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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFOOlNIA, REGULATING
AND LIMITING THE HEIGHT AND BULK OF BUrnLBINGS AND OTHER Sl'RUCT-
URES HEHEA.FTER ERIDTED; REGULATING AND DET!!:RlUNTHG 'rHE AR~ OF
YARDS, COURTS AND OTHER OP8H SPACES; LIlIITIifG AIlD RESTRICTIHG
THE LOCATIOn OF RESIDENCES, APARTMENTS, BUSIllESS:O:S, PUBLIC AND
SlliJlIPUBLIC USES, TRAD.2S AiTD INIXJSTRIES, A~ill THE LOCATION OF
BUIJ,DINGS AIm OTHER S'rHUC'l'UBES DESIGNED FOR AllY SPECIFIED USE;
ESTABLISHIrfG THE BOUNDARIES OF DISTRICTS FOR SAID PURPOSES;
PHOVIDHG PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, UlD
REPEALING ALL OHDlNANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
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The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California,' do
orda in as f olloVls:
Sectlon 1: IN~ERPHETATIOH:
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this ordinance,
such provlsions shall, ln vverey instance, be held to the minimum
requlrements adopted for the promotion of the health, safety, com-
tort, morals, convenience or general welfare.
Section 2: DEFINITIONS:
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For the purpose of this ordinance certain terms used herein are
detlned as follows, unless there ls express provlsion excludlng such
constructlon or unless the subject matter or context ls repugnant
thereto:
APBRTME}~ HOUSE: A building which ls used, designed,rir intended
to be used as a home or dwelling place for three(3) or more families,
living in separate apartments thereln.
ACCESSORY USE: A use customarily incidental and accessory to the
principal use of a lot or of a Duilaing or other structure located on
the same lot with such accessory use.
BUILDING: A Bti'l1ctu~6mfor, tli.e;sypport~ shelter~,o:t")ehclQsui!e~'of,
persons 6r,.'iJrep~rty. and entirely separate from any other structure
by space or by walls ln which there are no cOmL,unicating doors or
windows or similar openings.
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FAt,IILY: One or more individuals, livlng, sleeplng, cooking and
eating on the same premises as single housekeeping unit.
LOT: A parcel of land ln single or jolnt ownership, occupled or
to be occupled by one or more bulldings or other structures and the
accessory buildings, structures or uses customarily incldent thereto,
together with such open spaces as are required by this ordinance.
A corner lot is a lot situated at the junction of and border-
ing on two or more intersecting streets, and with a frontage of not '
more than seventy-five(75') on one of such streets. The owner may desi€
nate on which street such trontage shall be for the purpose ot deter-
mlning the location and wldth of yards. All other lots are interior
J!.ots.
GRADE: Theword grade shall mean the natural surface pf the
ground; provided that where such natural surtace is lower than the
sidewalk grade, as officlally established, or Vlhere the first floor
of a building is to b~ level with the adjacent udaewalk, the word
grade shall mean such official grade.
PRIVATE GARAGE: A buildlng where one or more ;utomoblles ;re
kept or stored for priv;te use only, and not rented or hired to the
public, ;nd where no ch;rge is made for keoping or storage.
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COMMERCIAL GARAGE: A bulldlng where automobiles or motor vehivles
are kept or stored by the public, or where automobiles or motor
vehicles KZB rented or hired to the publlc are kept or stored, or
where 8 charge ls made for the use of or tor the keeplng or storage
of automoblles or motor vehicles, or where any autom9bile or ~otor
vehicle is kept or stored while undergoing repairs.
NON-CONFORMING USE: A non-conforming use is a use 1'/hich does not
comply with the regulations of the use district ln which it is
sltuated.
STREET: A Street ls a public jhoroughfare twelve feetl121)or more
In wldth.
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Boctlon 4: SINGLE-fAMILY RESIDENCE DISTRICT(Color Symbol-Yellow
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7'f"I . _ -_---",(~) In the singl.e-family residenoe district no bullding or
. ' other structure or lot shall be used nor shall any building or other
structure PI' erected, altered or enlarged which ls arranged, lntended
or desigtned for&use 'other than a single-family residence, together
" wl th the outbuli1ldings necessary to such use located on the same lot
or 'parcel of ground including a private garage provided that the
ground area ofmoh gara~e be,not greater than elght hundred(SOO)squar
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fifty per oent(5~) of ,the aTea of a corner lot, nor more than forty
per cent(4q%) of the area of an interior lot shall be occupied by a
building or buildings. No building shall be used, nor shall any build
i~be erected,altered or .~arged on any lot which has an area of les
than twenty~four hundred(2400)square feet, provlded that a residence
may be erected on a lot which has an area of less than twenty-four
hundred(2400)square feet ~f such lot shall have existed, as such,
prlor to the date upon W~lch thls ordinance takes effect.
(c) On every Interlor lot in the slngle-famlly resldence dlstric
(R-l) there shall be left for the full Width of the lot, a rear yard
of at least flfteen feet(151)deep, if the lot has a depth of one hun-
dred feet(lCO') or more,or, if the lot has a depth of less than one
hundred feet( 100 I) the depth of such rear yard shall be at least ten
per cent(l~) of the depth of the lot, but in no event less than flve
feet(51),provided that ,an acoesEcry building cr other structure con-
forming to the requirements of this ordinance, every portion of which
is flve feet(51) or more distant from any portion of any other build-
ing or other structure on the saae lot, and which leaves at least one
side yard entlrely unoccupled, may be placed in,or partially in, the
required rear yard. The depth of such rear yard may be measured from
and at rlght angles to the center line of the street or alley adjoin-
ing the rear lot llne, if any there'bej otherwlse,suoh depth shall be
measured from and Cl &uight angles to the rear lot line.
