HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1063-1989ORDINANCE NO. 1063-89
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 20
OF THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO CARPORTS, RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY
ACCESS AND PARKING AT AIRPORT-ORIENTED HOTELS
AND MOTELS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Subsection {d) is hereby added to Section 20.06.070 to read:
Section 20.06.070 "C"
(d) Carport.
An accessible and usable covered space, open on at least three sides,
designed, constructed and maintained for the parking or storage of
one or more motor vehicles. A carport shall not be substituted for
a required garage except for existing dwellings on lots adjacent to
a lane.
SECTION 2. Section 20.06.110 is hereby amended by adding subsection
(a), deleting subsections {b) and {c) and relettering subsections (d)-(j) as
subsections (b)-(h).
Section 20.06.110 "G"
(a) Garage
A building or portion thereof, containing accessible and usable
enclosed space designed, constructed and maintained for the parking
or storage of one or more motor vehicles. A carport shall not be
substituted for a required garage except for existing dwellings on
lots adjacent to a lane.
(b) Gasoline Sales
The Gasoline Sales use type refers to establishments or places of
business primarily engaged in the retail sale, from the premises,
of petroleum products with the incidental sale of tires, batteries,
and replacement items, lubricating services, and minor repair services.
Up to fifteen percent of the total floor area of any service station
building can be used for retail sales of items for the convenience of
travelers. Examples include snack foods, soft drinks, and other
package food items, and sundry items which one uses when traveling,
such as tissues, film, razor blades, magazines, etc. Sales of beer
and wine for off-premises consumption only are allowed subject to a
use permit.
(c) General Industrial
The General Industrial use type refers to industrial plants
primarily engaged in manufacturing, compounding, processing,
assembling, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of materials
and products.
(d) Grade
The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the
ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the building
and the property line, or when the property line is more than
five feet from the building, between the building and a line
five feet from the building.
(e) Gross Floor Area
See "Floor Area, Gross."
(f) Grounding Rod
A metal pole permanently positioned in the earth to serve as an
electrical conductor through which electrical current may safely
pass and dissipate.
(g) Group Care
The Group Care use type refers to services provided in residential
facilities licensed by the Director of the State Department of Social
Services to serve seven or more persons, but excludes those uses
classified under Day Care Services and Major Public Services.
Typical uses include halfway houses, intermediate care facilities,
or senior citizen board and care homes.
(h) Group Residential
The occupancy of living quarters by a group or groups of persons not
defined as families on a weekly or longer basis, such as boarding
houses.
SECTION 3.
Section 20.57.240 is hereby amended to read:
Section 20.57.240 Off-street parking - General requirements
All parking facilities on each site in the specific plan area shall be
sufficient to serve the business conducted on each such site without
using adjacent streets for parking. Off-street parking shall be
required in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in Section
20.57.250 taking into account any shared parking which may result from
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staggering of peak activity periods between adjacent or mixed uses.
Off~street parking shall include a reasonable number of spaces to
accommodate handicapped persons as specified in an approved precise
plan, and, except as otherwise provided in this section and Sections
20.57.250 through 20.57.300, off-street parking shall be maintained
in accordance with Chapter 20.74.
SECTION 4.
to read:
Subsection (B) of Section 20.57.250 is hereby amended
Section 20.57.250 Off-Street Parking-Minimum Standards
B. Hotels and Motels
One space for each room, however a precise plan may be approved for
an off-street parking ratio of not less than: one space for each
three rooms, one-half space for each twenty rooms for employee
parking and one space for every fifty square feet of meeting rooms.
Parking for hotel restaurants shall be as required for freestanding
dining and drinking establishments. A lower than one space per unit
ratio may be approved if the applicant provides substantial
justification. Justification of a lower than 1:1 parking ratio shall
take into account the following factors and conditions and any other
factors deemed applicable:
(1)
Distance the hotel or motel is located from the airport. Airport-
oriented hotels and motels are usually located no further than
three miles from the San Francisco International Airport.
(2) Availability of airport bus and/or limousine service.
{3) Proximity of auto rental agencies to the site. Additional
parking may be required for rental facilities on the site.
(4) Availability of parking facilities adjoining the site which have
peak use hours different from peak hours of the hotel or motel.
(5) Documentation of actual use of parking spaces at an existing and
comparable facility for an extended period of time.
(6) Availability of on-site meeting rooms and conference facilities.
(7) Designation of additional parking spaces to allow for extended
parking for guests using the airport.
