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HomeMy Public PortalAbout74-318 ORDINANCE NO. 74-318 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON RELATING TO THE PLANTING OF TREES IN THE RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONED DISTRICTS, AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . Chapter 1 of Article IX of the Carson Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending Section 9131 thereof to read as follows: 9131 . Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9100, the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by adding Section 709 to read as follows: Section 709. Parkway Trees. Parkway trees are required to be provided and planted by the owner or developer of any lot or parcel of land in all residential, commercial and industrial zoned districts in connection with any construction on such lot or parcel requiring a permit valued under the Building Code in excess of $1,000, except as herein otherwise provided. (a) Such parkway trees shall be planted in the public easement (parkway strip) between the street pavement and the property line of such lot or parcel. If sidewalk exists in such parkway strip without provision for parkway trees, tree wells shall be provided as part of such parkway tree requirement. (b) No building permit shall be issued for such construction on such lot or parcel of land until the required parkway trees have been planted or such planting has been provided for in accordance herewith and the specifications of the Director of Parks and Recreation of the City of Carson. Such provision may be made by bond pursuant to the provisions of the Carson Municipal Code Section 1400 in an amount not to exceed the estimated cost of the parkway tree requirement. (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section: (i) The total parkway tree requirement estimated cost shall not exceed one-third of the estimated value of the improvements provided for in such permit; (ii) Where adequate public right of way (parkway strip) does not exist, or where the adjacent street is not improved with curb, gutter and sidewalk, and acquisition of adequate right of way or improvement of such street abutting said lot or parcel is not scheduled in the City of Carson Annual Improvement Program Budget at the time ©f issuance of such a building permit, such parkway tree requirement shall be waived in connection with such building permit. Such waiver shall not affect the requirement for parkway trees in connectwn with any subsequent application for a building permit with respect to such lot or parcel of land. (d) The provisions of this section skull not apply to incidental construction on already developed residential lots. Such incidental con- struction shall include, but not be limited to, room or patio additions, room realignment, and swimming pool and garage construction. Incidental construction as used herein shall not include the construction of a residential unit. Ord. No. 74-31,8/Page 2 of 2 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of September , 1974. i Y ATTEST: CITY CLERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF CARSON ) I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 74-318, passed first reading on September 3 1974 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of staid Council, duly and regularly held on the 16th day of September 1974, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Bridgers, Colas, Marbut, Yamamoto and Smith NOES: COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None ity Clerk, City of Carsoh,I a ifornia