Ordinance No. 387214C
ORDINANCE NO 387
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CYPRESS AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE CYPRESS CITY CODE
RELATING TO REAR YARD SETBACKS OF APARTMENT DWELLINGS
WHEN IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINING R-1 (ONE -
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL) ZONING
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I• Section 109 5 of the Cypress City Code is amended
hereby to read as follows*
"Section 109 5 BUILDING OR STRUCTURAL HEIGHT LIMITATIONS• The
maximum building or structural height of the main buildings shall
be two and one-half (21) stories or thirty-five (35) feet, whichever
is the lesser, and one (1) story or twenty (20) feet whichever is
the lesser for accessory buildings A Conditional Use Permit is
required for any height in excess of the above Where an R-3 Zone
abuts upon an R -S or R-1 Zone the structural height of any building
erected on such abutting or adjacent lot shall be limited to one (1)
story or twenty (20) feet, whichever is the lesser, for a distance
of one hundred and fifty (150) feet from the R-3 Zone boundary abutting
any of the aforementioned other zones "
SECTION II Section 110 5 of the Cypress City Code is amended
hereby to read as follows
"Section 110.5 BUILDING OR STRUCTURAL HEIGHT LIMITATION: The
maximum building or structural height of the main building shall
be two and one-half (21) stories, or thirty-five (35) feet, which-
ever is the lesser and one (1) story or twenty (20) feet whichever
is the lesser, for accessory buildings A Conditional Use Permit is
required for any height in excess of the above When an R-4 Zone
abuts upon an R -S or R-1 Zone, structural height of any building
erected on it or on such abutting or adjacent lot, it shall be
limited to one (1) story or twenty (20) feet whichever is the lesser
for a distance of one hundred and fifty (150) feet from the R-4
Zone abutting any of the aforementioned other zones "
SECTION III• This Ordinance is an urgency Ordinance of the
City of Cypress to take effect immediately upon its adoption and
is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health and safety The facts constituting such urgency are as
follows*
Existing setbacks for multiple -family dwelling units,
as stated in the existing Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Cypress, may threaten the livability of the R-1 (One -family
Residential) developments located immediately adjacent to
them The privacy of those people living within the dwelling
units may be infringed upon and there may be a conflict with
the required light and air around the dwelling units involved
It is deemed necessary by the City Council to enact this
urgency Ordinance to allow for an adequate study to be made
to determine what infringements on property rights would
exist with the existing and proposed setback requirements
There are pending multiple -family developments immediately
adjacent to R-1 (One -family Residential) zones and it is
imperative that this Ordinance be adopted at this time to
preclude the development and construction of multiple -
family dwelling units which could be in conclict with the
results of the proposed study
Ordinance No 387
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress
at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of September, 1968
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) SS
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was adopted at a regular
meeting of the said City Council held on the 10th day of September,
1968, by the following vote*
AYES. 5 COUNCILMEN Harvey, Kanel, Kanode, Noe, and Bowen
NOES* 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT 0 COUNCILMEN• None
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
Ordinance No 387