(d) Along the entire length of eaoh side lot line In the single-
family residence dlstrict there shall be left entirely unoccupled a
side yard at least four feet(41) wide. If the lot is over forty feet
(401)in width, and in event such lot is forty feet(401)or less ln
width, thewLdth of the side yard shall be at least ten per cent(l~)
of the widtmof the lot,but in no event 1e88 than three feet(JI)jpr~
vlded, that no side yard need be left on that side of a lot whi~h imm -
lately adjolns the boundary line of a business, a public and s emi-
pub]1c use dlstrict or an lndustrial district; and provided, that pe
gola frallllf,Bntrance canopies, and 181mllar structmres which dot' not
obstruot the free passage of light and alr and Which do not hinder
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RESIDENOE: To consist of two olasses, vi.,:
(a)A bullding used,designed or intended to be used as a hom
or dwelling place for not more than one family and in use distr1kcts
and on use dlstrict map indicated by the use Symbol(Cclor-Yellcw~t
(b)A building used, designed or intended t6 be used as a hom
or dwelllng place for not more than two familles and ln use distrlcte
and on use district map lndicated by the use SYmbol(Color-Orange)or
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for the purpose of classifying, ;regulating and restrlcting the
location of single -family residenc~s.two-faml1y residences, apart-
ments,businesses, public and semi~public uses, trades and Industries
and the locat~n o~'buildings or/other structures desi~ed for such
uaes, the Oity of ~eal Beach is hereby divided into six(6)distriots,
to be ~nown as a s~ngle-familY residence district, a two-famlly resi-
dence district, an apartment district, a business district, a pUbllc
and semi-public use distrlct and an industrlal disurict, as shown on
use distr~ct map 'attached hereto ~ hereafter to be attached heteto,
as amended, and i~orporated herein by refereQOe.
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nor obstruct free 'access to, and passage'through, the said 8ide yard
may be placed in,or partially in, the said side yards; and provlded
further, that an accessory building or other structure conformlng to
the requlrements of and as described in Seotlon 6,paragraph (0) of
this ordlnance, every portio~ ofwhioh is five(5)feet or more dls-
tant from any portion of any other bulldlng or other structure on the
same lot, may be placed in, or partially ln, one of the required sld.
yards, provtded the other slde yard be left entirely unobstruoted,
except as In this seotion otherwise provided.
(e)In the si~e-family residence distriot (R-l) accessory bulld
ings whmoh are within seventy-flve feet(751) of the street shall be
located so as to oonform to the following provislons:
1. In the case of an intereior lot, fronting only upon one street,
no acoessory building or other structure shall be erected/altered or
enlarged so as to oocupy any portion of the three-fourths~i)of the
-lot nearest the street.
2.In the oase of an lntereior lot, fronting upon tWol~r more
streets, no accessory bul1ding or other struoture shall be eeected,
altered or enlarged so as to occupy any portion of any fourth of the
lot nearest any smch streets.
31 In the case of a corner lot, fronting upon two or more streets,
every accessory bulibdlng or other structure shall be so lmcated that
no portionef the same shall be nearer to any of suoh streets than
one-fourth of the width of suoh lot,measured from and at right angle
to the property line bordering on such street.
4. No portlon of an aocessory bulldlng shall be located wlthln
four feet(41) of a rear or side lot line that is part of the front
three-fourths (i) of the side line of an adjaoent lot.
5. The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to that half
of a lot whlch lmmediately adjolns the botndary llne of a business,
a.Dublio,a~ semi-public use distrlct or lndustrial distriot.
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Sectlon 5: APARTMENT DISTRICT. (R4) (Color Symbol-J:lrovm):
{a)In the aprtment dlstrict no building or other structure or lot
shall be used no%',' shall any building or other structure be erected,al-
tered or enlarged whlch is arranged, intended or designed tor a use ot I'
than a residence or apartment use,as the latter is deflned"ln paragrap
(b)ot this sectlon, or tor other than a use accessory thereto, as de-
tined In Sectlon 6, nor shall any building or other structure or lot b
used, nor shall any bulldlng or other structure be erected,altered or
enlarged w.tch ls arranged, Intended or designed to be occdpled or use
tor a buainess,public and semi-public or Industrial use,as hereinafter
detlned.
(b) Apartment uses Shall Include, among others not otherwlse prohlb
Ited,every use permitted in the residence dlstrlct and every use as a
apartment house"bungalow court where the width ot the court is at lea t
twelve fee(12'),boardlng house,lodging house,hotel,club or lodge, ex-
ceptlng a club the chlef activity of whlch Is a servlce customarily
oarrled on as a business.
(c)In the apartment district not more than nlnety per centum(90%)of
the area ot a corner lot and not more than seventy-tive per centum(75%)
if the area of an interior lot shall be oocupied by a buiding or build ngs
ld) On every Interlor lot In the aprtment diattict there shall be 1 ft
tor the full width ot the lot a rear yard at least ten teet(lOI)deep,i
the lot has a depth ot one hundred feetllOO')or more, or, If the lot h s
a depth ot less than one hundred teet(lOO'),the depth of such rear yar
shall be at least ten per centum(lu%)of the depth ot the lot,but, in
o event, less than five teetl5') provided that any
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Dccessor:,' bullding or other strunGuro cO:lforr'line to t~lO reCluir":;lOn~s
€If :1n(l 313 describocl in S'lction 6, p3~rnph (c), of chls ol'u.in"nco,
overy por;l;ion of rlhich in fivo feot{5 ) or more distnnt f'rOll any :101'-
tlon of :11'1:,' 0';;1101' builai1'1~ or Otilrl1' sijl'ucturo on the SC'r.!O lot, ond
':Ihich leavos t't loost one side ~'ol'cl ontircl-y unoClcupiod, n::>y bo lll%'coci
in, 01' partilllly ln, tho reCJ.t'lred roar yA1'd. Tl'>o dopth of such 1''3'1)'
;p.rd ~,,~ bo monsurao from ~nd At riebt onelos to tho cantor lin~ of
the streot or alloy ndjoininB t~o renr lot lino, it ony thoro be.
dthe~yise lt ShAll be m'losured from ond at r1eht anelos to the rear
lot line.
