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333
ORDINANCES
TITLE ADOPTED
10 -24 -88
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.36.010 OF THE MBMC;
PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS & TRAINING°
334 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT BETWEEN CITY
11 -14 -88
& PERS
335 ORDINANCE AMENDING FORMAL CONTRACT PROCEDURES (BIDDING) 10 -24 -88
336 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 13.04.330 & 13.04.340 OF THE
MBMC & ADOPTING REVISED MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION
MEASURES 10 -10 -88
337 ORDINANCE ANNOUNCING FINDINGS & APPROVING AMENDMENT TO
SECTION 17.44 OF THE MBMC TO PROVIDE FOR CITY ACCEPTANCE
OF IN -LIEU PARKING FEES 10 -24 -88
338 ORDINANCE ANNOUNCING FINDINGS & ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO
LCP IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (ZONING ORDINANCE) TEXT &
MAP WITHIN PLANNING AREA 2 10 -24 -88
339 VOID'
340 ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 5 OF MBMC
RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE TAX RATES & TO AUTHORIZE
AUTOMATIC ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS (MEASURE A, 11/88 ELECTION) 11 -08 -88
341 INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO AMEND GENERAL PLAN - PINEY WAY
VILLAGE PROPERTY (MEASURE D, 11/88 ELECTION) 11 -08 -88
342 INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO AMEND GENERAL PLAN - GAZEBO IN
CITY PARK (MEASURE E, 11/88 ELECTION) 11 -08 -88
NUMBER
314 .
315
ORDINANCES
TITLE
TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SALES & DISPLAY ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SELF - INSPECTION FIRE SAFETY
PROGRAM
316 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.50, ZONING ORDINANCE,
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BOUNUSES & INCENTIVES
317 ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PUBLIC NUDITY
318 URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION
FOR INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE NOS. 301 & 304
FOR THE AREAS GENERALLY COVERING PLANNING AREAS 2 & 5
OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
319
320
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
VOID
VOID
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 67 SECTION 13,
ORDINANCE NO. 17 SECTION 1 (PART) & MBMC SECTION
12.04.010; IMPROVEMENTS TO CONFORM TO STANDARDS
VOID
VOID
ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF MBMC SECTIONS 17.32.090
& 17.40.030(E) & OFFICIAL ZONING MAP - MEASURE B
WILLIAMS BROTHERS
ORDINANCE CREATING A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
VOID
ADOPTED
11 -23 -87
12 -14 -87
12 -14 -87
01 -25 -88
02 -08 -88
04 -11 -88
05 -09 -88
05 -23 -88
ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 9 OF MBMC PROHIBITING
THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES
VOID
329 ORDINANCE REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE 15, MBMC,
HARBOR AND OCEAN REGULATIONS, TO ELIMINATE THE DESIGNA-
TION & REGULATION OF SPECIAL USE AREAS FOR SWIMMING,
SKIN DIVING, & SURFING
330 ORDINANCE AMENDING & EXTENDING SIDEWALK SALES &
DISPLAY ORDINANCE
331
VOID
332 INKL S \ 6l 9
09 -12 -88
09 -12 -88
09 -26 -88
NUMBER
302
ORDINANCES
TITLE
DATE ADOPTED
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5.28 OF THE MBMC
SPECIFICALLY CHANGING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE
TV FRANCHISE & SERVICES BOARD
3 -23 -87
303 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.04 & CHAPTER 2.08 OF THE
MBMC ALTERING COUNCIL MEETINGS 5 -11 -87
304 AN URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION
FOR AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 301 FOR
THE AREAS GENERALLY COVERING PLANNING AREAS 2 AND 51OF
THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM (VRM PROPERTY) 3 -23 -87
ORDER & PERMANENT INJUCTION RE; ORDINANCE NO.41,19t;
MOBILEHOME & RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK RENT
STABILIZATION 6 -22 -87
305 ORDINANCE AMENDING MBMC SECTION 13.20.080, BUILDING
LIMITATION, TO REQUIRE ONLY ONE ANNUAL WATER RETROFIT
PROGRAM REPORT 07 -13 -87
306 ORDINANCE REPEALING ORD. 172 & ORD. 216 & ENACTING
NEW MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 14.72, FLOOD DAMAGE
PREVENTION
307 ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE MBMC, SECTION
17.49.070, HOUSING SHORTAGE
08 -24 -87
10 -12 -87
308 ORDINANCE REVISING ORDINANCE 116, 124, 259 AND CHAPTER
10.32 OF THE MBMC TO MODIFY THE STATE SPEED LIMIT ON
CERTAIN STREETS OR PORTIONS THEREOF 10 -12 -87
309 skateboard ant
310 ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS IN
TITLE 16 CONCERNING LOCAL PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THE
SUBDIVISION MAP ACT AND INCREASING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF 10 -12 -87
311 ORDINANCE AMENDING, REPEALING & ENACTING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTIONIN TITLES 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, AND 17
CONCERNING ZONING & CODE ENFORCEMENT & INCREASING
PENALITIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF 10 -12 -87
312
VOID
313 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.04 OF THE MBMC ALTERING THE
UTILITY BILLING CYCLE 10 -26 -87
• ORDINANCES 4
NUMBER TITLE DATE ADOPTED
287 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 15.48.030 OF THE MB
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION OF
MEMBERS OF THE HARBOR COMMISSION 7 -28 -86
288
289
ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE MB MUNICIPAL
CODE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT, BEACH STREET
AREA SPECIFIC PLAN
7 -28 -86
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.24 OF THE MB MUNICIPAL
CODE DESIGNATING NO- SMOKING AREAS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC
AND WORK PLACES 8 -25 -86
290 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.04.230 OF THE MB
MUNICIPAL CODE, COLLECTION OF PAST -DUE ACCOUNTS 8 -25 -86
291 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.20.090 OF THE MB
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW TRANSFER OF PROJECT WATER
EQUIVALENCIES FOR HARDSHIP CASES
292 void
293 ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF
VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS
9 -22 -86
10 -27 -86
294 ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH MOBILEHOME AND RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE PARK RENT STABILIZATION 5P-' .110L O ^ <l 3o%1 11 -24 -86
295 ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION FOR AN INTERIM
URGENCY ZONING ORD. FOR THE HOTEL /MOTEL INTERIM
MORATORIUM (ORD. NO. 293)
12 -08 -86
296 ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MB LUP REGARDING THE AREA
DESIGNATED AS THE WILLIAMS PROPERTY IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THAT LAND WHICH IS NOT IN FACT SUITABLE
FOR AGRICULTURAL USES MAY BE CONSIDERED BY THE
CITY OF MB FOR APPROPRIATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT -
MEASURE B INITIATIVE 11 -04 -86
297 ORDINANCE PROHIBITING OFFSHORE OIL DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORT FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MB -
MEASURE C 11 -04 -86
298 ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER
15.48 OF THE MBMC THEREBY REORGANIZING THE HARBOR
COMMISSION INTO THE HARBOR ADVISORY BOARD 2 -09 -87
299 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOBILEHOME & RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE PARK RENT STABILIZATION ORD. (ORD. 294) 2 -23 -87
AL, 6iw 614 3o'/
300 ORDINANCE AMENDING MBMC CHAPTER 2.24 TO EXPAND
THE RECREATION & PARKS COMM. TO 7 VOTING MEMBERS 1- 28 -87*
301 ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING MEASURE
WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION
& WHICH WILL TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT DEVELOPMENT ON
CERTAIN LAND AREAS IN THE CITY - VRM PROPERTY 2- 11 -87*
NUMBER
ORDINANCES
TITLE DATE ADOPTED
277 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A CABLE TELEVISION ORDI-
NANCE FOR THE CITY OF MB, WHICH ORDINANCE HEREBY
RESCINDS ORDINANCE NO. 28 & ITS SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS: ORDINANCE NO. 128; ORDINANCE NO.
146; AND ORDINANCE NO. 151
278 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY
ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION
l
1 -27 -86
1- 13 -86* 10'
279 ORDINANCE AMENDING ORD. 13, SECTION 1, & CHAPTER
13.12 OF THE MB MUNCIPAL CODE TO COMPLY WITH WASTE-
WATER DISCHARGE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED IN THE NON -
INDUSTRICAL SOURCE CONTROL PROGRAM REQUIRED BY THE
EPA AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE CITY'S NATIONAL POLLUTION
DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT 3 -24 -86
280 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING USES CONFLICTING WITH A
CONTEMPLATED SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE NORTH MAIN
STREET AREA
281
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION FOR AN
INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE NORTH
MAIN STREET AREA (ORD. NO. 280)
*2 -24 -86
3 -24 -86
282 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE MORRO BAY
MUNICIPAL CODE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT & MAP 4 -28 -86
283 AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE DESIGNED TO PREVENT MORRO
BAY FROM BECOMING AN OIL PORT, PERSONNEL -BOAT
CENTER OR OTHER LOGISTICAL BASE FOR OFFSHORE OIL
OPERATIONS
4 -28 -86
284 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
REPEALING ORD. 58, SEC. 17 OF ORD. 66, SEC. 1 -4 OF
ORD. 108, ORD. 143, SEC. 83 AND 84 OF ORD. 225 &
ORD. 238, BUT EXCPLICITLY RETAINING THE AMORTIZA-
TION SCHEDULES & PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN SEC. 5 -7
OF ORD. 108, AS AMENDED BY ORD. 242, AND BY ADOPTING
THE 1985 EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE & BY
ADOPTING UPDATED SIGN REGULATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN
TITLE 17 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE 4 -28 -86
285 ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 5
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BUSINESS
LICENSE TAX RATES & ESTABLSHING A BUSINESS LICENSE
RATE SCHEDULE 6 -09 -86
286 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MB MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTION
2.20.010, RELATIVE TO COMPENSATION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL
*adopted out of sequence
7 -28 -86
NUMBER
1 •
ORDINANCES
TITLE DATE ADOPTED
267 VOID
268 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY 1 -14 -85 ✓
ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION - ATASCADERO
BEACH AREA
269 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF 2 -11 -85
. THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 2.04, 2.08, 2.16
AND 2.20, RELATIVE TO ADMINISTRATION OF
THE CITY - MEETING TIME TO 7:00 P.M., ORAL
COMMUNICATION SECTION
270 AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND AN INTERIM URGENCY 2 -25 -85
ORDINANCE FOR THE ATASCADERO BEACH TRACT
(ORDINANCE NO. 268)
271 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF 6 -24 -85
CHAPTER 15.48 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
THEREBY REORGANIZING THE HARBOR COMMISSION
272 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
CHAPTER 1.12, NOTICES -- DOCUMENTS, OF THE
MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
9 -10 -85
273 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION '13.20.080.0 - WATER RETROFIT 11 -12 -85
274 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDI-
NANCE TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND CERTAIN NEW
CONSTRUCTION FOR PROTECTION OF MUNICIPAL WATER
SUPPLY 10 -28 -85
275 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
ORDINANCES NOS. 15, 66, 121, 135, 140, 148,
177, 221, 225, 236, 251, 260 & 264 AND OF TITLE
14 OF THE MB MUNICIPAL CODE, & ADOPTING THE
1985 EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE,
UNIFORM FIRE CODE, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNI-
FORM MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM ABATEMENT OF
UNSAFE BUILDINGS CODE, UNIFORM HOUSING CODE,
UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL CODE, & UNIFORM SOLAR
ENERGY CODE, & THE 1984 EDITION OF THE NATIONAL
ELECTRICAL CODE 1 -13 -86
276 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MB MUNCIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 2.24 TO ESTABLISH A RECREATION &
PARKS CHAPTER INCLUDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS,
PUBLIC EQUIPMENT USE, HOURS OF USE,
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS & PROHIBITING
HARASSEMENT OF OTHERS OR DAMAGE TO PARKS/
FACILITIES 1 -27 -86
ORDINANCES
NUMBER TITLE DATE ADOPTED
257 An Ordinance of the City Council of
the City of Morro Bay amending Ord.
No. 22 and Section 14.44.040 of the
M.B. Municipal Code, Building Regs,
Street Improvements
2 -14 -84
258 An Ordinance regarding the underground 12 -19 -83 **
storage of hazardous substances
259 An Ordinance amending Section 1 of 3/12/84
Ordinance No. 124, and Section 10.32.010
relative to prima facie speed limits
(changing speed limit on Quintana Rd.
from 35 mph to 30 mph)
260 Ordinance extending the transient
occupancy tax to R.V. and mobilehome
parks
5/29/84
261 Ordinance amending Chapter 2.24 regard-
ing the Parks and. Recreation Commission 6/25/84
262 Ordinance amending the "Zoning Map of the
City of Morro Bay" as referenced and
incorporated in Section 17.28.010 of the
Morro Bay Municipal Code 8/27/84
263 Ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance,
map and text, Title 17 of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code and rescinding Ordinance
No. 237 which established an interim
urgency zoning ordinance 9/11/84
264 Ordinance requiring automatic fire
sprinkler systems in certain buildings
and requiring fire resistive roofing
materials
11/13/84
265 Ordinance amending Morro Bay Municipal
Code Chapter 13.20 - Building Limitation
266 Ordinance establishing a growth manage- INITIATIVE
ment procedure which will allow fair ELECTION
distribution of our scarce water resources 11 -6 -84
and protect the small town character and
surrounding open space of the city
Effective 12 -7 -84
** Out of sequence, adopted in 1983 as urgency Ord.
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(DRD 2 MAN C E NO . 3 4 2
(MEASURE E, 1988)
INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO AMEND GENERAL PLAN -
CITY OF MORRO BAY
An ordinance of the people of the City of Morro Bay to amend
the General Plan of the City of Morro Bay, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, by amending the Master Plan for City
Park, located in Planning Area 7, Central Morro Bay, a) to prohibit
the construction of any structure, including any gazebo or gazebo -
type structure, which would reduce the existing open spaces in the
park, or which would alter the character and present uses of the
park; and b) to require the removal of any such structure con-
structed before the adoption of this ordinance, which were not in-
cluded in the master plan for the park before March 1, 1988.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Master Plan for City Park, located in Planning Area
7, Central Morro Bay, is hereby amended as follows:
Except for proposed structures included in the
Master Plan for City Park as of March 1, 1988
no new structure, including any gazebo or
gazebo -type structure, shall be constructed in
City Park, which would reduce the existing open
spaces in the park, or would alter the charac-
ter and present uses of the park unless the
park is enlarged and the master plan for the
park is duly amended.
Section 2. If any structure of the type referred to in Sections 1
& 2 above exists in City Park at the time this ordinance is
adopted, such structure shall be removed from the park not later
than six months after the adoption of this ordinance.
Section 3. This ordinance shall supersede all other ordinances,
land use policies and resolutions in conflict therewith.
CERTIFICATION
I, Ardith Davis, City Clerk of the City of Morro Bay do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an ordinance adopted by a majority vote of the
electors voting in a general municipal election held in
the City of Morro Bay on the 8th day of November, 1988.
Dated: January 12, 1989
adth
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
City of Morro Bay, California
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ORD INA 1ST C E N O_ 34 L
(MEASURE D, 1988)
INITIATIVE ORDINANCE TO AMEND GENERAL PLAN -
CITY OF MORRO BAY
An ordinance of the people of the City of Morro Bay to amend
the General Plan of the City of Morro Bay, County of San Luis
Obispo, State of California, regarding the approximate five (5)
acres (the Piney Way Village property) bounded by Payless Drug-
store, the Catholic Church, the City Fire Station and Morro Palms
Mobile Home Park and to rezone such property from R -2 to C -1,
district commercial, which would permit the development of ex-
panded, competitive grocery shopping in the downtown area of
Morro Bay.
[The specific property referenced in this ordinance is shown
on the attached map and is fully described below in Section 1.]
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The General Plan of the City of Morro Bay is
hereby amended to change the permitted land uses from R -2 to C -1,
district commercial, for the Piney Way Village property identi-
fied below as:
That portion of Lot 10 of the Rancho San Bernardo in
the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, ac-
cording to the map of the subdivision of the portion of
said Rancho San Bernardo, filed January 5, 1907 in Book
1, page 6 of Maps, described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 1" iron pipe marked R. E. 3200, on the
Southwesterly boundary line of said Lot 10, which said
pipe bears South 62° 30' East, 254.80 feet from a 3" x
4" stake on which is a copper disc marked R. E. 1800,
said 3" x 4" stake being on the Southwesterly boundary
of said Lot 10, and is set at the Southeasterly corner
of the 5 acre parcel of land shown on the map filed in
Book 3, Page 92 of Licensed Surveyors Maps; thence
North 27° 26' East, 450.07 feet; thence South 50' 57'
30 ", 564.88 feet; thence South 27° 26' West, 337.06
feet to a point on the Southwesterly boundary line of
said Lot 10; thence North 62° 30' West, 553.32 feet
along said Southwesterly boundary line to POINT OF
BEGINNING.
Section 2. The property described in Section 1 is hereby
rezoned from its present R -2 designation to C -1, district commer-
cial, and all applicable land use policies, ordinances, and maps
relating thereto shall be revised accordingly.
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Section 3. Upon adoption, this ordinance shall be immedi-
ately submitted to the California Coastal Commission for certifi-
cation as an amendment to the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal
Program contained in the General Plan for the City of Morro Bay.
Section 4. This ordinance shall supersede all other ordi-
nances and land use policies in conflict therewith.
CERTIFICATION
I, Ardith Davis, City Clerk of the City of Morro Bay do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an ordinance adopted by a majority vote of the
electors voting in a general municipal election held in
the City of Morro Bay on the 8th day of November, 1988.
Dated: January 12, 1989
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
City of Morro Bay, California
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ORDINANCE NO. 340
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 5 OF THE MORRO BAY
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE TAX RATES
AND TO AUTHORIZE AUTOMATIC ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS.
The People of the City of Morro Bay do ordain as follows:
Section 1. Authority to Adopt Measure
This ordinance and the tax authority herein is enacted
pursuant to the provisions of §37101 of the California
Government Code and §1600 et. seq. of the California
Business and Professions Code, and in compliance with the
California Constitution Article XIII A, Section 4 and
Article 3.7 of Chapter 4 of Part 1, of Div. 2 of Title 5 of
the California Government Code commencing with §53720.
Section 2. Purpose
It is the intent of this ordinance to provide annual
adjustments in the Business License Tax equal to the change
in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to maintain parity with
other taxes which increase or decrease automatically with
inflation.
Section 3. Type of Tax
Business License Tax is a General Tax as defined in
Government Code §53721. The tax is imposed for General
Governmental Purposes.
Section 4. Annual Adjustment of Rates
Section 5.04.050 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is
amended to read:
There are hereby imposed upon the businesses, trades,
professions, callings and occupations specified in this
title license fees as established annually in the Business
License Rate Schedule.
Each year by June 30th the Business License Rate
Schedule will be adjusted by the change in the Consumer
•
Price Index (CPI), from March of the previous year to March
of the current year. The percentage adjustment for any
given year shall be based upon the average monthly index for
twelve months ending March 31st. The Consumer Price Index
referred to herein is the Consumer Price Index (all items
indexes, all urban consumers) for Los Angeles - Long Beach -
Anaheim, California, compiled and published by the United
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1968
Base Year = 100 (hereafter called Index.) If the United
States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
shall cease to compile and make public the Index as now
constituted and issued, but shall substitute another index
in its place, then said substituted index shall be used in
place of the Consumer Price Index referenced herein.
This Section shall not be construed to require any
person to obtain a license prior to doing business within
the City if such requirement conflicts with applicable
statutes of the United States or of the State of California.
Section 5. Effective Date
The annual CPI adjustments authorized by this ordinance
shall commence on June 30, 1986 in accordance with
previously adopted rate schedules.
Section 6. Severability
If any provision of this ordinance or the application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other
provision or applications, and to this end the provisions of
this ordinance are declared to be severable.
CERTIFICATION
I, Ardith Davis, City Clerk of the City of
Morro Bay, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of an ordinance
adopted by a majority vote of the electors voting
in a general municipal election held in the
City of Morro Bay on the 8 day of November, 1988.
Dated: Uanuaty: 12, 1989
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
City of Morro Bay, California
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ORDINANCE NO. 338
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY,
ANNOUNCING FINDINGS AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE MORRO BAY
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (ZONING ORDINANCE)
TEXT AND MAP
WITHIN PLANNING AREA 2.
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain as follows:
Section 1. The Council hereby makes the following findings:
1. On the llth day of February 1987, the City Council adopted
interim ordinance 301, prohibiting development within
certain specified portions of the City of Morro Bay, and
later extended the ordinance until February llth, 1989 or
until the completion date of the plan of study and effective
date of related zoning ordinance amendments, whichever first
occurs, in order to allow the City to evaluate alternative
land use plan designations and planning standards; and
2. The Council initiated the necessary planning studies
intended to alleviate the conditions which led to the
adoption of the urgency ordinance, and whereas such studies
were diligently pursued thereafter; and
3. In order to facilitate the broadest possible public and
agency participation and comment, numerous public meetings
and workshops were conducted by the city to present and
discuss information being generated by the city's study and
to review planning objectives, options and effects; and
4. To further increase opportunities for full public
involvement in the planning process, the City Council
appointed a citizen's advisory committee consisting of
representatives of various interest groups, residents, and
property owners within the study area; and
5. In June, 1988 the city's consultants completed the various
studies concerning amendments to the Local Coastal Program
Land Use Plan and Zoning ordinance, and transmitted these
studies and related recommendations to the city for
consideration; and
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6. WHEREAS, On May 16, 1988 the citizens' advisory committee
completed its public hearings and study concerning
amendments to the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan and
Zoning Ordinance and submitted them together with their
recommendations to the consultants, Planning Commission and
City Council for consideration; and
7. The consultant's report, the citizens' committee report, and
related materials were publicly noticed and made available
for public and agency review in compliance with all
requirements of the California Coastal Act and the Coastal
Commission's administrative regulations; and
8. On June 20th, July 5th, and July 14th, 1988 the Planning
Commission conducted duly noticed PUBLIC HEARINGS to
consider reports and recommendations from the citizens'
committee, consultants and staff concerning possible
amendments, and on July 18th 1988, recommended that the Land
Use Plan and Implementation Program texts and maps be
amended to provide for various modifications and transmitted
such recommendations to the City Council for consideration;
and
9. On July 25th, the City Council conducted a duly noticed
PUBLIC HEARING to consider the proposed amendments and
extended the public review period an additional six weeks to
September 16, 1988 in order to maximize opportunities for
public and agency input, and referred additional materials
to the Planning Commission for review and further
recommendations; and
10. On August 15th, 1988 the Planning Commission conducted a
duly noticed PUBLIC HEARING to consider the items referred
by the City Council and then transmitted its recommendation
back to the City Council; and
11. On August 22nd, October 3rd, and October 24th the City
Council did conduct duly noticed PUBLIC HEARINGS to consider
the supporting materials, referral report of the Planning
Commission, and various recommendations concerning possible
amendments to the Local Coastal Program; and
12. The City Council does hereby determine and find that for the
purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act that
the contemplated amendments to the Local Coastal Program and
the supporting information are exempt from CEQA as the
functional equivalent of an Environmental Impact Report and
that for purposes of CEQA the Coastal Commission is the lead
agency, and no further documentation by the City is
necessary; and
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13. Significant changes have occurred since the original Land
Use Plan was drawn up and approved over five years ago.
Revision and changes are warranted by both the altered
physical conditions of Morro Bay and by the experience
gained in application of the Coastal Requirements as the
community has grown and responded to the needs of its
citizens; and
14. There is a need to reduce the potential impacts of people on
the environmentally sensitive sand dune habitat by reducing
the amount of future residential development in the area and
limiting public access points through the dunes; and
15. There is a need to increase the positive efforts of the City
to care for and improve the environmental resource base by
land use planning and regulatory measures aimed at ensuring
the best possible stewardship of the environment; and
16. It is necessary to modify the boundaries of the designated
sand dune ESH area to accurately reflect the actual location
and extent of the habitat; and
17. It is incumbent on the City to bring about improved
protection of the Snowy plover, a candidate endangered
species through redirecting and limiting access to the
shoreline and through land use plan modifications that
reduce impacts to the habitat; and
18. There is a need to enhance protection and retention of
traditional public views to and along the sand dunes, shore
and ocean for travelers on Highway One northbound and
southbound by expanding and better protecting the designated
corridor; and
19. There is a need to modify the range and extent of allowable
uses to provide an opportunity for higher priority and
coastal- dependent uses as set forth in the Coastal Act to
utilize the area; and
20. There is a need to provide for additional passive and active
recreational uses within the area not reflected in current
plans; and
21. A reduction in the overall potential intensity and extent of
development will benefit the City by reducing demands on
service requirements including lower levels of municipal
services including water, and roadway development; and
22. The contemplated amendments are internally consistent with
other portions of the Local Coastal Program, and are
consistent with all elements of the City's adopted General
Plan; and
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23. The amendments to the Zoning Ordinance text and official map
made herein are necessary to conform to and implement the
amendments to the Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan set
forth in Resolution No. 127 -88; and
24. The City of Morro Bay hereby finds that the Land Use Plan
amendments are in compliance with the intent, objectives,
and policies of the California Coastal Act and that the City
will carry out the Local Coastal Program, including these
amendments to the Implementation Program in a manner fully
consistent with the California Coastal Act and all its
provisions.
Section 2. Chapter 17 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is amended
to read as follows: (New language is shown in bold; language to
be deleted is underlined and within brackets; Amendments to the
Zoning map are shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a
part of this ordinance.)
1) Chapter 17.24 (Districts Established) is supplemented by
adding a new section as follows:
17.24.015 Coastal Resource Residential (CRR) district. The
purpose of—£he Coast -al Resource Residential distrit is to
provide for residential uses that are environmentally compatible
with protection of coastal resources of local and statewide
significance by limiting densities and intensity of residential
development and restricting the range of ancillary uses. Large
minimum lot sizes are required in order to minimize overall
levels of activity that could adversely impact sensitive coastal
resources. Clustered development is encouraged where it will
result in lessor levels of impact. This category is appropriate
in areas adjacent to designated ESH zones and in areas providing
traditional public views to and along the shoreline.
17.24.170 School (Sch) district. The purpose of the School or
"S5 rdistTict —'is to provide for the continuation of public
educational facilities on established sites within the City.
17.24.180 Mariculture and Marine Research (MMR) district. The
purpose of—the Mariculture and Marine - Research — district is to
provide locations within the city of Morro Bay for the
establishment and operation of coastal dependent mariculture and
marine research utilizing sea water for research and breeding,
hatching and raising of fish, shellfish, and marine organisms for
scientific and commercial purposes.
17.24.190 Golf Course (GC) district. The purpose of the Golf
Course district ii to provide for the development and operation
of golf courses and related facilities and passive recreation
activities within large undeveloped areas of the City. New golf
courses should be sited, designed, and maintained to avoid
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adverse impacts to environmentally sensitive habitats, the
quality and biological productivity of coastal waters, and the
protection of coastal agricultural resources.
Chapter 17.31 is added to read:
CHAPTER 17.31 COASTAL RESOURCE RESIDENTIAL (CRR) DISTRICT
17.31.010 Application of regulations. The regulations of this
chapter shall apply to fhose areas of the City in the CRR,
Coastal Resource Residential, Zone.
17.31.020 Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be allowed in
the CRR-Di act:
A. One single family dwelling.
B. Structures and uses normally incidental to primary use.
17.31.030 Conditionally Permitted Uses.
A. Guest houses (no cooking)
17.31.040 Height Limits. The height limit for structures shall be
f4-feet except in areas where there are public viewshed corridors
defined in the LCP Land Use Plan, within which the height limit
shall be 4 feet.
17.31.050 Minimum Building Site. 20,000 square feet.
17.32.060 Minimum Lot Width. 120 feet, or 35 feet on cul -de -sac
at property line.
17.32.070 Maximum Lot Coverage All Structures. 30 %.
17.32.080 Minimum Front Yard. 20 feet.
17.32.090 Corner Lot Exterior Side Yard. 10 feet.
17.32.100 Interior Side Yard. 10% of average width with 6 foot
maximum requirement.
17.32.110 Minimum Rear Yard. 5 feet.
17.32.120 Minimum Lot Area Per Unit. 20,000 square feet.
17_32.130 Landscaping. Required for guest house.
Chapter 17.37 is added to read:
CHAPTER 17.37 SCHOOL DISTRICT
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17.37.010 Application of regulations. The regulation of this
chapter shall apply -to those areas of the City in the Sch, School
Zone.
17.37.020 Permitted Uses The following uses shall be allowed in
the rah —d stF'ict:
A. Classrooms for pre — schools, nursery schools, elementary,
junior high, high schools and adult education facilities,
and colleges and universities.
17.37.030 Conditionally permitted uses_ The following uses may
be--arrowea- i the —School-(S6h) -ilistrict, subject to a conditional
use permit as provided in Chapter 17.60 of this title:
A. Support facilities including parking areas, sports fields,
recreation areas, administrative, and service buildings, and
similar uses.
17.37.040 Height limits. The height limit for structures shall be
€Tiny =five '(35)— feet.
17.37.050 Landscaping and screening_
A. Applications for a conditional use permit shall include a
plan for landscaping and screening in conformance with the
provisions of Section 17.48.310 of this Title.
B. Refuse containers shall be enclosed. Where possible, they
shall be located away from public view or, where not
possible, the receptacle area shall be landscaped.
17.37.060 Signs. Applications for a conditional use permit shall
include a plan for signs, in conformance with Chapter 17.68 of
this Title.
17.37.070 Parking. Applications for a conditional use permit for
new ae-velopmi C shall include a plan for parking and landscaping
of parking areas in accordance with Chapter 17.44 and Section
17.48.130 of this Title.
17.37.080 Architectural treatment. Exterior treatment of
structures In new development and redevelopment shall be
considered in the review of a conditional use permit in
accordance with Chapter 17.48.200 of this Title. The following
criteria will be used in the review of applications:
A. The architectural and landscape design of a project,
including materials, shall integrate harmoniously into the
character of the immediate area.
B. The design shall protect aesthetic environmental qualities.
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C. The design shall enhance the desirability and /or enjoyment
of the immediate area.
D. The design shall improve community appearances by preventing
extremes of dissimilarity or monotony in new construction or
redevelopments.
F17i. . 40, oS ec— ial Treatment Combining Districts. Section 17.40.030
u
within Mixed Use Area
G as follows:
1. In mixed use areas combining commercial and residential
designations, the commercial district shall be the primary
district, and at least 50% of the gross floor area of the project
shall be devoted to commercial or office uses. An exception is
for those areas in which the Coastal Land Use Plan text
specifically describes the mixed use relationship that shall be
allowed.
Chapter 17.41 is added to read:
CHAPTER 17.41 MARICULTURE AND MARINE RESEARCH DISTRICT
17.41.010 Application of regulations. The regulations of this
chapter shall apply to terse areas of the City in the MMR,
Mariculture and Marine Research, Zone.
17.41.020 _Conditionally permitted uses.
allowed in the Mariculture and — Marine
subject to a conditional use permit as
of this title:
A.
B:
C.
D.
E.
F.
Mariculture, marine biology, and
and scientific research.
The following uses may be
Research (MMR) District
provided in Chapter 17.60
oceanographic commercial
Breeding, hatching, and propagation of fish, shellfish, and
marine organisms.
Grow —out, and raising of fish and shellfish in ponds, tanks,
or raceways utilizing seawater.
Seawater intake and outlet pipelines providing a source of
seawater used in mariculture and research activities.
Related administrative and office uses ancillary to the
primary mariculture and marine research uses.
Parking, delivery, and service facilities related to the
primary mariculture or research uses.
17.41.030 Prohibited_ __uses_._ Processing, cleaning, shelling,
n
caning, preparation -or "packaging of processed fish and
shellfish.
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17.41.040 Height limits. The height limit for structures shall
be 1-4 feet except in areas where there are public viewshed
corridors defined in the LCP Land Use Plan, within which the
height limit shall be four (4) feet.
17.41.040 Landscaping and screening.
A. Applications for a conditional use permit shall include a
plan for landscaping and screening in conformance with the
provisions of Section 17.48.310 of this Title.
B. Refuse containers shall be enclosed.
shall be located away from public
possible, the receptacle area shall
refuse containers shall be located in
designated in the LCP Land Use Plan.
Where possible, they
view or, where not
be landscaped. No
public view corridors
17.41.050 Signs. Applications for a conditional use permit shall
incrnde a— plan for signs, in conformance with Chapter 17.68 of
this Title.
17.41.060 Parking. Applications for a conditional use permit for
new-development and redevelopment shall include a plan for
parking and landscaping of parking areas in accordance with
Chapter 17.44 and Section 17.48.310 of this Title.
17.41.070 Architectural treatment. Exterior treatment of
structures in new development and redevelopment shall be
considered in the review for a conditional use permit in
accordance with Chapter 17.48.200 of this Title. The following
criteria will be used in the review of applications:
A. The architectural and landscape design of a project,
including materials, shall integrate harmoniously into the
character of the immediate area.
B. The design
qualities.
shall protect aesthetic and environmental
C. The design shall enhance the desirability and /or enjoyment
of the immediate area.
D. The design shall improve community appearances by preventing
extremes of dissimilarity or monotony in new construction or
redevelopments.
17.41.080 Lighting. Exterior lighting for security purposes
sharl be limit-ea so as to avoid adversely impacting adjacent
uses, or the public's enjoyment of a dark sky. Night lighting
shall be low intensity and down cast.
Chapter 17.43 is added to read:
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CHAPTER 17.43 GOLF COURSE DISTRICT
17.43.010 Application of relations. The regulations of this
chapter shall apply to those areas of the City in the GC, Golf
Course District.
17.43.020 Conditionally permitted uses. The following uses may be
allowed in the Gcl"f—Course Distinct subject to a conditional use
permit as provided in Chapter 17.60 of this title:
A. Golf courses including tees, greens, fairways, traps and
related landscaping
B. Club Houses and Pro -Shops
C. Support facilities including maintenance and storage
shops, irrigation systems, pedestrian and golf cart
pathways and parking areas.
D. Administrative and office uses ancillary to the golf course.
E. Passive recreational uses and facilities including walking
and bicycling paths, and picnic facilities, nature
observation and similar uses.
17.43.030 Height limits. The height limit for structures shall
e�17i fee�xcept in areas where there are public viewshed
corridors defined in the LCP Land Use Plan, within which the
height limit shall not exceed 4 feet. An exception is the public
restrooms in the view corridor, which may be higher.
17.43.040 Landscaping and screening_
A. Applications for a conditional use permit shall include
a plan for landscaping and screening in conformance
with the provisions of Section 17.48.310 of this Title
and applicable standards and policies of the LCP Land
Use Plan. Except for tees, greens and fairways,
landscaping shall be limited to native plants and
trees.
B. Refuse containers shall be enclosed and located away
from public view. No refuse containers shall be
located in public view corridors designated in the LCP
Land Use Plan.
17.43.050 Signs. Applications for a conditional use permit shall
include a plan for signs, in conformance with Chapter 17.68 of
this Title.
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Page 10
17.43.060 Parking Applications for a conditional use permit for
new development— shall include a plan for parking and landscaping
of parking areas in accordance with Chapter 17.44 and Section
17.48.310 of this Title. Applicable policies of the LCP Land Use
Plan shall limit the location of parking facilities.
17.43.070 Architectural treatment. Exterior treatment of
stfu ures shall be considered—'in the review of a conditional
use permit in accordance with Chapter 17.48.200 of this Title.
The following criteria will be used in the review of
applications:
A. The architectural and landscape design of a project,
including materials, shall integrate harmoniously into
the character of the immediate areas.
B. The design shall protect aesthetic and environmental
qualities.
C. The design shall enhance the desirability and /or
enjoyment of the immediate area.
D. The design shall improve community appearances by
preventing extremes of dissimilarity or monotony in new
construction or redevelopment.
17.43.080 Lighting. Exterior lighting shall be limited so as to
avoid adversely impacting adjacent uses, or the public's
enjoyment of a dark sky. Night lighting shall be low intensity
and down cast.
17.43.090 Irrigation. The source of water for irrigation shall be
limited to recycled —water from the municipal wastewater treatment
plant; potable water from the City's water supply system shall
not be used for golf course irrigation.
17.43.100 Coastal Resource Protection. Environmentally damaging
herbicides, pesticides, and poisons shall be prohibited in the
maintenance of golf courses. Selection of materials and
substances applied to a course should be planned to avoid adverse
impacts to the biological quality of coastal waters and ESH
areas. All development and uses of a golf course shall comply
with applicable resource protection policies of the LCP Land Use
Plan.
Section 3. To implement the amendments adopted herein the City
Council of the City of Morro Bay, California hereby directs as
follows:
1. This Ordinance containing the zoning amendments set forth in
Section 2. above shall be transmitted promptly to the
California Coastal Commission with the request that the
Commission certify the amendments; and
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2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately and
automatically upon said certification.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the '
City of Morro Bay at a regular meeting held thereof on the 28th
day of November 1988 by the following roll call vote;
AYES; Donnelly, Lemons, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES; Odell
ABSENT; None
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ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
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EXHIBIT A
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ORDINANCE NO. 337
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY, ANNOUNCING FINDINGS AND
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 17.44
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE TO
PROVIDE FOR CITY ACCEPTANCE OF
IN -LIEU PARKING FEES
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain as follows:
Section 1. The Council hereby makes the following findings:
A. The Planning Commission of the City of Morro Bay, California,
on the 4th day of October, 1988, held a duly noticed PUBLIC
HEARING to consider City initiated amendments to Section 17.44
of the Municipal Code which would provide for City acceptance of
in -lieu parking fees to be utilized for the planning, design,
acquisition and development of municipal parking facilities to
serve the contributing project, and at the conclusion of the
public hearing has recommended to the City Council adoption of
the draft in -lieu fee ordinance subject to various modifications;
and
B. The City Council of the City of Morro Bay, California, on the
10th day of October, 1988, held a duly noticed PUBLIC HEARING to
consider City initiated amendments to Section 17.44 of the
Municipal Code which would provide for City acceptance of in -lieu
parking fees to be utilized for the planning, design, acquisition
and development of municipal parking facilities to serve the
contributing project; and
C. Said project has complied with the City of Morro Bay
objectives, criteria and procedures for implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA), in that the project
has been found to have no potential to result in significant
adverse environmental impacts and, therefore, qualifies for
filing of a Negative Declaration; and
D. At said PUBLIC HEARING, after considering the staff report
and the arguments of all persons, if any, wishing to testify, and
the recommendations of the Planning Commission, the City Council
found:
1. Section 17.44 of the Municipal Code provides standards for
parking associated with new or expanded development, and
includes requirements that new parking be provided on the
project site, or off -site on private property; and
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2. Section 17.44 and various policies and programs of the
certified Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan encourage and
direct the City to provide additional methods for property
owners to satisfy and meet parking requirements set forth in
Section 17.44 and specifically identify the use of parking
in -lieu fees; and
3. The parking in -lieu fee ordinance below is consistent with
the intent of the Local Coastal Plan and zoning ordinance
standards relating to parking, and will benefit the orderly
development of the downtown and Embarcadero areas and the
provision of convenient and attractive parking facilities.
Section 2. Section 17.44.020(A) of the Municipal Code is amended
to add a new subsection 7 to read as follows (the existing
subsection 7 - Bicycle facilities is renumbered as subsection 8).
7. Parking In -Lieu Fees. Where it can be demonstrated that the
reasonable- and practical development of commercially zoned
property precludes the provision of required off - street parking
on the property located within the Parking Management Plan area
defined in Figure A, the City Council, upon recommendations of
the Community Development Director, may permit the applicant to
satisfy parking requirements by payment of an in -lieu parking
fee. The City Council will determine the total parking program
with each individual project at the time of permit process
review.
Fees accepted under this provision will be used by the City to
provide the additional required parking at another location in
lieu of the applicant providing the required off - street parking
on his site. Such parking shall be provided within a reasonable
distance from the contributing project. All such fees collected
shall be used by the City for the planning, design, acquisition
or lease of land, and development and redevelopment of public
parking facilities within the Parking Management Plan area.
Any off - street parking satisfied through this provision shall run
with the land, and any subsequent change of use that requires
more parking shall require subsequent action to satisfy the
additional parking requirement. No refund of such payment shall
be made when there is a change to a use requiring less parking.
The number of parking spaces required and used to calculate the
in -lieu fee shall be determined according to the provisions of
Chapter 17.44 and any other applicable provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance and Municipal Code.
A change of ownership or the dividing or merging of properties
shall not affect an obligation for parking in -lieu fees or a
determination that parking requirements have been met according
to fees paid for a particular use.
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The fee to be charged for each parking space required shall be
set by resolution by the City Council and may be modified from
time to time, and shall be payable in accordance with
administrative policies established herein. In setting such fees,
the Council shall consider all costs associated with the
provision of the necessary parking including planning, design,
land acquisition or lease costs and construction of improvements.
The per space fee for new construction, additions or changes in
occupancy shall be paid in a lump sum, prior to the issuance of
construction permits for the structure or occupancy for which the
parking is required or prior to the issuance of a City business
license for the activity for which the parking is required, if no
construction permit is required.
All fees collected and all interest earned thereon shall be
placed in the Parking Facilities Fund established hereby by the
City Council and shall be used only for the purposes set forth in
this section and for the benefit of the contributing project.
Nothing in this section shall preclude the formation of a parking
assessment district coterminous with the Parking Management Plan
area. Any property participating in the in -lieu fee program
shall be required to participate in the assessment district if a
parking assessment district is established. Funds derived from
each property through a combination of the in -lieu fee and
assessment payments shall equal the fair market value of the cost
of converting the required parking into a municipal parking lot,
as estimated by the Public Works Director. In -lieu fees accepted
by the City shall be credited against a project's full obligation
established by an assessment district formula.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, on the 24th day of October, 1988,
by the following roll call vote to wit:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: Odell
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
ARf 7 CR DAV S, iF�erk-
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ORD I NANC E NO . 3 3 6
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING SECTIONS 13.04.330
AND 13.04.340 OF THE MORRO MUNICIPAL CODE, AND
ADOPTING REVISED MANDATORY WATER CONSERVATION MEASURES
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay obtains the entirety of
its municipal water supply from groundwater wells in the
underflows of Morro and Chorro Creeks; and
WHEREAS, the rainfall which occurred the last two
winters was insufficient to adequately recharge the aquifers
from which the water supply is drawn; and
WHEREAS, unprecedented intense agricultural irrigation
upstream of City wells in the Chorro Basin has contributed
to the depletion of said aquifers; and
WHEREAS, due to said depletion of the aquifers the
pumping capacity of the City wells has been reduced by nine
percent; and
WHEREAS, said pumping capacity may continue to decline
to the point where the City may not be able to assure a
sufficient supply of water to provide for its municipal
demand without immediate change in demand or weather
patterns; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 107 -88, the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay did determine and declare the municipal
water level to be low, and did adopt certain mandatory water
conservation measures; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public peace, health and safety that the City amend
Section 13.04.330 to be able to enforce said mandatory water
conservation measures to the fullest extent of the law, in
order to ensure an adequate water supply for the citizens of
the City of Morro Bay.
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NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the
Bay does ordain as follows:
1. In accordance with Government
36937, the City Council makes each and all
findings and statements set forth above.
2. Section 13.04.330 is amended
follows:
City of Morro
Code Section
of the listed
to read as
When deemed necessary in the judgment of the City
Council to conserve water during low water level months, or
during flood water conditions, which may contaminate city
wells, the City Council may by resolution declare an
emergency condition and do any or all of the following which
in its judgment is deemed advisable after publication of
notice thereof is given by the City to users:
A. Limit irrigation within the city water service area
to specified hours, or prohibit irrigation entirely within
the service area;
B. Hold all customers inside the water service area of
the City to specified maximum usages of water for each
category of users;
C. Provide adequate water to customers for all
purposes except drinking and cooking, and require users to
supply their own drinking and cooking water.
D. Take any other action which the City Council deems
necessary to: protect the public health or safety; prevent
contamination of City wells or other sources of City water;
or ensure an adequate City water supply.
E. The Council may provide for exemptions to any
conservation measure or other adopted pursuant to this
section.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any
conservation or other measure imposed by the City Council
pursuant to this section. Violation of any such
conservation or other measure, shall constitute a violation
of this section. (Ord. 13 Section 1 (part), 1965: prior
code Section 9126A (part)) Failure to comply with any
conservation or other measure adopted pursuant to this
section may result in termination of water service. No
water service shall be terminated until the Public Works
Director has notified in writing the customer the reasons
for the proposed termination, and given the customer an
opportunity to respond, either orally or in writing.
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3. Section 13.04.340 is amended to read as
follows:
If the City Council adopts a resolution declaring
the water level low or any emergency in the water system as
set out in Section 13.04.320 and 13.04.330, the Public Works
Director is authorized and directed to take any or all of
the following actions which in his judgment will best
conserve water during the duration of the emergency:
A. Specify the days and /or hours during which water
users may irrigate, to take effect after publication of
notice thereof in a newspaper of general circulation
distributed in the City or after written notice thereof is
given by the City to users;
B. If there is a failure to comply with the limitation
on irrigation, the Public Works Department shall turn off
the water of any such violator; provided, the Public Works
Director shall not terminate any water service until the
director gives notice in writing to the customer of the
reasons for the proposed termination, and given the customer
an opportunity to respond, either orally or in writing;
C. If in the judgment of the Public Works Director,
there is flagrant waste of water (such as but not limited to
water running down gutters), the Public Works Department
shall turn off the water of said user; provided, the Public
Works Director shall not terminate any water service until
the director gives notice in writing to the customer of the
reasons for the proposed termination, and given the customer
an opportunity to respond, either orally or in writing;
D. If an owner of property is notified in writing by
the Public Works Director of leaks in the water line on the
owner's property and has not repaired said leaks within
three days after said notification, the Public Works
Department shall turn off the water on said property until
the leak is repaired;
E. If specified maximum usages of water are set by the
City Council during low water months or other emergency
conditions in the water system, and if any customer uses
more than the specified maximum usage for his category, then
such a violation shall result in the penalty applied to said
customer in the amount of three dollars per one hundred
cubic feet of water used over the specified maximum usage
for his category during the period of emergency conditions;
F. Prohibit the filling or refilling of swimming
pools, hot tubs, or spas, to take effect upon written
notification thereof by the City to users.
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4. The following revised mandatory conservation
measures are hereby adopted:
A. USE OF WATER WHICH RESULTS IN GUTTER RUNOFF IS
PROHIBITED.
1. No water shall be used for cleaning of
driveways, patios, parking lots, sidewalks,
streets, or other such uses.
2. Washing cars by use of a hose is
prohibited. Use of a bucket is permitted, and
then subject to non - wasteful applications.
3. Hose down of buildings, washing of
windows except by bucket, or similar activities is
prohibited.
B. Outdoor Irrigation
1. NO outdoor irrigation is permitted
between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
2. Irrigation of landscaping and gardens is
permitted at even - numbered street addresses only
on Wednesdays and Sundays, and at odd - numbered
street addresses only on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
All consumers are requested to use no more water
than necessary to maintain landscaping.
3. Irrigation of City parks and public
school landscaping is prohibited.
C. Marinas and Waterfront Installations
1. Use of fresh water to wash down boats,
docks, or other incidental activities is
prohibited.
2. All hose bibs shall have spring - loaded
shut -offs or similar controlling devices.
D. Restaurants shall serve drinking water in response
to a specific request by a customer.
E. Filling or refilling of swimming pools, hot tubs,
or spas is prohibited.
F. Use of potable water for compaction or dust con-
trol purposes in construction activities is prohibited.
G. Newly- planted landscape or newly- seeded /sodded
lawns installed prior to 21 September 1988 may be temporar-
ily exempted from the provisions in B2, provided the owner/
tenant establish documentation satisfactory to the City con-
clusively proving the planting date. Any temporary exemp-
tion shall expire when the planting is sufficiently estab-
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lished to survive with twice per week watering. All other
conservation measures remain applicable during the temporary
exemption.
5. That the City Council hereby adopts Ordinance
No. 336 as an urgency ordinance which shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 10th day of October , 1988,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lemons
ATTEST:
aa,
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ci y Att• ne
Ci y of Marro Bay
DA REDDE L, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 335
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
AMENDING FORMAL CONTRACT PROCEDURES
CITY OF MORRO BAY
Morro Bay, California
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay, California as follows:
Morro Bay Municipal Code Sections 3.08.100 A is amended to
read as follows:
3.08.100
A. Notice Inviting Bids. Notices inviting bids shall
include a general description of the articles to be purchased,
shall state where bid blanks and specifications may be secured,
and the time and place for opening bids.
1. Published Notice. Notices inviting bids shall set a date
for the opening of bids. The first publication or posting of the
notice shall be at least ten days before the date of opening of
the bids. Notices shall be published at least twice, not
less than five days apart, in a newspaper of general circulation,
printed and published in the city, or if there is none, it shall
be posted in at least three public places in the city that have
been designated by ordinance as the places for posting public
notices.
2. Bidders' List. The purchasing agent shall also solicit
sealed bids from all responsible prospective suppliers whose names
are on the bidders' list or who have made written request that
their names be added thereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on the 24th day of October, 1988 by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
,C
AR H DAVIS, City Clerk
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 334
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL
AND THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby
ordain as follows:
Section 1
That an amendment to the Contract between the City of
Morro Bay City Council and the Board of Administration,
California Public Employees Retirement System is hereby
authorized, a copy of said amendment being attached hereto,
marked as "Exhibit A ", and by such reference made a part
hereof as though herein set out in full.
Section 2
The Mayor of the City of Morro Bay is hereby
authorized, empowered, and directed to execute said
amendment for and on behalf of said Agency.
Section 3
This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after the
date of its adoption, and prior to the expiration of fifteen
days from the passage hereof shall be published at least
once in the Sun Bulletin, a newspaper of general
circulation, published and circulated in the City of Morro
Bay and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full
force and effect.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting thereof held this 14th day of
November1988, by the following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Ar ith Davis, City Clerk
ale Reddell, Mayor
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AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
OF THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
AND THE
CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY
The Board of Administration, Public Employees' Retirement System, hereinafter
referred to as Board, and the governing body of above public agency,
hereinafter referred to as Public Agency, having entered into a contract
effective July 1, 1965, and witnessed June 1, 1965, and as amended effective
August 15, 1981 and November 19, 1983, which provides for participation of
Public Agency in said System, Board and Public Agency hereby agree as follows:
A. Paragraphs 1 through 12 are hereby stricken from said contract as executed
effective November 19, 1983, and hereby replaced by the following
paragraphs numbered 1 through 12 inclusive:
1. All words and terms used herein which are defined in the Public
Employees' Retirement Law shall have the meaning as defined therein
unless otherwise specifically provided. "Normal retirement age"
shall mean age 60 for local miscellaneous members and age 55 for local
safety members.
2. Public Agency shall participate in the Public Employees' Retirement
System from and after July 1, 1965 making its employees as hereinafter
provided, members of said System subject to all provisions of the
Public Employees' Retirement Law except such as apply only on election
of a contracting agency and are not provided for herein and to all
amendments to said Law hereafter enacted except those, which by
express provisions thereof, apply only on the election of a contract-
.
ing agency.
3. Employees of Public Agency in the following classes shall become
members of said Retirement System except such in each such class as
are excluded by law or this agreement:
a. Local Fire Fighters (herein referred to as local safety members);
b. Local Police Officers (herein referred to as local safety
members);
c. Employees other than local safety members (herein referred to as
local miscellaneous members).
4. In addition to the classes of employees excluded from membership by
said Retirement Law, the following classes of employees shall not
become members of said Retirement System:
a. ELECTED OFFICIALS;
b. APPOINTIVE COMMISSIONS; AND
c. PERSONS COMPENSATED ON AN HOURLY BASIS.
5. This contract shall be the continuation of the contract of the Morro
Bay Fire District, hereinafter referred to as "Former Agency ",
pursuant to Section 20567.1 of the Government Code, Former Agency
having ceased to exist and been succeeded by Public Agency on July 1,
1965. Public Agency, by this contract, assumes the accumulated
contributions and assets derived therefrom and liability for prior and
current service under the Former Agency's contract with respect to the
Former Agency's employees.
6. The fraction of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local miscellaneous member
shall be determined in accordance with Section 21251.13 of said
Retirement Law (2% at age 60 Full).
7. The fraction of final compensation to be provided for each year of
credited prior and current service as a local safety member shall be
determined in accordance with Section 21252.1 of said Retirement Law
(One -half pay at age 55 Full).
8. The following additional provisions of the Public Employees'
Retirement Law, which apply only upon election of a contracting
agency, shall apply to the Public Agency and its employees:
a. Sections 21380 - 21387 (1959 Survivor Benefits) excluding Section
21382.2 (Increased 1959 Survivor Benefits) and Section 21382.4
(Third Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) for local fire members
only.
b. Section 20862.8 (Unused Sick Leave Credit) for local
miscellaneous members only.
9. Public Agency, in accordance with Government Code Section 20740,
ceased to be an "employer" for purposes of Section 20759 effective on
August 15, 1981. Accumulated contributions of Public Agency shall be
fixed and determined as provided in Government Code Section 20759, and
accumulated contributions thereafter shall be held by the Board as
provided in Government Code Section 20759.
10. Public Agency shall contribute to said Retirement System as follows:
a. With respect to local miscellaneous members, the agency shall
contribute the following percentages of salaries earned as
members of said Retirement System:
(1) 5.517 percent until June 30, 2011 on account of the
liability for current service benefits. (Subject to annual
change.)
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b. With respect to local safety members, the agency shall contribute
the following percentages of salaries earned as members of said
Retirement System:
(1) 11.324 percent until June 30, 2011 on account of the
liability for current service benefits. (Subject to annual
change.)
c. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one in-
stallment within 60 days of date of contract to cover the costs
of administering said System as it affects the employees of
Public Agency, not including the costs of special valuations or
of the periodic investigation and valuations required by law.
d. A reasonable amount, as fixed by the Board, payable in one in-
stallment as the occasions arise, to cover the costs of special
valuations on account of employees of Public Agency, and costs of
the periodic investigation and valuations required by law.
11. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be
subject to adjustment by Board on account of amendments to the Public
Employees' Retirement Law, and on account of the experience under the
Retirement System as determined by the periodic investigation and
valuation required by said Retirement Law.
12. Contributions required of Public Agency and its employees shall be
paid by Public Agency to the Retirement System within thirty days
after the end of the period to which said contributions refer or as
may be prescribed by Board regulation. If more or less than the
correct amount of contributions is paid for any period, proper
adjustment shall be made in connection with subsequent remittances.
Adjustments on account of errors in contributions required of any
employee may be made by direct payments between the employee and the
Board.
B. This amendment shall be effective on the
January , 19 89 .
BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
First -day of
CITY COUNCIL
OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY
BY BY
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE OFFICER r
PERS -CON -702 (AMENDMENT)
(Rev. 6/88)
i .Ace-P—Q
i
esi
ing Officer DALE REDDELL, Mayor
Witness Date
Attest:
Clerk ARDITH DAVIS
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ORD I NANC E NO _ 3 3 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.36.010 OF
THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE;
PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING*
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 1. Section 2.36.010 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code
and Ordinance No. 44 is hereby amended as follows:
2.36.010. Adherence to state standards.
a. The City declares that it desires to qualify to receive
aid for law enforcement officers and public safety dis-
patchers from the State of California under the provi-
sions of Chapter 1, of Title 4, Part 4, of the Califor-
nia Penal Code (Section 13500 et. seq.).
b. Pursuant to Penal Code Sections 13510 and 13522, the
Morro Bay Police Department will adhere to standards
for recruitment and training established by the Cali-
fornia Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Train-
ing (POST).
c. Pursuant to Penal Code Section 13512, the Commission
and its representatives may make such inquiries as
deemed appropriate by the Commission to ascertain that
personnel adhere to standards for selection and train-
ing established by the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training.
*For statutory provisions regarding standards and training of
local law enforcement officers, see Penal Code Section 13500.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City Council
at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 24th of
October , 1988 by the following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
L��B
L)erSe
ALE REDDEL , Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 330
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SALES AND DISPLAY ORDINANCE
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby ordain
as follows:
SALES ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Sections:
1. Purpose of Provisions
2. Permit - Required
3. Permit- Issuance - Conditions and Limitations
4. Permit -Hold Harmless Clause Required
5. Citizens Review committee
6. Permit - Revocation - Appeal
7. Expiration of Ordinance
1. Purpose of Provisions
The Council finds that the businesses in the downtown area,
comprised of Morro Bay Boulevard and adjacent side streets
is a unique and special area of the City in which increased
business activity is desired. Said special area is herein
specified in Exhibit "A ", a map of the area incorporated
herein by reference.
The Council further finds that carefully controlled and
restricted use of the public sidewalks by adjacent merchants
for the display of merchandise may be beneficial to
successful business operations and development, and
therefore, to the welfare of the City in general. It is the
intent of the Council to regulate sales on the streets and
sidewalks in order to insure the safe and unobstructed
passage of all pedestrians and motorists using the public
right -of -way, and to maintain and enhance the aesthetic
characteristics of the downtown area.
2. Permit - Required
No person shall leave, place or cause to be placed, any
personal property upon any sidewalk, gutter, alley or street
within the City, whether or not such property constitutes
merchandise of any store, without first obtaining a City
permit authorizing same. The "personal property" referred
to in this section includes, but is not limited to, produce,
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Ordinance No. 330
Page 2
merchandise, store boxes, store substances, or materials,
signs or any other object or implement of any class, kind or
character. This section shall not be construed to prohibit
parking of bicycles and vehicles where otherwise allowed.
3. Permit - Issuance - Conditions and Limitations
The Community Development Director may issue use permits for
sidewalk sales subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
A. Applicants must possess a valid City business license
and any necessary county health permits. Applicants
must have a fixed place of business located within the
special area denoted in Exhibit "A "; street vendors not
meeting this qualification are expressly prohibited
from operating under the provisions of these permits.
B. Each permit shall expressly provide that sidewalk sales
shall be limited to Fridays, Saturdays and three day
holiday weekends between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m.
C. The applicant shall submit a site plan indicating the
location of the operation, relative to surrounding
buildings, parking lots and public right -of -ways, as
well as such other information deemed necessary by the
Community Development Director.
D. Each permit shall expressly provide that any personal
property or merchandise placed upon the sidewalk
pursuant to the permit shall extend no further along
the sidewalk than the exterior limits of the merchant's
place of business.
E. Each permit shall expressly state, and the permittee
shall agree, that in all cases a minimum sidewalk width
of five feet shall be kept clear of any obstruction at
all times.
F. Each permit shall be issued for a period ending on
September 30, 1989.
G. Each permit shall specify all signage to be used in the
conduct of the sidewalk sale; pedestal and /or A -frame
type signage shall be permitted. Signage shall be
allowed only for the purpose of stating that a sale is
in progress or the price of items or articles for sale.
H. The Community Development Director may approve a permit
subject to additional conditions as he finds reasonable
and appropriate. Said permit shall be at no cost to
the applicant to September 30, 1989.
Ordinance No. 330 •
Page 3
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I. Each applicant shall secure and provide to City a
comprehensive public liability and property damage
insurance policy naming the city as an additional
insured in amounts and on the terms as approved by the
City Risk manager.
4. Applicant to Indemnify City
As a further condition of any permit granted pursuant to
this chapter, each applicant shall agree and shall sign a
written agreement so stating, as part of the permit granted,
to hold the City harmless from, to defend the City against,
and to indemnify the City from, all claims, demands and
suits made against the City, its officers, or its employees,
including attorney's fees and court costs incurred by the
City arising from any act or omission on the part of the
applicant, its officers, employees, subcontractors, agents,
guests, invitees or those entities participating in any
sales activities sponsored by the applicant, in the
prosecution of activities authorized by the permit.
5. Citizens Review Committee
A Special Citizen Review Committee shall be established by
the City Council consisting of five members: two downtown
merchants participating in sidewalk sales; one downtown
merchant not participating; one representative of a civic
group concerned with aesthetics; one public member at large.
The Special Committee which shall serve during the period
this special sidewalk display ordinance is in effect, shall
have the following duties:
A. Assist in reviewing all applications for sidewalk sale
permits and make recommendations to the Community
Development Director on approval or denial of each
based on its conformance to the ordinance.
B. At the request of the Community Development Director
conduct periodic site inspections to determine
compliance with permit requirements for each permittee,
to meet with permittees to discuss positive and
negative effects of sidewalk sales.
C. Prepare a list of suggested modifications to the
special ordinance in the final month prior to the
expiration of the special ordinance.
6. Permit - Revocation - Appeal
Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be revoked by
the City Council upon the recommendation of the Community
Development Director and upon a finding that the performance
of the permittee has been inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance and the permit.
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Ordinance No. 330
Page 4
7. Expiration of Special Ordinance
This ordinance will expire September 30, 1989. At that time
permanent modifications to the City's street sales
ordinances may be proposed, based on the experience of this
special ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the��{,,
City of Morro Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the o
day of September, 1988, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
a IDAM S , CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
EXHIBIT "A"
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The street right -of -ways shaded in gray generally designate
those areas where temporary sidewalk sales and display struc-
tures are permitted.
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ORD I NAN C E N O_ 3 2 9
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
TITLE 15 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE,
HARBOR AND OCEAN REGULATIONS,
TO ELIMINATE THE DESIGNATION AND
REGULATION OF SPECIAL USE AREAS FOR
SWIMMING, SKIN DIVING, AND SURFING
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: Section 15.36.030 Swimming Areas, Section
15.36.040 Skin Diving, and Section 15.36.050 Burling of
Chapter 15.36 SPECIAL USE AREAS of Title 15 HARBOR AND OCEAN
REGULATIONS of the Morro Bay Municipal Code and part of
Ordinance No. 119 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 12th day of September,
1988 on the following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
c
ARD TS, City Clerk
,ice ear
dir
D E REDD L, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 327
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 9 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION
OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the consumption of alcoholic beverages in public
places is found and declared to be a danger to the health, safety
and welfare of the general public and an obstruction to the use
of public places by the entire community;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, by the City Council of
the City of Morro Bay, California, that Title 9 of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code is amended to add a new Chapter 9.18 as follows:
Chapter 9.18
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CERTAIN PUBLIC PLACES
Section 1. Purpose.
Consumption of alcohol by individuals in public places frequented
by children, visitors and the general public can result in
disruption of the free use of and movement within public places.
In order to serve the public health, safety and welfare, the
declared purpose of this chapter is to prohibit the consumption
and possession of alcoholic beverages in certain public areas
which are within the City limits of Morro Bay.
Section 2. Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall be
defined as follows:
A. "Alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine,
beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits,
wine or beer, and which contains one -half of one percent or
more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage
purposes, either alone or when diluted, mixed or combined
with other substances.
' ORDINANCE NO. 32"a
PAGE 2
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B. "Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC)" means the State of
California Alcohol Beverage Control Department.
C. "Certain public places" means any public sidewalk, parking
area, alley, street, highway, park, facility, building or
municipally- owned, leased or operated property designated by
resolution of the City Council.
Section 3. Prohibition in certain public places.
Whenever it is determined by the City Council at a duly noticed
public hearing, that the consumption or possession of any open
container of alcoholic beverages in any public place creates
demonstrated health, safety or welfare hazards to the public the
Council, by resolution, may prohibit the consumption or
possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages at certain
specific public places. This section shall not be deemed to make
punishable any such act or acts which are prohibited by the
Vehicle Code or by any other law of the State.
Section 4. Exceptions in certain public places.
The consumption, possession of open containers or sale of
alcoholic beverages in certain public places where prohibited by
City Council resolution may be expressly permitted by the
issuance of a public area use permit for special events, meetings
and conferences provided that such permit shall be subject to all
conditions, regulations and ordinances of the City and all
license requirements of the ABC.
Section 5. Public notice of prohibition in certain public
places.
As determined by City Council resolution, when alcohol
consumption or possession of open containers is prohibited in
certain public places public notice of the action shall be made
through newspaper publication of the act, posting of signs or
other appropriate means as may prove necessary.
Section 6. Penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of
this chapter. Any person violating or failing to comply with any
requirements of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be liable under the provisions set forth in Title 1 of this
code.
