Garagell: A building'designed or used for the shelter or
storage of vehicles.
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1. nprivate Garap;e"": An accessory building or an accessor
2 portion of the main building designed or used only for the shelter
or storage of vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the
main building.
2. nOommercial Garap;e":
(a) An accessory building or an accessory portion of
the main building designed or used for the shelter
or storage of vehicles owned or operated by others
than the occupants of the main building.
(b) A building designed or used for the shelter or
storage of vehicles by the public.
(c) A building designed or used for the shelter or
storage of vehicles rented or hired to the public.
(d) A building for which charge is made for the shelte
or storage of a vehicle.
"Home Occupation": Any vocation, trade or profession carrie
17 on within a dwelling by the inhabitants thereof, where only elec-
18 tric power, not in excess of an aggregate of one (1) horsepower,
19 is used, no merchandise or other articles are displayed for adver-
20 tising purposes ana no assistants are employed except as permitted
21 in certain districts.
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"Hotels"! Any building or portion thereof containing six (6)
23 or more guest rooms used or intended or designed to be used, let 0
24 hired out to be occupied or which are occupied by six (6) or more
26 guests, whether the compensation for hire be paid directly or in~
26 directly in money, goods, wares, merchandise, labor or otherwise
27 and shall include hotels, lodging and rooming houses, dormitories,
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turkish baths, bachelor hotels, studio hotels, public and private
clubs and any such building of any nature whatsoever so occupied,
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31 as Jails, hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages, prisons,
32 detention homes and all similar buildingsr. where human beings und r
legal restraint are housed and detained.
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"Livinp; Facilities.': Those provisions for living, sleeping,
eating, reoreation, oooking and sanitation, ordinarily oonsidered
as part of a permanent abode.
"Livinp; Unit II: A dwelling or portion thereof, providing oom
plete living facilities for one family, including permanently in-
stalled quipment for cooking, or provisions for the same and in-
cluding rooms for living, sleeping, eating and reoreation.
"LotH: A parcel of land that is desoribed by reference to a
recorded plot or by metes and bounds in the offioe of the County
Reoorder of Orange County.
HLot Depth": The average horizontal distanoe from the front
lot line to the rear lot line measured in the mean direotion of
the side lot lines.
1. "Front Lot Line": The line separating the lot from the atreet
in the case of an interior lot and the line separating the narrow
est street frontage of the lot from the street in the case of a
corner lot and in the case of through lots the lines separating
the lot from the streets shall be considered as front lot lines.
2. -Rear Lot & All~ Line": The boundary line separating the
of the lot from the alley; where no alley exists, the boundary
separating the rear of the lot from adJoining lot or property ther _
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J. "Side Lot Line": Any lot line that is neither a front nor rea
lot line.
HLot Width II: The average horizontal distance between the sid
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HNon-Confoz.:minp; Buildinp; Improvements or Uses": Buildings,.
improvements or uses which lawfully existed on any lot or premises
prior to the effeotive date of any regulation, classification or
restriotion under this ordinanoe, or any amendment thereof, but
whioh at suoh effective date did not oomply with the regulations 0
this ordinanoe and whioh thereafter uninterruptedly oontinue to
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exist and which do not comply with the provisions of this ordin-
ance for the district within such build'ngs improvements or uses
are located.
"Property": A lot or plot with any building or other improve
ment located thereon.
"Roomsll:
1. "Habitable Room": A room designed to be used for living, slee ,
ing, eating, or cooking, excluding bathrooms, toilet compartments,
closets, halls, storage and similar spaces.
2. "Utility Room": A room other than a habitable room, designed
or used for launory or heating equipment or for other related pur-
poses.
"Street": A way which affords principal means of access to
abutting properties, the land for which has been dedicated in any
manner to or condemned for use as a public highway, or established
and shown as such on the official map of the City of Seal Beach
and shall include every public boulevard, avenue, place, drive,
court, lane, or other thoroughfare dedicated to public or private
travel, but shall not include an alley as hereinbefore defined.
"Side Stree~: A street bounding a corner lot and which ex-
tends in the same general direction as the line determining the
depth of the lot.
"Structure II: AnythiIl!g constructed or erected and the use of
which is permanently located or requires permanent location on the
ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on
the ground.
"Use": The purpose of which premises or a building thereon is
designed, arranged or intende~, or for which it is or in the future
may be actually occupied or maintained.
"Way": A street, alley, or other thoroughfare or easement
permanently established for passage of persons or vehicles.
"Yard": An unoccupied space on a lot or building site on whic
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a building is situated and exoept where otherwise provided in this
ordinance, open and unobstruoted from the ground to the sky. Rear
and side yards do apply to acoessory buildings.
