HomeMy WebLinkAbout681 - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 681
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA REVISING EXEMPTIONS
APPLICABLE TO REQUIRED PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 12.08 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA
MUNICIPAL CODE
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga hereby ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 12.08.045 of Chapter 12.08 of Title 12 of the Rancho Cucamonga
Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new subsection "C" to
read as follows:
"C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.08.040, the
construction of a sidewalk will not be required where such
construction will not be consistent with existing improvements or
prudent engineering practices, or where to do so would cause
unnecessary hardship as determined by the City Engineer. In
determining whether an unnecessary hardship exists, the City
Engineer shall take into account the relevant cost of sidewalk
construction compared to the value of the proposed, private
construction, as well as any other circumstances creating the
unnecessary hardship. Nothing in this Section 12.08.045 shall
excuse any failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities
Act."
SECTION 2. Section 12.08.050 of Chapter 12.08 of Title 12 of the Rancho Cucamonga
Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"12.08.050 Construction of public improvements - Exceptions.
The provisions of Section 12.08.050 shall not apply to the following:
A. Alterations which do not intensify the use of the building or
structure or generate a greater hazard to public health and safety
as determined by the City Engineer;
B. Maintenance and/or reconstruction of a building or structure
provided the total cost does not exceed fifty percent of the fair
market value of the existing building or structure;
C. Any addition or cumulative additions, within a sixty-month period,
to an existing single-family residence, provided such addition or
additions do not exceed a total area of 650 square feet;
D. Any addition or cumulative additions, within a sixty-month period,
to an existing commercial and/or office building totaling less than
2,500 square feet or to an existing industrial building totaling less
than 10,000 square feet. The provisions of this subsection shall
not apply if such addition or additions constitute more than fifty
percent of the gross floor area of the existing building;
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E. Construction of garages, carports, storage buildings, patio covers,
swimming pools, spas and similar structures accessory to a
single-family residence; and
F. Construction of accessory structures to a commercial/industrial/
office building, e.g., structural covers on existing outdoor storage,
fuel pump building, carport structures over existing parking stalls
and similar structures; provided such accessory structures do not
intensify the use of the building or property.
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, any addition or cumulative
additions within a sixty-month period, to an existing single-family
residence, commercial and/or office building, or industrial building
creating additional street frontage less than 500 lineal feet, shall,
upon approval of the City Engineer, be exempt from the
requirement to install street lighting."
SECTION 3. Severabilit¥. The City Council declares that, should any provision, section,
paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance be rendered or declared invalid
by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction, or by reason of any
preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs,
sentences and words of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1st day of May 2002.
AYES: Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Dutton, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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ATrEST:
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a Regular Meeting
of the Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the 17th day of April 2002, and was
passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga held on the
1st day of May 2002.
Executed this 2n~ day of May 2002, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
~~MC, City Cler~kk