(e) Alo~~ tho 31'1tire lenBth of oach sido lot line in tho a~ortmo~t
district tl'>ero sholl be lofc 'Jntlrely ullocc'O.pled !: sido ~C'rd ot lut'st
four feet (4 I) \'lido, if tho lot is over forty feat (40 I) in \'fidt,!, .::. nC"
ln t~') ovont such lot is tort~' feot(40') or loss in uic.tl", tho Iliil'.;h
of the sldo ~ord shnll bo at leost ton ~'rlr centuu{lO,;) of tho ',lidth
of tho lot, but, in no avont, less than three fect(3'); providnc1, thot
no sido yard need bo left on thot side of 0 lot ,'Ihich ih:n'~adint.,ly ad,-
joins the bou~dDry line of a businnss, :> public Dnd somi-~ublic uso
dlstrict or on indus trio 1 district;; olld l'rovidod, thn t por~olo frAmos,
ontranco canoplos, nnd similar stfllcturos \'lhich do not obstruct tho
freo passage of light t'nd all' and \'lhich do not hinder nor obst1~ct
freo access to, and passage throudj tho sald side yard mllY be plncoo
in, 01' partinlly in, tho snlo. slde yarC's; and provic1od fUrt:lOr, thot fln
acces"or;y' buildlnc; or othor structure contol'llline to tho rA(].uiref.'lonts
of and as descrlbed in Soction 6, parocraph (c) of this ordlnance,
every p01'tion of \'fhich 113 tive feot{SI) or more distant frOIll any por-
tiop of :>ny other buildlne or other structure on tho SArno lot, r.lt'y bo
placed in, or partilllly in one of the requlred side yards, provlded
the other slde yard be loft ontlroly unobstructed, except 3S in tbls
section othe~1ise provided.
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S'Jct1on 6: AC::JESSORY US:!lS liT R~SIDE;:CE AND APARTi:::O;UTS DISTHICT=I:
(a) Accessory usos in the resldenco ond apartlllobt dlstricts sholl
lnclude tho follo\'ling, but such enumeration shall not be considored os
limitlng nor prevonting propor accossO~J uses not reterred to:
1. ~he otfice of 0 surgeon, physician, dentist, lar~Jer or othor
profossional person, 10Cllted in the rosldence or apartment used ss tho
private d\'lelllne plnce ot ~ch sureeon, physlcisn, dnntlst, la\'lyer or
othor professional porson.
2. A public dinning room or rostaurllnt, ln a hotel or aportment
house, llrovldod that the public entrance to auch d 1nn1ne room or
rostaurant be from the lobby ot such hotel or apartment house.
3. Hotall shops ond other busl~ess ~sea aa mAY be custom~ry or C01~
venlont in the operation of a hotel or ~partmont houso, or for the use
or ontertainment of euests or tenants of 0 hotel or npArtr.!ont house;
provlded, that the publlc untr~nce to such retail ShOll or other baui-
ness use bl'! from \~lthin such hotel or opartment house.
4. A prioate Baraee in connection \'1ith a residonco or apartr.!ont
use, llrovided tbRt the e1'ound arOR of 13 uch corneo bo not greator tben
eiGht hundDed{ 800) squa re feot; n nd, providod, a 1.!l.9't )}\at ,lheI'e a lot
is occupiod by on apartment house, storage spec~_'-t5o providotl thorA-
on tor one motor vehicle for each apartmont therein;and, provldcd
further, that the prOVisions horeot sholl not be construed as extend-
ing or onlarging tho percontage of area of such lot \'!hich IlI3Y bo oc-
cupied by a building or buildings as horelnofter set forth.
(b) Accessory uses shall not include tho following, towlt:
1. A ~nraee ln connection \'lith a non-conformine use, except (1 pri-
vate ~araee, the ground area ot whlch does not exceed ten per contU\:l
{lO:n of the a res ot the lot.
2. A driveway or v~lk used for accoss to n buslness or mnpufoctur-
iug use.
(c) In the ros~ontial and apartmont distrlctS~ccesso~J buildip~s
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\'lhich aro VI ithin sovrmty-fivo(751 )feat of the street shall be 10CAtod
so as to conform to tho following Drovisions:
1. In the case of an interior lot, front1ne upon only one streot, no
accossory bulldlng or othor structure shall be oroctod. alterod or 0n-
lareed' so as to occupy any portion of the three-fourths(~) of the lot
nearest suoh s~root.
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2. Iu the caso of an interior lot. frontlng upon t~o or more streets,
no accossory building or other struoture shall be ereoted. altered or
emlarged so as to oocupy any portion of any fourthtt-lof the lot near-
est any such streots. -
3. In th~ case of a corner lot, ~rontine upon two or oore stroots,
every aooessory bulldlng or other structure sholl be so lOCAted th~t
no portion of tho samo shAll be neflrer to any such stroots than one-
fourth(~) of the \ndth of such lot, moasured from and at rieht angles
to the property line borderine on w.ch street.
4. iTo portion of any accessory\building shall be located \'lithln
four feet(41) of a roar cr sido lot line that ls part ot the front
three-fourths(~) of the side line of an adjacent lot.
5. ~le provisions of this paragraph shall not opply to that half of
a lot uhich immediately adjolns the boundary llne ot fl business, a
~ public and semi-public uso district or industrlal dlstr~mbi
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. f~ ~. '(a) in the buslness district no building or other structure or lot
1W"......r r shall be used, nor shall any bulbld!ng or other structure be erected,
.r ~- altol'ed or enltlrged which is arrane;ed, intendod or desiened fOl' a use
./ other than a rosidonco, I:1n apartmont or a business use, as the last
I ~ is defined in paragra~h (b)of thls sectlon; nor sholl ony buildine or
other structure or lot be used, nor shall any buildlng or other struct-
~ ure be erected, altered or enlarged whicn is arranged, intendod or de-
.slgned to be occupied or used for a public and semi-public use or an
industrlal use~ as herelnsfter defined.
