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ORDINANCE NO. 02 -879
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY AMENDING THE TEMPLE CITY ZONING CODE
RELATIVE TO PROHIBITING ESTATE TYPE FENCING UP TO
SIX FEET IN HEIGHT IN THE FRONT YARD AREA AND
RESTRICTING SECURITY GATES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Based upon the findings contained in the Planning Commission Resolution No.
02 -2031 PC and based upon the discussion of pertinent information at the Planning Commission meetings
of June 25, 2002, August 27, 2002 and October 8, 2002, and based upon the minutes of the Planning
Commission meetings for the above referenced dates and based upon a Public Hearing which was
conducted before the Planning Commission and a Public Hearing conducted at this time before the City
Council, the City Council amends the Temple City Zoning Code as described below.
SECTION 2. This project should result in no significant effects upon the environment, and a
Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with the State CEQA Guidelines. The initial
statement as prepared indicates that there is no potential for adverse impact to the environment as it
relates to all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians and related ecological communities, including
the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability.
SECTION 3. The City Council amends the Temple City Zoning Code as follows:
ARTICLE VI
CHAPTER 1 — ZONING CODE
PART XI — ENCROACHMENTS IN YARD AREA AND HEIGHT EXCEPTIONS
SECTION 9316 WALL, FENCE OR HEDGES.
A wall, fence, hedge or security gate not more than six feet in height may be located and maintained on
any part of an "R" Zoned lot except those areas comprising the front yard. In front yards, the maximum
height of a wall, fence or hedge shall be limited to a maximum of thirty -six (36) inches when view
obscuring or a maximum of forty -two (42) inches when non view - obstructing. No security gate, regardless
of height, shall be permitted when said security gate blocks vehicular access to a multiple family
residential project which has or will have required guest parking.
A. Where a retaining wall protects a cut below the natural grade, and is located on a property line
separating lots, such retaining wall may be topped by a fence, wall or hedge of the same height
that would otherwise be permitted at the location if no retaining wall existed. Where a retaining
wall contains a fill, the height of the retaining wall built to retain the fill shall be considered as
contributing to the permissible height of a fence, solid wall or hedge, providing that in any event a
protective fence or wall not more than thirty -six inches in height may be erected at the top of such
retaining wall.
B. Corner Lots and Reverse Corner Lots: A wall, fence or hedge not exceeding 6 feet in height may
be erected or maintained on the side property line of the street side of a corner or reverse corner
lot, except:
1. That no view - obscuring structure, hedge, growth or similar obstruction to
view shall be erected or maintained on such lot higher than 36 ", within
the triangular area formed by the lines of existing or future curbs and
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diagonal line joining points on such existing or future curb lines 40 feet
from the point of their projected intersection; and
2. That no such obstruction to view may be erected or maintained on any
portion of such lot higher than 36" as measured in (a) above, and within
10 feet of the edge of the existing or future curb.
ARTICLE XI
CHAPTER 1 — ZONING CODE
PART VI — ZONE VARIANCES AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
DIVISION 2- CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
9202 - CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. WHEN REQUIRED.
The following verbiage shall be deleted from paragraph three of Section 9202 as shown below:
"Uses designated by a ** in the following list of uses shall be approved through an administrative review
procedure as set forth is Section 9214."
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and to
its approval by the Mayor and shall cause the same to be published according to law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 3rd day of December, 2002.
ATTEST:
I, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 01 -879 was
introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City held on the 19th day of
November, 2002 and was duly passed, approved and adopted by said Council, approved and signed by
the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at the regular meeting held on the 3rd of December, 2002 by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilman - Souder, Wilson, Zovak, Vizcarra, Gillanders
NOES: Councilman -None
ABSENT: Councilman -None
ABSTAIN: Councilman -None
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City Clerk
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