"Front Yardll: A yard aoross the full width of the lot, the
depth of which shall be measured between the front lot line and
either (a) the nearest line of an enclosed or covered poroh, or
(b) the nearest line of the main building.
"Rear Yard": A yard extending across the full width of the'
lot and measured between the rear lot line and the nearest line of
the main building.
"Side Yard": A yard between the extreme smde line of the
building and the adjacent side lot line, extending from the front
yard to the rear yard.
~CTIONJ: ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
(A) In order to olassify, regulate, restrict and segregate the us
of land, buildings and structures and to regulate and to limi
the type, height and bulk of buildings and struotures in the
various districts, and to regulate the areas of yards and oth r
open areas about and between buildings and structures and to
regulate the density of population the City is hereby divided
into seven (7) Districts designated and known as: ~l, R-2,
R-J, C-l, C-2, M-l, and M-2; which several districts and the
boundaries of said districts and each of them are hereby
lished and adopted and are shown delineated and designated R- ,
R-2, R-J, C-l, C-2, M-l, and M-2, respectively on a certain
which map together with all the notations, references, data,
district boundaries and other information thereon, is attache
hereto, made a part hereof and is hereby adopted.
comprising said districts and each of them is shown and deslg
nated on said map.
(B) District Boundaries: In case of uncertainty as to the distric
boundaries of any of said districts, the following rules shall appl ;
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1. Where said boundaries are indicated as approximately fol
lowing street lines, alley lines, or lot lines, such lines shall
be construed to be said boundaries.
2. Where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of
suoh boundary, unless indioated by dimensions, or by rule (1) abo e,
shall be determined by use of the soale appearing on said map.
3. If after the application of the above rules, uncertainty
exists as to any district boundary, the City Council shall, upon
written request, interpret the map and determine said boundary an
said determination shall be final and made a permanent public re-
cord.
(0) Publio Streets and Alleys:
1. Public streets and alleys shall not be a part of
triot,but whenever a public street or alley is officially
the regulations applicable to the abutting property shall apply t
said vacated street or alley, but if such street, prior to abando -
ment, separated two districts, then the districts on both sides
shall extend to the center of said abandoned street or alley.
2. The provisions of this ordinance governing the use of
land, buildings and structures, the sizes of yards about buildings
and structures, the height and bulk of buildings, the density of
populations and other provisions of this ordinance are hereby ce-
clared to be in effect upon all land included within the boundarie
of each and every district established by this ordinance.
3. Territory annexed to the city subsequent to the effective
date of this ordinance shall upon the date that said annexation be
comes effective, become a part of the single family residence dis-
triot or R-l District.
SECTION 4: EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS: Except as here-
inafterwise provided:
(A) No building, structure or portion thereof, designed, ar-
ranged or intended to be ocoupied or used for any purpose or in an
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1 manner other than those permitted by this ordinance, or amendments
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located or proposed to be located, shall be erected, constructed,
or established, moved, altered, added to , enlarged, or used.
(B) No building, structure, land or lot shall be used for an
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7 ance, or any amendments thereto. in the district in which such bui d-
8 ing, structure, land or lot is located.
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(C) No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed
10 structurally altered, built upon to exceed in height the limit for
11 buildings or structures designated for the district in which such
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(D) No building or structure shall be erected, built, rebuil ,
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croach upon any yard or open space required or in such a way as to
fail to conform to the yard, set-back, and open spaces required fo
the district in which such building is located.
18 SECTION 5: NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS AND USES:
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1. A Don-conforming use of any land may be continued or chan _
2. A non-conforming use which is not housed in a building or
22 structure, but occupies a lot or portion thereof shall not be en-
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24 not actually so occupied at the time such use became non-conformin
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J. Nb non-conforming use shall be reaumed, re-established, 0
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28 conforming use. A non-conforming use shall be deemed to be discon-
29 tinued or abandoned when such use has ceased to operate or to be op
30 erated or to exist as a non-conform~g use for a period of 40 days.
31 (B) Non..conform!ln~ Bulldin~s:
32 1. A non-conforming building may continue to be m~tained or
may be ~~ to a building of a more restricted olassification, 0
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to a oonforming building.
2. A non-conforming building or portion thereof which was
specifically designed or, beyond a reasonable doubt, intended by
the nature of its arrangement and construction to be oooupied or
used in a way which would be non-conforming under this ordinanoe.
but was not so oocupied at the time this ordinance became effeoti
may be oooupied or used for the purpose~r whioh it was designed,
arranged or intended provided suoh building is so used within one
(1) year after the effeotive date of this ordinance, otherwise the
use of suoh building shall oonform to the provisions of this or-
dinance.