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(b) Business usos shall include, among others not otherwlso prohibitec
every use permitted in the resldenbe Ilndo partment distrlct, a n office,
a prlnting, publishing or retail business or manufacturing ~hich is not
d6trim~ntal to the public peace, hoalth, safety or welfare by reason of
noise, dust, objectionable odors or othoTVlise; provid~d,hm70vor. that
~ manufacturing ~hich requiros 0 total of moro than ten(lO)horso,ower
for the operation or all machinory usod is prohibited;and, provided
further. that tho tollo\line spocifically nAmed usos are horeby pro-
hibited. towit: Assaying by the furnace mothod with more thon one
furnace of a capacity of tVlo(2)cubic feet, or with any furnace of a
capacity grootor than t.IO(2)cubic feot; blacksmithine; horseshooin[5;
~ boiler moking or repairing; brick,tile or terra cotta storoee; troat-
mont of insane or fooblo minded; cnrpet cleanlng; croomery omvloyinC
over tivo(5)persons; cromotory; stone crushing yard; stone bu~er;
dog pound; car barn; coal yard; const~\ction materiol yard or stora[5o;
dyeing or dry cloaning; fat rondering; food YArd; foundry, ~ns @Anu-
facturo or storago plant employing Q tank or tanka with ocnpncity of
over five humll'ed(500) cubic feot of eas; hay or erAin born or \laro-
houso;hidos or skins(uncured);lnclnoration or roduction of garbnge.
offAl,d'llld animals or refuse;lron,steol,bross or coppor \'forks; junk,
scrap popel' or rng storo[5o or baling business or YOI'd; lamp block
mAnufacturo; laundry or wash houso; lumber yard; mtlchino shop; ll1ill~
bottllne station; llockint":. hou~~r .plnnt; ro ilroad freight yord, team ~
traok, froight depot or shod, shop or roun~houso; rau hide or skln
storRge,crine or tannine;' rldlng asada~l rock, sand or [5revol moadinc,
distributine or recoiv1ne stotlon; storago of conwoditlbos or vohiclos
upon or on 0 lot or lots, or a portion thoroof. not occupiod by a
bullding used for tho purposo of such storage, oxcept sa mo~ bo ~or-
mittod by Sootlon 8 of this ordinonce; scrtlp iron works or storogo;
slauc;htorin[5 ot animals or fOVlls; s table; stone or monumont Vlor)cs;
stone crushor ,or qucrry; storllC;C \/arohouse; \'Jnrohouse for stor:33o of
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(c) In tho businoss district the follo''!ln,:. rules ond l'ogu13tions
arc horoby I)stoblishod .:;;ovei':1inB 'Gila oom1uct of tho buslness tlontiot1,C:..
and tho violation of e n:J of such rulos or roc;ulC'tions io horob.f d 1-
clC'roCl to be unl!l',!ful:
1. ;To nutomobllo storolP, nutOo1obilo rOj,lrlring, tiro rOJ:lclrl~,
battory servico. ~lt,:bol,lobll" "rsl}i'l1c,clC'C'lnl7Je;. .'olishin~, ~ronsin~ 01'
9ilin~ shBll bo conductoC: JXC0j,1t in ~ bulldin0 so cons'ructoa, rr-
rn1l1ged and usod 8S to conflne C'lJ. noise \'1ithln tho SllrJO. iLll sbeam,
G~sos And or~ors nrisin~ fro~ thp conduct of soid b~slnoss shllll bo
oX:loll'ld thi'Ol'::.,h o;~hrus'.; v'ln~.s, tl''1 oponincs of ',!hic11 s'1.('lJ. no rt 1 '!'Ost
os hi~h os tho COi.11n2, of tl1a fire '.I~ll of tilo n,i.::;host rc1joini~ "01],1) ,".r;,
ins, or shell "00 tl'or-teo by 'lffecl;ivol~ \:osl"in.:. th"l SAm'1 nofor, dis-
chrr[;'l into tl'>o O;:'l:Jn :lire SUCII bu~ldinc sholl bo so cons~ructea ros to
:?rmTont all steam, gas and odors f'rom oscaping through t'ny 01'o'11nC
bullt for entrnnca or o~it for ll~lt or air. In tho Jv~nt thot any aa-
joinln:; builtllnc '::lJ moro 'Ghfln tllo(2)storios highor thon tl,,, bt1-:1:J.in.::;
ill which ony of sold businoss is conductoll, 011 sto~m. tDS'lS t'ne, odors
shall "00 offoctivoly \'1oahed boforQ boinG disoh~rcod into Gho 6jon ~i~.
2. Th., ::;i'indin... by ;:10\'101', forc;lne, ','/JldinC or m~ntlt~cturi~ of
nutOQobilo psrts or occossoriJs is ~ronibitod.
:'i. ,:0 buildin:..; shall b.1 used for llutOT'Jobil,1 stornco tl.1'1loss .,11 o~
tho 1I0lls thoroof bo constructoc ',:ithout o)onlnc;s. 1XC'lVt on strooG or
Alloy f~onts, nnd OXCOJ:lt nlso ontro7Jco or exlt doorways on tho first
floor; rnd unless ell oxt(}riOl' ':Iolls "00 constl'Uctoc1, of brick not los::;
thnn t',;olvo inchos(12") in thickness or of roinforcod cO;lcroto no:.
l'lsS thnn oicht inchos(S") In thick11ess; ond, unloss it bo so con>J~,~"'C'j'::'
th~t no inclinoc1, pomp or l'un'ln~, :'0',. 'lovl~ !l'Iotor vohiclos shpll new:;
tho flrst f'loor ilnvol or o'ound Inv'3l (\:; ~ loss distf'nc:l thr.n Gl1.irt~.
foet(30') ~fom ~vory s~poot frontn~0 of solo buildinc.