ORDINANCE NO. 327
PAGE 3
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Morro Bay on the 12thday of Sept. , 1988 on the
following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
42P-I:D
edo�
D RED , MAYOR
ATTEST:
ARDITH DA S, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND EFFECT:
•Y SKOUS:e . C ATTORNEY
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ORDINANCE NO. 325
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
CREATING A MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, numerous fees and charges are authorized in the
Municipal and State Codes; and
WHEREAS, Article XIII B, Section 8(c) of the California
Constitution provides that proceeds from regulatory licenses,
user charges, and user fees which do not exceed the costs of
providing the regulation product or service do not constitute
"proceeds of taxes "; and
WHEREAS, the City has reviewed its fees, taking into
account personnel costs, supply costs, and other costs and
finds that the proposed fees are in all cases no more than the
actual costs of providing the related service; and
WHEREAS, consolidation of these fees into a Master Fee
Schedule would provide greater access and understanding of
fees; and
WHEREAS, annual adjustment of Master Fee Schedule will be
necessary to reflect charges in actual costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, California, as follows:
There is hereby added to the Municipal Code of the City of
Morro Bay Chapter 3.34, which is to read as follows:
CHAPTER 3.34
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Sections:
3.34.010 Established
3.34.020 Fee Reviews and Revisions
3.34.030 Terms of Payment
3.34.010 Established
The City of Morro Bay Master Fee Schedule is hereby established
which shall set forth a consolidated listing of fees as fixed
and adopted by the City Council in accordance with the
appropriate Municipal and State Codes. Such fees shall in no
case exceed the actual cost of providing the related service,
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in compliance with Article XIII B, Section 8(c) of the
California Constitution.
3.34.020 Fee Reviews and Revisions
Any fees included in the Master Fee Schedule may be reviewed and
revised annually by the City Council. The City's cost of
providing the services shall be computed and reflected in these
fees. The fees shall then be enumerated and the revised Master
Fee Schedule adopted by Resolution of the City Council.
3.34.030 Terms of Payment
Fees are due and payable upon presentation and shall become
delinquent 30 days after presentation. A penalty of 10% shall
be imposed on all delinquent fees. Fees that remain unpaid
after the delinquent date shall accrue interest at 1% per month.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit the right of the
city to proceed against any customer for any delinquencies due
under the Master Fee Schedule. Nothing contained in this
chapter shall prevent the city from availing itself of any
other legal remedies by which the city might collect such
charges, fees or penalties.
This Ordinance shall be effective immediately, to meet the
usual and current expenses of the City, pursuant to Government
Code Section 36937.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, on the 23rd day of May, 1988, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST:
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JUDY SKO 5EN, ity Attorney
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 324
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE
MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 17.32.090
AND 17.40.030(E) AND OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, on November 4, 1986 the voters of the City of Morro
Bay adopted Measure B directing the City to amend its Local
Coastal Plan and implementing ordinances to redesignate 30 net
acres from its present designation as Agricultural, to a
combination of District Commercial and Visitor Serving land uses;
and
WHEREAS, because the amendment has resulted from a public
initiative, the City Council is legally bound to adopt it by
resolution and forward the amendment to the California Coastal
Commission for certification; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared and adopted a related
amendment request to the Local Coastal Land Use component of the
City's LCP which has been previously submitted to the Coastal
Commission for review and certification, and which is currently
under consideration by the Commission;. and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared the necessary amendments to
the zoning ordinance text and map to carry out the intent of
Measure B, and the Coastal Land Use Plan amendment request cited
above; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared the zoning amendments in full
compliance with all requirements of the Coastal Act and the
Coastal Commission's Administrative Regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City has made the zoning amendments and
supporting materials available for public review beginning with a
public hearing on February 22, 1988, and continuing for more than
six weeks to April 12, 1988, during which time written comments
have been received by the City; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 1988 the City Council held a duly
noticed PUBLIC HEARING to provide for further public comments and
to adopt the zoning ordinance and zoning map amendments.
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Ordinance No. 324
Page Two
NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Morro Bay to
hereby adopt amendments to Title 17 of the Municipal Code
Sections 17.32.090 and 17.40.030(E) and amendments to the
official zoning map as shown of the attached Exhibits A and B
which are made a part of this ordinance, and be it further
resolved that such amendments shall be transmitted promptly to
the California Coastal Commission with the request that the
Commission certify the amendments as submitted to take effect
immediately and automatically upon certification; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Morro Bay has found
that the zoning amendments are in compliance with the intent,
objectives, and policies of the California Coastal Act and that
the City will carry out the LCP, including these amendments to
the zoning ordinance and map in a manner fully consistent with
the California Coastal Act and all its provisions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting held thereof on the 9th day of May
1988, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Sheetz
ATTEST:
AVIS;lerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
, City Attorney
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EXHIBIT "B"
MODIFICATIONS TO MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 17
1. Section 17.32.090 of the Zoning Ordinance (C -1 district) is
modified to include nurseries, home improvement centers, and
tire shops /auto repair, subject to a Conditional Use Permit
and when part of a planned development shopping center of
five acres or greater.
2. Section 17.40.030 (E) of the Zoning Ordinance is amended by
the addition of a new subsection (1) to read:
"In mixed use areas combining two or more commercial
designations, the area shall be devoted to
approximately equal areas of the uses permitted in the
respective commercial designations."
Existing subsections E.1., 2., and 3. would be renumbered E
2, 3, and 4 respectively.
ORDINANCE NO. 321
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 67 SECTION 13, ORDINANCE NO. 17
SECTION 1 (PART) AND MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION
12.04.010: IMPROVEMENTS TO CONFORM TO STANDARDS
CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay, California as follows:
Ordinance No. 67 Section 13, Ordinance No. 17 Section 1
(Part), and Morro Bay Municipal Code Section 12.04.010:
"Improvements to Conform to Standards" is amended to read as
follows:
"All improvement work done on Public Rights of Way, the tide
and submerged lands in Morro Bay Harbor, City owned
property, or on easements which are or may be accepted for
maintenance by the City, shall conform to the standards
prepared by the City Engineer and set forth in "Standard
Drawings and improvement Specifications and-- f}resrirtgs,"
edition of July- 17 -i964 October 5. 1987, which may from time
to time be amended and /or added to, and the same is adopted
and incorporated as fully as if set out in length herein,
and from the date on which the ordinance codified herein
takes effect, the provisions thereof shall be controlling
within the limits of the City. Improvements specifications
and drawings are on file in the office of the City Clerk,
the Planning and Building Department and the Department of
Public Works for use and examination by the public."
Passed and adopted on the 11th day of April
1988 by the following roll call vote:
AYES Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES None
ABSENT None
ATTES
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Y SKOUS N, City Attorney
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 318
AN URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION FOR INTERIM URGENCY
ZONING ORDINANCE NOS. 301 AND 304 FOR THE AREAS GENERALLY
COVERING PLANNING AREAS 2 AND 5 OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, did on the llth day of February, 1987, adopt
Ordinance No. 301, an Interim Urgency Zoning Ordinance,
authorized by California Government Code § 65858, within the
area generally covering Local Coastal Program planning areas
2 and 5; and
WHEREAS, said Interim Urgency Zoning Ordinance was
extended pursuant to Government Code § 65858(a) for a period
of 10 months and 15 days by Ordinance 304 which was adopted
on the 23rd day of March, 1987; and
WHEREAS, said extended ordinance will automatically
expire on February 11, 1987, unless further extended by the
Council; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65858(a)
allows such ordinances to be extended for one additional
year; and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 1988 The City Council did adopt
a written report in compliance with Government Code Section
65858(d) setting forth a plan of study designed to alleviate
the conditions leading to the adoption of Ordinances No. 301
and 304; and
WHEREAS, the performance of the above - referenced plan
of study will require a period of time extending beyond the
duration of Ordinances 301 and 304 unless extended; and
WHEREAS, on February 8, 1988 the City Council did con-
duct a duly noticed public hearing to consider such a time
extension; and
WHEREAS, after said duly noticed public hearing the
City Council does hereby find that the time extension is
necessary based on the findings and reasons cited in
Ordinances No. 301 and 304, Resolution No. 97 -87 clarifying
said ordinances, the Administrative Record in this matter
ORDINANCE NO. 318
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and all relevant City files and records, all of which are
incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, with reference to and based on each of the
facts set forth hereinabove, in Ordinances 301 and 304,
Resolution 97 -87, the Administrative Record in this matter
and all relevant City files and records, the City Council
hereby finds there dots exist a current and immediate threat
to public safety, health or welfare in that unless the
studies are completed, available uses evaluated, and the
most appropriate uses determined for such property, there
may be irreversible and irreparable harm to the environment
and coastal resources all to the detriment of the public
health, safety or welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that this ordi-
nance, together with ordinances 301 and 304, is exempt from
the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act;
and
WHEREAS, the City anticipates that the studies will be
complete and applications for amendments to the City's Local
Coastal Program submitted for certification to the Coastal
Commission by sometime within the next year and that there-
after some consistent uses might be allowed without preju-
dice to the City's ability to plan and study the area for
the public health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, during this period of time necessary for
studies by the City to resolve the best use and most appro-
priate zoning of said area, certain temporary uses, not
inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the Interim
Urgency Ordinance could be permitted as temporary, special
uses;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of
the City of Morro Bay, California, as follows:
1. That the City Council of the City of Morro Bay
hereby makes the following findings in support of this Ordi-
nance and incorporates each herein by reference:
A. each and all of the above listed findings and
statements,
B. all of the findings and statements set forth
in Ordinances 301 and 304,
C. all of the findings and statements set forth
in Resolution 97 -87 clarifying said ordinances,
D. the Administrative Record in this matter, and
ORDINANCE NO. 318
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E. all relevant City records and files.
2. That pursuant to California Government Code
§65858(a), Ordinances 301 and 304 are hereby extended to
February 11, 1989; or until the completion date of the above
referenced plan of study and effective date of related
zoning ordinance amendments whichever first occurs;
3. That during this extension, but terminating
together with the Interim Urgency Ordinance, certain tempo-
rary uses, not inconsistent with the purpose and intent of
the Interim Urgency Ordinance and which would not prejudice
the City's ability to plan for the public health, safety and
welfare and to re -zone said area, may be permitted pursuant
to the guidelines and procedures established in Morro Bay
Municipal Code sections 17.60.030, 17.60.040, 17.48.245 and
other applicable code sections. Provided, however, that in
addition to complying with all requirements set forth in the
above referenced Code sections, no such use shall be
permitted without the approval of both the Planning Commis-
sion and the City Council after public hearings before said
bodies. Further, said governing bodies may place such addi-
tional conditions on any temporary and /or special uses per-
mitted as may appear necessary to preserve the City's
ability to plan for the public health, safety and welfare,
to re -zone the subject area and to mitigate, as necessary,
the issues and concerns expressed in the Interim Urgency
Ordinance and other related documents and records.
4. That during this extension applications for Special
Exception Variances from the moratorium created by Ordinance
301 may be made and such Special Exception Variances may be
granted upon the following conditions:
A. Said Special Exception Variances may be
granted only when the following circumstances are found to
apply:
(1) That the Special Exception Variance is found
to be consistent with the intent and purpose of the
Interim Urgency Ordinance, consistent with any proposed
amendments to the City's Local Coastal Program, Land
Use Plan and General Plan, consistent with and
conforming to the requirements and provisions
concerning variances set forth in Morro Bay Municipal
Code §§ 17.60.060 et seq; and
(2) That the granting of the Special Exception
Variance will not be contrary to the public safety,
health and welfare; and
ORDINANCE NO. 318
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(3) That the proposed
mitigates each and all of the
discussed or listed by the City
301 and 304, Resolution 97 -87
Record in this matter, and the
and records; and
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project resolves or
concerns and issues
Council in Ordinances
, the Administrative
City's relevant files
(4) That the applicant has complied with the
California Environmental Quality Act; and
(5) That the Special Exception Variance will
not prejudice the City's ability to plan for the public
health, safety and welfare, to re -zone the subject area
and to mitigate, as necessary, the issues and concerns
expressed in the Interim Urgency Ordinance and related
documents and records.
B. The Special Exception Variance, if approved,
shall authorize the applicant to process, concurrently, an
application for a specific development project as detailed
in the application for such Special Exception Variance
together with related and necessary applications for
amendments to the General Plan, Land Use Plan and Local
Coastal Program.
C. Applications for the Special Exception
Variance shall be made in writing by a property owner in a
form prescribed by the Community Development Director and
shall contain all of the information necessary to process
and submit general plan, Local Coastal Plan, and Land Use
Plan amendments to the Coastal Commission for certification
and also all information required by the Municipal Code for
a Pre - submittal Schematic, Preliminary Map, Concept Plan and
any other information necessary in the opinion of the Commu-
nity Development Director for the Planning Commission and
City Council to determine whether the criteria for a Special
Exception Variance have been met.
D. No such Special Exception Variance shall be
granted without the approval, after public hearing, of the
Planning Commission, the City Council and the Coastal
Commission.
5. That during this extension of the Interim Urgency
Ordinance, minor changes to existing structures and
facilities which will not prejudice the City's ability to
plan for the public health, safety and welfare and to re-
zone the subject area, may be permitted upon approval of the
Planning Commission and City Council after public hearings
thereof.
ORDINANCE NO. 318
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6. That the City Council hereby adopts Ordinance No.
318 as an Interim Urgency Ordinance pursuant to Government
Code §65858 which shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, on the 8th day of February, 1988,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
ad-z
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JUD1 S O
i(72AA-
City Attorney
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 317
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
PROHIBITING PUBLIC NUDITY
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City
of Morro Bay, California as follows:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS AND INTENT
The City Council finds and declares that all citizens and
members of the public are entitled to use the beaches,
parks, playgrounds and other natural resources in the City;
it is in the public interest and necessary to the public
health, safety and welfare that said beaches, parks, play-
grounds and resources be utilized and enjoyed by as many
persons as possible; the appearance of persons thereon
without clothing and with the private parts of their bodies
exposed interferes with the right of all persons to use and
enjoy said parks, beaches and other resources by causing
many persons to leave and others not to come to said places
and by causing embarrassment, discomfort and offense to
persons living in the vicinity thereof; and such nudity
imposes an extraordinary burden on City employees charged
with the maintenance and safety thereof. It is the intent
of the Council to prohibit nudity in said places, irrespec-
tive of sexual motives or conduct.
SECTION 2: PROHIBITION
No person shall appear, bathe, sunbathe, walk, dress or
undress or be on or in any public beach or the waters
adjacent thereto, park, playground, square, preserve,
avenue, street, lane alley or other public land or on or in
any private property opened to the public view from any
public beach, playground, park, public place or public
right -of -way within the incorporated area of the City in a
such a manner that the genitals, vulva, pubis, pubic hair,
buttocks, crease of the buttocks, natal cleft, perineum,
anus, anal region or pubic hair region of any person or any
portion of the breast at or below the areola thereof of any
female person is exposed to public view or is not covered by
an opaque covering.
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SECTION 3: EXEMPTIONS
This chapter shall not apply to:
A. Children under the age of eight years;
B. Live theatrical performances performed in a theater,
concert hall, or other similar establishment located on
public land.
SECTION 4: VIOLATION -- PENALTY
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter is
guilty of an infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished as set forth in Title I of the Municipal Code.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City Council on the
25th day of January, 1988 on the following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Odell
ATTEST:
4<e z .ocNo
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
CI—
DALE REDDELL, Mayor.
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ORDINANCE NO. 316
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 17.50
BEING A NEW SECTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain
that Section 17.50 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code be
amended by addition of a new section containing the
provisions described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 14th day
of December, 1987, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
LaxAan
ARVTS, Oily OTerl
alrigg ayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
EN,tity AEforney
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CHAPTER 17.50
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY BONUSES AND INCENTIVES
Sections:
17.50.010
17.50.020
17.50.030
17.50.040
17.50.050
17.50.060
Purpose And Intent
Definitions
Single Family Residential District Density Bonuses
And Incentives
Multiple Family Residential District Density
Bonuses And Incentives
Condominium Conversion Density Bonuses And
Incentives
Direct Financial Contribution
17.50.010 Purpose And Intent.
The purpose and intent of these regulations are:
A. To promote and facilitate the provision of low and moderate
income housing consistent with provisions of Government Code
Section 65915 and the Housing Element of the General Plan.
B. To establish guidelines to assist prospective developers of
low and moderate income housing including requirements for
City approval of density bonus' and other incentives of
significant financial value.
17.50.020 Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall
have the following meaning:
A. "Single Family Residential Density Bonus" means a density
increase of at least 25 percent over the otherwise maximum
allowable residential density under the applicable zoning
district (R -A, or R -1) Land Use Element of the General Plan
and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan. The density bonus
shall not be included whert determining the number of housing
units which is equal to 10 or 25 percent of the total. The
density bonus shall apply to housing developments consisting
of five or more dwelling units.
B. "Multiple Family Residential Density Bonus" means a density
increase of at least 50 percent over the otherwise maximum
allowable residential density under the applicable zoning
district (R -2, R -3, or R -4) and Land Use Element of the
EXHIBIT A
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General Plan or Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan. The
density bonus shall not be included when determining the
number of housing units which is equal to 20 or 50 percent
of the total. The density bonus shall apply to housing
developments consisting of five or more dwelling units.
C. "Condominium Conversions Density Bonus" shall mean an
increase in units of 25 percent over the number of
apartments, to be provided within the existing structure or
structures proposed for conversion.
D. Low to moderate income is defined in Health and Safety Code
Section 50093, lower income in Health and Safety Code
Section 50079.5, and in the City's Housing Element of the
General Plan.
Section 17.50.030 Simile Family Residential District Density
-Bonuses Incentives.
(A) When a developer of housing agrees to construct at least (1)
25 percent of the total units of a housing development for
persons and families of low or moderate income, or (2) 10
percent of the total units of a housing development for
lower- income households, or (3) 50 percent of the total
dwelling units of a housing development for qualifying
residents, as defined in Section 51.3 of the Civil code, the
city shall either (1) grant a single family residential
density bonus or (2) provide other incentives of equivalent
financial value.
(B) A developer may submit to the city a preliminary proposal
for the development of housing pursuant to this section
prior to the submittal of any formal requests for general
plan amendments, zoning amendments, subdivision map
approvals, conditional use permits, coastal development
permits, or other discretionary entitlements. The city
shall, within 90 days of receipt of a written proposal,
notify the housing developer in writing of the manner in
which it will comply with this section. Such determination
by the City shall be based on a public hearing and approved
by the City Council.
(C) Incentives may be considered by the City, at its option, as
an alternative or partial alternative to the density bonuses
defined above, or as a means of encouraging a developer to
provide a higher percentage of low and moderate income
housing in the project.
(D) Incentives utilized by the City may include some combination
of reduced fees, modified development standards, expedited
processing procedures, provision of water at reduced cost,
direct financial subsidy, or grant assistance or other
LCP /ZOA 08 -87 - Difity Bonus `
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incentives described in Government Code Section 65913.4.
These incentives will be designed to provide "equivalent
financial value" by project basis through cooperation and
negotiation with the developer.
(E) If a developer agrees to construct both 25 percent of the
total units for persons and families of low or moderate
income and 10 percent of the total units for lower- income
households, the developer is entitled to only one density
bonus although the city may, at its discretion, grant more
than one density bonus.
Section 17.50.040 Multiple Family Residential District Density
—Bonus and incentives
(A) When a developer of housing agrees to construct at least (1)
50 percent of the total units of a housing development for
persons and families of low or moderate income, or (2) 20
percent of the total units of a housing development for
lower- income households, or (3) 100 percent of the total
dwelling units of a housing development for qualifying
residents, as defined in Section 51.3 of the Civil code, the
city shall either (1) grant a multiple family residential
density bonus or (2) provide other incentives of equivalent
financial value.
(B) A developer may submit to the city a preliminary proposal
for the development of housing pursuant to this section
prior to the submittal of any formal requests for general
plan amendments, zoning amendments, subdivision map
approvals, conditional use permits, coastal development
permits, or other discretionary entitlements. The city
shall, within 90 days of receipt of such written proposal,
notify the housing developer in writing of the manner in
which it will comply with this section. Such determination
by the City shall be based on a public hearing and approved
by the City Council.
(C) Incentives may be considered by the City, at its option, as
an alternative or partial alternative to the density bonuses
defined above, or as a means of encouraging a developer to
provide a higher percentage of low and moderate income
housing in the project.
(D) Incentives utilized by the City may include some combination
of reduced fees, modified development standards, expedited
processing procedures, provision of water at reduced cost,
direct financial subsidy, or grant assistance or other
incentives described in Government Code Section 65913.4.
These incentives will be designed to provide "equivalent
financial value" by project basis through cooperation and
negotiation with the developer.
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(E) If a developer agrees to construct both 50 percent of the
total units for persons and families of low or moderate
income and 20 percent of the total units for lower- income
households, the developer is entitled to only one density
bonus although the city may, at its discretion, grant more
than one density bonus.
Section 17.50.050 Density Bonuses And Other Incentives For
Condominium Conversions.
(A) When an applicant for approval to convert apartments to a
condominium project agrees to provide at least 33 percent of
the total units of the proposed condominium project to
persons and families of low or moderate income, or 15
percent of the total units of the proposed condominium
project to lower income households as defined in the Housing
Element of the General Plan, and agrees to pay for the
reasonably necessary administrative costs incurred by the
city, the city shall either (1) grant a density bonus or
(2) provide other incentives of equivalent financial value.
The City may place such reasonable conditions on the
granting of a density bonus or other incentives of
equivalent financial value as it finds appropriate,
including, but not limited to, conditions which assure
continued affordability of units to subsequent purchasers
who are persons and families of low and moderate income or .
lower income households.
(B) For purposes of this section, "other incentives of
equivalent financial value" shall not be construed to
require the city to provide cash transfer payments or other
monetary compensation but may include the same types of
incentives described in 17.50.030 (D) above.
(C) An applicant for approval to convert apartments to a
condominium project may submit to the city a preliminary
proposal pursuant to. this section prior to the submittal of
any formal requests for subdivision map approvals. The city
shall, within 90 days of receipt of a written proposal,
notify the applicant in writing of the manner in which it
will comply with this section. Such determination by the
city shall be based on a public hearing and approved by the
City Council.
(D) An applicant shall be ineligible for a density bonus or
other incentives under this section if the apartment
proposed for conversion constitute a housing development for
which a density bonus or other incentives were previously
provided by the city.
(E) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the
city to approve a proposal to convert apartments to
condominiums.
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17.50.060 Direct Financial Contribution
Where there is a direct financial contribution to a housing
development pursuant to this chapter through participation
in cost of infrastructure, write -down of land costs, or
subsidizing the cost of construction, the city, shall assure
continued availability for low- and moderate - income units
for 30 years. Deed restrictions or other binding legal
measures that will control resale of the units in such a
manner as to assure the long term affordability of these
units to low and moderate income persons shall be prepared
by the City and accepted by the housing developer as a
condition of project approval.
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ORDINANCE NO. 315
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
ESTABLISHING A SELF - INSPECTION FIRE SAFETY PROGRAM
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay, California as follows:
SECTION 1: FINDINGS OF PURPOSE AND INTENT
It is the purpose of this Chapter, by the creation of a fire
safety self- inspection program, to promote the public health,
safety and welfare by better protecting the citizens of Morro Bay
from the dangers to life and property caused by fire and panic.
The new program will:
A. Better insure that regular annual inspections of premises
within the City occur;
B. Provide better fire prevention and fire prevention education
to the public;
C. Minimize expenditure of public money for annual inspections
of premises within the City;
D. Minimize inconvenience and work interruptions to owners of
premises to be inspected.
SECTION 2: FIRE SAFETY SELF - INSPECTION PROGRAM
A Fire Safety Self- Inspection program is hereby established to be
administered and conducted as set forth herein.
SECTION 3: DEFINITION
The term "B -2" premises, as used in this ordinance, shall mean
those drinking and dining establishments having an occupant load
of less than 50, wholesale and retail stores, office buildings,
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printing plants, municipal police and fire stations, factories
and workshops using materials not highly flammable or
combustible, storage and sales rooms for combustible goods, paint
stores without bulk handling and buildings or portions of
buildings having rooms used for educational purposes beyond the
12th grade with less than 50 occupants in any room, all as
defined in Section 9.117, Group B, Division 2 of the Uniform Fire
Code.
SECTION 4: FUNCTION OF SELF - INSPECTION PROGRAM
A. The Morro Bay Fire Department shall prepare and distribute
"Self- Inspection Worksheet" forms to the owner or person
having control of each of the "B -2" premises within the City
on an annual basis.
B. The owner or person having control of the premises shall
conduct an inspection for fire safety following directions
contained within said self- inspection forms, complete said
forms and return completed forms to the Morro Bay Fire
Department within fifteen calendar days from issue date, as
shown on the Self- Inspection Worksheet.
SECTION 5: PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY
Failure to conduct the required inspection to complete and /or
return the Self- Inspection worksheets within the time specified
shall constitute a misdemeanor /infraction punishable as set forth
in title I. Any person knowingly or intentionally misrepresent-
ing any material fact on the Self- Inspection forms is guilty of a
misdemeanor /infraction punishable as set forth in Title I of this
Code.
SECTION 6: LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES
This Code shall not be construed to hold the public entity or any
officer or employee responsible for any damage to persons or
property by reason of the inspection or reinspection authorized
herein, or by reason of the approval or disapproval of any
equipment or process authorized herein, or for any action in
connection with the control or extinguishment of any fire or in
connection with any other official duties.
SECTION 7: VALIDITY OF ORDINANCE
If any section, subsection, sentence,, clause or phrase of this
ordinance shall for any reason be invalid, such holding or hold-
ings shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance. The City of Morro Bay has declared that it would
have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection,
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sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, be declared invalid.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City Council
on this 14th day of December, 1987, on the following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ALE REDDELL, Mayor
ATTEST:
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
APPROVAL AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
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ORDINANCE NO. 314
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SALES AND DISPLAY ORDINANCE
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby ordain as
follows:
SALES ON STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Sections:
1. Purpose of provisions.
2. Permit - Required.
3. Permit - Issuance - Conditions and limitations
4. Permit -Hold harmless clause required.
5. Citizens Review Committee
6. Permit - Revocation - Appeal.
7. Expiration of Ordinance
1. Purpose of Provisions.
The Council finds that the businesses in the downtown area,
comprised of Morro Bay Blvd. and adjacent side streets is a
unique and special area of the City in which increased business
activity is desired. Said special area is herein specified in
Exhibit A, a map of the area incorporated herein by reference.
The Council further finds that carefully controlled and
restricted use of the public sidewalks by adjacent merchants for
the display of merchandise may be beneficial to successful
business operations and development, and therefore to the welfare
of the City in general. It is the intent of the Council to
regulate sales on the streets and sidewalks in order to insure
the safe and unobstructed passage of all pedestrians and
motorists using the public right -of -way, and to maintain and
enhance the aesthetic characteristics of the downtown area.
2. Permit - Required.
No person shall leave, place or cause to be placed, any
personal property upon any sidewalk, gutter, alley or street
within the city, whether or not such property constitutes
merchandise of any store, without first obtaining a city permit
authorizing same. The "personal property" referred to in this
section includes, but is not limited to, produce, merchandise,
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PAGE 2
store boxes, store substances, or materials, signs or any other
object or implement of any class, kind or character. This
section shall not be construed to prohibit parking of bicycles
and vehicles where otherwise allowed.
3. Permit- Issuance - Conditions and limitations.
The Community Development Director may issue use permits for
sidewalk sales subject to the following conditions and
limitations:
A. Applicants must possess a valid city business license and
any necessary county health permits. Applicants must have a
fixed place of business located within the special area
denoted in Exhibit A; street vendors not meeting this
qualification are expressly prohibited from operating under
the provisions of these permits.
B. Each permit shall expressly provide that sidewalk sales
shall be limited to Saturdays and three day holiday
weekends between the hours of eight a.m. and six p.m.
C. The applicant shall submit a site plan indicating the
location of the operation, relative to surrounding
buildings, parking lots and public rights -of -way, as well as
such other information deemed necessary by the Community
Development Director.
D. Each permit shall expressly provide that any personal
property or merchandise placed upon the sidewalk pursuant to
the permit shall extend no further along the sidewalk than
the exterior limits of the merchant's place of business.
E. Each permit shall expressly state, and the permittee shall
agree, that in all cases a minimum sidewalk width of five
feet shall be kept clear of any obstruction at all times.
F. Each permit shall be issued for a period ending on September
30, 1988 unless terminated sooner as provided herein.
G. Each permit shall specify all signage to be used in the
conduct of the sidewalk sale; provided, that pedestal and /or
A -frame type signage shall be allowed through May 30, 1988,
at which time the Review Committee shall determine the
continuance of permitting these specific types of signs.
Signage shall be allowed only for the purpose of stating
that a sale is in progress or the price of items or articles
for sale.
H. The Community Development Director may approve a permit
subject to additional conditions as he finds reasonable and
appropriate. Said permit shall be at no cost to the
applicant to September 30, 1988.
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I. Each applicant shall secure and provide to City a
comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance
policy naming the City as an additional insured in amounts
and on the terms as approved by the City Risk manager.
4. Applicant to Indemnify City.
As a further condition of any permit granted pursuant to
this chapter, each applicant shall agree and shall sign a written
agreement so stating, as part of the permit granted, to hold the
City harmless from, to defend the City against, and to indemnify
the City from, all claims, demands and suits made against the
City, its officers, or its employees, including attorney's fees
and court costs incurred by the City arising from any act or
omission on the part of the applicant, its officers, employees,
subcontractors, agents, guests, invitees or those entities
participating in any sales activities sponsored by the applicant,
in the prosecution of activities authorized by the permit.
5. Citizens Review Committee
A Special Citizen Review Committee shall be established by
the City Council consisting of five members: two downtown
merchants participating in sidewalk sales; one downtown merchant
not participating; one representative of a civic group concerned
with aesthetics; one public member at large. The Special
Committee which shall serve during the period this special
sidewalk display ordinance is in effect, shall have the following
duties:
A. Assist in reviewing all applications for sidewalk sale
permits and make recommendations to the Community
Development Director on approval or denial of each based on
its conformance to the ordinance.
B. At the request of the Community Development Director conduct
periodic site inspections to determine compliance with
permit requirements for each permittee, to meet with
permittees to discuss positive and negative effects of
sidewalk sales.
C. Prepare a list of suggested modifications to the special
ordinance in the final month prior to the expiration of the
special ordinance.
6. Permit — Revocation — Appeal.
Any permit issued pursuant to this chapter may be revoked
for the reasons and in accordance with the procedures set forth
in Chapter 17.61 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code.
SPECIAL SIDEWALK DAILY ORDINANCE NO. 314
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7. Expiration of Special Ordinance
This ordinance will expire September 30, 1988. At that time
permanent modifications to the City's street sales ordinances may
be proposed, based on the experience of this special ordinance.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 23rd day of
November, 1987, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Donnelly
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
ity Attorney
EXHIBIT "A"
The street right -of -ways shaded in gray generally designate
those areas where temporary sidewalk sales and display struc-
tures are permitted.
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ORDINANCE NO. 313
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13.04 OF THE MORRO BAY
MUNICIPAL CODE ALTERING THE UTILITY BILLING CYCLE
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay, California, does hereby
ordain:
Section 1
Section 13.04.190b, Rendering of Bills, Billing Period, of the
Morro Bay Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
B. Billing Period. The regular billing period shall be
every month.
Section 2
Section 13.04.200c, Payment of Bills, of the Morro Bay Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
C. Water bills shall be payable on the date of presentation
and shall become delinquent on and after the last day of that
month.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this 26th day of October 1987
by the following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
ATTEST:
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 311
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING, REPEALING AND ENACTING CERTAIN
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS IN TITLES 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, AND
17 CONCERNING ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND INCREASING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the enforcement provisions in the Municipal
Code are outdated and sometimes inconsistent; and
WHEREAS, the position of Code Enforcement Officer has
been funded in the current budget; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay has
determined that certain revisions to the Municipal Code will
better provide for the fair, orderly and equitable enforce-
ment of the provisions in said Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the California Penal Code has been amended by
the State legislature to increase the penalty for a
misdemeanor;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, by the City
Council of the City of Morro Bay, California, that the
sections contained in the attached Exhibit A are AMENDED,
REPEALED AND ADOPTED as set forth therein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City Council on
this 12th day of October, 1987 on the following vote:
AYES: Donnell, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lemons
ATTEST:
ITH DAVIClerk
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
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EXHIBIT A
TITLE 1 CHAPTER 16
1.16.010 Violation Deemed Misdemeanor /Infraction. No
person shall violate any provision, or fail to comply with
any of the requirements of this Code. Any person violating
any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the
mandatory requirements of this Code, any ordinance of the
City or any Code adopted by reference in this Code shall be
guilty, unless otherwise specified, of a misdemeanor/
infraction. Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under the
provisions of this Code, shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in
the city or county jail for a period of not exceeding six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such
person shall be guilty of a separate offense for each and
every day during any portion of which any violation of any
provision of this Code is committed, continued, or permitted
by such person and shall be punishable accordingly.
1.16.020 Prosecution of Misdemeanor /Infraction. Every
violation of this Code designated a misdemeanor /infraction
shall be a misdemeanor; provided that, where the City
Attorney has determined that such action would be in the
best interests of justice, the City Attorney may specify in
the accusatory pleading that the violation shall be an
infraction and the violation shall be prosecuted as an
infraction.
1.16.030 Penalties for Infractions. Each and every
violation of a provision of this Code which is an infraction
is punishable by:
(1) A fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for
the first violation;
(2) A fine not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for
a second violation of the same provision within one year;
(3) A fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for
each additional violation (after the second) of the same
provision within one year of the first violation.
1.16.040 Nuisance Abatement. In addition to the penalties
herein provided, any condition caused or permitted to exist
in violation of any of the provision of this Code shall be
deemed a public nuisance and may be abated by this City,
either summarily or otherwise as appropriate under law, at
the expense of the person or persons creating, causing,
committing or maintaining it and such expense shall be a
lien against the property on which the nuisance is
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maintained and shall be a personal obligation against the
owner of such property.
1.16.050 Code Enforcement Officer. The title of Code
Enforcement Officer is hereby created. The duties of such
named public officer shall be limited to the enforcement of
municipal code violations, and such person shall be
authorized to exercise the powers set forth in Section 836.5
of the California Penal Code and to make arrests only for
the purpose of issuing citations for violations of the
Municipal Code which constitute infractions or misdemeanors.
A. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the
following responsibilities and authority:
1. Under the supervision of the City
Administrator, to enforce compliance by the public with all
provisions of the municipal code;
2. To discuss with suspected violators, the
provisions of the Code in order to secure voluntary
compliance with its provisions;
3. With the approval of the City Administrator,
to initiate all necessary proceedings to abate nuisances in
the manner set forth in Chapter 8.14 of this Code;
4. To promulgate and enforce such written rules,
guidelines or other regulations as may be necessary to
administer and enforce the provisions of Chapter 8.14;
B. The Code Enforcement Officer shall also have such
powers as follows:
1. With the approval of the City Administrator,
to delegate the responsibilities and powers to enforce a
specific provision of the code or to correct one or more
specific violations of the Code to another city department
or official;
2. With the approval of the City Administrator,
to require the Chief of Police and any and all officers of
the City otherwise charged by law with the enforcement of
the Code and any and all of its provisions to render
assistance in the enforcement of any and all of the
provisions of the Code.
1.16.060 Code Enforcement. The Chief of Police, Fire Chief,
Harbor Director, Director of Public Works, Building
Official, Code Enforcement Officer and other designated
persons shall be responsible for enforcement of the various
provisions of this Code under their respective authority or
as is specifically assigned to them by this Code.
A. Police Officers have full authority to arrest
persons for violations of any provision of this Code
pursuant to the provisions of the California Penal Code.
B. The Fire Chief and full -time safety members of the
Fire Department shall have the powers of a peace officer in
performing their duties under this Code, and shall have the
powers of a peace officer as provided in California Penal
Code, Sections 830.31 and shall have the authority to arrest
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persons pertaining to fire regulations or otherwise within
their enforcement authority. This authority is in addition
to all other authority provided by law.
C. Harbor Patrol Officers shall be public employees
and not Peace Officers but shall have the authority to
arrest persons pursuant to California Penal Code Section
836.5 for violations of Title 15 of this Code. This
authority is in addition to all other authority provided by
law and other sections of this Code.
D. The Building Official and Code Enforcement Officer,
and their respective designees, are hereby authorized to
arrest persons pursuant to Penal Code Section 836.5 without
warrant whenever they have reasonable cause to believe that
the person to be arrested has committed in their presence a
misdemeanor, misdemeanor /infraction, or infraction,
consisting of a violation of the provisions of this Code or
any other regulation, ordinance or statute which the
Building Official or Code Enforcement Officer has a duty to
enforce.
1.16.070 Citation Procedure for Violations.
A. Any City officer or employee arresting any person
for a violation of any provision of this Code, who does not
immediately take such arrested person before a magistrate,
as prescribed in the California Penal Code, shall prepare in
duplicate a written notice to appear in court. The notice
shall contain:
1. The name and address of the person arrested;
2. The offense charged, the time and place of the
alleged violation;
3. Where and when such person shall appear in court.
The time specified in the notice for appearance must be at
least ten days after such arrest. The place specified in
the notice to appear and the notice shall be in conformity
with the applicable provisions of the Penal Code of the
state.
B. The arresting city officer or employee shall
deliver one copy of the notice to appear to the alleged
violator; the alleged violator in order to secure immediate
release must give a written promise to so appear in court at
the time and place indicated on the notice by signing the
duplicate notice, which signed copy shall be retained by the
city officer or employee. Thereafter, the arresting city
officer or employee shall release forthwith from custody the
person so arrested. The duplicate copy of the notice to
appear shall be filed in the manner prescribed in the Penal
Code of the state.
1.16.080 Failure to Appear. Any person who willfully
violates a written promise to appear in court by failing to
appear at the time and place stated shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge
upon which he was originally arrested.
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1.16.090 Warrant for Arrest Upon Failure to Appear. When a
person signs a written promise to appear at the time and
place specified therein, and has not posted bail as provided
in the Penal Code of the state, the magistrate shall issue
and have delivered for execution a warrant for his /her
arrest within twenty days after such person has failed to
appear as promised, or if such person promises to appear
before an officer authorized to accept bail, other than a
magistrate, and fails to do so on or before the date which
s /he promised to appear, then within twenty days after
delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to
the magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense, such
magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a
warrant for his /her arrest. When such person violates
his /her promise to appear before an officer authorized to
receive bail other than a magistrate, the officer shall
immediately deliver to the magistrate having jurisdiction
over the offense charged the written promise to appear and
the complaint, if any, filed by the arresting officer or
employee.
1.16.100 Attorney's Fees. In any civil action commenced
by the City to abate a public nuisance, to enjoin a
violation of any provision of this Code, or to collect a
civil debt owing to the City, the City shall be entitled to
recover from the defendant in any such action reasonable
attorney's fees and costs of suit.
TITLE 2
2.12.070 Code Enforcement Duty. It shall be the duty of the
City Administrator to enforce all laws and ordinances of the
City and to see that all franchises, contracts, permits,
licenses and privileges granted by the City Council are
faithfully observed. Pursuant to the duty to enforce this
Code the City Administrator shall designate one or more city
employee(s) as the Code Enforcement Officer established by
Section 1.16.050 of this Code.
TITLE 5
5.12.010 Duties of Collector. It shall be the duty of the
collector, and s /he is directed, to enforce each and all of
the provisions of this title. The Code Enforcement Officer
and the Chief of Police shall render such assistance in the
enforcement hereof as may from time to time be required.
The collector, in the exercise of his /her duties
imposed upon her /him hereunder, and acting through deputies
or duly authorized assistants or the Code Enforcement
Officer or the Chief of Police, shall examine or cause to be
examined places of business in the City to ascertain whether
the provisions of this title have been complied with.
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The collector and each and all of the collector's
deputies, duly authorized assistants, the Code Enforcement
Officer and the Chief of Police and any police officer shall
have the power and authority to enter, free of charge and at
any reasonable time, any place of business required to be
licensed herein, and demand an exhibition of its license
certificate.
5.12.030 Penalty for Violation. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this title or knowingly or
intentionally misrepresenting to any officer or employee of
the City any material fact in procuring the license or
permit herein required is guilty of a misdemeanor/
infraction, punishable as set forth in Title 1 of this Code.
TITLE 8
8.04.050 Penalties. Any person operating without a permit
and any person violating the City Code is guilty of a
misdemeanor /infraction, punishable as set forth in Title 1
of this Code.
8.08.100 Violation -- Penalty. It shall be a misdemeanor,
punishable as set forth in Title 1 of this Code, for any
person, during an emergency, to:
Chapter 8.12 WEED ABATEMENT
8.12.010 Nuisance Weeds, Brush and Debris Defined.
Nuisance weeds, brush and debris means all weeds growing
upon streets, sidewalks or private property and includes any
of the following:
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A. Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature;
B. Sage brush, chaparral and other bush or weed which
attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire
menace to adjacent property;
C. Weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous;
D. Poison oak and poison ivy when conditions of growth
are such as to constitute a menace to the public
health;
E. Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter or other
flammable material which endangers the public safety by
creating a fire hazard or public nuisance;
8.12.030 Allowing on Premises. No owner, agent, lessee or
other person occupying or having charge or control of any
building, lot or premises within the City shall permit
nuisance weeds, brush or debris hazardous to the public
health, welfare or safety to remain upon the premises and
each such owner, agent, lessee or other person shall be
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subject to the requirements and procedures prescribed in
this chapter.
8.12.040 Notice to Remove. Whenever the enforcement
official finds nuisance weeds, brush or debris upon any
property, lands or lots within the City which may be or
become a fire hazard, or may endanger or injure neighboring
property, or may be otherwise hazardous to the public
health, welfare or safety, a notice to remove such nuisance
weeds, brush or debris shall be given to any one of the
person or persons specified in Section 8.12.030.
At the time the notice to remove is served as provided
herein, the enforcement official shall cause a copy of the
notice to remove together with a written declaration under
penalty of perjury certifying such service to be recorded in
the office of the City Clerk.
8.12.050 Method of Notification. Each person, as specified
in this chapter, shall be notified by mail, or by the
posting of property or by hand delivery of the requirement
to abate nuisance weeds, brush or debris determined to be
hazardous to the public health, welfare or safety. In
addition, and if the nature of the nuisance weeds, brush or
debris does not constitute an immediate danger to the public
health or safety, notification shall be published in a
newspaper of general circulation adjudicated for publication
of legal notices. The most current tax assessor's list
shall be the basic source for determining ownership and
mailing addresses for any property owners requiring
notification.
8.12.060 Time to Remove. Nuisance weeds, brush or debris
which do not constitute an immediate danger to the public
health, welfare or safety shall be removed within thirty
days of the postmarked date of the mailed notification or
within thirty days of the date of publication of the general
notice as published in a newspaper qualified to publish
legal notices, whichever time is later.
Nuisance weeds, brush or debris which do constitute an
immediate danger to the public health, welfare or safety
shall be removed by no later than midnight of the day
following the postmarked date of a mailed notification or
within twenty -four hours of the time of hand delivery.
8.12.070 Appeal from Notice. Any person, property owner,
or his duly authorized agent, affected by the notice to
remove nuisance weeds, brush or debris which do not
constitute an immediate danger to the public health, welfare
or safety, may appeal to the city council from the
requirements thereof. Such appeal shall be in writing and
shall be filed with the City Clerk within ten days of the
date of notification established by Section 8.12.060. In
the case of the requirement to remove within twenty -four
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hours, appeal shall be made to the City Clerk, or his /her
designated representative, within the time required to
remove as established by Section 8.12.060.
Notification of the time and date for hearing appeals
concerning the notice of removal within thirty days, shall
be published at least ten days prior to the hearing in a
newspaper qualified to publish legal notices. At the time
and date of the hearing, the City Council shall hear and
consider any and all objections to the proposed removal and
may continue the hearing from time to time. The City
Council shall allow or overrule any and all objections, if
any, and its decision thereupon shall be final and
conclusive.
If upon appeal, the requirements of the original notice
are modified, the enforcement official, in causing removal
or abatement, shall be governed by the determination of the
council so made. In the absence of a council determination
to the contrary, regarding abatement or removal of nuisance
weeds, brush or debris which do not constitute an immediate
danger, removal or abatement shall be accomplished within
such time as may be determined by the City Administrator, or
his /her designated representative, after the appeal is
heard.
8.12.090 Failure to Remove or Abate. If any property
owner, after being notified as provided for in this chapter,
fails, neglects or refuses to abolish, abate or remove,
within the times herein prescribed, any of the nuisance
weeds, brush or debris mentioned in this chapter, then the
City may abate or remove the same and the enforcement
officer is expressly authorized to enter upon private
property for that purpose. The charge of such abatement or
removal by the City is listed in the Master Fee Schedule,
and shall be assessed upon the lots, lands or property from
which nuisance weeds, brush or debris were abated or
removed, and such cost shall constitute a lien upon such
lots, lands, or property until paid, and will be collected
upon the next tax roll upon which general municipal taxes
are collected.
8.12.100 Record of Removal Expense. The enforcement
official shall keep a permanent record showing the
description of each property or lot from which nuisance
weeds, brush or debris are ordered to be removed; the name
of the property owner thereof, if known; the date of
notification to abate; and, in case of appeal, a record of
the date of the determinations of the City Council and an
account of the cost of abating such nuisance. Such record
shall include an assessment list of charges and shall be
filed with the City Clerk from time to time but no later
than the first day of August each year.
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8.12.120 Collection of charges. The amount of the cost of
abatement shall constitute a special assessment against lots
or property from which the nuisance weeds, brush or debris
have been abolished, abated or removed by the City and shall
constitute a lien upon such property until paid. Such
charges may be paid to the City Clerk separately from city
taxes at any time prior to the first day of August of the
year in which unpaid charges are to be added to the county
tax roll. Upon such payment, the City Clerk shall cause an
appropriate entry to be made on the assessment record for
the property showing that such charge was paid in full
On or before August tenth of each year, the City Clerk
shall cause a copy of the abatement charges to be filed with
the County Auditor, in order that the County Auditor may
enter each assessment on the county tax roll opposite the
property referred to. Thereafter, such amounts shall be
collected at the same time, and in the same manner, as
general city taxes are collected, and shall be subject to
the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in the
case of delinquency as provided by law for city taxes. All
laws and ordinances applicable to the levy, collection and
enforcement of city taxes are hereby made applicable to such
special assessments.
Chapter 8.14 Public Nuisance
8.14.010 Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of
these regulations are as follows:
A. To define public nuisances and make violations of
this Code as public nuisances those conditions which are
considered harmful and /or deleterious to the public health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of Morro Bay;
B. To develop regulations that will promote the sound
community appearance, and the social, economic, and
environmental conditions of the community;
C. To establish guidelines for the correction of
nuisances that afford due process and procedural guarantees
to affected property owners.
8.14.020 Definitions. Public Nuisance is defined as
anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent or
offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use
of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable
enjoyment of life or property by an entire community or
neighborhood, or by any considerable number of persons, or
unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the
customary manner, of any navigable bay, stream, or basin, or
any public park, square, street, or highway and includes but
is not limited to the following:
A. Buildings which are abandoned, boarded up,
partially destroyed, or left unreasonably in a state of
partial construction;
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B. Unpainted buildings or buildings with peeling paint
in such a condition as to:
1. Cause dry rot, warping, and termite
infestation, or
2. Constitute an unsightly appearance that
detracts from the aesthetic or property value of neighboring
properties;
C. Broken windows constituting hazardous conditions
and /or inviting trespassers and malicious mischief;
D. Overgrown vegetation, accumulations of boxes,
boards or other material that is likely to harbor rats,
rodents, vermin and other similar nuisances, or that is
unsightly and otherwise detrimental to the aesthetic or
property values of neighboring properties;
E. Dead, decayed, or diseased trees and other
vegetation which constitute a fire hazard or a condition
considered dangerous to the public health, safety, and
general welfare;
F. The use of trailers, campers, boats, and other
similar vehicles or other equipment for sleeping or cooking
purposes in areas where such use is not permitted;
G. Abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative
trailers, campers, boats, and other motor vehicles which are
accumulated or stored in yard areas for a period in excess
of two weeks;
H. Parking of boats or vehicles on public rights -of-
way for periods in excess of seventy -two hours;
I. Parking or storage of heavy commercial or
construction vehicles or equipment in public rights -of -way
or in yard areas of properties within a residential zone of
the City;
J. Performance of mechanical work on motor vehicles on
public rights -of -way or performance of such work in yard
areas of residential properties so as to be visible from
public rights -of -way or neighboring properties for periods
in excess of three weeks;
K. Broken or discarded furniture, appliances, and
other household equipment stored in yard areas for periods
exceeding one week;
L. Conditions which may prove detrimental or dangerous
to children, whether in a building, on the premises of a
building, or on an unoccupied lot;
M. Packing boxes, lumber, trash, dirt and other debris
stored in yards for unreasonable periods in areas visible
from public property or neighboring properties;
N. Unscreened trash cans, bins, or containers stored
for unreasonable periods in doorways, vestibules, or in
areas visible from public property or visible from the
adjoining sidewalks of commercial or industrial buildings;
O. The accumulation of dirt, litter, or debris in
vestibules, doorways or in areas visible from public
property or visible from adjoining properties;
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P. The disposal of oil, gasoline, other petroleum
products, noxious chemicals, pesticides, or any gaseous,
liquid, or solid wastes in such a manner as to:
1. Constitute a condition considered injurious to
the public health, safety and welfare,
2. Cause pollution of the land, water, or air in
the city, or
3. Degrade the appearance of or detract from the
aesthetic and property value of neighboring properties;
Q. Property or structures maintained in such a
condition as to block or obstruct the flow of floodwaters in
natural or manmade drainage channels so that such
obstruction could be expected to cause damage to said
property or surrounding properties that would not otherwise
occur;
R. Premises maintained in such a condition as to
obscure the visibility of public street intersections to
such a degree as to constitute a public hazard;
S. Maintenance or use of premises which, by reason of
noise, dust, odor or other effects caused by the use of said
premises, diminish the livability, enjoyment, use and
property values of neighboring properties;
T. The maintenance of signs or sign structures in a
deteriorated condition, or relating to uses no longer
conducted or products no longer sold on commercial,
industrial, or institutional premises or otherwise in
violation of this Code;
U. Lights, lighted signs, or other devices that direct
or reflect glare so as to be visible from any boundary line
or property on which the source of light or glare is
produced;
V. Property and buildings, or portions thereof,
maintained in such a condition as to become so defective and
unsightly, or in such a condition of deterioration or
disrepair as to diminish the enjoyment, use, or property
values of surrounding properties;
W. Encroachments on the public right of way without
proper authority;
X. Accumulations of filth, garbage, decaying animal or
vegetable matter or animal or human excrement;
8.14.030 Maintaining Nuisance Unlawful. Every person who
maintains or commits any public nuisance, the punishment for
which is not otherwise prescribed, or who willfully omits to
perform any legal duty relating to the removal of a public
nuisance, is guilty of a misdemeanor /infraction punishable
as set for in Title 1 of this Code.
8.14.040 Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Code
Enforcement Officer, and s /he is hereby directed, to enforce
the provisions of this Chapter. The Building Official and
the Chief of Police shall render such assistance in the
enforcement hereof as may from time to time be required.
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8.14.050 Violation -- Penalty.
A. Authority to correct violations. The Code
Enforcement Officer shall seek the correction of any
violation(s) of any provision of this Chapter through the
use of the citation procedure or the nuisance abatement
procedures or both such procedures as set forth in this
chapter.
B. Penalty for Violation.
1. Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor /infraction
and, upon conviction thereof, is subject to punishment as
provided in Title 1 of this Code.
2. The imposition of one penalty shall not excuse
the violation(s) or permit said violation(s) to continue.
3. Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall be required to correct or remedy such
violations within a reasonable period of time.
4. When not otherwise specified, the existence of
such nuisance for each and every day after service of
reasonable written notice shall be deemed a separate and
distinct offense.
8.14.060 Right -of- entry.
A. Whenever necessary to make an inspection to enforce
any provision of the Code, or whenever the Code Enforcement
Officer or authorized designee has reasonable cause to
believe that there exists in any building or upon any
premises any condition in violation of this Code, the Code
Enforcement Officer or duly authorized designees may enter
said premises at all reasonable times to perform any duty
imposed upon said officer by this Code, provided that:
1. If premises are private and occupied, the
official shall present proper credentials, state the reasons
for entry, and request entry, and if entry is not granted a
court order shall be secured.
2. If premises are unoccupied, the official shall
make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other
persons having charge or control of said premises, inform
the owner of the reasons for entry, and demand entry.
3. The official shall not be allowed to enter any
occupied dwelling in the absence of the occupants without a
proper written order executed and issued by a court having
jurisdiction to issue the order.
B. If entry allowed under the provisions of this
section is refused, the Code Enforcement Officer or
authorized designee shall have recourse to every remedy
provided by law to secure entry.
8.14.070 Service of Notice Requirements. Whenever it is
necessary in this chapter to notify owners, permittees,
occupants, or persons, said notice shall be served in the
following manner:
A. Service shall be by personal service upon any owner
whose name and address appears on the last equalized
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assessment roll and who can reasonably be found within the
city limits. Service upon all other owners may be
accomplished by mail, postage prepaid, certified, return
receipt requested, to the owner of the affected premises as
shown on the last equalized assessment roll. If no address
can be found or is known to the Code Enforcement Officer,
then the notice shall be mailed to such person at the
address of the premises affected by the proceedings. The
failure of any person to receive the notice does not affect
the validity of any proceedings taken hereunder.
B. A copy of the notice shall also be prominently and
conspicuously placed upon the premises affected by the
enforcement proceedings.
C. Proof of service of the notice or order shall be
certified to at the time of service by a written declaration
under penalty of perjury executed by the person effecting
service, which shall, together with any receipt card
returned in acknowledgement of receipt by certified mail, be
affixed to the copy of the notice or order retained by the
Code Enforcement Officer.
8.14.080 Citations.
A. The Code Enforcement Officer may issue a notice to
appear in court to any person suspected of a violation of
any of the provisions of this title but first must issue a
notice and order to abate the nuisance to the owner as well
as the occupant of the premises giving notice that s /he has
determined that a violation of the Code exists. The notice
and order shall contain:
1. The street address and a legal description
sufficient to identify the premises on which a violation is
found to exist;
2. A statement that the Code Enforcement Officer
has found a violation to exist on said premises, and a
description of such conditions and the action necessary to
correct such violation(s);
3. An order to secure permits if necessary and to
commence and complete work to correct the violation(s)
within a specified period of time;
4. A statement advising that if the required
correction or elimination of condition(s) in violation is
not commenced and completed within the specified time, the
Code Enforcement Officer shall either;
a. Cite the owner with notice to appear in
court for violation of a specific provision or provisions of
the code,
b. Institute proceedings for the abatement
of the conditions as a public nuisance before the City
Council under Section 8.14.090 of this title.
c. Take both such actions to cite into court
and institute nuisance abatement proceedings.
B. If the owner or occupant of the premises fails to
correct the violation(s) within the time specified in the
notice and order to abate the nuisance, the Code Enforcement
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Officer may issue a notice to appear in court to said owner
or occupant for violation of a specific provision or
provisions of the Code.
8.14.090 Nuisance Abatement.
A. In the event said owner fails, neglects, or refuses
to comply with the notice and order to abate the nuisance
served pursuant to Section 8.14.080, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall either request the City Attorney to institute
a civil action in the name of the people of the state to
abate the nuisance or, with the consent of the City
Administrator, schedule a hearing before the City Council
for summary abatement proceedings under the police powers of
the City and pursuant to Government Code Sections 38771 -
38773.5. At least ten days prior to a hearing before the
City Council for summary abatement proceedings, notice of
such hearing, in a form approved by the City Attorney which
describes the conditions alleged to constitute a nuisance
and indicates possible actions which may be authorized for
abatement of same, shall be served upon the owner of the
affected premised in the manner prescribed in section
8.14.070 herein.
B. At the time stated in the notice of hearing, the
City Council shall hear and consider all relevant evidence,
objections or protests, and shall receive testimony from
owners, witnesses, city personnel, affected neighbors, and
interested persons relative to such alleged public nuisance
and to proposed abatement of said nuisance. Interested
parties may be represented by counsel, in which case the
City Attorney shall represent the Code Enforcement Officer
and parties may present testimony and cross - examine
witnesses. The hearing need not be conducted according to
technical rules of evidence and may be continued from time
to time.
C. Preparation and Service of Order to Abate. If, as
a result of the hearing, the City Council finds that a
public nuisance exists and that there is sufficient cause to
warrant abatement of said nuisance, the City Council shall
by resolution issue an order to abate containing:
1. A statement deeming the condition a public
nuisance under this Code;
2. A summary of findings of fact, conclusions,
and recommendations with respect to abatement;
3. A list of needed corrections and abatement
methods;
4. The time limit within which the nuisance must
be abated at the owner's expense.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall serve the order to
abate upon the owners of the premises in accordance with the
notification provisions of Section 8.14.070.
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Any property owner shall have the right to comply with
the order to abate at his own expense provided that same is
done prior to the expiration of the abatement period set
forth in said order.
Upon abatement in full by owner, then proceedings
hereunder shall terminate.
D. Abatement by City. If such nuisance is not
completely abated in accordance with the abatement order by
the owner within the given time period, then the City
Council may direct the City Administrator to cause the same
to be abated by city forces or private contract and the City
Administrator is expressly authorized to enter upon said
premises for such purposes.
E. Cost Accounting and Notification. The City
Administrator shall cause to be kept an account of the cost
(including incidental expenses) of abating such nuisance on
each separate lot, or parcel of land where the work is done
and shall render an itemized report in writing to the City
Council showing the cost of abatement, provided, that before
said report is submitted to the City Council, a copy of the
same shall be posted for at least five days upon such
premises, together with a notice of the time when said
report shall be heard by the City Council for confirmation.
A copy of said report and notice shall be served upon the
owners of said property, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 1.04.110 at least five days prior to submitting
the same to the City Council. Proof of said posting and
service shall be made by affidavit filed with the City
Clerk. The term "incidental expenses" includes, but is not
limited to, the actual expenses and costs of the City in
preparation and service of notices, specifications and
contracts, and in inspecting the work, and the costs of
printing and mailing required hereunder.
F. Assessment Lien. The total cost for abating such
nuisance, as so confirmed by City Council, shall constitute
a special assessment against the respective lot or parcel of
land to which it relates, and upon recordation in the office
of the County Recorder of a notice of lien in appropriate
legal form, as so made and confirmed, shall constitute a
lien on said property for the amount of such assessment.
1. After such confirmation and recordation, a
copy may be turned over to the Tax Collector for the City,
whereupon it shall be the duty of said Tax Collector to add
the amounts of the respective assessments to the next
regular tax bills levied against said respective lots and
parcels of land for municipal purposes, and thereafter said
amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same
manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected, and shall
be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure
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under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as
provided for ordinary municipal taxes; or
2. After such recordation, such lien may be
foreclosed by judicial or other sale in the manner and means
provided by law.
8.14.110 Civil Remedies. The City Attorney, when directed
by the City Administrator or the City Council, shall apply
to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to grant
such relief as will abate any public nuisance or correct any
violation of the Code, or restrain and enjoin any person
from creating or maintaining a nuisance.
Chapter 8.16
8.16.150 Removal of Refuse and Waste Material. It is
unlawful for any person occupying or maintaining any
premises within the City where refuse and /or waste material
is created, produced, accumulated or stored to allow the
refuse and /or waste material to be scattered about said
premises in an unsightly, hazardous or unsanitary manner.
Any person storing refuse and /or waste material on any
premises within the City which may create a condition which
is unsightly, hazardous, unsanitary or a public nuisance
shall be required to remove said refuse and /or waste
materials. The City Health Officer, or the Code Enforcement
Officer may compel the removal of refuse and /or waste
materials pursuant to the provisions of Title 8.14 by
citation with a notice to appear in court or by the
procedure for abatement of public nuisances.
8.16.410 Violation -- Severability. Any person, whether as
principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating or
causing the violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor /infraction, and upon
conviction shall be punishable as set forth in Title 1 of
this Code. Any violation of this chapter which is committed
and continues from day to day constitutes a separate offense
for each and every day during which such violation is
committed or continued.
Chapter 8.20
8.20.020 Abatement. Each and every person who allows
accumulated waste materials, or junk, as defined in Section
8.20.010, to be stored, located„ situated, or piled on
property or premises over which he has control, which is not
obscured from the view of occupants of adjoining property or
by passers -by on public streets or ways, after reasonable
notice, but in no event less than ten days, is served upon
him in writing by the Code Enforcement Officer, shall either
remove said accumulated waste material, or junk, or obscure
the same from the view of occupants of adjoining property
and passers -by on public streets or ways, and upon failure
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to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanor /infraction, and the
continued existence of such condition shall be deemed a
separate and distinct offense for each and every day that
said condition continues to exist after the time stated in
the notice of violation. The Code Enforcement Officer may
also compel the removal of such waste materials or junk to
be removed pursuant to the provisions of Title 8.14 by
criminal citation with a notice to appear in court or by the
procedure for abatement of public nuisances.
Chapter 8.24
8.24.030 Violations and Penalties. Any person who is
convicted of violation of any provision of this Chapter
shall be guilty of an infraction punishable as provided in
Chapter 1.16 of this Code.
Chapter 8.28
8.28.070 Violation - Penalty. Any person who is convicted
of a violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in
Chapter 1.16 of this Code.
TITLE 9
9.12.080
B. Any person who continues to conduct a bingo game
after any summary suspension thereof, under subsection A,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor /infraction and upon
conviction punishable as set forth in Title 1 of this Code.
9.22.060 Violations and Penalties. Any person who is
convicted of a violation of any provision of this Chapter
shall be guilty of an infraction punishable as set forth in
Title 1 of this Code.
9.24.080 Violation -- Penalty. Any person who violates any
provision of this Chapter by smoking in a posted no- smoking
area, or failing to post or cause to be posted a no- smoking
sign required by this Chapter, is guilty of an infraction
and, upon conviction thereof, punishable as set forth in
Title 1 of this Code.
9.28.060 Violations and Penalties. Any person who is
convicted of violation of any provision of this Chapter
shall be guilty of an infraction punishable as set forth in
Title 1 of this Code.
13.16.210 Penalty. It is unlawful for any person to
violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the
requirements of this Chapter. Any person violating any
provision of this Chapter or failing to comply with any of
its requirements may be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor/
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infraction and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable
as set forth in Title 1 of this Code. Each such person may
be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during
any portion of which any violation of any of the provisions
of this Chapter is committed, continued, or permitted by
such person, and shall be punishable therefore as provided
for in this Chapter.
TITLE 14
Chapter 14.08
14.08.040 Building Official. "Building Official" means the
Community Development Director or his /her designee.
Chapter 14.12
14.12.010 Administration. It shall be the duty of the
Community Development Director, and s /he is hereby directed,
to enforce the provisions of this title. The Building
Official, Code Enforcement Officer and the Chief of Police
shall render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as
may from time to time be required.
14.12.020 Guidelines for Building Code Enforcement. The
Building Official, under the supervision of the City
Administrator shall develop a program for the systematic
enforcement of the provisions of the Building Code and other
Uniform Codes adopted by reference in this Code and shall
promulgate and enforce such written rules, guidelines or
other regulations as may be necessary to administer and
enforce the provisions of Title 14.
14.12.030 Uniform Administrative Code Adopted. The Uniform
Administrative Code, 1985 Edition, published by the
International Conference of Building Officials, is hereby
adopted by reference with the same force and effect as if
fully set forth herein and as amended hereinafter.
14.12.040 Enforcement. The enforcement provisions in the
Uniform Administrative Code are an alternate method of
enforcement to those established in Chapter 14.40 or other
sections in this Code.
14.12.050 Building Official. The Building Official shall
be a public employee and not a Peace Officer, but shall have
the authority to arrest persons pursuant to California Penal
Code Section 836.5 for violations of this Title 14.
Whenever any Code adopted by reference confers upon the
Building Official the status of a Law Enforcement Officer
the provisions of this section shall supersede the adopted
code and said Building Official shall be a public employee
and not a Peace Officer.
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14.12.060 Amendment of Section 204. The Board of Appeals
established by Section 204 of the Uniform Administrative
Code shall be the City Council. Whenever any Code adopted
by reference establishes a Board of Appeals, that Board
shall be the City Council and the provisions of sections
14.12.090 and 14.12.100 shall supersede the provisions of
the adopted code.
[The following sections are renumbered to allow for the
insertion of the above added sections.]
