HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1982-2011 ORDINANCE NO. 2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
SEVERAL CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS OF THE CHULA VISTA
MUNICIPAL CODE, ALL RELATING TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain
as follows:
SECTION I: That Sections 6.20.030E, 12.20.100B and D,
12.28.020, 12.28.030A, 12.28.060A, 15.04.290, 15.08.070,
15.16.010, 15.24.160, 15.28.010, 18.28.080, 18.28.090, 19.07.010,
19.14.030F, 19.14.070, 19.14.160, 19.14.260, 19.14.360, 19.14.490,
19.14.510, 19.14.577, 19.14.590, 19.58.370B, 19.58.380C, 19.60.020
and 19.62.190 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code be, and the same
are hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6.20.030 Application required-Procedure-
Transfer licensing procedures.
E. When any dog owner presents evidence that a
previously licensed dog is deceased or executes a
declaration under penalty of perjury of such a fact,
said owner may secure a transfer of the license
previously issued to such an animal to a newly
acquired dog for the balance of the license period
upon the payment of a fee as presently designated,
or as may in the future be amended, in the Master
Fee Schedule and the presentation to the finance
officer of proof of vaccination against rabies. The
finance officer shall note on the original applica-
tion the name and description of the animal to which
the license has been transferred.
Sec. 12.20.100 Permit-Fees required-Exemptions-
Refunds.
B. The permit fees required by this section shall be
collected prior to issuance of a public works
construction permit.
D. Permit fees for public works construction permits
shall be as presently designated, or as may in the
future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule.
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Sec. 12.28.020 Council authorization required when
-Procedure
All encroachments in the public rights-of-way shall
be authorized by resolution of the city council, except
those specifically delegated to the city engineer and
those exempted below; provided further, that the
following types of encroachments are specifically
reserved for council authorization.
Applications for permits for which the provisions of
this chapter or schedule of fees do not properly apply
shall require authorization by city council resolution.
In all cases requiring authorization by resolution of
the city council, the city engineer shall submit the
application with his recommendations to the city manager
for presentation to the city council. Upon approval of
the city council, the city engineer shall collect the
prescribed fees and issue the required permit.
Sec. 12.28.030 Improvements not requiring council
authorization-Temporary
encroachments.
A. The city engineer is authorized to issue encroach-
ment permits without prior authorization from the
city council for the installation of the following
improvements.
1. Fences, in accordance with zoning and building
codes;
2. Retaining walls, in accordance with zoning and
building codes, not to exceed five feet in
height.
Sec. 12.28.060 Fees-Payment required when-Schedule
-Exemptions.
A. Engineering and permit fees required by this section
shall be collected by the city engineer. Such fees
shall be as presently designated, or as may in the
future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule. No
permit shall be issued and no work in the public
rights-of-way shall be permitted until the fees
applicable under this section have been received by
the city engineer.
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Sec. 15.04.290 Fees-Collection-Method of estimation
-Verification-Payment required-
Exemption.
A. Fees required by this chapter shall be collected by
the city engineer and deposited with the director of
finance. Such fees shall be as presently desig-
nated, or as may in the future be amended, in the
Master Fee Schedule.
B. No permit shall be issued, and no land development
shall be permitted until the fees applicable under
this chapter have been received by the city
engineer.
The state or any of its political subdivisions or
any governmental agency shall file applications for
permits and shall be issued permits as required by
this chapter. No fees shall be required when the
work is done by persons working directly for the
state or agency.
Sec. 15.08.070 Building Permit Fees.
Fees for processing and inspecting building permits
shall be as presently designated, or as may in the
future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule.
Sec. 15.16.010 Uniform Mechanical Code, 1976 Edition
adopted by reference.