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Soci;1on 8: ACCr:SSORY U3"J8. r T:iO: nUSImSS DISTrCT:
::nt'lrif'ls ~"1(1 CO~1.10Cli';i0.s l'JflY li'l stored ln tho businoss district
,'rovit'.of tho totrl Sl.'!'Cn us/')d for such storn...,:o lio"s not ClXCOfld t':J1,1;..-
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,ftvo 11'1' contu',,( 25:>) of tho eroo of thn 10 ~ "10.1' t\'IQnty-fi"v'o l,'lr con-
tur,1(25.~) of the totol floor oroa of nny hU1J.c1,ine thorao'l OCCU1'ioC:: for
businnss usos, ('1'1(1 l'J"ovidod :JUch lJ~tori"'ls or commodi'.;ios !'rJ nocoss-
ar:; to or tho .1rodllct of tho uso :Cor ':Ihich such lot or 11U~1l':in..; is
occupiod.
Soction 9: PUDLIC
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S'':;;:I-PU%IC US"':: DIS'tlUC~:(p)(Color SynboJ,-
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(r) Tn tho .mbJ,lc 0 ns somi-llublic u so dist ric t no b11 ilc~,i'l': or otln:'
structuro or lot sholl b'l usod, nor shnll ~ny buil~ln~ or oth()~ struct~:
uro b'l orncted, nlt'Jrod or Ul1lnt'.:;od '!hicb is ::>r!'nn':;:-ld., int1ndrt1, or (l,~_
sic;noc1 tor'" usn othor ~h...'>n ... public rna s(')11i-public "so. rs ullfihod
trl :;nl"l~5rn.Llh (o)of this s~c:~tO'1; nOl" 81"...."1J. (ln~T buiJ.C~'1...; or otl'~:?
structuro or lot "00 usod. nor SL1C'll :> 11;,' bul1nins or oth H' structt.rn
bo oroctod, altorod or on1Art:od \'1hicn is nrrnn~oCl., intond.au o~ dnnl[)l-
:'>c1 to bo occupied o~' \lsnd rs ::: rosic:.:nco. ~n nportTo1~nt or fo.- ~ ~1usi-
noss or lndustJ'inJ. us/'), os horoiTl d:lfinnd.
(b) Public 0"1 sAmi-:mblic usos shnll includo, omonc otho~9 :1ot
oGhor'.1iso .'rohibitoc, ~vor:f uso AS A l'ublic or :rivnt3 school, pu'lJ,ic
pflrk, I1loy~rollnd, roorontion"'l e;rolll1ds, O')rOl'J.~..o or (1~rtsibJ.:: 1~nc1i.n~
f'iold 0" nocossory ClOi'oCl.rOl.1o or ro.,oir shop. l'ubllc I?:'t ::;"'ll:lry, l'lUS,lU'
litbrnry,firo houso, 110St of tic 0, I1UrSOI"J, groonho',sCl, :,"'~ser..S'lr st,,-
~ion, oducstion!ll lnstltution or o~hor i,lubli.c or somi-l'l1blic buiY';11~.
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. S',i3'1ion ).0,: IJ!:DUSTHL'.J, DI3THIC'l'. (::2 )(Color S~'r.1bol-Purl)lo):
~ In tho industr1.~l dlstrict no bui1d.i1'1~ or othor structur!'l or
lot 'sh~ll "00 usoCl, no~ 911"11 ~YrlJ bnilc1,in.::; or othor stI"c1ct:lcl bo lroct:Jc1"
I1ltorod 01' enlar..;ocl '/hich ls arrAngod. intouocCl or dosl:::;nod ~o bo US'lcl,
for tho :lurl1oso of conCucti~ 01' cnrryine; on ~ny of tho rollo'linG vocr-
tio>1s. indllstrtos or linos of buslness, to\lit: Bono boili~; C0;:1110r
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Ordinance ~umbe~
smolting; cromato~J; dresing or proparine skins,hidns or leather; fish
cannory; oil refinory;~loughtor houso or stock yards; th~ ~Anufoctur-
ing of candlos,che~i dls, fish oil, fish mOl'll, forbiliy.or or stock
food mado from fis tho manufacture of eos, elue, kolp produc~s, so~~
or tallow.
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(b~ In those portions of tho inductriol ~lstricts lndiossed on tho
m~ps' 1\S being "Industrial Dlstriot :/ithout Resicl.onces" no bullc1.ing,
structuro'or lot shall be used nor shall any building or structuro beo
oroeted, Illtorec1. or onlflrged \lhich is arranged" lntondod or d'lsi0ned
to bo used os 0 dwolling or place of human habltRtion, oxcopt ~ sinclo
fa~ily rosidenoo for each ~atchmnn employed on the s~me premisos, to
be usod by him os fY clwe11ing.
~In no pOl't'ion of thE! Industrial District indicstllld and known os
the 'SOlni-Industrial" distrlct, in nddition to the rostrictions (lnd
limitAtions containod in this ordinAnCe, no building or other st~lCt-
ure or lot shall be aaed , nor shall any building or other structuro
be erocted, altered or onlar~ed, ~hich is arrangod, intondod or dosiGn-
od to bo used for tho purpose of conducting or cDrrying on any of thE!
following vocations,lndustries or lines of business;towit: ~he ~nnu-
facture of gss or elctriclty; stone crusher, yard,bunker or hopJer for
storing, distributing or sellins rock, spnd or grovel; rolllng mill;
planing mill; lumbor yard; coal yard; wood yard; fuel YArd; corpet
beating establishment; flroworks factory; smeltor; ship yard; junk
yard; foundry grist mill;,glour mill; glass tactory; wOGlon mill;
powder mill; or the man~fRcturo, distribution,troatlng,handling,
storing or mixing of ayrY kind of goods,'lares or ulechandise, Ylhothor
hereinboforo montmono~ or not, in whloh large volumos of smoko, dust,
oxcessive noiso or o~noxious odors 01'0 vroduced: Excopt, that lumbor
I{ards may bo mnlhnta,lned, conductod and cnrried on in that port of said
'Semi-Industl'ial" ,district, indictad,' by appropriate legends on said
use dlstrict mopi
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Section 11: II3I(HI'll LIIIiIT:
l~ building shall be orocted uithln the City ot Sool Booch to 0
holght in excess of ono hundrod eighty feot(1801),moasurod at tho lot
line, vorticRlly from tho highest curb grada of any streot ndjoining
the lot to tho top of the hi3hest point of tho cornieo or fire \'loll
of said buildlng; providod, however, that any portion of a building
may be erected to a greator height if overy part of ,such portion bo
set back from all stre~t lines a horizontal distance of at least one
toot(ll)for each three feet(31) it ls in height in excess of one hun-
dred elghty feet(1801);and providod, also, that any portion of 0 build-
lng may be orocted to a groater height than sald one hundred eighty
foet(1801) if the oroa of such portion does not excoed twenty-five
per centum(25%) of tho area of tho lot, Dnd the width forty pOl' centum
(40~) of the streot frontage of tho lot.
