HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 832 (Requirements by Slope)ORDINANCE NO. eQ .�,7 2 __
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE SAN RAFAEL MUNICIPAL
CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 15.32.010, RELATING TO SIZE AND
SHAPE OF LOTS, AND BY THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER 15.34,REGARDING
REQUIREMENTS BY SLOPE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Section 15.32.010 of the San Rafael Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
15.32.010 Size and shape. The size and shape of lots shall conform to
the Zoning regulations effective in the area of the proposed subdivision and shall
be related to:the accessibility to a public street; the character of the neighborhood;
the improvement status of abutting streetsi grading plans for the subdivision;
and the natural topography of the property as outlined in Chapter
15.34, Requirements by Slope, of this Title. Lots shall be not less than fifty (50)
feet in width, nor less than five thousand (5,000) square feet in area, nor less
than eighty (80) feet in depth, provided that for corner lots the width shall be
not less than sixty (60) feet. The Planning Commission may recommend the granting
of exceptions to this provision where lots are to be used for commercial or industrial
purposes, where there are unusual topographic conditions, curved or cul-de-sac
streets exist, where a Planned Community or a Planned Unit Development has been
approved, or where other special conditions warrant exceptions in the lot area, lot
depth, and lot width requirements.
SECTION 2: Title Fifteen, the Subdivision Ordinance of the City of San
Rafael, is hereby amended by adding Chapter 15.34, Requirements by Slope, which is
to read as follows:
CHAPTER 15.34
REQUIREMENTS BY SLOPE
Sections:
15.34.010 Objectives
15.34.020 Subdivisions on standard city streets
15.34.030 Subdivisions on substandard city streets
15.34.010 Objectives. One of the objectives of the San Rafael General
Plan is to preserve the natural beauty of the surrounding hillsides while allowing
reasonable use of these areas for development purposes. The "Requirements by Slope"
are intended to implement this objective by requiring that the lots in hillside
subdivisions be realistically related to the natural topography of the land so as to
limit grading; retain much of the natural terrain; and, in the case of existing
substandard streets, provide for additional on site parking.
15.34.020 Subdivisions on standard city streets. (a) In addition to the
Zoning regulations effective in the area, any lot hereafter created shall contain
at least the minimum lot width and area as related to its natural topographical slope
as set forth in the following table:
Percent of Slope
Average
Lot Width
Lot Area in Square Feet
0 - 10%
(as determined by
the Zoning Ordinance)
11%
62
feet
5,500
12%
64
"
6,000
13%
66
"
6,500
14%
68
"
7,000
15%
70
7,500
16%
72
"
8 , 000
17%
74
"
8,500
18%
76
"
9,000
19%
78
"
9,500
20%
8o
"
10,000
21%
82
"
10,500
22%
84
"
11,000
23%
86
"
11,500
247.
88
"
12,000
25%
90
"
12,500
26%
92
"
13,000
27%
94
13,500
28%
96
"
14,000
290%
98
"
14,500
30%
100
"
15,000
31%
105
"
15,500
32%
110
"
16,000
33%
120
"
16,500
34%
130
"
17,000
35%
14o
"
17,500
36%
150
"
18,000
37%
160
"
18,500
38%
170
"
19,000
39%
18o
"
19,500
40%
190
"
20,000
(b) Except where daylighted cuts or fills are proposed, the percent of
slope shall be computed before grading and shall be measured along a line passing
through the center of the lot or the building site between lot lines and perpendicular
to the natural contours. Where daylighted cuts or fills are proposed, the percent of
slope shall be measured on the ground conditions after the daylight grading is
accomplished.
(c) Where a reasonable and realistic access to an adequate building site
can be demonstrated, a lot with lesser width and area than required by the percent
of slope may be allowed.
15.34.030 Subdivisions on substandard city streets. In the subdivision
of lots on existing substandard city streets the following regul6tions shall apply:
(a) Each lot created shall have a driveway, the grade of which shall not
exceed 18%, with adequate provision for ingress and egress. Said driveway shall
relate to and terminate at a parking area sufficient to accomodate no less than
four (4) automobiles. Said parking area shall be located behind the required front
setback line.
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(b) Frontage and area of each lot created shall, in addition to the
conditions outlined in (a) above, conform to the minimum Zoning requirements of the
district in which the subdivision is located.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be published once in full before its
final passage in the Independent Journal, a daily newspaper of general circulation,
printed, published and circulated in the City of San Rafael, and shall be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
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C. PAUL BETTINI, Mayor
ATTEST:
W. CLIFFORD CORNWELL, City Clerk
The above and foregoing Ordinance No. S )- was read and
introduced at a — �,� .ate meeting of the City Council of the City of S6r Rafael,
held on the) day of `�� 1965, and ordered passe) to
print by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Aby, Saar, Ulbier, Jensen, and Mayor Beriini
NOES: Councilmen
ABSENT: Councilmen
and will come up for adoption as an Ordinance of the City of San Rafael at 1
meeting of the Council to be held on_,
the day of �'"�L�, 1965.
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CLERIV S CERTIFICATE
I, W. CLIFFORD CORNWELL, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, and Ex -
officio Clerk of the Council of said City do hereby certify that the fore-
going Charter Ordinance No. 8L2 _ entitled:
An ordinance amending Title 15 of the San Rafael Mun;cipal Code by
amendina section 15.32,010, relating to size and shape of lots, and
by the addition of Chapter 15.34, regarding requirements by slope.
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance of said City, and was introduced
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
San Rafael, held on the 18th day of.
October
19 65
published as required by City Charter in the San Rafael Independent Journal,
a newspaper printed and published in the City of San Rafael and passed and
adopted as an ordinance of said City at a
regular meeting of
the City Council of said City held on the 1st day of November
19 65 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes• Councilmen• Aby, Baar, Barbier, Jensen and Mayor Bettini
Noes: Councilmen: None
Absent: Councilmen: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the
City of San Rafael this 17th day of
aemer 19 'r
W. CLIFFqAD CORNWELL
City Clerk