3. Repairs or interior alterations whioh do not enlarge or
inorease the height of a non-conforming building may be made.
4. No non-oonforming building or structure shall be added t
or enlarge~ or altered on the exterior in any manner unless such
building and its '. acldi tions and enlargements are made to conform
in every respeot with all of the provisions of this ordinance, or
unless the City Counoil by resolution permits exterior alterations,
enlargement, or additions only for the following reasons and unde
the following oonditions:
(a) That in the opinion of the City Council said revision is
necessary to secure added safety or reduoe the fire hazard and/or
to seoure aesthetio advantages through alignment, arohiteoture, 0
oloses oonformity to surronding permissive buildings in the immed
iate neighborhood.
(b) That said revision or addition shall not increase the
number of stories.
(0) That regardless of any or a1l81terations, anlargements
or additions, the floor area shall not be inoreased over ten (10%)
percentum of the total floor area suoh building oontained at the
time this ordinance beoame effeotive.
(d) That a Bet of plans and specifioations covering the pro-
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posed construction, alteration, or addition shall h8ve been sub-
mitted to the Planning Commission for recommendation and then to
the City Council for approval as to location, design and general
architecture and any work represented thereby ~hall be done in ac
cordance with said approved plans and specifications and no permi
for such work shall be issued until said plans havebeunso approv d.
5. A non-conforming use occuping either a conforming build-
ing or non-conforming building, structure or portion of either
thereof shall not be extended to any portion of the building or
structure not so occupied at the time said use became non-conform g
as a result of thf adoptimn of this ordinance.
6. No non~conforming building or building used for a non-
conforming use shall be moved unless by so doing the building and
its use would be made to conform to the provisions of this ordin-
ance.
7. That existing buildings which are non-conforming only be-
cause of violation of the yard requirements hereof, may be altered
or enlarged, provided said alterations and enlargements conform to
the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 6:
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CO~TIONAL EXCEPTIONS:
When practical dificulties, unnecessary hardships, or
results inconsistent with the general purposes and intent of this
ordinance would occur through strict application of its provisions
the Planning Commission, upon its own motion, written request of
the City Council, or receipt of a petition prepared in accordance
with this Section and Section 10 hereof, may recommend to the City
Council that conditional exceptions to the provisions of this or-
dinance be granted. The City Council after receipt of a report an
the recommendation of the Planning Commission, in each case, may
under the conditions and as hereinafter provided, grant conditiona
exceptions to the provisions of this ordinance, provided that so
doing will not defeat its general purposes.
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(B) Petitions for oonditianal exoeptions shall be made on
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other matter, state fully the grounds for suoh oonditional ex-
oeptions and all faots relied upon to show why this ordinanoe
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5 should not be striotly interpreted and enforoed relative to the
6 property or particular use involved. Suoh petition must be acoom
7 panied by plans, profiles, specifioations or other pertinent mat-
8 ter which the Planning Commission may request and also show:
9 1. Thatthere are exoeptional or extraordinary oiroumstances or
10 oonditions applioable to the land, buildings, or premises involve,
11 or to the intended use of same that do not apply generally to the
12 property or olass of uses in the same distriot.
13 2. That suoh oonditional exoeptions are neoessary for the preser
14 vation and enjoyment of substantial property rights.
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J. That the granting of such oonditional exoeptions will not be
materially detrimental to the publio health, safety and welfare 0
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17 injurious to the oonforming land, property or improvements in the
18 neighborhood of the property for whioh suoh conditional exoeption
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20 4. That the applioant is willing and able to carry out the pur-
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21 poses for whioh the oonditional exoeption is sought, that he will
22 prooeed to do so without unneoessary delay.
23 (C) Before a conditional exoeption may be granted by the City
24 Counoil and before the Planning Comission may recommend suoh oon-
25 ditional exoeption, said Planning Commission shall hold a public
26 hearing relative to the proposed oonditional exoeption as provided
27 in Seotion 7 hereof.
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(D) The prooedure for the granting of a conditional exception to
the provisions of this ordinance a re included in this ordinanoe be
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31 the oiroumstanoes and oonditions which may be affected by it, thus
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1 cases without defeating the general purposes and spirit of the ord
2 inance.
3 (E) A district boundary shall not be ohanged by conditional ex-
4 ceptions.
5 (F) The City Council may presoribe the terms and condtions upon
6 which a oonditional exception may be granted and set a time limit
7 for the duration of such conditional exception and may reouire gua -
8 antees, in such form as it may deem proper under the circumstances
9 to insure that the purposes for whioh said exception is granted wi 1
10 be fulfilled and that the conditions of the exception will be met.