Section 12: HOH..CONFORl.IING USES:
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A non-conformlng uso e~isting in any district at the timo this
ordinance takes efSect may be continued, subjoct to the following
~~ovisions, towit:
1. Hot!. non-conforming use shall be ex:tended beyond the confihos
of the bui~ding or other structure which it occupies, nor beyond the
confines of the lot upon which it is located; nor sp~ll such non-
confol~ling use be extended wlthin such bui10ing, structuro or lot
unless the portions to which the use is extended shall havo been,
prior to tho offoctivo doto of this ordinanco, d,)signed Dnd intendod
to be used for such non-conforming use.
2. No buildlng or othor structure arranged, designed, dovoted to or
intended to be used for 0 non-conformlng use, at the time of the af-
fective date of thls ordlnanco, sholl be ro-consbructed or s tructurall~
alterod to an axtont oxceedlng the ageregate cost, during any ton(lO)
year period, fifty per centum(50~~) ot the reproductlon cost of tho
building or other structuro at the timo ot ra-constructlon or altora-
tion,unlass tho use of such buildine or othor structure is chan~od to
a conforming uso.
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Hothinc; cont~ined in this ordinance sh"ll prGvent the restoratioTl
of a buildlng or other structure dDmazed less than fifty psr contum
(50~)by fire, earthquake, explosion, act of God, or acts of tho publis
enom~; nor shall anythin3 horeln prevent the contlnuance of the use
of such building or othor structure or part thoroof as such use existod
at tho tlme of such damage, nor prevent a change of mch axisting uso
under tho llmitatlon herolnbefore providod.
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ro' - ,;1: 3171 Any o\'mer or owners of property In any use district, desiring a
'} chaneo made in the classiflcation of such property, shall fiJe an
311/ npDlication ~ith tho Clty Clerk, stBtln~ the noturo o~ tho ch"n~o de-
~J,J.a.:' sired, r.nd shall filo thoro\'lith a map showing the bound.Rrlos or the
,..- .j.l.,3.... area proposed to bo re-clnsslfiod, tegether \'Ilth the names and address-
Lr3.:l':>? los of all owners of property thoroln and \"Ilthinhlil distanco of threo
3'~;.;',hundrod toet(3l30') outslde of the outer boundarles of such aroa as 1v.
33'11 ShO\'1l1 by the latost assos:.:ment :I1oibl of tho City of Saol Bench. The
/ City Clerk shall thel'eupoj). rofer such apl,licatlons to the Secretary
3.5 " of tho Clty PJ.s nnin::; C0r.D111ss10n, whlch Cotmllisslon, at its next recular
, meeting followlne the recolpt theroot by lts Socrotory from the City
" Clork, shall fix B day for the noaring of such appllcatlon not loss
than thlrty(30) days thore<<.tert Tho Socrotary of tho Planninc: Com-
mission shall eive notice of mch hearine, by mniling, postage prol1l'id,
to e,ach proporty o\'lnor \'Iho SG noma I' nd address a}pears in such OPllliCl.l-
tion, a postal cord contoinlne o~ notlce vhlcb shall bo in the follo~-
lnd or substantially the following torm(fillne blanks),tOl'llt:
"You ore horeby notified that on the dFy of ,19 ,
at the hour of o'clock ri.,in the \lOouncil Chamb~r of tho City
!Ia 11 Bul1cline, Senl J:Seach,Col 'fi'<i'Fnia, the City .t'lannine Commiss ion of
of tho Clty of Soal Boach './ill hear the application of
to ro-classlfy the follol'llng described real Vroperty from
dlstrict to district. At the above tine and plnce you
ll1ay be hoord in this matter if you df'sire. ~'h() llrollerty abovo reforrod
to is doscribod e s follm'ls, tm'li t :
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3. :!o non-confor~.line use for yord storaee shall bo extended in oroo.
4. l~o non-conforl.lil'l'::; use sholl bo chane~d 'unless chaneod to a con-
formlne uso, and shall not theronftor bo changed back to any non-con-
forming use.
Section 13: DISTRICT BOU::m.RnS:
(a) Tho district use boundorios are indlcated only on the attochod
map by tho color symbols.
(b ) Submor[;ed lands \Ihlch mClY heroafter be reclR lmed, unless othor.
wise lndlcated on said usa district mop, shall be in the lonst :I1estrict,
ed uso district os londs not now submerged to whlch submerged l'lnds are
contlguous. '
Soction 14: CO::PLETIO}T Aim R!i:STORATIOi! OF 3.l~ISTnrG BUILDIlInS A;:n
OTH:.:;:R STRUCTUIDiS:
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Socretary of c~t~r .t'lanning Uom];lisslon.
~'ho toiluro of said Secrotary to mall o~ tho f~ilur~ of ~n! of
such addrossees to roceive such pestel cards, or any thorcof, or the
foilure of tho oVJlicnnt to submit a comploto list of the nn~ns ~nd
adClrosses of such l'roperty o\'IUors sholl, in no wise, af'foct th,) vnJ. lcl-
ity of such procoedlncs; provlded such mnl1ine and filinB of mlch
lists shall h"vo beon do no ln ~ood tRith.