14.12.070 Records and Auditing.
14.12.080 Liability.
14.12.090 Board of Appeals Established.
14.12.100 Appeal Procedure.
14.12.110 Penalty for Violation.
14.12.120 Official Codes Filed.
14.12.130 Permit Fees.
Chapter 14.16
14.16.020 is hereby deleted and the remaining sections are
renumbered to allow for that deletion.
Chapter 14.20
14.20.010 Adopted. The National Electric Code, 1987
Edition, as published by the National Fire Protection
Association, is adopted by reference with the same force and
effect as if fully set forth herein and as amended
hereinafter.
Chapter 14.24
14.24.020 Section 20.3 Amended. The first paragraph of
section 20.3 of the Plumbing Code is amended to provide that
violation of this Chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor/
infraction and, upon conviction shall be punishable as set
forth in Title 1 of this Code.
14.24.040 Section 20.7 Amended. The fees required by this
Chapter shall be listed in the Master Fee Schedule.
14.24.070 Required Sewer Backwater Valve...
E. Violations and Penalties. Any person who is convicted
of violation of any provisions of Section 14.24.130 or
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Sections 14.24.040 shall be guilty of an infraction
punishable as provided in Chapter 1.16.
Chapter 14.32
14.32.020 Section 202 Amended. The abatement procedures
established by this Uniform Housing Code and the Uniform
Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings are alternate
procedures to those set forth in Chapter 14.40 of this Title
and the Building official may use either procedure for the
abatement of dangerous buildings.
14.32.030 Section 203 Amended. The Board of Appeals
established by this section shall be the City Council.
14.60.060 Amendments Generally. The provisions of the
Uniform Fire Code, hereinafter referred to as U.F.C., 1985
Edition, are amended and changed in the following sections.
14.60.130 Citation Powers. Section 2.105 U.F.C. is amended
to read as follows: "The Fire Chief and full -time safety
members of the Fire Department shall have the powers of a
Peace Officer in performing their duties under this Code,
and shall have the powers of a Peace Officer as provided in
California Penal Code, Sections 830.31 and shall have the
authority to issue citations as provided in Sections
14.60.010 through 14.60.220 of the Morro Bay Municipal
Code."
15.04.060 Director of
deleted entirely.
15.04.070 Fire Chief.
15.04.060.
A new section 15.04.070 is hereby added as follows:
15.04.070 Harbor Director. Harbor Director shall mean the
Harbor Director appointed by the City Administrator.
15.04.080 Harbor Patrol. "Harbor Patrol" means any and all
city employees who are designated and employed by the City
as such and who, although not Peace Officers, do have
limited powers to arrest pursuant to 836.5 of the California
Penal Code for the purpose of issuing citations to appear in
court for violation of this Title.
TITLE 15
Public Works. This section is hereby
This section is renumbered to be
15.08.010 Establishing Channels, Turning Basins and
Anchorage Areas - -Map. All channels, turning basins,
anchorage areas, pierhead and bulkhead lines in Morro Bay
shall be as established by the federal government or by the
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City Council. A map thereof shall be kept on file in the
office of the City Engineer for public inspection.
TITLE 17
Chapter 17.58 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
17.60.150 Revocation of Special Entitlements. The
Community Development Director may institute proceedings to
revoke any permit, variance or other entitlement or approval
granted pursuant to this Code in accordance with the
procedures established in Chapter 17.61.
Section 17.60.160 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Chapter 17.61 is hereby deleted and a new Chapter 17.61
adopted to read as follows:
CHAPTER 17.61
ENFORCEMENT
17.61.010 Purpose and Intent. The purposes and intent of
this section are as follows:
A. To establish procedures for the enforcement of the
provisions of this title;
B. To establish remedies to correct violation of this
title;
C. To assure due process of law and provide procedural
guarantees to property owners affected by the enforcement of
this title.
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17.61.020 Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the
Community Development Director, and s /he is directed, to
enforce each and all of the provisions of this title. The
Code Enforcement Officer and the Chief of Police shall
render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as may from
time to time be required.
A. Revocation of Use Permits, Variances and Home
Occupation Permits.
1. A Use Permit or Variance shall be
automatically revoked if not used within one year, unless a
longer period is specified in the approval, or unless an
extension is granted.
2. All types of permits, variances and other
entitlements or approvals may be revoked by the person or
government body, who or which originally approved them, upon
determining that any of the conditions have been violated or
that the development has been carried out in a manner which
violates any provision of this Code. Such permits,
variances and other entitlements may also be revoked if the
following findings are made by the revoking person or body:
(a) That there has been a substantial change in
circumstances of the grantee, the neighborhood or other
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factors considered at the time such permit, variance or
other entitlement was granted; and
(b) That the continuance of the use, permit, variance
or other entitlement would be detrimental to the health,
safety, morals, comfort and general welfare of the persons
residing or working in the neighborhood or would be
detrimental to property and improvements in the neighborhood
or to the general welfare of the City.
3. Procedures for revocation shall be as
prescribed for issuance of the permit, variance, or other
entitlement or approval including written notice to the
permittee at least ten calendar days before the hearing.
4. When any entitlement has been revoked under
this section no further development or use of the property
to which the entitlement applied may be undertaken except
pursuant to approval of a new application.
B. Violations of Zoning Regulations. Upon determining
that a violation of any of the provisions of this title
exist, the Community Development Director shall have the
following responsibilities and authority:
1. To discuss the suspected violation of this
title in an attempt to secure voluntary compliance;
2. To initiate all necessary proceedings to
revoke approvals and entitlements granted under this title;
3. To initiate all necessary proceedings to
forfeit bond or cash deposits;
4. With the approval of the City Administrator,
to delegate the responsibilities and powers to enforce a
specific provision of this title or to correct one or more
specific violations of this title to another city department
or official;
5. When unable to secure voluntary compliance,
the Community Development Director shall either request the
City Attorney to institute a civil action to enjoin the
violation, request the Code Enforcement Officer or the City
Attorney to file criminal charges against the violator or
request the Code Enforcement Officer to commence proceedings
to abate the violation as a public nuisance pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 8.14 of this Code.
17.61.030 Violation -- Penalty.
A. Any person who violates any provisions of this
title shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor /infraction and
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as provided in
Title 1 of this Code.
B. The imposition of one penalty shall not excuse the
violation or permit said violation to continue.
C. Any person who violates any provision of this title
shall be required to correct or remedy such violations
within a reasonable period of time.
D. When not otherwise specified, the existence of a
zoning violation for each and every day after service of
reasonable written notice shall be deemed a separate and
distinct offense.
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17.61.040 Right -of- entry. The Community Development
Director and his /her authorized representatives shall have
the same right -of -entry as that set out in section 8.14.060.
17.61.050 Civil Remedies. The City Attorney may apply to
such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such
relief as will abate or correct any violation of this title,
or restrain and enjoin any person from continuing a
violation of this title.
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ORDINANCE NO. 310
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS IN
TITLE 16 CONCERNING LOCAL PROCEDURES TO IMPLEMENT THE
SUBDIVISION MAP ACT AND INCREASING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
THEREOF
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, several sections of Title 16 are outdated and
may be inconsistent or ambiguous; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay has
determined that certain revisions to the Municipal Code will
better provide for the fair, orderly and equitable enforce-
ment of the provisions of Title 16 of the Municipal Code;
and
WHEREAS, the California Penal Code has been amended by
the State legislature to increase the penalty for a
misdemeanor;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED, by the City
Council of the City of Morro Bay, California, that the
sections contained in the attached Exhibit A are AMENDED as
set forth therein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City Council on
this 12th day of October, 1987 on the following vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lemons
ATTEST:
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
s.
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
EXHIBIT A
TITLE 16
16.04.040 Subdivision Committee Created -- Membership. There
is created a Subdivision Committee, to consist of a Building
Inspector, the Director of Public Works /City Engineer, the
Fire Chief, the Director of Recreation and Parks, the
Community Development Director or their designated
alternates. This Committee shall have the powers and duties
specified by this title.
16.04.060 Penalty. Any offer to sell or contract to sell,
or any sale contrary to the provisions of this title is a
misdemeanor, and any person, corporation or other entity,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable as set forth in
Title 1 of this Code, except that nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to bar any legal, equitable, or summary
remedy to which the City or other political subdivision or
person, corporation or other entity may otherwise be
entitled, and the City or other political subdivision, or
person, corporation or other entity may file an action in
the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for
the County of San Luis Obispo, to restrain or enjoin any
attempted or proposed subdivision or sale in violation of
this title.
Any transfer or conveyance, or purported transfer or
conveyance, or agreement to transfer or convey any parcel of
land without compliance with the terms of this title shall
be voidable at the option of the transferee in accordance
with the provisions of Sections 11540 and 11540.1 of the
Business and Professions Code of the State, as the same may
be amended from time to time.
16.20.020 Preliminary Map Procedure.
A. A Pre - Submittal Schematic and /or Preliminary Map
are required when in the opinion of the Community
Development Director the project is of such a complex nature
or other special circumstances warrant same.
B. Purposes of Pre - Submittal Schematic. The purpose
of the preparation and consideration of a Pre - Submittal
Schematic, sometimes known as a "back of the envelope plan,"
is to allow the Community Development Director to discuss
with the applicant any special concerns or considerations
for the area known to the Community Development Director and
to provide for an informal exchange of ideas and comments on
the proposed project prior to formal submission of an
application.
C. Requirements for Pre - Submittal Schematic. The
requirements for a pre - submittal schematic shall be
established by the Community Development Director as
warranted by the circumstances of each case.
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D. Purposes of Preliminary Map. The purpose of the
preparation and consideration of a preliminary map is to
provide a means of review by the Subdivision Committee with
the developer and /or surveyor or engineer. From this
preliminary review it is expected the applicant will be made
aware of any major problems concerning the use of the land
or the proposed on and off -site improvements for the land to
be subdivided and the Subdivision Committee will be made
aware of what might be proposals for the subdivision of land
that will require preparation or modification or
consideration for expansion of public services and
facilities prior to the proposed use of land within a
subdivision. It is not intended that a preliminary map be
as detailed as the tentative map, but it should be prepared
with enough care to provide pertinent facts.
E. Requirements for Preliminary Maps. The preliminary
map shall be drawn to approximate scale on paper eighteen
inches by twenty -six inches and shall show the following:
1. The land area proposed to be subdivided;
2. All existing structures;
3. The placement and location of all existing
streets, easements, and rights -of -way on the land proposed
to be subdivided, and those abutting said land;
4. Sufficient contours to indicate the general
elevations and the fall of the land adjacent to the
surrounding area;
5. Any land fills are to be noted;
6. The proposed uses of all portions of the
subdivision;
7. The approximate alignment of the proposed
streets within the subdivision and their connection with
existing streets or method of terminating proposed streets;
8. The approximate number of acres in the subject
subdivision;
9. The approximate number and configuration of lots
in the proposed subdivision;
10. The north point and date;
11. Subdivider's name and address in the lower
right -hand corner;
12. Engineer's name and address in the lower right -
hand corner;
13. Vicinity map.
16.20.040 Statements. Accompanying the tentative map, or
on said map, shall be statements by the subdivider as
follows:
A. Statement as to existing zoning and as to proposed
use; If proposed use is not consistent with existing
zoning, all necessary zoning amendments should have been
applied for and approvals obtained prior to filing the
application for the tentative tract map. Applications for
tentative tract maps cannot be considered complete unless
and until the proposed use is consistent with the existing
zoning.
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B. Statement and report by a certified engineering
geologist, registered geologist or registered geotechnical
engineer as to the suitability of the site for the proposed
use.
C. Statement and report on soil tests by a soils
engineer;
D. Statement as to intentions of subdivider in regard
to erosion control and improvements to be constructed by
him, as required in Chapter 16.12 and other ordinances of
the city;
E. Statement as to front yard depths and building
lines;
F. Proposed source of water supply and method of
sewage disposal, indicating whether or not Chapter 16.16 can
be complied with;
G. Indications of the type of tree planting as
required by the City master tree list;
H. Proposed public areas including parkland dedication
and scenic easements;
I. Statement as to disposition of lots (whether for
sale as lots or fully developed house and lot);
J. Preliminary title report; four copies.
16.20.060 Tentative Map -- Completeness and Filing.
A. Fifteen copies of a tentative map, and the
subdivider's statements pursuant to Section 16.20.040,
together with the fee established by the Master Fee Schedule
to cover the cost of plan checking, shall be presented to
the Community Development Department at least fifteen days
prior to the the Subdivision Committee meeting.
B. A tentative map and accompanying development
application shall be considered complete for the
consideration of the Planning Commission only after said
tentative map and development applications, together with
all necessary maps or sketches and other supplementary data
have been submitted to and reviewed by the Subdivision
Committee and found by such Subdivision Committee to be in
compliance with this title, consistent with the General and
specific plan and zoning for the land on which the proposed
development is located and in conformity with all other
applicable laws, regulations and ordinances, governing said
property. If the tract is a portion of a larger area which
may be subdivided later, the tentative map shall roughly
indicate the ultimate plan for the whole.
16.20.070 Tentative Map -- Subdivision Committee Approval.
All tentative maps shall be reviewed by the Subdivision
Committee prior to filing any tentative map with the
Planning Commission. Said Committee shall meet with the
subdivider or his representative after the submission of the
tentative map, within the time required by the Subdivision
Map Act.
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A. Said Committee shall determine the following:
1. The completeness and accuracy of the tentative
maps and ancillary reports and the suitability of the land
for purposes of the subdivision;
2. Overall design of the subdivision, and
conformity with all pertinent requirements of this title and
other ordinances /laws and plans of the City;
3. Provisions for and suitability of street
improvements, underground utilities, fire hydrants,
ornamental electroliers, storm drains, streets, trees,
sidewalks, including adequacy of the water supply, sewage
disposal and easements for utilities and drainage;
4. Provisions for public areas including parks,
schools, public utility facilities, etc.
B. Action By Committee.
1. The Subdivision Committee shall review the
tentative map and accompanying development applications for
compliance with this title, consistency with the general and
specific plan and zoning for the land on which the proposed
development is located and conformity with all other
applicable laws, regulations and ordinances governing said
property. If any portion of the subdivision is incomplete
or in conflict with any of the requirements, then the
Subdivision Committee shall so inform the subdivider, in
writing;
2. The Subdivision Committee may deem it advisable
to recommend additional improvements, easements,
dedications, etc. to be included. The subdivider shall be
duly informed of the nature of the recommendations at the
time of said committee meeting;
3. If, after analysis, it is found that the
subdivision requires a significant amount of correction
before said Committee deems it complete to bring it before
the Planning Commission, the Committee may require the
subdivider to make the changes and reappear before said
Subdivision Committee for further study;
4. The tentative map and accompanying development
application shall be formally filed if said Subdivision
committee has found the tentative map and accompanying
development applications complete and in compliance as set
forth hereinabove.
C. Appeal. If the subdivider believes the Subdivision
Committee's decision is in error s /he may request
consideration thereof by the Planning Commission. In such a
case the subdivider, within 60 days, shall file his /her
objections, in writing, with the Community Development
Director, whereupon the map and application shall be placed
on the Planning Commission agenda at which time the Planning
Commission will make an independent determination as to the
issues appealed from by the subdivider.
16.20.080 Tentative Map -- Action by Planning Commission.
A. The subdivider shall file seven copies of the
tentative map as accepted for filing by the Subdivision
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Committee, which copies shall be eighteen inches by twenty -
six inches and a transparency. The Planning Commission
shall act on any tentative map within the time periods set
forth in the California Subdivision Map Act as amended.
B. The Planning Commission shall determine whether a
tentative map is in conformity with the applicable
provisions of law, regulations and ordinances of the City
and shall also determine whether said tentative map is
consistent with the General Plan, the Local Coastal Land Use
Plan and the zoning then in effect, and upon that basis
approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove said map, and
shall report such action directly to the subdivider.
C. The Planning Commission may, in addition to any
other causes therefore, disapprove a tentative map because
of flood and inundation hazards or slide areas and recommend
protective improvements to be constructed as a condition
precedent to approval of the map.
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ORDINANCE NO. 308
AN ORDINANCE REVISING ORDINANCE 116, ORD. 124, ORD. 259 AND
CHAPTER 10.32 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY THE
STATE SPEED LIMIT ON CERTAIN STREETS OR PORTIONS THEREOF
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
Ordinance No. 116, Ord. No. 124, Ord. No. 259 and Chapter
10.32 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code are hereby amended to
read as follows:
10.32.010 Streets Designated: The prima facie speed limit
shall be as set forth in this section on those streets or
portions thereof designated in this section when signs are
erected giving notice thereof:
Speed Limit
Name of Street or Portion Affected (Miles per Hour)
Main Street: Yerba Buena Street to
Atascadero Road (State Highway 41) 40
Main Street: Atascadero Road (State
Highway 41) to Quintana Road 30
Main Street: Marina Street to
Morro Bay State Park 30
Quintana Road: Main Street to
Morro Bay Boulevard 35
Quintana Road: Morro Bay Boulevard
to La Loma Avenue 30
Quintana Road: La Loma Avenue to
Easterly City Limits 40
South Bay Boulevard: State Highway
1 to Southerly City Limits 40
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Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a meeting of said City Council held this 12th
day of October, 1987 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lemons
ATTEST:
A� DAIS, City lerk
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. _307_
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE
MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 17.49.070
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
CASE NO. ZOA 02 -87
WHEREAS, on June 15th, 1987 and on August 3rd, 1987 the
Planning Commission of the City of Morro Bay, California, held
duly noticed public hearings to consider various amendments to
the City's Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearings, the Planning Commission
did report and recommend to the City Council adoption of said
amendments which are illustrated on Exhibit "A ", attached hereto;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, on the 28th day of September, 1987 held a duly
noticed PUBLIC HEARING to consider the various modifications to
the Zoning Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, at said PUBLIC HEARING after considering the staff
report, Planning Commission recommendation and the arguments of
all persons, if any, wishing to testify, the City Council did
find the following facts and reasons to justify their action in
this matter;
1. That based on the discussions in aforementioned staff
reports, the proposed modifications will more clearly and
efficiently implement the intent of the Housing Element of
the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and the City's desire to
retain affordable rental housing; and
2. That the proposed modifications conform to and do not
conflict with the General Plan and Local Coastal Program.
3. The Environmental Coordinator determined that the subject
modifications will not result in a significant adverse
impact on the environment, and therefore, qualifies for the
filing of a Negative Declaration for purposes of the
California Environmental Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and
constitute the findings of the Council in this matter; and,
CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 307
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2. That the Council does hereby modify and amend Title 17,
Section 17.49.070 B.3 to read:
"3. No housing shortage has been declared to exist in the
community. A housing shortage shall be declared to exist if
either;
"a. The vacancy rate for apartments is equal to or less
than five percent for the preceding six -month period, based
upon reliable information verified by the Planning
Department as a result of a standard apartment vacancy
survey to be conducted by a qualified consultant selecte- by
the City with the cost to be paid for b he applicant. 1-n
Ape ± - -and -- even er- a €-- eaeh -yeae, The content, form, and
methodology of the vacancy_ survey- shaTT be specified- iii
a vance- by_the- Director,or
b. "the project will net cause the total number of units
converted for one year to exceed one half (1/2), the total
average number of apartments be} }t receiving_ final_ occupancy
approval during the previous five year period.
3. That the Zoning amendments will take effect automatically
upon approval by the California Coastal Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 12th day of
October, 1987, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Donnelly, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lemons
ATTEST:
iE AEDD MAyor
lasetaa3o
A y Clerk
APPROVED 'AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
D SICOUCiy Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 306
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 172 AND ORDINANCE NO. 216
AND ENACTING NEW MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 14.72, FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION
In accordance with the requirements of the National Flood
Insurance Program, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California does hereby ordain that Ordinance No. 172 and
Ordinance No. 216 S.1 (1981) contained in Morro Bay Municipal
Code Section 14.72. Flood Damage Prevention, are REPEALED, and
the language contained in the attached Exhibit A is ADOPTED in
their place.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City Council on this
24th day of August, 1987 on the Following vote:
AYES: Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
Present
Code
Section
NEW
14.72.010
14.72.020
14.72.030
14.72.040
14.72.050
14.72.060
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EXHIBIT
CHAPTER 14.72
FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION*
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Statutory Authorization, Findings of Fact,
Purpose and Methods
Definitions
General Provisions
Administration
Provisions for Flood Hazard Reduction
Variance Procedure
SECTION. 14.72.010. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION, FINDINGS OF
FACT, PURPOSE AND METHODS.
A. STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION. The Legislature of the State
of California has in Government Code Sections 65302, 65560
and 65800 conferred upon local government units authority to
adopt regulations designed to promote the public health,
safety, and general welfare of its citizenry. Therefore,
the City Council of City of Morro Bay does ordain as
follows:
14.72.010 B.
Same
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. The flood hazard areas of the City of Morro Bay
are subject to periodic inundation which results in
loss of life and property, health and safety hazards,
disruptions of commerce and governmental services,
extraordinary public expenditures for flood protection
and relief, and impairment of the tax base, all of
which adversely affect the public health, safety and
general welfare.
2. These flood losses are caused by the cumulative
effect of obstructions in areas of special flood
hazards which increase flood heights and velocities,
and when inadequately anchored, damage uses in other
areas. Uses that are inadequately floodproofed,
elevated or otherwise protected from flood damage also
contribute to the flood loss.
*Prior Ordinance History: Ord 172, Ord 216.
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Present C. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this
Code chapter to promote the public health, safety, and general
Section welfare, and to minimize public and private losses due to
flood conditions in specific areas by provisions designed:
SAME
1. To protect human life and health;
2. To minimize expenditure of public money for costly
flood control projects;
3. To minimize the need for rescue and relief efforts
associated with flooding and generally undertaken at
the expense of the general public;
4. To minimize prolonged business interruptions;
5. To minimize damage to public facilities and
utilities such as water and gas mains, electric,
telephone and sewer lines, streets and bridges located
in areas of special flood hazard;
6. To help maintain a stable tax base by providing
for the second use and development of areas of special
flood hazard so as to minimize future flood blight
areas;
7. To insure that potential buyers are notified that
property is in an area of special flood hazard; and
8. To insure that those who occupy the areas of
special flood hazard assume responsibility for their
actions.
D. METHODS OF REDUCING FLOOD LOSSES. In order to
accomplish its purposes, this chapter includes methods and
provisions for:
1. Restricting or prohibiting uses which are
dangerous to health, safety, and property due to water
or erosion hazards, or which result in damaging
increases in erosion or flood heights or velocities;
2. Requiring that uses vulnerable to floods,
including facilities which serve such uses, be
protected against flood damage at the time of initial
construction;
3. Controlling the alteration of natural floodplains,
stream channels, and natural protective barriers, which
help accommodate or channel flood waters;
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4. Controlling filling, grading, dredging, and other
development which may increase flood damage; and
5. Preventing or regulating the construction of flood
barriers which will unnaturally divert flood waters or
which may increase flood hazards in other areas.
14.72.020 SECTION 14.72.020 DEFINITIONS Unless specifically defined
Heavily below, words or phrases used in this chapter shall be
Revised interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in
common usage and to give this ordinance its most reasonable
applications.
A. "Appeal" means a request for a review of the City
Engineer's interpretation of any provisions of this
ordinance or a request for a variance.
B. "Area of special flood hazard" - See "Special flood
hazard area ".
C. "Base flood" means the flood having a one percent
chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also
called the "100 -year flood ").
D. "Basement" means any area of the building having its
floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.
E. "Breakaway walls" are any type of walls, whether solid
or lattice, and whether constructed of concrete, masonry,
wood, metal, plastic or any other suitable building material
which is not part of the structural support of the building
and which is designed to break away under abnormally high
tides or wave action without causing any damage to the
structural integrity of the building on which they are used
of any buildings to which they might be carried by flood
waters. A breakaway wall shall have a safe design loading
resistance of not less than ten and no more than twenty
pounds per square foot. Use of breakaway walls must be
certified by a registered engineer or architect and shall
meet the following conditions:
1. Breakaway wall collapse shall result from a
water load less than that which would occur during
the base flood; and
2. The elevated portion of the building shall
not incur any structural damage due to the effects
of wind and water loads acting simultaneously in
the event of the base flood.
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F. "Coastal high hazard area" is the area subject to high
velocity waters, including coastal and tidal inundation or
tsunamis. The area is designated on a Flood Insurance Rate
Map (FIRM) as Zone V1 -V30, VE or V.
G. "Development" means any man -made change to improved or
unimproved real estate, including but not limited to
buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling,
grading, paving, excavation, or drilling operations.
H. "Existing manufactured home park or subdivision" means
a manufactured home park for which the construction of
facilities for servicing the lot on which the manufactured
homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the
installation of utilities, either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads, and the construction of streets)
are completed before the effective date of this chapter.
I. "Expansion to an existing manufactured home park or
subdivision" means the preparation of additional sites by
the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on
which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including
the installation of utilities, either final site grading or
pouring of concrete pads, or the construction of streets).
J. "Flood or flooding" means a general and temporary
condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry
land areas from (1) the overflow of flood waters, (2) the
unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters
from any source, and /or (3) the collapse or subsidence of
land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a
result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents
of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly
caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of
water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated
force of nature, such as flash flood or an abnormal tidal
surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event
which results in flooding as defined in this definition.
K. "Flood Boundary and Floodway Map" means the official
map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency or
Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the
areas of flood hazard and the floodway.
L. "Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)" means the official
map on which the Federal Emergency Management .Agency or
Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the
areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones
applicable to the community.
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M. "Flood Insurance Study" means the official report
provided by the Federal Insurance Administration that
includes flood profiles, the FIRM, the Flood Boundary and
Floodway Map, and the water surface elevation of the base
flood.
N. "Floodplain or flood -prone area" means any land area
susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see
definition of "flooding ").
0. "Floodplain management" means the operation of any
overall program of corrective and preventive measures for
reducing flood damage, including but not limited to
emergency preparedness plans, flood control works and
floodplain management regulations.
P. "Floodplain management regulations" means zoning
ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health
regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain
ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion control ordinance)
and other applications of police power. The term describes
such state or local regulations in any combination thereof,
which provide standards for the purpose of flood damage
prevention and reduction.
Q. "Floodproofing" means any combination of structural and
nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to
structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real
estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities, structures and their contents.
R. "Floodway" means the channel of a river or other
watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be
reserved in order to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more
than one foot. Also referred to as "Regulatory floodway ".
S. "Functionally dependent use" means a use which cannot
perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried
out in close proximity to water. The term includes only
docking facilities, port facilities that are necessary for
the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, and ship
building and ship repair facilities, but does not include
long -term storage or related manufacturing facilities.
T. "Highest adjacent grade" means the highest natural
elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next
to the proposed walls of a structure.
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U. "Lowest floor" means the lowest floor of the lowest
enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood
resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles,
building access or storage in an area other than a basement
area is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided,
that such enclosure is not built so as to render the
structure in violation of the applicable non - elevation
design requirements of this ordinance.
V. "Manufactured home" means a structure, transportable
in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent
chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent
foundation when connected to the required utilities. For
floodplain management purposes the term "manufactured home"
also includes park trailers, travel trailers and other
similar vehicles placed on a site for greater than 180
consecutive days.
W. "Manufactured home park or subdivision" means a parcel
(or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more
manufactured home lots for sale or rent.
X. "Mean sea level" means, for purposes of National Flood
Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum
(NGVD) of 1929 or other datum to which base flood elevations
shown on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map are
referenced.
Y. "New construction" means, for floodplain management
purposes, structures for which the "start of construction"
commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain
management regulation adopted by this community.
Z. "One hundred year flood" or "100 -year flood" means a
flood which has a one percent annual probability of being
equaled or exceeded. It is identical to the "base flood ",
which will be the term used throughout this ordinance.
AA. "Person" means an individual or his agent, firm,
partnership, association or corporation, or agent of the
aforementioned groups, or this state or its agencies or
political subdivisions.
BB. "Remedy a violation" means to bring the structure or
other development into compliance with State or local
floodplain management regulations, or, if this is not
possible, to reduce the impacts of its noncompliance. Ways
that impacts may be reduced include protecting the structure
or other affected development from flood damages,
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implementing the enforcement provisions of the ordinance or
otherwise deterring future similar violations, or reducing
Federal financial exposure with regard to the structure or
other development.
CC. "Riverine" means relating to, formed by, or resembling
a river (including tributaries), stream, brook, etc.
DD. "Sand dunes" mean naturally occurring accumulations of
sand in ridges or mounds landward of the beach.
EE. "Special flood hazard area (SFHA)" means an area having
special flood - related erosion hazards, and shown on an FHBM
or FIRM as Zone A, A1-30, AE, A99, V1 -V30, VE, or V.
FF. "Start of Construction" includes substantial
improvement, and means the date the building permit was
issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair,
reconstruction, placement, or other improvement was within
180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either
the first placement of permanent construction of a structure
on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the
installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any
work beyond the state of excavation; or the placement of a
manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction
does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading
and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets
and /or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a
basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of
temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the
property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds
not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main
structure.
GG. "Structure" means a walled and roofed building,
including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally
above ground, as well as a manufactured home.
HH. "Substantial improvement" means any repair,
reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of
which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of
the structure either:
(1) before the improvement or repair is started; or
(2) if the structure has been damaged, and is being
restored, before the damage occurred.
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Revisions
For the purposes of this definition "substantial
improvement" is considered to occur when the first
alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural
part of the building commences, whether or not that
alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
The term does not, however, include either:
(1) any project for improvement of a structure to
comply with existing state or local health, sanitary,
,or safety code specifications which are solely
necessary to assure safe living conditions; or
(2) any alteration of a structure listed on the
National Register of Historic Places or a State
Inventory of Historical Places.
II. "Variance" means a grant of relief from the
requirements of this ordinance which permits construction in
a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by this
ordinance.
JJ. "Violation" means the failure of a structure or other
development to be fully compliant with the community's
floodplain management regulations. A structure or other
development without the elevation certificate, other
certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in
this ordinance is presumed to be in violation until such
time as that documentation is provided.
SECTION 14.72.030 GENERAL PROVISIONS
A. LANDS TO WHICH THIS CHAPTER APPLIES. This chapter
shall apply to all areas of special flood hazards within the
jurisdiction of the City of Morro Bay.
B. BASIS FOR ESTABLISHING THE AREAS OF SPECIAL FLOOD
HAZARD. The areas of special flood hazard identified by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Federal Insurance
Administration in a scientific and engineering report
entitled "Flood Insurance Study for the City of Morro Bay
dated June, 1979, with an accompanying Flood Insurance Rate
Map is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part
of this ordinance. This Flood Insurance Study is on file at
the office of the City Engineer. This Flood Insurance Study
is the minimum area of applicability of this ordinance and
may be supplemented by studies for other areas which allow
implementation of this ordinance and which are recommended
to the City Council by the City Engineer.
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C. COMPLIANCE. No structure or land shall hereafter be
' constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered
without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and
other applicable regulations. Violations of the provisions
of this chapter by failure to comply with any of its
requirements (including violations of conditions and
safeguards established in connection with conditions) shall
constitute a misdemeanor. Nothing herein shall prevent the
City Council from taking such lawful action as is necessary
to prevent or remedy any violation.
D. ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS. This chapter is
not intended to repeal, abrogate, or impair any existing
easements, covenants, or deed restrictions. However, where
this chapter and another ordinance, easement, covenant, or
deed restriction conflict or overlap, whichever imposes the
more stringent restrictions shall prevail.
E. INTERPRETATION. In the interpretation and application
of this chapter, all provisions shall be:
1. Considered as minimum requirements;
2. Liberally construed in favor of the governing
body; and
3. Deemed neither to limit nor repeal any other
powers granted under state statutes.
F. WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY. The degree of
flood protection required by this chapter is considered
reasonable for regulatory purposes and is based on
scientific and engineering considerations. Larger floods
can and will occur on rare occasions. Flood heights may be
increased by man -made or natural causes. This chapter does
not imply that land outside the areas of special flood
hazards or uses permitted within such areas will be free
from flooding or flood damages. This chapter shall not
create liability on the part of the City of Morro Bay, any
officer or employee thereof, or the Federal Insurance
Administration, for any flood damages that result from
reliance on this ordinance or any administrative decision
lawfully made thereunder.
G. SEVERABILITY. This chapter and the various parts
thereof are hereby declared to be severable. Should any
section of this of this chapter be declared by the courts to
be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not
affect the validity of the chapter as a whole, or any
portion thereof other than the section so declared to be
unconstitutional or invalid.
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NEW SECTION 14.72.040 ADMINISTRATION
A. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. A Development
Permit shall be obtained before construction or development
begins within any area of special flood hazards established
in Section 14.73.030.B. Application for a Development
Permit shall be made on forms furnished by the.City Engineer
and may include, but not be limited to: plans in duplicate
drawn to scale showing the nature, location, dimensions, and
elevation of the area in question; existing or proposed
structures, fill, storage of materials, drainage facilities;
and the location of the foregoing. Specifically, the
following information is required:
1. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level
(City Datum) of the lowest floor (including basement)
of all structures;
2. Proposed elevation in relation to mean sea level
(City Datum) to which any structure will be
floodproofed;
3. All appropriate certifications listed in Section
---,14.72..040.39 of this chapter; and
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4. Description of the extent to which any water
course will be altered or relocated as a result of
proposed development.
5. Applicant shall pay an application fee in an
amount established by the Master Fee Schedule.
B. DESIGNATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR. The City
Engineer is hereby appointed to administer and implement
this chapter by granting or denying development permits in
accordance with its provisions.
C. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY ENGINEER. The
duties and responsibilities of the City Engineer shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. Permit review.
a. Review all development permits to determine
that the permit requirements of this chapter have
been satisfied;
b. Review to determine that all other state and
federal permits have been obtained;
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c. Review to determine that the site is
reasonably safe from flooding;
d. Review to determine that the proposed
development does not adversely affect the carrying
capability of the floodplain. For purposes of
this chapter, "adversely affects" means that the
cumulative effect of the proposed development when
combined with all other existing and anticipated
development will not increase the water surface
elevation of the base flood more than one foot any
point.
2. Use of Other Base Flood Data. When base flood
elevation data has not been provided in accordance with
Section 14.72.030.B, the City Engineer shall obtain,
review, and reasonably utilize any base flood elevation
and floodway data available from a Federal, State or
other source, in order to administer Section 14.72.050.
Any such information shall be submitted to the City
Council for adoption.
3. Whenever a watercourse is to be altered or
relocated:
a. Notify adjacent communities and the
California Department of Water Resources prior to
such alteration or relocation of a watercourse,
and submit evidence of such notification to the
Federal Insurance Administration;
b. Require that the flood carrying capacity of
the altered or relocated portion of said
watercourse is maintained.
4. Obtain and maintain for public inspection and make
available as needed:
a. the certification required in Section
14.72.050.A.3.a (floor elevations);
b. the certification required in Section
14.72.050.A.3.b.(1) (elevation or floodproofing of
nonresidential structures;
c. the certification required in Section
14.72.050.A.3.c.(1) or 14.72.050.A.3.c.(2) (wet
floodproofing standard);
d. the certified elevation required in Section
14.72.050.C.2 (subdivision standards);
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e. the certification required in Section
14.72.050.F.1 (floodway encroachments);
f. the information required in Section
14.72.050.F.6. (coastal construction standards).
5. Make interpretations where needed, as to the exact
location of the boundaries of the areas of special
flood hazards (for example, where there appears to be a
conflict between a mapped boundary and actual field
conditions). The person contesting the location of the
boundary shall be given a reasonable opportunity to
appeal the interpretation as provided in Section
14.72.060.
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SECTION 14.72.050 PROVISIONS FOR FLOOD HAZARD REDUCTION
A. STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION. In all areas of special
flood hazards the following standards are required:
1. Anchoring
a. All new construction and substantial
improvements shall be anchored to prevent
flotation, collapse or lateral movement of the
structure resulting from hydrodynamic and
hydrostatic loads, including the effects of
buoyancy.
b. All manufactured homes shall meet the
anchoring standards of Section 14.72.050.D.
2. Construction Materials and Methods.
a. All new construction and substantial
improvements shall be constructed with materials
and utility equipment resistant to flood damage.
b. All new construction and substantial
improvements shall be constructed using methods
and practices that minimize flood damage.
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c. All new construction and substantial
improvements shall be constructed with electrical,
heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air
conditioning equipment and other service
facilities that are designed and /or located so as
to prevent water from entering or accumulating
within the components during conditions of
flooding.
3. Elevation and Floodproofing
a. New construction and substantial improvement
of any structure shall have the lowest floor,
including basement, elevated to or above the base
flood elevation. Nonresidential structures may
meet the standards in Section 14.72.050.A.3.c.
Upon the completion of the structure the elevation
of the lowest floor including basement shall be
certified by a registered professional engineer or
surveyor, or verified by the City Building
Inspector to be properly elevated. Such
certification or verification shall be provided to
the City Engineer.
b. Nonresidential construction shall either be
elevated in conformance with Section
14.72.050.A.3.a or together with attendant utility
and sanitary facilities:
(1) be floodproofed so that below the base
flood level the structure is watertight with
walls substantially impermeable to the
passage of water;
(2) have structural components capable of
resisting hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads
and effects of buoyancy; and
(3) be certified by a registered
professional engineer or architect that the
standards of this subsection are satisfied.
Such certifications shall be provided to the
City Engineer.
c. Require, for all new construction and
substantial improvements, that fully enclosed
areas below the lowest floor that are subject to
flooding shall be designed to automatically
equalize hydrostatic flood forces on exterior
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walls by allowing for the entry and exit of
floodwaters. Designs for meeting this requirement
must either be certified by a registered
professional engineer or architect or meet or
exceed the following minimum criteria:
(1) Either a minimum of two openings having
a total net area of not less than one square
inch for every square foot of enclosed area
subject to flooding shall be provided. The
bottom of all openings shall be no higher
than one foot above grade. Openings may be
equipped with screens, louvers, valves or
other coverings or devices provided that they
permit the automatic entry and exit of
floodwaters; or
(2) Be certified to comply with a local
floodproofing standard approved by the
Federal Insurance Administration.
d. Manufactured homes shall also meet the
standards in Section 14.72.050.D.
B. STANDARDS FOR UTILITIES
1. All new and replacement water supply and sanitary
sewage systems shall be designed to minimize or
eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system
and discharge from systems into flood waters.
2. On -site waste disposal systems shall be located to
avoid impairment to them or contamination from them
during flooding.
C. STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISIONS
1. All preliminary subdivision proposals shall
identify the flood hazard area and the elevation of the
base flood.
2. All final subdivision plans will provide the
elevation of proposed structure(s) and pads. If the
site is filled above the base flood, the final pad
elevation shall be certified by a registered
professional engineer or surveyor and provided to the
City Engineer.
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3. All subdivision proposals shall be consistent with
the need to minimize flood damage.
4. All subdivision proposals shall have public
utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical
and water systems located and constructed to minimize
flood damage.
5. All subdivisions shall provide adequate drainage
to reduce exposure to flood hazards.
D. STANDARDS FOR MANUFACTURED HOMES. All new and
replacement manufactured homes and additions to manufactured
homes shall:
1. Be elevated so that the lowest floor is at or
above the base flood elevation; and
2. Be securely anchored to a permanent foundation
system to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral
movement.
3. This paragraph applies to manufactured homes to be
placed or substantially improved in an expansion to an
existing manufactured home park or subdivision. This
paragraph does not apply to manufactured homes to be
placed or substantially improved in an existing
manufactured home park or subdivision except where the
repair, reconstruction, or improvement of the streets,
utilities and pads equals or exceeds 50 percent of the
value of the streets, utilities and pads before the
repair, reconstruction or improvement has commenced.
F. COASTAL HIGH HAZARD AREAS. Within coastal high hazard
areas established in Section 14.72.030.B, the following
standards shall apply:
1. All new construction and substantial improvements
shall be elevated on adequately- anchored pilings or
columns and securely anchored to such pilings or
columns so that the lowest horizontal portion of the
structural members of the lowest floor (excluding the
pilings or columns) is elevated to or above the base
flood elevation.
2. All new construction shall be located on the
landward side of the reach of mean high tide.
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shall have the space below the lowest floor free of
obstructions or constructed with breakaway walls. Such
temporarily enclosed space shall not be used for human
habitation.
4. Fill shall not be used for structural support of
buildings.
5. Man -made alteration of sand dunes which would
increase potential flood damage is prohibited.
6. The City Engineer shall obtain and maintain the
following records:
a. Certification by a registered engineer or
architect that a proposed structure complies with
Section 14.72.050.A.1.
b. The elevation in relation to mean sea level
(City Datum) of the bottom of the lowest
structural member of the lowest floor (excluding
pilings or columns) of all new and substantially
improved structures, and whether such structures
contain a basement.
SECTION 14.72.060 VARIANCE PROCEDURE
A. APPEAL BOARD
1. The City Council of the City of Morro Bay shall
hear and decide appeals and requests for variances from
the requirements of this chapter.
2. The City Council shall hear and decide appeals
when it is alleged there is an error in any
requirement, decision, or determination made by the
City Engineer in the enforcement or administration of
this chapter.
3. In passing upon such applications, the City
Council shall consider all technical evaluations, all
relevant factors, standards specified in other sections
of this chapter, and:
a. the danger that materials may be swept onto
other lands to the injury of others;
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b. the danger of life and property due to
flooding or erosion damage;
c. the susceptibility of the proposed facility
and its contents to flood damage and the effect of
such damage on the individual owner;
d. the importance of the services provided by
the proposed facility to the community;
e. the necessity to the facility of a waterfront
location, where applicable.
f. the availability of alternative locations for
the proposed use which are not subject to flooding
or erosion damage;
g. the compatibility of the proposed use with
existing and anticipated development;
h. the relationship of the proposed use to the
comprehensive plan and floodplain management
program for that area;
i. the safety of access to the property in time
of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles;
j. the expected heights, velocity, duration,
rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood
waters expected at the site; and
k. the costs of providing governmental services
during and after flood conditions, including
maintenance and repair of public utilities and
facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and
water system, and streets and bridges.
4. Generally, variances may be issued for new
construction and substantial improvements to be erected
on a lot of one -half acre or less in size contiguous to
and surrounded by lots with existing structures
constructed below the base flood level, providing items
14.72.060.A.3.a. through k. have been fully considered.
As the lot size increases beyond one -half acre, the
technical justification required for issuing the
variance increases.
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5. Uponp consideration of the factors of Section
14.72.050.1.0 and the purposes of this ordinance, the
City Council may attach such conditions to the granting
of variances as it deems necessary to further the
purposes of this chapter.
6. The City Engineer shall maintain the records of
all appeal actions and report any variances to the
Federal Insurance Administration upon request.
B. CONDITIONS FOR VARIANCES
1. Variances may be issued for the reconstruction,
rehabilitation or restoration of structures listed in
the National Register of Historic Places or the State
Inventory of Historic Places, without regard to the
procedures set forth in the remainder of this section.
2. Variances shall not be issued within any
designated floodway if any increase in flood levels
during the base flood discharge would result.
3. Variances shall only be issued upon a
determination that the variance is the minimum
necessary, considering the flood hazard, to afford
relief.
4. Variances shall only be issued upon:
a. a showing of good and sufficient cause;
b. a determination that failure to grant the
variance would result in exceptional hardship to
the applicant; and
c. a determination that the granting of a
variance will not result in increased flood
heights, additional threats to public safety,
extraordinary public expense, create nuisances,
cause fraud on or victimization of, the public, or
conflict with existing local laws or ordinances.
5. Variances may be issued for new construction and
substantial improvements and for other development
necessary for the conduct of a functionally dependent
use provided that the provisions of Sections
14.72.060.B.1 through 4. are satisfied and that the
structure or other development is protected by methods
that minimize flood damages during the base flood and
create no additional threats to public safety.
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6. Any applicant to whom a variance is granted shall
be given written notice that the structure will be
permitted to be built with a lowest floor elevation
below the regulatory flood elevation and that the cost
of flood insurance will be commensurate with the
increased risk resulting from the reduced lowest floor
elevation. A copy of the notice shall be recorded by
the Floodplain Board in the office of the notice shall
be recorded by the Floodplain Board in the office of
the San Luis Obispo County Recorder and shall be
recorded in a manner so that it appears in the chain of
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ORDINANCE NO. 305
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.20.080
BUILDING LIMITATION, TO REQUIRE ONLY ONE
ANNUAL WATER RETROFIT PROGRAM REPORT
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay, California
does hereby ordain that Section 13.20.080(c)(7), in Chapter
13.20, Building Limitation, of the Morro Bay Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
7. Once a year, in January, the director shall
submit a report to the city council summariz-
ing the experience to date of all retrofit
proposals. Prior to submission to the coun-
cil, such reports shall be reviewed by the
water advisory board (WAB), and all recommen-
dations made by the WAB shall be included
among the materials submitted to the council.
Based on these reports and WAB recommenda-
tions, the council may modify the guidelines
for the program as deemed appropriate.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Morro Bay City
Council on this 13th day of July , 1987 on the following
vote:
AYES: Lemons, Miller, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Odell
ATTEST:
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ARDITH DAVIS, City Clerk
DALE REDDE , Mayor
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JUDY SKOUSEn
ATTORNEY AT LAW
693 NAPA STREET, SUITE 8.6
P.O. BOX 834
MORRO BAY. CALIFORNIA 93442
TELEPHONE: 16031772.1214
Anorny for Defendant
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JACK J. JENNINGS, JOHN )
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CASE NO 87 02435 JMI
ORDER AND PERMANENT
INJUNCTION
Having heard and considered the materials presented
by the Parties and the matter having been submitted for
decision and good cause appearing therefore, the Court makes
the following findings and Orders:
1. The Court finds that the portions of Defendant's
Mobile Home Rent Control Ordinance which purport to use the
date of January 1, 1986 to establish the base rent (i.e.
rollback date) to be invalid and as of the effective date of
this Order a permanent injunction is hereby issued prohibiting
the City of Morro Bay from enacting or enforcing any municipal
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1 rent control Ordinance which purports to establish or control
2 space rents in mobile home parks and which uses as a date for
3 determination of base rents any date earlier than August 25,
4 1986, provided however, that this injunctive order shall not
5 be retroactive. Rents paid to date by Mobile Home Park
6 tenants pursuant to said Rent Control Ordinance shall not be
7 recalculated nor shall additional amounts be collected or
8 charged by Park owners for such period of time. The date of
9 August 25, 1986 shall be the date used to establish the base
10 rent under the Defendant's Mobile Home Rent Control Ordinance.
11 2. The remainder of Defendant's Mobile Home Rent
12 Control ordinance shall remain in full force and effect and
13 shall not be disturbed by this Court Order.
14 3. Plaintiffs shall take nothing by reason of the
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Andre, Morris and Buttery
A Professional Law Corporation
1304 Pacific Street
P. O. Box 730
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
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JACK J. JENNINGS, JOHN ) CASE NO. 87 02435 JMI
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The parties to the above - referenced action stipulate
and agree as follows:
1. That portions of Defendant's Mobile Home Rent
Control Ordinance which purport to use the date of January 1,
1986, to establish the base rent (i.e. rollback date) are
invalid;
2. That a permanent injunction shall be issued
prohibiting the City of Morro Bay from enacting or enforcing
any municipal rent control Ordinance which purports to
establish or control space rents in mobile home parks and which
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3. That the remainder of Defendant's Mobile Home
Rent Control Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect
and shall not be disturbed by this Court Order;
4. Plaintiffs shall take nothing by reason of the
Complaint filed herein and each party shall bear their own
costs, disbursements and attorneys fees.
Dated: June /4 , 1987.
CITY OF MORRO
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Genevieve Schoenauer
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Judy �k uS�en Attorney for the
Cipy of Morro Bay
ANDRE, MORRIS & BUTTERY
A Professional Law Corporation
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ORDINANCE NO. 304
AN URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION
FOR INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 301 FOR
THE AREAS GENERALLY COVERING PLANNING AREAS
2 AND 5 OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, did on the llth day of February, 1987, adopt
Ordinance No. 301, an interim urgency zoning ordinance
prohibiting development within the area generally covering LCP
planning areas 2 and 5; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance will automatically expire on March
28, 1987, unless extended by the Council; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section '65858(b) allows
such ordinances to be extended up to 10 months and 15 days, and
subsequently for one additional year;
WHEREAS, on March 9, 1987, the City Council did adopt a
written report in compliance with Government Code Section 65858
setting forth a plan of study designed to alleviate the
conditions leading to the adoption of Ordinance No. 301; and
WHEREAS, the performance of the above - referenced plan of
study will require a period of time extending beyond the 45 day
period of Ordinance No. 301; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 1987 the City Council did conduct a
public hearing to consider such a time extension; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearing the City Council did find
that the time extension is necessary based on the same findings
and reasons cited in Ordinance No. 301 which are incorporated
herein by this reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, California, as follows:
1. That the City Council does hereby adopt Ordinance No. 304
extending Ordinance No. 301 to February 11, 1988; or, until
the completion date of the above - referenced plan of study
and effective date of related zoning ordinance
modifications, whichever is sooner; and
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2. That the City Council hereby adopts Ordinance No. 304 as an
interim urgency zoning ordinance which shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, on the 23rd day of March, 1987, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Miller
ATTEST:
City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 303
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.04 AND CHAPTER 2.08
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE ALTERING THE LOCATION,
AND TIME OF CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETINGS
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay, California does hereby
ordain:
Section 2.04.030, Council chambers, of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
The room designated as the assembly room located at the
Veterans' Memorial Hall, 209 E. Surf Street, Morro Bay,
California, shall be the council chambers of the city
council, and regular meetings of the city council shall
be held therein.
Section 2.08.010, Time and date, of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on
the second and fourth Mondays of each month at six
p.m., or the next succeeding day which is not a
holiday.
Section 2.08.030, Order of business, of the Morro Bay Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
Promptly at six p.m. on the night of each regular meet-
ing, the members of the council, the city administra-
tor, the city clerk, the city attorney and other offi-
cers shall assemble at their regular stations in the
council chamber, whereupon the business of the meeting
shall be taken up in the order as the city council may
from time to time so prescribe.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 11th of day of May 1987 by the
following vote:
AYES: Miller, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lemons
ATTEST:
DALE REDD LL, Mayor
ORDINANCE NO. 302
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING CHAPTER 5.28 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
SPECIFICALLY CHANGING THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS
OF THE TV FRANCHISE AND SERVICES BOARD
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby ordain
as follows:
Section 5.28.10 TV Franchise and Services Board: A
Franchise Board of up to five (5) members, who shall be City
residents who are registered voters within the City may be
appointed by and to serve at the pleasure of the City
Council to conduct certain business relating to TV franchise
and services. The duties and responsibilities of the board
shall include but not be limited to:
A. Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in
matters pertaining to TV services, franchise,
complaints and problems;
B. Recommend policies and regulatory procedures on TV
services for consideration by the City Council;
C. Make periodic surveys and research regarding TV
services and rates that exist or may be proposed, and
ascertain the needs of the public for said services;
D. Make periodic appraisals of the effectiveness of the TV
services;
E. Perform other responsibilities as necessary or as
required by the City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay a regular meeting held thereof on the 23rd day
March, 1987, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Miller, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
DALE RE ELL, MAYOR
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ORDINANCE NO. 301
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY.COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO
BAY ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING MEASURE WHICH WILL
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY UPON ITS ADOPTION, AND WHICH WILL
TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT'DEVELOPMENT ON CERTAIN LAND AREAS IN
THE CITY.
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, significant public concern has been demonstrated
in the available uses and zoning designations of that real
property located in the City limits north of Coleman Drive
and Morro Creek, south of San Jacinto Avenue, west of Highway 1
and above the mean high tide line, as more specifically
described and shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A,
and referred to herein as the subject.area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Morro Bay is evaluating
amendments to the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Program
and to the General Plan, and pursuant thereto has commenced
several studies and public hearings and does intend to
conduct more studies and public hearings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Morro Bay contemplates
evaluating amendments to the Land Use Plan of the Local
Coastal Program, the General Plan and the zoning of subject
area to provide for uses more consistent with the needs of
the City and the public welfare; and
WHEREAS, there is currently being conducted by the City
studies and public hearings to develop a North Main Street
Specific Plan, which area is directly adjacent to the subject
area and closely related thereto by reason of shared concerns
for viewsheds, open space and economic viability; and
WHEREAS, there is currently being conducted by the
City, studies and public hearings to develop a Circulation
Element of the General Plan which will have significant
impact on the subject area, and for which it is necessary to
consider the circulation to and through the subject area and
thus also the best and most appropriate use and zoning of
the subject area; and
WHEREAS, there is currently being conducted by the City
a study of economic conditions within the City to make
projections for future needs of the City, which study should
address concerns for the best use of the subject area; and
WHEREAS, there has been no detailed study nor public
discussion in recent years of the potential uses of the
subject area; and
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WHEREAS, there has been no detailed study nor compre-
hensive public discussion in recent years of alternate land
uses or the best potential uses for the subject area, and
because the Coastal Act requires a review each five years of
a Local Coastal Program and it has been approximately five
years since the City's Land Use Plan was certified and much
longer since the General Plan was adopted; and
WHEREAS, since certification of the City's Land Use
Plan, new interest has been expressed by the public in more
open space and recreational uses than currently afforded by
the zoning designations of the subject area; and
WHEREAS, there is a concern and need for additional
evaluation of the zoning designation of the subect area due
to its being directly adjacent to an Environmentally Sensitive
Habitat Zone, which zone may need expanding due to the
unstable nature of sand dunes; and
WHEREAS, concern has been expressed that there is a
need to review and evaluate drainage and flooding problems
within the subject area; and
Whereas, there have been requests for and a need demonstrated
for additional land area within the City for coastal dependent
uses including mariculture and other such uses not previously
addressed in the Land Use Plan, and the subject area may be
appropriate for such uses; and
WHEREAS, this may be the last opportunity to re- evaluate
the subject area in relationship to the surrounding areas
and to meet the needs of the City for other demonstrated
land needs; and
WHEREAS, Section 65858 of the California Government
Code authorizes a City to adopt as an urgency measure an
interim ordinance prohibiting any uses which may be in
conflict with the contemplated General Plan, Land Use Plan
of the Local Coastal Program, specific plan or zoning proposal
which the City is considering or studying; and
WHEREAS, this interim ordinance is in conformance with
the Coastal Act and the City's Local Coastal Program; and
WHEREAS, with reference to and based on each of the
facts set forth hereinabove, the City Council hereby finds
that there exists a current and immediate threat to public
safety, health and welfare with regard to protection of the
environment for the public benefit; and with regard to
evaluating the best uses for the subject area to provide for
the immediate and future needs of the public; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council with reference to and based
on each of the facts set forth herein above, hereby finds
that this interim urgency zoning ordinance is necessary to
protect the public welfare and the best interests of the
community by protecting and providing for the best use of
this valuable resource; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that the approval
of any use permits, coastal permits or similar entitlements
for any development of the subject area could conflict with
the contemplated amendments to the Land Use Plan, the General
Plan or the zoning designations of the subject area and
therefore would result in a threat to the public welfare,
and that because there is within the subject area much
vacant and undeveloped land area development proposals are
likely, and therefore this threat is current and immediate.
NOW THEREFORE, Bt IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of
the City of Morro Bay, as follows:
1. That the City Council does hereby adopt as an
urgency measure, an interim ordinance prohibiting any development
of the subject area as described and shown on the map attached
hereto as Exhibit A, provided, however, that development to
or of any essential public facilities owned or operated by
the City of Morro Bay and /or the San Luis Obispo County
School District is exempt from this prohibition.
2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption and shall remain in effect only until 45 days
from adoption, unless extended pursuant to Section 65858 of
the California Government Code.
PASSED, APPROVED.AND ADOPTED on this llthday of February,
1987, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Lemons, Miller, Odell, Sheets, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
GARY NAP
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ORDINANCE NO. 300
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING MORRO
BAY MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.24 TO
EXPAND THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION
TO SEVEN (7) VOTING MEMBERS
C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain
that Ordinance 276 and Chapters 2.24.010, 2.24.020, 2.24.030
and 2.24.040 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code be amended to
read as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting of the City Council held
thereof on the 28th day of January, 1987 by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Miller, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
T H E ,e6-4 aco
ARDITH DAVIS
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
CTeetZatIe
DALE REDDELL, MAYO
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City of Morro Bay, California
ORDINANCE NO. 300 EXHIBIT "A"
2.24.010 Commission established. There is created a
recreation and parks commission composed of seven members.
2.24.020 Qualifications of commissioners. The
regular members of the commission shall be qualified
electors of the City and shall serve without compensation.
The members of the commission shall hold no other public
office in the City.
2.24.030 Special groups represented. Two of the
members on the commission shall represent special groups on
the commission. One member shall represent a youth- serving
organization in the area and the other member shall
represent a senior adult service organization.
2.24.040 Terms of office and vacancies of commission.
Members of the commission shall serve for a period of four
years beginning on July 1, 1966. The terms of four members
shall expire on December 31, 1988, and every four years
thereafter; and the terms of the three other members shall
expire on December 31, 1986, and every four years
thereafter. Vacancies in the commission occurring otherwise
than by expiration of term shall be filled in a manner
hereinafter set forth for appointments. All members shall
serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
ORDINANCE NO. 299
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING
THE MOBILEHOME AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK
RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO.294)
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The Morro Bay City Council hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1. That Section (b) under Purpose and Intent of
Ordinance No. 294 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Within the City of Morro Bay, there are a number of
persons who reside permanently in units which today meet the
legal definitions of recreational vehicles. Often these
persons subsist on low, fixed incomes and are unable to
afford standard housing.
Section 2. That Section (c) under Purpose and Intent of
Ordinance No. 294 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) Those units meeting the legal definition of
recreational vehicles but which are used as the tenants'
actual domicile are often of such age and condition that
relocating such units may be extremely difficult and
expensive. Further, because of the age and condition, such
units may be precluded from renting space in another park.
Section 3. That Section (b) under Purpose and Intent of
Ordinance No. 294 is hereby amended to be Section (d), and
amended to read as follows:
(d) Mobilehome tenants and recreational vehicle tenants,
forced by the lack of suitable alternative housing, have had
to pay the rent increases and thereby suffer a reduction in
their standard of living.
Section 4. That Section (c) under Purpose and Intent of
Ordinance No. 294 is hereby amended to be Section (e).
Section 5. That Section (d) under Purpose and Intent of
Ordinance No. 294 is hereby amended to be Section (f) and amended
to read:
(f) It has been found that the present low vacancy rate and
frequent rent increases are particularly hard upon permanent
full time residents of mobilehome and recreational vehicle
parks within the City. Large numbers of these residents are
senior citizens and others on fixed incomes who installed
their mobilehomes in the City when inflationary rent
increases could not reasonably have been forseen.
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Section 6. That Section (e) under Purpose and Intent of
Ordinance No. 294 is hereby amended to be Section (g).
Section 7. That Section (h) under Definitions of Ordinance
No. 294 is hereby amended to read as follows:
(h) "Mobilehome Dwelling Unit." A structure designed for
human habitation as defined by Section 798.3 of the
California Civil Code, provided, however, that recreational
vehicles which have continuously resided in the same park
space for nine (9) or more months shall be considered
mobilehomes. This rent stabilization ordinance shall apply
to those spaces in recreational vehicle parks which are
continuously occupied by the same persons as their actual
domicile for nine (9) months or longer.
Section 8. That— Section—(e) under Exemptions of Ordinance
No. 294 is hereby amended to be Section (f).
Section 9. That a new Section (e) under Exemptions of
Ordinance No. 294 is hereby added as follows:
(e) Mobilehome park spaces which are not occupied as the
actual domicile of the mobilehome tenant.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof held this 23rd day of February
1987.
AYES: Lemons, Miller, Odell, Reddell
NOES: Sheetz
ABSENT: None
DALE REDDELL, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO.298
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 15.48 OF THE
MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE THEREBY
REORGANIZING THE HARBOR COMMISSION INTO
THE HARBOR ADVISORY BOARD
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY HEREBY
ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The following sections of Chapter 15.48
of the Morro Bay Municipal Code are hereby amended as
follows:
15.48.010 Established. There is created a Harbor
Advisory Board consisting of seven members.
15.48.020 Purpose. The purpose of the Board shall be
to act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in areas
relating to harbor activities.
15.48.030 Qualifications. At least four of the
members of the Harbor Advisory Board shall be qualified
electors of the City. They shall hold no other public
office in the City or employment in the City government and
shall serve without compensation. An attempt shall be
made to select one member from each of the following
interests:
A. Morro Bay Commercial Fishermens Association;
B. Waterfront Leaseholders Association;
C. Marine - Oriented Business;
D. Recreational Boating;
E. A list of two (2) or more individuals who reside
in the Los Osos /Baywood area nominated by the San
Luis Obispo County Supervisor representing the
City of Morro Bay;
F. Two (2) members at large.
15.48.040 Appointments. Appointments to the Harbor
Advisory Board and the filling of vacancies shall be made by
the City Council. Vacancies shall be filled for the
unexpired term only.
15.48.050 Terms of office and vacancies. Members of
the Harbor Advisory Board shall serve for a period of four
years beginning March, 1987. The term of office of three
members shall expire on December 31, 1988 and every four
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years thereafter; the term of office of two members shall
expire on December 31, 1989 and every four years thereafter;
and the term of office for the two remaining members shall
expire on December 31, 1990 and every four years thereafter.
Vacancies in the Harbor Advisory Board occurring otherwise
than by expiration of the terms shall be filled in the
manner set forth in this chapter for appointments.
15.48.060 Removal of members. All members of the
Harbor Advisory Board shall serve at the pleasure of the
City Council. Members may be removed from office by a vote
of the majority of all members of the City Council.
15.48.070 Organization. At its first regular meeting
following appointment, the members of the Harbor Advisory
Board shall select a chairperson and vice - chairperson, both
of whom shall hold office for two years and until a
_successor is selected. The chairperson shall preside over
meetings, and otherwise direct the affairs of the Board. In
the absence of the chairperson, the duties of this office
shall be performed by the vice - chairperson.
15.48.080 Procedure. The Harbor Advisory Board shall
adopt rules and regulations to govern procedure and shall
set a time for regular meetings which will be held at least
once a month.
15.48.090 Quorum. The majority of the whole
membership shall constitute a quorum.
15.48.100 Absence from meetings. Absence of a member
from three consecutive meetings without the formal consent
of the Harbor Advisory Board noted in its official minutes,
or in the event such member shall be convicted of a crime
involving moral turpitude, constitutes voluntary resignation
of such member and said position shall become vacant and
shall be so declared by the City Council.
15.48.120 Staff attendance. The Harbor Director or
his designee shall attend meetings of the Harbor Advisory
Board and shall maintain an accurate public record of the
activities and official actions of the Board. The Harbor
Director shall further make such reports to the Board, the
City Administrator, and the City Council, as directed by the
City Administrator.
15.48.130 Duties and responsibilities. The area of
responsibility of the Harbor Advisory Board shall encompass
that area designated on the map labeled Exhibit "A" which
follows this section. The powers and duties of the Harbor
Advisory Board shall be:
A. Advise City Council in matters pertaining to:
vessels and watercraft within the harbor area, including
their use, control, promotion, and operation in said harbor;
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navigable waters, wharfs, docks, piers, slips, warehouses,
appliances, utilities and public -owned facilities forming a
part of or accessory to or relating to said harbor; and
water commerce, navigation, or fishery in and about said
harbor;
B. Review and recommend rules and regulations
pertaining to any of the matters listed in subsection A of
this section;
C. Review and recommend rates, tolls, fees, rents,
charges, or other payments to be made for use or operation
in the harbor;
D. The Board shall make reports and recommendations
to the various city boards, commissions or the City Council
on matters relating to activities within the harbor when so
requested to review items referred by other city boards,
commissions or the City Council. Such reports and Board
recommendations will be included in presentations before the
City Council. _ _ .
E. Review annual and long range Harbor plans and
programs, and make associated recommendations to the City
Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting held thereof on the 9th
day of February 1987, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Miller, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Dale Reddell, Mayor
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HARBOR a S ORY BOARD
ORDINANCE NO. 297
City of Morro Bay - ORDINANCE PROHIBITING OFFSHORE OIL
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
The people of the City of Morro Bay do ordain as follows:
Title 17 ZONING shall be Amended to Add a new Chapter 17.72
as follows:
17.72 Ordinance Prohibiting Offshore Oil Development
Support Facilities Within Morro Bay.