11 The City Council may revoke any conditional exception, the purpose
12 of which has not be aooomplished within a period of six (6) months
13 from the date it was granted.
14 SECTION 7: HEARINGS:
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16 1. Public hearings may be held whenever desired in any matte
17 relative to administration of this ordinance.
18 2. A public hearing shall be held by the Planning Commission
19 or its authorized agent, prior to recommending that a conditional
20 exoeption be granted.
21 ). Amendments relative to ohanging distriot boundaries, re-
22 clasaifying of property or uses therein or other substantial hear-
23 ings as are required in said matters by "The Planning Act".
24 (B) Notioe of the time, place and purpose of all publio hearings
25 held by either the City Councilor the Planning Commission, togeth r
26 with the boundaries, or a description, of the property or area und r
27 consideration, ahall be given by at least one publication thereof
28 a newspaper of general oirculation in the City, at least 10 days b
29 fore the day of said hearing. If such hearing is relative to a
30 proposal, which would alter distriot boundaries, additional notioe
31 shall be given by:
32 1. Posting publio notices thereof not less than 10 days prio
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to the date of said hearing mentioned therein. Such notices shall
be placed not more than 300 feet apart along both sides of the
street or streets abutting the property said proposal seeks to af-
fect and such posting shall extend along said street or streets a
distance of not less than three-hundred (300) feet beyond the ex-
terior limits of said property. prov1ded however, that posting wit in
twenty-five (25) feet of or below the high-tide line in the Shore-
line District shall not be required. Such posted notices shall
have a heading entitled. IINot1ce of Use District Hearing", printed
in plain type not less than one (1) inch in height, and in small
type shall be a statement of the time, place and purpose of said
hearing, together with the boundaries of the property involved or
dcscr1pt1on of such property.
2. In lieu of posting notices as provided in sub-paragraph
(1) above, notice may be given by mailing a postal card or other
notice, containing the same information required for said posted
notices, not less than 10 days prior to the date of hearing men-
tioned therein, to the owners of all property within three~hundred
(300) feet of the exterior boundaries of said described property,
using for this purpose the last known address of such owner or the
addresses given for such owners as shown on the latest records of
the City Tax Collector.
(C) If, in response to a proposal, a hearing is to be called, it
shall be called within sixty-five (65) days of the filing date of
said proposal unless a time extension is made by mutual agreement
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27 (D) The City Council and the Planning Commission may respectively
28 prescribe its own rules and regulations for conducting its hearing
29 and taking testimony, and may continue hearing~.when necessary.
30 (E) The Planning Commission may recommend that a petition be denie
31 and the City Council may deny a petition without a public hearing.
32 SECTION 8: AMMENDMENTS:
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(A) The boundaries of said districts, the classification of pro-
perty and uses permitted within the various districts and said yar s
and other open spaces required hereby may be changed, reclassified
abandoned, or added to and any other substantial amendment to this
ordinance may be made whenever the public necessity, convenience
or general welfare may require, but only after such hearings as ma
be required by this ordinance and "The Planning Act".
(B) Such proceedings may be initiated by:
1. The petition of any property owner who h!s prepared a pet -
tion in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
2. A Resolution of Intention of said Planning Commission.
3. The ~~itten request or Resolution of Intention of the Cit
Council.
SECTION 9: ADMINISTRATION:
(A) The recommendations of the Planning Commission in legislative
matters shall be only advisory, but its decisions in other matters
such as interpreting the provisions of this ordinance, passing on
plans submitted to it in accordance herewith and the disposition 0
petitions shall be oonsidered administrative and shall be binding
and effective, subject to appeal as hereinafter provided. Decisio s
of the Planning Commission in respect to such matters shall be mad
in writing and submitted to the person requesting them, or in the
case of a petition, to the person verifying the petition, within
five (5) days after final aotion in the matter and such notice sha 1
be considered notice to all signers of said petitions.
(B) Any person may appeal to the City Council in regards to any
decision of the Planning Commission within thirty~five (35) days
after the date such decision was formally made.
(C) The City Council may refer such appealed matter to the Plann-
ing Commission for reconeideration, or may affirm or set aside the
decision of the Planning Commission, after all interested persons
have had opportunity to be heard at a public hearing as herein pro
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2 neoessary in addition to that required hereby. The deoisions of
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shall, in any case, in the absence of written agreement between
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5 the appellant and the City Council to the contrary, be made within
6 sixty-five (65) days of the filing of such appeal and if not so
7 made shall be considered denied. The minutes of the City Council
8 shall be deemed notioe of its action in all matters of appeal.
