HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.178 ORDINANCE NO. 71 - 178
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SARATOGA AMENDING SECTIONS 15-45.030,
15-45.040 AND 15-45.050 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF SARATOGA
RELATING TO EXCEPTION TO FLOOR AREA
REDUCTION FOR BUILDING HEIGHT
The City Coundl of the City of Saratoga does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 15-45.030 of the Code of the City of Saratoga is hereby
amended, to read as follows:
"15-45.030 Allowable floor area.
(a) Definition. As used in this Article, the term "allowable floor area"
means the maximum gross floor area of the main structure (including any
garage constituting a portion thereof), plus any accessory structures. For
purposes of calculating allowable floor area, any space with an interior height
of fifteen feet or greater shall be doubled. The allowable floor area is based
upon the size and slope of the lot and the height of the .main structure to be
constructed or existing thereon as computed in accordance with the provisions
of this Section.
(b) Maximum standards. The standards set forth in this Section are
intended to be maximum figures and the Planning Commission may, in any
case, require that the floor area be reduced below the applicable standard if
such reduction is necessary in order to mal~e the findings prescribed in Section
15-45.080 of this Article.
(c) Slope adjustment. If the average slope of the lot is more than ten
percent, the net site area of the lot shall be reduced by a percentage amount
based upon the average slope and calculated as follows:
Average Slope Percentage of Net Site Area
of the Lot to be Deducted
10.01-20% 10% plus 2% for each 1 percent of
the slope over 10%*
20.01-30% 30% plus 3% for each 1 percent of
the slope over 20%*
Over 30% 60%
*Where the average slope is a fractional number, it shall be
rounded up to the next whole number.
(d) Floor area standards. After red. ucing the net site area by the amount
required for the slope adjustment under subsection (c) of this Section, if any,
the floor area standard for the lot shall be determined in accordance with the
table set forth below:
Size of Lot Floor Area Standard
(net site a~ea)
Less than 5,000 sq.ft. To be determined by Planning
Commission
5,000-10,000 sq.ft. 2,400 sq.ft. plus 160 sq.ft. for each
1,000 sq.ft. of net site area over
5,000 sq.ft.*
I0,001-15,000 sq.ft. 3,200 sq.ft. plus 170 sq.ft. for each
1,000 sq.ft. of net site area over
10,000 sq.ft.*
15,001-40,000 sq.ft. 4,050 sq.ft. Plus 78 sq.ft. for each
1,000 sq.ft. of net site area over
15,000 sq.ft. *
40,001-80,000 sq.ft. 6,000 sq.ft. Plus 20 sq.ft. for each
1,000 sq.ft. of net site area over
40,000 sq.ft.*
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80,001-200,000 sq.ft. 6,800 sq.ft. plus 10 sq.ft. for each
1,000 sq.ft. of net site area over
80,000 sq.ft.*
200,000 + 8,000 sq.ft. is the maximum
allowable square footage. *
· Where division of the net site area by 1000 results in a fractional
number the product shall be rounded up to the next whole
number.
(e) Maximum floor area allowed for R- l, HR and A Zone districts.
The maximum allowable floor area shall be as prescribed in the following table:
Zone District Maximum Floor Area
R- 1 - 10,000 4,400
R-1-12,500 4,830
R-l-15,000 5,220
R- 1-20,000 6,000
R- 1-40,000 7,200
HR and A 8,000
(f) Floor area reduction for certain zone districts. After the allowable
floor area is calculated in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, the maximum
allowable floor area for all structures shall be reduced by 1.5 percent for each
one foot of maximum building height in excess of eighteen feet in height. This
deduction shall apply only to new construction, including new main
structures, additions thereto, and new additions to existing main stxuctures, for
all lots located in an R-l-10,000, R-1-12,500, R-l-15,000 or R-i-20,000 zone
district.
The maximum building height of any structure shall be determined in the
manner prescribed in Section 15-06.340.'
SECTION 2. Section 15-45.040 of the Code of the City of Saratoga is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 15-45.040 Setbacks.
Where a new structure or an addition to an existing structure, located
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within an R-l-10,000, R-1-12,500, R-l-15,000 or R-I-20,000 district
will exceed eighteen feet in height, the required setback from each
property line of the site shall be increased by one foot for each one foot
of height in excess of eighteen feet."
SECTION 3. Section 15-45.050 of the Code of the City of Saratoga is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 15-45.050 Underfloor clearance.
All new single-family main structures and accessory structures, or
additions thereto, shall be designed to follow the slope of the site so as
to reduce the clearance between ground floor levels and natural or finish
grade, whichever measurement is greater, to not more than five feet.
This does not apply to dedcs or balconies above ground floor level. The
Planning Commission may grant exceptions to this requirement if the
Commission is still able to maize all of the findings set forth in Section
15-45.080 of this Article."
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall go into effect and be
in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final 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 Saratoga held on the 16 th day ofSeptember, 1998, by the
following vote.
AYES: .Councilmembers Bogosian, Jacobs, Moran, Shaw and Mayor Wolfe
NOES: None
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ABSENT: None ~ fi/ff~
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Mayor ~'
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which has been
City Clerk published according to law.
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