HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1985-2124 ORDINANCE NO. 2124
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AMENDING THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF GUEST HOUSES WITHIN THE CITY
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby
ordains as follows:
SECTION I: Chapter 19.02 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code is hereby amended to add Section 19.02.050 to read as
follows:
Sec. 19.02.050 Guest Houses.
Notwithstanding any provisions of the Chula Vista
Municipal Code to the contrary, "guest houses" may not
be constructed within the City after July 23, 1985.
SECTION II: Chapter 19.04 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code is hereby amended by repealing Section 19.04.106.
SECTION III: Chapter 19.20 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code is hereby amended by repealing Section 19.20.030B.
SECTION IV: Chapter 19.22 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code is hereby amended by repealing Section 19.22.030B.
SECTION V: Chapter 19.24 of the Chula Vista Mun~clpal
Code is hereby amended by repealing Section 19.24.030G.
SECTION VI: Chapter 19.26 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code is hereby amended by repealing Section 19.26.030D.
SECTION VII: Chapter 19.58 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code is hereby amended by repealing Section 19.58.020D.
SECTION VIII: Pursuant to Section 311 of the Chula
Vista City Charter, the City Council hereby declares that this
ordinance shall be effective immediately as an emergency
ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it is necessary
for this ordinance to take effect immediately to preserve the
public peace, health or safety for the following reasons:
Guest houses pursuant to the Chula Vista Municipal Code
are permitted in areas that are limited to single family and/or
duplex residences. The addition of a guest house in these
residential areas constitutes an increase in density and a
weakening of the single family character thus destroying the
public peace.
The prohibition contained in the Chula Vista Municipal
Code relating to the renting of guest houses is nearly impossible
for the staff of the City to enforce. The renting of guest
houses in single family neighborhoods leads to permanent tenants
who contribute additional noise and traffic problems which
further erode the public's peace, health and safety.
The staff of the Chula Vista Planning Department has not
had an opportunity to adequately review and report on the impact
that said guest houses ultimately have on single family
residences. The adoption of this emergency ordinance will
maintain the status quo until such time as the report is
presented to the Council.
Presented and Approved as to form by
Charles R. Gill, Assistant City Attorney
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, AT FIRST READING THIS 23rd DAY OF July
19 85 , BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE, TO-WIT:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Cox, Malcolm, McCandliss, Scott, Moore
NAYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
May C/ity of Chula Vista
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I. JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of ORDINANCE NO. 2124 , and that the same has
not been amended or repealed.
DATED
City Clerk
(seal)
CC-660
ORDINANCE NO. 2124
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF T~ CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AMENDING THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT
THE CONSTRUCTION OF GUEST HOUSES WITHIN THE CITY
By a unanimous vote of the City Council on July 23,
1985, the ordinance was placed on first reading and
adoption as an emergency ordinance.
Specifically, the ordinance prohibits the construction
of guest houses in the City after July 23, 1985 and
creates legal nonconforming uses of those guest houses
already in existence.
Copies of the ordinance are available at the office
of the City Clerk, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue,
Chula Vista, California.
Dated: 8/2/85
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