HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.47 ORDINANCE NO. ?1. 47
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AMENDING SUBSECTION 15-45.060(a)
CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT FOR DESIGN
REVIEW APPROVAL
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION h Paragraph (a) of Secton 15-45.060 in Article 15-45 of the City
Code is amended to read as follows:
"(a) In each of the following cases, no building permit shah be issued for the
construction or expansion of a single-family main structure or accessory structure in
any A, R-I, HC-RD or NHR district until such structure has received design review
approval by the Planning Commission pursuant to this Article:
(1) Any multi-story main or accessory structure to be constructed
upon a hillside lot.
(2) Any conversion of a single-story structure to a multi-story
structure, except where such conversion does not result in any
exterior modifications to the existing structure beyond the
installation of skylights in the roof.
(3) Any single-story structure over eighteen feet in height.
(4) Whenever design review is specifically required under the terms or
conditions of any tentative or final subdivision map, building site
approval, use permit, variance or conditional rezoning.
(5) Any main structure to be constructed upon a lot having a net site
area of less than 5,000 square feet.
(6) Whenever, as a result of the construction or expansion, the gross
floor area of all structures on the site will exceed 6,000 square
feet.
(7) Whenever, as a result of the construction or expansion, the
allowable floor area may be exceeded pursuant to Subsection 15- '.;~
45.030(d) of this Article.
(8) Whenever, in the opinion of the Planning Director, the construction
or expansion of a main or accessory structure may be incompatible
with the neighborhood, or may create a perception of excessive
bulk, or may unreasonably interfere with views or privacy, or may
adversely affect the natural environment."
SECTION 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
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unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby declares that it
would have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases may be held invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty days after its
passage and adoption.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and after the
waiting time required by law, was thereafter passed and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Saratoga held on the 3rd day of
August , 1988, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clevenger, Moyles~ Peterson~ Stutz~an and Mayor Anderson
NOES: None
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I MAYOR
ATTEST:
· CITY CLERK The above and f0reg0}.n3j~s a true and correct
copy of Ordinance 7I' which has been
publ'shed according to law. .
Deputy City Clerk ·
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