17.72.010 PURPOSE
The purpose of this ordinance is:
To prevent Morro Bay from becoming an oil port, personnel -
boat center or other logistical base for offshore oil
operation.
17.72.020 FINDINGS
These findings are based on the City of Morro Bay's
General Plan, Housing Element; EIR for Appropriative Water
Rights in the Morro and Chorro Basin, May 1986; Quarterly
and Annual Water Reports and other documents and informa-
tion available and familiar to the City Council and the
people of Morro Bay.
A. Environment Degradation
1. The City of Morro Bay is a small community
with many unique and environmentally sensitive habitat
areas. There are critical wetlands habitats for several
rare and endangered plant and animal species. Morro Bay
is a bird sanctuary established by the local Audubon
Society.
2. The Estuary is among the last remaining
natural estuaries along the coast of California and needs
to be protected.
3. The City of Morro Bay is located in a physical
setting with spectacular visual qualities. The visual
resources of the community serve as valuable assets to
both City residents and visitors.
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4. Environmental studies designed to evaluate the
potential impacts of oil and gas exploration and extraction
activities on sensitive marine and coastal resources are not
yet complete. Until these studies are completed, it is im-
possible to weigh the risks of offshore oil development against
the potential royalties or energy benefits.
5. Environmental impact reports prepared to assess
the effects of offshore drilling actually predict large scale
oilspills. In addition to the destruction of marine life,
spills could reach the shoreline, destroying habitat and
reducing or eliminating seabird and other animal populations.
6. Oil spill containment technologies do not exist
for sea conditions with waves or swells exceeding seven feet,
a common occurrence off -shore of Central California. Spills
could not effectively be directed away from sensitive estuaries
and bays where oil contamination would have a most devastating
and long - lasting impact.
B. Effects on Morro Bay Economy
1. The commercial fishing industry historically
played a significant role in the development of Morro Bay,
and continues to provide an economic source for the community
as well as serving as an important tourist attraction. The
California Coastal Act of 1976 requires Morro Bay to protect
and, where feasible, upgrade commercial and recreational
fishing facilities. The City has a policy of giving priority
to commercial fishery in existing harbor facilities and in
new harbor development.
2. Morro Bay is one of the last true fishing ports
along the coast of California and as such should be preserved.
3. There is a shortage of suitable wharfage space,
moorings and areas for expansion of the commercial fishing
industry. Morro Bay Harbor cannot accommodate boats of the
size generally associated with oil development service bases.
To do so would require a total redesign and redevelopment
of the Harbor and a tremendous amount of dredging. Lands
available for additional wharfage are critical to the City's
plans to develop facilities to meet the priority needs of
the commercial fishing industry.
4. Due to the similarities in the requirements of
commercial fishing boats and of oil support vessels, and
because the oil industry can afford to pay more for the services
required by their boats than can the fishing industry, commercial
fishing would tend to be displaced.
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5. Tourism is an important part of the City's economy
with the quality of the beaches and the beautiful visual re-
sources being a prime factor in the success of the tourist
industry. Oil and gas development anywhere off Central
California could have disastrous effect on beaches within
the City and the tourist industry.
C. Impact of Onshore Facilities
1. Support facilities for offshore oil and gas
development cannot be accommodated in the City of Morro Bay.
The City's Local Coastal Program contain no sites designated for
onshore support facilities associated with offshore oil
development. Any site in the City would have debilitative
effects on the local economy and environment.
2. The City relies solely on finite groundwater
basins currently in overdraft conditions, resulting in a
complete building moratorium which has only been partially
alleviated. There is not sufficient water to accommodate
any oil support facilities in the City.
3. The Goals for 1986 in the General Plan, Housing
Element, particularly for affordable housing are not being
met due to lack of water. Location of oil crews in Morro
Bay would put greater demand for housing than could be met
thereby displacing lower income residents.
D. Consistency
1. This ordinance is consistent with the City's
General Plan.
2. This ordinance is consistent with the City's
Local Coastal Program.
17.72.030 IMPLEMENTATION
There shall be no construction, reconstruction, operation or
maintenance of any commercial or industrial facility within
the City, including but not limited to business or personnel
office, oil or gas storage facilities, pipe, drilling
materials, or equipment repair or storage facilities, or
any other aid or support, which operates directly or in-
directly in support of any offshore oil or gas exploration,
development, drilling, pumping or production; nor shall
there be any construction, reconstruction, operation or
maintenance of any pipeline within the City for the trans-
mission of any oil or natural gas taken or removed from any
offshore oil or gas drilling or pumping operations.
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17.72.040 ZONING CHANGES
A. This ordinance shall not be amended nor repealed
without a vote of the people.
B. No zoning changes to accommodate onshore support
facilities for offshore oil or gas exploration, development,
drilling, pumping or production shall be enacted without a
vote of the people of the City of Morro Bay.
17.72.050 EFFECT OF ADOPTION
A. Adoption of this ordinance by the people of the
City of Morro Bay shall repeal that Initiative Ordinance
Number 283 adopted by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay on April 28, -1986 which became effective on May 28, 1986.
B. Adoption of this ordinance by the people does not
amend nor rescind any consistent provisions of the General
Plan, Local Coastal Program or Zoning ordinances but does
strengthen and define such consistent provisions.
17.72.060 SEVERABILITY
If any section, sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this
Ordinance is held to be invalid, the remainder of the
Ordinance shall be given full effect consistent with the
intent and purpose of the Ordinance.
CERTIFICATION
I, GARY A. NAPPER, City Clerk of the
City of Morro Bay, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of an
ordinance (Measure C) adopted by a majority
vote of the electors voting in the general
municipal election held in the City of Morro
Bay on the 4th day of November, 1986.
Dated: January 13, 1987
L�G� /J 4 -witirob
is GARY A. t: • j'•L Clerk
City of Morro Bay ,jI- lifornia
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ORDINANCE NO. 296
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MORRO BAY LAND USE PLAN (LUP)
REGARDING THE AREA DESIGNATED AS THE WILLIAMS PROPERTY
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT LAND WHICH IS NOT IN FACT
SUITABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL USES MAY BE CONSIDERED BY
THE CITY OF MORRO BAY FOR APPROPRIATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
The people of the City of Morro Bay do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City shall amend its Coastal Land Use Plan
(LUP) and all applicable ordinances, policies and maps to
designate a portion of the Williams property within the City
limits for appropriate commercial and visitor - serving uses;
including a new shopping center. The total area to be designated
for such uses, shall be thirty (30) net acres generally located
adjacent to Highway 1 and Morro Bay Boulevard, with approximately
fifteen (15) net acres to be available for "district commercial"
uses and approximately fifteen (15) net acres to be available for
"visitor- serving" uses. The siting of such uses shall be in
accordance with a precise development plan consistent with the
LUP and relevant Coastal Act and Chapter 3 policies. Nothing
contained herein shall be construed to permit any residential
development on the Williams property.
Section 2. Upon adoption, this ordinance shall be
immediately submitted to the California Coastal Commission for
certification as an amendment to the Land Use Plan for the City
of Morro Bay.
Section 3. If any provision of this ordinance is adjudged
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision
shall be deemed separate, distinct and severable and such
adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of the
ordinance.
Section 4. This ordinance shall supersede all other
ordinances and LUP policies in conflict therewith.
CERTIFICATION
I, GARY A. NAPPER, City Clerk of the City of Morro
Bay, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of an ordinance (Measure B) adopted by a
majority vote of the electors voting in the general
municipal election held in the City of Morro Bay on the
4th day of November, 1986.
Dated: January 13, 1987
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ORDINANCE N0. 295
AN URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION
FOR AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE FOR
THE HOTEL /MOTEL INTERIM MORATORIUM
(ORDINANCE NO. 293)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, did on October 27, 1986, adopt Ordinance No. 293, an
interim urgency zoning ordinance prohibiting further development
of hotels and motels determined not to be "in process projects ";
and
WHEREAS, said ordinance will automatically expire on
December 11, 1986, unless extended by the Council; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65858(b) allows
such ordinances to be extended up to 22 months and 15 days; and
WHEREAS, on November 24, 1986, the City Council did adopt a
written report in compliance with Government Code Section 65858
setting forth a plan of study designed to alleviate the
conditions leading to the adoption of Ordinance 293; and
WHEREAS, the performance of the above - referenced plan of
study will require a period of time extending beyond the 45 day
period of Ordinance 293; and
WHEREAS, on December 8, 1986, the City Council did conduct a
public hearing to consider such a time extension; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearing the City Council did find
that the time extension is necessary based on the same findings
and reasons cited in Ordinance No. 293 which are incorporated
herein by this reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, as follows:
1. That the City Council does hereby adopt Ordinance No. 295
extending Ordinance No. 293 to October 27, 1988, or until
the effective date of the above - referenced plan of study and
related zoning ordinance modifications, whichever is sooner;
and
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2. The City Council hereby adopts Ordinance No. 295 as an
interim urgency zoning ordinance which shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, on this 8th day of December,
1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Lemons, Miller, Odell, Sheetz, Reddell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JU Y S •USEN,�City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 294
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY TO ESTABLISH
MOBILEHOME AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK RENT STABILIZATION
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
PURPOSE AND INTENT
(a) There is presently within the City of Morro Bay a
shortage of spaces for the location of existing mobilehomes and
recreational vehicles. Because of this shortage, there is a very
low vacancy rate, and rents have been for several years, and are
presently, rising rapidly and causing concern among a substantial
number of Morro Bay residents.
(b) Mobilehome tenants, forced by the lack of suitable al-
ternative housing, have had to pay the rent increases and thereby
suffer a reduction in their standard of living.
(c) Because of the high cost and impracticability of moving
mobilehomes, the potential for damage resulting therefrom, the
requirements relating to the installation of mobilehomes, includ-
ing permits, building requirements, landscaping and site prepara-
tion, the lack of alternative homesites for mobilehome residents,
and the substantial investment of mobilehome owners in such
homes, it is necessary to protect the owners and occupiers of mo-
bilehomes from unreasonable rent increases, while at the same
time recognizing the need of park owners to receive a suitable
profit on their property with rental income sufficient to cover
increases in the costs of repair, insurance, maintenance, utili-
ties, employee services, additional amenities, and other costs of
operation, and to receive a fair return on their property.
(d) It has been found that the present low vacancy rate and
frequent rent increases are particularly hard upon residents of
mobilehome parks within the City. Large numbers of these resi-
dents are senior citizens and others on fixed incomes who in-
stalled their mobilehomes in the City when inflationary rent in-
creases could not reasonably have been foreseen.
(e) However, it is recognized that a rent stabilization or-
dinance must be fair and equitable for all parties and must pro-
vide appropriate incentives for mobilehome park operators to con-
tinue their parks profitably, as well as to attract additional
investors for new parks.
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this chapter certain words and phrases
used herein are defined as follows:
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(a) "Mobilehome Park Rent Review Board" or "Board." The
Mobilehome Park Rent Review Board established by this Chapter.
(b) "Capital Improvements." Those improvements that mate-
rially add to the value of the property and appreciably prolong
its useful life or adopt it to new uses, and which may be amor-
tized over the useful life of the improvement in accordance with
Internal Revenue Code and regulations issued thereto; provided
that this definition shall be limited to capital improvements ei-
ther approved by more than 50% of the tenants in the affected
park or constructed to comply with the direction of a public
agency.
(c) "Mobilehome Park." An area of land which rents spaces
for mobilehome dwelling units.
(d) "Mobilehome Park Owner" or "Owner." The owner, lessor,
operator or manager of a mobilehome park.
(e) "Mobilehome Tenant" or "Tenant." Any person entitled
to occupy a mobilehome within a mobilehome park pursuant to own-
ership of the mobilehome or under a rental or lease agreement
with the owner of the mobilehome.
(f) "Rehabilitation Work." Any renovation or repair work
completed on or in a mobilehome park performed in order to comply
with the direction or order of a public agency, or to repair dam-
age resulting from fire, earthquake or other casualty.
(g) "Space Rent." The consideration, including any secu-
rity deposits, bonuses, benefits or gratuities, demanded or re-
ceived in connection with the use an occupancy of a mobilehome
space in a mobilehome park, or for housing services provided, but
exclusive of any amount paid for the use of a mobilehome dwelling
unit.
(h) "Mobilehome Dwelling Unit." A structure designed for
human habitation as defined by Section 798.3 of the California
Civil Code, provided, however, that recreational vehicles which
have continuously occupied the same space for nine (9) months or
more, shall be considered mobilehomes. This rent stabilization
ordinance shall apply to those spaces in recreational vehicle
parks which are continuously occupied by the same recreational
vehicle for nine (9) months or longer.
EXEMPTIONS
The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to the fol-
lowing tenancies in mobilehome parks:
(a) Mobilehome park spaces rented for non - residential uses.
(b) Mobilehome parks managed or operated by the United
States Government, the State of California, the County of San
Luis Obispo, or the City of Morro Bay.
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(c) Tenancies which do not exceed an occupancy of thirty
(30) days and which do not contemplate an occupancy of more than
thirty (30) days.
(d) Tenancies for which any Federal or State law or regula-
tion specifically prohibits rent regulation.
(e) Mobilehome parks which sell lots for factory -built or
manufactured housing, or which provide condominium ownership of
such lots, even if one or more homes in the development are
rented or leased out.
MOBILEHOME REVIEW BOARD
(a) There is hereby established a Mobilehome Rent Review
Board consisting of five (5) members of the Morro Bay City
Council.
(b) The City Administrator shall appoint a staff member to
be liaison and secretary to the Board. The secretary shall main-
tain an accurate public record of the activities and official ac-
tions of the Board.
(c) The Board members shall be persons who are not con-
nected with the mobilehome rental housing industry for their per-
sonal gain. None of the members shall be tenants of a mobilehome
park or have any financial interest (as defined by State Law) in
any mobilehome park. The members shall file a declaration to
this effect in the office of the City Clerk.
(d) Board members shall not be compensated for their ser-
vices as such, but may receive reimbursements as provided by the
City budget for traveling and other expenses incurred while on
official duty.
(e) Terms of Board members shall be the same as their term
of office as City Council members.
POWER AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD
Within the limitations provided by law, the Board shall have
the following powers and duties:
(a) To meet from time to time as required by this Chapter.
(b) To receive, investigate, hold hearings on, and render
opinions upon the issues relating to mobilehome park rent stabi-
lization as set forth in this Chapter, or to any decreases in, or
charges for, services or facilities.
(c) To make or conduct such independent hearings or inves-
tigations as may be appropriate to obtain such information as
necessary to carry out its duties.
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(d) To render after every rent review hearing a written re-
port concerning its activities, holdings, actions, results of
hearing, and all other matters pertinent to this Chapter which
may be of interest to the public in general.
(e) To adopt, promulgate, amend and rescind administrative
rules, as it deems appropriate to effectuate the purpose and
policies of this Chapter.
DETERMINATION OF BASE RENT AND ALLOWABLE INCREASES
(a) The base rent for purposes of this Chapter shall be the
monthly space rent charged as of January 1, 1986. On the effec-
tive date of this ordinance, the rent charged for each space by a
park owner shall be reduced to that amount the tenant paid as
rent on January 1, 1986. Any reduction in services or amenities,
after said effective date, shall result in a corresponding de-
crease in base rents.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, the maxi-
mum monthly space rent may be increased on January 1, 1987, and
once each January thereafter by an increase over the then exist-
ing space rent equal to seventy -five percent (75%) of the cost of
living increases (All Urban Consumers, Los Angeles, Long Beach,
Anaheim area as furnished by the Division of Labor Statistics and
Research, State of California, Department of Industrial Rela-
tions) for the 12 month period from September through August.
(c) Notwithstanding the one year limitation, upon change of
occupancy, except for a change due to the involuntary eviction of
a tenant or for a change due to the death of a tenant wherein the
deceased tenant's spouse, parents, or children take over the oc-
cupancy, the rent may increase no more then $10.00 per month.
The ten dollar ($10.00) increase allowed in this paragraph shall
be increased by one hundred percent (100%) of the annual percent-
age increase in the CPI. However, where a new occupant subleases
or assumes an existing space lease, the space rental in the ex-
isting space lease shall be subject to such increase.
(d) No owner shall either (1) demand, accept or retain a
rent from a tenant in excess of the maximum rent permitted by
this Chapter or (2) effect a prohibited rent increase by a reduc-
tion of general park facilities or services; provided, however,
that an owner may, with the written consent of 66% of the spaces
then rented in the park to which this ordinance is applicable,
with each such space having only one vote, increase the rent to
an amount greater than allowed herein once each year without the
necessity of applying to the rent review board for such increase.
Such increases may take into consideration cost of living in-
creases plus other costs and expenses incurred by the owner in-
cluding but not limited to increases in utility rates, property
taxes, insurance, advertising, variable mortgage interest rates,
employee costs, normal repair and maintenance and other costs and
expenses.
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Page 5
(e) Any tenant or tenant's organization may appeal an in-
crease under (d) above, to the Rent Review Board. Such appeal
shall be accompanied by a non - refundable fee of Two Dollars
($2.00) per space in the subject mobilehome park.
HARDSHIP EXCEPTIONS: APPLICATION
(a) An owner who has been required to make extraordinary
expenditures or has incurred costs of such amounts that he will
be unable to make a just and reasonable return on this property
given the maximum increase permitted by the section above, may
file with the Board an application for a rent increase for one or
more spaces or application to reduce, or charge for, certain ser-
vices or facilities, in either event referred to hereinafter as
"application" or "application for rent increase."
(b) An application for a rent increase pursuant to this
Section shall be accompanied by a non - refundable payment of a fee
of Two Dollars ($2.00) per space in the subject mobilehome park.
The application shall specify, as applicable, the address of the
mobilehome park, the space number or numbers for which rent is
requested to be increased, the amount of the requested rent in-
crease or service of facilities reduction or charges, the pro-
posed effective date of such increase, reduction or charge and
the facts supporting the application. The applicant shall pro-
duce at the request of the Board any records, receipts, reports
or other documents that the Board may deem necessary for the
Board to make a determination whether to approve the application.
(c) The owner shall serve each affected tenant,, either per-
sonally, or by mail, with notice of the rent increase or decrease
or change in services or facilities requested and with notice
that application for approval of same is being filed with the
Board. Proof of service complying with this Ordinance and all
applicable State laws shall be filed with the Board concurrent
with the filing of the application. Copies of the application
shall be available free of charge to any affected tenants re-
questing same at the business office in the affected park.
(d) The Board shall set a hearing on the application com-
plying with the requirements of the Section no less than ten (10)
days and no more than thirty (30) days after receipt of the ap-
plication and proof of service. The Board shall notify the owner
and tenants, in writing, of the time, place and date set for the
hearing. No hearing or any part thereof may be continued beyond
thirty (30) days after the initial hearing date, without the
owner's consent. If the Board approves an application as re-
quested or as modified, the same shall take effect as noticed by
the owner or as the Board may otherwise direct.
CONDUCT OF THE HEARING
(a) All review hearings held by the Board shall be con-
ducted in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act, as section
54950 et. seq. of the California Government Code.
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(b) All interested parties to a hearing may have assistance
from an attorney or such other person as may be designated by the
parties in presenting evidence or in setting forth by argument
their positions. All witnesses shall be sworn in and all testi-
mony shall be under penalty of perjury.
(c) In the event that either the owner or the tenant(s)
should fail to appear at the hearing at the specified time and
place the Board may hear and review such evidence as may be pre-
sented, and make such decisions as if all parties had been
present.
(d) Applicant and affected tenants may offer testimony,
documents, written declarations or other relevant evidence and
the formal rules of evidence shall not apply.
(e) Minutes shall be taken at all review hearings. Either
the applicant or tenants will have the right to procure the ser-
vices of a court reporter at their own expense to record and
transcribe the proceedings.
STANDARDS OF REVIEW
In evaluating the application the Board may consider, along
with all other factors it considers relevant, changes in costs to
the owner attributable to an increase or decrease in utility
rates, property taxes, insurance, advertising, variable mortgage
interest rates, employee costs, normal repair and maintenance,
master land and /or facilities lease rent provided such lease to a
bona fide third party existed prior to January 1, 1987, and other
considerations, including, but not limited to, rehabilitation
work, capital improvements, upgrading and addition of amenities
or services, net operating income, and the level of rent neces-
sary to permit a just and reasonable return on the owner's
property.
DECISION OF THE BOARD
(a) The Board shall make a final decision no later than
twenty (20) days after the conclusion of its hearing. The
Board's decision shall be based on the preponderance of the evi-
dence submitted at the hearing. The decision shall be based on
findings. All parties to the hearing shall be advised by mail of
the Board's decision and findings.
(b) Pursuant to its findings, the Board may (1) permit the
requested rent increase to become effective, in whole or in part,
or (2) deny the requested rent increase, or (3) permit or deny in
whole or in part, requested reductions, of or charges for, facil-
ities or services.
(c) The decision of the Board shall be final.
(d) The decision of the Board is subject to adjudication
between tenants and park owners in the appropriate civil court.
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TENANT'S RIGHT OF REFUSAL
A tenant may refuse to pay any increase in rent not made in
conformity with this chapter. Such refusal to pay shall be a de-
fense in any action brought to recover possession of a mobilehome
space or to collect the rent increase.
RETALIATORY EVICTION
Notwithstanding the above section, in any action brought to
recover possession of a mobilehome space, the court may consider
as grounds for denial any violation of any provisions of this
Chapter. Further, the determination that the action was brought
in retaliation for the exercise of any rights conferred by this
Chapter shall be grounds for denial.
CIVIL REMEDIES
If any owner demands, accepts, receives or retains any pay-
ment of rent in excess of the maximum lawful space rent, as de-
termined under this chapter, then the tenants in such mobilehome
park affected by such violation individually or by class action,
may seek relief in a court of appropriate jurisdiction for in-
junctive relief and damages.
OWNER TO PROVIDE COPY OF THIS CHAPTER
A mobilehome park owner shall provide free of charge a copy of
this Chapter to all current tenants within sixty (60) days of the
effective date of this ordinance, and to all new tenants within
thirty (30) days of occupancy, and prior to offering the tenant a
lease.
ANNUAL REPORT
The Rent Review Board staff shall present to the City Coun-
cil each February an Annual Report containing the activities of
the Rent Review Board, and highlights of the Board's actions.
The Report shall also contain recommendations for improvement in
the mobilehome ordinance and shall provide an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the ordinance.
SEVERABILITY
(a) If any provision of any clause of this Chapter or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be
unconstitutional or to be otherwise invalid by a final judgment
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not
affect other provisions or clauses of applications thereof which
can be implemented without the invalid provision or clause or ap-
plication, and to this end, the provisions and clauses of this
Chapter are declared to be severable.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof held on the 24th day of
November 1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Miller
ATTEST:
►, t0i
BiiD ZEUSir ER, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 293
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING AN
INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE
PROHIBITING FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF
VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, requested a public study session on September 29,
1986, to address concerns raised over the amount of hotel /motel
development occurring within the City; and
WHEREAS, while the moratorium is to be in effect, the City
shall conduct a study to determine modifications to existing
development standards relating to hotel /motel development; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the study will review the
advisability of lowered height limits, reduced motel densities,
and additional zoning protection for visual resources and views,
and reduced traffic and circulation impacts relative to existing
zoning standards for hotel /motel development; and
WHEREAS, Section 65858 of the California Government Code
permits a city to adopt as an urgency measure interim ordiances
prohibiting uses which may conflict with the contemplated
development standards which the City is, considering or studying;
and
WHEREAS, this interim ordinance is in conformance with the
Coastal Act and the City's certified Local Coastal Program;
WHEREAS, on October 27, 1986, the City Council did conduct
a Public Hearing to consider adoption of such an interim
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, after said Public Hearing the City Council did
make the following findings regarding the proposed interim
ordinance:
1. There exists ,a current and immediate threat to public
safety, health and welfare with regard to existing standards
for construction of visitor accommodation facilities which
requires additional study and discretionary action of the
Council to abate or diminish through amendment or addition
to the Zoning Ordinance of the City.
2. That approval of additional use permits, coastal permits, or
similar entitlements for hotel /motel development could
conflict with the contemplated changes in development
standards and therefore would result in a threat to public
health, safety, or welfare:
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a. Such projects could be excessively tall, unnecessarily
blocking public views, reducing property values, and
thereby threatening the public welfare;
b. Such projects could result in excessive motel unit
densities and building intensities resulting in
increasing traffic, exacerbating potential circulation
problems in the downtown area and particularly at
intersections on Main Street and Morro Bay Boulevard,
Main Street and Highway 41, and Morro Bay Boulevard and
Highway One, thereby threatening public safety;
c. Such projects could produce unnecessary and excessive
noise and glare impacts, thereby threatening public
health and welfare;
d. Such projects could unnecessarily reduce open space,
landscaping and related visual amenities, thereby
impacting the viability of commerce and enjoyment of
the area by visitors, and thus impacting public
welfare;
e. Such projects could significantly impact the amount of
water available for existing uses within the City,
reducing the ability of the City to provide an adequate
water supply to its residents and thereby threatening
public health, safety and welfare.
2. That because there are numerous vacant or underutilized
properties in the subject area for which development
proposals are very likely, this threat is current and
immediate.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City council of the
City of Morro Bay, as follows:
That the City Council does hereby adopt as an urgency
measure, a interim ordinance prohibiting uses which could
conflict with the proposal to modify existing development
standards for hotel /motel development. This ordinance shall
take' effect immediately upon its adoption.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
1. Said urgency measure shall not apply to those hotel /motel
development projects currently "in process" (any project
which demonstrates vested interest rights), as that term
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shall be defined by the City Council, within the City of
Morro Bay, and;
2. Provided that the urgency measure shall not prohibit
improvements, maintenance, or interior alterations to
existing hotel /motel development, as long as there is no
increase in number of motel units, increase in building
height, and limits enlargements or expansions to 200 square
feet or less per site.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, on this 27th day of October,
1986, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J Y SKOUSjN, City Attorney
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BUD ZE NER, Mayor
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ORDINANCE N0._291
AN•ORDINANCE AMENDING MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTION 13.20.090
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain
that Section 13.20.090 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code be
amended by addition of the provisions described on Exhibit
"A" attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 22nd day
of Sept., 1986, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL EFFECT:
JU1QY SKOI�SEN, City Attorney
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Exhibit "A"
ADDENDUM TO CHAPTER 13.20
"BUILDING LIMITATION ORDINANCE"
13.20.090 Nontransferability of water equivalency units.
A. A water equivalency unit shall be awarded only to a
specific project in a specific location. Minor amendments
to projects which do not change the type or intensity of use
may be approved without loss of equivalencies so long as the
project site and project proponent do not change.
B. A water equivalency unit that has been allocated to a
specific project cannot be transferred to another project,
property, or person unit approved for final occupancy
pursuant to Section "•H" below; except, however, that
transfer to a new person may be allowed under the following
circumstances, subject to City Council approval:
1. Death of the project proponent, in which case the
equivalencies may be transferred to the legal heirs; or
2. Bankruptcy of the project proponent, in which case the
equivalencies may be transferred to the creditors along
with other project entitlement;
3. In cases 1 and 2 above, the Council may authorize the
transfer of the equivalencies along with other project
entitlements to a new developer.
C. Additionally, in cases of personal hardship not
involving the death of the project proponent or bankruptcy,
the Council may also authorize the transfer of the
equivalencies and other project entitlements to a new
developer.
D. Personal hardship shall be defined as follows:
1. Unforseeable circumstances beyond the control of the
project proponent which place the proponent so near to
bankruptcy that denial of the hardship application
would force the proponent into bankruptcy;
2. A long term serious illness or disability which
incapacitates the proponent from completing the
project;
3: The d4sselet #en e€ marriage of paftnefshfp e€ seeh
peteens et entities when the pteyeet is awned 3e4nt €y
by mete than ene pefsen of entfty; and
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Exhibit AAA
Page Two
4: Hn €efseeable a #feumstanees beyead the eentfel e€ the
pfegeet pfepenent wh #eh €efee the pfepenent to ehange
his fes +denee when the pfeieet was pfepesed as the
pfepenentls main fee #denee:
E. A personal hardship may only be approved bay the
Council, after review by the Planning Commission.
F. Application for transfer of equivalencies as part of a
hardship shall be made in writing by the project proponent
and the following information shall be provided:
1. Nature of personal hardship;
2. Cause of hardship;
3. Circumstances of the personal hardship to justify the
request.
G. A project proponent must be the record owner of a
property in order to be eligible to obtain water
equivalencies.
H. Equivalencies shall run with the project and the
property and, except as provided above, may be transferred
to a new person after final occupancy has been approved by
the City. The project which has been approved by the City
for phased development, equivalencies may be transferred
with the project to a new person after a phase has been
approved for final occupancy.
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ORDINANCE NO. 290
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 13.04.230
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain as follows:
Section 13.04.230 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
13.04.230 Collection of past -due accounts. In the event that any fees
and other charges due from any occupant of any premises for utility services,
as provided for in Title 13 of this code, should become due and payable and
fall delinquent, the owner or owners of the premises, whether or not other than
the occupant, shall forthwith be jointly and severally liable for the payment '
of all such fees and charges which have fallen delinquent.
The Council hereby adopts procedures similar to those appearing in
Government Code Section 54.354 et seq., for the purpose of collecting delinquent
utility service charges and penalties:
A. Any charges or fees authorized pursuant to the provisions of Title
13 of this code, which charges remain unpaid for a period of sixty days after
the date upon which they are billed, may be collected thereafter by the City
from the owner of record of any premises provided utility services,as follows:
1. Once each year, the Council shall cause to be prepared a report
of delinquent charges, fees and penalties. The Council shall fix a time, date
and place for hearing the report and objections or protest thereto.
2. The Council shall cause a notice of the hearing to be mailed to
the landowners listed on the report not less than thirty days prior to the day
of the hearing.
3. At the hearing, the Council shall hear any objections or protests
of landowners liable to be assessed for delinquent charges, fees and penalties.
The Council may make such revisions or corrections to the report as it deems
just, after which, by resolution, the report shall be confirmed.
4. The delinquencies set forth in the report as confirmed shall
constitute a lien on the property for the amount of such delinquent charges,
fees and penalties. The lien created shall attach upon the recordation in
the office of the County Recorder of a certified copy of the resolution of
confirmation.
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B. In the event that any fees and other charges due from any occupant
of any premises for sewer services, as provided for in Title 13 of this code,
should become due and payable and fall delinquent, the owner or owners of the
premises, whether or not other than the occupant, shall forthwith be jointly
and severally liable for the payment of all such fees and charges which have
fallen delinquent.
1. The City Council hereby elects to have delinquent sewer service
charges collected on the County tax roll in the same manner as its general taxes,
as an alternative to other methods of collection prescribed in this chapter,
pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 5473 through 5473(a).
C. Nothing contained in this chapter shall limit the right of the City
to proceed against any customer for any delinquencies due under Title 13 of
this code. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the City from
availing itself of any other legal remedy by which the City might collect such
charges, fees or penalties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a
meeting of said City Council held this nth day of August, 1986, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
A
BUD ZEUSCHN May
or
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ORDINANCE NO. 289
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL
AMENDING CHAPTER 9.24 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
DESIGNATING NO- SMOKING AREAS IN CERTAIN PUBLIC
AND WORK PLACES
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 9.24, No- Smoking Areas, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sections:
9.24.010 Purpose
9.24.020 Definitions
9.24.030 Prohibition in Certain Public Places
9.24.040 Optional Prohibition
9.24.050 Regulation of Smoking in the Workplace
9.24.060 Posting Signs
9.24.070 Compliance
9.24.080 Violation -- Penalty
9.24.010 Purpose. Because smoking of tobacco, or any other
weed or plant, is a positive danger to health and a cause of ma-
terial annoyance, inconvenience, discomfort, and a health hazard
to those who are present in confined places; and in order to
serve public health, safety, and welfare, the declared purpose of
this chapter is to prohibit the smoking of tobacco, or any other
weed or plant, in certain areas which are used by or open to the
public, including workplaces.
9.24.020 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the
following words shall be defined as follows:
A. "Employee" shall be defined as any individual who re-
ceives remuneration for services performed within the City.
B. "Employer" shall be defined as any person, partnership,
corporation, including municipal corporation, who employs the
services of an individual person or persons.
C. "Retail food production and marketing establishment"
means any room, building or place, maintained, used or operated
for or in conjunction with the retail sale of food, or prepara-
tion of food, but does not include an eating establishment,
vehicle, wholesale food manufacturing, distribution or storage
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establishment, locker plant, or food establishment which is open
to the outside air.
D. "Service line" shall be defined as any indoor line
where persons await service of any kind, regardless of whether or
not such service involves the exchange of money. Such service
shall include, but is not limited to, sales, giving information,
directions, advice, and transfer of money or goods.
E. "Smoke" or "smoking" shall mean and include the carry-
ing of a lighted pipe, or lighted cigar, or lighted cigarette of
any kind, or the lighting of a pipe, cigar, or cigarette of any
kind.
F. "Workplace" shall be defined as any interior space un-
der the control of a public or private employer which employee(s)
normally frequent during the course of employment, including, but
not limited to, work areas, employee lounges, conference rooms,
and employee cafeterias. A private residence is not a workplace
under this section.
9.24.030 Prohibition in Certain Public Places. Smoking
shall be prohibited in the following places within the City of
Morro Bay to the extent the same are subject to the jurisdiction
of or licensing by the City of Morro Bay:
A. Elevators, museums, galleries, public transportation
facilities open to the public, and service lines of establish-
ments doing business with general public;
B. Waiting rooms, sleeping rooms or public hallways of
every private or public health care facility, including, but not
limited to, hospitals; provided further, however, that this pro-
hibition shall not prevent the establishment of a separate wait-
ing room in which smoking is permitted, as long as there also ex-
ists a waiting room in the same facility in which smoking is pro-
hibited. This prohibition shall not apply to private rooms;
C. All buildings occupied by City staff, owned or leased
by the City, or otherwise operated by the City of Morro Bay, ex-
cept in areas which the City Administrator may designate as smok-
ing area only if the area involved:
1. is not regularly open to the
2. does not require major room
tions; and
3. is not regularly occupied by
public; and
or building modifica-
non- smokers.
In any dispute arising under the smoking area designations made
by the City Administrator hereunder, the rights of the non- smoker
shall be given precedence.
D. Within any building not open to the sky which is pri-
marily used for the purpose of exhibiting any motion picture,
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stage drama, lecture, musical recital or other similar perfor-
mance whenever open to the public (except when smoking is a part
of a stage production); within all restrooms; except that smoking
will be allowed in an area commonly referred to as a lobby if
such lobby is physically separated from the spectator area;
E. Within all public areas in every retail food produc-
tions and marketing establishment;
F. All restrooms open for public use;
G. Laundromats open to and available for use by the
public;
H. Eating establishments. An owner of a restaurant, cof-
fee shop, cafeteria, short -order cafe, luncheonette, sandwich
shop, soda fountain, or other eating establishment, seating 30 or
more persons, must post "No Smoking" signs within the eating
establishment providing for no- smoking areas which shall consti-
tute not less than 50 percent of the seating capacity of the
floor space in which customers are served. An owner of an eating
establishment who provides no- smoking areas within the es-
tablishment as provided hereinabove may, by discretion, cause to
be posted in a conspicuous location outside of the establishment
a sign that informs the general public that "No Smoking" areas
are provided within.
9.24.040 Optional Prohibition. All managers and owners of
any establishments serving or doing business with the public
other than those specifically covered under section 9.24.030
"Prohibition in Certain Public Places," and Section 9.24.050,
"Regulation of Smoking in the Workplace," may at their discre-
tion, as an optional and additional prohibition, post "No Smok-
ing" signs within various areas of their businesses and utilize
the full right of the provision of this chapter; provided, how-
ever, such posting must be annualized and consistent with their
business license term.
9.240.050 Regulation of Smoking in the Workplace. Each em-
ployer who operates a workplace in the City shall, within sixty
(60) days of the effective date of this section, adopt, imple-
ment, and maintain a written smoking policy which shall contain,
at a minimum, the following provisions and requirements:
A. Any non - smoking employee may object to his or her em-
ployer about smoke in his or her workplace. Using already avail-
able means of ventilation or separation or partition of office
space, the employer shall attempt to reach a reasonable accommo-
dation, insofar as possible, between the preferences of non -smok-
ing employees and smoking employees. However, an employer is not
required by this section to make any expenditures or structural
changes to accommodate the preferences of non - smoking or smoking
employees.
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B. If an accommodation which is satisfactory to all af-
fected non - smoking employees cannot be reached in any given work-
place, the preferences of non - smoking employees shall prevail and
the employer shall prohibit smoking in that workplace. Where the
employer prohibits smoking in a workplace, the area in which
smoking is prohibited shall be clearly marked with signs.
C. The smoking policy required by this section shall be
announced within three (3) weeks of adoption to all employees
working in workplaces in the City and posted conspicuously in all
workplaces in the City under the employer's jurisdiction.
D. This section is not intended to regulate smoking in the
following places and under the following conditions within the
City:
1. A private home which may serve as a workplace;
2. Any property owned or leased by a county, state or
federal governmental agency;
3. Any office space leased or rented by a sole inde-
pendent contractor.
9.24.060 Posting of Signs. Signs which designate smoking
or no smoking areas established by this chapter shall be clearly,
sufficiently, and conspicuously posted in every room, building
entrance or other place so covered by this chapter. The manner
of such posting, including the word, size, color, design, and
place of posting, whether on walls, doors, tables, counters,
stands or elsewhere, shall be at the discretion of the owner, op-
erator, manager or other person having control of such room,
building or other place so long as clarity, sufficiency, and con-
spicuousness are apparent in communicating the intent of this
chapter. Retail food production and marketing establishments
shall have a "No Smoking" sign posted at meat and produce coun-
ters and checkout lines.
9.24.070 Compliance.
A. The City Administrator is responsible for compliance
with this chapter in facilities which are owned, operated or
leased by the City of Morro Bay. In all other respects, the City
Chief of Police is responsible for enforcing this chapter. The
Finance Director shall annually provide business license appli-
cants with copies of this chapter.
B. The owner, operator or manager of any facility, busi-
ness or agency covered by this chapter shall comply with this
chapter as a requirement of receiving a business license to oper-
ate in the City of Morro Bay. Such owner, operator or manager
shall post, or cause to be posted, all "No Smoking" signs re-
quired by this chapter, and shall not allow service to any person
who violates this chapter by smoking in a posted no- smoking area.
Ordinance No. 289
Page 5
C. Any place of employment conducted or operated without
compliance with the provisions of Section 9.24.050 applicable
thereto shall be and the same is hereby declared to be a public
nuisance. Whenever there is reason to believe such public nui-
sance exists, any affected employee or any resident of the City,
in his or her own name, may maintain an action in equity to abate
and prevent such nuisance and to perpetually enjoin the employer
from maintaining or permitting it. Upon the granting of equi-
table relief, in whole or in part, by a court of competent juris-
diction, an employer determined to be in violation of Section
9.24.050 shall be liable for the attorney fees, as may be deter-
mined by the court, incurred by the party bringing the action.
D. The City Administrator or his /her designee may enforce
Section 9.24.050 by either of the following actions:
1. Serving notice requiring the correction of any vi-
olation of that section; or
2. Calling upon the City Attorney to maintain an ac-
tion for injunction to enforce the provisions of Section
9.24.050 to cause the correction of any such violation, and
for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty for such vio-
lation; or
3. Directing the City Attorney to prosecute the vio-
lator for an infraction pursuant to Section 9.24.080 of this
chapter.
E. The officer designated to enforce this chapter shall
not commence any enforcement activity based upon anonymity, but
shall require any person furnishing information concerning non-
compliance to properly and accurately identify themselves for the
record.
F. Any employer who violates Section 9.24.050 hereof may
be liable for a civil penalty, not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500), which penalty shall be assessed and recovered in a civil
action brought in the names of the People of the City of Morro
Bay. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to con-
tinue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable
as such. Any penalty assessed and recovered in an action brought
pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the City of Morro
Bay.
G. In undertaking the enforcement of Section 9.24.050, the
City of Morro Bay is assuming an undertaking only to promote the
general welfare. It is not assuming any obligation, nor is it
imposing any obligation on its officers and employees, nor is it
liable in money damages or otherwise to any person who claims
that (i) the City or one of its officers or employees breached
any such obligations and (ii) the breach proximately caused
injury.
Ordinance No. 289 III
Page 6
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9.24.080 Violations and Penalties. Any person who violates
any provision of this chapter is guilty of an infraction, punish-
able by:
1. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for a
first violation;
2. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100)
for a second violation within one (1) year;
3. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars
($250) for each additional violation within one (1) year.
Section 2. Severability. If any provision, clause, sen-
tence, or paragraph of this chapter or the application thereof to
any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, such invalid-
ity shall not affect any other provisions or application of the
provisions of this chapter if they can be given effect without
the invalid provision or application,and to this end the provi-
sions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof held this 25th day of August ,
1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
GARY A. •, ' ' ttr erk
APPROVED AS TO
D LEGAL EFFECT:
JUDY SKOUSEN, City Attorney
ORDINANCE N0. 288
AN ORNINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL
CODE, THE ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, on May 5, 1986 and June 16, 1986, the Planning
Commission of the City of Morro Bay, California, held duly
noticed public hearings to consider various amendments to
the City's Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearings, the Planning
Commission did report and recommend to the City Council
adoption of said amendments which are illustrated on
Exhibits "A" and "8 ", attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, on July 6, 1986, the City Council of the City
of Morro Bay, California, did hold a duly noticed public
hearing to consider the ordinance changes; and
WHEREAS, after said hearing the Council did adopt
Resolution No. 76- 86approving said ordinance amendments for
submission to the California Coastal Commission for
certification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of
the City of Morro Bay, California, as follows:
1. That the City Council does hereby modify Title 17 of
the Morro Bay Municipal Code as illustrated on Exhibits
"A" and "B ", which are attached hereto and incorporated
herein, by this reference.
2. That the zoning amendments will take effect
automatically upon the California Coastal Commission
approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the nth day
of July, 1986, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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BUD ZEUSC DER, Mayor
Sections:
17.70.010
17.70.020
17.70.030
17.70.040
17.70.050
17.70.060
17.70.070
17.70.080
17.70.090
17.70.100
17.70.110
17.70.120
CHAPTER 17.70
BEACH STREET AREA SPECIFIC PLAN
Beach Street Area Specific Plan adopted
Base zoning district
PD suffix zone
Additional regulations
Area "A"
Area "B"
Area "C"
Area "D"
Area "E"
Area "F"
Bluff development standards
Offsite improvements required
EXHIBIT A
17.70.010 Beach Street Area Specific Plan adopted. The zoning
regulations an standards for that part of the City of Morro Bay
illustrated in Figure 2 shall be the "Beach Street Area Specific
Plan" which is established therefore and which provides for
regulated development in accordance with the purpose, rationale
and objectives set out therein; said specific plan is hereby
incorporated herein by this reference in its entirety.
17.70.020 Base Zoning Districts. The following shall constitute
the base zoning districts for each of the areas of the Beach
Street Area Specific Plan, as shown on Figure 4, herein:
Area A: VS -C, as contained in Section 17.32.070
Area B: R -2, as contained in Section 17.32.040
Area C: R -2, as contained in Section 17.32.040
Area D: C -2, as contained in Section 17.32.100
Area E: VS -C, as contained in Section 17.32.070
Area F: R -2, as contained in Section 17.32.040
Area G: R -2, as contained in Section 17.32.040
Uses may be permitted in accordance with the standards
prescribed in the aforementioned base zones, provided however
that they also meet all other applicable regulations of the Beach
Street Area Specific Plan and Title 17.
17.70.030 PD suffix zone. A "PD" suffix, as contained in
Chapter 17.36, is hereby applied to all land within the Beach
Street Area Specific Plan boundaries. All new uses and
development shall be reviewed in accordance with the procedures
contained in said chapter and may be approved only if all
required findings are made in accordance with said chapter.
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17.70.040 Additional regulations. The sections below prescribe
additional regulations which shall be applied to particular
subareas within the Beach Street Area Specific Plan boundaries as
illustrated on Figure 3. Any new development or use shall comply
with the additional regulations applied to the subarea in which
it is found, as well as to the requirements of the applicable
base zone and PD suffix. In instances where the particular
regulations in these sections conflict with those of the base
zone, the particular regulations for the subarea shall apply.
17.70.050 Area "A ". In addition to those of the base zone and
the PD suffix, the following development regulations and
standards shall apply to the portion of the Beach Street Area
Specific Plan labeled "Area A" on Figure 3, herein:
A. Height limit. No portion of any building shall exceed
the height of the "bluff top ", as defined in Chapter
17.45, except for view platforms; provided, however,
that developments which include coordinated structures
or other elements above and below the bluff may be
permitted to be built on the bluff face in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 17.45.
B. Public view access.
1. For new development or additions of 10 percent or
greater to the floor area of existing buildings, a
fee of two (2) dollars per linear foot of property
fronting along the toe of the bluff or $100.00
whichever is greater, shall be paid to the City
for the purpose of designing, constructing and /or
maintaining a public view deck to be constructed
on Surf Street or such other location deemed
appropriate by the City.
2. The fee is charged in lieu of requiring an offer
of dedication for a public accessway along the
bluff. unless an offer of dedication is required
for every blufftop property, the opportunity for a
coordinated accessway is lost; therefore, in lieu
of such a requirement fbr an offer of dedication
on all blufftop properties, all such properties
shall pay the fee at the time of new development
or redevelopment as a contribution toward the
construction of the single public view deck.
3. Said fee shall be either placed in a special fund
used exclusively for the design, construction,
repair or maintenance of facilities contained in
the approved public view access plan or may be
paid to the general fund as reimbursement for
previously incurred costs for the design,
construction, repair or maintenance of said
facilities.
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C. Light and glare.
1. Prior to the installation of any new outdoor
light, or as part of the materials submitted with
the application for a conditional use permit if
part of a larger project, applicant shall submit
to the Community Development Director an exterior
lighting plan showing type, intensity, location
and color of all lights. If deemed useful or
necessary, the Director may also require an
analysis of sight lines from the blufftop to help
ascertain if the lights will be visible from the
residential area above the bluff. To the maximum
extent feasible, night time light and glare shall
not affect the residential area on the blufftop,
and the Director in cases of administrative
approvals and the Planning Commission in other
cases may place such conditions on the approval as-
deemed useful or necessary to ensure that this
requirement is met.
2. No lighted sign shall be permitted which is
visible from the blufftop; prior to installation
of any lighted sign the applicant shall submit a
sight line analysis to ensure that the sign meets
this standard. The Director may waive the
requirement for a sight line analysis if it is
clear that the sign is not visible from the
blufftop.
D. Rooftop view decks. Any use of a rooftop for decks for
viewing or similar uses may be permitted but subject to
the approval of a conditional use permit; in approving
a permit for such a use, the Planning Commission shall
find that by its location, screening, hours of
operation or other features, the use will not
significantly, adversely affect residences on the
blufftop, especially during night time hours.
17.70.060 Area "B ". In addition to those of the base zone and
the PD suff x, the following development regulations and
standards shall apply to the portion of the Beach Street Area
Specific Plan labeled "Area B" on Figure 3, herein.
A. Frontyard setbacks. Section 17.32.040(H)
notwithstanding, the minimum frontyard setback on West
Avenue shall be fifteen (15) feet.
B. Public view access.
1. For new development or additions of 10 percent or
greater to the floor area of existing buildings, a
fee of two (2) dollars per linear foot of property
fronting along the top of the bluff or $100.00
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whichever is greater, shall be paid to the City
for the purpose of designing, constructing and /or
maintaining a public view deck to be constructed
on Surf Street or such other location deemed
appropriate by the City.
2. The fee is charged in lieu of requiring an offer
of dedication for a public accessway along the
bluff. Unless an offer of dedication is required
for every blufftop property, the opportunity for a
coordinated accessway is lost; therefore, in lieu
of such a requirement for an offer of dedication
on all blufftop properties, all such properties
shall pay the fee at the time of new development
or redevelopment as a contribution toward the
construction of the single public view deck.
3. Said fee shall be either placed in a special fund
used exclusively for the design, construction,
repair or maintenance of facilities contained in
the approved public view access plan or may be
paid to the general fund as reimbursement for
previously incurred costs for the design,
construction, repair or maintenance of said
facilities.
17.70.070 Area "C ". In addition to those of the base zone and
the PD suffix t eTollowing development regulations and standards
shall apply to the portion of the Beach Street Area Specific Plan
labeled "Area C" on Figure 3, herein:
A. Land Uses. In addition to the uses permitted in the
R -2 base zone, public meeting halls may be permitted,
subject to obtaining a conditional use permit pursuant
to the procedures and findings contained herein and as
contained in Chapters 17.36 and 17.60. Any addition,
exterior modification or demolition of the existing
Veteran's Memorial Building may be permitted only upon
approval of a conditional use permit.
17.70.080 Area "D ". The following development regulations and
standards Wall apply to the portion 'of the Beach Street Area
Specific Plan labeled "Area D" on Figure 3, herein:
A. Land Uses. In addition to the uses permitted in the C-
2 base zone, all land uses permitted or conditionally
permitted in the Vs -C zoning district, as listed in
Section- - 17.32.070(6);- --may- be permitted -subject "to "th -e - - -"
following:
1. Said use existed at the time of the adoption of
the Beach Street Area Specific Plan; and
2. A conditional use permit has been approved for
said use pursuant to the procedures and findings
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contained herein and as contained in Chapters
17.36 and 17.60.
B. Special findings for approving a Conditional Use
Permit. In addition to the findings required in
CTapters 17.36, 17.60 or any other applicable section
of this title, the Planning Commission shall make the
following special findings before approving a
conditional use permit in this Area D:
1. That no offensive odors will result from the
proposed use; and, explicitly, that for any fish
processing facility, all waste from cleaning,
cutting or any other form of seafood preparation
shall be stored in refrigerated enclosures;
2. That all outdoor storage yards, and dumpsters or
waste containers, shall be screened, landscaped
and maintained in an attractive manner;
3. That the proposed use will not result in excessive
or unreasonable light or glare on adjacent
residential or visitor - serving uses;
4. That adequate facilities shall be installed and
maintained to collect oils, grease or other waste
products from entering the storm drainage system;
such facilities shall be incorporated into uses,
including but not limited to, repair and service
yards.
C. Signs. Other provisions of this title notwithstanding,
pole signs as defined in Chapter 17.68 are strictly
prohibited.
D. Minimum lot size for fish processing plants. Because
of the need for truck parking, loading and unloading
areas, no new fish processig facility may be located on
any lot less than 6,500 square feet in size.
E. Parking. New uses or expansions to existing uses shall
provide parking spaces pursuant to the requirements of
Chapter 17.44, provided, however that the Planning
Commission may approve payment of a parking fee in lieu
of providing all or some of the required parking spaces
on site, subject to the following:
1. Said fee shall--be set -by the Planning Commission
as a condition of approval and shall be reasonably
commensurate with the expected cost of providing
an equal number of offsite parking spaces in
accordance with the parking plan contained in the
Beach Street Area Specific Plan. In calculating
the appropriate fee, the Planning Commission shall
consider the costs of curbs, gutters, paving,
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striping, landscaping, irrigation and drainage,
but not including sidewalks or lighting.
2. Said fee shall be either placed in a special fund
used exclusively for the design, construction,
repair or maintenance of the facilities contained
in the approved parking plan or may be paid to the
general fund as reimbursement for previously
incurred costs for the design, construction,
repair or maintenance of said facilities.
17.70.090 Area "E ". In addition to those in the VS -C base zone
and the PD suffix the following development regulations and
standards shall apply to the portion of the Beach Street Specific
Plan labeled "Area E" on Figure 3 herein.
A. Special findings for approving a Conditional Use
Permit._ In addition to the findings required in
CWIpters 17.36, 17:60 or any other applicable section
of this title, the Planning Commission shall make the
following special findings before approving a
conditional use permit in Area E:
1. That potential conflicts with nearby service
commercial or residential uses are minimized to
the maximum extent feasible; in addition to any
other conditions deemed necessary or reasonable by
the Planning Commission, the proposal shall
incorporate the following features:
a) All parking areas shall be landscaped.
b) Principal building entryways, signs and any
noise generating activities shall be oriented
toward Beach Street and away from any service
commercial or residential areas.
c) Activities which may be sensitive to impacts
from service commercial uses, whether noise,
odor or visual, shall be adequately buffered
or protected from same; the responsibility
for designing and maintaining an acceptable
visitor environment in this area lies
primarily with the developer and operator of
the visitor use, not with the residences or
service commercial activities nearby.
d) All dumpsters or trash receptacles -shall be
screened and landscaped and shall be placed
so as not to impact nearby residential areas.
B. Parking. New uses or expansions to existing uses shall
provide parking spaces pursuant to the requirements of
Chapter 17.44, provided, however that the Planning
Commission may approve payment of a parking fee in lieu
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of providing all or some of the required parking spaces
on site, subject to the following:
1. Said fee shall be set by the Planning Commission
as a condition of approval and shall be reasonably
commensurate with the expected cost of providing
an equal number of offsite parking spaces in
accordance with the parking plan contained in the
Beach Street Area Specific Plan. In calculating
the appropriate fee, the Planning Commission shall
consider the costs of curbs, gutters, paving,
striping, landscaping, irrigation and drainage,
but not including sidewalks or lighting.
2. Said fee shall be either placed in a special fund
used exclusively for the design, construction,
repair or maintenance of the facilities contained
in the approved parking plan or may be paid to the
general fund as reimbursement for previously
incurred costs for the design, construction,
repair or maintenance of said facilities.
17.70.100 Area "F ". In addition to those of the R -2 base zone
and the PD suffix the following development regulations and
standards shall apply to the portion of the Beach Street Area
Specific Plan labeled "Area F" on Figure 3 herein:
A. Land Uses.
1. Section 17.32.040(G) not withstanding, mobile home
parks of a density greater than that usually
permitted in the R -2 zone may be allowed, subject
to the following:
a. The mobilehome park existed at the time of
the adoption of the Beach Street Area
Specific Plan and its density does not exceed
that at the time of the adoption of said
specific plan; and
b. A conditional use permit has been approved
for said use pursuant to the procedures and
findings contained herein and as contained in
Chapters 17.36 and 17.60.
2. Travel trailer parks for short -term occupancy may
be permitted subject to the following:
a. The travel trailer park existed at the time
of the adoption of the Beach Street Area
Specific Plan; and
b. A conditional use permit has been approved
for said use pursuant to the procedures and
findings contained herein and as contained in
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Chapters 17.36 and 17.60.
B. Special findings for approving a Conditional Use
Permit. In approving a conditional use permit for a
mobilelhome park or travel trailer park, the Planning
Commission must find that the proposal incorporates a
perimeter treatment which not only creates an
attractive streetscape appearance but also affords
increased privacy to the tenants. Such perimeter
treatment may include such features as setbacks,
fencing or landscaping.
17.70.110 Bluff development standards. All development proposed
below, on the face of or on top of the bluff shall be subject to
all the requirements of Chapter 17.45.
17.70.120 Offsite improvements required. All development
requiring a conditional use - permit shall be required as a
condition of approval to install or, if necessary, to upgrade the
curb, gutter, sidewalk, street trees, pave -out, and handicap
ramps in accordance with City standards and the improvement plan
illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 for the full length of the street
frontage(s) of the subject property. The Planning Commission may
defer the installation of said improvements if deemed necessary
to make the project economically feasible or to better coordinate
construction with other planned improvements, provided a bond or
similar security for the estimated cost of the installation of
the improvements, including an inflation factor, is provided to
the City and approved by the City Engineer.
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17.12.310, amend as follows:
17.12.310 Height of building. "Height of building" means the
vertical d sl tance —From the average level of the highest and
lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building,
as measured to the topmost point of the roof, including fireplace
chimneys, but not including ventilation stacks required by Title
14 of this code. In measuring the various levels on the lot when
calculating the hei ht, the grades existence on the lot on
January 1, 1986, s a be used; any fill added to Ehe is to sisince
that date shall be deducted from rp esent grade elevations and any
areas cut since that date may be added to the present grade
elevations when -calculat ni g the height 1 it.
Add the following new section:
- .17.12.435.- -Low- income housing. "Low income housing" shall mean
EZTalTioraesigneriZiMnd occupied exclus- vely by households whose
total income does not exceed 80 percent of the medium income o
households of a corresponding size in San Luis Obib spoo County
generally; Elie medium income for the County shall be based on
estimates computed by the State DepartmenC7F-HoulErTrand
Community Development or the San Luis Obispo Housing Authority.
Add the following new section:
17.12.455 Moderate income housing. "Moderate income housing"
shall mean housing designed for and occupied exclusively b
Os olds whose total income does not exceed 120 percent of the
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medium um ncome for households of a corresponding size in San L iu s
Obispo n
County geerally; the medium income for the County shall
be based on estimates coilirled t F— eCali ornia Department o
Housin —ana Comm un ty Development or the San— s Obispo Housing
Author ty.
17.20.060 add the following:
Except as provided below, within 49 days....
In cases where the coastal development peermit is processed
in conjun-on with a concept plan requiring city council
approval and /or in cases where the coastal development permit
for a project rev
lying th
wiin the ie w Sur sdiction of the harbor
commission, the 49 ad y t m-e Yimit melly be extendertto 120
from acceptance of the application for filing to city action.
Further extensions to either time i mit maw be granted upon
consent of the applicant.
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17.44.020 B.1.c revise as follows:
Single family dwellings. Two covered spaces for each dwelling,
at least one of which shall be covered and enclosed except as
provided below. Exception: existing dwellings where two spaces
have not even previously required by this title may be altered or
expanded with only one covered and enclosed space provided that
such alterations or expansions of an individual dwelling shall
not cumulatively exceed twenty -five percent (25%) of the original
floor area at the time of the first expansion or alteration or
more than 400 square feet, whichever is reateerr, net mere than
twentiriTve pereent el-IIi- reaseneble value a the ettuetere at
the t4Me of 4n4t4e4 alterattene w4theut the peev4e4en of twe
petking epaees es requ4red above. For purposes of calculating
the original floor area of, the dwell ni g all coverer and enclosed
structures on t:e site shalt -6e included.
17.44.020.B.1, add the following:
Low or moderate income housing. Low or moderate income housing
units which are reserved for this purpose for a minim m of five
years, may be approved with only one covered and enclosed space
or each studio or one - bedroom unit and only one covered and
enclosed space, plus one uncovered space for ally unit bath two or
more bedrooms. The guest parking requirement may be waived or
reduced if the pinning commission finds that suEE wa- e or
rye uction will not have a iignlficatadverse affect on the
project or surrounding neighborhood.
h. Motels, hotels ....
17.44.030, add the following:
A. Drive Dimensions
1.a. Two way driveways. Generally, two way driveways serving
parking lots or developments with seven or more spaces shall be
24 feet in width. Variations from th general requirement which
otherwise meet the•standards of this section 221 be approved b
the city engineer based on site constr- T , expected traffrc
volumes or speeds or other relevant variables related to the s to
or use.
b. Minimum and maximum widths. The following ...
17.48.020, revise as follows:
Interpretation of ambiguity. If any ambiguity arises concerning
the appropriate classification of a particular use within the
meaning and intent of this Title, or with respect to the matters
of height, area requirements, zone boundaries or other standards
or requirements contained herein, the planning commission shall
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ascertain all pertinent facts and, by reselnl4en in a written
report kept on file with the community development department,
shall set forth its- findings and interpretations. Any such
interpretation by the planning commission may be appealed by any
interested Rarty to the city count— within ten days of the
adoption of the subTct TnterpretaTpursuant to the procedures
contained-in Chapter 17.08. Ba4d reselnt4en shalt E lranem4tted
tee Sty eeene44 end approved by the eeune44. Thereafter stash
4nlerpretal4en shall gevern, exeept 44 the e4ty eenne4l d4reete
the plann4ng eemm4ee4en to adept a d4fferent 4nterpretat4en.
17.48.042, revise as follows:
A. A garage shall not be located within five feet of any alley.
In the case of a corner lot, a garage shall not project beyond
the front yard required et ex4st4ng en e4ther adjaeent let nor
shall it extend into any exterior sideyard setback. Detac HB
garages only but may extend to within one foot of the property
line along the rear yard or interior side yard.
Add the following new section: NI- ST A PACT TD BE ({�vleaieo
Fo . i.fireK- cmasio LATION
17.48.105 Trash dumpsters. A. Screening and enclosures.
Pro cee ng -on March 1, 1987, all new or existing trash dumpsters,
visible from a blbl cc rig fay, shall be screened by or
enclosed within, a so id wood or masonry ence. In cases of
hardship, gg theirector may grant a time extension for compliance
with this sectio ; said extension all not exceed 180 days
after March 1, 1987.l such screens, fences and enclosures
shall be designed, constructed and maintained at All times in a
neat, attractive and functional condition. The location of such
enclosure shall be approved by the Commun ty Development Diector
with the concurrence of the Morro Bay Garbage Company. A
budding permit shall be obtained for any dumpster enclosure.
.B. _Temporary...use-, generally. Dumpsters used on a short -term
Bisis (that is, not more than 90 to s consecutively or more than
90days cumuTtfilly in one year) other than in conjunction with
an approved construction project may eeallowed without the
requirement for screening in accordance wltE—?usection A a ove,
subject to obtaininq a written waiver from said requirements reguirementg—FERi
t director.
C. Use in conjunction with construction projects. Dumpsters
may be placed on the site of a City - approved construction project
for purposes of disposal of construction scrap and debris without
screening for a period after approval of the building Lean t
until the project receives final inspection approval or for six
months, whichever sis sooner. The building official may allow for
an extension of not more than 90 days from this time limes
17.48.190 B.1. change 17.48.060 to 17.48.040
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Add the following new section:
17.48.245 Outdoor sales, display or storage. A. Generally
prohibited. Except as may be permitted in the M_1 or M -2 zone
districts or as a temporary use allowed unZer a temporary use
permit obtatneu pursuant to Section 17.60.090 ferern, outdoor
saalles, display or storage is strictly prohibited either on public
or private property, unless and until a conditional use peermmit is
obtained for same pursuant to Chapter 17.60 or except as pprovidesc
elo' ow.
B. Temporary special events. Outdoor sales, display or storage
may be permitted without a conditional use permit for temporary
special events, pursuant to the following:
1. The special-event or events shall not exceed seven ID.
consecutive days nor more than ten (10) days-cumulatively in a
year; and
2.
property
shall be
3.
property,
from the
If sales, display or storage is to occur on any public
or ppu Iic right -off =way, written Permission for same
first obtained from the city administrator; and
If sales, display or storage is to occur on any private
written permission for same shall be first obtained
director; and
4. The city administrator or director may impose such
conditions on the granting of permission for temporary sales,
display or storage as deemed reasonable or necessary to ensure
that the activity is not detrimental to the public healtlT safety
or general welfare.
17.48.320 amend as follows:
B. All attaehed guest quarters er aeeesaery 14v4ng areas shall
have eeelesed aeeees d4reetly to the 4nter4er of the dwelling end_.
shall net be des4gned se that aeeees 48 afforded only threugh
aeeesaery struetures and garages et the eutdeers.
B. A guest house may be Permitted only after ob
use ermi
the planning commission shall require the recordation
restriction Trmitinq Fuse to west ur oses
prohibiting its rental or occupation as a second unit..
restriction shall be subject to the approval of
attorney.
conditional p ilt pursuant to Chatter 17.60. In
taining a
all cases,
of a deed
only an
Such deed
the city
Add the following new section:
17.48.325 Wet bars. Sinks or lavatories in residential units,
except in bathrooms and kitcTns or rooms Zearly used onlfor
laundry purposes, shall be prohibited unless and until a deed
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restriction is recorded to run with the property restricting the
wet bar from -6e ni q converted�nto a sTnk for a second residential
unrt Such —deed restriction self be subject tome approval of
the City Attorney prior to recordation.
17.49.070 B 3 a, revise as follows:
The vacancy rate for apartments is equal to or less than
five percent for the preceeding six -month period, based upon an
apartment vacancy survey conducted lay the applicant and subject
to the approval of the director rel4able 3n£ermat4en ver4£4ed by
the plann4ng department as a result e£ an apartment survey to be
eendueted 4n Apr41 and November e£ eaeh year.
17.60.030, revise as follows:
conditions will not result from the particular use applied for,
and that the sub'ect project or use is in conformance with the
General -Plan and certified Local Coastal- Program, it may grant
tae use permit ...
