Ordinance No. 735ORDINANCE NO. 735
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
AMENDING SECTION 12.7 DENSITY INCENTIVE - (DI) OVERLAY ZONE,
OF ORDINANCE NO. 640, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
KNOWN AS AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 84 -5.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS HEREBY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.7 Density Incentive - (DI) Overlay Zone, of
Ordinance No. 640, the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cypress, is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
SECTION 12.7. DENSITY INCENTIVE - (DI) OVERLAY ZONE
SECTION 12.7 -1. PURPOSES
A. To provide regulation for the development of those areas in the City
which, due to their unique nature, require special consideration to:
(1) assure maintenance of the low- density residential character of the
area and (2) accommodate larger parcels of land that are either existing
or newly combined.
B. To provide, through a density bonus for combining lots, the option for
multi- family residential development on minimum lot sizes of 13,000
square feet and maximum densities of 11.0 dwelling units per acre.
SECTION 12.7 -2. APPLICABILITY
The regulations contained herein shall be considered as a supplement to the
regulations contained in the City's adopted ordinances which are applicable
to the subject property.
SECTION 12.7 -3. PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES
The following uses shall be permitted uses where the symbol "P" appears and
shall be permitted uses subject to a Conditional Use Permit where the symbol
"C" appears in the column beneath each zone designation:
Overlay (DI) Zone
A. Residential Uses
1. Single- family dwellings. P
2. Dwelling groups on a site containing not less than 2 acres. C
3. Multiple dwellings containing not more than 3 units. P
4. Multiple dwellings containing more than 3 units. C
B. Public and Semi - Public Uses
1. Day nurseries and nursery schools. C
2. Churches, convents, monasteries, and other
religious institutions. C
3. Educational institutions. C
4. Public parks and recreational facilities. C
5. Public libraries and museums. C
6. Private schools and colleges, not including
art, business or trade schools and colleges. C
7. Public utility and public service sub - stations,
reservoirs, pumping plants, and similar installations,
not including public utility offices.
C
Overlay (DI) Zone
8. Recreational facilities such as country clubs, tennis
and swim clubs, golf courses, with incidental limited
commercial uses which are commonly associated and
directly related to the primary use. C
9. Retirement communities. C
C. Home Occupations
Home occupations are subject to the provisions of
Section 13.2. p
D. Accessory Uses
1. Accessory structures and uses located on the same
site as a permitted use. P
2. Accessory structures and uses located on the same
site as a Conditional Use. C
E. Temporary Uses
1. Temporary uses as prescribed in Section 13.1. P
2. Model home and subdivision sales. C
SECTION 12.7 -4. PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
The following requirements are minimum unless otherwise noted and shall
apply to the development of dwelling groups and multiple dwellings:
Overlay (DI) Zone
A. General Requirements
1. Density, maximum dwelling units per acre. 11
2. Building site net land area in square feet. 13,000
3. Lot width, in feet. 100
4. Lot depth, in feet. 130
5. Front yard, in feet. 20
6. Side yard, in feet. 10
7. Side yard, street side, in feet. 10
8. Rear yard, in feet. 20
9. Lot coverage, maximum. 40%
10. Building height, maximum, in feet. 35
11. Dwelling size, in square feet.
12. Parking within a garage.
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450 - bachelor
600 - 1- bedroom
750 - 2- bedroom
900 - 3- bedroom
Assigned spaces per unit
1 garage space per bachelor unit.
1 garage space plus 1/2 open space
per 1- bedroom unit.
2 garage spaces per 2- bedroom unit.
2 garage spaces plus 1/2 open space
per 3- bedroom unit.
Guest parking spaces per unit
.5 unassigned open spaces per unit
on a site containing 2 or more
dwelling units.
13. Distance between'buildings not exceeding
fifteen feet (15') in height, in feet.
14. Distance between buildings where one or more
exceeds fifteen feet (15') in height, in feet.
Overlay (DI) Zone
10
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SECTION 12.7 -5. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
A. In the (DI) Overlay Zone, multiple dwellings containing more than three (3)
units, a minimum of fifty percent (50 %) of the site shall be landscaped and
equipped with an automatic irrigation system. Land occupied by buildings,
street driveways or parking spaces may not be counted in satisfying this
open space requirement.
B. In the (DI) Overlay Zone, minimum building site per multiple dwelling
unit shall be 3,950 square feet.
C. All performance standards not in conflict with those stated herein as
required by the underlying zone with which the (DI) Overlay Zone is
combined.
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person
or place, 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 of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or its
application to other persons or places. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of
the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any person or
place, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify
as to the passage of this Ordinance and to give notice thereof by causing
copies of this Ordinance to be posted in three public places throughout the
City.
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held
on the 26th day of November 1984, and finally adopted and ordered posted at
a regular meeting held on the 10th day of December 1984.
ATTEST:
MAYOR 0
CITY ERK OF HE CITY • CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
HE CITY OF C PRESS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 10th day of December 1984, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Coronado, Lacayo, Mullen, Partin, and Kanel
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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