9 (D) Aocurate and permanent reoords of the aots of the Planning
10 Commission shall be kept and suoh reoords shall have the same sta-
II tus as records of other administrative departments of the City.
12 (E) Failure of the Planning Commission to take final action on an
13 matter submitted in aocordanoe herewith, within nenety-five (95)
14 days subsequent to the date of filing or the date of reference of
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oonsidered a decision of the Planning Commission recommending that
17 suoh matter or.petition be denied and thereupon the City Council
18 may aot direotly as to the matter, but under the same procedure
19 and hearings presoribed for use by the Planning Commission, provi d
20 however that written agreements for extension of time in whioh to
21 take final action may be made.
22 (F) The City Counoil may presoribe fees to oover oosts of estimat
23 expense involved in the granting of oondtional exoeptions or ohan
24 of distriot boundaries.
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suoh forms. Every petition for a conditional exoeption, as provi d
30 in Seotion ~, hereof,and for amendments, as provided in Seotion 8,
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attesting to the truth and correctness of all statements, maps an
other data presented with said petition and such verification sha
be signed and acknowledged before the Qity ~lerk of the Ciry or a
Notary Public. Any petition which has not bsen prepared in accor
ance with these provisions need not be accepted or considered and
may be rejected by the City Councilor the Planning Commission.
(B) At the time such petition is filed, a fee of twenty-five($25. 0)
dollars shall be collected for the use and benefit of the City an
shall be deposited in its general fund. Fees to cover costs of
posting and advertising of hearings.
(C) Petitions shall be filed with the Oity Clerk and shall be re-
ferred to the Planning Commission at its first meeting held subse-
quent to the time of such filing.
SECTION'll: R-l SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, Q9LOR SYMBOL-
YELLOW:
(A) USE PERMITTED:
1. In the single-family residence district, no building or
structure or lot, parcel of ground or building site shall be used,
no~ shall any building or structure be erected, altered, or enlarg d
which is arranged, intended or designed for use other than a singl _
family dwelling, together with the outbuildings necessary to and
located on the same lot, parcel of ground or building site. Garag
space or automobile parking space shall be provided for at least
one automobile.
2. Flower and vegetable gardening not commercial.
3. Nurseries and green house, used only for purposes of prop
agation and culture and not for sale.
4. Home occupations, offices and studios, provided no adver-
tising signs, merchandise, products or other material or equipment
is displayed for advertising.
5. The following additional uses, subjeot to the issuanoe of
oonditloQa~ permits therefor presoribed in Seotion 6.
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(A) Public utility buildings.
(B) Churches, museums and Libraries.
(C) Schools, Colleges, public playgrounds and athletic fiel s
(D) Real Estate Offices (Temporary)
(B) BUILDING SITE AREA REQUIRED:
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twenty-five (25) feet or more and which has an area of ~wenty-fou
hundred (2400) square feet or more... one single-family dwelling
consisting of not more than one living unit with one kitchen and
having a minimum floor area of not less than six-hundred and fift
(650) square feet or more, may be erected on said lot, parcel of
ground or building site.
(C) BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITED:
Two stories and not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet in heigh
from the street level.
(D) FRONT YARD REQUIRED:
No building or structure or part hereof shall be erected clos r
to the front property or street line than the distance shown upon
the District Map.
(E) REAR YARD REQUIRED: No building or structure or part thereof
shall be erected closer than four (4) feet to the rear property
line, or alley line, in the rear of any lot, parcel of ground, or
building site, (EXCEPT) a second story may extend to within two (2
feet of the rear property line or alley line.
(F) SIDE YAEDS REQUIRED:
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than three (3) feet to the side property line or lot line and alon
the entire length of each side yard shall be left entirely unoccup ed
(EXCEfT) a pergola frame, entrance canopies, and similar structure,
but in no case shall be enclosed and shall not obstruct the pas sag
of light and air and free passage through and shall not extend ove
thirty (30) inches into the side yard and not more than six (6) fe t
in length.
2. All eaves shall not extend over one-third (1/3) of the width 0
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parcel of ground, or building site and no detaohed accessory buil -
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6 SECTION 12: R-2 TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT - COLOR SYMBOL-BLU
7 (A) USE PERMITTED:
8 1. All uses permitted in the R...l district, but under the same re -
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10 2. In the two-family residence district, no buildings or structu
11 or lot, parcel of ground or building sites shall be used nor shal
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13 which is arranged, intended or designed to house more than two f
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building site, garage spaoe or automobile parking space shall be
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24 hundred (500) square feet eaoh, when units are erected singly, uni
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not less than five-hundred (500) square feet.
