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Home My WebLink AboutOrd 1981-1937 ORDINANCE NO. 1957 ~ ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHUIA VISTA AMENDING SECTION 15.56.020 C OF THE CHUL~ VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STORAGE REOUIREMENTS FOR CONDOMINIUMS WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to the Municipal Code is exempt from environmental review as a Class l(a) exemption. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows: SECTION I: That Section 15.56.020 C of the Chula Vista Municipal Code be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 15.56.020 Condc~ninium Projects, Condc~ninium Conversions and Occupancy Thereof. C. Unless otherwise authorized by the Planning Commission and City Council pursuant to Section 15.56.070, each condominium unit shall be provided with enclosed storage space in accordance with the following standards: 1. Each condominium unit shall be provided with an enclosed storage space for the personal and private use of each owner in accordance with the follcwing table: Number of bedrooms Cu. feet of enclosed in condominiumunit storage space Studio and one 150 Two 200 Three 250 Four or more 300 2. Enclosed storage spaces may contain no dimension smaller than two feet and may not be divided into more than two locations. 3. At least seventy percent Of the required space must be contiguous with the unit it serves. 4. Storage spaces shall be as secure as possible. All storage spaces which are accessible from outside the living area must utilize one-inch deadbolt single cylinder locks, security type hinges with nonremovable pins, and solid core doors. Such spaces must be constructed in a secure workmanlike manner and of materials so as to resist forced entries. 5. The configuration of the storage space shall allow for all portions of it to be easily reached. - t- 6. One-half of the required space may be provided within the attic if it is accessible by a pulldc~n or stationary stairway. 7. Storage located within the carport area shall not constitute more than thirty percent of the required space, if not adjacent to the unit. 8. Storage space must be designed so as to be architecturally con~patible with the character of the condominium development. 9. Storage spaces shall not be located where they would increase the danger of fire or block important access routes to fire or police personnel. Where attic storage is provided, it shall be enclosed with one hour fire resistive construction. SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect on the thirty-first day from and after its adoption. Presented by Approved as to form by D. J. Pet~, Director of George D. Lindberg, City TA~torney Planning FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, held March 17 198 1, and finally PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting thereo~ held March 24 , 198 1 , by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Councilmen: Gillow, Hyde~ McCandliss, Scott NAYES: Councilmen: Cox ABSENT: Councilmen: None ~~Cit~y MC~yor of the City of Chula Vista ATTES' STATE OF CALIFORNIA) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO) ss. CITY OF CHULA VISTA) I, , City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1937 , and that the same has not been amended or repealed. DATED City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. PCA-81-4 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE ADOPTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 15.56.020 C OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STORAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDOMINIUr~ WHEREAS, Section 15.56.020 C of the Chula Vista Municipal Code establishes requirements relating to storage space for condominium units, and WHEREAS, the City Council requested preparation of an amendment to the code to redefine the location and distribution of the required storage space for condominiums, and WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is exempt from environmental review as a Class l(a) exemption, and WHEREAS, the City Planning Conmission set the time and place for a public hearing to consider the proposed amendment, and WHEREAS, a hearing was held at said time and place, namely 7:00 p.m., February 11, 1981 in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and the hearing was thereafter closed. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. From facts presented to the Planning Commission, the Commission finds that public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning p~actice require that Section 15.56.020 C be amended to read as follows: C. Unless otherwise authorized by the Planning Commission and City Council~ pursuant to Section 15.56.070, each condominium unit shall be provided with enclosed storage space in accordance with the following standards: 1. Each condominium unit shall be provided with an enclosed storage space for the personal and private use of each owner in accordance with the following table: Number of bedrooms Cu. ft. of enclosed in condominium unit storage space Studio and one 150 Two 200 Three 250 Four or more 300 2. Enclosed storage spaces may contain no dimension smaller than two feet and may not be divided into more than two locations. 3. At least seventy perent of the required space must be contiguous with the unit it serves. 4. Storage spaces shall be as secure as possSble. All storage spaces which are accessible from outside the living area must utilize one-inch deadbolt single cylinder locks, security type hinges with nonremovable pins, and solid core doors. Such spaces must be constructed in a secure workmanlike manner and of materials so as to resist forced entries. 5. The configuration of the storage space shall allow for all portions of it to be easily reached. 