HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.56 ORDINANCE NO. ~1.56
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING
SECTION 15-06.280(b) OF THE CITY CODE CONCERNING
GROSS FLOOR AREA, AMENDING SECTION 15-18.020 OF
THE CITY CODE TO ADD FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AS A
PERMI'rrED USE IN THE P-A DISTRICT, AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 15-29.010(b) AND 15-29.020 OF THE CITY CODE
CONCERNING FENCING
The City Council of the City of Saratoga hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION h Paragraph (b) of Section 15-06.280 in Article 15-06 of the City
Code is amended to read as follows:
"(b) Gross floor area means the total floor space under roof of all floors of a
building measured to the outside surfaces of exterior walls, including halls,
stairways, elevator shafts, ducts, service and mechanical equipment rooms, and
including also interior courts with or without a roof, but excluding basements,
exterior roof overhangs, exterior unenclosed balconies, and unenclosed areas
underneath exterior decks or balconies. The floor area of a covered structure, or
portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the area under
the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. Gross floor area includes all
areas having an interior height of at least seven and one-half feet, except that in
the case of a sloped ceiling, roof or ground surface, the floor area shall be measured
from the point at which the interior height is five feet if any portion of such area
also has an interior height of at least seven and one-half feet. The term "interior
courts" as used herein means an area bounded by one or more buildings which is
enclosed on each side by more than fifty percent of the length of such side."
SECTION 2: Section 15-18.020 in Article 15-18 of the City Code is amended to
read as follows:
'S15-18.02O Permitted uses
The following permitted uses shall be allowed in a P-A district:
(a) Professional, administrative and medical offices.
(b) Financial institutions.
(c) Accessory structures and uses located on the same site as a permitted
use.
(d) Parking lots which comply with the standards for off-street parking
facilities as set forth in Section 15-35.020 of this Chapter.
(e) Temporary Christmas tree sales between November 1st and December
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(2) The fence is required for safety reasons,
(d) Wildlife trAiln. No fence shall unreasonably impede the movement of
wildlife animals utilizing an established trail or migratory route which crosses the
site.
(e) Wire fences. Wire fencing, other than chain link, barbed wire or
galvanized wire, shall be permitted only if the space between the wire is sufficient
to allow the unobstructed passage of a sphere having a diameter of four inches and
the wire is black or otherwise colored to blend with the terrain. Chain link fencing
shall be permitted only for recreational courts and shall similarly be colored to
blend with the terrain. No barbed wire fencing shall be allowed except as permitted
by Section 15-29.050 of this Article."
SECTION 5: If any section, subsectioh, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or
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 6: 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 1st day of March,
1989, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clevenger, Moyi~s, Peterson, Stutznr~n, and Mayor Anderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
~ The above and fore~i~,is a true and correct
~. copy oi Ordinance . .,~ which has been
-- published according to taw.
Deputy City Clerk Date
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