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ORDINANCE 207
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
ESTABLISHING A SINGLE STORY OVERLAY DISTRICT FOR THE
SARATOGA WOODS NEIGHBORHOOD
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARA TOGA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. Findings.
The City Council finds and declares as following:
A. The Planning Commission has conducted a public hearing to consider amendments to
the zoning code with respect to limiting the number of stories allowed in the Saratoga
Woods Neighborhood and has adopted a Resolution recommending the City Council
amend the City Code.
B. The adoption of a Single Story Overlay District will implement various policies and
techniques of the Residential Design Handbook by protecting the privacy of all existing
dwellings, by minimizing the height, bulk and mass of any add.ition, remodel or
reconstruction in the Saratoga Woods Neighborhood.
C. This ordinance amends the City Code to provide a Single Story Overlay District that
limits existing homes in the Saratoga Wood Neighborhood to one story.
D. This ordinance amends the City Code to provide that any remodel, addition or
reconstruction be limited in height to the height of the contiguous single story dwellings.
Section 2.
Adoption.
Section 15-10.010 is hereby amended by adding subsection (1.) to read as follows:
"(1) R-l-JO,OOO Single Story Overlay District for the Saratoga Woods' Neighborhood
Any single story addition or replacement construction shall be limited in height to the
height of the contiguous single story dwellings. The existing two story dwellings wÍthin
the Saratoga Woods Neighborhood are exempt from the provisions of this single story
limitation. The boundaries of the Saratoga Woods' Neighborhood and the exempted lots
are shown on the following map. "
Section 3.
Severance Clause.
The City Council declares that each section, sub-section, paragraph, sub-paragraph,
sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance is severable and independent of every other
section, sub-section, sentence, clause and phrase of this ordinance. If any section, sub-
section, paragraph, sub-paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase are held invalid, the City
Council declares that it would have adopted the remaining provisions of this ordinance
irrespective of the portion held invalid, and further declares its express intent that the
remaining portions of this ordinance should remain in effect after the invalid portion has
been eliminated.
Section 4.
Publication.
This ordinance or a comprehensive summary thereof shall be published in a newspaper of
general circulation of the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
The foregoing ordinance was introduced and read at the regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Saratoga held on the 17 day of July, 2002, and was adopted by the
following vote following a second reading on the 7th day of August, 2002:
AYES:
Councilmembers Stan Bogosian, John Mehaffey, Ann WaItonsmith,
Mayor Nick Streit
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
None
ABSTAIN:
Vice Mayor Evan Baker
NI KSTREIT,MAYOR
CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RICHARD TAYLOR, CITY ATTORNEY