There is hereby adopted by reference that certain
document known and designated as the "Uniform Mechanical
Code, 1976 Edition, Appendix A, Chapter 22 of Appendix
B, and Appendix "C", as copyrighted by the International
Conference of Building Officials, three copies of which
are on file in the office of the city clerk. Said
document is hereby adopted as the mechanical code of the
city for providing for and regulating the complete
installation and maintenance of heating, ventilating,
cooling and refrigeration systems, providing for the
issuance of permits therefor, and each and all such
regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions, and
terms of the Uniform Mechanical Code, 1976 edition,
Appendix A, Chapter 22 of Appendix B and Appendix C are
hereby referred to, adopted, and made part hereof as
though fully set forth in this chapter, excepting such
portions as are deleted, modified or amended in this
chapter. Exceptions: Fees shall be as presently
designated, or as may in the future be amended, in the
Master Fee Schedule.
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Sec. 15.24.160 Fees for permits and inspections-
Schedule.
Fees for processing and inspecting electrical permits
shall be as presently designated, or as may in the
future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule.
Sec. 15.28.010 Adopted by reference.
There is adopted by reference that certain document
known and designated as the "Uniform Plumbing Code, 1979
Edition" and Appendix I as copyrighted by the Inter-
national Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Officials, three copies of which are on file in the
office of the city clerk. Said document is hereby
adopted as the plumbing code of the city for providing
for and regulating the complete installation, mainte-
nance and repair of plumbing, drainage systems, water
systems, gas systems, private sewage disposal systems,
and providing for the issuance of permits. The fee
amounts shall be as presently designated, or as may in
the future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule. In
each and all such regulations, provisions, penalties,
conditions and terms of the Uniform Plumbing Code,, 1979
Edition and Appendix I are hereby referred to, adopted
and made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein,
excepting such portions as are hereinafter deleted,
modified or amended.
Sec. 18.28.080 Recordation fee.
Upon the filing of the final map with the city
council, the property owner or subdivider shall deposit
with the city clerk a sum sufficient to cover the cost
of recording the map, as presently designated, or as may
in the future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule.
Upon recordation of the final map, the property owner or
subdivider shall submit to the city engineer one dupli-
cate mylar print of the recorded final map together with
eight blue-line prints of the recorded final map.
Sec. 18.28.090 Public works inspection -Additional
payments required when.
In addition to the Master Fee Schedule relative to
public works inspections, subdivider or contractor shall
pay to the city, prior to the acceptance of public
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improvements in any subdivision or street right-of-way
or easement for public purposes, the amount as presently
designated, or as may in the future be amended, in the
Master Fee Schedule for those public works inspections
undertaken outside of regular working ho~rs or on
Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays during the course
of construction of any public improvements.
Sec. 19.07.010 Specific plans - Statutory authority
-Scope of.
Sections 65450 through 65507 of the Government Code
of the State relating to the authority for and scope of
specific plans, and the procedures for the adoption of
specific plans, are hereby adopted and incorporated
herein by reference as though set forth in full. The
fee for processing specific plan amendments and specific
plan development proposals or modifications shall be as
set forth in the Master Fee Schedule.
Sec. 19.14.030 Zoning administrator - Actions
authorized without public hearing.
F. Fees: A fee in the amount as presently designated,
or as may in the future be amended, in the Master
Fee Schedule shall accompany each application for a
variance or conditional use permit or modifications
thereto considered by the zoning administrator
without a public hearing.
Sec. 19.14.070 Conditional use permit - Application
- Fee - Public Hearing.
Applications for conditional use permits or
modifications thereto shall be made to the planning
commission in writing on a form prescribed by the
planning commission and shall be accompanied by plans
and data sufficient to show the detail of the proposed
use or building. The application shall be accompanied
by a fee as presently designated, or as may in the
future be amended, in the Master Fee Schedule. The
director of planning or the planning commission shall
have the discretion to include in notice of the hearing
on such application notice that the planning commission
will consider classification of other than that for
which application is made and/or additional properties
and/or uses. In those cases where the application
conforms to the requirements of Section 19.14.030A, the
application shall be directed to the zoning
administrator.