SECTION 5. Subsection 20.59.040(a)(2) is hereby amended by deleting
subsections 20.59.040(e)(2){A), (B), (C) and (E) and by relettering subsection
20.59.040 (e)(2){D) as 20.59.040(e){2)(A):
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Section 20.59.040 General development standards
(e)(2)(A) Minimum Off-street parking standards
Public park, marina, private club,
harbor master building, fishing pier,
launch ramp and other public uses
public uses and facilities.
As shown on the specific
plan map set out at the
end of this chapter.
SECTION 6. Subsection (b) of Section 20.61.110 is hereby amended to read:
Section 20.61.110 Parking
(b) Required parking
Ratios After
Land Use Overl ap/TSM
Marina Total O. 6/berth
Resi denti al 2. O/uni t
Hotel 1.0/room (a)
Conference 1/4 seats
Theater 1/500 sf
Offices GSA 1/326 sf
Offices 1/326 sf
Retail 1/1,000 sf
Restaurant 1/250 sf
(a) A precise plan may be approved for an off-street parking ratio of not less
than: one space for each seven and one-half rooms, one-half space for each twenty
rooms for employee parking and one space for every fifty square feet of meeting
rooms. Parking for hotel restaurants shall be as required for freestanding
restaurants. A lower than one space per unit ratio may be approved if the
applicant provides substantial justification. Justification of a lower than
1:1 parking ratio shall take into account the following factors and conditions
and any other factors deemed applicable:
(1) Distance the hotel or motel is located from the airport. Airport-
oriented hotels and motels are usually located no further than three
miles from the San Francisco International Airport.
(2) Availability of airport bus and/or limousine service.
(3) Proximity of auto rental agencies to the site. Additional parking
may be required for rental facilities on the site.
(4) Availability of parking facilities adjoining the site which have
peak use hours different from peak hours of the hotel or motel.
(5) Documentation of actual use of parking spaces at an existing and
comparable facility for an extended period of time.
(6) Availability of on-site meeting rooms and conference facilities.
(7) Designation of additional parking spaces to allow for extended
parking for guests using the airport.
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SECTION 7. Notes (a), (b), (d) and (f) of Table 20.71.030 are hereby
amended as detailed in the attached Table 20.71.030.
SECTION 8.
amended to read:
Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) of Section 20.74.040 are hereby
Section 20.74.040 Residential uses
(a) Family residential use types
(1)
One-, two-, and three-unit dwellings: two spaces per unit, one
of which shall be in a garage, for dwellings with less than five
bedrooms and less than two thousand five hundred square feet in
size; three spaces per unit, two of which shall be in a garage,
for dwellings with five or more bedrooms, or for any dwelling
unit with a gross floor area of two thousand five hundred square
feet or greater. A carport shall not be substituted for a
required garage except for existing dwellings on lots adjacent
to a lane.
(3)
Single-family and Townhouse Units in Planned Developments: If
a project has driveway aprons at least eighteen feet long, two
and one-fourth spaces shall be provided per unit, two of which
shall be in a garage. Otherwise, four and one-fourth spaces
shall be provided per unit, two of which shall be in a garage.
SECTION 9.
Subsection (i) of Section 20.74.060 is hereby amended to read:
Section 20.74.060 Commercial uses
(i) Airport-Oriented Hotels and Motels.
One space for each room, however for facilities containing one
hundred rooms or more, a use permit may be approved to allow an
off-street parking ratio of not less than: one space for each
three units, one-half space for each twenty rooms for employee
parking, one space for every fifty square feet of meeting rooms
and one space for each two hundred square feet of lobby and
office area. Parking for restaurants shall be as required for
freestanding eating and drinking establishments. A lower than
one space per unit ratio may be approved if the applicant
provides substantial justification. Justification of a lower
than 1:1 parking ratio shall take into account the following
factors and conditions and any other factors deemed applicable:
(A)
Distance the hotel or motel is located from the airport.
Airport-oriented hotels and motels are usually located no
further than three miles from the San Francisco International
Airport.
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(B) Availability of airport bus and/or limousine service.
(C) Proximity of auto rental agencies to the site. Additional
parking may be required for rental facilities on the site.
(D)
Availability of parking facilities adjoining the site which
have peak use hours different from peak hours of the hotel
or motel.
(E) Documentation of actual use of parking spaces at an existing
and comparable facility for an extended period of time.
(F) Availability of on-site meeting rooms and conference facilities.