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17.60.040 D.6, revise as follows:
Establishments listed hereabove, or other special events
involving the congregation of large numbers of persons, where the
use of property will not exceed one week occupancy, a use permit
need not be secured so long as ....
17.60.040 L, revise -as follows:
Nursery schools and day care facilities for more than ten
410} six (6) children;
17.60.090, revise as follows:
Zoning administrator - duties
...The zoning administrator may act on the following
variance subjects:
1. Setbacks - prev4dedy however that the proposed
reduet4ens de net exeeed twenty pereent e£ the m4n4muw
setbaek etherw4se requ4red.
2. Lot coverage, provided, however that the proposed
variance does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the
maximum coverage otherwise required.
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pursuant to state and city subdivision ordinances and
is not subject to any mandatory merger provisions of
state or local regulations. The prepeeed redeet4en
deee net exeeed twenty percent of the m4n4mum e4te area
etherw4ee required.
4. On -site parking spaces provided, however, that the
proposed reduction does not exceed one space or ten
percent (10%), whichever is larger,---61 the minimum
number of parking spaces otEirwise required.
5. Standards for architectural extensions and other
exterior projections as contained in Chapter 17.48.
6. Standards for the location, height and design of fences
as contained in Chapter 17.48.
7. Building separations.
8. Distance between property lines and garage entryways.
9. Expansions to single family residences in R -1 zones
with only a single car garage, exceeding 25 percent of
the existing floor area or 400 square feet.
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ORDINANCE NO. 287
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING SECTION 15.48.030
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE
FOR COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE HARBOR COMMISSION
THE CITY
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1
Chapter 15.48
as follows:
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY HEREBY ORDAINS AS
The following section of Ordinance No. 271 and
of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is hereby amended
15.48.030 - Qualifications Two (2) of the members shall be
selected from the local commercial fishing industry, one of whom
shall be the president of the Morro Bay Fishermen's Association
or his /her official designee. The five (5) members of the Harbor
Commission not selected from the commercial fishing industry
shall be qualified electors of the City. All members of the
Harbor Commission shall be compensated for attendance at a
maximum of two (2) regularly scheduled Harbor Commission meetings
per month at the rate of $20 each per meeting. They shall hold
no other public office in the City or employment in the City
government.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting held thereof on the 28th day of July,
1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: Miller
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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ORDINANCE NO. 286
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTION 2.20.010,
RELATIVE TO COMPENSATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the California Government Code provides the
statutory provisions regulating compensation schedules for mayor
city councilmembers; and
WHEREAS, commencing April 19, 1966, the monthly salary for
Morro Bay councilmembers was set at one hundred fifty dollars
($150), and has not been altered since; and
WHEREAS, elected officials spend an inordinate amount of
time, energy, and non - reimbursable expenses fulfilling the
mandates of their public office; and
WHEREAS, effective January
Legislature through passage of AB
Section 36516, providing local
compensation of city councilmembers
1, 1985, the California
2281, amended Government Code
authority to increase the
within certain limits.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay as follows:
1. That the Morro Bay Municipal Code Section 2.20.010 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
2.20.010 Mayor and Councilmembers: Each member of the city
council and the mayor shall receive a salary of three hundred
dollars ($300.00) per month. In addition to said salary, any
councilmember and the mayor may be reimbursed for actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official
duties.
2. The provisions of Section 1 hereof shall become
effective on December 31, 1986.
Ordinance No. 286
Page Two
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay, California, at a regular meeting thereof held this 28th day
of July, 1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: Kaltenbach
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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ORDINANCE NO. 285
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO
BAY TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 5 OF THE MORRO
BAY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
RATES AND ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS LICENSE RATE SCHEDULE
THE CITY COUNCIL
The City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, numerous rates are set pursuant to Title 5 of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code as a tax on business; and
WHEREAS, The City Council finds these rates should be adjusted annually
to account for inflation and other changing conditions; and
WHEREAS, The City Council finds these rates constitute a tax and therefore
should be considered separately from fees for services as set in the Master Fee
Schedule; and
WHEREAS, establishment of a Business License Rate Schedule would facili-
tate timely adjustment of these rates and provide a consolidated listing of
the rates,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
1. Section 5.04.050 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is hereby amended
to read:
There are hereby imposed upon the businesses, trades, professions,
callings, and occupations specified in this Title license fees as
established and adopted annually in the Business License Rate
Schedule.
This section shall not be construed to require any person to obtain
a license prior to doing business within the city if such require-
ment conflicts with applicable statutes of the United States or of
the state.
2. The term "Business License Rate Schedule" will replace the term
"Master Fee Schedule" in the following sections of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code:
■Sel
5.08.020, 5.08.030, 5.08.040, 5.08.050, 5.08.060, 5.08.070, 5.08.080,
5.08.090, 5.08.100, 5.08.110, 5.08.120, 5.08.130, 5.08.140, 5.08.150,
5.08.160, 5.08.170, 5.08.180, 5.08.190, 5.08.200, 5.08.210, 5.16.220,
5.20.050, 5.20.21OG, 5.20.230F, 5.24.140, and 5.24.240.
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3. The attached Business License Rate Schedule is adopted for Fiscal
Year 1986/87.
4. This ordinance is hereby declared immediately effective pursuant
to Government Code Section 36937(d).
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a
regular meeting thereof held this 9th day of June, 1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
CITY OF MORRO BAY
BUSINESS LICENSE RATE SCHEDULE
Fiscal Year 1986 -87
TYPE
7. LJNDES:C.GNATED PROFESSIONAI...S
PLUS: EACH EMPLOYEE
2 APTS MOTEL HOTELS MULTIPLE
DWEL..LINGS REST HOMES ROOMING
HOUSES HOSPITALS & SANITARIUM
PLUS: FOR EACH UNIT, PERSON
CARED FOR OVER 4
3 ART HOBBY OR HANDICRAFT SHOW
AND EXHIBITIONS
MINIMUM PER SALESPERSON
NON - PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
4 AUCTIONEERS
NO FIXED PI ACE OF BUSINESS
FIXED PI ACE OF BUSINESS
PLUS: EACH EMPLOYEE
5 CARNIVAI...S AND CIRCUSES
6 COIN - - OPERATED VENDING MACHINES
7 CONTRACTORS
GENERAL.
MINIMUM
SPECIALTY
MINIMUM
8 DELIVERY BY VEHICLE
FOR 1 OR MORE VEHICLES
9 FIRE WRECK OR BANKRUPT SALE
EACH SALE
PLUS: IN EXCESS 3 DAYS
10 FLEA MARKET'S
MINIMUM PER SALESPERSON
11. GARAGE SALES
1 -2 SALES
3 -MORE
12 HOME OCCUPATIONS
EXCEPTION LICENSE
BASIC LICENSE
13 MONEYI...ENDERS & PAWNSHOPS
14 PEDDLERS SOLICITORS OR
ITINERANT MERCHANTS
PEDDLERS
SOLICITORS
PLUS: EACH EMPLOYEE
ITINERANT MERCHANTS
SECTION
5.08.020
5,08.030
0
BASE
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
5.08.040 GROSS RECEIPTS
5.08.0'50
5.08.060
5.06.0.0
5.08.000
5.08.090
5.08.100
5,08.1.10
3.08. 1'2`0
5.08.1.30
5.08.1.40
5.08.150
RECOMM
$62
$14
$62
$14
ANNUM $1.25
DAY $0.00
DAY $62
ANNUM $62
ANNUM $14
DAY $250
GROSS RECEIPTS
ANNUM
JOB
ANNUM
JOB
ANNUM
DAY
DAILY GROSS
DAY
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
DAY
DAY
LAY
DAY
WEEK
MONTH
QUARTER
180 DAYS
$125
$62
$62
$14
$62
$88
$50
$5
$0
$62
$ J5
$62
$250
$25
$50
$25
$25
$50
$75
$:100
$125
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CITY OF MORRCI BAY
BUSINESS LICENSE RATE SCHEDULE
FISCAL YEAR 1986 -87
TYPE
15 PUBLIC UTILITIES
PL.(JS: EACH FMPL.OYEE
EXCEPTION: WHEN CITY
FRANCHISE TAX IS GREATER
THAN $58
16 REAL ESTATE
CALIF LICENSED BROKER
SAI...ESMAN OR AGENT EACI -I
EMPLOYEE EACH
17 EXHIBITING ANIMALS OR TRICK
RIDING.;, WIRE DANCING OR
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
EXCEPTION NO FEE OR ADMIN
MERRY -GO- ROUND, REVOLVING
WHEEL, CHUTE, •TOBOGGAN
SLIDE, MECHANICAL RIDING
CONTRIVANCE OR PONY RIDE:
TF.i:NT SHOW OR :LTINE.RANT SHOW
EXCEPTION NO FEE OR ADMIN
WRESTLING OR BOXING SHOW
F'uBLIC DANCE:
EXCEPTION NO FEE OR ADMIN
18 SECONDHAND STORE & JUNKDEALER
F'L(JS: EACH EMPLOYEE
19 SKATING RINK
PLUS: EACH EMPLOYEE
20 TRAILER HOUSE, RV OR
MOBILE HOME PARK
RENTAL. SPACES 1 - -4
F'LUS: EACH ADDL SPACE
21 . PRIVATE: PATROL..
22 AMBULANCES
LICENSE
DRIVER PERMIT
ATTENDANT
23 TAXICABS
L.ICENSE: PER CAB
DRIVER
SECTION
5.08.160
5.08.170
5.08.180
5.08.190
5.08.200
5,08,210
5,16,020
5,20,050
5.20.210(3
5.2.0.230F
5,24,140
5.24,240
BASE
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
DAY
DAY
DAY
DAY
DAY
DANCE
DANCE
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
ANNUM
RECOM
$62
$14
$0
$62
$14
$14
$25
$25
$62
$0
$25
$25
$0
$62
$14
$ 62
$14
$50
$62
$2.50
$29
$52
$2.00
$'2.00
SEMI -- ANNUAL $33
SEMI-ANNUAL $5.25
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ORDINANCE NO. 284
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE BY
REPEALING ORDINANCE 58, SECTION 17 OF ORDINANCE 66,
SECTIONS 1 -4 OF ORDINANCE 108, ORDINANCE 143, SECTIONS
83 AND 84 OF ORDINANCE 225 AND ORDINANCE 238, BUT
EXPLICITLY RETAINING THE AMORTIZATION SCHEDULES AND
PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN SECTIONS 5 -7 OF ORDINANCE 108,
AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 242, AND BY ADOPTING THE 1985
EDITION OF THE UNIFORM SIGN CODE AND BY ADOPTING
UPDATED SIGN REGULATIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN TITLE 17
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, on October 21, 1985, and March 3, 1986, the
Planning Commission of the City of Morro Bay, California, did
hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider amendments to
Title 14 and to Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code, revising City sign regulations; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearing the Planning Commission
did report to the City Council that the proposed amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance would help to implement the General Plan and
Coastal Land Use Plan and did, therefore, recommend its adoption
by the Council; and
WHEREAS, on April 14, 1986, the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay, California, did hold a duly noticed public hearing to
consider amendments and did concur with the report and
recommendation of the Planning Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, California, as follows:
Section 1.
That Ordinance 58, Section 17 of Ordinance 66, Sections
1 -4 of Ordinance 108, Ordinance 143, Sections 83 and 84 of
Ordinance 225 and Ordinance 238 are hereby repealed.
Section 2.
_That the amortization schedules and procedures for non-
conforming signs as contained in Sections 5 -7 of Ordinance
108 and as amended by Ordinance 242 are explicitly retained
and incorporated into the new Chapter 17.68.155 of the Morro
Bay Municipal Code as contained new regulations adopted by
Section .3 herein.
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Ordinance No. 284
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Section 3.
That Morro Bay Municipal Code Title 17 is hereby
amended by adding a new Chapter 17.68 of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code as illustrated on Exhibit "A" which is
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4.
That Morro Bay Municipal Code Title 14 is hereby
amended by modifying Chapter 14.64 to read as illustrated on
Exhibit "B" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
by this reference.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 28th
day of April, 1986, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES:
None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
EN, City Attorney
BUD ZEU " NER, Mayor
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ADD TO TITLE 17, ZONING
CHAPTER 17.68
Signs.
17.68.010
17.68.015
17.68.020
17.68.030
17.68.040
17.68.050
17.68.060
17.68.070
17.68.080
17.68.090
17.68.100
17.68.110
17.68.120
17.68.130
17.68.140
17.68.150
17.68.155
17.68.160
Purpose and intent
Findings
Definitions
Prohibited signs
Advertising on City property
Miscellaneous specifications
Permits
Exceptions
Minor adjustments
Planning Commission interpretation
Exception permits
Signs in various zoning districts
Miscellaneous signs and their regulations
Maintenance
Abandoned signs
Existing non - conforming signs
Time limits for non - conforming signs
Penalties for violations
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17.68.010 Purpose and intent. It is the purpose of this chapter
to regulate signs as an information system which expresses the
character and environment of the City of Morro Bay and its
community. It is further intended that these regulations
recognize the importance of business activity to the economic
vitality of the City. Standards shall attempt to a) encourage
communications which aid orientation and identify activities, b)
preserve and enhance the aesthetic character of the surroundings,
c) relate signing to basic principles of good design, encouraging
pleasing community appearance, and d) restrict signs which
overload the public's capacity to receive information, violate
privacy or which increase the probability of accidents by
distracting attention or obstructing vision.
17.68.015 Findings. In adopting these regulations for signs, the
City Council does find the following:
A. That an excessive amount of signage, both in terms of
number and size, as well as improper shape or design,
can be distracting to motorists and pedestrians and
this condition adversely effects the public safety by
creating a potential traffic hazard.
B. That excessive and poorly designed signs are confusing
and reduce the effectiveness of all signs; this
condition reduces the ability of residents and visitors
to readily locate public facilities as well as
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businesses and services. Consequently, this condition
not only adversely affects public safety by interfering
with safe travel but also affects the public welfare by
reducing convenience to residents and visitors and the
viability of commercial districts.
C. That signs provide important information to the public
for a variety of purposes; excessive and poorly
designed signs interfere with the effective
transmitting of this information to the detriment of
the public welfare.
D. That excessive and poorly designed signs detract from
the City's appearance and visual environment; this fact
is recognized both in the City's General Plan as well
as its certified Local Coastal Program. The visual
environment is important to the property values and
pleasant, enjoyable quality of life for residents and,
therefore, signs which degrade that environment
adversely affect the public welfare. Furthermore, the
visual quality of the coastal zone, which encompasses
virtually the entire City, is recognized in the
California Coastal Act as a resource of statewide
importance and, therefore, regulation of the size,
shape, design and other features of signs which become
part of the visual environment and which can detract
from it if not carefully controlled is important for
protecting this public resource. Also, the visual
quality of the City enhances its appeal to the tourists
who contribute significantly to the local economy;
therefore, protection and enhancement of the visual
environment is important to the vitality of the local
economy.
17.68.020 Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter, the
following definitions shall apply:
A. "Area of sign" shall mean and be computed as the entire
area measured in square feet, within a single
continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of
lettering, representations, emblems, logos, or any
figure or integral part of the display or used to
differentiate such sign from the background against
which it is placed (exclusive of a background panel the
same color as the wall to which it is attached). Only
one face of a double -faced sign shall be considered in
determining sign area provided both sides are of
essentially similar design and not more than twelve
(12) inches apart and on planes parallel to each other.
The supports, uprights, or structure on which any sign
is supported shall not be included in determining the
sign area unless such supports, uprights or structures
are designed in such a manner as to form an integral
part of the sign display. Where a sign consists of a
series of individual letters, numerals, or symbols or
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other similar components and is painted or attached
flat against the wall of a building or structure, and
where such components are without integrated background
definition and are not within a circumscribed or framed
area, the total area of the sign shall be defined as
the sum of the area within not more than eight (8)
straight lines enclosing such components plus twenty
percent (20%) of the area within said lines. Stripes
or designs on the building whose principal purpose is
to accentuate, highlight or exaggerate sign(s) shall be
construed as part of such signs(s) when calculating
area of sign(s).
B. "Attraction Board" shall mean a device used to display
information regarding conveniences, services and rates
currently offered by facilities providing temporary
accomodation.
C. "Bench sign" shall mean a sign located on any part of
the surface of a bench or seat placed on or adjacent to
a public right -of -way.
D. "Billboard" means the same as outdoor offsite free-
standing sign.
E. "Canopy" shall refer to an ornamental roof -like
structure upon which a sign may be attached or
otherwise affixed which is usually located over
gasoline pumps.
F. "Changeable copy sign" means a sign designed so that
characters, letters, or illustrations can be changed or
rearranged without substantially altering the face or
the surface of the sign.
G. "Director" means the Community Development Director or
his authorized representative(s).
H. "Display structures" for pedestrian viewing may include
enclosed display of products sold, bulletin type
advertising stands such as racks or directory signs as
defined herein.
I. "Display surface" means the area made available by the
sign structure for the purpose of making visible the
advertising message.
J. "Freestanding sign" means any sign which is supported
by one or more uprights, poles, or braces in or upon
the ground which are not a part of any building or
enclosed within the exterior walls of any building, and
are separated therefrom by a distance of a least six
(6) inches.
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K. "Frontage" constitutes, for purposes of computing
allowable sign area, the linear measurement in feet of
the property line directly fronting on a public street,
or other public right -of -way to which such sign is
oriented, excluding California State Highway One.
L. "Height of a sign" means the greatest vertical distance
measured from the ground level directly beneath the
sign to the top of the sign or from the nearest
property line fronting on a public street, whichever is
lower.
M. "Illuminated sign" means a sign which uses an
artificial light source to make the message readable.
N. "Marquee" means a permanent roof structure attached to
and supported by a building and projecting therefrom.
A "marquee sign" is any sign affixed to a marquee.
0. "Monument sign" means a freestanding sign'not exceeding
eight (8) feet in height and relating to the design and
building materials and the architectural theme of the
buildings on the same property.
P. "Outdoor off -site freestanding sign" means a sign
placed for the purpose of advertising products or
services that are not produced, stored, or sold on the
property or any other subject not related to the
property or use of the property, upon which the sign is
located.
Q. "Pole sign" means any free - standing sign exceeding
eight (8) feet in height.
R. "Projecting sign" or "pedestrian sign" means a sign
other than a surface sign which extends outwards,
suspended from or supported by a building or structure.
S. "Roof sign" means a sign erected upon, over, or above
the roof of a building or structure, or any sign
affixed to the wall of a building so that it projects
above the eave line of a roof.
T. "Sign" means any medium, including its structure and
component parts, which is primarily used for, or having
the effect of attracting attention from streets,
parking lots, sidewalks, or other outside public
private areas.
U. "Temporary sign" means any sign, banner, pennant,
valance, or advertising display constructed of cloth,
canvas, light fabric, cardboard, wallboard, paper, or
other light materials, with or without frames, intended
to be displayed for a limited period of time only.
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V. "Wall sign" means any sign attached to, erected against
or painted upon the wall of a building or structure,
the face of which is in a single plane parallel to the
plane of said wall. Such sign shall not project from
the building more than twelve (12) inches, or extend
above the roof line or parapet line.
W. "Wind sign" means banners or objects of plastic or
other light material designed to move and attract
attention for purposes of advertising upon being
subjected to pressure by wind or breeze.
X. "Window sign" means any sign placed inside or upon a
window facing the outside and which is intended to be
seen from the exterior.
17.68.030 Signs prohibited. The following types of signs are
prohibited.
1. Roof signs, except as otherwise provided in the Section.
2. Signs which incorporate, in any manner, any flashing,
moving, pulsating or intermittent lighting, with the
exception of approved time and temperature displays.
3. Signs in connection with any home occupation.
4. Bench signs or advertising signs located on other
similar structures provided for the use of passengers
along the route of a bus, not including plaques
containing the names of persons or organizations which
have made gifts or donations of such street furniture.
5. Signs which make noise.
6. Signs placed or displayed on vehicles parked in a
conspicuous location to be used for on -site or off -site
advertising, with the exception of signs advertising
such vehicles for sale and vehicle identification signs
in locations where sale of vehicles is permitted.
7. Billboards.
8. Tire stacks.
9. Signs incorporating the words "stop ", "look ", or
"danger ".
10. Illuminated signs of red, green or yellow within a view
of a signalized intersection, or any unofficial sign,
signal or device which purports to be or is an
imitation of, or resembles, any official traffic sign
or signal or which attempts to direct the movement of
traffic, or which interferes with the visibility of
any official traffic control device or warning signal.
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11. Sandwich board or "A" frame signs, and other portable
signs or posters of a miscellaneous or temporary
character which are tacked, painted, pasted, or
otherwise placed or affixed and made visible from a
public way, on the walls of buildings, on barns, sheds,
trees, fences, utility poles or other structures,
sidewalks, patios, except as otherwise provided in the
Section.
12. Signs which move or rotate in whole or in part, except
for barber poles or clocks.
13. Signs, banners, pennants, valances or any other
advertising display constructed of cloth, canvas, light
fabric, paper, cardboard, wallboard or other light
materials except for awnings and temporary signs as
provided for herein.
14. Signs on fences or free standing walls not part of a
building.
17.68.040 Advertising on City Property. No person, except a
public officer in performance of a public duty shall paste, post,
print, nail, tack, suspend or otherwise affix or place any card,
banner, handbill, sign, poster, flag, advertisement or notice of
any kind over any sidewalk, alley, street, land, park or other
public place, or property of the city, except as may be required
by other city, county, state or national regulations, or without
first obtaining the approval of the Planning Director.
Application for such approval shall be made in writing, stating
the manner of intended use, the method of erection, the purpose
of intended use, and the length of time requested. The Director
may require an exception permit or such other required permit
prior to approving such uses.
17.68.050 Miscellaneous specifications.
A. Obstruction to Exits. No sign shall be erected so as
to obstruct any fire escape, required exit, window, or
door opening intended as a means of egress.
B. Obstruction to Ventilation. No sign shall be erected
which interferes with any opening required for
ventilation.
C. Clearance from electrical power lines and communication
lines. Signs shall maintain all clearances from
electrical conductors in accordance with the
regulations of the California Public Utilities
Commission and the orders of the Division of Industrial
Safety, State of California, and from all
communications equipment or lines located within the
City of Morro Bay.
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Exhibit "A"
14.04.035: amend to read as follows: "Coastal permit required.
Wherever a coastal development permit is required
pursuant to Division 20 of the Public Resources Code
and /or Title 17 of this code, no other permit,
license or entitlement required by this title shall
be issued for any development unless such a coastal
development permit has been obtained from the
California Coastal Commission or from the City of
Morro Bay. as previded €er under Bee €ieae 30600,-5 and
30624 of the Pubiie ReseaEeee Bede,- All coastal
development permits applied for from the city shall
be issued in accordance with the procedures contained
in Chapter 17.20 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code.
14.04.040: amend "planning department" to read "community
development department"
14.04.050: delete entire section [outdated exception; now
incorporated into uniform code]
14.04.070: amend "planning director" to read "community
development director"
14.08.020: delete entire section [outdated definition of "auto
court "]
14.08.030: renumber as 14.08.020
14.08.040: renumber as 14.08.030 and amend "planning department"
to read "community development department"
14.08.050 - 14.08.070: renumber as 14.08.040 - 14.08.060.,
respectively
Add new sections:
14.08.080: Community develo2ment department.
development department" means the
development department of the city.
14.08.090: amend to read as follows:
"Community
community
14.08.090. Dwelling accessory buildings. "Dwelling accessory
buildings" mean those buildings wh&eh are set
intended er used fer eeeapaney by human beings,- which
are located on land on which there is a dwelling or
building used for multiple dwelling purposes and
which are designed and used for a purpose customarily
incidental to the occupancy of a dwelling.
14.08.110: delete this entire section [outdated definition of
"family "]
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Exhibit "A"
Page Two
14.08.130: delete this entire section [outdated definition of
"house court "]
14.08.180: delete this entire section [outdated definition of
"planning department "]
14.08.190: delete this entire section [outdated definition of
"urban area "]
14.08.120 - 14.08.170: renumber as 14.08.110 - 14.08.160
respectively
14.08.200: renumber as 14.08.170
14.12.010: correct "14.54" to read "14.56" [misprint correction]
14.12.020: amend "planning and building department" to read
"community development department"
14.12.050: correct "14.54 to read "14.56" [misprint correction]
14.12.070: amend to read as follows: Official codes filed. Not
less than three certified copies the Uniform
Building Code, Uniform Building Code Standards,
Uniform Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code,
Uniform Housing Code, Uniform Code for the Abatement
of Dangerous Buildings, Uniform Swimming Pool Code,
Uniform Solar Energy Code, National Electrical Code
and Uniform Fire Code adopted by reference in this
title, shall be filed in the office of the city
clerk, and shall be available for public inspection.
The building official shall at all times maintain a
reasonable supply of copies of all adopted codes
available for purchase by the public at cost.
14.12.080: amend to read as follows: "The permit fees required
by this Title EkapteEe 14r 46r 14,20r )4r24 and 14,28
of this
14.16.010: amend to read as follows: "The Uniform Building
Code, 1985 1982 Edition, and the Uniform Building
Code Standards, 1985 Editions, published by ..."
14.16.030: amend "planning department" to read "community
development department"
14.16.050: amend subsection "D" to read as follows: "D.
Buildings located in subzones 2 and 3 shall have
their foundations designed by a registered engineer
eff a lleeneed aFeh4ten
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Exhibit "A"
Page Three
14.20.010: amend "1981" to read "1984"
14.20.020: amend "Building Inspector" to read "Building
Official"
14.20.040: delete existing subsections "B" and "C" entirely; re-
label existing subsection "D" as "B" [outdated
exceptions which are now incorporated in uniform
code]
14.20.050: delete existing subsections "A" and "B" and re -label
existing subsection "C" as "A" [exceptions now
incorporated in uniform code]
14.24.010: amend each reference to "1982" editions to read
"1985" editions
14.24.020 - 14.24.040: delete these three sections in their
entirety [amendments to earlier code which are no
longer necessary]
14.24.050: amend as follows: "Section 1,4 20.3 amended. The
first paragraph of Section i 20.3 of the Plumbing
Code shall be deleted.
14.24.060: amend as follows: "Section ir12 20.7 amended. In
Section 1-42 20.7, delete schedule of fees."
14.24.070 - 100: delete these sections entirely [outdated
exceptions; now incorporated in current code]
14.24.050: renumber as 14.24.020
Add new section 14.24.030 to read as follows:
"14.24.030 Section 1101 amended. In order to protect
the ground water and the estuarine environment of
Morro Bay, Section 1101 shall be amended by deleting
the exception cited after subsection f which
otherwise allows septic tanks under certain
conditions."
14.24.120 - 14.24.140 : renumber as 14.24.040 - 14.24.060,
respectively
14.28.010: amend "1982" to read "1985"
Chapter 14.32 re -title this chapter to read:
"Building Regulations -- Housing Code and Code for. the
Abatement of Dangerous Buildings"
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Exhibit "A"
Page Four.
14.32.010: amend references to "1982" editions to read "1985"
14.48.010: add the following sentence "Open fences shall have
intermediate rails or ornamental patterns such that a
sphere six (6) inches in diameter cannot pass
through."
14.60.010: amend reference to "1979" edition to read "1985"
14.60.200: add to Subsection "A" the following:
"5.
Any building with an occupancy defined as
"residential" (ie: occupancy type R -1 or R -3)
by the Uniform Building Code for which automatic
fire sprinklers are required by this section,
may generally employ a 13D or comparable system
approved by the Fire Chief, provided, however,
that the Fire Chief may impose stricter
requirements if, special circumstances such as
but not necessarily limited to the building
size, height, site topography or accessibility
exist which, in the Chief's opinion, warrant
such stricter requirements in order to provide
adequate fire protection."
"6. For purposes of this section, buildings shall be
considered separated if there exists a space
between them equal to or greater than the
distance required for seismic - induced lateral
motion (excepting, however, a roof or similar
protective structure spanning the space at the
top of buildings only; the materials and design
of such roof or protective structure shall be
subject to approval by the Fire Chief and
Building Official)."
"7. Other subsections not withstanding, a four -hour
masonry separation wall, with no openings, shall
be recognized as a boundary between separate
buildings for computing a building's area for
purposes of this section."
"8. Nothing in this section shall limit the ability
of the Fire Chief, in cases of projects
requiring a conditional use permit or other type
of discretionary approval, to recommend to the
Planning Commission or City Council the
imposition of conditions of approval beyond the
minimum standards of this section, if such
conditions are found to be reasonable and
necessary for the protection of the public
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Exhibit "A"
Page Five
health, safety or welfare in the surrounding
neighborhood or the community generally."
Add to Subsection "B" the following:
"4. Subsections B (1 -3) above notwithstanding,
pressure - treated wood shakes or shingles which
are certified as fire resistive for the expected
life of the shingle may be used on roofs of
additions to existing buildings which presently
have wood shingles, provided the floor area
(square footage) of the addition does not exceed
50 percent of the floor area (square footage) of
the existing building."
"5. For purposes of this section, any building
surface flatter (ie: closer to horizontal) than
an angle of 45 degrees shall be considered a
"roof" for purposes of this section and shall
not be covered by wood shakes or shingles,
except as otherwise provided herein.
Add new section 14.60.230:
"Minimum size for elevators. Where elevators are
required in new development, they shall have at least
one dimension, including a diagonal drawn from one
corner to its opposite one, of at least 80 inches,
unless otherwise approved by the Chief."
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D. Clearance from Surface and Underground Facilities.
Signs and their supporting structures shall maintain
clearance and noninterference with all surface and
underground facilities and conduits for water, sewage,
gas, electricity, and communications equipment or
lines. Signs shall not be placed in public utility
easements unless express written permission from the
affected public utility is obtained for the sign.
E. Drainage. The roofs of canopies or marquees exceeding
twenty -five (25) square feet shall be drained to
prevent dripping or flow onto public sidewalks or
streets and shall be connected to an approved disposal
source of adequate conductors.
F. Visible supports. Visible angle iron or other frames
supporting projecting signs, canopy signs, as well as
chain supports are prohibited, except those structures
of an artistic nature which are integral to the sign's
aesthetic design.
G. Glare prohibited. No sign shall be permitted to emit
undue reflection or glare on surrounding property. No
sign shall emit or reflect light exceeding ten (10)
foot candlepower at ten (10) feet from the face of the
sign.
H. Sign orientation. No sign shall be permitted which is
so oriented as to be viewed primarily across an
adjacent private property line; all signs must be
visible directly from a public right -of -way, other
public open space or parking lot or courtyard on the
same site as the sign, without view lines extending
over private property different from that on which the
sign is located.
I. Lighting. Light sources shall be steady, stationary,
`pedestrians, motorists and neighboring property. No
sign shall emit or reflect light exceeding ten (10)
foot candlepower at ten (10) feet from the face of the
sign.
J. Projecting signs and roof lines. No projecting sign
shall extend above the roof line or parapet or the
building or structure to which it is attached.
17.68.060 PERMITS
A. Required. No sign shall be erected or altered,
including painted signs, without first obtaining a
permit to do so from the Director or his authorized
representative, except as otherwise provided in this
chapter. No permit shall be issued for any sign which
does not conform to adopted sections of the Uniform
Building Code and Uniform Sign Code and to other
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applicable provisions of the construction standards of
the City of Morro Bay. The Director may apply
reasonable conditions to the approval of a sign permit
to help ensure compliance with this chapter.
B. Application. Application for a sign permit shall be
made in writing upon forms furnished by the Community
Development Department. Such application shall include
a sign plan as required herein.
C. Fees. Applications for a sign permit shall be
accompanied by a fee in the amount set by resolution of
the City Council.
D. Sign plan required. Application for a sign permit as
required by this chapter shall be accompanied by a plan
or plans drawn to scale, which includes the following:
1. The proposed design, dimensions, copy, color,
lighting methods and location of the sign on the
property, including the dimensions of the sign's
supporting members, and details of all
connections, guy lines, supports and footings, and
materials to be used.
2. The maximum and minimum height of the sign.
3. The method of attachment to any structure.
4. The position (orientation) of the proposed sign
and its relation to adjacent buildings and
structures, property lines and public rights -of-
way.
5. The size and color relationships of such sign to
the appearance and design of existing or proposed
buildings and structures on the property.
6. The location of off - street parking facilities,
including major points of entry and exit for motor
vehicles where directional signs are proposed.
7. The sizes and dimensions of all other signs
existing on the property.
8. The location and size of any building(s) or
structure(s) on the property, both existing and
proposed.
9. A statement of sign valuation.
10. Such other information as the Community
Development Director may reasonably require to
secure compliance with this chapter and the
ordinances of the City.
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11. Where the scale and scope of the sign proposal so
warrants, the Director may waive some of the
informational requirements above, provided all
information necessary for adequate review of the
proposal is submitted.
E. Sign Review Criteria. The allowed number and area of
signs as outlined in this chapter are intended to be
maximum standards which do not necessarily ensure
architectural compatibility. Therefore, in addition to
the enumerated standards, consideration shall be given
to a sign's relationship to the overall appearance of
the subject property. Simplicity, and sign
effectiveness shall be considered along with the
following criteria in review of signs. In approving a
sign permit or sign exception permit as provided for in
17.68.070 below, the reviewing body must find that
these criteria are met:
1. The sign is consistent with the intent and purpose
of this Chapter.
2. The sign does not constitute a detriment to public
health, safety and welfare.
3. The size, shape, color, materials, design and
location of the sign is compatible with and bears
harmonious relationship to all signs on a parcel
and to the use, as well as to the neighborhood and
surroundings.
4. Signs on all proposed buildings or new additions
to existing buildings are designed as an integral
part of the total building design.
5. The location of the proposed sign and the design
of its visual elements (lettering, words, figures,
colors, decorative motifs, spacing and
proportions) are legible under normal viewing
conditions prevailing where the sign is to be
installed.
6. The location and design of the proposed sign does
not obscure from view or unduly detract from
existing or adjacent signs.
7. The location and design of the proposed sign, its
size, shape, illumination, and color does not
detract from or interfere with or intrude upon
adjacent properties or their occupants.
8. The location and design of a proposed sign in
close proximity to any residential district does
not adversely affect the value or character of the
adjacent residential district.
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9. Review of signs at City entryways as defined in
the City's Scenic Highway Element shall also be
subject to the following provisions:
a. Sign area, height and location shall be
designed so as not to interfere with view
corridors as defined and specified in the
Coastal Plan /Coastal Element.
b. Freestanding signs shall not exceed eight (8)
feet in height except within two hundred
(200) feet of Highway One or Highway 41 where
the provisions of Section 17.68.110 shall
apply. Where feasible, all freestanding
signs within or along City entryways shall be
placed within a landscaped planter.
17.68.070 Exceptions. The following signs or modifications to
signs shall not require a sign permit. These exceptions shall
not be construed as relieving the owner of the sign from the
responsibility of its safe erection and, safe and attractive
maintenance, and its compliance with applicable provisions of
this ordinance or any other law or ordinance regulating same.
A. Changing copy. The changing of the advertising copy or
message of an approved sign specifically designed for
the use of replaceable copy.
B. Maintenance. The electrical, repainting, or cleaning
maintenance of a sign.
C. Nameplates. Signs not exceeding one square foot in
area and bearing only property numbers, post box
numbers, or names of the occupants of premises.
D. Government flags. Flags and insignia of any
government, except when displayed in connection with
commercial promotion.
E. Legal notices. Legal notices, identification
information, or directional signs erected by government
bodies.
F. Architectural features. Integral decorative or
architectural features of buildings except letters,
trademarks, moving parts or lights.
G. Traffic direction signs. Signs directing and guiding
traffic and parking on private property, not exceeding
three (3) square feet in area but bearing no
advertising matter.
H. Announcement signs. One sign per street Frontage on
real property where construction, structural alteration
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or repair is to take place, or is taking place, which
contains information regarding the purpose for which
the building is intended and the individuals connected
with the project, including names of architects,
engineers, contractors, developers, financers and
tenants, provided the area of such sign shall not
exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area.
I. Real estate and "Open House" signs. During the period
which real estate is offered for sale or lease, one
sign per frontage not exceeding four (4) square feet in
area in R -1 or R -2 residential districts, or eight (8)
square feet in other districts, advertising the sale,
lease, or rent of the property upon which it is located
and the identification of the person or firm (agent)
handling such sale, lease or rental. Said signs shall
not exceed six (6) feet in height. No flags or banners
are permitted. One off -site "Open House" sign, not to
exceed eighteen inches by twenty -four inches (18" x
24 ") in area for providing direction to real estate
which is available for inspection and sale, during
daylight hours only, for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days and with permission of property- owners of
site on which such sign is placed.
J. Subdivision signs. One sign per street frontage, signs
not exceeding fifty (50) square feet in aggregate area
for the advertising of the sale of a subdivision may be
displayed on the site of the subdivision upon approval
of a final map and initiation of construction for a
period of one year. The display period may be extended
by written approval of the Planning Director for a
reasonable period of time, not to exceed one year at
any one time.
K. Plaques. Commemorative plaques placed by historical
agencies recongnized by the City of Morro Bay and
County of San Luis Obispo or the State of California,
consisting of non - combustible material (eg. bronze or
stone) .
L. Political campaign signs. Political campaign signs not
to exceed sixteen (16) square feet in area per site
shall be permitted only on private property, for a
period not to exceed sixty (60) days preceding an
election. Such signs shall be removed within seven (7)
days after the election.
M. Signs on awnings, etc. Painted, nonilluminated or
indirectly lighted signs may be permitted on the
borders of canopies, awnings, arcades or similar
attachments or structures if located and erected in a
manner satisfactory to the Director or an authorized
representative. Such signs shall be included in the
total permitted sign area.
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N. Decorative wind socks. Decorative wind socks not
exceeding six (6) feet in length, not advertising any
location, business, goods or services and not extending
over public property. Such signs extending over
public property shall obtain a sign permit prior to
installation.
O. Garage sale signs. One unlighted sign shall be
permitted for garage sales, provided such sign shall
not exceed four (4) square feet in area and shall be
displayed on the property where such sale shall take
place and only on the day of said sale.
17.68.080 Minor Adjustments. The Director may grant for either
new or existing signs, minor adjustments to sign colors,
landscaping requirements or height, or authorize deviations from
sign area not to exceed twenty percent (20%); and on sloping
roofs, the allowance of roof signs not to extend above the ridge
line, for existing buildings only, when it is determined that no
other possible, reasonable method of sign is available. In
granting adjustments, the Director may apply reasonable
conditions to help ensure that the provisions of this Chapter are
met.
17.68.090 Planning Commission Interpretation. The Planning
Commission shall have authority and duty to interpret the
provisions of this chapter at the request of the Planning
Director, or when a written appeal from a decision of the
Director is filed with the Planning Commission. Decisions made
by the Planning Commission may be appealed to the City Council
within 10 days of that decision.
17.68.100 Exception permits. Exception permits for signs not
conforming with the provisions of this chapter may be granted by
the Planning Commission, pursuant to the following provisions:
A. Application. Application for an exception permit shall
be made by the sign owner or by the lessee if approved
by the property owner in writing, on a form prescribed
by the City, and shall be accompanied by a fee as
established by resolution of the City Council.
B. Public Hearing. Upon receipt of the required
application and fee, a public hearing shall be held by
the Planning Commission. Notice of such hearing shall
be given by publication in the official newspaper of
the City at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing
and by mailing said notice, postage prepaid, at least
five (5) days prior to the hearing to all property
owners whose names and addresses appear on the latest
adopted tax roll as owning property within a distance
of three hundred (300) feet from the exterior
boundaries of the applicant's property.
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C. Provisions for granting. Exception permits may be
granted if the Commission finds that the sign will not
be contrary to the purposes of this Chapter, will not
be materially detrimental to the health, safety,
comfort or general welfare of persons residing in athe
neighborhood or detrimental or injurious to property or
improvements in the neighborhood or to the general
welfare of the city, and that adverse effects can be
prevented with the imposition of conditions. The
Planning Commission may impose conditions on the
approval of a sign exception permit to ensure that the
above listed provisions are met.
D. Imitating traffic signs. Exception permits shall not
be granted for signs imitating traffic signs or
affecting visibility of traffic control devices, as
prohibited in this Chapter. No exception permit shall
be granted for illuminated signs of red, green or
yellow within view of a signalized intersection.
E. Appeal. In cases where the applicant or any other
person is not satisfied with the action of the Planning
Commission, they may within ten (10) days, appeal the
decision of the Commission to the City Council on forms
provided by the City. Notice shall be given to the
Planning Commission of such appeal and the Commission
shall submit a report to the City Council setting forth
the reasons for the action taken. The City Council
shall render its decision within sixty (60) days after
the filing of such appeal.
17.68.110 Signs in various zones. The following regulations
regarding signs shall apply to the specified zoning districts as
provided below: Sign permits shall be required for the sign
types described in the following zones unless expressly exempted.
A. Agriculture Zone. One unlighted sign per street
frontage for the purpose of advertising the sale of
products grown on the premises may be allowed in the
Agriculture zone and shall not require a sign permit.
The aggregate area of such signs shall not exceed eight
(8) square feet per property.
B. Residential Zones. The following signs may be
permitted in residential zones:
1. Surface signs. One identification surface sign
not to exceed twenty (20) square feet in area
shall be permitted on any multi - family dwelling of
more than four (4) attached units.
2. One surface sign or monument sign not to exceed .5
square feet per one linear foot of frontage or
twenty -four (24) square feet, whichever is less,
shall be permitted for other allowable
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nonresidential uses, except as otherwise provided
in this Chapter.
3. For hotels, motels and bed and breakfast
establishments in R -4 districts, signs may be
permitted in accordance with the provisions for
commercial and industrial zones as provided in
subsection C below as well as attraction boards as
provided in Section 17.68.120 below.
4. For bed and breakfast establishments in R -3
districts one surface sign or monument sign not to
exceed .5 square feet for each linear foot of
frontage and attraction boards as provided in the
Section 17.68.120.
5. Subdivision or tract name signs. One
nonilluminated sign not to exceed twenty -four (24)
square feet in area or one (1) non - illuminated
sign not to exceed twelve (12) square feet each
er exclusive entrance to a subdivision or tract
name with a maximum of four (4) per tract shall be
permitted.
6. Mobile home parks. A mobile home park may be
allowed one externally illuminated or non -
illuminated identification sign, not to exceed the
equivalent of one (1) square foot of sign area per
ten (10) linear feet of frontage on each right -of-
way upon which it takes vehicular access. No sign
shall have a surface area of greater than thirty
(30) square feet or be erected at right angles to
the right -of -way. Such signs shall not exceed
eight (8) feet in height.
C. Commercial and industrial zones. The following signs
may be permitted in commercial and industrial zones,
except the G -0 zone:
1. Surface signs and aggregate allowable area per site.
a. Provided no other types of signs are erected
on the property, surface signs may be
permitted to a maximum area of two (2) square
feet for each one (1) linear foot of building
frontage on the site.
b. where surface signs are used in conjunction
with other types of signs on the same site,
the aggregate area allowed for all signs
shall not exceed one (1) square foot for each
one (1) linear foot of building frontage on
the site.
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c. Any sign, or the aggregate of all signs for
any one property shall require an exception
permit if such signs exceed two hundred (200)
square feet in area, or except if the sign
program is approved pursuant to a Conditional
Use Permit or Coastal Development Permit.
2. Monument signs. One monument identification sign
not to exceed six foot six inches (6'6 ") in height
may be permitted per site. Monument signs set back
at least five (5) feet from the property line(s)
may be eight (8) feet in height provided, however,
such sign is placed in a landscaped planter or
berm subject to approval by the Director.
Monument signs may be placed in required setback
areas but must be a minimum of one (1) foot from
the property line. Monument signs shall not
interfere with safety sight angles on corners and
at driveways. As a condition of any sign permit
for a monument sign, additional landscaping of the
site may be required to better integrate sign
appearance with the site.
3. Projecting Signs. The total area of a projecting
identification sign shall not exceed one (1)
square foot for each one (1) linear foot of
building frontage on the site. No projecting sign
shall encroach more thant twelve (12) inches over
a public right -of -way. In addition such signs
shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in height
above a sidewalk or other public pedestrian right -
of -way and shall otherwise comply with applicable
provisions of Chapter 14.
4. Pole Signs. One pole sign for identification
purposes only may be allowed per business site or
per shopping center, subject to the following
conditions:
a. For a shopping center the total area of the
sign shall not exceed one (1) square foot for
each linear foot of property frontage, or one
hundred (100) square feet, whichever is less.
b. Such signs shall not encroach more than
twelve (12) inches over a public right -of-
way.
c. Such signs shall not exceed fifteen (15) feet
in heights; except within two hundred (200)
feet of Highway One where twenty -five (25)
feet may be approved subject to a Conditional
Use Permit approved pursuant to Chapter
17.60.
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d. Such signs shall be placed within a
landscaped planter.
e. As a condition of any sign permit for a pole
sign additional landscaping of the property
may be required where needed to better
integrate sign appearance with the site
through scale and softening effects.
f. Such signs and their supporting elements
shall be designed so as to be harmonious with
any building or structures on the site,
including architectural style, colors and
scale.
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Other provisions of this section
notwithstanding, no pole sign shall be
permitted on a property which fronts on a
street right -of -way (excluding Highway One)
which directly faces an R -1, R -2 or R -3
zoning district.
5. Marquee signs. One marquee sign may be permitted
in conjunction with theaters, museums, galleries
and similar uses subject to obtaining a sign
exception permit. One identification sign not to
exceed twelve (12) inches in the vertical
dimension or six (6) inches in thickness (width)
may be placed immediately below the marquee sign.
Such sign shall not project beyond the marquee
face, nor be less than eight (8) feet above a
sidewalk or other public pedestrian right -of -way.
Removable copy may be changed on the face of
permitted marquee signs without securing a sign
permit.
6. Restaurant menus. In addition to those signs
permitted by this chapter, a restaurant may
display a sign not to exceed three (3) square feet
in area on a wall or window, which displays the
menu and /or daily specials.
7. Temporary signs within window area. Temporary
informational signs and posters including "sale ",
special events and other similar signs, which do
not exceed twenty -five percent (25%) of the window
area, or ten (10) square feet, whichever is
greater may be located on the inside of the
window, or painted on said window for a period not
to exceed thirty (30) days.
8. Frontage and Placement.
a. A business in a building facing on more than
one public right -of -way shall be allowed the
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full authorized sign area on one street and
one -half the authorized sign area on the
other street(s).
b. Any sign shall be oriented toward the public
street on which they are located, or where no
such public right -of -way exists, signs shall
orient towards a common use parking lot or
interior courtyard.
c. Where the principal sign for a business is
located so that it cannot be seen by
pedestrian traffic, an identification sign,
in addition to that otherwise allowed by
this Chapter may be permitted by the
Director.
D. General Office Zone. The following signs may be
permitted in the General Office (G -O) zone: Monument
or surface signs may be permitted as provided in
Section 17.68.110 (C) above, except that the total area
of all signs on a site shall not exceed one (1) square
foot per one (1) linear foot of frontage; and provided
however, freestanding signs exceeding eight (8) feet in
height are expressly prohibited.
17.68.120 Miscellaneous signs and their regulations.
A. Display structures. Display structures for pedestrian
viewing as defined herein shall be permitted in any
commercial district upon granting of an exception
permit as provided in this chapter. Such display
structures shall comply with building setback
requirements, shall have a total area not to exceed
fifty percent (508) of the sign area requirements as
prescribed in the section on commercial and industry
zones for surface signs and shall be illuminated only
by indirect light, semidirect light or diffused light.
B. Special private event displays and grand opening signs.
Temporary signs and wind signs may be erected on the
premises of an establishment having a grand opening or
special event, provided that such signs shall be
displayed for a period not to exceed thirty (30)
calendar days previous to such event. Such signs shall
be removed within seven (7) days after the event. Such
signs may be used for not more than two (2) periods
each calendar year for any property or business.
C. Directional and community promotional display programs.
Directional and community promotion sign programs
advertising, directing or informing pedestrian of
business services or community events and services not
related to or located on the site, shall be permitted
on private property in commercial use areas of the
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City, and on public lands or right -of -ways upon
granting of an exception permit.
D. Civic event signs on private property. Temporary signs
not to exceed thirty -two (32) square feet in area
announcing a campaign drive or event of a civic,
public, quasi - public, philanthropic, educational or
religious organization shall be permitted on private
property for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
Such signs shall be removed within fifteen (15) days
after the event.
E. Civic event signs on public property. Temporary signs
announcing a civic, public, quasi - public,
philanthropic, educational or religious organization
purposes may extend over public property subject to
obtaining an exception permit as provided in this
chapter. Such signs may extend across a public street
only by permission of the City Council and shall
maintain a minimum vertical clearance of 'fourteen feet
six inches (14' -6 "). No temporary sign may be displayed
for a period exceeding thirty (30) days, for each of
two (2) periods each calendar year.
F. Attraction boards for hotels, motels and bed and
breakfast establishments. An attraction board may be
included in the design and allowable sign area for a
hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast establishment,
subject to the following:
1. The attraction board shall be designed and located
so that it is made an integral part of the
principal sign except as provided below.
2. If the principal sign is designed and located on a
building or in such a manner that an attached
attraction board sign would detract from the
appearance of the sign, a detached attraction
board sign shall be allowed provided:
a. That the size of the detached attraction
board sign shall be counted as part of the
total allowable sign area;
b. That the maximum allowed size for a detached
attraction board sign shall be five (5)
square feet;
c. The name of the hotel or motel shall not be
indicated on the attraction board sign.
3. The following information shall be allowed on an
attraction board sign:
a. Winter rate (excluding amount)
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b. Vacancy
c. Credit cards
d. TV
e. Pool
f. Air conditioning
g. Continental Breakfast
h. Any other information as approved by the Director
G. Signs on awnings and similar overhangs. Painted, non -
illuminated or indirectly lighted signs may be
permitted on the borders of marquees, canopies,
awnings, arcades or similar attachments or structures,
but not including mansard -style roofs or eaves, if
located and erected in a manner satisfactory to the
Planning Director or an authorized representative.
Such signs shall be included in the total permitted
sign area.
117.68.130 Maintenance. Every sign, including those signs for
which no permit is required, together with all supports, braces,
guys and anchors shall be maintained in a safe, presentable and
good structural condition at all times. The display surfaces of
all signs shall be kept neatly painted, posted or otherwise
maintained at all times. The owner of property on which the sign
is located shall be responsible for the condition of the area in
the vicinity of the sign, and shall be required to keep this area
clear, sanitary, and free from noxious or offensive substances,
rubbish and flammable waste materials.
17.68.140 Abandoned Signs. Any sign which is located on
property that becomes vacant and is unoccupied for a period of
three (3) months or longer, or any sign which was erected for an
occupant cm or business unrelated to the present occupant or
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busines$ existing, non - conforming outdoor off -site freestanding
signs, or any sign which pertains to a time, event or purpose
which no longer exists shall be presumed to be abandoned.
Permanent signs applicable to a business temporarily suspended
because of a change of ownership or management of such business
shall not be deemed abandoned unless the property remains vacant
for a period of six (6) months or more. An abandoned sign is
prohibited and shall be removed; such removal shall be the
responsibility of the property owner. Abandoned signs are found
to be a public nuisance due to their misleading and distracting
nature and due to their contributing to visual blight,
detrimental to surrounding areas and the community generally.
17.68.150 Existing Nonconforming Signs. Signs existing at the
time of adoption of the ordinance codified herein, which do not
comply with the provisions hereof but which were legally erected
pursuant to applicable State and City ordinances and policies in
effect at the time of construction, shall be regarded as
nonconforming signs, and are subject to the following:
A. Whenever there occurs a change in the type of business
or use with which a sign is associated, such existing
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signs for the prior business shall be removed or
otherwise made to conform to the provisions of this
chapter.
B. A nonconforming sign may not be expanded, extended,
reconstructed, or altered in any way in its location or
orientation to enable it to be read or viewed from a
different direction than its original position, except
in the following cases:
1. Such sign may be removed for purposes of repair
and routine maintenance, including painting,
provided such sign is replaced within sixty (60)
days of its removal.
2. Minor sign face changes not involving changes in
graphic design or color are permitted.
3. Such sign may be removed for the purpose of
remodeling a building provided replacement occurs
within thirty (30) days after remodeling is
completed.
4. If change of ownership of the business occurs, and
no change to the type of business advertised by
any nonconforming sign, the new owner may change
any name or names on such sign provided there is
no change in the sign size, configuration or
orientation.
C. A nonconforming sign destroyed by the elements, fire or
other accidental cause, to an extent exceeding fifty
percent (50%) of its original valuation shall not be
replaced as a nonconforming sign.
17.68.155 Time limits for signs found non - conforming pursuant to
ordinance 108. The City Council hereby incorporates the time
limits for compliance for con - conforming signs as originally
adopted by ordinance 108 and modified by ordinance 242:
A. Time limits. There are hereby declared to be the
following time periods commencing six months from
October 1, 1972, within which all non - conforming signs
within the City shall be altered, removed, or otherwise
made to comply with the provisions of this chapter:
All signs not in conformance with the requirements
provided by chapter 14.64 as in effect on October 1,
1972: eleven years from said October 1, 1972.
EXCEPTION: The following time period shall apply to
signs legally erected pursuant to a valid sign permit
issued within two years immediately preceding October
1, 1972:
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to be maintained any such sign on any property
owned or controlled by him.
3. Unless some other mode of abatement is approved by
the building official in writing, abatement of
non - conforming signs shall be accomplished in the
following manner:
a) Movable Signs - Rotations Exceeding Eight
R.P.M.: By reducing rate of rotation to
eight r.p.m. or less or by removing the sign.
b) Other Signs - By removal of the sign,
including its dependent structures and
supports; or pursuant to a sign permit duly
issued, by modification, alteration or
replacement thereof, in conformity with the
provisions of this chapter.
17.68.160 Penalties for violation.
A. Whenever a sign is found to be erected or maintainted
in violation of any provision of this chapter or of any
other chapter or law, the Director shall order that
such sign be altered, repaired, reconstructed,
demolished, or removed as may be appropriate to abate
such condition. Any work required to be done shall be
completed within ten (10) days of the date of such
order, unless otherwise specified in writing.
B. Failure, neglect or refusal to comply with such order
of the Director shall be sufficient basis for the
revocation of any permit granted under this chapter.
C. The Director shall have the power and authority to
remove or cause to be removed, at the owner's expense,
any sign erected or maintained in violation of the
provisions of this chapter.
D. The installation and /or maintenance of a sign in
violation of this chapter or in violation of any
conditions affixed to a sign permit shall be deemed a
misdemeanor.
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All signs not in conformance with chapter 14.64 as
in effect on October 1, 1972: Fifteen years from permit
date.
B. List of non- conforming signs.
1. Within six months of October 1, 1972, the building
official shall compile a list of signs which as of
said date do not conform to the provisions of
this chapter 14.64 and are subject to amortization
in accordance with Section A above, and file the
same in his office.
2. Notification.
a) Within three months after said filing, the
building official shall cause to be mailed to
the owners of property and the proprietor of
premises on which non - conforming signs are
located, notice of the existence' of such non-
conforming signs and the time within which
the same must be made to conform or be
abated;
b) For purposes of such notification, the last
known name and address of the owner of the
property in question shall be used, as shown
on the last equalized assessment roll of the
county of San Luis Obispo;
c) Notification to such owner of the property
shall be deemed to be notification to the
owner of the sign in question;
d) The mailing of such notice shall be done by
certified mail. The failure of the owner to
receive the same shall in no way impair the
effectiveness of the provisions of this
section or the validity of any proceedings
taken for the abatement of any such sign.
C. Abatement.
1. Non - conforming signs listed in Section A above
shall either be made to conform with the
provisions of this chapter, or abated within the
applicable period of time set forth in Section A
above.
2. In the event a sign is not abated in accordance
with subsection 1, the building official shall
order the same abated by the owner of the property
and any other person known to be responsible for
the maintenance of the sign. It is thereafter
unlawful for any such person to maintain or suffer
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EXHIBIT 'B'
Chapter 14.64
BUILDING REGULATIONS -- SIGN CODE
Sections:
14.64.010 Adopted.
14.64.010 Adopted. The Uniform Sign Code, 1985 Edition, as
published by the International Conference of Building
Officials, is adopted by this reference with the same force
and effect as if fully set forth herein.
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ORDINANCE NO. 283
AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE DESIGNED TO PREVENT
MORRO BAY FROM BECOMING AN OIL PORT,
PERSONNEL -BOAT CENTER OR OTHER LOGISTICAL
BASE FOR OFFSHORE OIL OPERATIONS
Be it ordained by the people of the city of Morro Bay as follows:
FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, SUPPORT VESSELS AND ANY OTHER AIDS FOR
OCEAN, BAY OR ESTUARY OIL EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION
ARE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF MORRO BAY, ONSHORE OR
WITHIN THE HARBOR AND IN WATERS ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE CITY'S
BOUNDARIES. NO PERMITS OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE ISSUED BY
THE CITY OF MORRO BAY OR ITS AGENTS WHICH WOULD ALLOW SUCH
SUPPORT.
RESCUE OR OTHER WATER RELATED EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ARE EXCEPTED
FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 28th day of
April, 1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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BUD ZEUSC , Mayor
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ORDINANCE N0. 282
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE
MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE TEXT AND MAP
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, on September 3, and 16, 1985, the Planning
Commission of the City of Morro Bay, California, held duly
noticed public hearings to consider various amendments to the
City's Zoning Ordinance and Local Coastal Program (LCP); and
WHEREAS, after said public hearing, the Planning Commission
did report and recommend to the City Council adoption of said
amendments which are illustrated on Exhibits "A" through "D ",
attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, on October 14, 1985, the City Council of the City
of Morro Bay, California, did hold a duly noticed public hearing
to consider the amendments recommended by the Planning
Commission; and
WHEREAS, after said hearing the Council did adopt Resolution
No. 101 -85 approving said amendments for submission to the
California Coastal Commission for certification; and
WHEREAS, on February 7 , 1986, the California Coastal
Commission did certify said amendments without modification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, California, as follows:
That the City Council does hereby modify Title 17 of the
Morro Bay Municipal Code as illustrated on Exhibits "A" through
"D ", which are attached hereto and incorporated herein, by this
reference.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 28th day of April,
1986, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ORDINANCE NO. 282
Page Two
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO F
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Exhibit A
Add to Section 17.40.030 as follows:
- 5.2.A. DISTRICT
The purpose of this suffix is to preserve the existing
character of physical' development in the area within the
jurisdiction of the City of Morro Bay; west of State Highway One
north Azure Street. Where this suffix fails to specify.the
location and type of development permitted; the existing R -1
classification shall be deemed to contain the applicable
definitions and.specifications.
- Minimum - building site required, four thousand square feet '.
- Minimum front yard setback 15 feet.
- Minimum interior aide yard setback 5 feet.
- Minimum exterior side yard setback (cornet lot) 15 feet
- Maximum lot coverage permitted; fifty percent.
-Less than three thousand five hundred square feet lot area one
car garage permitted.
- Dwelling height limit, fourteen (14) feet; provided; however;
that for peaked roofs and other architectural features a height
of up to seventeen (17) feet may be permitted provided such space
above 14 feet is not habitable space but above a ceiling as attic
space . only.
-No Guest House shall exceed 700 square feet, or 60 percent of
the floor area of the main building
Add -io soar• L set-!x« i7,' . 4eS C,.:tc ))
as an uncovered projection "open porch" shall be defined
sides. . permanently open on at least two
A side shall be considered "open" if it has a wall or
fence or rail consisting of a solid material not more than 36
inches high or a wall consisting of a material that has a
surface which is 50 percent open to the air or made of clear
glass. "Uncovered" shall preclude eave overhangs permitted
under other applicable sections of this chapter
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Exhibit B
a) Delete-Section 17.12.192:
relocations, additions, ea extensions, exterior changeseto
existing buildings and strucutures, site preparations
and improvements, construction activity, grading,
irrigation, wastewater disposal and other activities
and facilities accompaning such development."
Replace with:
Development is defined pursuant to Public Resources
Code Section 30106 and shall mean: on land, in or
under water, the placement or erection of any solid
material or structure; discharge or disposal of any
dredged materials or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or
thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining, or
extraction of any materials: change in the denelty or
intensity of use of land, including, but not limited
to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act
(commencing with Section 66410 of the Government Code),
and any other division of•land,•including lot splits,
except where the land division is brought about in
connection with the Purchase of such land by a public
agency for public recreational use; change in the
intensity of use of water, or of access thereto;
construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration
of the site of any structure, including any facility of
any-private, public, or municipal utility; and the
removal or harvesting, of _major vegetation other than
for agricultural purposes, and kelp harvesting. As
used in this section, "structure" includes, but is not
limited to, any building's, road, pipe, flume, conduit,
siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power
transmission and distribution line."
b) Delete Section 17.49.100 (H):
"Parking Standards. The off - street parking
requirements for community housing project shall be one
and one -half parking spaces per unit for one bedroom or
studio unite and two parking spaces for units
containing two or more bedrooms.
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Add the following subsection to
Ordinance:
17.40.030 of the Zoning
E. Conforrmmng i resreB ial uses
-S.6 District
The intent of this suffix district is to afford reasonable
protection in case of accidental deetruction for various
residential uses which were made non - conforming when the City's
L,CP was adopted, subject to certain limitations.
In the S.6 district residential uses which were' "constructed• -
prior to October, 1984, shall be considered conformin
followin regardless l of the base zoning district and subject to uthe
9 limitations;
1' The conforming status to such residential uses extended
by this suffix shall run for fifty (50) years from the
date of original construction of the building. After
fifty (50) years from date of original construction,
such uses shall be considered legal, but non - conforming
uses, if they do not conform to the base zoning
district. Such uses may continue, but shall be subject
to. all applicable provisions of Chapter 17.56 regarding
non - conforming uses.
2. No addition to a residence in the S.6 zone which is
otherwise non - conforming to the base zone district, and
exceeding 25 percent of the existing floor area, may be
permitted unless a Conditional Use Permit is obtained
pursuant to Chapter 17.60.
Exhibit D
Amend Zoning District Map referenced in Chapter 17.28
so that the properties shown below are R -1 /S -1 instead
of R -4
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ORDINANCE NO. 281
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING A TIME EXTENSION
FOR AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE FOR
THE NORTH MAIN STREET AREA (ORDINANCE NO. 280)
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
• California, did on February 24, 1986, adopt Ordinance No. 280, an
interim urgency zoning ordinance prohibiting uses conflicting
with provisions of a contemplated specific plan for the North
Main Street area; and
WHEREAS, said ordinance will automatically expire on April
10, 1986, unless extended by the Council; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65858(b) allows
such ordinances to be extended up to 22 months and 15 days; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, 1986, the City Council did conduct a
public hearing to consider such a time extension; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearing the City Council did find
that the time extension is necessary based on the same findings
and reasons cited in Ordinance No. 280 which are incorporated
herein by this reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, as follows:
That the City Council does hereby extend Ordinance No. 280
to February 24, 1988, or until the effective date of the above -
referenced North Main Street Specific Plan, whichever is sooner.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, on this 2lth day of March
1986, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: . Kaltenbach, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Miller
D ZEUS ER, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TAM 4
GARY NAP
Jerk
ORDINANCE NO. 280
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING
ORDINANCE PROHIBITING USES CONFLICTING WITH
A CONTEMPLATED SPECIFIC PLAN FOR
THE NORTH MAIN STREET AREA.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, has recognized the need for new, clearer and more
protective land use regulations for the "North Main Street Area"
as illustrated on Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has allocated funds for the
preparation of a Specific Plan for this area, which is presently
being prepared by the Community Development Department and
Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, said plan, as contemplated, will generally lower
height limits, reduce residential densities, protect views
better, improve visual resources,• reduce conflicts with adjacent
residential neighborhoods and reduce traffic and circulation
impacts relative to existing zoning standards in place for this
area; and
WHEREAS, there is high probability that projects will be
proposed in the subject area during the time that the specific
plan is being prepared, reviewed, adopted and certified and that
if such projects are approved pursuant to existing standards, the
purpose and intent of the specific plan may be jeopardized; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the Planning Commission recommended
that the Council adopt an interim urgency zoning ordinance while
the specific plan is being prepared, reviewed, adopted and
certified, prohibiting projects which conflict with the
provisions of the contemplated specific plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 65858 of the California Government Code
permits a city to adopt as an urgency measure interim ordinances
prohibiting uses which may be in conflict with a contemplated
specific plan which the City is considering or studying; and
WHEREAS, on February 24, 1986, the City Council did conduct
a Public Hearing to consider adoption of such an interim
ordinance; and
WHEREAS, after said Public Hearing the City Council did make
the following findings regarding the proposed interim ordinance:
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Page Two
1. That approval of additional subdivisions or use permits
or similar entitlements for projects which could
conflict with the contemplated specific plan would
result in a threat to public health, safety or welfare:
a. Such projects could be excessively tall,
unnecessarily blocking public views, which are a
public resource, or private views, reducing the
livability and property values of residential
neighborhoods, and thereby threatening the public
welfare;
b. Such projects could result in excessive
residential densities and building intensities
resulting in increasing. traffic, exacerbating
potential circulation problems on Main Street
particularly at intersections with State Highways
41 and 1, thereby threatening public safety;
c. Such projects could produce unnecessary and
excessive noise and glare impacts, reducing the
livability of nearby residential neighborhoods,
thereby threatening public health and welfare;
d. Such projects could unnecessarily reduce open
space, landscaping and related visual amenities,
thereby impacting the livability of the
residences, viability of commerce and enjoyment of
the area by visitors, thereby impacting the public
welfare.
