ORD 038 ORDINANCE NO. 38
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITY'S ZONING
ORDINANCE BY MODIFYING CERTAIN REGULATIONS THEREIN
RELATING TO MINIMUM SIZES OF DWELLING UNITS IN
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
The city council of the City of La Quinta, California, does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Riverside County Ordinance No. 348 (which was adopted
by reference by this City Council by Ordinance No. 5, operative August 29,
1982) hereby is amended by amending subsection (5) of SECTION 18.5 thereof
relating to standards for planned residential developments, and by amend-
ing SECTION 18.11 thereof relating to size of dwellings, to read,
respectively, as follows:
(5) RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
(a) The number of dwelling units in one building shall not
exceed two in the R-1 Zone and all other zones that
permit planned residential developments as an R-1 use,
or eight dwelling units in one building in the R-2 and
R-2-A Zones. The number of dwelling units in a building
in the R-3 Zone and all other zones that permit planned
residential developments as an R-3 use shall not exceed
that permitted by the R-3 Zone development standards.
Residential buildings shall have a minimum ground floor
living area of 1000 square feet.
(b) No dwelling unit in a building shall have less than 750
square feet of floor living area, and the total project
shall comply with the following minimum requirements:
(1) No more than 20% of the total number of dwelling
units shall have less than 800 square feet of floor
living area;
(2) No more than 40% of the total number of dwelling
units shall have less than 1,000 square feet of
floor living area;
(3) The sum of the floor living areas of all dwelling
units in the project, if divided by the total
number of such units, shall produce an average of
not less than 1,000 square feet of interior floor
living area per unit;
(4) No multi-bedroom dwelling unit shall have less
than 900 square feet of floor living area;
(5) No bedroom shall have less than 10-foot width and
depth dimensions.
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(c) Conditions shall be attached to the approval of any
planned residential development which will guarantee
that at all times during the construction phases of the
project, the requirements of subsection (b) above are
complied with.
(d) The number of units having living area less than 1,000
square feet may be increased for a specific project if
the City Council makes the findings, including but not
limited to:
1. The location and appearance of the units are
compatible with the area in which the develop-
ment is located.
2. The amount of usable open area substantially
exceeds the 40 percent of net area as required
by Section 18.5(2).
3. The dwellings having less than 1,000 square feet
of livable area are evenly distributed throughout
the entire project.
SECTION 18.11. SIZE OF DWELLINGS. No dwelling shall be
constructed unless it has a minimum floor living area of not less
than 750 square feet, provided, however, a larger minimum size
dwelling may be specifically required in any area of the City by
an official zoning plan map pursuant to Section 18.35 of this
ordinance or in any planned residential development pursuant to
subsection (5) of Section 18.5 of this ordinance. Porches,
garages, patios and similar features, whether attached or detached
to a dwelling, and common hallways within a building containing
more than one dwelling unit, shall not be included when calculating
the floor living area.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days after passage.
SECTION 3. POSTING. The City Clerk shall within 15 days after
passage of this ordinance, cause it to be posted in at least the 3 public
places designated by resolution of the City Council; shall certify to the
adoption and posting of this ordinance; and shall cause this ordinance
and its certification, together with proof of posting, to be entered in
the book of ordinances of this City.
The foregoing ordinance was approved and adopted at a meeting of
the City Council held on this 20th day of September , 1983,
by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Allen, Henderson, Wolff and Mayor Baier.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Council Member Cox.
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ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted by the
City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, at a meeting
held September 20, 1983, and that the Ordinance was posted in at
least the three (3) public places specified for such postings by
the City Council.
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Frank Mf Usher? City e