(G) Designation of additional parking spaces to allow for extended
parking for guests using the airport.
SECTION 10. Section 20.74.110 is hereby amended to read:
Section 20.74,110 Size and design
(a)
Each uncovered off-street parking space shall be at least eight and
one-half feet by eighteen feet, exclusive of driveway and aisles
except that. in the case of a space located parallel to a curb, the
length of the space shall be twenty feet.
(b)
Concrete bumper guards or wheel stops shall be provided for all
unenclosed parking spaces and for multi-family and commercial projects
with multiple enclosed spaces. A six inch high concrete curb
surrounding a landscape area at least six feet wide may be used as a
wheel stop, provided that the overhang will not damage or interfere
with plant growth or its irrigation. A concrete sidewalk may be
used as a wheel stop provided the overhang will not interfere
with pedestrian movement. A maximum of two feet of the required
length of a parking space may overhang a landscape area or a
sidewalk.
(c) The minimum dimensions of each new garage or carport parking space
shall be ten feet in width by twenty feet in length.
(d)
Each garage space shall be equipped with an automatic door opener
and a roll-up sectional or similar garage door which does not extend
onto the apron. On multi-family dwellings, a security gate on a
multi-space garage is permitted.
(e) For the purpose of determining the existing number of garage spaces
for an existing dwelling unit the following dimensions shall apply:
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(1)
An existing garage with minimum interior dimensions of 8-1/2
feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length shall qualify
as one (1) existing enclosed parking space. ·
(2)
An. existing garage with minimum interior dimensions of
seventeen (17) feet in width and eighteen (18) feet in length
shall qualify as two (2) existing enclosed Parking spaces.
If the minimum interior dimensions of an existing garage parking space
exceeds the minimum dimensions in this subsection~ the existing enclosed
space dimensions shall be maintained.
(f) The vertical clearance for garage or carport parking spaces shall
not be less than 7'6".
SECTION 11.
read:
Subsection (a) of Section 20.74.120 is hereby amended to
Section 20.74.120 Location
(a) Residential parking spaces shall be located on the same lot or building
site as the dwellings to be served.
SECTION 12. Subsection (d) of Section 20.74.150 is hereby amended to read:
Section 20.74.150 Driveway access
(d)
In all residential districts, driveway approaches (curb cuts) shall be.
permitted only to provide access to approved garages, carports and
parking spaces. However, for lots which are adjacent to lanes and which
contain dwellings with nonconforming parking~ additional driveway
approaches may be approved by the planning director.
SECTION 13. SEVERABILITY
In the event any section or portion of this ordinance shall be determined
invalid or unconstitutional, such section or portion shall be deemed severable
and all other sections or portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. PUBLICATION
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a sun~ary of
this ordinance shall be prepared by the city attorney. At least five (5) days
prior to the council meeting at which this ordinance is scheduled to be adopted~
the city clerk shall (1) publish the summary~ and (2) post in the city clerk's
office a certified copy of this ordinance. Within fifteen (15) days after
adoption of this ordinance, the city clerk shall (1) publish the summary~ and
(2) post in the city clerk's office a certified copy of the full text of this
ordinance along with the names of those city council members voting for and
against this ordinance or otherwise voting.
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SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall become effective thirty {30) days from and after its
adoption.
Introduced at a regutar
meeting of the City Council of the City of
South San Francisco, held the 11th day of October , 1989.
Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 25th
day of
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN: None
October , 1989, by the following vote:
Councilmembers Mark N. Addiego, Jack Drago, Richard A. Haffey,
Gus Nicolopulos, and Mayor Roberta Cerri Teglia
No'ne
ABSENT: None
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance this 25th day of
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Zone
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R-2
R-3
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Notes:
(a)
(b)
(c)
Front
20
15(d)
15(d)
15(d)
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TABLE 20.71.030
FRONT, REAR, AND SIDE YARD REGULATIONS
Minimum Yard Dimensions (in feet)
Side Rear Notes
10 20(a'm'p) see also(b'c'f'°)
5(e) 20{a'm'p) see also(b'c'f'°)
5(e) 20(a'm'p) see also(b'c'f'h'°)
5(e) 10-11.5(a,g) see also(b'c'f'h)
0-10(i'j'l) 0{k) see also(c'f'l)
0(i'j'l) 0(k) see also(c'f)
0(i'j'n) 0(k) see also(c'f)
0(j) 0 see also(c)
0(j) 0(k) see also(c)
10 20 see also(c)
For existing dwellings on lots adjacent to a lane, a
carport open to the lane may be permitted subject to
maintaining a five-foot setback from the lane and five-foot
sideyard setbacks, however, a ten-foot setback from the
street side of a corner lot is required.