2. That because there are numerous vacant or underutilized
properties in the subject area for which development
proposals are very likely, this threat is current and
immediate.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, as follows:
That the City Council does hereby adopt as an urgency
measure, a interim ordinance prohibiting uses which could
conflict with the specific plan contemplated for the area
illustrated on Exhibit "A "; text of said ordinance is shown on
Exhibit "B" which is attached hereto and made part hereof by this
reference. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption.
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CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO.
Page Three
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, on this 24th day of February,
1986, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
Gary Nap
APPROVED AS TO FO
Judy Skousen, City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 280
EXHIBIT "B"
INTERIM ORDINANCE FOR
NORTH MAIN STREET SPECIFIC PLAN AREA
1. For the area shown on Exhibit "A ", no new development
proposal, except those listed in paragraph (2) below, shall
be permitted unless a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is first
approved by the Planning Commission. In approving a CUP,
the Planning Commission must find, in addition to those
findings required in Chapter 17.60 of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code, that the proposed development, as
conditioned, is in conformance with the General Plan and
Local Coastal Program and does not conflict with the
provisions of the contemplated specific plan for the subject
area.
2. For the following types of developments only, a CUP may not
be required; however, prior to issuance of any sign permit,
building permit or other administratively approved
entitlement, the Community Development Director shall first
find that the proposed development does not conflict with
the contemplated specific plan:
a. Change of use in existing buildings;
b. Additions or modifications to existing buildings not
exceeding 25 percent of the floor area of the existing
building;
c. New or modified signs;
d. New or modified landscaping or parking lots.
The decision and /or findings of the Director may be appealed
to the Planning Commission. Such appeal shall be filed on a form
provided by the Community Development Department not later than
10 days after the Director advises the applicant in writing of
his decision and /or findings.
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ORDINANCE NO. 279
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13, SECTION 1 AND CHAPTER
13.12 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE TO COMPLY WITH WASTEWATER
DISCHARGE REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED IN THE NON - INDUSTRIAL SOURCE
CONTROL PROGRAM REQUIRED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE CITY'S NATIONAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE
ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby ordain
that Ordinance No. 13, Section 1 and Chapter 13.12 of the Morro
Bay Municipal Code be amended to read as described in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof held the 24th day of March
1986, by the following vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Risley, Sheetz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Miller, Zeuschner
ROSE' MARE.. HEETZ, iF yor Pro Tem
EXHIBIT "A"
(Proposed Revisions in Capital Letters)
CITY OF MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
Chapter 13.12
SEWERS
13.12.010 - 13.12.090 No changes
13.12.100 Quality of sewer discharge. No person shall
discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface
water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, UNPOLLUTED
industrial cooling or unpolluted industrial process waters to any
sanitary sewer.
13.12.110 Discharge of storm water, unpolluted drainage and
industrial cooling waters. Storm water and all unpolluted
drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically
designated as combined sewers or storm sewers, or to a natural
outlet approved by the director of public works. UNPOLLUTED
industrial cooling or unpolluted process waters may be
discharged, upon approval of the director of public works, to a
storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
13.12.120 Prohibited discharge. Except as provided in this
chapter, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any
of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers.
A. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one
hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit;
B. Any water or waste which may contain more than one
hundred parts per million, by weight, of fat, oil, or grease;
C. Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;
D. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded;
E. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal,
glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, woods, paunch manure,
or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing
obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with
the proper operation of the sewage works;
F. Any water or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher
than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable of
causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and
personnel of the sewage works;
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G. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous
substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with
any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans,
PLANTS or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving
waters of the sewage treatment plant;
H. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such
character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is
required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment
plant;
I. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of
creating a public nuisance;
J. ANY WASTES WHICH WILL EXCEED THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN
FEDERAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS;
K. ANY WASTES WHICH WILL INTERFERE WITH THE DISPOSAL,
RECLAMATION OR REUSE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
EFFLUENT OR SLUDGE;
L. ANY WASTES WHICH WILL CAUSE THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT TO VIOLATE ITS NPDES PERMIT;
M. ANY RADIOACTIVE WASTES OR ISOTOPES OF HALFLIFE OR
CONCENTRATION WHICH EXCEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED BY THE WATER
QUALITY CONTROL SUPERINTENDENT;
N. ANY WASTES WHICH CAUSE A HAZARD TO HUMAN LIFE OR CREATE A
PUBLIC NUISANCE.
13.12.125 FEDERAL AND STATE REQUIREMENTS. FEDERAL AND /OR STATE
DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS WILL APPLY IN ANY CASE WHERE THEY ARE MORE
STRINGENT THAN THOSE IN THIS ORDINANCE.
13.12.130 - 13.12.180 No changes.
13.12.185 INSPECTION OF PREMISES. THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS,
OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY, SHALL BE PERMITTED TO
ENTER ALL PROPERTIES, WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
INSPECTION, SAMPLING AND TESTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDINANCE.
13.12.190 - 13.12.270 No changes.
13.12.280 Private facility -- Operation. No owner or operator of
any facility for the reception of raw or chemically- treated
sewage shall permit any raw or chemically- treated sewage to be
dumped into such facility until an operating permit for such
facility has been obtained from the director of public works as
provided for in this chapter and conspicuously posted
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near such facility. Upon application to the director of public
works, the director of public works shall issue, in accordance
with the Master Fee Schedule, an operating permit to the owner of
any such privately owned facility upon certification to the
director of public works by the building official that such
facilities have been constructed in conformance with the approved
plans and specifications of the city. Such operating permit
shall be conditional upon continued operation of such facilities
in compliance with the rules, regulations and directives of the
director of public works relating to such operation, including
maintenance and cleaning of such facilities. OWNER OR OPERATOR
OF SUCH FACILITIES SHALL KEEP A LOG OF DISCHARGERS' NAME,
DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER, VEHICLE TYPE AND LICENSE NUMBER, DATE
AND TIME OF DISCHARGE. THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF THE FACILITY
SHALL NOT PERMIT COMMERCIAL USE OF THE DISCHARGE FACILITY. Any
officials of the city shall have the right of entry into
buildings or premises regulated by this chapter in accordance
with the provisions of Section 1.08.010 of this code.
13.12.290 - 13.12.300 No changes.
13.12.310 RIGHT TO TERMINATE WATER SERVICE. IF ANY USER OF THE
CITY SEWER SYSTEM FAILS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN
THIS ORDINANCE, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL HAVE THE
AUTHORITY TO TERMINATE WATER SERVICE OR USE ALTERNATE ACTIONS TO
PROTECT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES, EMPLOYEES AND
SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT FROM HAZARDOUS DISCHARGES.
13.12.320 LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES FOR VIOLATION. ANY PERSON
VIOLATING A PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ALL
DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SUCH VIOLATION, OR WHICH ARISE FROM
ACTIONS TAKEN IN THE CORRECTION OF SUCH VIOLATION, WHICH ARE
INCURRED BY THE CITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ATTORNEY'S
FEES, COURT COSTS, AND FINES LEVIED ON THE CITY BY REGULATORY
AGENCIES.
ORDINANCE NO. 278
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING
ORDINANCE WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
UPON ITS ADOPTION
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City Council of Morro Bay has adopted new
zoning measures for a portion of Atascadero Beach Tract
areas, and specifically for residentially zoned property in
the City limits, west of State Highway Number 1 and North of
Azure Street, but they will not become effective until
certified by the California Coastal Commission, said
certification being expected in February 1986; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 1985 the City Council did adopt
Ordinance No. 268 establishing an interim urgency zoning
ordinance for regulating new development until the new
zoning measures are approved, said Ordinance being extended
on February 25, 1985 and having expired January 9, 1986; and
WHEREAS, the above referenced portion of Atascadero
Beach Tract areas, due to various private deed restrictions,
has developed a visually well- defined neighborhood which
character it is necessary and desirable to preserve for the
benefit of the residents, property owners, and visitors to
the adjacent beach area; and
WHEREAS, while waiting for certification by the
California Coastal Commission of said new zoning measures,
new construction which would be out of character would have
a detrimental impact on the present neighborhood and result
in a threat to the public welfare; and
WHEREAS, Section 65858 of the California Government
Code authorizes cities to adopt interim urgency zoning
ordinances in order to regulate land uses during the time
period when new zoning ordinances are being prepared; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an interim urgency
ordinance is necessary to protect the public welfare and the
best interests of the community by protecting the highly
valued neighborhood character found in the subject areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Morro Bay does hereby adopt an interim urgency
zoning ordinance, as illustrated in Exhibit "A" which is
attached hereto and made part hereof by this reference, and
which shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Ordinance No. 278
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 13th day of
January, 1986 by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Sheetz
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
UD ZEUSC', Mayor
JUDY SKO E , City Attorney
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• EXHIBIT "A"
For the area of the City of Morro Bay, designated on the
existing zoning district maps and coastal plan for residential
purposes and located west of California Highway One and north of
Azure Street, no development shall be approved which exceeds the
height limits or; setbacks prescribed by various private deed
restrictions established for properties in this subject area or
which in any other way significantly varies from the existing
development pattern which has resulted from said restrictions and
is not, thereby, compatible with the character of the neighborhood.
This ordinance shall remain in effect only until either (a)
45 days from adoption, unless extended pursuant to Section 65858
of the Califonia Governemnt Code; or (b) to such time as the new
zoning regulations contemplated for the subject area are adopted
and effected; which ever is sooner.
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ORDINANCE N0. 277
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING A
CABLE TELEVISION ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY
OF MORRO BAY, WHICH ORDINANCE HEREBY
RECINDS ORDINANCE NO. 28 AND ITS SUBSEQUENT
AMENDMENTS: ORDINANCE N0. 128; ORDINANCE NO. 146; AND
ORDINANCE NO. 151
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
.THE:'CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
City Ordinance No. 28 is hereby rescinded, as are: City Ordinance
128; City Ordinance No. 146; and City Ordinance No. 151.
These ordinances are rescinded and are replaced with the attached
document labeled as Exhibit "A ".
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at
a regular meeting of the City Council held thereof on the '27th day of
January, 1986, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, hiller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuscnner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
EXHIBIT "A"
ORDINANCE NO. 277
CITY OF MORRO BAY CABLE TELEVISION ORDINANCE
SECTION 1 - TITLE
Section 1.1.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Short Title
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
Section 2.1.
Section 2.2.
Section 2.3.
Section 2.4.
Section 2.5.
Section 2.6.
Section 2.7.
Section 2.8.
Section 2.9.
Section 2.10.
Section 2.11.
Section 2.12.
Section 2.13.
Section 2.14.
Section 2.15.
Section 2.16.
Section 2.17.
Section 2.18.
Section 2.19.
Section 2.20.
Section 2.21.
Section 2.22.
Section 2.23.
Section 2.24.
Section 2.25.
Section 2.26.
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Basic Cable Service
Broadcast Signal
Cable Communications System
Channel
Commence Construction
Commence Operation
Council
FCC
Franchise
Franchise Agreement
Franchise Fee
Franchise Territory
Grantee
Grantor or City
Gross Annual Revenues
Initial Service Area
Installation
Person
Public Access Channel
Reasonable Notice
School
Section
Service Area
State
Street
Subscriber
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SECTION 3 - GRANT OF FRANCHISE
Section 3.1.
Section 3.2.
Section 3.3.
Section 3.4.
Section 3.5.
Section 3.6.
Section 3.7.
Section 3.8.
Section 3.9.
Section 3.10
Section 3.11
Section 3.12
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Franchise Application 8
Grant 9
Franchise Territory 9
Use of Public Streets and Ways 9
Duration 10
Franchise Nonexclusive 11
Transfer of Ownership or Control 11
Franchise Renewal 12
Franchise Fee 12
Termination 14
Franchise Required 16
Establishment of Franchise Requirements 17
SECTION 4 - REGULATION OF FRANCHISE
Section 4.1.
Section 4.2.
Section 4.3.
Regulatory Authority
System and Service Review
Annual Review of Performance
SECTION 5 - GENERAL FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE PROVISIONS
Section 5.1.
Section 5.2.
Section 5.3.
Section 5.4.
Construction Bond
Performance Bond
Indemnification
Insurance
SECTION 6 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROVISIONS
Section 6.1.
Section 6.2.
Section 6.3.
Section 6.4.
Section 6.5.
Section 6.6.
Section 6.7.
Section 6.8.
Section 6.9.
Section 6.10.
System Design
Geographical Coverage
System Construction Schedule
Remedies for Delay in Construction
Undergrounding of Cable
New Development Undergrounding
Undergrounding at Multiple - Dwelling
Units
Street Occupancy
Removal or Abandonment of Grantee's
Property
Construction and Technical Standards
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SECTION 7 - SERVICE PROVISIONS
Section 7.1.
Section 7.2.
Section 7.3
Services to be Provided
Public Access
Service to Public Facilities
SECTION 8 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Section 8.1.
Section 8.2.
Section 8.3.
Section 8.4.
Section 8.5.
Section 8.6.
Section 8.7.
Section 8.8.
Section 8.9
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SECTION 10 -
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SECTION 11 -
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SECTION 12 -
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SECTION 13 -
Inspection of Property and Records
Complaint Records
Local Office and Complaints
Rights of Individuals
Continuity of Service Mandatory
Credit for Service Interruption
Grantee Rules and Regulations
Tenant Rights
Subscriber Survey
RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE GRANTOR
9.1 Right to Purchase System
9.2. Eminent Domain
9.3. Right of Inspection of Construction
RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE GRANTEE
10.1. Right of Grantee
FORCE MAJEURE
11.1. Grantee's Inability to Perform
REPORTS
12.1. False Statements
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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Section 13.2. Separability of Material Provisions 49
Section 13.3. Separability of Non - Material Provisions 50
Section 13.4. Public Notice 51
Section 13.5. Theft of Services and Tampering 51
Section 13.6. Audit of Financial Records 52
Section 13.7. Captions 52
Section 13.8. Notice 52
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SECTION 1 - TITLE
Section 1.1. Short Title. This Ordinance shall be known
and cited as the "City of Morro Bay Cable Television Ordinance,"
and shall be referred to herein as "this Ordinance."
SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms,
phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given
herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in
the present tense include the future, words in the plural number
include the singular number, and words in the singular number
include the plural number. The word "shall" is mandatory and
"may" is permissive. Words not defined shall be given their
common and ordinary meaning.
Section 2.1. Basic Cable Service - means any service tier
which includes the retransmission of local broadcast signals.
Section 2.2. Broadcast Signal - means a television or radio
signal that is transmitted over the air to a wide geographic
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audience and is received by a Cable Communications System
off - the -air or by microwave.
Section 2.3. Cable Communications System - means a facility
consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated
signal generation, reception and control equipment that is
designed to provide cable service which includes video
programming and which is provided to multiple subscribers within
a community, but such term does not include (a) a facility that
serves only to retransmit the television signals of one (1) or
more television broadcast stations; (b) a facility that serves
only subscribers in one (1) or more multiple unit dwellings under
common ownership, control or management, unless such facility or
facilities uses any public right -of -way; (c) a facility of a
common carrier which is subject, in whole or in part, to the
provisions of title II of the Cable Communications Policy Act of
1984, except that such facility shall be considered a cable
system (other than for purposes of Section 621(c) of the Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1984) to the extent such facility is
used in the transmission of video programming directly to
subscribers; or (d) any facilities of any electric utility used
solely for operating its electric utility systems.
Section 2.4. Channel - means a portion of the
electromagnetic frequency spectrum which is used in the Cable
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Communications System and which is capable of delivering a
television channel (as television channel is defined by the
Commission by regulation).
Section 2.5. Commence Construction - means that time and
date when construction of the Cable Communications System is
considered to have commenced, which shall be when the first
strand or cable is connected to a utility pole, or the first
undergrounding of cables is initiated, after preliminary
engineering (strand mapping) and after all necessary permits and
authorizations have been obtained.
Section 2.6. Commence Operation - means that time and date
when operation of the Cable Communications System is considered
to have commenced which shall be when sufficient distribution
facilities have been installed so as to permit the offering of
full service to at least ten percent (10%) of the dwelling units
located within the service area.
Section 2.7. Council - means the governing body of the City
of Morro Bay.
Section 2.8. FCC - means the Federal Communications
Commission and any legally appointed or elected successor.
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Section 2.9. Franchise - means the nonexclusive rights
granted pursuant to this Ordinance to construct and operate a
Cable Communications System along the public way within all or a
specified area in the City. Any such authorization, in whatever
form granted, shall not mean and include any license or permit
required for the privilege of transacting and carrying on a
business within the City as required by other ordinances and laws
of the City.
Section 2.10. Franchise Agreement - means an agreement
between Grantor and Grantee, approved by resolution of the
Council, containing the specific provisions of the Franchise
granted, including any referenced specifications, Franchise
applications and other related material within such agreement.
Section 2.11. Franchise Fee - means the fee paid by Grantee
to Grantor in consideration of the use of the public streets and
rights -of -way.
Section 2.12. Franchise Territory - means that portion of
the City defined in the Franchise Agreement for which a Franchise
is granted.
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Section 2.13. Grantee - means any person receiving a
Franchise pursuant to this Ordinance and the Franchise Agreement
and its lawful successor, transferee or assignee.
Section 2.14. Grantor or City - means the City of Morro Bay
as represented by the City Council or any delegate acting within
the scope of its jurisdiction.
Section 2.15. Gross Annual Revenues - means any and all
compensation and other consideration collected or received or in
any manner gained or derived by Grantee from the operation of its
cable system in the City. Gross revenues, however, shall not
include: (i) services provided to the public at cost; and (ii)
nonoperating revenues such as interest income or gain from sale
of an asset. Additionally, the following items shall be deducted
from the compensation or consideration received when computing
gross revenues: (i) copyright fees, license fees or any other
payments made by Grantee for programming distribution rights;
(ii) uncollectible amounts; (iii) refunds or rebates made by
Grantee; and (iv) sales, ad valorem, or other types of "add on"
taxes, levies or fees calculated by gross receipts or gross
revenues which Grantee might have to pay or collect for Federal,
State or local government (exclusive of franchise fees provided
for herein).
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Section 2.16. Initial Service Area - means the area of the
City which will receive service initially, as set forth in the
Franchise Agreement.
Section 2.17. Installation - means the connection of the
Cable Communications System from feeder cable to subscribers'
terminals and the provision of service.
Section 2.18. Person - means an individual, partnership,
association, organization, corporation or any lawful successor,
transferee or assignee of said individual, partnership,
association, organization or corporation.
Section 2.19. Public Access Channel - means any channel
where any member of the general public or any noncommercial
organization may be a programmer, without charge, on a
first -come, first - served, nondiscriminatory basis, in accordance
with the terms of the Franchise Agreement.
Section 2.20. Reasonable Notice - shall be written notice
addressed to Grantee at its principal office or such other office
as Grantee has designated to Grantor as the address to which
notice should be transmitted to it, which notice shall be
certified and postmarked not less than four (4) days prior to
that day in which the party giving such notice shall commence any
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action which required the giving of notice. In computing said
four (4) days, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, recognized by
Grantor, shall be excluded.
Section 2.21. School - means any educational institution
including primary and secondary schools, colleges and
universities, both public and private.
Section 2.22. Section - means any section, subsection or
provision of this Ordinance.
Section 2.23. Service Area - means the entire geographic
area within the Franchise Territory.
Section 2.24. State - means the State of California.
Section 2.25. Street - shall include each of the following
which have been dedicated to the public or hereafter are
dedicated to the public and located within the City limits:
streets; roadways; highways; avenues; lanes; alleys; sidewalks;
easements; rights -of -way and similar public property and areas.
Section 2.26. Subscriber - means any person, firm,
corporation, or other entity who or which elects to subscribe to,
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for any purpose, a service provided by Grantee by means of or in
connection with the Cable Communications System.
SECTION 3 - GRANT OF FRANCHISE
Section 3.1. Franchise Application
(a) Franchise Applications. Applicants for a
Franchise shall submit to Grantor written applications utilizing
the standardized format provided by Grantor, at the time and
place designated by Grantor for accepting applications, and
including the designated application fee. This subsection shall
not apply to Grantee seeking a Franchise renewal.
(b) Franchise Processing Costs. For a new Franchise
award, costs to be borne by
be limited to, all costs of
public meeting provided for
and publication of relevant
Grantee shall include, but shall not
publications of notices prior to any
pursuant to a Franchise, development
ordinances and Franchise Agreements,
fees, and any cost not covered by the application fees, incurred
by Grantor in its study, preparation of proposal solicitation
documents, evaluation of all applications, including, but not
limited to consultant and attorney fees and Grantor staff time.
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For a Franchise renewal, costs to be borne by Grantee shall be
limited to all costs of publication of notices of related public
meetings and publication of relevant ordinances and Franchise
Agreements.
Section 3.2. Grant. In the event that Grantor shall grant
to Grantee a Franchise pursuant to this Ordinance to construct,
operate, maintain and reconstruct a Cable Communications System
within the Franchise Territory, the Franchise shall constitute
both a right and an obligation to provide the services of a Cable
Communications System as required by the provisions of this
Ordinance and the Franchise Agreement.
Section 3.3. Franchise Territory. Grantor may grant a
Franchise for all or any defined portion of the City. The
Service Area shall be the entire territory defined in the
Franchise Agreement. The Initial Service Area is that portion of
the Franchise Territory scheduled to receive initial service, as
may be stated in the Franchise Agreement.
Section 3.4. Use of Public Streets and Ways. For the
purpose of operating and maintaining a Cable Communications
System in the Franchise Territory, and subject to the provisions
of Section 6.10, Grantee may erect, install, construct, repair,
replace, reconstruct, and retain in, on, over, under, upon,
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across, and along the public streets and ways within the
Franchise Territory such wires, cables, conductors, ducts,
conduits, vaults, manholes, amplifiers, appliances, pedestals,
attachments, and other property and equipment as are necessary
and appurtenant to the operation of the Cable Communications
System. Prior to the construction or alteration, however,
Grantee shall in each case file plans with the appropriate
Grantor agencies and local utility companies, and comply with
Section 6.10.
Section 3.5. Duration.
(a) The term of a Franchise and all rights,
privileges, obligations and restrictions pertaining thereto shall
be fifteen (15) years, commencing on the effective date of the
franchise unless terminated sooner as hereinafter provided. The
effective date of the Franchise shall be the date of adoption of
the resolution approving a Franchise Agreement by Grantor. Said
resolution shall not be adopted until Grantee has signed the
Franchise Agreement.
(b) The franchise shall terminate without further
action by Grantor at the end of the term; provided however, that
Grantor, at or before the end of the term, retains the exclusive
power to grant an extension, or a renewal of the Franchise to
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Grantee. Any decision as to renewal shall be made in accordance
with Section 3.8.
Section 3.6. Franchise Nonexclusive. A Franchise granted
pursuant to this Ordinance is nonexclusive. Grantor specifically
reserves the right to grant, at any time, such additional
Franchises for the City as it deems appropriate.
Section 3.7. Transfer of Ownership or Control.
(a) Transfer of Franchise. A Franchise granted
hereunder shall be a privilege to be held in personal trust by
Grantee. It cannot be sold, transferred, leased, assigned or
disposed of in whole or in part, either by forced or involuntary
sale or by voluntary sale, merger, consolidation or otherwise,
other than to an entity controlling, controlled by or under
common control with Grantee, without the prior written consent of
Grantor. Such consent by Grantor shall not be unreasonably
withheld provided, however, the proposed transferee must agree in
writing to comply with all provisions of this Ordinance and
establish to the satisfaction of Grantor its financial and
technical capability. No such consent shall be required for
transfer in trust, mortgage or other hypothecation in whole or in
part to secure an indebtedness of Grantee.
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(b) Ownership or Control. In the event that Grantee
is a corporation, prior approval of Grantor shall be required in
the event of a transfer of 40% of the voting stock within a one
year period to one person or entity. Any such transfer,
occurring without prior approval of Grantor, shall constitute a
failure to comply with this Ordinance.
Section 3.8. Franchise Renewal. The renewal procedure
specified in the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 § 626,
47 U.S.C. § 546 (1985) shall be commenced during the six -month
period which begins three years prior to the expiration of the
franchise.
Section 3.9. Franchise Fee.
(a) Annual Franchise Fee Payment. A Grantee of a
Franchise hereunder shall pay to Grantor an annual Franchise Fee
in an amount as designated in the Franchise Agreement, but in no
event shall the fee be more than authorized by applicable federal
or state law and such payment by Grantee to Grantor shall be in
lieu of any occupation tax, license tax or similar levy. The
Franchise Fee shall be stated as a percentage amount of the Gross
Annual Revenues. The time of computation of the Franchise Fee
shall commence as of the effective date of the Franchise.
Grantor shall be furnished annually with a statement by a
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certified public accountant reflecting the total amounts of Gross
Annual Revenues, and all amounts and deductions excluded from the
Gross Annual Revenues as described in Section 2.15.
(b) Acceptance by Grantor. No acceptance of any
payment by Grantor of the Franchise Fee shall be construed as a
release or as an accord and satisfaction of any claim Grantor may
have for further or additional sums payable as the Franchise Fee
under this Ordinance or for the performance of any other
obligation of Grantee.
(c) Quarterly Payments. Payment due Grantor under
this provision shall be computed quarterly, for the preceding
quarter, as of March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.
Each quarterly payment shall be due and payable by certified mail
no later than forty -five (45) days after the dates listed in the
previous sentence. Each payment shall be accompanied by a brief
report showing the basis for the computation.
(d) Failure to Make Required Payment. In the event
that any Franchise Fee payment is not made on or before the due
dates specified herein, Grantee shall pay as a late charge an
additional 15% of the franchise fees and additionally shall pay
an interest charge, computed from such due date, at the annual
rate equal to the listed Wall Street Journal commercial prime
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interest rate in effect upon the due date so long as such
interest rate does not violate usury laws.
Section 3.10. Termination.
(a) Causes for Termination. The Franchise may be
terminated at any time by the Council in the event the Council
finds, after notice and hearing, that:
(1) Grantee fails to comply with any material
provision of this Ordinance; however, termination
proceedings shall only be commenced through a public hearing
process affording due process (as defined in subsection (b)
below), if, after thirty (30) days from written notification
from Grantor stating the specific grounds upon which Grantor
relies, Grantee fails to correct the stated violation. In
the event the stated violation is not reasonably curable
within thirty (30) days, the Franchise shall not be
terminated or revoked if Grantee provides, within the thirty
(30) days, a plan, satisfactory to the City Administrator,
to remedy the violation and continues to demonstrate good
faith in seeking to correct the violation. It shall not be
a failure to comply with a material provision of this
Franchise for Grantee to comply with any law, rules and
regulations of the federal or state government or any
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federal or state regulatory commission or agency having
jurisdiction over Grantee's operations. The Council's
finding of materiality is subject to a de novo review by a
court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Grantee's construction schedule is delayed
longer than the schedule contained in the Franchise
Agreement and after giving Grantee the same due process
hearing as provided for in subsection (b) below, Grantor
finds that the delay is not excusable.
(b) Procedure Prior to Termination.
(1) In the event Grantor determines that Grantee
has failed to cure any material breach as provided for in
subsection (a) above, Grantor shall place its request for
termination of the Franchise upon a regular Grantor meeting
agenda for a public hearing. Grantor shall cause notice to
be served upon Grantee, at least ten (10) days prior to the
date of such meeting, a written notice of this intent to
request such termination, and the time and place of the
meeting, notice of which shall be published at least once,
ten (10) days before such meeting in a newspaper of general
circulation within the Franchise Territory.
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(2) At the public hearing noticed pursuant to
subsection (b)(1) above, Grantor shall hear any persons
interested therein, and shall determine, in its discretion,
whether or not any failure, refusal or neglect by Grantee
was with just cause.
(3) If such failure, refusal or neglect by
Grantee was with just cause, Grantor subject to any
applicable federal or state law, shall direct Grantee to
comply with any such requirement, limitation, term,
condition, rule or regulation or correct any action deemed
cause for termination within such time and manner and upon
such terms and conditions as are reasonable.
(4) If Grantor shall determine such failure,
refusal or neglect by Grantee was without just cause, then
Grantor may, subject to any applicable federal or state law
by resolution, declare that the Franchise of such Grantee
shall be terminated and bonds forfeited unless there be
compliance by Grantee within such period as Grantor may fix.
Section 3.11. Franchise Required. No Cable Communications
System shall be allowed to occupy or use the streets in the
Franchise Territory or be allowed to operate without a Franchise
then valid in accordance with the provisions to this Ordinance.
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Section 3.12. Establishment of Franchise Requirements.
Grantor may from time to time, by resolution, establish or modify
appropriate Cable Communications System and service requirements
for future Franchises.
SECTION 4 - REGULATION OF FRANCHISE
Section 4.1. Regulatory Authority. Grantor shall exercise
appropriate regulatory authority under the provisions of this
Ordinance and applicable law.
Section 4.2. System and Service Review.
(a) Grantor and Grantee shall hold a Cable
Communications System and services review session on or about the
fifth anniversary date of the Franchise Agreement. Subsequent
Cable Communications System review sessions shall be scheduled by
Grantor every five (5) years thereafter.
(b) The purpose of these review sessions shall be to
evaluate the performance of Grantee within the provisions of this
ordinance.
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(c) Grantor shall be entitled to measure the
performance of Grantee not only against the literal compliance
with the written requirements of this franchise, but also against
the reasonableness of the methods employed by the Grantee to meet
and exceed such requirements, and the implementation of new
programs and services which are not required hereunder but which
would be desirable in fostering the greatest public and private
benefit.
(d) Topics for discussion and review at the Cable
Communications System and services review sessions may include,
but not be limited to, services provided, application of new
technologies, Cable Communications System performance,
programming, subscriber complaints, user complaints, rights of
privacy, amendments to the Franchise, undergroiinding processes,
developments in the law and regulatory changes. Either Grantor
or Grantee may select additional topics for discussion at any
review session.
(e) Not later than sixty (60) days after the
conclusion of each Cable Communications System and Services
Review Session, Grantor shall issue findings including
specifically a listing of any cable service not then being
provided to the subscribers that are considered technically and
economically feasible. Grantor and Grantee shall then enter
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negotiations regarding the provision of such services.
Negotiations shall be initiated upon written notice given by the
City or Grantee to the other and shall be concluded within six
(6) months from each five (5) year anniversary date.
(f) At each review session, in reviewing the
performance of Grantee and in determining whether or not to
terminate the franchise pursuant to Section 3.10, Grantor shall
be entitled to compare what Grantee has done not only with the
requirements of the franchise but also with what has been done in
other comparable jurisdictions and what might have been
accomplished during the term of the franchise. In this regard,
it is the intent of Grantor and Grantee that the CATV System
shall at the end of this franchise, be in the same technological
position relative to other CATV franchises of similar size, as
the Morro Bay system currently is.
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Section 4.3. Annual Review of Performance.
(a) Grantee shall conduct performance tests in
accordance with the requirements of Section 76.601, or any
successor section, of the Federal Communication Commission's
Rules, Regulations or Guidelines, as those requirements may apply
or be amended from time to time.
(b) Within thirty (30) days after completion of its
annual performance tests, as required by federal law, Grantee
shall furnish the City a complete copy of performance test
results.
SECTION 5 - GENERAL FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE PROVISIONS
Section 5.1. Construction Bond.
(a) Prior to the commencement of any construction work
by Grantee, Grantee shall file with Grantor a construction bond
in the amount specified in the Franchise Agreement in favor of
Grantor and any other person who may claim damages as a result of
the breach of any duty by Grantee assured by such bond.
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(b) Such bond as contemplated herein shall be in the
form approved by Grantor.
(c) In no event shall the amount of said bond be
construed to limit the liability of Grantee for damages.
(d) Grantor, at its sole option, may waive this
requirement and permit consolidation of the construction bond
with the performance bond provided for in Section 5.2.
(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a),
(b) and (c) above, no construction bond will be required of
Grantee for rebuilding or extension of an existing Cable
Communications System unless such rebuilding or extension is
projected to cost in excess of $100,000.00, in which event a
construction bond in an amount to be agreed upon by the parties
will be required.
Section 5.2. Performance Bond.
(a) In addition to any construction bond set forth
above, Grantee shall, at least thirty (30) days prior to the
commencement of operation of the Cable Communications System,
file with Grantor a performance bond in the amount specified in
the Franchise Agreement in favor of Grantor and any other person
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who may be entitled to damages as a result of any occurrence in
the operation or termination of the Cable Communications System
operated under the Franchise Agreement, and including the payment
required to be made to Grantor hereunder.
(b) Such bond as contemplated herein shall be in the
form approved by Grantor.
(c) In no event shall the amount of said bond be
construed to limit the liability of Grantee for damages.
Section 5.3. Indemnification.
(a) Grantee shall, by acceptance of the Franchise
granted herein, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Grantor, its
officers, boards, communications, agents, and employees from any
and all claims, suits, judgments for damages in any way arising
out of or through or alleged to arise out of or through the acts
or omissions of Grantee, its servants, employees or agents. Such
indemnification shall cover such claims arising in tort,
contract, violation of statutes, ordinances or regulations or
otherwise. In the event any such claims shall arise, Grantor
shall tender the defense thereof to Grantee provided, however,
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that Grantor in its sole discretion may participate in the
defense of such claims at its expense.
(b) Grantor shall, by acceptance of the Franchise
granted herein, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Grantee, its
officers, boards, communications, agents, and employees from any
and all claims, suits, judgments for damages in any way arising
out of or through or alleged to arise out of or through the acts
or omissions of Grantor, its servants, employees or agents. Such
indemnification shall cover such claims arising in tort,
contract, violation of statutes, ordinances or regulations or
otherwise. In the event any such claims shall arise, Grantee
shall tender the defense thereof to Grantor provided, however,
that Grantee in its sole discretion may participate in the
defense of such claims at its expense.
Section 5.4. Insurance.
(a) Grantee shall maintain throughout the term of the
Franchise insurance in amounts at least as follows:
(1) Worker's Compensation Insurance. In such
coverage as may be required by Worker's Compensation
Insurance and safety laws of the State of California and
amendments thereto.
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(2) Comprehensive General Liability.
Comprehensive general liability insurance, including but not
limited to, coverage for bodily injury and property damage
shall be maintained at the sum(s) specified in the Franchise
Agreement.
(3) Comprehensive Automobile Liability.
Comprehensive automobile liability including, but not
limited to, non - ownership and hired car coverage as well as
owned vehicles with coverage for bodily injury and property
damage shall be maintained at the sum(s) specified in the
Franchise Agreement.
(b) Grantee shall furnish Grantor with copies of such
insurance policies or certificates of insurance.
(c) Such insurance policies provided for herein shall
name Grantor, its officer, boards, commissions, agents, and
employees as additional insureds without offset to Grantor's
policies as respects to all operations of the named insured and
shall contain the following endorsement:
It is hereby understood and agreed that this
insurance policy may not be cancelled by the
surety or the intention not to renew be
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stated by the surety until thirty (30) days
after receipt by Grantor by registered mail
of written notice of such intention to cancel
or not renew.
(d) The minimum amounts set forth in the Franchise
Agreement for such insurance shall not be construed to limit the
liability of Grantee to Grantor under the Franchise issued
hereunder to the amounts of such insurance.
SECTION 6 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROVISIONS
Section 6.1. System Design. The Cable Communications
System shall be constructed in accordance with any design
requirements contained in the Franchise Agreement.
Section 6.2. Geographical Coverage. Grantee shall design
and construct the Cable Communications System in such a manner as
to have the eventual capability to pass by every single - family
dwelling unit, multiple - family dwelling unit, school and public
agency within the Franchise Territory. Service shall be provided
to subscribers in accordance with the schedules and line
extension policies specified in the Franchise Agreement. Cable
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Communications System construction and provision of service shall
be non - discriminatory, and shall not delay or defer service to
any section of the Franchise Territory on the grounds of economic
preference.
Section 6.3. System Construction Schedule.
(a) Grantee shall comply with the requirements of the
Cable Communications System construction schedule contained in
the Franchise Agreement.
(b) Construction of the Cable Communications System
and service need not be provided where power and telephone
utilities are not available.
(c) As required in the Franchise Agreement, Grantee
shall provide a detailed construction plan indicating progress
schedule, area construction maps, test plan, and projected dates
for offering service. In addition, Grantee shall update this
information for Grantor on a monthly basis, showing specifically
whether schedules are being met and the reasons for any delay.
(d) Failure to begin construction within one (1) year
after award of the Franchise shall be grounds for Franchise
termination, at the option of Grantor.
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Section 6.4. Remedies for Delay in Construction. Grantor
may, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.10,
at its sole option apply any or all of the following remedies in
connection with delays in Cable Communications System
construction:
(a) Reduction in the duration of the Franchise on a
month -to -month basis for each month of delay exceeding six (6)
months.
(b) Forfeiture of construction bonds or assessment of
monetary damages up to the maximum limit, if any, specified in
the Franchise Agreement for delays exceeding one (1) year.
(c) Termination of the Franchise for delays exceeding
eighteen (18) months, without just cause.
Section 6.5. Undergrounding of Cable. The undergrounding
of cable is encouraged. Cables shall be installed underground at
Grantee's cost where existing utilities are already underground.
Previously installed aerial cable shall be placed underground or
relocated in concert, and on a cost - sharing basis, with other
utilities, when such utilities may convert from aerial to
underground construction.
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Section 6.6. New Development Undergroundingq. In cases of
new construction or property development where utilities are to
be placed underground, upon request by Grantee, the developer or
property owner shall give Grantee reasonable notice of the
particular date on which open trenching will be available for
Grantee's installation of conduit, pedestals or vaults at the
developer's expense and laterals to be provided at Grantee's
expense. Grantee shall also provide specifications as needed for
trenching.
Costs of trenching and easements required to bring service
to the development shall be borne by the developer or property
owner; except that if Grantee fails to install its conduit,
pedestals or vaults, and laterals within five (5) working days of
the date the trenches are available, as designated in the notice
given by the developer or property owner, then should the
trenches be closed after a five (5) day period, the cost of new
trenching is to be borne by Grantee.
Section 6.7. Undergrounding at Multiple - Dwelling Units. In
cases of multiple - dwelling units serviced by aerial utilities,
Grantee shall make every effort to minimize the number of
individual aerial drop cables, giving preference to
undergrounding of multiple drop cables between the pole and
dwelling unit.
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Section 6.8. Street Occupancy.
(a) Grantee shall utilize existing poles, conduits and
other facilities whenever possible, and shall not construct or
install any new, different, or additional poles, conduits, or
other facilities whether on public property or on privately -owned
property until the written approval of Grantor is obtained, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(b) Grantee shall notify Grantor at least fifteen (15)
days prior to the intention of Grantee to commence any
construction in any streets except in emergency situations.
Grantor shall cooperate with Grantee in granting any permits
required, providing such grant and subsequent construction by
Grantee shall not unduly interfere with the use of such streets
and that proposed construction shall be done in accordance with
the pertinent provisions of the ordinances of Grantor.
(c) All transmission lines, equipment and structures
of the Cable Communications System shall be so installed and
located as to cause minimum interference with the rights and
reasonable convenience of property owners and at all times, shall
be kept and maintained in a safe, adequate and substantial
condition, and in good order and repair, Grantee shall, at all
times, employ ordinary care and shall install and maintain in use
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commonly accepted methods and devices for preventing failures and
accidents which are likely to cause damage, injuries, or
nuisances to the public. Suitable barricades, flags, lights,
flares or other devices shall be used at such times and places as
are reasonably required for the safety of all members of the
public. Any pole or other fixtures placed in any public way by
Grantee shall be placed in such a manner as not to interfere with
the usual travel on such public way.
(d) Grantee shall, at its own expense, restore any
damage or disturbance caused to the public way as a result of its
operations or construction on its behalf.
(e) Whenever, in case of fire or other disaster, it
becomes necessary in the judgment of Grantor to remove any of
Grantee's facilities, no charge shall be made by Grantee against
Grantor for restoration and repair, unless such acts amount to
gross negligence by Grantor.
(f) Grantee shall have the authority to trim trees on
public property at its own expense as may be necessary to protect
its wires and facilities, subject to the supervision and prior
direction of Grantor.
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(g) Grantee, at its expense, shall protect, support,
temporarily disconnect, relocate, or remove any property of
Grantee when, in the opinion of Grantor, the same is required by
reason of traffic conditions, public safety, street vacation,
freeway or street construction, change or establishment of street
grade, installation of sewers, drains, waterpipes, power line,
signal line transportation facilities, tracks, or any other types
of structure or improvements by governmental agencies whether
acting in a governmental or a proprietary capacity, or any other
structure or public improvement, including, but not limited to,
movement of buildings, redevelopment, or any general program
under which Grantor shall undertake to cause any such properties
to be located beneath the surface of the ground. Grantee shall
in all cases have the privilege, subject to the corresponding
obligations, to abandon any property of Grantee and
Grantee shall be entitled to no surcharge by reason of anything
hereunder. Should relocation be requested by a private property
owner, the expense shall be borne by that owner.
(h) Upon failure of Grantee to commence, pursue or
complete any work required by law or by the provisions of this
Ordinance to be done in any street, within the time prescribed
and to the satisfaction of Grantor, Grantor may, at its option,
after having given fifteen (15) days written notice to Grantee,
cause such work to be done and Grantee shall pay to Grantor the
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cost thereof in the itemized amounts reported by Grantor to
Grantee within thirty (30) days after receipt of such itemized
report.
(i) Grantee shall make no paving cuts or curb cuts
unless absolutely necessary, and only after written permission
has been given by Grantor.
(j) Grantor reserves the right to require conduit for
underground cabling consistent with its normal permit procedure.
Section 6.9. Removal or Abandonment of Grantee's Property.
(a) In the event that:
(1) The use of any part of the system of Grantee
is discontinued for any reason for a continuous period of thirty
days without prior written notice to and approval by Grantor; or
(2) Any part of such system has been installed in
any street or other area without complying with the requirements
hereof; or
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(3) Any franchise shall be terminated, cancelled,
or shall expire;
Then Grantee shall, after discussion with Grantor,
and at the expense of Grantee and at no expense to Grantor, and
upon demand of Grantor, promptly remove from any streets or other
areas all property of Grantee, and Grantee shall promptly restore
the street or other area from which such property has been
removed to such condition as the City Administrator shall
approve.
(b) The Grantor may, upon written application thereof
by Grantee, approve the abandonment of any of such property in
place by Grantee and under such terms and conditions as Grantor
may prescribe. Upon abandonment of any of such property in
place, Grantee shall cause to be executed, acknowledged, and
delivered to Grantor such instruments as Grantor shall prescribe
and approve, transferring and conveying the ownership of such
property to Grantor.
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Section 6.10. Construction and Technical Standards.
(a) Construction Standards.
(1) Compliance With Safety Codes. All
construction practices shall be in accordance with all
applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations.
(2) Compliance With Electrical Codes. All
installation of electronic equipment shall be of a permanent
nature, durable and installed in accordance with all
federal, state and local rules, laws and regulations.
(3) Antennas and Towers. Antenna supporting
structures (towers) shall be designed for the proper loading
in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
laws, rules and regulations.
(4) Compliance With Aviation Requirements.
Antenna supporting structures (tower) shall be painted,
lighted, erected and maintained in accordance with all
applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations.
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(5) Construction Standards and Requirements. All
of Grantee's plant and equipment, including, but not limited
to, the antenna site, head -end and distribution Cable
Communications System towers, house connections, structures,
poles, wire, cable coaxial cable, fixtures and appurtenances
shall be installed, located, erected, constructed,
reconstructed, replaced, removed, repaired, maintained and
operated in accordance with good engineering practices,
performed by experienced maintenance and construction
personnel so as not to endanger or interfere with
improvements Grantor may deem proper to make, or to
interfere in any manner with the rights of any property
owner, or to unnecessarily hinder or obstruct pedestrian or
vehicular traffic.
(6) Safety, Nuisance, Requirements. Grantee
shall at all times employ ordinary care and shall install
and maintain in use commonly accepted methods and devices
preventing failures and accidents which are likely to cause
damage, injury or nuisance to the public.
(b) Technical Standards. The Cable Communications
System shall meet all technical and performance standards
contained in the Franchise Agreement.
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SECTION 7 - SERVICE PROVISIONS
Section 7.1. Services to be Provided
(a) Grantee will provide carriage of all FCC required
services, distant television broadcast signals and
satellite - delivered programming as deemed appropriate by Grantee.
(b) Grantee shall activate and maintain three (3)
basic additional channels during each five (5) year period
throughout the term of the franchise beginning on the date of the
Franchise Agreement. In the event more than three (3) basic
channels are activated and maintained in any five (5) year
period, the additional basic channels activated and maintained
may be credited at Grantee's election to a subsequent five (5)
year period. Failure to activate and maintain channels in
accordance with this Section shall constitute a material breach
of the franchise unless reasonable cause can be established.
Section 7.2. Public Access.
(a) Grantee shall furnish one public access channel
for public, educational or governmental use upon reasonable
request to Grantee. Studio and video tape facilities shall be
made available within twenty (20) miles of Grantor's corporate
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boundaries. Grantee may utilize the channel furnished pursuant
to this section when such channel is not being used for
governmental, educational or public use. Governmental,
educational and public access programming will be given
scheduling priority over Grantee's planned use of the channel
furnished pursuant to this section.
(b) Grantee shall permit public, educational, or
governmental access users reasonable accessibility to studio and
video tape facilities within the County.
(c) Grantee shall establish and file with Grantor
reasonable rules and regulations concerning the use of the
channel furnished pursuant to this section and any local studio
and videotape facilities relating thereto. Grantee further
agrees to provide advice and technical expertise to aid in the
utilization of the access channel.
Section 7.3. Service to Public Facilities.
Grantee shall provide basic service, including
connection, without cost when the system passes within 150 feet
of the lot line or boundary of the following facilities:
(a) Public schools and community colleges within
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Grantor's corporate boundaries;
(b) Buildings owned and controlled by Grantor
used for public purposes and not for residential use (fire
and police stations included); and
(c) Public libraries within Grantor's corporate
boundaries.
SECTION 8 - OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Section 8.1. Inspection of Property and Records. Upon
written request and during normal business hours, Grantee shall
permit any duly authorized representative of Grantor to examine
the Cable Communications System together with any appurtenant
property of Grantee situated within or without Grantor's
corporate boundaries, and to examine any and all maps and other
records, kept or maintained by Grantee, or under its control,
which deal with the operations of the Cable Communications
System. Upon written request and during normal business hours,
Grantor, its agents or officers shall have the right to inspect
all of Grantee's books and records which, in Grantor's opinion,
are reasonably necessary to verify the amounts due and paid to
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Grantor under this Franchise. Such book and records shall be
made available in the County of San Luis Obispo.
Grantee shall, at all times, make and keep in the County
full and complete plans and records showing the exact location of
all its Cable Communications System equipment installed or in use
in streets, alleys and public places in Grantor's corporate
boundaries. Promptly upon acceptance of the Franchise, Grantee
shall file with Grantor a current map or set of maps drawn to a
scale approved by Grantor showing all Cable Communications System
equipment heretofore installed in Grantor's corporate boundaries
and now existing. Thereafter, Grantee shall file with Grantor on
or before the last day of March of each year, a current map or
set of maps drawn to a scale approved by Grantor showing all
Cable Communications System equipment installed in streets,
alleys and public places of Grantor's corporate boundaries during
the previous year.
Section 8.2. Complaint Records. Grantee shall maintain a
record, or "log," listing date of customer complaints,
identifying the nature of the complaint, and when and what action
was taken by Grantee in response thereto; such record shall be
kept at Grantee's office within the County for a period of five
(5) years from the date of complaint, and shall be available for
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inspection during regular business hours without further notice
or demand by Grantor.
Section 8.3. Local Office and Complaints.
(a) Grantee shall maintain an office in Grantor's
corporate boundaries which shall be open at least 20 hours per
week and Grantee shall provide a local telephone directory
listing and "toll- free" telephone service maintained on a
seven -day, twenty- four -hour basis for the receipt of consumer
complaints and requests for repairs or adjustments.
(b) Upon complaint by a subscriber as to signal
quality which is not resolved within seven (7) working days,
Grantee shall make a demonstration satisfactory to Grantor that a
signal is being delivered which is of sufficient strength and
quality to meet the standards set forth in the regulations of the
Federal Communications Commission.
(c) If a subscriber files, in writing, a complaint for
a service problem for which the subscriber would be entitled to a
credit under Section 8.6 below and which exceeds a period of
twenty -four hours and Grantee fails to remedy the problem within
a reasonable period following its receipt of written notice given
by Grantor, then the Council may, after notice and hearing, level
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a penalty of up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) for any
occurrence or series of related occurrences, unless Grantee has
fewer than five thousand (5000) subscribers, in which case the
penalty shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). If Grantee
files a written objection to the penalty with the Council, then
Grantee and Grantor shall conduct arbitration in accordance with
the commercial rules of arbitration of the American Arbitration
Association. Any decision by the arbitrators shall be a final
judgment which may be executed upon or enforced in accordance
with applicable law in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
The fees for the arbitrator shall be shared equally by Grantor
and Grantee, but the costs of arbitration (which shall be the
same costs which would be taxable had the dispute been brought in
the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County) and reasonable
attorneys' fees shall be prorated among Grantor and Grantee in
proportion to any award made by the arbitrator.
Section 8.4. Rights of Individuals.
(a) Grantee shall not deny service, deny access, or
otherwise discriminate against subscribers, channel users, or
general citizens on the basis or race, color, religion, national
origin, age, sex, or physical handicap. Grantee shall comply at
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all times with all other applicable federal, state and local laws
and regulations, and all executive and administrative orders
relating to non - discrimination which are hereby incorporated and
made part of this Ordinance by reference.
(b) Grantee shall adhere to the equal employment
opportunity requirements of federal, state and local regulations,
and as amended from time to time.
(c) Grantee shall comply with all federal and state
laws regarding subscribers' rights to privacy and fairness of
accessibility to cable television facilities.
Section 8.5. Continuity of Service Mandatory.
(a) It shall be the right of all subscribers to
continue receiving service insofar as their financial and other
obligations to Grantee are honored.
(b) In addition to other service regulations adopted
by Grantee, and excepting circumstances beyond grantee's control
including but not limited to acts of God, riots, civil
disturbances, power failures and equipment failures and in
providing the foregoing services, Grantee shall:
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(1) Limit system failures to minimum time
duration by locating and correcting malfunctioning promptly,
but in no event longer than twenty -four (24) hours after
occurrence, irrespective of holidays or other nonbusiness
hours; and
(2) Render efficient service, making repairs
promptly and interrupting service only for good cause and
for the shortest time possible. Planned interruptions,
insofar as possible, shall be preceded by notice given to
subscribers twenty -four (24) hours in advance and shall
occur during periods of minimum use of the system.
(c) In the event of a change of Grantee, or in the
event a new operator acquires the Cable Communications System,
Grantee shall cooperate with Grantor, new Grantee or operator in
maintaining continuity of service to all subscribers. During
such period, Grantee shall be entitled to the revenues for any
period during which it operates the Cable Communications System,
and shall be entitled to reasonable costs for its services when
it no longer operates the Cable Communications System.
Section 8.6. Credit for Service Interruption. Grantee
shall, upon notice from a subscriber of any service interruption
which exceeds a period of three hours and is not beyond the
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control of Grantee or caused by acts of God, strikes,
insurrection, acts of war, power failures or equipment failures,
credit the account of the subscriber for such interruption. The
amount of such subscriber credit shall be calculated based upon a
formula which reflects the percentage of viewing hours and
channels out of the total number of viewing hours and channels
available on a monthly basis of which the subscriber was
deprived.
Section 8.7. Grantee Rules and Regulations. Grantee shall
have the authority to promulgate such rules, regulations, terms
and conditions governing the conduct of its business as shall be
reasonably necessary to enable Grantee to exercise its rights and
perform its obligations under the Franchise, and to assure an
uninterrupted service to each and all of its customers, provided,
however, that such rules, regulations, terms and conditions shall
not be in conflict with the provisions hereof or applicable state
and federal laws, rules and regulations.
Section 8.8. Tenant Rights. Grantee shall be required to
provide tenants in individual units of any multiple- housing
facility with all services offered to other dwelling units within
the Franchise Territory, so long as the owner of the facility
consents in writing, if requested by Grantee, to the following:
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(a) To Grantee's providing of the service to units of
the facility.
(b) To reasonable conditions and times for
installation, maintenance, and inspection of the Cable
Communications System on the facility premises.
(c) To reasonable conditions promulgated by Grantee to
protect Grantee's equipment and to encourage widespread use of
the Cable Communications System.
(d) To not discriminate in rental charges, or
otherwise, between tenants who receive cable service and those
who do not.
Section 8.9 Subscriber Survey. Grantee shall, at its
expense, conduct a survey of its subscribers for the purpose of
determining subscriber satisfaction with the Cable Communications
System and services provided thereby, in the second, fourth,
sixth, ninth, eleventh and fourteenth years of the franchise.
The survey shall be designed cooperatively by Grantor and
Grantee.
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SECTION 9 - RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE GRANTOR
Section 9.1 Right to Purchase System Upon the revocation
of the Franchise in accordance with Section 3.10, or upon the
expiration of the terms thereof subject to the renewal provisions
of Section 3.8, and upon payment by Grantor to Grantee of the
fair market value of Grantee's Cable Communications System,
Grantor may purchase, acquire, take over, or hold the system.
For purposes of this section, "fair market value" shall be
determined by valuing Grantee's system as a going concern. No
value shall be assigned to the Franchise hereunder. Immediately
upon a determination of revocation or expiration of the
Franchise, Grantor and Grantee shall attempt to mutually agree
upon the fair market value of the system. However, if within a
reasonable period of time they cannot agree upon the fair market
valuation then the valuation shall be determined by a
three - member board of appraisers, one selected by Grantor, one
selected by Grantee, and one selected by the appraisers
themselves. The cost of the appraisal shall be borne equally by
Grantor and Grantee.
Section 9.2. Eminent Domain. Subject to applicable federal
or state law, nothing in this chapter shall in any way or to any
extent impair or affect the rights of Grantor to acquire
Grantee's property either by purchase or through exercise of the
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right of eminent domain, and nothing herein shall be construed to
contract away, or to modify, or abridge Grantor's right of
eminent domain with respect to any Grantee. Nor shall any
Franchise ever be given any value before any Court of public
authority in any proceeding of any character, except for purposes
of taxation.
Section 9.3. Right of Inspection of Construction. Grantor
shall have the right to inspect all construction or installation
work performed subject to the provisions of the Franchise and to
make such tests as it shall find necessary to ensure compliance
with the terms of the Franchise and other pertinent provisions of
law.
SECTION 10 - RIGHTS RESERVED TO THE GRANTEE
Section 10.1. Right of Grantee. Should Grantee become
dissatisfied with any material decision or ruling of Grantor
pertaining to cable communications matters, Grantee may pursue
such other remedies as are available, including the bringing of
action in any court of competent jurisdiction for breach of
contract and damages.
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SECTION 11 - FORCE MAJEURE
Section 11.1. Grantee's Inability to Perform. In the event
Grantee's Performance of any of the terms, conditions,
obligations, or requirements of the Franchise is prevented or
impaired due to any cause beyond its reasonable control or not
reasonably foreseeable, such inability to perform shall be deemed
to be excused and no penalties or sanctions shall be imposed as a
result thereof, provided Grantee has notified Grantor in writing
within thirty (30) days of its discovery of the occurrence of
such an event. Such causes beyond Grantee's reasonable control
or not reasonably foreseeable shall include, but shall not be
limited to: Acts of God and civil emergencies.
SECTION 12 - REPORTS
Section 12.1. False Statements. Any materially false or
misleading statement or representation made knowingly by Grantor
or Grantee shall be deemed a material breach of the contractual
relationship between Grantor and Grantee and shall subject the
breaching party to all remedies, legal or equitable, which are
available to Grantor or Grantee under the Franchise or otherwise.
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SECTION 13 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.1. Compliance with State and Federal Laws.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance to the
contrary, Grantee shall at all times comply with all laws and
regulations of the state and federal government or any
administrative agencies thereof, provided, however, if any such
state or federal law or regulation shall require Grantee to
perform any service, or shall permit Grantee to perform any
service, or shall prohibit Grantee from performing any service,
in conflict with the terms of this Ordinance or of any law or
regulation of Grantor, then as soon as possible following
knowledge thereof, Grantee shall notify Grantor of the point of
conflict believed to exist between such regulation or law and the
laws or regulations of Grantor of this Ordinance.
Section 13.2. Separability of Material Provisions. If any
provision of this Ordinance or any related agreements is held by
any court or by any federal, state, or local agency of competent
jurisdiction, to be invalid as conflicting with any federal,
state, or local law, rule or regulation now or hereafter in
effect, or is held by such court or agency to be modified in any
way in order to conform to the requirements of any such law, rule
or regulation, and if said provision is considered material, said
provision shall be considered a separate, distinct and
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SECTION 13 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 13.1. Compliance with State and Federal Laws.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Franchise to the
contrary, Grantee shall at all times comply with all laws and
regulations of the state and federal government or any
administrative agencies thereof, provided, however, if any such
state or federal law or regulation shall require Grantee to
perform any service, or shall permit Grantee to perform any
service, or shall prohibit Grantee from performing any service,
in conflict with the terms of this Franchise or of any law or
regulation of Grantor, then as soon as possible following
knowledge thereof, Grantee shall notify Grantor of the point of
conflict believed to exist between such regulation or law and the
laws or regulations of Grantor of this Franchise.
Section 13.2. Separability of Material Provisions. If any
provision of this Ordinance or any related agreements is held by
any court or by any federal, state, or local agency of competent
jurisdiction, to be invalid as conflicting with any federal,
state, or local law, rule or regulation now or hereafter in
effect, or is held by such court or agency to be modified in any
way in order to conform to the requirements of any such law, rule
or regulation, and if said provision is considered material, said
provision shall be considered a separate, distinct and
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independent part of this Ordinance, and such holding shall not
affect the validity and enforceability of all other provisions
hereof. In the event that such law, rule or regulation is
subsequently repealed, rescinded, amended or otherwise changed,
so that the provision hereof or thereof which had been held
invalid or modified is no longer in conflict with the law, rules
and regulations then in effect, said provision shall thereupon
return to full force and effect and shall thereafter be binding
on the parties hereto, provided that Grantor shall give Grantee
thirty (30) days written notice of such change before requiring
compliance with said provision.
Section 13.3. Separability of Non - material Provisions. If
any non - material section of this Ordinance, is held to be invalid
or pre - empted by federal, state or county regulations or laws,
Grantor shall negotiate with Grantee appropriate modifications to
the Franchise to provide reasonable relief from such invalidity
or pre - emption. If the parties are unable to reach agreement on
such modifications, then the dispute shall be submitted to a
mutually agreeable arbitrator, in accordance with state law, who
shall determine what modifications are appropriate. The
arbitrator's decision shall be binding on the parties, provided,
that no decision of the arbitrator shall require Grantor or
Grantee to be in violation of any federal or state law or
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regulation. Each party shall bear its respective costs for such
arbitration.
Section 13.4. Public Notice. Minimum public notice of any
public meeting relating to the Franchise shall be by publication
at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area
at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting and posting at the
offices of Grantor.
Section 13.5. Theft of Services and Tampering.
(a) No person, whether or not a subscriber to the
Cable Communications System may intentionally or knowingly damage
or cause to be damaged any wire, cable, conduit, equipment or
apparatus of Grantee, or commit any act with intent to cause such
damage, or to tap, tamper with or otherwise connect any wire or
device to a wire, cable, conduit, equipment and apparatus, or
appurtenances of Grantee with the intent to obtain a signal or
impulse from the Cable Communications System without
authorization and compensation to Grantee, or to obtain cable
television or other communications services with intent to cheat
or defraud Grantee of any lawful charge to which it is entitled.
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(b) Any person convicted of violating any provision of
Section 13.5 is subject to a fine of not more than that
authorized under Federal law.
Section 13.6. Audit of Financial Records. Upon written
request and during normal business hours, Grantor, its agents or
officers shall have the right to audit Grantee's books and
records which, in Grantor's opinion, are reasonably necessary to
verify the amounts due or paid to Grantor under this Franchise.
Such audit shall take place at Grantor's expense within twenty
four (24) months following the close of Grantee's fiscal years.
Section 13.7. Captions. The captions to sections
throughout this Ordinance are intended solely to facilitate
reading and reference. Such captions shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Ordinance.
Section 13.8. Notice. All notices, requests, demands and
other communications called for or contemplated hereunder shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
delivered or if mailed four (4) days after the date of mailing by
Unitied States certified or registered mail, prepaid, addressed
to the parties, their permitted successors in interest or
assignees at the following addresses provided in the Franchise
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by written notice in the manner aforesaid.
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ORDINANCE NO. 276
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING MORRO
BAY MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.24
TO ESTABLISH A RECREATION AND PARKS CHAPTER
INCLUDING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, PUBLIC
EQUIPMENT USE, HOURS OF USE, PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS AND PROHIBITING HARASSMENT
OF OTHERS OR DAMAGE TO PARKS /FACILITIES
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain
that Ordinance 239 and Chapter 2.24 of the Morro Bay Municipal
Code be amended to read as described in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting of the City Council held
thereof on the air' day of cywurtn.y , 1986 by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
aded a
ARDITH DAVIS, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
BUD ZEU'. ER, MAYOR
Sections:
2.24.010
2.24.020
2.24.030
2.24.040
2.24.050
2.24.060
2.24.070
2.24.080
2.24.090
2.24.100
2.24.110
2.24.120
2.24.130
2.24.140
2.24.150
2.24.160
2.24.170
2.24.180
2.24.190
2.24.200
2.24.210
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Chapter 2.24
RECREATION AND PARKS*
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Commission Established
Qualifications of Commissioners
Ex- officio Commissioners
Terms of Office and Vacancies For Commission
Appointments To The Commission
Organization Of The Commission
Commission Procedures
Commission Quorum
Absence from Commission Meetings
Minutes of Commission Meetings
Commission Duties and Responsibilities
Recreation and Parks Department Established
Recreation and Parks Director
Use of Parks /Facilities
Uses of Parks /Facilities Requiring Permits
Use of Personal Property; Recreational Equipment
Enforcement
Damage of Parks /Facilities
Harassment of Others Prohibited
Hours of Use Established
Violations and Penalties
2.24.010 Commission Established. There is created a recreation
and parks commission composed of five members. (Ord. 261 (part),
1984).
2.24.020 Qualifications of Commissioners. The regular members
of the commission shall be qualified electors of the city and shall
serve without compensation. The members of the commission shall include
five members of the public who shall hold no other public office in the
city. (Ord. 261 (part), 1984).
2.24.030 Ex- officio Commissioners. There shall be two ex- officio
members on the commission consisting of one member of a youth serving
organization in the Morro Bay area and one member of a community service
organization. Ex- officio members shall be appointed by the mayor.
(Ord. 261 (part), 1984).
2.24.040 Terms of Office and Vacancies of Commission. Regular
members of the commission shall serve for a period of four years
beginning on July 1, 1966. The term of ex- officio members shall
terminate on December 31 of each year. The terms of two members
shall expire on December 31, 1988 and every four years thereafter;
and the terms of the three other members shall expire on December 31, 1986
and every four years thereafter. Vacancies in the commission occurring
otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled in the manner
hereinafter set forth for appointments. All members shall serve at
the pleasure of the City Council. (Ord. 261 (part), 1984).