At tho time set for such hnElrin~, or at any time to which the SO'.1J
m~y bo continued, tho City Planni~ Commlssion sholl )rocoon to ho~r
ol'lY llrsons intor.1sted th:tr?in, :3 nG s hnll thor::fetor t1l'l its l'OCOC-
menaDtions in r~lrition tbnreto \-lith the Clty Clflrk. ~he Cit;y l'lan:lin:..;
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Com'!lission "lay recol.'!ll1edd th~ e;ranting ot the apJ.'licptiol'\ or the e10-
nlal thereof, or the re-classification of only 0 vart ot the district
sought to be re-classified,but. in no event, may the City Planning
Commission reco~nend the reclasalfication of territory other thAn
set forth ln Ellch llppliclltion.
At the next reL,'Ular m.,etinc; llftfil' the filirl{:; of such B p,,Jl1cation
and the recommendations ot thA City ~aannine gOI~lission with the Ci~y
Clerk, or at llny other time to which the cotter msy be continued, tho
I City Councll sholl proceed to,lillSS upon such roconunendations of tho
City Planning Commission. The action of the Clty Council in relation
thereto sgall be finsl.and. in the event the reclassificatlon is al-
lowed. in whole or in.part. tho sam:) fhall therefilfter be madfil a port
ot this ordlnance by a Pllroj?:'ia to ~mendment. It shllll l'equ ire the ::J f-
firmatlve votes of at least a majority of all the members of the City
Councl1 to reject or Modify the recommendations of the City Planning
Commisslon or to adopt any amendment to this or4inance in connfilctlon
with the rejoction Ell' moditic::Jtion ot such recommendations. ~he pro-
viaions of this sectlon shall not,ho'lever. in any r"[1:1.nel', nffect t":l
V ::Jcondlng of the te"t of this ol'dinonce In the :3vent such amendme.ll;
~~~AL~doos not involve:a rfilclossiti~ation of a~-~roperty.
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Any prOj.,ort,f o',mel' or o,mers of propuv;l;y ln any: use district ; IS:,
prasRbt to the City Clerk a j,Jetltion requestine tht1t such i':;:,oi,orty-,
"Iithout bedll1[; reclassified. be exceptod, frotl an:; of the restl'ictio~1s
as to tlHl use of pl'operty established by thls ordinance. Such petl-
tioner shall file thorewith a mAp sho'1ing thA boundarios of tho arrl!\S
~ll'oi'osed to be oxceptee!.. a stnteml311t of the rastrlctions f'r01n ~': hicl1
such ~roperty is sou~ht to bo excepted.to~ether with tho nomos ana an-
dresses of all owners of prolJerty therein ';,ithln s dlstance of 'Gl1ro:)
hundred feot(300' )outside of the outer boundaries of :;uch aroos.as
shown by tho l~tes':; llssessmant roJJ,of the Cit~/ of Sa'll J3.Jach. Tj,e Cii;;J
Clork sholl therau~on flx e cb;,' for tho hElol'inS of such ~ll3titio!l not :tJl
loss than five(5)days thereifter and sl'sll c~uso 0 no~ico of the hilOl'-
ine; thereof to h~ Given by the postlne; in three(:;)consl1j~uot'.s places
in the City of Seal Beach of a 110tlco in subs~:mtlal:V1 tho followii1[:;
form(filine; bl~nks):
"nOTIcr:: SF H1.-\REC P::;'TITIOF FOTI SPIDIAL PETIEIT"
Notic@ ls hereb~ given that on th9 day of ' ,19 ,
nt the hour of o'clock l,!.,ill thalrainncil Chamber of tne Cit~'
Hall Bul1din~, ::10"1 Beach,Ca lTI'ornia, the City Counc il of Sll ie1 City
YIlll hasr tho potitioJ1 of to oxcert the follo\1:::-'.:.
doscribod r..nl 111'Or,ert~.- from the follihwlnc; restrictions as to tho DS0
of ~'rol'ort~' astablisned. by Orcannnce ilo. "'fhe Zoninc Ordin!lnco",
towit:
At tl,e ~bovo tii'1n t: nr1, place ~n~"o!'u int':JI'ostec' i11 this ml:l'Gtor 1 :~;:
bo non'd. The pI'OrJerty above l'eforrAd. to is d. scribocl. /ilS folloYlsjtou1i;;:
Clt~ Clar1-- 0,' tho Clt~' of ;:)0[11 blilacl',
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Such post ill::, shl'll b 0 c omplot ed 0 t 100 st throo (::;) dsys prior' to th,)
(lste sat fOl' such hOllrins. Tho Clt;y Clar),: s11Bll cause !l shli19r notice
11rlnted nppn a postcard to bo "'lliloc1. to each of the ownOl'S of j.'rol'ort~'
',"!ithin a dlstllnClo o~ throG l1\1.nc'red foot(300' )ontside of the onte:'
bOU:ldari0s of the ~'roperi;y 1lhi~h is sought to he Elxcertod, fl'om sail'
restrictions os to nso of pVDporty, ~hoso n~mes D0rear u~o~ tre st~to-
11<lTIt furnished by the peti~;iOl'€n'. Ilt the addresses set fOl'tl' in snir1,
statement, which sllid noi,ico shell be mailed not lAter thon five(5)
days l)J'ior to the date fixed for ssid hesl'ill<:;.
'rhe failuro of the patitiol"1er to sl,bnit a COr-I:?' ::Ito list of n!lmr;Js
a ,0. ad.dresses of such pl'oL'arty OI';,\l1rS snall in nowise affect tho
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val1dlty of such proceeCl'in.:;s, .,1'ovid<1d th9 filing 06 such Hst 811s1I
havo been dlo!lEl o!- [;006. frith.