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(D) FRONT YARD REQUIRED:
Same as required in paragraph (D) Section 11 thereof.
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11 SECTION 13: R...3 MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT, QOLOR SYMBOL ...
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13 (A) USES PERMITTED:
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18 rooming houses, fraternity houses and private olubs, public and
19 private institutions of an educational or philanthDopic nature, wh eh
20 are not rendering treatment for physical or mental diseases, and
21 churches of a permanent nature.
22 3. The following additional uses subject to the issuance of con~
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(b) Hospitals
(c) Oonvalescent and rest homes
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When a lot, parcel of ground or building site has a width of
5 twenty-five (25) feet or more and has an area of twenty-four hun-
6 dred (2400) square feet or more, one or more living units may be
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(C) BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITED:
Same as required in paragraph (C) Section 11 thereof.
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Same as required in paragraph (F) Seotion 11 thereof.
24 (G) DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS ON SAME LOT:
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Automobile Parking
Bakeries
Banks
Barber Shops
Beauty Parlors
Bicycle Sales & Service
Billiard & Pool Parlors
Book & Stationery Stores
Cafes & Cafeterias
Cleaning & Dyeing Office ...
Sponging & Pressing only
Cigar & Tobacco Stands
Confestion Stores
Newspaper Publishing
Paints & Supplies Stores
Photographers
Plumbing Supplies & Service
Poultry Markets (Dressed only)
Printing Shops
Radio & Television Sales & Serv ce
Real Estate Offioes
Refreshment Stands
Shoe Stores
Shoe Repair Shops
Shoe Shining Stands
Soda Fountains
Sporting Goods Stores
Studios
Storage of goods enclosed withi
a building but not general wa e-
house
Meat & Delicatessen Stores
Millinery Shops
Music Stores
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Dining Rooms (Public)
Dressmaking and Sewing
Service Shops,
Dry Goods and Notions Stores
Drug Stores
Fishing Supplies & Bait Stores
Fruit & Vegetable Stores
Furniture Stores
Tailor Shops'
Tea Rooms
Theaters
Ticket Agencies
Trade Schooihs
Upholstering Shop & Supplies
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Automobile Sales -/N~w & Used: ut
it shall be unlawful to store 0
offer for sale on any new or us d
car lot, any vehicle which is n t
in condition to be legally oper ted
upon any California State Highw y
or the confines of the City of
Seal Beach.
*As provided in Section 18.
Hospitals - But not animal, nor
for mental or contagious diseas s
or drugs or liquor addicts.
Garden & Pet Supplies
Grocery Stores
Hair Dressing Parlors
Hardware Stores
Health Food Stores
Hotels
Ice Cream Parlors
Insurance Agencies
Jewelry Stores
Laundry Agencies
Laundrettes
Library Rentals
Liquor Stores
Lunch Rooms
Magazine Sale & Periodicals
& News Stands
Manicure Parlors
4. Any additional uses subject to the issuance of conditional per
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(A) BUILDING SITE AREA REQUIRED:
None except as provided in Section 18.
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(B) BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITEE:
7 The maximum building height shall not exceed the width
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(0) FRONT YARD REQUIRED:
None, except as provided in Section l8.
(D) REAR YEARn REQUIRED:
Same as required in paragraph (E) Section 11 thereof.
(E) SIDE YARDS REQUIRED:
None, except as provided in Section 18.
(F) DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS ON SAME LOT:
None, as except as provided in Section 18.
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(A) USES PERMITTED:
1. All uses permitted in the R-l, ~2, ~3 and 0-1 Districts,
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Battery Charging and Repair Rollerskating Rinks
Boat Building and Repair Shop Service Stations(Automobile
Bowling Alleys Sheet Metal Shops
Oabinet Shops Tire Sale & Repair
Commercial Garages Welding Shops
(A) BUILDING SITE AREA REQUIRED:
None exoept as provided in Section 18.
(B) BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITED:
Same as required in Paragrauh (C) Section 14, thereof.
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None, exoept as provided in Section 18.
(E) SIDE YARDS REQUIRED:
None except as provided in Section 18.
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None, exoept as provided in Section 18.