For statutory provisions regarding parks and playgrounds, see Gov.
Code §38000 et seq.; for provisions regarding municipal control of
certain parks, see Public Recources Code @5181 et seq.
Prior ordinance history: 'Ords. 54, 239, 261; prior code 8M2621- -2625,
2626.1 -- 2626.5, 2627.1 -- 2627.12, 2628, 2629.
2.24.050 Appointments To Commission. Appointments for the
commission (other than ex- officio) and the filling of vacancies shall
be made by the City Council. Vacancies shall be filled for the
unexpired term only. (Ord. 261 (part), 1984).
2.24.060 Organization of Commission. At its first regular
meeting following January 1st of each year, the members of the
commission shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman, who shall hold
office for one year. The chairman shall preside over meetings, appoint
appropriate committees, sign resolutions, direct the affairs, and
establish the meeting agenda of the commission. In the absence of the
chairman, the duties of this office shall be performed by the vice
chairman. (Ord. 261 (part), 1984).
2.24.080 Commission Quorum. A majority of members shall
constitute a quorum. (Ord. 261 (part), 1984).
2.24.090 Absence from Commission Meetings. Absence of a member
from three consecutive meetings, without formal consent of the
commission noted in its official minutes, constitutes the voluntary
resignation of such absent member and the position shall be declared
vacant. (Ord. 261 (part), 1984)
2.24.100 Minutes of Commission Meetings. The Director of the
Recreation and Parks Department shall serve as or appoint a secretary
to maintain accurate minutes of the activities and official actions
of the commission. (Ord. 261 (part), 1984)
2.24.110 Commission Duties and Responsibilities. The duties and
responsibilities of the recreation and parks commission shall be to:
A. Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all
matters pertaining to parks and public recreation and to cooperate
with other governmental agencies and civic groups in the advancement
of sound park and recreation planning and programming;
B. Formulate policies on recreation services for approval
by the City Council;
C. Meet with the City Council in March and in December of each
year to discuss proposed policies, programs, budgeting, future needs
or other matters requiring joint deliberation;
D. Recommend to the City Council the development of recreational
areas, parks, facilities, programs and improved recreation services;
E. Recommend to the City Council the adoption of standards
concerning parks and recreation in respect to organization, personnel,
areas and facilities, program and financial support;
F. Assist in coordinating recreation services with the programs
of governmental agencies and voluntary organizations;
G. Advise the Recreation and Parks Director in the preparation
of the annual parks maintenance, park improvement and recreation
budgets and long range park and recreation facilities improvements;
H. Adopt rules and regulations governing the use of recreation
areas and facilities consistent with ordinances of the city for the
safe use of city parks and facilities provided however, that the
adoption of said regulation shall be reported to the City Council at
its first regular meeting following the adoption of said regulation.
City Council may repeal said regulation by majority vote if deemed
unnecessary, unreasonable or not in the best interests of the City;
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I. Hold public hearings and meetings to conduct investigations
and surveys for the purpose of securing facts and data concerning
any matters listed in this section.
2.24.120 Recreation and Parks Department Established.
A recreation and parks department is established for the City.
The functions of this department are to provide opportunities for
wholesome, year round public recreation service for all age groups.
The Recreation and Parks Department shall further be responsible for
development and maintenance of park and recreation facilities, the
planning of facilities and standards in the City.
2.24.130 Recreation and Parks Director. The city administrator
shall appoint a recreation and parks director to administer the
recreation and parks department under the direction of the city
administrator. The recreation and parks director, or his duly
appointed representative, shall be responsible for permitting use of
parks and facilities by persons or organizations provided such person
or organization makes application as required.
2.24.140 Use of Parks /Facilities. All City parks and facilities
are intended for the recreational use of the residents of the City of
Morro Bay. When not in use for City business or recreation programs,
the parks and facilities may be used by local groups and individuals
for social, cultural and recreational activities.
2.24.150 Uses of Parks /Facilities Requiring Permits. Any persons
or organizations must obtain a permit for use of any portion of any
recreational facilities, parks or lands of the City for the purposes
provided in this article, in the manner set forth by the Recreation
and Parks Commission.
If application for permit is found in good order, the persons or
organizations shall be granted use of the facility, park and /or City
land as requested.
In the event the Director or his duly appointed representative refuses
to grant the permit, the applicant may appeal such refusal in writing
to the Recreation and Parks Commission by filing notice thereof in
writing with the Director within 30 days following refusal of the
permit. The Commission shall consider such appeal at its next meeting
following the filing of such appeal. The Commission, by majority vote,
may affirm or overrule the action of the Director and may, in overruling,
impose such conditions or changes as the Commission deems reasonable.
Uses requiring a person or organization to obtain a permit include
the following:
A. Persons or groups proposing to erect or maintain a
table, booth or similar structure.
B. Groups of persons, exceeding 75 in number.
C. Persons or groups desiring to reserve a facility or
park for a limited time for their exclusive use.
D. Any person or groups desiring to make solicitations
or sales.
E. Any person or group desiring to hold a contest,
demonstration or exhibit in a park or facility for
which an admission or entrance fee is charged.
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All permits issued pursuant to this article are to be honored by
all persons or groups when presented with a valid copy of the
permit.
2.24.160 Use of Personal Property; Recreational Equipment
Personal property, specifically play or recreational equipment,
may be issued to any group or individual, for a period not exceeding
four consecutive days from the date of issuance by the Director of
Recreation and Parks or his duly appointed representatives, in
accordance with regulations for use of such equipment.
2.24.170 Enforcement. All park or facility use rules and
regulations will be enforced by appropriate enforcement authorities
of the City.
2.24.180 Damage of Parks /Facilities. No person shall cut,
break, move, take or otherwise injure, destroy or deface any trees,
shrubs, plants, turf, rock or any building, fence, bridge, sign or
other structure; or foul any stream or dump any earth, rubbish or
other substance or material in or upon any park without permission
of the Director of Recreation and Parks. Any such damage shall be
a misdemeanor.
2.24.190 Harassment of Others Prohibited. No person, group
or organization using any parks or facilities or being adjacent
thereto, shall molest or harass any other person on or within said
park or facility.
2.24.200 Hours of Use Established. No persons are permitted
in any park or facility during hours specified by the Director of
Recreation and Parks, unless written permission is obtained from
the Director for these programs.
2.24.210 Violations and Penalties. Any person violating sections
2.24.150, 2.24.190, 2.24.200 of this chapter shall be guilty of an
infraction and shall be fined by:
A. A fine not exceeding fifty dollars for a first violation;
B. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for a second
violation of the same section within one year;
C. A fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars for each
additional violation of the same section within one
year.
ORDINANCE NO. 275
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ORDINANCES NOS.
15, 66, 121, 135, 140, 148, 177, 221, 225, 236, 251,
260 AND 264 AND OF TITLE 14 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE,
AND ADOPTING THE 1985 EDITIONS OF THE UNIFORM BUILDING CODE,
UNIFORM FIRE CODE, UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE, UNIFORM
MECHANICAL CODE, UNIFORM ABATEMENT OF UNSAFE BUILDINGS CODE,
UNIFORM HOUSING CODE, UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL CODE, AND
UNIFORM SOLAR ENERGY CODE, AND THE 1984 EDITION OF THE
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain as
follows:
Section 1.
Section 2.
Section 3.
That Title 14 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code is
hereby amended as shown on Exhibit "A" which is
attached hereto and incorporated by this
reference.
This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption, and prior to the expiration of
fifteen (15) days from the passage thereof shall
be published and circulated in the City of Morro
Bay and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall
be in full force and effect.
That the City Council does find that due to Morro
Bay's geologic location adjacent to an environ-
mentally sensitive and valuable estuarine and
wetlands habitat which can be adversely affected
by groundwater contamination and pollution
leaching, and the availability of public sewage
collection and treatment system, that no private
septic systems should be permitted within the
City; therefore, an amendment to the Uniform
Plumbing Code Section 1101 is justified
prohibiting such septic systems under any
circumstances.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at the regular meeting thereof held on this 13th day of
January, 1986.
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Sheetz
ORDINANCE NO. 274
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING AN
INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND
CERTAIN NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR PROTECTION
OF MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, proper protection of the public health, safety and
welfare requires the City to provide an assured and adequate
domestic water supply for basic public health and fire protec-
tion needs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 106 -85 on
28 October 1985 declaring the municipal water supply to be low
and thereby authorizing a program requiring mandatory conserva-
tion measures to be implemented; and
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay proactively petitioned the
Whale Rock Commission, as a last- resort emergency supplemental
water supplier, to provide contingency emergency water supplies
from their storage reservoir; and
WHEREAS, the Whale Rock Commission on 25 October 1985
required as a condition of approving the City's use of their
water supplies that the City implement a temporary moratorium on
any building project that does not "return water" to the City,
beginning 1 November 1985, and continuing to 31 December 1985;
and
WHEREAS, it is essential the City of Morro Bay comply with
all conditions of the Whale Rock Commission regarding City use
of supplemental emergency water to assure the availability of
this water supply as a final contingency water source, if
necessary.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay
does ordain as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and complete facts neces-
sitating the declaration of an interim emergency
ordinance; and
2. There is hereby adopted an emergency ordinance which
temporarily suspends the issuance of building permits
for any new construction obtained through the City's
Pipeline Replacement Program beginning 1 November 1985;
and
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3. That new construction obtaining water equivalencies
through an approved retrofit program which results in
net water savings to the City may continue to be
permitted within the limits of Measure F; and
4. That new construction for additions to or replacement
of existing buildings not resulting in increased water
demand may also be permitted during this interim
ordinance period; and
5. This ordinance is hereby declared to be urgently
required for the immediate preservation of the public
health, safety and welfare and shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption for a period not to
exceed sixty -one (61) calendar days unless terminated
sooner.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof held this 28th day of October
1985, by the following vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: Miller
ABSENT: None
:Ui ZEUSCH t', Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 273
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MORRO BAY
MUNICIPAL CODE Section 13.20.080.0
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain that
Section 13.20.080.0 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code be amended by
addition of the provisions described on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting of the City Council held thereof on the
lath day of November 1985, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Miller, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: Kaltenbach, Risley
ABSENT: None
BUD ZEUSC WTR, Mayor
EXHIBIT "A"
C. A project proponent may obtain equivalencies for the
project by implemention an approved offsite retrofit program of
existing water fixtures or other water conservation measure,
subject to_tite following provisions:
1. All proposals for offsite retrofit programs or other
water conservation measures shall be submittecd to the
planning director who shall estimate the number of
equivalencies such proposal would save.
2. Any such proposal shall be subject to review and
approval by the City Council and, if deemed necessary,
by the California Coastal Commission; provided,
howevaz, that if a ro osal complies with the
quid
PM— prepared— pursuant —to —his seciion ana
approved by the City Council, it may be approved by the
Planning Commission.
3a.
in order to allow a large margin of error in estimated
savings and to help reduce overall demand on the City's
already constrained water resources, only a fraction of
estimated water savings resulting from a retrofit
proposal may be credited to a new use or development
progect. In order to encourage retrofitting of
existing residences, for which retrofitting is
generally less economically feasible than retro ?fitting
commercial or industrial uses, a lar er percentage of
the estimated savings will be credited to a new
aevelopment, as provided r6P—below.
3b. For retrofit proposals for which 25 percent (258) of
fewer of the required eq iuiu valen ies will be saved a
retrofitting commercial and /or industrial buildings,
fifty percent—Cr08 of the equivalencies saved by the
retrofit or other approved conservation measures shall
be credited to the subject project; fifty percent (50%)
of the equivalencise shall be available to augment the
overall water equivalency program for distribution
under the applicable allocation system.
3c. For retrofit proposals for which more than 25 percent
258) of the required equivalencies will be saved by
retrofitting commercial and /or industrial buildings,
one -third (33.3%175T—The equivalencies saved by the
retrofit or other approved conservation measures shall
be credite3 -t-5 —The e subject project; two - thirds (66.7%)
shall be availaTie to augment the overall water
equivalency program for distribution under the
applicable allocation system.
4. This option .shall not included replacement by private
developers of leaky water mains (said replacement of
Exhibit "A"
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all such main and the accompanying allocation of
equivalencies is subject to the conditions of approval
for Coastal Development Permit No. 4- 81 -309A (as
amended) granted to the City of Morro Bay by the
California Coastal Commission).
5. In order to better implement City objectives and
policies to promote infill development, only projects
defined as "infill" pursuant to the definition adopted
in the operating procedures, shall be eligible to
obtain equivalencies pursuant to this section.
6. The director shall gre2are guidelines for the
administration o ?etr6Tit program which shall Te
reviewed at least once a year by the City Council and
which shall be subject to Council's approval.
7. At least twice a year, in December and July, the
Director in-TT-submit a report to—Throaty counFiT
summa zing t e experience to uate of all re—EFFETE
proposals; prior to submission to the Council T , such
reports shall be reviewed be water Advisory
Committee WAC ai all mace b the WAC
shall be included among the materials submitted to the
Council. Based on these retorts and WAC
recommendations, the Council may modify the ad r
Y y guidelines
for the program as deemed appropriate.
8. In any program under which the City assists developers
in locating structures to be retrofitted, priority
shall be given to residences of low- income households.
ORDINANCE NO. 272
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF
CHAPTER 1.12, NOTICES -- DOCUMENTS, OF THE
MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The following sections of Ordinance No. 6 and
Chapter 1.12 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code are hereby amended
as follows:
1.12.010 Public places for posting notices. The following
are officially designated as public places for the posting of
all ordinances, resolutions or notices adopted or issued by the
city:
A. Morro Bay Library
County of San Luis Obispo Library System
625 Harbor Street
Morro Bay, CA 93442
B. Morro Bay Harbor Office
1275 Embarcadero
Morro Bay, CA 93442
C. City of Morro Bay Public Works Department
695 Harbor Street
Morro Bay, CA 93442
D. City Hall, City of Morro Bay
595 Harbor Street
Morro Bay, Ca 93442
1.12.030 Authorized agents for filing documents. The mayor
of the city, the city clerk, the city attorney, the mayor pro
tempore and the city administrator are each appointed the
authorized agent of the city for the filing with such offices
and officers of the state and of the county, of certified copies
of ordinances and resolutions and such other documents as may be
required for the proper and efficient conduct of the city's
business.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting held thereof on the 10th day of
September, 1985, by the following vote:
Ordinance No. 272
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AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Risley
UD ZEUSC `f R, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 271
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 15.48
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
THEREBY
REORGANIZING THE HARBOR COMMISSION
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The following sections of Ordinance No. 246 and
Chapter 15.48 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code are hereby amended
as follows:
15.48.010 ESTABLISHED. There is hereby created a Harbor
Commission consisting of seven (7) members.
15.48.030 QUALIFICATIONS. At least five (5) members of the
Harbor Commission shall be qualified electors of the City. All
members of the Harbor Commission shall serve without
compensation. They shall hold no other public office in the City
or employment in the City government. Two (2) of the members
shall be selected from the local commercial fishing industry, one
of whom shall be the president of the Morro Bay Fishermen's
Association or his /her official designee.
15.48.050 TERMS OF OFFICE AND VACANCIES. Members of the
Harbor Commission shall serve for a period of four (4) years
beginning July 24, 1985, except the president of the Morro Bay
Fishermen's Association, who shall not have a fixed term of
office. The term of office of two (2) members shall expire on
December 31, 1987 and every four (4) years thereafter; the term
of office of two (2) members shall expire on December 31, 1988
and every four (4) years thereafter; and the term of office for
the remaining two (2) members shall expire on December 31, 1989
and every four (4) years thereafter. Vacancies in the Harbor
Commission occurring otherwise than by expiration of the terms
shall be filled in the manner set forth in this chapter for
appointments.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2741
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15.48.060 REMOVAL OF MEMBERS. All members of the Harbor
Commission shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
Members may be removed from office by -a vote of the majority of
all members of the City Council.
15.48.070 ORGANIZATION. At its first regular meeting in
January of each year, the members of the Harbor Commission shall
select a chairperson and vice - chairperson, both of whom shall
hold office for one (1) year until a successor is selected. The
Chairperson shall preside over meetings, appoint subcommittees,
and otherwise direct the affairs of the Commission. In the
absence of the chairperson, the duties of this office shall be
performed by the vice - chairperson.
15.48.080 PROCEDURE. The Harbor Commission shall adopt
rules and regulations to govern procedures and shall set a time
for regular meetings which will be held twice per
month.
15.48.110 - DELETED
15.48.120 STAFF ATTENDANCE. The Harbor Director or his
designee shall attend meetings of the Harbor Commission and shall
maintain an accurate public record of the activities and official
actions of the Commission. The Harbor Director shall further
make such reports to the Commission, the City Administrator, and
the City Council as directed by the City Administrator.
15.48.130 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
Paragraph G. Review annual long range Harbor Department
programs and make recommendations to the City Council when
appropriate.
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ORDINANCE NO. 2-11/ 4
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting held thereof on the 24th day of June,
1985, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: Miller
ABSENT: None
BUD ZEUS ys ER, Mayor
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ORDINANCE NO. 270
AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND AN
INTERIM URGENCY ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR THE ATASCADERO BEACH TRACT
(ORDINANCE NO. 268)
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, on January 14, 1985, the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay did adopt Ordinance No. 268, establishing an interim
urgency zoning ordinance for regulating new development until the
new zoning measures intended to incorporate various private deed
restrictions in the portions of the Atascadero Beach Tract are
approved ; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 268 will expire on February 28, 1985
unless extended; and
WHEREAS, California government Code Section 65858 allows cities
to extend such an interim urgency zoning ordinance for up to 10
months and 15 days, after conducting a duly noticed hearing on
same ; and
WHEREAS, on February 25, 1985, the City Council did hold a public
hearing duly noticed pursuant to the requirements of the
Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay does
ordain as follows:
That the City Council of the City of Morro Bay does hereby extend
the term for the "Interim Urgency Zoning Ordinance ", No. 268, to
take effect immediately upon this adoption, for up to 10 months
and 15 days or until the effective date of the contemplated new
zoning meaures, whichever occurs first.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay
at a regular meeting held thereof on the 25th day of February,
1985, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None a
AT
GARY NAPS:' , Ci %/ Jerk
BUD ZEUSCHN;R Mayor
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ORDINANCE N0. 269
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF MORRO BAY
AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF MUNICIPAL
CODE CHAPTERS 2.04, 2.08, 2.16 AND 2.20,
RELATIVE TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the Morro Bay City Council has expressed desire
to amend certain proceedings regarding council meetings and
agendas; and
WHEREAS, a basic house - keeping effort is desirable to
amend other sections of the Municipal Code pertaining to
administration of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay that Municipal Code Chapters 2.04, 2.08, and
2.20 are hereby amended as follows:
2.04.010. Address. The offices of all agencies, depart-
ment officers, and employees of the city shall be primarily
located and maintained at 595 Harbor Street, Morro Bay, Cali-
fornia.
2.04.010 Hours. The city offices shall be closed on all
official state holidays, as listed in Section 7600 of the
California Government Code and as proclaimed by the Mayor of the
city. The city offices shall be open to the public for business
from eight a.m. to five p.m. on all other business days of the
year.
2.04.030 Council chambers. The room designated as the
council chambers located at the Morro Bay Recreation Hall, Dunes
Street and Shasta Avenue, Morro Bay, California, shall be the
council chambers of the city council and all meetings of the
city council shall be held therein.
2.08.010 Time and date. Regular meeting of the city
council shall be held on the second and fourth Mondays of each
month at seven p.m., or the next succeeding day which is not a
holiday.
2.08.020 Presenting matter to council. Every official,
board commission or other body, connected with the city govern-
ment, and every citizen, individual, coproration, committee or
civic group, having any reports, communications, or other
matters to be presented at a council meeting, shall notify the
city clerk of that fact in writing before twelve noon of the
second Friday preceding the day of such meeting, except if that
Friday is a legal holiday, then twelve noon of the next non-
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holiday preceding day to the second Friday. The city clerk
shall prepare a list setting forth such matters and the nature
thereof under the appropriate headings and in order specified in
Section 2.08.030. The city clerk shall, on the business day
preceding such meeting, cause one copy thereof to be delivered
to each councilmember. Matters deemed by the city council to be
of emergency are excepted from this provision.
2.08.030 Order of business. Promptly at seven p.m. on
the night of each regular meeting, the members of the council,
the city clerk, the city attorney and other officers shall
assemble at their regular stations in the council chamber,
whereupon the business of the meeting shall be taken up in the
order as the city council may from time to time prescribe by
resolution.
2.08.050 Oral communications. Under the heading of oral
communications, all persons may, personally or by their repre-
sentatives, address the city council in regard to any unagen-
dized matter in which they are interested. Upon recognition by
the Mayor, a person shall approach the public podium, state
their name and address, and present their comments to the city
council. Comments should normally be limited in time as
prescribed by the city council.
2.16.050 City treasurer - Bond. The city treasurer upon
the entry of office shall execute a bond to the city in
conformity with bonds of public officers, and in conformity with
provisions of the Government Code of the state relating thereto,
in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
2.20.010 Councilmembers. Each member of the city council
shall receive compensation of one hundred fifty dollars ($150)
per month. In addition to said compensation, any councilmember
may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
the performance of official public duties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay, California, at a regular meeting thereof held this
11th day of February 1985, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
BUD ZEUS ER, Mayor
ATTEST:
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ORDINANCE NO. 268
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MORRO BAY ADOPTING AN INTERIM URGENCY ZONING
ORDINANCE WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY
UPON ITS ADOPTION
WHEREAS, the City's zoning regulations for a portion of
Atascadero Beach Tract areas, and specifically for residentially
zoned property in the City limits, west of State Highway Number 1
and north of Azure Street, are different in certain respects from
the development standards contained in various private deed
restrictions; and said restrictions have resulted in a visually
well- defined neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, in order to preserve the character of said
neighborhood for the benefit of the residents, property- owners
and visitors to the adjacent beach area, the City Council has
directed the Planning Commission and staff to prepare amendments
to the present zoning regulations; and
WHEREAS, while work on said amendments is progressing, new
construction which would be out -of- character would have a
detrimental impact on the present neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, Section 65858 of the California Government Code
authorizes cities to adopt interim urgency zoning ordinances in
order to regulate land uses during the time period when new
zoning ordinances are being prepared; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that an interim urgency
ordinance is necessary to protect the general welfare and the
best interest of the community by protecting the highly valued
neighborhood character found in the subject areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Concil of Morro
Bay as follows:
That the City Council does hereby adopt an interim urgency
zoning ordinance, as illustrated on Exhibit "A" which is attached
hereto and made part hereof by this reference, and which shall
take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED,on this 14th day of January,
1985 by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, etz
NOES: None i lir
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Zeuschner Raymond Z
ATTEST:
0
A
adiet /4 'b
ARDITH DAVIS, Deputy City Clerk 3
chner, Mayor
ORDINANCE NUMBER 26
EXHIBIT "A"
For the area of the City of Morro Bay, designated on the
existing zoning district maps and coastal plan for residential
purposes and located west of California Highway One and north of
Azure Street, no development shall be approved which exceeds the
height limits or setbacks prescribed by various private deed
restrictions established for properties in this subject area or
which in any other way significantly varies from the existing
development pattern which has resulted from said restrictions and
is not, thereby, compatible with the character of the neighborhood.
This ordinance shall remain in effect only until either (a)
45 days from adoption, unless extended pursuant to Section 65858
of the Califonia Governemnt Code; or (b) to such time as the new
zoning regulations contemplated for the subject area are adopted
and effected; which ever is sooner.
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ORDINANCE NO. 266
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE
WHICH WILL ALLOW FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF OUR SCARCE WATER
RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE SMALL TOWN CHARACTER AND
SURROUNDING OPEN SPACE OF THE CITY
Be it ordained by the people of the City of Morro Bay as follows:
SECTION 1. Both the Coastal Commission certified Land Use Plan
and the Morro Bay city council- adopted Water Management Plan allow
for a city residential population to grow from present 9600 to 12,200
by the year 2000 IF ADDITIONAL WATER RESOURCES OF ADEQUATE QUALITY
AND QUANTITY ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN. In order to insure even and balanced growth during
the 16 year period from January 1, 1985 through December 31, 2000,
building permits will be limited to a number permitting an annual
increase in population which would achieve the 12,200 person goal by
the year 2000. No further residential building will be permitted
after a population of 12,200 has been reached unless an increase has
been approved by a majority vote at a regular or . special election.
SECTION 2. If water and wastewater treatment capacities become
available allowing for a population increase beyond 12,200, the growth
management procedures of this ordinance may be altered ONLY BY A
MAJORITY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL ELECTION.
SECTION 3. Residential building permits in 1985 will be limited
to 70 residential units. The city council, with advice of the plan-
ning commission, will determine by January 15 of each calendar year
thereafter the mix of multi -unit and single family residential units
for that calendar year. The 70 unit ceiling may . be increased or de-
creased by a factor not exceeding 10 percent if necessary to achieve
the alloted annual population growth target. The determination of
the mix will be based on a study of the historical building permit
pattern for the decade prior to 1977 and the years since 1982, plus
an estimate of population increase of the previous year. Final
adjustment of the building permit limit in each year will be made
by the city council after a public hearing.
SECTION 4. In any calendar year the commercial and industrial
building permits issued shall not require more than 130% of the water
allocated to residential units that year.
SECTION 5. Residential building permit approval will follow
Coastal Act priorities for water allocation required by Coastal
Development Permit 4- 81 -309A or as revised after the Coastal Commis-
sion review scheduled for December 1984. These priorities shall be
reviewed again when the pipe replacement program is completed and
necessary amendments submitted to the Coastal Commission.
SECTION 6. For purposes of awarding building permits, only
those development proposals which meet the definition of infill now
in use for water allocations may be approved. This definition was
approved&by city council resolution No. 26 -84 on March 12, 1984.
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Ordinance No. 266
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SECTION 7. Land Use Plan policies 6.01 through 6.08 have been
designed to preserve open space and agricultural land within the city
limits. These policies and . the zoning ordinances which now implement
them may be amended or repealed ONLY BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE, PEOPLE
AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL ELECTION held after final approval of an
amendment or repeal by the city council and prior to . submission to
the Coastal Commission.
SECTION 8. Nonprofit public facilities (e.g. public buildings,
libraries, senior centers, etc.) supported in whole or in part by
public funds are exempted from the permit limitations in sections 3
and 4.
SECTION 9. Severance. If any portion of this ordinance is held
invalid for any reason by a decision_of a court of competent juris-
diction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and
severable portion thereof and such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions.
SECTION 10. This ordinance shall supersede all other ordinances
in conflict herewith.
I, GARY A. NAPPER, City Clerk of the City of Morro
Bay, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by a majority
vote of the electors voting in the geneal municipal
election held in the City of Morro bay on the 6th day
of November, 1984.
Dated: November 30, 1984
1 A. i3' ' R, r, 7 Clerk
City of rorro B -' California
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PETITION TO CITY. COUNCIL
CITY OF MORRO BAY SUBMITTING PROPOSED ORDINANCE
To: City Council of the City of Morro Bay, State of California
Pursuant to Section 4001, California Electlons Code, and the attached published notice of Intention, we, the undersigned,
rare than ten per cent of the registered qualified voters of said city, hereby present fats oetltlon end request that the following
a,a'osed ordinance be passed without alteration by you, or be suomitted to a vote of L:e people at the next regular election.
E` -, proposed ordinance reads as follows:
AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY ESTABLISHING A GROWTH MANAGEMENT
PROCEDURE WHICH WILL ALLOW FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF OUR SCARCE WATER RESOURCES AND PROTECT THE SMALL
TOWN CHARACTER AND SURROUNDING OPEN SPACE OF THE CITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. BOTH THE COASTAL COMMISSION CERTIFIED LAND USE. PLAN AND THE MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL -
ADOPTED WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN ALLOW FOR A CITY RESIDENTIAL OPULATION TO GROW FROM PRESENT 9600
ro 12.200 BY THE YEAR 2000 IF ADDITIONAL WATER RESOURCES OF ADEQUATE QUALITY AND QUANTITY ARE
MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN. IN ORDER TO INSURE EvEPI AND
BALANCED GROWTH DURING THE 16 YEAR PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1985 THROUGH DECEMBER 31. 2000. BUILDING
PERMITS WILL BE LIMITED TO A NUMBER PERMITTING AN ANNUAL INCREASE IN POPULATION WHICH WOULD ACHIEVE
THE 12.200 PERSON GOAL BY THE YEAR 2000. No FURTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WILL BE PERMITTED AFTER A
POPULATION OF 12,200 HAS BEEN REACHED UNLESS AN INCREASE HAS SEEN APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE AT A
REGULAR OR SPECIAL ELECTION.
SECTION 2. IF WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT CAPACITIES BECOME AVAILABLE ALLOWING FOR A POPULATION
INCREASE BEYOND 12,200. THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES OF THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE ALTERED ONLY BY A
MAJORITY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL ELECTION.
SECTION 3. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMITS IN 1985 WILL BE LIMITED TO 70 RESIDENTIAL UNITS. THE CITY
COUNCIL, WITH ADVICE OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WILL DETERMINE BY JANUARY 15 OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR
THEREAFTER THE MIX OF MULTI -UNIT AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UPIITS FOR THAT CALENDAR YEAR. THE 70
UNIT CEILING MAY BE INCREASED OR DECREASED BY A FACTOR NOT EXCEEDING 10 PERCENT IF NECESSARY TO
ACHIEVE THE ALLOTF.D ANNUAL POPULATION GROWTH TARGET. THE. DETERMINATION OF THE MIX WILL BE BASED ON
A. STUDY OF THE. HISTORICAL BUILDING PERMIT PATTERN FOR THE DECADE PRIOR TO 197/ AND THE YEARS SINCE
1982. PLUS AN ESTIMATE OF POPULATION INCREASE. FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. FINAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE BUILD-
ING - PERMIT LIMIT IN EACH YEAR WILL BE MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING.
SECTION 4. IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED SHALL NOT RE-
QUIRE MORE THAN 130% OF THE WATER ALLOCATED TO RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT YEAR.
SECTION 5. RESIDENTIAL. BUILDING PERMIT APPROVALS WILL FOLLOW COASTAL ACT PRIORITIES FOR WATER
ALLOCATION REQUIRED BY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 4- 81 -309A OR AS REVISED AFTER THE COASTAL COMMIS-
SION REVIEW SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 1984, THESE PRIORITIES SHALL BE REVIEWED AGAIN 'WHEN THE PIPE
REPLACEMENT PROGRAM IS COMPLETED AND NECESSARY AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION.
SECTION 6. FOR PURPOSES OF AWARDING BUILDING PERMITS, ONLY THOSE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WHICH MEET
THE DEFINITION OF INFILL NOW IN USE: FOR WATER ALLOCATIONS MAY BE APPROVED. THIS DEFINITION WAS
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No. 26 -84 ON MARCH 12, 1984.
SECTION 7. LAND USE PLAN POLICIES 6.01 THROUGH 6.08 HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO PRESERVE OPEN SPACE A; %11
AGRICULTURAL LAND WITHIN THE CITY'LIMITS. THESE POLICIES AND THE ZONING ORDINANCES WHICH NOW IMPLE-
MENT THEM MAY BE AMENDED OR REPEALED ONLY BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE PEOPLE AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL
ELECTION HELD AFTER FINAL APPPOVAL OF AN AMENDMENT OR REPEAL BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND PRIOR TO SUB-
MISSION TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION.
SECTION 8. NONPROFIT PUBLIC FACILITIES (E.G. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, LIBRARIES, SENIOR CENTERS, ETC.)
SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS ARE EXEIPTED FROM THE PERMIT LIMITATIONS IN SECTIONS
3 AND 4.
SECTION 9. SEVERANCE, !F ANY PORTION OF THIS ORDINANCE IS HELD INVALID FOR ANY REASON RY A DE-
CISION OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JIIR!SDICTION, SUCH PORTION SHALL BEE DEEMED A SEPARATE, DISTINCT AND
SEVERABLE PORTION THEREOF AND SUCH DECISION SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS.
SECTION 10, THIS ORDINANCE SHALL SUPERSEDE ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
THE. FOLLOWING IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE PRINTED NOTICE OF INTENTION AND ACCOMPANYING
STATEMENT:
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ORDINANCE NO. 265
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MORRO BAY
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.20
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain that
Chapter 13.20 of the Morro Bay Municipal. Code be amended to read
as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting of the City Council held thereof on the
14th day of January', 1985, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Kaltenbach, Miller, Risley, Sheetz, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
adeteik'
ARDITH DAVIS, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MICHAEL T. LESAGE
CITY ATTORNEY
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BUD ZEU ER, Mayor
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Attachment 1.
ADDENDUM TO EXHIBIT "A"
Revised Chapter. 33.20 "Building Limitation ".
Add to Section 13.20.010 B (insert in second paragraph, prior to
last sentence): "By development that occurs in an orderly
fashion is meant development which can be served by public
utilities, including but not limited to water resources and
delivery systems; which encourages infiil in existing developed
parts of the City rather than in Large undeveloped areas along
the perimeter of the community; and, which helps to implement
the policies and priorities articulated in the City General Plan
and Local Coastal Program."
Revise Section 13.20.050 A to read "By January 15 of each
year.—.equivalency program for that calendar year...."
13.20.080 B.4. Add the phrase "and provided the addition or
expansion does not change the type of use."
Revise Section 13.20.090 8.3. by deleting "one- time" in the
second lire.
Revise Section 13.20.090C to read "A project proponent need not
be the record owner to apply for water equivalencies and,
thereby, be placed on the allocation list; however, the Planning
Commission shall not award equivalencies to any project unless
the project proponent is the record owner of the property."
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EXHIBIT 'A'
Chapter 13.20
BUILDING LIMITATION
Sections:
7.3.20.010 -- 1.3.20.020
13.20.010 Intent and Findings
13.20.020 Definitions.
13.20.030 Responsibilities of the planning director.
13.20.040 Responsibilities of the planning commission.
13.20.050 Responsibilities of the city council.
13.20.060 Submission of annual report by the planning
director
13.20.070 Water equivalency table.
13.20.080 Allocation of water equivalency units to
proposed bald -ing projects.
13.20.090 Nontransferability of water equivalency
units.
13.20.100 Time limit for using water equivalency units.
13.20.010 Intent and findings. A. The intent of this
chapter is to regulate the addition of new water users to the
City's water system, whether new construction, expansions or new
occupancies, to ensure that demand for water shall not exceed
available supply and that the pace oaal73Fting the available
water supply to new users is reasonable and orderly.
B. The City of Morro Bay presently has a limited amount of
water resources; this act is not only recognized tie city
but also by the State ST-Cal Eorniainn various actions of the
California Coastal Commission limiting new development within
the city limits. New water users must be regulated,
accofaiingly, to ensure that Remand does not exceed supp7o and
that the pace of development u is g available water is orderly an
reasonable.
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The regulations established by this chapter may effectively
limit the number of housing units which may be constructed on an
annualeasis, ut such limitation is necessary to protect the
public health, safety and welfare. F water use exceeded supply
and adequate water were not available to users, there could
result in increased 1171 a hazard, adverseimpacts on commerce,
industry and recreation, and the pub c health, serety and
welfare would generally be -jeopardized. Similarly, tie public
health, safety and wet are is promoted by regulating the pace of
new development so that it occurs in an orderly fashion. sua
development helps preserve the community's character, enhances
the attractiveness of the City, better implements adopted plans,
policies and prioritieflor the physical growth of the city, and
tends toward a more efficient use of available resources
including but not necessarily limited to water and water delivery
systems.
13.20.020 Definitions. The following definitions shall be
used for interpreting this chapter:
A. "Water equivalency units" means units of wane* use a unit
of measure for water use equal to the average amount of water
user by a single -1v residence over the period of one year.
"Water equivalency units" are established to assist the city
in regulating the annual addition of new water users to the
city's limited water system.
Since 1977, one water equivalency unit has been considered
as equal to 10,780 cubic feet of water per year.
B. "Water equivalency program" means a program adopted 4n
San aty e€ each year that establishes the total number of water
equivalency units to be allocated for the coming year, and the
method of dispersing and administering water equivalency units
throughout the year.
C. "Water equivalency table" means a table that tanks
indicates the average annual water use of different land uses
€bat is used in calculating how many water equivalency units a
proposed project needs.
D. "Project" means, new construction, additions to
existing facilities, changes or intensification of use or
occuRancies in an existing faciliti+_, or demolition and
replacement of existing lac'iriities.
13.20.030 Responsibilities of the planning director.
A. The planning director is charged with:
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1. Submitting an annual report to the city council and
planning commission pursuant to Section 13.20.050;
2. Calculating the water equivalency units required by
individual projects deve4epments fee wh4eh bH43d4eg pefm4t
app44eat4ens a*e made;
year;
3. Monitoring the water equivalency program during each
4. Periodically updating the basis for a water equivalency
unit and the water equivalency table and adjusting them based on
significant changes of water consumption by land use type.
5. Developing operating procedures for the administration
of the water equivalency program; sucWprocedures shall be
subject to annual review by the City Council.
13.20.040 Responsibilities of the planning commission.
A. The planning commission is charged with:
1. Reviewing the planning director's annual report and
recommending a water equivalency program to the city council;
2. Reviewing operating procedures developed bx the planning
director and making recommendations on same to city council.
3. Allocating the water equivalency units established for
the year to projects, in accordance with the approved water
equivalency program €E€ have app44ed fa* be44d4ng pefm4ts.
13.20.050 Respsonsibilities of the city council.
A. 4fi danuafy e€ eaeh yea*T In December of each year, the
city council shall adopt a water equTvalency program —For tha€ the
following calendar year by resolution.
B. The City Council shall also review the operating
proce3ures—ror a ministration of the water equiviT ncy program
developed by tie planning director.
13.20.060 Submission of annual report by the planning
director. A. In December of each year, and subsequently in the
following year based on a significant change in the water
availability situation or recalculation of use by type of
activity, the planning director shall submit a report to the city
council and planning commission outlining the number of uses
receiving equivalencies that Year and the number of eq vaiencies
distributed.
B. IT When deve4ep4Re and 4eeemmend4Ag a wate*
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equ4valeney ptegfamT the plann4Ag and eemmun4ty develepmest
d4feetef shall 4nelude7 4n any seek pfegtam ptepafedT the e4ty
eeene44 pel4ey pefta4n4ng only to the 14s4ted ameunt ef wate*
{twe- handfed aefe feet} net be4ng lest 4n the d4stf4but4en system
as a fesult ef p4pe feplaeement and leak fepa4*7 te alleeate
e4ghty pefeent te fes4dent4al bu44d4ng and twenty pefeent te
eemmefe4a4 /4Adestf4al bu41d4ng7 and fequ4fe that wate*
al4eeat4ens fat the alfeady sebd4v4ded lets sha11 have pt4et4tyr
Th4s pel4ey sha14 fema4n a pa-Et ef any al4eeat4en pfegfam
feeewfended by the p4ann4ng eemm4ss4en and adepted by the e4ty
eeune447 unless ethe*w4se d4*eeted by the Eal4 €efn4a Eeastal
Eemm4ss4en7 and/ef found 4neens4stent w4th the Ea44 €efn4a Eeastal
Aet ef 1946r
The annual water equivalency program shall not conflict
with the "Authorized Water Recovery Allocation Model" as approved
by the California Coastal. Comm —issi n, while said model remains in
effect.
C. The planning commission shall consider this report and
forward it to the city council with its recommendations. The
city council shall thereafter hold a public hearing and shall .
take action to adopt a water equivalency program for the year.
pufseast te 6eet4en 13.$01-0107
13.20.070 Water equivalency table.
A. A water equivalency table shall be developed and
incorporated in this chapter by resolution as Exhibit "A ". The
water equivalency table shall tank indicate the average annual
water use of different land uses and build g types relative to
that of a single - family dwelling, and shall be expressed in water
equivalency units.
B. The water equivalency table shall be followed when
calculating the water equivalency units needed by individual
projects that apply €ef b444d4ng peff4ts during the year.
The average water use per building type shall be
periodically updated and the water equivalency table shall be
adjusted to reflect changes in water use and incorporated in this
chapter by resolution.
13r20,440 Alleeat4en ef wate* equ4valeney ww4ts te ptepesed
be41d4ng pte3eetsr A. App44ea— s fist bu44d4ng petm4ts shall
be teee4ved and tev4ewed by the plann4ng depaftment only 4€ thefe
ate wate* equ4va4eney ue4ts ava44able fat al4eeat4en te the
pfepesed bu41d4ne user
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Br if watef equ#va4eney units afe available fef the type e€
building pfepesedT a eempleted app44eat4en €ef a building pefm4t
shall be submitted to the planning depaftmentr The planning
depaftfent shall detefnn4ne the numbef e€ watef egi#va4eney units
needed by the pfepesed pfe3eet using the watef ege#valeney tableT
and €efwafd the pfeieet to the planning eemm3ss4en-
13.20.080
projects.
Allocation of water eguival.ency units to
A. No project as defined in this chapter shall be permitted
unless it is first reviewed by the community development director
to ascertain wither it will increase likely water usage and
thereby needs water equivaTnncies. If a proposed project, as
defined in t is chapter, is found to require water equivalencies,
it shall not be approved 13r construction, or in cases of changes
to, or tfie expansion or intensification of, existing uses, the
occupancy shall not be approved until and unless the require-3
water equivalencies -Fave been obtained in accordance with the
annual water equivalency program, except as provided herein.
B. The following types of projects shall not be required to
obtain equivalencies through the equivalency program:
1. Projects which involve demolition of a building where
the number of water equivalencies required—Gv the new uses is
less than or e.gual to those credited to the demolished
building(s). Any building demolished prior to 1977 sEaii not Te
credited with equivalencies.
2. Projects which involve the replacement of a use or
occupancy with a new use or occupant' where the number of water
equivalencies required -6v the new use or occupancy is less than
or equal to those credited to the use or occupancy be ni g
replaced. Any use or occupancy discontinued prior to 1977 shall
not be credited with equivalencies.
3. A project which is an addition to an existing facility
and includes the retrofit of existing fixtures in that TiCi)ity such that the equivalencies saved by the retrofit is
greater than or equal to the equivalencies required by the new
use. The planning director shall estimate the equivalencies
saved by a proposed retrofit; the dii - rector may request the
project proponent to supply whatever — iinformation is deemed
necessary to help estimate water savings.
4. Additions or expansions to existing commercial (except
motels, hotels, campgrounds and other commercial uses for which
equivalencies es are based on the number of units) or industrial
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uses not exceeding 30 percent of the existing area devoted to the
use.
5. Additions or expansions to residential uses, motels,
hotels, campground or other uses for which equiva.encies are
based on number of units so long as such additions or expansion
does not involve an increase in number of units.
C. A project proponent may obtain equivalencies for the
project by implementing an approved offsite retrofit program—OT
exising water fixtures or other water conservation measure,
subjct to the following provisions:
1. All proposals for offsite retrofit programs or other
water conservation measures shall be submitted to tie
wing director who shall estimate the number of
equivalencies such proposal would save.
2. Any such proposal shall be subject to review and
approval by the city council and, if deemed necessary,
by the California Coastal. Commission.
3. Fifty percent (50%) of the equivalencies saved by the
retrofit or other approved conservation measures shall
be credited to the subject project; fifty percent
(50%) of the equivalencies shall be —a-TT-finable to
augment the overall water e4u— ivalency program for
istrib'ution under the applicable allocation system.
4. This option shall not include replacement by private
developers of leaky water mains (said replacement of
all such main and the accompany ni g allocation o£
equivalencies is subject to the conditions of approval
for Coastal Development Permit No. 4- 8T309A (as
amended) granted to the City of Morro By by the
California Coastal Commission).
5. In order to better implement City objectives and
policies to promote infill development, only projects
defined as "infill." pursuant to the definition adopted
in the operating procedures, ?Fill be eligible to
obtain equivalencies pursuant to this section.
D. If a project needs to obtain water equivalencies
pursuant to the equivalency program, the project proponent shall
make application for the equivalency in the form of a completed
app ication for a building permit and shall be submitted to the
community development department, provided, however, that for
projects which do not require a building permit, a letter
requesting the required equivalencies shall be subm tted to the
department instead. The director shall determine the number of
water equivalency units needed by—the proposed project. The
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director shall periodically forward requests to the planning
commission for allocation of available water eqi velency units,
YE—accordance with the annual water equivacy program.
E. The planning commission shall allocate the required
water equivalency units to the proposed project only if it can
make the following findings:
1. The project is consistent with city planning
regulations; all applicable local discretionary permits shall be
a2proved prior to a project's being eligible to receive
equivalencies.
2. There are enough water equivalency units available to be
allocated to the specific type of be#3d4nq use for which
application has been made;
3. A water equivalency unit allocation to the proposed
project is consistent with the water equivalency program adopted
for the year.
E. Be-i }d4ng peff €€ appl4eat4ens Applications for
equivalencies will be reviewed by the planning dep'artment and
considered for water equivalency allocations on the basis of time
and the date of receipt of the completed application by the
plaen#ng community development department.
13.20.090 Nontransferability of water equivalency units.
A. A water equivalency unit shall be awarded only to a
specific project in a specific location. €e* whieh applieat4en
fa* a bw44d4ng pefm €t has been mode,- Minor amendments to
projects which do not change the type or inte— ns ty of use may Fe
approved wit out Toss of equivalencies so long as the project
site and project proponent do not change.
B. A water equivalency unit that has been allocated to a
specific project cannot be transferred to another project,
property, or person until approved for final occupancy pursuant
to Section "D" below; except, however, that transfer to a new
person may be allowed under the following circumstances, subject
to city council approval.:
1. Death of the project proponent, in which case the
equivalencies mav be transferred to the legal-heirs; or
2. Bankruptcy of the ro'ect proponent, in which case the
equivalencies max be trans erred to the creditors along wirE
other project entitlement.
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3. In both cases (1) and (2) above, the council may also
authorize the one -time transfer of the equivalencies al. no g with
other project entitlements to a new developer.
C. A project proponent must be the record owner of a
property in or er to be eligible to obtain water equivalencies.
D. Equivalencies shall run with the project and the
property and, except as provided above, may be transferred to a
new person after finall occupancy has been approved by the city.
In project which —has been approved by the city—Tor phased
development, equivalencies may be transferred with the project to
a new person after a phase has been approved for final.
occupancy.
13.20.1.00 Time limit for using water equivalency units.
A. If water equivalency units have been awarded to a
project by the planning commission, that award shall remain in
force for the period in which the plan eheek et building permit
is valid. The equivalency granted shall expire one hundred
eighty days from the date of award if a building permit is not
secured; or, one hundred eighty days from the issuance of a
building permit if construction is not commenced. Construction
shall proceed with due diligence. If water equivalencies are
granted for occupancy or use not involving a building permit,
such use or occupancy shall commence within one hundred eighty
days of the award.
B. Extensions of this time limit or reissuance of expired
water equivalency units can be granted by the planning commission
only if the applicant can prove to the satisfaction of the
planning commission that application for all necessary permits
and construction were delayed due to extreme hardship. In all
cases the water equivalency permit shall expire two years from
the date it is issued.
C. The time limits of this section shall not be applicable
to partial awards; thatis, the award of equivalencies in an
amount less than the full number required for a project to
proceed. Time Timits s ha1lFe calculated EFFm that time a
project is granted aTtequ+ivalencies necessary 7orproceeding.
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EXHIBIT "A"
Water equivalencies shall be determined on the following scale:
Average
Usage for
One Year
Cubic Feet
Average
Usage Equated
to Residential
Units
Single Family Residence 10,780 1.00
Duplex (Each Unit) 8,454 _78
Condominium Unit 6,899 .64
Apartment Unit 5,782 .54
Mote] Unit 6,479 .60
Trailer Park Unit 4,916 .46
Art Gallery
Bank
Barber & Beauty Shop
with apartments
Bicycle Shop
Candle Shop
Car Wash
Church
Day Nursery
Dental Office
Doctor's Office
Drug Store
Food & Gas Convenience
Store
Garage
Glass Sales
H.M.S. Salt Mall
Laundromat
Marine Supply Store
Office (small)
Oyster Processor
Real Estate Office
Restaurant
Fast Food - No
Dishwasher
Rest Care Facility
Retail Store (small)
Seafood Processor
Service Station
Supermarket
1,200
10,000
26,200
1,100
1 ,800
42,900
4,200
21,300
10,800
13,800
5,200
3,700
2,900
1,400
40,500
236,800
5,600
1,300
72,900
2,700
69,900
23,412
646,400
1 ,600
247,800
20,000
2],000
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.93
2.43
.70
.17
33.98
. 39
1.98
1 .01
1.27
.48
. 34
. 27
.l3
3.76
21.97
. 52
.l2
6.76
. 25
6.48
2.]6
59.96
.15
22.99
1 .86
1.95
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ORDINANCE NO. 264
ORDINANCE OF THE MORRO BAY CITY COUNCIL REQUIRING
AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN BUILDINGS
AND REQUIRING FIRE RESISTIVE ROOFING MATERIALS
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain as follows:
WHEREAS, when the City of Morro Bay was incorporated, one of its
purposes was identified as providing protection against fire as authorized
under the State of California Government Code Section 61600(D), and
WHEREAS, the many fire departments are limited in providing full
fire protection against major fires in a large building, and
WHEREAS, fires in large, unsprinklered primarily wood structure
buildings, which are being constructed in increasing numbers in Morro Bay,
will decrease the availability of fire fighting resources and services to
other structures, and
WHEREAS, weather conditions during certain times of the year
increases the threat of a fire which could carry to large buildings, and
WHEREAS, automatic fire sprinkler systems are generally recognized
as the single greatest mitigation measure available for buildings and contents
for fire protection, and
WHEREAS, geographical conditions in San Luis Obispo County result
in extended response times for backup fire fighting resources equipped to
handle large building fires, which can contribute to greater life and
property loss in large, unsprinklered buildings, and
NOW, therefore, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 14.60.200 IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Uniform Fire
Code, the Uniform Building Code, or any other applicable code, automatic
fire sprinkler systems, as approved by the Morro Bay Fire Department, shall
be installed and maintained in certain buildings described herein. Roofs of
new buildings shall be fire resistive. Wood shake and wood shingle roofs
shall not be permitted.
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SECTION A - AUTOMATIC FIRE SPRINKLERS
(1) All new buildings exceeding 5,000 square feet, regardless of
separation walls, shall be protected with automatic fire sprinklers.
(2) All existing buildings exceeding 5,000 square feet where an
automatic fire sprinkler system does not exist, and a change in the character
of occupancy or use is made which increases the fire hazard as per the Uniform
Fire Code, shall be protected with automatic fire sprinklers.
(3) All new buildings built on the west side of the Embarcadero
shall be protected with automatic fire sprinklers.
(4) All existing buildings where the floor area is increased and
the resulting total floor area exceeds 5,000 square feet, regardless of
separation walls, shall be protected with automatic fire sprinklers.
SECTION B - FIRE RESISTIVE ROOFS. Notwithstanding any provisions
to the contrary in the Uniform Fire Code, the Uniform Building Code, or any
applicable code, roofs shall be constructed of fire resistive materials:
(1) On all new buildings.
(2) On all existing buildings when it becomes necessary to re -roof
any structure.
(3) Wood shake and wood shingle roofs shall not be permitted
unless it can be demonstrated that they are permanently fire resistive.
SECTION C. If any section, subsection, sentence, or clause or
phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be unlawful, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
SECTION D. This ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 1985.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at
the regular meeting thereof held this 13th day of November , 1984, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Anderson, Risley, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lemons, Shelton
ATTEST:
ARDITH DAVIS, Deputy City Clerk
BUD ZEUSC
R, Mayor Pro Tem
ORDINANCE NO. 263
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MORRO BAY AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, MAP AND TEXT,
TITLE 17 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE AND RESCINDING
ORDINANCE NO. 237 WHICH ESTABLISHED AN INTERIM URGENCY
ZONING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Morro Bay has been working deligently
to prepare new and revised zoning regulations to implement its
Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP) and, thereby, complete its Local
Coastal Program (LCP) pursuant to the California Coastal Act of
1976; and
WHEREAS, toward this purpose, the City Planning Commission
conducted a long series of public meetings and hearings during
1982 and 1983 on the various new and revised regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a PUBLIC HEARING
on all this material in November of 1983, followed by a City
Council PUBLIC HEARING in December, 1983; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 1984, the Planning Commission did
hold another duly noticed PUBLIC HEARING on this consideration
including various minor modifications to the earlier versions of
the regulations; and did subsequently recommend to the City
Council adoption of said revised regulations finding that they
would serve to implement the LUP and City General Plan,
especially the Land Use Element; and
WHEREAS, during the preparation of the new and revised
zoning regulations, the City has adopted an Interim Urgency
Zoning Ordinance (Ordinance No. 237, as amended) which will no
longer be necessary upon the effective date of the new and
revised regulations; and
WHEREAS, on August 27, 1984, the City Council did hold a
duly noticed PUBLIC HEARING to consider aforementioned new and
revised zoning regulations which would constitute a revision to
Title 17 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code, the Zoning Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Title 17 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code
be amended to read as described in Exhibits "A" and "B"
which are incorporated herein by this reference; provided,
however, that the revised Chapter 17.20 regarding Coastal
Development Permit procedures shall not take effect until
the California Coastal Commission certifies the City's LCP
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Page Two
and that until such time, the existing Chapter 17.20 shall
remain in effect.
SECTION 2. That Ordinance No. 237, is hereby rescinded,
effective at such time that the aforementioned amended Title
17 takes effect.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay, California, at a regular meeting thereof held this llth day
of September 1984, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Risley, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Anderson, Shelton
4000010:514111;,/ //7
R NA�•�r�C'`�"' Clerk
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BUD ZEUSCH`rR, Mayor Pro Tem
MICHAEL LESAGE, City Attorney
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ERRATA:
Exhibit "A -1"
page 3 (2.g) third line after "...decision on the
application..." add "for development shall not be
deemed complete until (1) local decision on tEi
appl i anon..."
page 4 (2.i) second line of subsection C should read: "...the
Coastal Commission...
page 5 (2.1) before subsection A, add the following: "All
Coastal development permits subject to conditions
of approval pertaining to public access and open
space or conservation easements shall be subject
to the following procedures:
first line subsection A should read: "The
executive director of the Coastal Commission
shall..."
first line subsection 2 should read: "The
executive director of the Coastal Commission
shall..."
page 6 (2.1) first line subsection B should read: "If a leea&
gevefflmeflt the City requests, the Coastal
Commission..."
page 7 (4.b) add to last line "...consistent with traffic...'
page 7 (5.e) change "Section 17.34.00" to "Section 17.34.100."
page 13 (9 -A.1) add to Section 17.40.030 new subsection "D.
Precise Plan Areas - "S.5 " District. For
development permitted in an "s.5" suffix district,
a precise plan in accordance with LUP policies
7.06 or 7.07 and 7.08 shall be tequila" change
letteiingfor bsequent'subsections accordingly.
page 14 (11.a) first line should read "...policies 1.07A, 1.22 and
1.30..."
page 14 (13.b) revise third line to read: "...degraded areas
using native, if feasible, and drought resistant
plant..."
page 14 (13.c) in second line "of" should be "or ".
page 15 (13.i) last line, "hold" should be "held ".
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page 17 (1.b) add to fifth line in Subsection "A ": "...for the
following uses, and provided that the development
is not located in the Coasts Deve %pment Permit
appeal area:"
change second line of subsection
A.5: "...tte a principal permitted use..."
page 18 (1.b) add to end of subsection C:
(6) the date the application will be acted upon by
the director; and
(7) a statement that a public comment period of
rsilificient time to allow for FEI—StiEm ission of
comments by maid will be held Thor to the
director's decision.
page 22 (2.h) first line, replace "Section 17.32.090" with
"Section 17.32.101'
page 22 (3.6) first line, delete "after ".
Exhibit "B" (map)
The zone for Morro Bay State Park inland of the lower State
Park Road and excluding the ESH should be "OA (2) PD" not
"OA (1) PD ".
The line between the C1 /R4 zone and the R4 zone on the north
side of Pacific is midway between Main and Monterey.
The S.5 suffix for the Morro Rock /Coleman Park should extend
approximately 150 feet to the south to encompass all undeveloped
areas west of the street in the vicinity of where the Embarcadero
turns into Coleman Drive.
The small M -2 zone near the old Chevron pier should read
"M- 2 /PD ".
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tXHIBIT on -i"
' ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
1. CHAPTER 17.12 - DEFINITIONS
Revise Section 17.12.010 as follows:
Add a new part at the end of the first sentence which reads:
"...A11 definitions in the certified Land Use plan (LUP) are
• adopted into the Zoning Ordinance by reference,
excepting the terms that are defined specifically in
this chapter..."
2. CHAPTER17.20 - COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND PROCEDURES
a. Revise Section 17.20.020 (page 16) as follows:
In subsection (A) delete, "...California Coastal
Commission Original Permit Jurisdiction..." and replace
with, "...Coastal Development Permit Appeal Area..."
In subsection (A2) add at end of subsection, "...(If
the City assumes Coastal Permitting authority in the
harbor and waterfront area per PRC Section 30519(b)).
In subsections (A3) and
with $...$100,000. .
(A4) replace "...$50,000..."
In subsection (B),, "...Development is defined pursuant
to Public Resources Code 30106 and shall mean: on
land, in or under water, the placement or erection
of any solid material or structure; discharge or
disposal of any dredged materials or of any gaseous,
liquid, solid, or thermal waste; grading, removing,
dredging, mining, dr extraction of any material;
change in .the density or intensity of use of land,
including..."
b. Revise Section 17.20.030 (page 17) as follows:
Change introduction - "...in this chapter shall
apply..."
In subsection (1), "...Projects on any tidelands,
submerged lands, or on public trust lands, whether
filled or unfilled, lying within the coastal zone, for
which application..."
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c. Revise Section 17.20 050 (page 18 -19) as follows:
Add to subsection (B) (1) "...California Coastal
Commission..."
Subsection. (B) 2g) delete, "...Coastal Commission's
original jurisdiction..." and replace with, "...Coastal
Development Permit appeal area..."
d. Add Section 17.20.054 as follows:
"...Public Notice Requirements on Appealable
Developments. At least one public hearing shin be
held on each application for an appealable development,
thereby affording any persons the opportunity to
appear at the hearing and inform the local government
of their concerns regarding the project. The public
hearing shall be conducted in accordance with existing
local procedures as is outlined in Section
17.20.050..."
e. Revise Section 17.20.060 (page 20) as follows:
After the first complete paragraph on page 20 add,
"...Where policies within the Land Use Plan overlap,
the policy which is the most protective of coastal
resources shall take precedence; and where there are
conflicts between the policies set forth in the Coastal
Land Use Plan (LUP) and existing ordinances, the
policies ofthe'Coastal Land Use plan shall take
precedence; the policies of —the LUP shall not
conflict with those of the other elements of the
General Plan..."
f. Add Section 17.20.064 as follows:
"...Notice of Local Government Action When Hearing
Continued. If a decision on a development permit is
continued by the local government to a time which is
neither (a) previously stated in the notice provided
pursuant to Section 17.20.050, nor (b) announced at the
hearing as being continued to a time certain, the loET
government shall provide notice otthe furtheriiearings
(or action on the proposed development) in the same
manner, and withcn the same time limits as estab1fiEe3 .
in Section 17.20.050..."
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g Add Subsections 17.20.070 (C) and (E) as follows:
"—Finality of Local Government Action. A local
decision on the application has been made and all
required findings have been adopted including specific
factual findings suoportina the legal conclusions that
the proposed development is or is rot in conformity
with the certified local coastatprogram and, where
applicable, with the public access and recreation
policies or Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act, and (2) when
all local rights of appeal have been exhausted as in
Section 17.20.080.
E. Notice of Failure to Act.
(1) Notification by Applicant: If a local government
has failed to act on an application within the time
limits "set forth in Government Code Sections 65950-
56957.1, thereby approving the development by operation
of law, the person claiming a right to proceed pursuant
TT) overnment Code Sections-65950-65757.1 shall notify,
in writing, the local government and the Commission of
El's or her claim that the development -B-s been approved
FC operation of aw. Such notice sEi rl specify the
application whichis clainee to be approved.
(2) Notification by Local Government: When a local
government determines that the time limits established
. pursuant to Government Code Sections 65950 - 65957.1 have
expired, -Ehe local government shall; within seven (1)
calendar days of .such determination, notify by first
class mail the Commission and any persons who
specifically requested notice of such action by
submitting a self - addressed, stamped envelope to the
local government of its action. Such';notice sh71T
include conditions of approval and written findings and
the procedures for appeal of the local decision to the
Coastal Commission, and that the application has been
approved by operation of law pursuant to Government
Code Sections 65950 - 56957.1, and the application may be
appealed to the Commission pursuant to Section
T772i-.TIT. - -C Fir section sn.a1T applrequalTy to a
local government determination that the project has
been approved by operation of law and to a judicial
determination thatthe project has been approved by
operation of law)..."
h. Revise Section 17.20.080 (page 20) as follows:
Delete from section title, "...Commission's original
jurisdication..." and replace with, "...Coastal.
Development Permit appeal area..."
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Subsection (A) second 1 ine delete, "...Original Permit
Jurisdiction of the Coastal Commission..." and replace
with, "...City's or Coastal Commission jurisdiction for
purposes of notice, hearings and appeals..."
Subsection (A) second paragraph delete from the las two
lines, "...not within the Commission's Original
Jurisdiction..." and replace with, "...within the
City's jurisdiction..."
i. Delete 17.20.080, subsections 8 & C and replace with
the following:
When an appellant has pursued and exhausted his
or her appeal to the local appellate body (bodies) as
required by the local government appeal procedures,
said appeallant shall be qualified as an aggrieved
person;' except that exhaustion of all local appeals
shall not be required if any oT Tefol low ing occur:
1)) The local government or jurindice ion require an
appeallant to appeal to more local appellate bodies
than have been certified as appellate bodies for
permits in the coastal zone, in the implementation
section of .th•e Local Coastal Program.
2) An appellant was denied the right of tF.e initial
local appeal by a local ordinance which' restricts the
class of persons who may appeal a local decision;
3) An appellant was denied the right of local appeal
v because local notice and hearing procedures for the
development did not comply with the provisions tris.
Article.
4) The local government jurisdiction charges an appeal
fee for-Ere—Tiling or processing of appeals.
C. Where a project is appealed by any two (2) members of
the Commission, there shah be no requirement of
exhaustion of local appeals. Provided, however, that a
local government may provide, by ordinance, that notice
of commissioner appeals may be transmitted to the local
appellate body (which considers appeals from the local
body that rendered the final decision,) and the appeal
to the Commission may be suspended pending a decision
on the merits by that local appellate body. If the
decision of the local appellate body modifies or
reverses the previous decision, the commissioners shall
be required to file a new appeal from that
decision It
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Revise Section 17.20.090 (page 21) as follows:
Delete title and replace with, "...Effective Date of
City Action..." Introduction, delete from second line,
"...Commission's original jurisdiction..." and replace
with "...Development Permit appeal area..."
Subsection (B) delete, "...17.20(C)..." and replace
with, "...17.20.070(C)..."
Add new part after subsection (B) which reads:
"the effective date of the City's action may be
suspended if either of the above circumstances occur ".
k. Revise Section 17.20.120 (pages 23 and 24) as follows:
Subsection (D) "Exception ", add to line eight, "...may
only be waived..." and on page 24 jKtL'nJ r (tot "...the
Director _ of the
type..."
1. Add Section 17.20.115 as follows:
"...Procedures for Open Space Easements and Public
Access Documents.
A. The executive director of the commission shall
review and approve all legal documents specified in the
conditions of approval s a coastal development permit
for public access and conservation /open space
easements.