6. One-half of the required space may be provided within the attic if it is accessible by a pulldown or stationary stairway. 7. Storage located within the carport area shall not constitute more than thirty percent of the required space, if not adjacent to the unit. 8. Storage space must be designed so as to be architecturally compatible with the character of the condominium development. 9. Storage spaces shall not be located where they would increase the danger of fire or block important access routes to fire or police personnel. Where attic storage is provided, it shall be enclosed with one hour fire resistive construction. 2. The Planning Commission recommends to the City Council that said amend- ments be adopted. 3. That this resolution be transmitted to the City Council. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA this llth day of February, 1981 by the following vote, to-wit: AYES: Commissioners O'Neill, Stevenson, G. Johnson, Pressutti, R. Johnson and Williams NOES: None ABSENT: Commissioner Smith ~/<.~___, ATTEST: Chairman EXHIBII A CONVERSION OF DWELLING UNITS TO INDEPENDENT OWNERSHIP Section 15.56..020 or dwelling group into a comdominium project, -t-he ~o~at-fex'Vaif~j..speee ~n4y. ff-R.~,qea.r/ty shall be occupied prior to the property owner's .~,,A-eeed~ t-he- closet- a~ed- e~>inet- spree compliance with the following requirements: .-whi~oa 4s- A. Condominium developments shall meet tile .-u~i~. fire protection standards which govern 6-7-. One-half of the required space may be multi-family residences, dwelling groups, and provided within the attic if it is acces- other types of rental projects. All existing sible by a pulldown or stationary stair- fire protection facilities shall be maintained. way. B. Walls which meet the standards of the 7.8.- Storage located within the carport area Uniform Building Code shall be installed shall not constitute more than sin~hi between the airspaces of condominium cent of the required space, if not ad- units. jacent to the unit. I C. Unless otherwise authorized by the planning I 8-9-. Storage space must be designed so as to commission and city council pursuant to be architecturally compatible with the Section 15.56.070, each condominium unit character of the condominium dex'elop- shall be provided with enclosed storage space ment. in accordance with the following standards: 9 I-O..Storage spaces shall not be located where 1. Each condominium unit shall be pro- they would increase the danger of fire vidcd with an enclosed storage space for or block important access routes to fire the personal and private use or' each or police personnel. Where attic storage owner in accordance with the following table: hour fire resistive construction. D. Condominium projects shall conform to the Number of bedrooms Cu. ft. of enclosed Uniform Housing Code which exists at the in condominium unit storage space time of their establishment by subdivision map. The Housing Code requirements are Studio and one 150 those which govern multiple-family Two 200 dwellings and dwelling groups. Three 25(3 E. All condominium projects shall meet the Four or more 300 protective-lighting standards of the Uniform lipusing ('ode. 2. lLnclosecl storage spaces may cont:nn no F. Condominium projects shall conform to tile dimension smaller th;m two Feet atttl oFf-,,treet parking requirements which exist may not be divided into more titan two at the time o1' their establishment by locations. ~-~ k~c~,4,~ +m,-y-c.~m4a~i,q b:~ subdivision/nap or parcel map. ~hc off- -t~,a g~t-y- -pe,,;,.m.t -~f- t-h~,- ~u. iK~d- street parking requirements are those which s4or~g~44-~. seventy govern multiple-family dwellings anti 3. At least ~TrtyApcrcent of the required dwelling groups. qtiguous with space mttst bc'~'Ln~t~,-fH t.fret:-.vei'fhi:~rthc G. Condominiutn projects shall comply witIt unit it serves. the guidelines of the design manual of 4. Storage spaces shall hc as sccfire as pos- city, and sitall be reviewed by the design sible. All storage spaces which are ac- review committee. except where cessible fronl outside the living 4rca must condominium projects are located with the utilize one-inch dcadbnlt single cylinder Chula Vista town centre No. I locks, security type hi,~cs with nonrc- redevelopmerit project area. in which case movable pins. and solid core tippers. the guidelines of the town centre design Such spaces must be constructctl in a nmnual shall govern, and tile reviewing body secure worknlanlike nlanner ,nd of nit- shall be the to~vn centre design review boavii, tcrials so as to resist fi}rcctl entries. Notwithstanding the provisions of 5. 'rlte configurati<m oF the stolalzc space subsection G, the property owner sitall not sitall allow for all portions of it to be be required to make major structural or easily reached. spatial changes to existing buildings. 6:. k st-omge .~r~ee Ioea4~ w&t4,4/'e.~he4hd~vg,- tt. Each condominium unit shall be served by as~t-.of ~'~.~.~nt(-wtlatb~ e~ttnh'd-t'owa-rd a separhte water heater, and by separate 41 I - 1 (Chu~ v~, ~ :. t s -?t) ORDINANCE NO. 1937 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING SECTION 13.56.020 C OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO STORAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDOMINIUMS By a vote of 4 to 1 (Councilman Cox voting "no"), the City Council placed the ordinance on its second reading and adoption at the meeting of March 24, 1981. The amendment redefines the location and distribution of the required storage space for condominiums. The amendment increases the security and convenience of the required storage areas and eliminates the ambiguity associated with determining whether or not an existing storage area is clearly above what is "normally" provided. Copies of the ordinance are available at the office of theCity Clerk, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista. nxe M. Fulasz, C C, City Clerk