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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 1971-1364 ORDINANCE NO. 1364 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHAPTER 33 OF THE CHULA VISTA CZTY CODE BY MODIF'YING SECTIONS 33 . 302, 33 . 501, 33 . 601, 33 .901 AND 33 . 1201 RELATIVE TO KEEPING HORSES AND ESTABLISHING AN "E" EQUESTRIAN MODIFYING DISTRICT The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby ordain as follows : SECTION I : That the following sections or portions of sections of Chapter 33 of the Chula Vista City Code be, and the same are hereby amended to read as follows : 33 . 302, 33 . 501, 33 . 601, 33 .901 and 33 .1201 . (Note : The provisions contained in thisordinance constitute only those � sections and/or portions of sections that have been amended and do not set forth in full any section or subsections which remain unchanged. ) Sec . 33 . 302 . Modifying Districts . � After "F" Floodway Modifying District _ ' add: "E" Equestrian Modifying District Sec . 33 . 501 A - Agricultural Zone . Subsection C. Accessory Uses , paragraph 5 to read as follows : 5 . Private garages and parking areas subject to the provisions of Section 33 .901 B paragraphs 23 and 28 . Add new paragraph 8 to read as follows : 8 . Stables and corrals subject to the provisions of Section 33 .901 B paragraph 31 . Sec . 33 . 601 . Modifying District; Defined. Add after Subsection A, paragraph 4 (d) , new paragraph 5 to read a's follows : 5 . "E" Equestrian Modifying Distriet. There is hereby established a supplemental district designated as the "E" Equestrian Modifying District, which may be attached to any of the existing single family residential or agricultural zones in the City of Chula Vista. Said district may be formed or initiated by a petition signed by 66-2/3 per cent of the property owners within the area proposed to be desig- nated as an Equestrian Modifying District. Said petition shall be submitted to the Planning Commission, which shall proceed to hold public hearings in accordance with the provisions o£ this Code for the rezoning of property . In addition, the establishment of such a district may be initiated by the Planning Commission or the City Council and said district may from time to time have the boundaries thereof adjusted in accordance with the changed conditions . - 1 - � The "E" Equestrian Modifying District shall be subject to the following requirements and conditions . (a) Minimum Size A horse-keeping district should be generally twenty (20) acres or more in size and must be at least fifteen (15) acres in size including the area of all dedicated streets contained therein, and all lots or parceTs of property contained within its boundaries shall be contiguous . The boundaries of said district shall be drawn so as to coincide as nearly as practicable with street align- ments or other clearly discernible topographic features . (b) Conditions Applicable to the Keepinq of Horses in E�cuestrzan Mo�zfytnq D2strzets Upon the establishment of such district, the following conditions shall apply : (1) The horse (s) must be maintained within an an enclosure. (2) No stable or paddock shall be located within 15 feet of the owner' s residence, nor closer than 50 feet from any neighbor ' s residence, school, church, or any other building used for human habitation on an adjoining lot . (3) Stable or paddock locations shall be sub- mitted to the Planning Department for approval . (4) A maxinum limit on the number of horses permitted on each lot may be established by the Planning Commission or City Council. (An advisory committee of horse owners may be formed to assist in establishing the maximum limit on the number of horses permitted on each lot in the district. ) (5) If deemed necessary to protect adjoining lots not a part of the district, more stringent regu- lations may be imposed on the lots on the periphery of the district. (6) The Planning Commission may recommend and the City Council may require any additional conditions deemed necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of all residents in the area. (7) The sanitary regulations as stated in the Animal Regulation Ordinance (Ordinance No . 774) shall be strictly enforced. The Director of Public Health may declare the violator (s) of this section as a public nuisance and subject the horse-keeping privilege to the abatement and/or penalty provi- sions as stated in the Animal Regulation Ordinance . (8) Any horse (s) presently being maintained in conformity with the regulations of either the City of Chula Vista or the County of San Diego on the effective date of this ordinance as applied to the property where said horses are being maintained may continue to be so maintained in accordance with said rules . � ��0 - z - \ � Sec . 33 .901 . Special Provisions A plvin to Particular Uses. Amend Subsection B, paragraph 31 to read as follows : 31 . Stables and Corrals . (a) The minimum lot area upon which one (1) or two (2) horses may be kept is 20 ,000 sguare feet. One additional horse may be kept for each 20 ,000 square feet over the minimum lot area of 20, 000 square feet. (b) The horse (s) must be maintained within an enclosure. (c) A distance of 100 feet shall be maintained from the enclosure to any neighbor ' s residence, school , church, or any other building (excluding owner ' s) used for human habitation . (d) A distance of 25 feet shall be maintained from the owner ' s residence to the enclosure . (e) The horse enclosure must maintain all existing setbacks as stated in the applicable zone . (f) Stables and corrals shall be located on the rear portion of the lot behind the residence . (g) Any horse (s) presently being maintained in conformity with the regulations of either the City of Chula Vista or the County of San Diego on the effective date of this ordinance as applied to the property where said horses are being maintained may continue to be so maintained in accordance with said rules . Sec . 33 . 1201 . Changes and Amendments to the Comprehensive Ordinance and Classifications or Reclasifi- cation of Property. Add new Subsection 5 to read as follows : 5 . Establishment and Attachment of Modifying Districts . The procedure for the establishment or attachment of a Modifying District shall be the same as the zone change procedure and shall be subject to the conditions as re- quired for said Modifying District (see Section 33 . 601) . SECTION IZ : This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force on the thirty-first day from and after its passage and approval . Presented by Approved as to form by /�////� �i��/��/`/ � ,�/J� Bruce H . Warren, Director o�� George . Lindberg, City Attorne"y Planning - 3 .- a � � r . . . ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCZL of the CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this Sth day of October , 1971 , by the foTlowing vote , to-wit : AYES : Councilmen Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde, Egdahl NAYES : Councilmen None ABSENT : Councilmen None �____/� ' � Mayor of the City of C � a Vis�a ATTEST � City Cierl STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO j ss . CITY OF CHULA VISTA .) � I � JENNIE Di, FULASZo City Clerk of :he Cii:y of Chula Vistar Californiap DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foreg�ing is a full; true and correct copy of � , and thai the same has not been amer.ded or repealed, DATED= � City Clerk ��" ��