HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance 74-384ORDINANCE NO. 74 -384
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
AMENDING SECTIONS 9122, 9123, 9296 AND
9366 OF THE TEMPLE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR
THE R -3 AND R -4 ZONES OF THE CITY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Subparagraph 2 of Section 9122 of the Temple
City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2. Open Space shall mean ground floor area other
than a required yard area, driveway, swimming pool, or
off - street parking facility, which has an average gra-
dient of not to exceed 5 %, with no building or structure
located therein, except for non - habitable structures
used exclusively for recreational purposes, and which
has a minimum area of 250 contiguous square feet with a
minimum dimension of 10 feet. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section, open space shall include the
required side yard area of any interior lot provided
said area complies with each of the other provisions
hereof.
SECTION 2. Subparagraphs 1 and 2 of Section 9362 of the
Temple City Municipal Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Lots.
(a) Area. The minimum required area of each
lot in the R -3 zone shall be 10,000 square feet.
(b) Width. The minimum lot width for R -3 zoned
lots shall-TT-50 feet;provided that no new lot shall
be created after the effective date of this regula-
tion having less than the following minimum widths:
1) Interior lots shall have a width of not
less than 80 feet.
2) Corner lots shall have a width of not
less than 100 feet.
(c) Permissible Lot Coverage. Buildings, in-
cluding accessory buildings and structures, shall
not cover more than fifty percent of the area of
any lot.
2. Buildings.
(a) Length. No building or structure shall
exceed a length of 150 feet.
(b) Hei ht: No building or structure shall
exceed a eig t of 35 feet.
(c) Lot Area Per Dwelling Unit: Minimum lot
area per dwelling unit shall be 1,800 square feet.
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(d) Minimum Gross Floor Area for Dwelling Units:
1) Bachelor units shall contain not less
than 600 square feet.
2) One- bedroom units shall contain not
less than 750 square feet.
3) Two - bedroom or one- bedroom and den units
shall contain not less than 900 square feet.
4) Three - bedroom or two - bedroom and den
units shall contain not less than 1,100 square
feet.
5) For each additional bedroom in units of
more than three - bedrooms, an additional 150
square feet is required.
6) Not more than forty percent of the total
building complex shall be composed of bachelor
and /or one - bedroom units.
(e) Stairways: No exterior stairway shall be
placed in front of, and within 10 feet, of any door
or window.
(f) Elevators: All buildings containing dwelling
units above the third floor shall be served with ele-
vators in addition to the stairways otherwise required
by law. For purposes of this Section the number of
floors, in a building shall be counted from the lower-
most floor to the uppermost floor and shall include
subterranean off - street parking areas.
(g) Off- Street Parking: Each lot in the R -3 zone
shall have, on the same lot or parcel of land, parking
spaces as provided in Section 9291 as amended. At
least two parking spaces per dwelling unit, each of
which must be located in a garage or carport, plus one
space, which may be either enclosed or unenclosed, for
each three units or any fraction thereof. Such park-
ing facilities shall be conveniently accessible and
located only on such portions of the lot or parcel of
land upon which structures may be erected. The off -
street parking spaces which are required to be located
in a carport or a garage shall be located upon the lot
so that the vehicular access thereto is not directly
visible from a public street.
SECTION 3. Section 9366 of the Temple City Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
9366. Permitted Uses. No person shall use, nor shall
any property owners permit the use, of any R -4 zoned lot
for any purpose other than the following:
1. Principal Uses.
(a) Uses permitted in zone R -3, subject to the
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limitations, restrictions and regulations as set
forth in Sections 9360, 9361, 9363, 9364 and 9365
hereof; and
(b) The following professional - commercial
uses:
1) Attorneys
2) Dentists
3) Medical Doctors
The uses permitted by Subparagraph (b) hereof
shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions
as set forth in Sections 9390 through 9394 inclusive,
hereof.
2. Standards of Development. The standards of devel-
opment for the R -4 zone shall_ be the same as those specified
for the R -3 zone in Section 9362 hereof, except as follows:
(a) Lot Area Per Unit: The minimum lot area per
unit shall be 1,200 square feet.
(b) Floor Area Per Unit: Floor area shall con-
form to the Uniform Building Code standards.
SECTION 4. Subparagraph 2A is hereby added to Section 9123
of the Temple City Municipal Code, to read as follows:
2A. Parallel Parking Space shall mean a parking space
which is situated parallel to the direction of traffic in a
driveway, off - street parking facility or street.
SECTION 5. Subparagraph 1 of Section 9296 of the Temple
City Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Size. Each off - street parking space, other than
a parallel parking space, shall be at least ten feet (10')
in width and at least twenty feet (20') in length. Each
off - street parallel parking space shall be at least eight
feet (8') in width and at least twenty -four (24') in length.
All off - street parking spaces shall be provided with ade-
quate ingress and egress.
SECTION 6. New Subparagraph 14 is hereby added to Section
9296 of the Temple City Municipal Code, to read as follows:
14. Desi n of Parkin Areas. Off- street parking
facilities uti izing ang a par ing spaces shall comply
with the dimensions specified in the following chart
and diagram. Dimensions for angles not listed shall be
determined by interpolation.
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