Sec. 19.14.160 Variance - Fee required.
The fee for a variance or modification thereof shall
be as presently designated, or as may in the future be
amended, in the Master Fee Schedule, no part of which
shall be refundable.
Sec. 19.14.260 Conditional use permit or variance -
Time limit for utilization - Void
when - Extensions - Validity.
Any conditional use permit or zone variance granted
by the city as herein provided shall be conditioned upon
the privileges granted being utilized within one year
after the effective date thereof. A variance or
conditional use permit shall be deemed to be utilized if
the property owner has substantially changed his
position in reliance upon the grant thereof. Evidence
of change of position would include completion of
construction or any expenditures of money by the
property owner preparatory to construction and shall
also include the use of the property as granted. If
there has been a lapse of work for three months after
commencement, the conditional use permit or zone
variance shall be void. The commission may, by
resolution, grant an extension of time contained in a
currently valid zone variance or conditional use permit
without a public hearing upon appeal of the property
owner, provided that there has been no material change
or circumstances since the granting of the variance or
conditional use permit which would be injurious to the
neighborhoed or otherwise detrimental to the public
welfare. The fee for an extension of time for a
variance or conditional use permit shall be as set forth
in the Master Fee Schedule.
Sec. 19.14.360 Planned unit development - Fees.
The fee for a planned unit development or
modification thereof shall be as presently designatedf
or as may in the future be amended, in the Master Fee
Schedule.
Sec. 19.14.490 Home Occupations - Permit Required
When - Restrictions and Requirements
- Revocation when - Appeals.
In any R zone, a customary home occupation may be
permitted subject to a home occupation permit granted by
the director of planning which is merely incidental and
secondary to residence use. Each such permit shall be
accompanied by a filing fee as set forth in the Master
Fee Schedule. The following are typical home
occupations: fine arts, handicrafts, dressmaking,
millinery, laundering, preserving, home cooking, route
salesman; or secondary office of a doctor, dentist,
lawyer, architect, engineer, teacher or member of
another recognized profession. The home occupation
shall not:
A. Involve the use of power equipment using motors of
more than a total of one horsepower capacity or the
equivalent thereof, unless a use permit therefor
shall have been issued by the planning commission;
B. Generate vehicular traffic in excess of that
associated with a residential use;
C. Create a nuisance by reason of noise, dust, odor,
vibration, fumes, smoke, electrical interference, or
other causes;
D. Permit any external display of products, merchan-
dise, or any sign to identify the home occupation.
A home occupation permit shall be revoked by the
planning director upon violation of any requirement
of this chapter, or upon any conditions or
limitation of any permit issued, unless such
violation is corrected within fifteen days of notice
of such violation, and any such permit may be
revoked for repeated violation of the requirements
of this section or of the conditions of such permit.
In the event of denial of any permit, or the
revocation thereof, or of objection to the limitations
placed thereon, appeal may be made in writing to the
planning commission, whose decision shall be final.
Sec. 19.14.510 Zoning Permit - Application.
Application shall be made by the property owner or
agent thereof on a form prescribed by the city, and
shall be accompanied by a filing fee as set forth in the
master fee schedule.
Sec. 19.14.577 Precise plan approval - Modification
of the precise plan.
Requests for modifications shall be submitted to the
planning director in written form and shall be
accompanied by a filing fee as set forth in the master
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fee schedule and such additional maps, statements or
other information as may be required to support the
modification. If the proposed modification is deemed by
the director of planning to be insignificant in nature,
the changes may be approved by the director subject to
the filing of a written report to the planning commis-
sion and city council. If, in the opinion of the
director of planning, the proposed changes are signif-
icant in scope, the applicant will be notified within
ten days of the written request that a new application
and hearing will be required.
Seco 19.14.590 Fees for appeals and requested actions
before the planning commission and
zoning administrator.