9 SECTION 16: M-l SEMI-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT COLOR SYM~ - ORANGE:
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1. All uses permitted in the R-l, ~2, ~3, C"l and C~2 Dis
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3. The following uses are expressly pr.ohibited:
Abattoirs
Asphalt Mixing-Refining
& Storage Plants
Automobile-Wrecking Yards
Bag Manufacturing & Clean-
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Blast Furnace
Boiler Works
Breweries
Coke Ovens
Cooperage Works
Cordage
Crude Oil Handling and/or
trans-shipping
Distillations, reduction or
rendering of bones, coal,
dead animals, fati gargabe,
liquor, tallow, or wood
Fertilizer Works
Fish Canneries and/or
Reduction Plants
Fish Curing and grinding
foundries
Fur or hide curing or tanning
Incinerators(Commercial)
Junk Yards
Quarries
Stock yards, slaughter houses,
meat packing plants, dairies,hog
farms and/or hog feeding except whe
there is not more than one hog, goat
or bovine animal per acre.
Storage of explosives, excepting
petroleum products
Manufacturing of:
Acetylene, ACids, Aluminum, Amonia,
Ammunition, Aniline Dye, Asbestos
Products, Asphalt
Bleaching, powder, bricks.
Can, Caoutchouc products,
Carborundum products, Casein
products, Celluloid, Cement,
Chalk, Charcoal, Cheese,
Chemicals, Cottonseed Oils.
Disinfectants.
Explosives
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Rope, Rubber
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Shoddy, size and glue, Snuff,
Soda and Washing Compound, Soda
Ash, Stove Polish, Sulphuric
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Tallow, Gunpowder,
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Hides, Hydrochloric Gas
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Oilcloth, Oleomargarine, Ordnance, Terra Cotta, Tires. Turpentine
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Paint and Lacquer, Paper and
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Plaster of Paris Potash, Printing
Ink, Pumice
Vinegar
Wastepaper Products, Whitelead,
Woodpulp~ Wood-Scouring and
Pulling least, Zinc Products
Or the manufacture, distribution, treating, handling, storing
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inBefore mentioned or not, in which large volumes of smoke, dust,
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this section, detrimental to the City or any part thereof or the
neighborhood in which located or to be located.
(A) BUILDING SITE AREA REQUIRED: None, except as provided
in Section 18.
(B) BUILDING HEIGHT LIMITED: None, except as provided in
Seotion 18.
( C) FRONT YAm REQUIRED: None except as provided in Sec. 18.
(DI REAR YARD REQUIRED: None except as provided in Sec.' 18.
(E) SIDE YARDS REQUIRED: None except as provided in Sec. 18.
( F) DISTANCE BETWEEN BUILDINGS ON SAME LOT OR BUILDING SITE:
None, except as provided in Sec. 18.
SECTION 17: M-2 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT COLOR SYMBOL - PURPLE:
(A) USES PERMITTED:
l. All uses permitted in the R-l, R-2, R-3, C-l, C...2, a
M-1 districts, but under the same restrictions and limitations as
specified in Sections ll, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.
2. There may be the usual aocessories in connection with
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(a) Automobile Wrecking - if conducted and stored entirely
within a building.
(b) Junk Yards or Salvage Yards - if conducted and stored
entirely within a building.
(c) Stables.
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comparatively limited and would cause a proximity of uses, which,
if not segrated, or in respect to same, if not prohibited altoget
would deprive the citizens of said City from the enjoyment of the
general welfare, health, convenience and prosperity to which they
are entitled.
5. Any uses subject to the issuance of Conditional permits
therefor prescribed in Section 6.
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prises unless in the opinion of the Planning Commission and the
City Council they would be, by comparison with those mentioned in
this section ,detrimental to the City or any part thereof or the
neighborhood in which located or to be located.
(A) BUILDING SITE AREA REQUIRED:
None, except as provided in Section 18.
(B) BUILDING HEIGHT LIkITED:
None, except as provided in Section 18.
( C) !liONT YARD REQUIRED:
None, except as provided in Section 18.
(D) REAR YARD REQUIRED:
None, except as provided in Section 18.
(E) SIDE YARDS REQUIRED:
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None, except as provided in Section 18.
SECTION 18: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS:
(A) In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Or-
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10 ing agreements, between parties, or to repeal any Ordinance other
11 than as expressly stated herein, provided however that where this
12 Ordinance imposes a greater restriction or,regulation upon build-
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of this Ordinance shall govern.
(B) Height limitation provisions in this Ordinance shall not
18 be deemed to regulate the height of chimneys, cooling towers, fire
19 stations, towers, flag poles, water tanks, radio poles or towers,
20 ornamental towers or spires, domes, cupolas, parapet walls, not
21 exceeding four (4) feet in height or other similar appurtenances
22 not designed for habitation.
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plicable to a main building.
(E) No provision in this Ordinance shall be deemed to prohib t
6 within any district the following uses:
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1. Fire and Police Stations or other pUblic buildings owned
8 by the City and the customary uses of such buildings.
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2. Public schools including usual and customary facilities
10 in connection therewith.