At tho tine sot for such hoaring, or at cny time to r:hioh the
same Play be oontinued, tho City Council shall i.'I'ooo,-.d to hoar !lnp: i'Ol'-
sons intEll'ostOC: thorein. If the Cl t; Council fincts ~hf.lt the e;rantin"
of a:lch potition, subject to suoh oonditions as it rla~r de<JtI aClvisab1'J,
vlill not bo detritolontol to the public health,,' safoty,l.lol'als or eenelDal
Ylelfllro, it shl1l1 (lil'Elot the olty ol'l:rlc to lkSStHl c 11IlI'mit.in \7r:it:ij1:....~:z
C;l'I'lltine suoh .)otition U~-Oll suoh conclitions flS iJlo:J bo ~ound by st>H
City Counoil to be oonsistent \'lit:, the llublic hf)t>lth, safety.mol'als
or [;;ollorl'll "elfaru. It soia Clty Cou..cil find,s th!lt the c;rllntine; of XWI
suoh i,otition undol' any clrc\lli!l1stances or conditlons VIllI be dett'ol!1ont:;;)
to ~hQ lJUblio h.Jolth, s:1fet~r,morals or Ul!lorlll \'lelf!lril, it sholl d,cl'Y'
,tho same, and its decUeion shall bo fln91.
Th,' 61ty Council may. at ita option, oontinuEl th1 :10Bl'i11C;; upon :;1>\;:
such l'etit1'oll from time to timo. and lllay also l'eter ::ln~' such .letitiC'!'l
to the City PlanniU8 COJ11l~ission for reoOlJ."1enc1ati0l1 al1Cl ma~r limit tho
time \r1thin Ylhich the City Pl9nnin:3 COLnnission aaall make its rElCor'l-
mendPtions relative thereto. In the event that any petition be so re-
forred to said City Planninc; Commissiop, tho City Council aaall not
act upon tho same until said City Plannine Commission hIls m!'de its
recot'luendations relAtive ttleroto or until ttle time limited for SUC:l
recommendations has elapsed.
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Section 17:
The City Plannine; Commission and the City Council. or eitbor of
them. may doollne to consider any application, petition, recommendD-
tions or oppeal, hereinbefore provided. enwracine any property de-
sOl'lbed in any al,plioation,petitlo11, rscomrll'indo,tlons or appeal htlf'I'd.
and determined within slx( G )months priol' to the delie of filin~ or
l'resontinc; of such later aplllication,l'etition.rocommendations or app')o]
Section 18: BUILDING PERI,:ITS:
(a) No buildine permit shall bo issued by any officor or employeo
of the City of Seal Beac~ for tho orection or alteration of any build-
ing or st~ucture cohtra~J to tho provisions of this ol~lnance; llnd any
such permit so, issued is hereby dC'clared to be null and void.
(b) Each, a ppl1cation fOl' a buildinr:; pernllnt hsreatter filed ':lith an~
officer or llll~)loyee of the City of Seal Beoch shall be accomp!mied
by a STIorn statemont settlnc forth the proposed use, heieht Bnd araa
of tho buildine to be erocted. on a blank to be furnished by said oity,
on Vlhich shall :>lso be shO\"m on accurate block plan of the lot and
the 10catlOll of tlte bulldlnc on the lot, drawn toascllle of sixteen
feet(16') to the lncb.
Sect ion 10: PEHAI-TIES:
Every porson,firm or oopporation,whether os p~incillal,geent or
othenlise.vlolatin~ or talllne.neelectin~ or refusinc; to comply with
a~J of the prOVisions of thls ordlnance shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanoI',llnd. UpOll oOl1victiOl~ thereof, sha 11 be pt1l1ished by a fine
not exc9sdine ~nree Hundred DollAra($IOO.OO) or by imprisor~ent for not
mOI'e than slx mlimtl1s(6);ano. ellch suoll person, firm 01' corporation,"l'1hlilthE
as !lrincil,al.s:3ent or otherwise, shall bo deemed Guilty of a se!1nrot,e
off'lnse for each de y durlnc; any pOI.tion of '!(hich the violotionof or
failure,noglect or refusal to oomply with any of the ~rovisions of thie
ordinance is oommitted,continued or pel~ittod by suoh person.
Section 20: REPEALS:
All ordlnances or parts of ordinances In conflict with this ordi-
nanee are hereby repellled.
Section 21:
If any section. sub-sectlon~sentence.clause or phrase of this ordi-
nSllce is, tor any reason. helcl. to b,) uncollStitutlonlll,such deoision
sgall not Ilffect the vlll1dity of the rel'lsitilng ~)ortions ot this ordi-
manCQ. The City Council hel'eby declares that It ':lou:J.d hllve passed this
ordi,nance and each section, sub-sectioTl.sentence,clfluse and llhrase
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thereot irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sectlons, sub-
sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
Section 22: The City Cler~ shall certify to the adoption of this
ordlnance by the Clty Council of the Clty ot Seal Beach; Calitornia,
and cause the same to be published once In the Seal Beach Post & Wave,
a newspaper ot general circulation in said City, prinjed and published
therein and it shall take effect thirty(aO)days from and after the
adoption hereof.
Adopted,
P.ssed amd Approved this 2nd day of Aprll,'1936. . . .
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the u1ty or Seal Heach,California.
Attest:
State of Cal1fornla)
County ot Orange , SSe
Clty ot Seal Beach ,
I, Ollle B. Padrlck, City Clerk ot the City ot Seal Beach,
Cal~fornia, do hereby ce~ify that the foregolng ordinance was duly
p~ssed and adopted by the City Council of said Clty at a regular
meetlng thereof held on the 2nd day of April, 1936, and thereupon
slgned and approved by the li1Byor of said City, and that said
ordiaance was adopted by the following vote; towit:
AyesiCouncilmen: Green,Hussey,Kupferle, Waidler
NoesiCoUncilmen:None
AbsentiCouncllmen: Hughes.
IN W][TN&':\S WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and attixed
the otflcial Seal of said City of Seal Beach thls 2nd day of april,1936.
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City ('i.~ tb; ~i~~i BeaCh,
l SEA L ) Calitornia.
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