For all appeals from actions of the planning commis-
sion, zoning administrator or any appeal filed pursuant
to Chapter 19.12 or 19.14, the fee shall be as presently
designated, or as may be in the future amended, in the
Master Fee Schedule. In addition, any request for
action by the planning commission not specifically
covered within the fee structure established by this
chapter shall be in an amount as presently designated,
or as may be in the future amended, in the master fee
schedule.
Sec. 19.58.370 Outside sales and display -
Permanent and temporary.
B. Temporary: Temporary outside sales and display of
merchandise for a period of twenty-four days in any
calendar year, but not exceeding seven consecutive
days, shall be permitted upon approval of a tem-
porary outside sales permit by the zoning admini-
strator. Not more than six permits a year shall be
issued to any one business or shopping complex.
Each such permit shall be accompanied by a filing
fee as set forth in the master fee schedule.
Upon application for a permit, the applicant shall
submit two site plans showing the location of the
proposed outside sales area. The plan shall include
sufficient information to insure that the display
and sales will be conducted in a safe and proper
manner and will not obstruct traffic or cause a
hazardous condition based on the standards adopted
by the city. The permit shall designate the
commencement and termination dates.
Other required conditions:
a. The application shall be submitted for approval
a minimum of two days prior to the requested
date of commencement.
b. There shall be a minimum of thirty days between
the commencement dates of the permits.
c. Temporary outside sales are prohibited in the
C-O, C-N and C-V zones.
d. The sales area shall maintain a twenty-five foot
setback from the street when within an area
designated for parking.
e. The sales area may utilize a portion of required
parking to a maximum of twenty percent.
f. The sales area shall not interfere with the
internal circulation of the site.
g. Pennants may be used only for safety and
precautionary purposes.
h. The sales area shall be kept in a neat and
well-kept manner at all times.
i. Price signs may be used but shall not exceed
twelve by sixteen inches.
j. Other signs may be allowed subject to zoning
administrator approval. Said signs shall not
exceed two square feet of lineal street frontage
of the sales area.
k. Promotional items allowed in conjunction with a
special event, such as anniversaries and grand
openings, are not subject to the provisions
herein except when an outside sales permit is
requested.
1. Only merchandise customarily sold on the
premises shall be considered for temporary
outside sales and display.
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Sec. 19.58.380 Special events.
C. The applicant shall submit a statement stating the
reason for the special event and indicating the
commencement and ending date. The applicant shall
also submit a site plan indicating the location and
area of signs and location of promotional items.
Each permit shall also be accompanied by a filing
fee as set forth in the master fee schedule.
Sec. 19.60.020 Installation - Requirements generally
- Sign permit required when - Fee.
No person except a public officer or employee in
performance of a public duty shall paste, post, paint,
print, nail, tack, erect, place or otherwise fasten any
sign, pennant or notice of any kind, or cause the same
to be done, facing or visible from a public street in
the city except as provided herein and elsewhere in this
title. To insure compliance with this section a sign
permit shall be required for any sign except as provided
hereinafter: Window signs, real estate signs, subdi-
vision signs, and residential signs, as defined in
Chapter 19.04 herein. Each sign permit shall be
accompanied by a filing fee as set forth in the master
fee schedule.
Sec. 19.62.190 Residential parking - Two-car garage
requirement - Procedure for
conversion to living purposes -
Approval required.
Prior to the issuance of a building permit for the
conversion of any existing two-car garage for living
purposes, the property owner desiring such conversion
shall be required to provide the following conditions
and approvals:
A. Two paved off-street parking spaces with minimum
dimensions of ten feet by nineteen feet for each of
said parking spaces shall be provided. Said parking
spaces shall be located in back of the front yard
setbacks; provided however, that the front yard
setback area may be used to accommodate the required
off-street parking if the plans for said parking
spaces are approved by the zoning administrator.