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3. Public parks including recreation, storage and service
12 buildings appurtenant to said park and used in connection therewit ;
13 nor commercial enterprises, concessions or amusements operated for
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(F) Buildings permissible in the R-l, R-2, R-3 Districts are
17 also permissible in the C-l, C-2, M-l and M-2 Districts provided
18 they are constructed, established and/or located in accordance wit
19 the provisions of Sections 11, 12 and 13.
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(G) No part of a yard provided for any building or structure
21 on any lot for the purpose of complying with the provisions of thi
22 Ordinance shall be included or considered as a part of a yard re-
23 quired by this Ordinance for any other building or structure on th
24 same lot or an adjacent lot.
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26 railings, or fences, a covered porch may extend into the front yar
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but in no case shall be enclosed, and that such landing place or
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31 building and stairs from said landing places to the ground may ex-
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feet, provided that this regulation shall not prohibit acoessory
5 buildings in otherwise permissive locations in the rear one-half
6 (t) of any such lot, or in the case of a garage building, that is
7 not accessible from the rear.
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(J) The depth of a front yard on any lot shall be not less
9 and need not be more than the average of the front yard depth re-
10 quired in the District in which the lot is located and said exist-
11 ing front yard depth.
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13 corner lot is common to the side line of an interior lot, causing
14 one end of the corner lot to abut the same street line as the in-
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terior lot, then regardless of which street a building on a corner
lot faces, the front yard required for such corner lot shall be
17 measured from the same street as a line as that used in measuring
18 the front yard of said adjoining interior lot.
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20 rear line of such corner lot abuts the side line of an adjoining
21 lot, no ac.~ssory building or portion thereof shall be located wit _
22 in four (4) feet of the common lot line of such lots.
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(M) Excepting automobile, trailers, growing plants or,nurser
24 stock and Christmas trees and all other similar commodities, all
25 goods, wares, merchandise, produce and~her commodities which are
28 stored or offered for sale or exchange in the C-l and C-2 District
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ever that such goods, wares, merchandise, produce and other commo-
dities as are displayed in entry way or recessed entrance of a bui d-
30 ing shall be considered as being housed in such buildings.
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32 lot which existed prior to the effective date of this Ordinan~ ma
be used as a building site for at least one single-family dwelling.
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(0) In the case of a corner lot fronting upon two or more
2 streets, no building or other structure shall be erected closer
3 than three (3) feet to the side property line and no portion of an
4 buildings or structures shall be located within the said three (3)
5 feet.
6 SECTION 19: PLOT PLANS:
7 There shall be attached to and made a part of each applicatio
8 for building permit an accurate plot plan of the lot, drawn to
9 scale of not less than twenty (20) feet per inch, showing the di-
10 mensions of existing buildings, if any, and the proposed building
11 or structure for which application is being made and such other
12 information as may be neoessary to provide for the proper enforce-
13 ment of this Ordinance, in respect to such application.
14 SECTION 20: ENFORCEMENT:
15 All City Departments, Officials or Public Employees, vested
16 with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses where re-
17 quired by law, or Ordinance shall enforce the provisions of this
18 Ordinance and issue no such permits or license for uses, buildings
19 struotures or purposes where same would be in conflict with the pr ~
20 visions of this Ordinance any such permit or license, if issued in
21 conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be null and
22 void.
23 SECTION 21: VIOLATION:
24 Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisio s
25 of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
26 conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
27 three-hundred ($300.00) dollars, or by imprisonment in the County
28 Jail for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or by both sue
29 fine and imprisonment. Each person, firm or corporation shall be
30 deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day during any portio
31 of which any violation of any provision of this Ordinance if com~
32 mitted, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation
and shall be punishable therefor as provided by this Ordinance.
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Ordinance No. 199 together with all amending ordinances there
of are hereby expressly repealed and any order which is in conflic
with this ordinance is hereby repealed.
5 SECTION 23: VALIDITY:
6 If any section, sub-section, sentence, olause or phrase of
7 this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitu-
8 tional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, sue
9 decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions 0
10 the Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach hereby
11 declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each section
12 sub~section, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of
13 the fact that anyone or more other sections, sub-sections, sen-
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This Ordinance shall be printed and published once in the leg 1
newspaper, a newspaper printed, published and circulated in the
City of Seal Beach and shall take effect and be in force thirty (3 ) .
days from and after its final adoption by the City Council.
The above and foregoing Ordinanoe was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Seal Beach held on the
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regular meeting thereof, by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES, OOUNCILMEN: !30V'lE IV
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,NOES, COUNCILMEN: IV'OAlE
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The foregoing Ordinance is signed and approved by me this
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