(1) Upon completion of permit review by the lcoal
government and prior to the issuance of the permit, the
local government shall forward a copy 'of the permit
• conditions. andinidngs of approval and copies of tee
legal documents to the executive director of the
Commission for review and approval of the legal
adequacy and consistency with the requirements of
potential accepting agencies;
(2) The executive director of the Commission shall
have- fifteen (15) working days from receipt of the
documents in which to complete the review and notify
the applicant of recommended revisions if any;
(3)- The local government may issue the permit upon
expiration of the fifteen (15) working day period if
notification of inadequacy-has not been received by the
local government within that time period;
(4) If the executive director has recommended
revisions to the applicant, the permit shall not be
issued until the deficiencies have been resolved to the
satisfaction of the executive director; or
B. IE a local Government requests, the Commission
shall delegate the authority to process the recordation
of the necessary legal documents to the
government if the local government identifies the
department of the local Government or public agency or
private association that has the resources r.tar.d
authorization to accept, open. and operate and
the accessways and open space /conservation areas
required as a condition of approval of coastal
development permits subject to the following: Upon
completion of the recordatio of the documents the local
government shall forward a copy of the _permit
conditions and findings of- approvat and copies of tSe
legal documents pertaiing to the ublc access arid-open
space conditions to the executive dire tore tF
Commission."
3. CHAPTER 17.32 - RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, MANUFACTURING
AND OPEN AREA DISTRICTS •
• a. Revise Section 17.32.040 (page 33) by adding after
,` Mobile Home Parks the statement, "...other permitted
uses as stated in"Section 17.60.040 (P).•
b. Revise Section 17.32.070 (page 36) by adding,
"...asterisk ( *) after barber and beauty shops, liquor
stores and service stations..."
Add to this same section the following note at the end
of the section, "... *These uses are prohibited on the
east and west sides of the Embarcadero..
Add the underlined word to the stated use section,
"...a single apartment unit or security quarters only
when secondary to permitted commercial uses and on rear
one -half of lot or upper story.
C. Revise Section 17.32.120 (page 44) by adding,
"...adjacent to the sea in order to function at all..."
d. Revise Sections 17.32.020 through 17.32 :120 (pages 31-
44) by adding at the top of each page the following
underlined part,
"...the following uses, or uses which
are found to be similar and cons i�tert'With the LUP,
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4. CHAPTER 17.33 - WATERFROINT DISTRICT
. a. Delete Section 17.33 -020 (page 45) and replace with,
"-17.33.020 - Development Defined. For purposes of
this chapter, development is defined as stated in
section 17.20.020(B)_..."
b. Revise Section 17.33.040 (page 45) as follows:
"...Chapter. 17.60 of this Title. Development priority
shall be given to coastal - dependent uses consistent
c. Revise Section 17.33.050 (page 46) as follows: "...The
height limit on structures shall be..."
d. Revise Section 17.33.090 (page 47) as follows: "...a
conditional use permit for new development shall
include..."
e. Revise Section 17.33.100 (page 47) by deleting
"...Chapter 17.48.220..." and replacing with
"...Chapter 17.48.200..."
5. CHAPTER 17.34 - COMMERCIAL /RECREATIONAL FISHING
DISTRICT
a. Revise Section 17.34.020(B) (page 50) as follows:
"—Existing uses may remain and be redeveloped in the
same use, but shall not be expanded or enlarged, as
long as there are no parking demands unmet on the
site..."
b. Revise Section 17.34.020(C) (page 50) by adding:
"...revetments, bulkhead and seawalls as permitted by
PRC Section 30610(d)...
c. Revise Section 17.34.030(F) (page 51) by adding:
"...Power plant cooling water intake facilities, if
found to be consistent with Section 17.34.040..."
d. Revise Section 17.34.050 (page 51) by changing:
"...setback..." to "...buffer..."
e. Revise Section 17.34.00 (page 53) by changing:
"...Chapter 17.38..." to "...Chapter 17.48.280..."
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6. CHAPTER 17.35 - OPEN AREA DISTRICT
a. Revise Section 17.35.030 (page 54) by adding the
underlined parts: "...allowed in the Open Area J
District or the Open Area (2) District, subject to a
conditional use permit..."
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b. Add a • new section to Chapter 17.35 as follows:
"...Conditionally permitted Uses in the 0A(1) District.
The following uses may be allowed in the Open Area (OA)
1 District, subject to a conditional use permit as
provided in Chapter. 17.60 of this title.
A. Parks, playgrounds and picnic areas.
B. Refreshment stands and sports equipment rental.
C. Other support structures such as restrooms,
dressing rooms, parking lots, lifeguard stations and
informational kiosks...
c. Revise Section 17.35.030 (page 54) by adding:
"...Conditionally permitted Uses in the OA (2)
District. The following uses may be allowed in the
Open Area (OA) 2 District..."
_d. Add Section 17.35.040 as follows:
"...Prohibited uses. All non- authorized motor
vehicles shall be prohibited from the beach areas o•£
the OA -2 District..."
7. CHAPTER 17.36 - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (P -D) SUFFIX ZONE
DISTRICT
a. Revise Section 17.36.040 (page 56) line six as follows:
"...density• range of the General . Plan and Coastal Land
Use Plan...
b. Add to Section 17.36.040 (page 56) last line as
follows: "...moderate income families, provision of
extraordinary public access, provisions for protecting
ESH's, but in all cases these provisions shall meet the
Coastal Land Use Plan. Policies..."
c.
Revise Section 17.36.060(A) (10), (page 57), by
adding: "...economic analysis, habitat analysis,
archaeological analysis, visual quality analysis,
public access analysis, thoroughfare plans... d sk�c��
Qtd.er 5=c -bc-n5 o* 4-his Ghc.p+'.,r ,.n- }•wi4'4s-kA.ndSna, DA p�
4-Ine proccJultb ,:. -N4s ct,c pWr 5khlt "-rely only to conl on"' I
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d. Revise Section 17.36.070(A -6) (page 58) by adding:
"...view sight lines, ESH mitigation plans,
archaeological mitigation plans, visual quality plans,
public access mitigation plans, or other features
necessary..."
.8. CHAPTER 17.38 - HARBOR AND NAVIGABLE WAYS DISTRICT
a. Revise Section 17.38.120(8) (page 62) by adding a new
subsection which states, "..Any alteration of the
Morro Bay wetland area shall be limited to very minor
inT cidential public facilities, restorative measures and
nature study..."
b. Add a new subsection to Chapter 17.38, which states:
"...As a condition to approval of any permit for
deveTopoent within the Midway Marina, the City shall
require that the State Department of Parks and
REcreation include tFe mr wav marina in its Morro Bay
State Park Master Plan. Permitted uses stall be
limited to recreational boat dockage and support
services..."
9. CHAPTER 17.39 - AGRICULTURE ZONE
a. Add a new section at the beginning of this chapter:
"...Intent. It is the intent of the City that it shall
maintain the maximum amount of prime agricultural land
in gricultural production to assure the protection of
TTe area's agricultural economy. i n addition, it is
the City's ;intent that all non. -prime agriculture land'
.within the City of Morro Bay suitable for agricultural
use shall not be converted to non - agricultural uses
unless (1) continued or renewed agricultural use is not
feasible, or (2) such conversion would preserve prime
agricultural land or concentrate development consistent
with Public Resources Code Section 30250'..."
b. Add a new subsection to the end of 17.39.110- (page
64), which states: "...Feasible shall mean capable of
being accomplished in a successful manner within a
reasonable period of time, taking into account
economic, environmental, social and technological
factors..."
c. Delete Section 17.39.130(8) (page 65) and replace
with: "...Conditionally permitted Uses. The following
may be permitted in the AG zone subject to a
conditional use per'm'it: one single family residence;
farm labor quarters; public coastal accesswa,ys;
greenhouse and nurseries; other uses per the Land Use
Plan or Section 17.39.120,- if the appropriate findings
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are made by the Planning Commission..."
Revise Section 17.39.120(D) (page 65) as follows:
"...(a) That no alternative building site exists except
on prime agricultural lands; and..." "...(b)...will
be converted to these..."
e. Delete Section 17.39.130 (page 66) and replace with:
"...17.39.130 Findings for Permitting Commercial Uses
on Non -Prime Agricultural Land. The Planning
Commission shall not approve an application for a
conditional use permit to allow commercial recreation,
visitor - serving commercial or general commercial uses
unless the permitted development an non -prime
agricultural lands snarl preserve the maximum amount oh
agricultural lands in. agricultural use. In addition,
in the approving of any land division or non-
agricultural use, all of the Yollowinq findings shald
be made by the Planning Commission:
'A. Continued or renewed agricultural use is. not
feasible without the proposed division and /or
supplemental non - agricultural use;
8. The proposed division and /or use will allow for and
support the continued use of the site as a
productive agricultural unit, would contribute to
longterm agricultural viability and would preserve
all agricultural lands;
C. The proposed division and /or use will result in no
adverse effect upon the continuance or
establishment of agricultural uses on the
undeveloped portion of the property or on
surrounding or nearby properties.
D. Buffer areas are provided between agricultural and
non- agricultural uses;
E. Adequate water supply, sewage disposal and other
public services are available to serve the proposed
development after provision has been made for the
continuance of existing agricultural operatiens and
future operations which may require water needs
exceeding the present needs.
F. The proposed division and /or use will not adversely
impact environmentally sensitive areas, scenic
resources or the rural character of the site..."
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f. Insert a new section after 17.39.130 (page 66) as
follows:
"...Conditions for permitting Commercial uses on non -
prime agricultural land. The Planning Commission sna1T
not approve an application for a conditional use permit
to allow commercial recreation, visitor- serving
commercial or general commercial unless the following
conditions are met:
A. Where continued agricultural use is not feasible
without some supplemental non- agricultural use,
priority shall be given to public recreational
uses, visitor serving recreation and visitor -
serving recreation and visitor serving commercial
use;
B. All property division and/or non- agricultural
development on non -prime agricultural land shall
require a City approved development plan showing
how the proposed division or development would
affect the property. Any proposed development
shall be6lustered to retain the maximum amount of
agricultural land in agricultural production or
available for agricultural use or the remaining
acreage shall be left in open space if
agricultural uses are found to be infeasible;
C. Where new non- agricultural developments are
permitted on lands in or previously in
agricultural production, sensitive habitats shall
be protected,, restored and enhanced .as a condition
o£ development approval;
D. Development shall be Iodated close to' existing
roads and shall be sited to minimize impacts on
scenic resources, wildlife habitat and streams and
adjacent agricultural operations;
E. prime agricultural land shall not be removed from
production unless consistent with PRC Section
30241;
F. Land divisions or development prop osals shall
include a means of permanently securing the
remaiing acreage in agricultural use, such as
agricultural— preserves, open space easements, or
granting of development rigEts. Covenants not to
further divide shall also be executed and recorde�c
prior to issuance of development permits;
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G. The creation of a homeowner's or other
organization or the submission of agricuiltural
mangement plans shall be required to provide for
continued agricultural use of agricultural lands
and their availability either on a lease or
purchase basis. Such organtzT ons or plans shall
also provide for the maintenance of water or road
systems;
H. 'Agricultural lands supplemented by development
shall be accompanied by covenants or other
suitable recorded mechanisms to ensure tFe
maintenance of buffers;
I. Agricultural uses shall have priority over
commercial uses in terms of all public utilities,
including but not limited to eater and sewerage.
If the capacities of such utilities are inadequate
to serve all uses, all agricultural uses (on prime
or non -prime ands) sWa11 be served first wit. the
remaining supply going to non — agricultural
development;
J. Buffer areas between the commercial uses and land
inagricu tural use are incorporated into the
design of the project;
K. The development is found consistent with all
General Plan and Coastal Lard Use Policies; and
L. All other conditions as required by the Planning
- Commission.
Revise Section 17.39.140 (page 67) as follows:
"...A. Principally. Permitted Uses. Structures
permitted in accordance with Section 17.39.120A) above
shall' not cover more than five percent (53) of the
site..."
..B. Conditionally Permitted Uses. maximum
allowable coverage for conditionally permitted uses
shall not exceed twenty five percent (25%) of the
acreage of the site, except any residential or
commercial use shall only cover two percent (23) of the
acreage (determination of acreage figures for the
Williams property includes the property outside the
City limits).
h. Modify Section 17.39.160(C) (page 67) by adding to the
end of the last sentence:
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"...and the lots are clustered to maintain agricultural
feasi i11ty or provide a coordinated open space
area..."
10. CHAPTER 17.42 - ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT (ESH)
DISTRICT
a. Revise 'Section 17.42.020(8) (page 76) by adding at the
end of- the section: "...The salinity may be
.eriodically increased above the open ocean by
evaporation. In general, the boundary between
''wetland" and "estuary" is the line of extreme low
water..."
b. Revise Section 17.42.030(32) (page 78) as follows:
"...The following are conditionally permitted uses in
wetlands: very minor, incidental public facilities,
data gathering devices and instruments when there is no
other feasible, environmentally less damaging
alternative; other scientific and educational work;
restorative measures; and commercial mariculture where
no alteration of the wetland is necessary..."
c. Revise Section 17.42.070 (page 80) by adding:
"...protection after such consultation. All permitted
reductions in.buffer areas shall be found consistent
with Policies 11:01, 11.05, 11.06 and 11.14 of 'the
Coastal Land Use Plan..."
d. Revise Section 17.42.080(8) (page 80) by adding:
"...minor nature such as fences, at grade improvements
for pedestrian or equestrian trails,..."
e. Revise Section 17.42.100(B) (page 81) by deleting and
adding: "...minimum amount necessary and revegetation
with (1) native vegetation in the habitat areas of rare
or endangered specieis, or (2) native, drought tolerant
plants where determined feasible and approved by the
Citv..."
11. CHAPTER 17.44 - PARKING, DRIVEWAY AND LOADING
FACILITIES
a. Add Section 17.44.060 as follows:
"...If Parking Management Programs and'Districts are
established in appropriate downtown business areas,
said formations shall be established pursuant to and as
provided for in the City's Coastal Land Use Plan (LUP)
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policies 1.07A and 1.22. Assessment District financing
and /or an in -lieu fee system may be established in
order povide adequate off - street parking requirements
for new development..."
12. CHAPTER 17.45 - BLUFF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
a.
Revise Section 17.45.030 (page 97) by adding:
"... "Toe of the Bluff ", means the point at which the
inland extent of a beach or the Mean High Tide Line of
the ocean where tFere is no beach meets he —aceof tl
bluff..."
b. Revise Section 17.45.909 (page 101) by adding to the
end of the section the following: "...site, and meets
the public access requirements of Section 17.48.280..."
13. CHAPTER 17.43 - GENERAL REGULATIONS, CONDITIONS AND
EXCEPTIONS
a. Revise Section 17.48.200 (page 109) by adding new
subsection between (C) and (D), which states:
"...Restores and enhances visual quality in visually
degraded areas..."
b. Revise Section 17.48.200(D) (page 109) by adding:
"...Landscaping to restore and enhance visually
degraded areas using native and drought resistant plant
and tree species..." and
"...Preservation and enhancement of views of the ocean,
bay, sandspit and Morro Rock..."
c. Revise Section 17.48.280(A2) (page 114)' as follows:
"...all new development of additions..." and "...any
development or improvement..." .
d. Revise Section 17.48.280(A) 2a) (page 114 as follows:
"...a. A change in the category of land use, a change
in intensity of use or change of use..."
e. Revise Section 17.48.280(4) (page 115) as follows:
"...that maximum provision for public viewing areas..."
f. Revise Section 17.48.280(C) (la) (page 115) as
follows: "...inconsistent with public safety, military
security needs or..."
g. Add Section 17.48.280 (pages 114 -116) by adding a new
subsection which states: "...Notwithstanding the
requirements of this section additional public access
provisions on the southern wF /PD District will be
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required as stated in Policy 1.29 of the Coastal Land
Use Plan..."
h. Revise Section 17.48.300(C) (page 121) by adding:
"...and is consistent with all ESH protection
policies..."
i. Revise Section 17.48.310 (page 121) by adding a new
section as follows: "...Intent. It is the City's
intent that significant archaeological and historic
resources shall be protected, to the greatest extent
possible both on public and privately hold lands..."
j. Revise Section 17.48.310(A) (page 121) as follows:
"...shall be required as a part of initial review for
application submittal for the following..."
k. Revise Section 17.48.310(B) (2b) (page 121) as
follows: "...by the archaeologist, and /or one of the
following..."
1. Add a new section in 17.48.310 (pages 121 -121A) that
states: "—Activities other than development which
could damage or destroy archaeological resources
including, but not limited to off —road vehicle activity
and unauthorized collecting of artifacts, shall be
prohibited unless specifically permitted by the
Planning Commission with provisions for adequately
protecting any archaeological resources..."
14. CHAPTER 17.49 — COMMUNITY HOUSING PROJECT REGULATIONS
a. Revise Section 17.49.030 (page 125) by adding: ":'..and
a finding that the project is consistent with the
General Plan and Coastal Land Use Plan and farther
provided that..."
b. Revise Section 17.49.070(A) (2) (page 129) by adding:
"...general plan and coastal land use plan,..."
15. CHAPTER 17.60 — USE PERMITS AND VARIANCES
a. Revise Section 17.60.040(P) (page 151) as follows:
"...Beach Street on the north, Olive Street on the
south, Main Street on the east and the waterfront on
the west..."
b. Revise Section 11'.60.060 (page 155)' by adding:
"...and; That the variance is found consistent with 4ke iniiwt
4 the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Program...'
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c. Revise Section 17.60.070 (page 155) by adding: "...C.
That the variance request is consistent with the intent
the Coastal Land Use Plan...
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ZONING ORDINANCE CHANGES
AS PROPOSED BY STAFF
I. CHAPTER 17.12 - DEFINITIONS
a. Insert a new section after 17.12.190 as follows:
Customer Service Area. "Customer Service Area" means
the cross floor area used or intended to be used for
service to the public; i.e. customers, patrons,
clients, or. visitors. It shall not include areas used
principally for nonpublic purposes such as utility
rooms, storage areas, kitchens, toilet or restrooms, or
display /advertising areas.
b. Insert a new section after 17.20.120 as follows:
Administrative Permits.
A. Uses Requiring an Administrative Coastal
Development Permit.
The Director may process as an administrative permit
any coastal development permit application specifically
for the following uses:
(1) improvements to an existing structure;
(2) any single family dwelling;
(3) development of four (4) dwelling units or
less that does not require demolition;
(4) any other developments not in excess eoft one
ndred thousand dollars ($100,000)
any subdivision of land; and
(5) any development specifically authorized as
the principal permitted use in accordance with the
certified Land Use Plan and not requiring a
conditional or special use permit, or a variance.
B. Notice of Administrative Permits.
Within five (5) days of the filing of the application,
notice of the submission of a coastal development
4 permit appfiTaition shall be posted at the site of the
proposed development in a conspicuous place and at the
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Morro Bay Branch of the public library by the applicant
using a l:orm provide3—by the Director. Failure on the
part of the applicant to post and maintain said notice
throughout the permit process shall constitute grounds
for suspension of the permit process by the City.
Notice shall also be sent'by first class mail to the
Executive Director of the Coastal Commission and to all
persons who have requested to be on the mailing list
for that development project.
C. Contents of Notice. The notice form required
pursuant to subsection (B) above, shall include the
following information:
(1) a statement that the development is within
the coastal zone;
(2) the date of filing of the application and the
name of the. applicant;.
(3) the case number assigned to the application;
(4) a description of the proposed development and
its location;
(5) a brief description of the general procedure
concerning permit approvals and appeals.
D. Action by the Director. The Director may deny,
approve or conditionally approve applications for
-administrative coastal development permits on the same
grounds as contained in Section 17.20.060.
Permits issued for such developments shall be governed
by the standards used in approving coastal development
permits pursuant to this Chanter.
E. Approval After Comment Period. The Director may
not approve or conditionally approve administrative
coastal development permits sooner than ten (10) days
after notice of the filing of the permit application
has been sent pursuant to this section, in order to
Tow reasonable time to accept and consider comments
on the application.
F. Time Limit for Action. The Director shall act on
administrative coastal development permits within
tftrty (30) days of acceptance of the application for
filing, except for developments for which other Cites
licenses, permits or entitlements are required by the
Morro Bay Municipal Code. In cases where other
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Director shall act on the administrative coastal
development permit within thirty (30) days of the
granting of all such other licenses, permits or
entitlements.
G. Effective Date of Administrative Permit.
1) An administrative permit shall not be effective
until the Planning Commission has had an opportunity to
review the matter ;Tits cirsc scheduled meeting after
the permit has been issued by the Director.
2) Any administrative permit issued by the Director
shall be placed on the agenda of the Planning
Commission at the Commission's first scheduled meeting
after the permit is issued. The Director shall prepare
a report in writing to the Planning Commission on the
permits. Such reports shall be available to the
public.
3) If two Planning Commissioners so request, the
issuance of the administrative permit shall not become
effective, but shall, if the applicant wishes to pursue
the application, be treated as a non.— administrative
coastal development permit apoTtcation governed by this
chapter.
H. Appeal of the Director's Action. Any person,
including the applicant, may appeal the decision of the
Director to the Planning Commission within ten (10)
days of the Director's decision. Further appeals to
the City Council and to the Coastal Commission may also
be pursued in accordance with Sections 17.20.070 and
17.20.080
I. Amendments to Administrative Permits.
(1) Amendments to administrative permits may be
approved by the Director upon the same criteria and
subject to the same reporting requirements and
procedures, including public notice and appeals, as
provided for issuance of administrative permits in
Sections 17.20.130 (A) through (F) inclusive.
(2) If any amendment would, in the opinion of the
Director, change the nature of the project so it no
longer meets the criteria established far treating the
application as an administrative permit pursuant to
Section 17.20.130 (A), then the application shall
thereafter be treated in the manner prescribed by this
Chapter dealing with amendments to permits other than
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2. CHAPTER 17.32 - RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICTS
a. Revise Section 17.32.020 as follows:
Add new,part at the bottom of page which reads:
"...Note: Garage setback is normally twenty (20) feet
from the property line except as provided in
Sections 17.40.030(A) and 17.48.042(A) and (B)..."
b. Revise Section 17.32.030 as follows:
Add a new part at the bottom of page which reads:
"...Note:' Garage setback is normally twenty (20) feet
from the property line except as provided in
Sections 17.40.030 (A) and 17.48.042(A) and (B)..."
c. Revise Section 17.32.040 as follows:
Add a new part at the bottom of page which reads:
"...Note: Garage setback is normally twenty (20) feet
from the property line except as provided in
Sections 17.40.030 (A) and 17.48.042 (A) and (B)..."
d. Revise Section 17.32.040(D), Height Limit; (E),
Miminimum Building Site; (F), Minimum Lot Width; (H),
Minimum Front Yard; (I), Corner Lot; (J) Interior
Side Yard; (K) Minimum Rear Yard; and (M) Maximum
Lot coverage, as follows:
Delete reference to a proposed zoning chapter for each
aforementioned subsections and replace with the
following phrase: "...per- CU ?..."
e. Revise Section 17.32.040.(G), Minimum Lot Area, as
follows:
Delete reference to a proposed zoning chapter and
replace with the figure, "...2,900...
f. Revise Section 17.32.050 as follows:
Add a new part at th'e.bottom of page which reads:
"...Note: Garage setback is normally twenty (20) feet
from the property line except as provTaed in
Sections 17.40.030 (A) and 17.48.042 (A) and (B)..."
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g. Revise Section 17.32.050(D), Height Limit; (E),
Minimum Building Site Square Footage; (F), Minimum Lot
Width; (H), Minimum Front Yard; (I), Corner Lot;
(J), Interior Side Yard; (K), Minimum REar Yard; and
(M), Maximum Lot coverage, as follows:
Delete reference to a proposed zoning chapter for each
aforementioned subsections and replace with the
following phrase: "...per CUP..."
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h. Revise Section 17.32.050(G), Minimum Lot Area per Unit,
as follows:
Delete reference to a proposed zoning chapter and
replace with the figure, "...2,900..."
i. Revise Section 17.32.070 as follows:
Add a new part at the bottom of page which reads:
"...Note: Garage setback is normally twenty (20) feet
from the property line as provided in Sections
17.40.030 (A) and 17.48.042 (A) and (B)..."
j. Revise Section 17.32.060(F), Minimum Lot Width; (H),
Minimum Front Yard; ( *), Corner lot; (3), Interior
Side Yard; (K) Minimum Rear yard; and (M) Maximum
Coverage, as follows:
Delete reference td.a proposed zoning chapter for each
aforementioned subsections and replace with the
following phrase: "...per CUP..."
k) Revise Section 17.32.060(G), Minimum lot area per unit
as follows:
Delete reference to a proposed zoning chapter and
replace with the figure, "...2,900..."
1) Revise Section 17.32.080 as follows:
Add a new part to the list of conditional uses which
.reads:
"...Retail Sales and Personal Services not within a
building, including food service establishments such as
drive -in or drive -thru restaurants, sandwich shop, ice
cream parlor with no..more than two (2) employees
m) Revise Section 17.32.090 by adding to the list of
conditionally approved uses, "Video Arcades ".
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h) Revise Section 17.32.090 (8) as follows:
Delete "...Medical and Dental Offices and Clinics..."
as jY principally permitted uses.
Add a new part to the list of conditional uses which
reads:.
"...offices of meeting facilities of nonprofit
organizations; Medical and Dental Offices and
Clinics; Medical, Dental, and Optometric
Laboratories..."
3. CHAPTER 17.40 - SPECIAL TREATMENT COMBINING DISTRICTS
a) Revise Section 17.40.030(A) - S.1•District by adding
the underlined parts:
"...Minimum front yard required, ten feet (including
garage entry setback)..."
b) Revise Section 17.40.030(A) - S.2 District, by adding
the underlined parts:
..Minimum front yard required, fifteen feet
(including garage entry setback)...
CHAPTER 17.48 GENERAL REGULATIONS, CONDITIONS, AND -
EXCEPTIONS
a) . .Delete Section 17.48.040 and replace with:
"...Accessory buildings.
A. Accessory buildings shall be constructed with, or
subsequent to;. the construction of the main building.
B. Where an accessary building is attached to the
main blllldl g, it shall be structurally a part of and
have a common 'roof system with the main building, and
shall coyly in all respects with the requirements e£
this title applicable to the main building. Unless so
attached, an accessory building in an R district shall
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adjacent lot..."
b) Insert a new section after 17.48.042 as follows:
"...Garage Buildings -- General Requirements.
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A. A garage shall not be located within. five feet of
any alley. In the case of a corner lot, a garage shall
not project beyond the front yard required or existing
on the adjacent. lot, but may extend to within one foot
of the property line along the rear yard or interior
side yard.
B. Residential garage entrances fronting on any l
Tine shall be located not less than twenty (2) feet
from said lot line except as provided elsewhere in this
title.
C. Notwithstanding any other requirements in the
title, in cases where the elevation of the front half
of the lot at a point fifty feet from the centerline of
the public right -of -way is seven feet above or below
1Te grade of said cente-li. ^.e, a private aaraae,
attached or detached, may be built to within five t'eet
of the front line of the lot. E' }rtkcrcaer'• — r nre �--
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:no-t- wi- t- hstandrn u� aa%�g s -� smirch -lots may- be -bat1t
to- a- he -ich.t -not - to- eicezed - fe'e't-nbve`th'eq'r'an• -il
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C. Delete Section 17.48.340 and replace with:
"...Satellite Dish Antennas in Residential District.
The intent of this section is to establish regulations
which allow for the reasonable use of various
telecommunicaion reception technologies while at the
same time protecting_ other community values such as
public safety, views and neighborhood character.
A. Small Dish Antennas. Any satellite dish antenna
whicn is equal to, or less tFn 30 inches i 3iameter or
equal to, or less than seven square feet in area,may be
permitted in any residential district in conjunction
with a residential use provided, however, that said
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sa� 1_i dish antenna not located ir. any cu_ e
setback area and ti:e heiht limit for the district is
not exceeded.
B. Large Satellite Dish Antennas. Satellite dish
antennas which are larger than 30 inches in diameter or
seven square feet in area may be permitted in any •
residential district in conjunction with a
residential
use subject to the following standards:
1. Such satellite dishes shall not be located in any
required setback.
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'2. The ".Fight limit for the disc t t shall not be
exceeded.
3. Such antennas shall be located above the first
floor or enclosed within a six foot blob fence.
4. No detached satellite dish antenna shall be
located closer than. Six (6) feet from any building.
C. Exceptions. Any satellite dish antenna which does
not meet the requirements of section A or B abc.ve, may
be perm -fitted in any residential district in conjunction
with a residential use subject to obtaining a
Conditional Use Permit -From the Planning Commission.
In addition to the findings required by Chapter 17.60,
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of this section is satisfied iits coneiuerat of
the use permit request..."
CHAPTER 17.60 - USE PERMITS, ZONING VARIANCES
a. Insert a new subsection after 17.60.040(R)
"...Embarcadero Non - Permanent Vendors. The special use
permit is to provide retail sale from a moveable
structure, stand or appurtenance in the area labeled
"Embarcadero ". The "Embarcadero" is definied as the
area between Beach Street on the north, Main Street on
the east, Olive Street on The south and the waterfront
on tFe west, and including the Embarcadero no.rth of
Coleman Drive.
1. Non - Permanent Vendor(s) -- General Provisions
a. A Non - permanent Vender shall submit a site plan
indicating the location of the operation, relative
surrounding buildings, parking lots and public right of
ways, as well as such other inTormat o deemed
necessary by the Director.
b. Non- permanent Vendor applications) shal.1 be
reviewed by the Harbor Commission prior to the public
hearing by the Planning Commission
c. A Non - permanent Vendor shall obtain County Health
permits and a Cit./business license.
d. Comprehensive public liability and property damage
insurance shall be secured naming the City as the
additional insured by all non - permanent vendors as
required of the master leasehold with the City. The
Planning Commission may require similar insurance
provisions for vendors not located on lease sites as
deemed necessary.
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e. On City - administered property (lease sites), the
vendor shall submit a sub- lease•agreement with the
Leasee and Lease Amendment Agreement for City Approval,
as necessary. Such lease operations shall be a
permitted lease use or use amendment as requested. All
retail sales resulting from lease operations are
subject to percentages of cross sales when calculating
lease rent payments on certain City leases.
f. All vending apparatus shall be removed at the close
of business daily.
g. Vendors shall be at designated locations; "roving"
(i.e. moving from one location to another) shall not be
permitted.
h. Vendors are precluded from operations on all public
rights of way. A Non- Permanent Vendor,therefore, is
restricted to private or City leased property.
2. Non - permanent Vendor(s) - - Standards. The
following standards shall apply to all vendors:
a. Design. Vending apparatus shall be visually
tarmonious with the waterfront area and shall visually
enhance its surroundings.
b. Signs. Signs should be affixed to the apparatus,
and shall not exceed eight (8) square feet.
c. Hours. Vending operations shall be set up prior to
-peak visitor hours and shall be removed after such
hours. The Planning commission may set specific times
for movement of the operation considering location and
season.
d. Lighting. Any associated lighting shall be
directed downward and of such an intensity to avoid
glare or visual distraction on the Embarcadero. •
e. Litter. Applications' shall include provisions for
litter containment and clean -up of sales items or
packaging, as appropriate.
f. Noise. Excessive noise shall not be permitted.
Requests for music shall be considered individually,
and shall be permitted only if the Planning Commission
finds that nearby establishments will not be disturbed.
g. Vandalism. Vendors shall provide for the security
of vending apparatus.
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interfere with access to any public or private facility.
i. Utility Hookups. Utility hookups shall be
installed as needed. Hookups may be similar to those
utilized bv recreational vehicles. Hookups shall be
located to avoid danger to pedestrians. Such utility
facilities shall be underground or otherwise visually
screened.
j. Pedestrian Access. Vendors shall be permitted only
in locations whi —ch 1,7111 not conflict with pedestrian
access.
k. Emergency Access. Vendors shall be permitted only
in locations which will not interrupt traffic flow or
emergency access.
1. Circulation. Locations for all such operations
shall be reviewed and approved by the—City Engineer,
Fire Chief and Police Chief, to ensure that the
oeprations will not interfere with vehicular or
pedestrian circulation patterns. Fut:Wermore, existing
public parking shall not be curtailed or restricted by
the operations.
m. Sanitation Facilities. All vendors shall arrange
for access to a restroom or the operator; such
facility for any vendor with —Mid operations shall TeTe
hot and cold running water.
n. Parking. After considering the nature of the
business and the expected number of employees, the
Planning Commission may require the provision of
employee parking'as a condition of approval... ".
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ORDINANCE NO 262
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE "ZONING MAP OF THE
CITY OF MORRO BAY" AS REFERENCED AND INCORPORATED
IN SECTION 17.28.010 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, on February 6, April 16, June 18 and July 16, 1984,
the Planning Commission of the City of Morro Bay, California, did
hold duly noticed public hearings to consider amendments to the
Zoning Map of the City of Morro, as illustrated on Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and
WHEREAS, after said public hearings, the Planning Commission
did recommend to the City Council approval of said amendments;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council did find that said amendments are
beneficial and necessary for the implementation of the City's
Coastal Land Use Plan and General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the
City of Morro Bay, as follows:
1. That the Morro Bay Zoning Map, referenced and
incorporated in Section 17.28.010 of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code, ishereby amended as illustrated on
Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by this reference.
2. That said map amendments shall not take effect unless
and until they are submitted to and certified by the
California Coastal Commission, pursuant to the
California Public Resources Code Sections 30513 and
30514.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting thereof on the 27th day of August, 1984,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Anderson, Lemons, Risley, Zeuschner, Shelton
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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ORDINANCE NO. 261
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MORRO BAY
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.24 REGARDING
THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay does ordain that
Ordinance 54 and Chapter 2.24 of the Morro Bay Municipal Code
be amended to read as described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay at a regular meeting of the City Council held thereof
on the 25th day of June , 1984, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Anderson, Lemons, Risley, Zeuschner
NOES: None
ABSENT: Shelton
ATTEST:
BUD ZEUSCH
ARDITH DAVIS,' DEPUTY CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MICHAEL T. LESAGE
CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR PRO TEM
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Sections:
2.24.010
2.24.020
2.24.030
2.24.040
2.24.050
2.24.060
2.24.070
2.24.080
2.24.090
2.24.100
2.24.110
2.24.120
2.24.130
2.24.140
aEXHIBIT "A"
Chapter 2.24
PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION*
024.010-2.24.050
Established.
Qualifications.
Ex Officio Members.
Terms of Office and Vacancies.
Appointments.
Organization.
Procedure.
Quorum.
Absence from Meetings.
Secretary -- Minutes.
Duties and Responsibilities.
Recreation Department.
Recreation Director -- Appointment.
Recreation Director -- Meeting Attendance -- Reports.
2.24.010 Established. There is created a parks and recreation
commission composed of five members. (Ord. 54 § 1 (part), 1966:
prior code §2621.)
2.24.020 Qualifications. The regular members of the commission
shall be qualified electors of the city and shall serve without
compensation. The members of the commission shall include five
members of the public who shall hold no other public office in the
city. (Ord. 54 §1 (part), 1966: prior code ®2622.)
2.24.030 Ex Officio Members. There shall be two ex officio
members on the commission consisting of one member of a youth serving
organization in the Morro Bay area and one member of a community
service organization. Ex officio members shall be appointed by the
mayor. (Ord. 54 §1 (part), 1966: prior code §2623.)
2.24.040 Terms of Office and Vacancies. Regular members of
the commission shall serve for a period of four years beginning on
July 1, 1966. The term of ex officio members shall terminate
on December 31 of each year. The terms of two members shall
expire on December 31, 1984 and every four years thereafter; and the
terms of the three other members shall expire on December 31, 1986
and every four years thereafter. Vacancies in the commission
occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled in
the manner hereinafter set forth for appointments. All members
shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council. (Ord. 54 §1
(part), 1966: prior code §2624.)
2.24.050 Appointments. Appointments for the commission (other
than ex officio) and the filling of vacancies shall be made by the City
Council. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only. (Ord.
54 §1 (part), 1966: prior code M2625.)
*For statutory provisions regarding parks and playgrounds, see Gov.
Code §38000 et seq.; for provisions regarding municipal control of
certain parks, see Public Resources Code §5181 et seq.
2.24.060- 2.24.110
2.24.060 Organ tion. At its first regul$ meeting following
July 1st of each year, the members of the commiss shall elect a
chairman and a vice chairman, who shall hold office for one year.
The chairman shall preside over meetings, appoint appropriate committees,
sign resolutions and direct the affairs, including establishing
the meeting agenda, of the commission. In the absence of the
chairman, the duties of this office shall be performed by the vice
chairman. (Ord. 54 §1 (part), 1966: prior code §2626.1.)
2.24.070 Procedure. The commission shall adopt rules and
regulations to govern procedure and shall set a time for regular
meetings which will be held at least once a month. (Ord. 54 81
(part), 1966: prior code 62626.2.)
2.24.080 Quorum. A majority of members shall constitute
a quorum. (Ord. 54 81 (part), 1966: prior code 62626.3.)
2.24.090 Absence from Meetings. Absence of a member from
three consecutvie meetings, without formal consent of the commission
noted in its official minutes, constitutes the voluntary resignation
of such absent member and the position shall be declared vacant.
(Ord. 54 61 (part), 1966: prior code 82626.4.)
2.24.100 Secretary -- Minutes. The Director of the Recreation
Department shall serve as or appoint a secretary to maintain
accurate minutes of the activities and official actions of the
commission. (Ord 54 61 (part), 1966: prior code §2626.5.)
2.24.110 Duties and Responsibilities. The duties and
responsibilities of the parks and recreation commission shall be to:
A. Act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all
matters pertaining to parks and public recreation and to cooperate
with other governmental agencies and civic groups in the advancement
of sound park and recreation planning and programming;
B. Formulate policies on recreation services for approval
by the City Council;
C. Meet with the City Council in March and in December of each
year to discuss proposed policies, programs, budgeting, future needs
or other matters requiring joint deliberation;
D. Recommend to the City Council the development of recreational
areas, parks, facilities, programs and improved recreation services;
E. Recommend to the City Council the adoption of standards
concerning parks and recreation in respect to organization,
personnel -, areas and facilities, program and financial support;
F. Assist in coordinating recreation services with the
programs of governmental agencies and voluntary organizations;
G. Advise the Recreation Director in the preparation of the
annual parks maintenance, park improvement and Recreation Department
budget and long range park and recreation facilities improvements;
H. Adopt rules and regulations governing the use of recreation
areas and facilities consistent with ordinances of the city.
(Ord. 54 611 (part), 1966: prior code 62627.1 -- 62627.12.)
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24.120 Recre on Department. A recreat department is
established for the C.ty. The functions of this t partment are to
provide opportunities for wholesome, year round public recreation
service for all age groups. The Recreation Department shall
further be responsible for development of park and recreation
facilities, the planning of facilities and standards in the City.
(Ord. 54 §1 (part), 1966: prior code §2628.)
2.24.130 Recreation Director -- Appointment. The city
administrator shall appoint a recreation director to administer
the recreation department, under the direction of the city
administrator. (Ord. 54 §1 (part), 1966: prior code §2629.)
2.24.140 Recreation Director -- Meeting Attendance -- Reports.
The Recreation Director shall attend meetings of the commission and
shall make such report to the commission as requested. (Ord 54 §1
(part), 1966: prior code §2630.1.)
ORDINANCE NO. 260
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY AMENDING
SECTION 3.24.020 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE EXTENDING THE TRANSIENT
OCCUPANCY TAX TO RENTALS IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the City has long levied a transient occupancy tax on the privilege
of rental occupancies of thirty days or less in hotels, motels, or other lodging; and
WHEREAS, this Council finds that it is appropriate and equitable to extend the
transient occupancy tax to include rentals in recreational vehicle and mobile home
parks because of the demands on City streets, police, fire protection and other
general governmental services created by such transient occupancies; and
WHEREAS, this Council finds that it is necessary to develop additional revenue
to fund increasing costs of providing general governmental services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay
as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 3.24.020 (A) of the Morro Bay Municipal Code be
amended to read as follows:
3.24.020 (A). "Hotel" means any structure, or any portion of any structure
which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for
dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes, and includes any hotel, inn, tourist
home or house, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming
house, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobilehome or
house trailer at a fixed location or other similar structure or portion
thereof; and shall further include any space, lot, area or site in any trailer
court, recreational vehicle park, mobile home park, camp, park or lot where
a trailer, tent, recreational vehicle, mobile home, motorhome, or other
similar conveyance is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by
transients dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes. (NOTE: Amendment is
shown underlined.).
SECTION 2. This amendment shall be effective July 1, 1984 and thereafter.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a
regular meeting held thereof on the 29 day of May , 1984, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Risley, Zeuschner, Shelton
NOES: None
ABSENT: Anderson
ATTEST:
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PE JI:1TCHANAN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
Nor
EUGj;' R. SHELTON, MAYOR
ORDINANCE NO. 259
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY
AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE NO. 116, SECTION 1 AND 2 OF
ORDINANCE NO. 124, AND SECTION 10.32.010 OF THE MORRO BAY
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE TO PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIMITS
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1 of Ordinance 116, Section 1 and 2 of Ordinance No.
124, and Morro Bay Municipal Code Section 10.32.010 shall be
amended as follows:
The prima facie speed limit on Quintana Road between Morro
Bay Boulevard and La Loma Avenue shall be 30 mph.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a regular meeting held thereof on the 12th day of March ,
1984 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Lemons, Risley, Zeuschner, Shelton
NOES: None
ABSENT: Anderson
ATTEST:
PAUL BAXTER, City Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 258
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MORRO BAY ADDING SECTION 14.60.240 TO CHAPTER 14.60
OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE UNDERGROUND
STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 14.60 of the Morro Bay Municipal
Code be amended to add Section 14.60.240 as follows:
Section 14.60.240 Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances
It is the purpose of this chapter to establish standards for the
construction and monitoring of facilities used for the underground
storage of hazardous substances, and to establish a procedure for
issuance of permits for the use of these facilities.
(1) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the
following words and phrases are defined, and shall be construed
as hereinafter set out, unless it shall be apparent from the
context that they have a different meaning:
(a) "Council" means the City Council of the City of
Morro Bay.
(b) "Facility" means any one, or combination of,
underground storage tanks used by a single business entity
at a location or site.
(c) "Hazardous substance" means all of the following
liquid and solid substances, unless the State Department
of Health Services, in consultation with the State Water
Resources Control Board, determines the substance could
not adversely affect the quality of the waters of the
City or region:
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(1) Substances on the list prepared by the
Director of the Department of Industrial Relations
pursuant to Section 6382 of the Labor Code of the
State of California.
(2) Hazardous substances, as defined in Section
25316 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
California.
(3) Any substance or material which is classified
by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) as a
flammable liquid, a class II combustible liquid, or a
class III -A combustible liquid.
(d) "Operator" means the operator of an underground
storage tank.
(e) "Owner" means the owner of an underground storage
tank.
(f) "Permitting Authority" shall be the County Health
Officer or his designee.
(g) "Person" means an individual, trust, firm, joint
stock company, corporation, including a government corporation,
partnership, and association. "Person" also includes any
city, county, district, the State, or any department or
agency thereof.
(h) "Pipe" means any pipeline or system of pipelines
which is used in connection with the storage of hazardous
substances and which are not intended to transport hazardous
substances in interstate or intrastate commerce or to transfer
hazardous materials in bulk to or from a marine vessel.
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(i) "Primary containment" means the first level
of containment, such as the portion of a tank which comes
into immediate contact on its inner surface with the
hazardous substance being contained.
(j) "Product= tight" means impervious to the
substance which is contained, or is to be contained, so
as to prevent the seepage of the substance from the
primary containment. To be product- tight, the tank
shall not be subject to physical or chemical deter4 .
ioration by the substance which it contains over the
useful life of the tank.
(k) "Secondary containment" means the level of
containment external to, and separate from the primary
containment.
(1) "Single- walled" means construction with walls
made of only one thickness of material. For the purpose
of this section, laminated, coated, or clad material shall
be considered single - walled.
(m) "Special inspectors" means a professional
engineer, registered pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing
with Section 6700) - Division 3 of the Business and
Professions Code of the State of California, who is
qualified to attest, at a minimum, to structural sound-
ness, seismic safety, and compatibility of construction
materials with contents, cathodic protection, and the
mechanical compatibility of the structural elements.
(n) "Storage ", or ":store" means the containment,
handling or treatment of hazardous substances, either
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on a temporary basis or for a period of years. "Storage"
or "store" does not mean the storage of hazardous wastes
in an underground storage tank if the person operating
the tank has been issued a hazardous waste facilities
permit by the State Department of Health Services pursuant
to Section 25200 or granted interim status under Section
25200.5 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
California.
(o) "Unauthorized release" means any release or
emission of any hazardous substance which does not conform
to the provisions of this chapter, unless this release is
authorized by the State Water Reousrces Control Board
pursuant to Division 7 (commending with Section 13000) of
the Water Code of the State of California.
(p) "Underground storage tank" means any one or
combination of tanks, including pipes connected thereto,
which,is used for the storage of hazardous. substances and'..
which is substantially or totally beneath the surface of
the ground: "Underground storage tank" does not include
any of the following:
(1) A tank used for the storage of hazardous
substances used for the control of external parasites
of cattle and subject to the supervision of the County
Agricultural Commissioner if the County Agricultural
Commissioner determines, by inspection prior to use,
that the tank provides a level of protection equivalent
to that required by subsection (03) , if the tank was
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installed after June 30, 1984, or protection
equivalent to that provided by subsection (04) ,
if the tank was installed on or before June 30, 1984.
(2) Tanks which are located on a farm and store
motor vehicle fuel which is used only to propel vehicles
used primarily for agricultural purposes.
(3) Tanks used for aviation or motor vehicle
fuel located within one mile of a farm and the tank
is used by a licensed pest control operator, as defined
by Section 11705 of the Food and Agricultural Code of
the State of California, who is primarily involved in
agricultural pest control activities.
(4) Structures such as sumps, separators, storm
drains, catch basins, oil field gathering lines, refinery
pipelines, lagoons, evaporation ponds, well cellars,
separation sumps, lined and unlined pits, sumps and
lagoons. Sumps which are a part of a monitoring
system required under subsections (03) and (04)
are not exempted by this Section.
(2) Design standards and monitoring systems for new
facilities. No underground storage tank or facility shall be
installed after January 1, 1984, unless a Permit to Operate is
first obtained from the Permitting Authority. A Permit to
Operate shall not be issued for any underground storage tank
or facility installed after January 1, 1984, unless the
underground storage tank or facility meets the following
requirements:
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(a) Be designed and constructed to provide primary
and secondary levels of containment of the hazardous substances
stored in them in accordance with the following performance
standards:
(1) Primary containment shall be product- tight.
(2) Secondary containment shall be constructed
to prevent structural weakening as a result of contact
with any released hazardous substances, and also shall
be capable of storing for the maximum anticipated period
of time necessary for the recovery of any released
hazardous. substance.
(3) In the case of an installation with one
primary container, the secondary containment shall be
large enough to contain at least 100 percent of the
volume of the primary tank.
(4) In the case of multiple primary tanks, the
secondary container shall be large enough to contain
150 percent of the volume of the largest primary tank
placed in it, or 10 percent of the aggregate internal
volume of all primary tanks, whichever is greater.
(5) If the facility is open to rainfall, then
the secondary containment must be able to additionally
accommodate the volume of a 24 -hour rainfall as
determined by a 100 -year storm history.
(6) Single - walled containers do not fulfill the
requirement of an underground storage tank providing
both a primary and a secondary containment.
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(7) The design and construction of underground
storage tanks for motor vehicle fuels storage need not
meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (6),
inclusive, if the primary containment construction is
of glass fiber, reinforced plastic, cathodically
protected steel, or steel clad with glass fiber
reinforced plastic, any such alternative primary
containment is installed in conjunction with a system
that will intercept and direct a leak from any part
of the tank to a monitoring well to detect any
release of motor vehicle fuels stored in the tank
and which is designed to provide early leak detection
response, and to protect groundwater from releases, and
if monitoring is an accordance with the alternative
method identified in paragraph (3) of subdivision
(b) of this section. Pressurized piping systems
connected to underground stroage tanks used for the
storage of motor vehicle fuels and monitored in
accordance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of
this section shall also be deemed to meet the
requirements of this subdivision.
(b) Be designed and constructed with a monitoring
system capable of detecting entry of the hazardous material
stored in the primary containment into the secondary
containment. If water could intrude into the secondary
containment, a means of monitoring for water intrusion
and for safely removing the water shall also be provided.
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(c) When required by the Permitting Authority, a
means of overfill protection for any primary tank, including
an overfill prevention device or an attention - getting
higher level alarm, or both. Primary tank filling operations
of underground storage tanks containing motor vehicle fuels
which are visually monitored and controlled by a facility
operator satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.
(d) Different substances that in combination may
cause a fire or explosion, or the production of flammable,
toxic, or poisonous gas, or the deterioration of a primary
or secondary container, shall be separated in both the
primary and secondary containment so as to avoid potential
intermixing.
(e) If water could enter into the secondary containment
by precipitation or infiltration, the facility shall contain
a means of removing the water by the owner or operator. This
removal system shall also provide for a. means of analyzing
the removed water for hazardous substance contamination
and a means of disposing of the water, if so contaminated,
at an authorized disposal facility.
(3) Monitoring systems for existing facilities. No
underground storage tank or facility installed on or before
January 1, 1984, and used for the storage of hazardous substances
shall continue to operate unless a Permit to Operate is obtained
by January 1, 1985. No Permit to Operate such tank or facility
shall be issued or remain valid unless the following actions are
taken:
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(a) On or before January 1, 1985, the owner shall
outfit the facility with a monitoring system capable of
detecting unauthorized releases of any hazardous substances
stored in the facility, and thereafter, the operator shall
monitor each facility, based on materials stored and the
type of monitoring installed.
(b) On or before January 1, 1985, the owner shall
provide a means for visual inspection of the tank, when-
ever practical, for the purpose of the monitoring required
by subdivision (a). Alternative methods of monitoring the
tank on a monthly, or more frequent basis, may be required
by the Permitting Authority.
The alternative monitoring methods include, but are
not limited to, the following methods:
(1) Pressure testing, vacuum testing or hydro-
static testing of the piping systems or undergroung
storage tanks.
(2) A groundwater monitoring well or wells which
are down gradient and adjacent to the underground
storage tank, vapor analysis within a well where
appropriate, an analysis of soil borings at the
time of initial installation of the well. The
Permitting Authority shall develop regulations
specifying monitoring alternatives and shall approve
the location and number of wells, the depth of wells
and the sampling frequency, pursuant to these
regulations.
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(3) For monitoring tanks containing motor
vehicle fuels, daily gauging and inventory reconcil-
iation by the operator, if inventory records are
kept on file for one year and are reviewed quarterly,
the tank is tested for tightness hydrostatically, or
when appropriate with pressure between three and five
pounds, inclusive, per square inch at time intervals
specified by the State Water Resources Control Board
and whenever any pressurized system has a leak
detection device to monitor for leaks in the piping.
The tank shall also be tested for tightness hydro-
statically or where appropriate, with pressure between
three and five pounds, inclusive, per square inch
whenever there is a shortage greater than the amount
which the State Water Resources Control Board shall
specify by regulation.
(4) Abandonment.
(a) No person shall abandon an underground storage
tank or close or temporarily cease operating an underground
storage tank except as provided in this section.
(b) An underground storage tank which is temporarily
taken out of service, but which the operator intends to
return to use, shall continue to be subject to all the
permit, inspection, and monitoring requirements of this
chapter, unless the operator complies with the provisions
of subdivision (c) for the period of time the underground
tank is not in use.
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(c) No person shall close an underground storage
tank unless the person undertakes all of the following
actions:
(1) Demonstrates to the Permitting Authority
that all residual amounts of the hazardous substance
or hazardous substances which were stored in the tank
prior to its closure have been removed, properly
disposed of, and neutralized.
(2) Adequately seals the tank to minimize
any threat to the public safety and the possibility
of water intrusion into, or runoff from, the tank.
(3) Provides for, and carries out, the mainten-
ance of the tank as Permitting Authority determines
is necessary, for the period of time the Permitting
Authority requires.
(4) Demonstrates to the Permitting Authority
that there has been no significant soil contamination
resulting from a discharge in the area surrounding
the underground storage tank or facility.
(5) Permit Required.
(a) No person shall operate a facility for the under-
ground storage of any hazardous substance within the
incorporated area of the City of Morro Bay, unless by
authority of a valid, unexpired and unrevoked Permit to
Operate issued to the owner pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter.
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(b) A person shall be deemed to operate a facility
and violate this section if the person, without a required
Permit to Operate in effect, supervises, inspects, directs,
organizes, manages or controls, or is in any way responsible
for or in charge of the facility for which the permit is
required.
(c) This section does not obviate the requirements
to obtain valid permits pursuant to Titles 19 and 22 of
this Code, or compliance with other applicable ordinances,
including but not limited to the San Luis Obispo County
Land Use Ordinance and the City of Morro Bay Land Use
Ordinance.
(6) Application filing. All applications for a Permit to
Operate shall be filed in the Office of the County Health Officer.
(7) Application contents. The application for a Permit to
Operate shall be filed on a form and contain such information as
is prescribed by the Permitting Authority, including the following:
(a) A description of the construction of the under-
ground storage tank or tanks.
(b) A list of all the hazardous substances which
are or will be stored in the underground tank or tanks,
specifying the hazardous substances for each underground
storage tank.
(c) A description of the monitoring program for the
underground storage tank or tanks.
(d) The name and address of the person, firm, or
corporation which owns the underground storage tank or
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tanks and, if different, the name and address of the
person who operates the underground storage tank or
tanks.
(e) The address of the facility at which the
underground storage tank or tanks are located.
(f) The name of the person making the application.
(g) The name and 24 -hour phone number of the contact
person in the event of an emergency involving the facility.
(h) If the owner or operator of the underground
storage tank is a public agency, the application shall
include the name of the supervisor of the division, section
or office which operates the tank.
(i) Such other further information as is deemed
necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter.
(8) Issuance. The Permitting Authority shall act upon
the application not later than ninety (90) days after the date
it is accepted as complete unless the applicant has filed with
the Permitting Authority written notice of a request and
received written approval for extension of the time within
which action is taken on the grounds that additional time is
required to prepare or present plans or other information,
obtain zoning variances, development plans, or other permits,
or make other corrections remedying inconsistencies with the
provisions of this chapter; or the Permitting Authority has
on file a written notice from a public agency showing just
cause for an extension of time, and has approved an extension
of time pursuant thereto.
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(9) Term. The term of the permit to operate shall be
five (5) years, at which time the permittee may apply for
renewal pursuant to this section, subsection (8).
(10) Contents of permit.
(a) The Permit to Operate shall contain a complete
description of the enterprise for which it is issued, the
date of issuance and date of expiration, and a description
of any and all conditions upon which the permit has been
issued. A copy of the permit shall be kept on the premises
and shall be made available to the Permitting Authority
upon demand.
(b) As a condition of any Permit to Operate an
underground storage tank, the permittee shall complete
an annual report form prepared by the Permitting
Authority, which will detail many changes in the usage
of any underground storage tanks, including the storage
of any new hazardous substances, changes in monitoring
prodedure and unauthorized release occurrences.
(11) Fees. The Board may, by resolution or ordinance
and from time to time, prescribe fees for the issuance and
renewal of a Permit to Operate and fees for the filing of
appeals relating to demand of such permits or the revocation
thereof.
(12) Transferability.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no
person shall operate an underground storage tank unless
a Permit to Operate has been issued. Any person who is
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to assume the ownership of an underground storage tank
from the previous owner shall complete the form accepting
the obligations of the permit and subject the completed
form to the Permitting Authority at least thirty (30)
days after the ownership of the underground storage tank
is to be transferred. The Permitting Authority may review
and modify, or terminate the transfer of the Permit to
Operate the underground storage tank upon receiving the
completed form.
(b) Any person assuming ownership of an underground
storage tank used for the storage of hazardous substances
for which a valid Permit to Operate has been issued shall
have thirty (30) days after the date of assumption of owner-
ship to apply for a Permit to Operate or, if accepting a
transferred permit, shall submit to the Permitting Authority
the completed form accepting the obligation of the trans-
ferred permit, as specified in subdivision (a). During
the period from the date of application until the permit
is issued or reissued, the person shall not be held to be
in violation of this section.
(13) Inspections.
(a) The Permitting Authority shall inspect every
underground storage tank or facility at least once every
three years. The purpose of the inspection is to determine
whether the tank or facility complies with the design and
construction standards of this chapter, whether the operator
has monitored and tested the tank as required by the permit
and whether the tank is in a safe operating condition.
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After an inspection, the Permitting Authority shall prepare
a compliance report detailing the inspection and shall send
a dopy of this report to the permit holder.
(b) In addition to, or instead of, the inspections
specified in subdivision (a), the Permitting Authority may
require the permit holder to employ, periodically, special
inspectors to conduct an audit or assessment of the permit -
holder's facility to determine whether the facility complies
with the factors specified in subdivision (a) and to prepare
a special inspection report with recommendations concerning
the safe storage of hazardous materials at the facility.
The report shall contain recommendations consistent with
the provisions of this chapter, where appropriate. A copy
of this report shall be filed with the Permitting Authority
at the same time the inspector submits the report to the
permitholder. Within thirty (30) days after receiving this
report, the permitholder shall file with the Permitting
Authority a plan to implement all recommendations contained
in the report or shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of
the Permitting Authority, why these recommendations should
not be implemented.
(c) In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter,
any duly authorized representative of the Permitting Authority
has the authority to inspect any place where underground
storage tanks are located or to inspect real property which
is within two thousand (2,000) feet of any place where
underground storage tanks are located.
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(14) Unauthorized release.
(a). Any unauthorized release from the primary contain-
ment which the operator is able to clean up within eight
hours and which does not escape from the secondary contain-
ment, does not increase the hazard of fire or explosion,
and does not cause any deterioration of the secondary
containment of the underground storage tank, shall be
recorded on the operator's monitoring reports.
(b) Any unauthorized release which escapes from the
secondary containment, increases the hazard of fire or
explosion, or causes any deterioration of the secondary
containment of the underground tank shall be reported by
the operator of the Permitting Authority within twenty -four
(24) hours after the release has been detected or should have
been detected. A full written report shall be transmitted
by the owner or operator of the underground storage tank
within five working days of the occurrence of the release.
The Permitting Authority shall review the permit
whenever there has been an unauthorized release or when it
determines that the underground storage tank is unsafe. In
determining whether to modify or terminate the permit, the
Permitting Authority shall consider the age of the tank,
the methods of containment, the methods of monitoring, the
feasibility of any required repairs, the concentration of
the hazardous substances stored in the tank, the severity
of potential unauthorized releases, and the suitability of
any other long -term preventative measures which would meet
the requirements of this chapter.
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(15) Hearing Authority. Whenever the term "Hearing Authority"
is utilized in this Section, it shall be deemed to refer to one or
more persons assigned the responsibility of conducting a hearing by
the County Administrative Officer. The County Administrative
Officer shall be authorized to assign hearing responsibility from
time to time to either:
(a) County management personnel who the County
Administrative Officer finds are qualified by training
and experience to conduct such hearings; or
(b) Any person or persons, qualified by training
and experience, who the County Administrative Officer may
recommend the County employ or retain by contract to conduct
such hearings; or
(c) Administrative Law Judges assigned by the State of
California Office of Administrative Hearings.
(16) Appeals. Any decision of the Permitting Authority may
be appealed to the Hearing Authority.
Any such appeal shall be in writing, shall state the specific
reasons therefor and ground asserted for relief, and shall be
filed with the County Health Officer not later than fifteen (15)
days after the date of service. If an appeal is not filed within
the time or in the manner prescribed above, the right to review
of the action against which complaint is made shall be deemed to
have been waived.
(17). Appeal hearing. Not later than thirty (30) days, or
longer is a notice of continuance is mailed to the appellant,
following the date of filing an appeal within the time and in the
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manner prescribed by subsection (16), the Hearing Authority shall
conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining whether the appeal
should be granted. Written notice of the time, date and place of
the hearing shall be mailed to the appellant not later than ten
days preceding the date of the hearing.
During the hearing, the burden of proof shall rest with the
appellant. The provisions of the California Administration
Procedure Act (commencing at Section 11500 of the Government Code)
shall not be applicable to such hearings; not shall formal rules
of evidence in civil or criminal judicial proceedings be so
applicable. At the conclusions of the hearing, the Hearing
Authority shall prepare a written decision which either grants
or denies the appeal, and contains findings of fact and conclusions
of law. Notice of the written decision, including a copy thereof,
shall be filed with the County Health Officer and mailed to the
appellant not later than seven (7) days following the date on which
the hearing is closed.
(18) Finality of determination. The decision by the Hearing
Authority shall become final upon the date of filing and mailing.
(19) Grounds for revocation. Any Permit to Operate issued
pursuant to this chapter may be revoked during its terms upon
one or more of the following grounds:
(a) That an unauthorized release has occurred pursuant
to subdivision (b) of subsection 14.
(b) That modifications have been made to the under-
ground storage tank or facility in violation of the Permit
to Operate.
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(c) That the holder of the permit has violated one
or more conditions upon which the permit has been issued.
(20) Method of revocation. The Permitting Authority may
revoke a Permit to Operate by issuing a written notice of
revocation, stating the reasons therefor, and serving same,
together with a copy of the provisions of this section, upon
the holder of the permit. The revocation shall become effective
fifteen (15) days after the date of service, unless the holder
of the license files an appeal within the time and in accordance
with the provisions of subsection (16). If such an appeal is
filed, the revocation shall not become effective until a final
decision on the appeal is issued.
(21) Administration. Except as otherwise provided, the
County Health Officer is charged with the responsibility of
administering this chapter, and shall be authorized from time
to time to promulgate and enforce such rules or regulations
consistent with the purposes, intent and epxress terms of this
Title as he deems necessary to implement such purposes, intent
and express terms.
(22) Violations.
(a) Any operator of an underground storage tank
shall be liable for a civil penalty of not less than
five hundred ($500) dollars or more than five thousand
dollars ($5,000) per day for any of the following:
(1) Operates an underground storage tank
which has not been issued a permit.
(2) Fails to monitor the underground storage
tank as required by the permit.
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(3) Fails to maintain records, as required by
this chapter.
(4) Fils to report an unauthorized release, as
required by subsection (14).
(5) Fails to property close an underground
storage tank, as required by subsection (05).
(b) Any owner of an underground storage tank shall be
liable for a civil penalty of not less than five hundred
dollars ($500) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000)
per day for any of the following:
(1) Failure to obtain a permit as specified by
this chapter.
(2) Failure to repair an underground tank in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3) Abandonment or improper closure of any
underground tank subject to the provisions of this
chapter.
(4) Knowing failure to take reasonable and
necessary steps to assure compliance with this chapter
by the operator of an underground tank.
(c) Any person who falsifies any monitoring records as
required by this chapter, or knowingly fails, to report an
unauthorized release, shall, upon conviction, be punished by
a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or
more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or by imprisonment
in the county jail for not to exceed one year, or by both
that fine and imprisonment.
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(d) In determining both the civil and criminal penalties
imposed pursuant to this section, the court shall consider all
relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the
extent of harm or potential harm caused by the violation, the
nature of the violation and the period of time over which it
occurred, the frequency of past violations, and the corrective
action, if any, taken by the person who holds the permit.
(e) Penalties under this section are in addition to, and
do not supercede or limit, any and all other legal remedies
and penalties, civil or criminal, which may be applicable
under other laws.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
or the constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay hereby declare that it
would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the
fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses
phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect immediately after its passage as an urgency
ordinance of the City Council of the City of Morro Bay.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay at a meeting held thereof on the 19th day of December, 1983,
by the following roll call vote;
AYES: Lemons, Risley, Shelton
NOES: None
ABSENT: Anderson, Zeuschner
ATTEST:
EUGEN R. SHELTON, MAYOR
PEGGrl (BIYCHANAN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK
ORDINANCE NO. 257
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MORRO BAY AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 22 AND SECTION
14.44.040 OF THE MORRO BAY MUNICIPAL CODE,
BUILDING REGULATIONS - STREET IMPROVEMENTS
T H E C I T Y C O U N C I L
City of Morro Bay, California
The City Council of the City of Morro Bay hereby ordains
as follows:
SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 22 and Section 14.44.040 of the Morro Bay
Municipal Code . shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 14.44.040 Street Improvements:
The Developers, at their own expense, shall perform all grading
and placing of base and surfacing between the lip of the gutter
and existing edge of pavement necessary to complete the surfacing
of the street to conform to and be in accordance with the require-
ments of the City Standard Specifications as determined by the
City Engineer.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at
a regular meeting held thereof on the 14th day. of February, 1984, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Anderson, Lemons, Risley, Zeuschner, Shelton
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
g:l ENE R. SHELTON, MAYOR
DEPUTY CITY CLERK