The zoning administrator shall examine said plans to
insure that the parking as proposed does not create
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any obstacles to vehicular or pedestrian traffic and
would not be detrimental to the surrounding neighbor-
hood. If the zoning administrator disapproves the
parking plans, the property owner may file an
application for a variance as provided in this
chapter. Tandem parking as provided in this chapter
will not satisfy the parking requirements.
B. Proper enclosed storage space: The required storage
unit shall contain a minimum of eighty square feet
of floor area for two-car garages and forty square
feet for one-car garages, and shall be no less than
six feet high, with no other dimension less than
four feet, and shall have direct exterior access.
C. All plans for the conversion of existing garages for
living purposes, as well as plans for new garages or
carports, shall be submitted to the planning depart-
ment for approval, to insure that the conversion is
compatible in design and materials with the existing
dwelling. Plans for garage conversions shall show
either:
1. The exterior of the garage unchanged; or
2. The exterior of the garage fully altered to
match the existing house elevation in colors,
materials, and trim.
D. A filing fee as set forth in the master fee schedule
shall accompany each application for a garage
conversion.
SECTION II: Sections 12.28.041, 19.08.040, 19.14.485
and 19.14.486 are hereby added to the Chula Vista Municipal Code
to be and to read as follows:
Sec. 12.28.041 Installations Exempt from Permit
Requirements.
Sidewalk underdrains, irrigation systems and private
utility systems shall be exempt from the requirements of
this chapter.
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Sec. 19.08.040 Violations - Subsequent application
- Fee.
An application filed subsequent to the violation of
any of the provisions of this title for the purpose of
determining, after the fact, compliance therewith shall
be accompanied by a filing fee as set forth in the
Master Fee Schedule of the City.
Sec. 19.14.485 Landscape plan approval - Purpose -
Required when.
The purpose of landscape plan approval is to deter-
mine compliance with this title and the provisions of
the landscape manual of the City of Chula Vista.
Landscape plan approval shall be required for the
following projects: Multiple family, commercial,
industrial, planned unit development, unclassified uses,
remodeling over $10,000 for the above uses, developments
with precise plans, parking lots with five or more
stalls, and graded slopes.
Sec. 19.14.486. Landscape plan approval - Application
- Accompanying documents - Fee.
Application for landscape plan approval shall be made
to the director of planning, and shall be accompanied by
the drawings and information prescribed by the landscape
manual. Each application shall also be accompanied by a
filing fee as set forth in the master fee schedule of
the city.
SECTION III: Sections 15.04.300 and 18.28.070 of the
Chula Vista Municipal Code be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION IV: This ordinance shall take effect and be in
full force on the thirty-first day from and after its adoption.
Presented by Approved as to form by
George DoJLindberg, City
Manager Attorney
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FIRST READ AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
TY OF CHULA VISTAj CALIFORNIAj HELD November 9 , 19 82, AND
FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD November 16 ·
19 82 ~ BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE, TO-WIT:
AYES: Councilmen: Malcolm, Moore, McCandliss, Scott, Cox
NAYES: Councilmen: None
ABSTAIN: CourK~ilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
~y~e City of Chulo Vista
A T T ~C i ty~ler~'~~
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) s s.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chulo Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is o full, true and correct copy of
ORDINANCE NO, 2011 ,and that the some has not been amended or repealed.
DATED
(seal) City Clerk
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ORDINANCE 2011
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING SEVERAL
CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
ALL RELATING TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
By a unanimous vote on November 16, 1982, the City Council
placed the ordinance on second reading and adoption.
The ordinance revises the various sections of the Municipal
Code as it pertains to specified fees in accordance with
Resolution 11063 which amends the Master Fee Schedule.
The Master Fee Schedule relates to both land development-
related fees and certain non-development-related fees.
The purpose of the ordinance is to ensure full cost recovery
levels are implemented for the various fees charged by the
City.
Copies of the ordinance are available at the office of the
City Clerk, City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista.
Dated: November 17, 1 982