Accessory buildings shall be limited to the rear one-half
of the lot. No more than two accessory buildings are
permitted on any lot, the total size of which shall not
exceed forty percent of the required rear yard area. No
setbacks are required for accessory buildings smaller than
two hundred square feet, however, no accessory building
shall be located closer than ten feet from the street side
of a corner lot. Accessory buildings two hundred square
feet or larger (other than garages facing lanes) require
a five-foot setback from a lane and five-foot sideyard
setbacks.
Accessory buildings shall be located at least six feet
from main buildings.
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
Minimum required is fifteen feet, and maximum permitted is
thirty-five feet, but in no case shall any garage facing the
street be erected so that the entrance thereof is closer then
twenty feet to the nearest edge of the sidewalk line. If no
sidewalk line is established, such setback shall be measured
from the property line.
Five feet to the portion of the building nearest the lot line
(excluding eaves, bays, chimneys, and similar architectural
features); provided that the side yard on the street side of
a corner lot shall not be less than ten feet; and provided,
that the side yard on any lot with an average width of fifty
feet or less shall be a minimum of ten percent of the lot
width but in no case less than three feet. In the case that
the existing side yard setback is less than five feet, new
extensions or additions to structures may conform to the
existing setback, providing, however, that in no case shall
such extension or addition be located closer than three feet
to the side lot line.
The setback for garages and carports facing lanes shall be
measured from the property line. The required setback for
a garage is twenty feet and for a carport is five feet.
Rear yards in R-3 districts shall be a minimum of ten feet for
buildings up to thirty-five feet in height; plus one foot for
each ten feet of building height over thirty-five feet.
Special yards and distances between buildings. Special yards
and distances between buildings in R-2 and R-3 districts shall
be as follows:
(1) Distance between buildings shall be minimum of ten feet;
(2)
Interior side yards shall be increased by two feet for
each ten feet or portion thereof that the building
exceeds thirty five feet in height.
No side yard required, except where the side of a lot abuts upon
the side of a lot in an R district, in which case the side yard
shall be not less than ten feet.
Side yards on the street side of a corner lot shall be a minimum
of ten feet.
No rear yard required, except that where the rear of a lot abuts
on an R district, the rear yard shall not be less than ten feet,
or where the property is one hundred fifty feet or more in depth
and there is no lane and property abuts the rear of other
commercial property, the rear yard setback shall be fifteen feet.
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(1)
(m)
(n)
(o)
(p)
Every building or portion thereof which is designed or used
for any dwelling purpose shall comply with the provisions of
this title as to side yards which are required in R districts,
provided that when the ground floor of any such building is
used for any commercial purpose, commercial setback requirements
apply.
Attached patio covers, not exceeding twelve feet in height, with
wall materials primarily consisting of glass, screens, plastic or
other translucent materials as allowed by the Uniform Building
Code, are allowed within the required rear yard setbacks of any
conventional single-family subdivision or within any specific or
original rear yard setbacks of any detached single-family or
townhouse planned unit development (formerly residential planned
developments or planned communities), subject to maintaining a
minimum distance of ten feet to the rear lot line and five feet
from the side lot line. If the existing structure is less than
five feet to the side lot line, the patio cover may conform to
the existing setback provided such patio cover is not less than
three feet to the side lot line. Patio covers shall only be used
for recreational, outdoor living purposes and not as carports,
garages, storage rooms or habitable rooms. Patio covers shall
not be considered additional floor area for parking purposes
as per Sections 20.74.030 and 20.74.040 of this code. No patio
cover may project more than fifteen feet from an existing
dwelling or contain more than three hundred square feet in area
unless a use permit is granted to exceed these standards. These
same regulations shall apply to attached uncovered patios and
porches not more than three feet above grade.
Side yards on the street side of a corner lot shall be a minimum
of five feet.
Open porches, stoops and landings not exceeding eighteen inches
in height may encroach into required setbacks but shall not be
located closer than eighteen inches to any property line.
In the case that the existing rear yard setback is less than twenty
feet, new extensions or additions to structures may conform to the
existing setback, provided that in no case shall such extension or
addition be located closer than fifteen feet to the rear lot line.
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