HomeMy Public PortalAbout79-460 ORDINANCE NO. 79-46D
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON
RELATING TO REVISED MINIMUM STREET
FRONTAGE AND ACCESS WIDTHS AND AMEND-
ING THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article IX of the Carson Municipal
Code is amended by amending Section 9125. 3 of Division 5,
Part 2 to read:
Section 9125 .3 Street Frontage and Access
No lot shall be created unless it is capable of being provided
with vehicular access directly from a public street or alley.
The street frontage shall be at least 50 feet, except that for
a lot with frontage on a cul-de-sac the frontage shall be at
least 40 feet.
A new or additional use (other than a replacement for an exist-
ing dwelling accidentally destroyed) shall not be developed on
an existing lot unless there is vehicular access from a public
street or alley and such access has a width of at least 10 feet
if the lot is to be used for less than 5 dwellings, or 20 feet
if the lot is to be used for 5 or more dwellings, or nonresi-
dential use. The required vehicular access shall be either
directly from a public street or alley or by means of a right-
of-way on access.
Section 2. Article IX of the Carson Municipal
Code is amended by amending Section 9135. 3 of Division 5,
Part 3 to read:
Section 9135 . 3 Street Frontage and Access
No lot shall be created unless it is capable of being provided
with vehicular access directly from a public street or alley
and has a street frontage of at least 30 feet.
A new or additional use shall not be developed on an existing
lawfully established lot (including a leased area of land
during the term of the lease) unless there is vehicular access
from a public street or alley, and such access has a width of
at least 20 feet. The required vehicular access shall be either
directly from a public street or alley or by means of a right-
of-way or easement.
Section 3. Article IX of the Carson Municipal
Code is amended by amending Section 9145. 3 of Division 5,
Part 4 to read:
Section 9145. 3 Street Frontage and Access
No lot shall be created unless it is capable of being provided
' with vehicular access directly from a public street or alley
and has a street frontage of at least 100 feet.
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A new or additional use shall not be developed on an existing
lawfully established lot (including a leased area of land
during the term of the lease) unless there is vehicular access
from a public street or alley, and such access has a width of
at least 20 feet. The required vehicular access shall be either
directly from a public street or alley or by means of a right-
of-way or easement.
Section 4 . Article IX of the Carson Municipal
' Code is amended by amending Section 9155. 3 of Division 5,
Part 5 to read:
Section 9155. 3 Street Frontage and Access
In the OS Zone, no lot shall be created, and no new or additional
use shall be developed on an existing lawfully established lot
(including a leased area of land during the term of the lease)
unless there is vehicular access from a public street or alley,
and such access has a width of at least 20 feet. The required
vehicular access shall be either directly from a public street
or alley or by means of a right-of-way or easement.
Section 5. Article IX of the Carson Municipal
Code is amended by amending Section 9182.1 of Division 2,
Part 8 to read:
Section 9182 . 1 Site Nonconformity
Any lawfully created lot which becomes nonconforming as to lot
area, lot width, street frontage, or vehicular access require-
ments may continue indefinitely with such nonconformity and may
be developed and used as if it were a conforming lot, except
that a new or additional use shall not be developed on a lot
which is nonconforming as to vehicular access. This Section
shall not be construed as authorizing the establishment of a
use for which special site requirements exist differing from
the basic requirements of the zone unless the site meets such
special requirements at the time such use is established.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 13th day of
March , 1979.
MAYOR
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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. 79-460, passed first reading on
February 20, 1979 , was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said
City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 13th day of
' March , 1979, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: COU NCI LMEMBERS: Bridgers, Marbut, Colas and Yamamoto
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: Nortie
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith
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