Ordinance No. 48045
ORDINANCE NO. 480
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
AMENDING SECTION 109.4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 90, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS, TO CREATE AN INCENTIVE
FOR THE JOINDER OF SUBSTANDARD PARCELS IN THE MULTIPLE -
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R -3) ZONE.
WHEREAS, the City Council in adopting Ordinance No. 462 established a
two acre minimum lot area in the R -3 zone; and,
WHEREAS, the two acre minimum lot area is intended to stabilize and
maintain the residential qualities desired in the R -3 zone providing adequate
space fcr cooperatively used facilities in open area; and,
WHEREAS, there were at the time of adoption of said ordinance and there
are now lots within the R -3 zone that are less than two acres; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to encourage the joinder of
such lots provided the development standards and criteria set forth in the
zoning ordinance are met; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cypress
does ordain as follows:
Subsection B. of Section 109.4 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cypress
is amended to read in full as follows:
B. Minimum lot area per dwelling unit: The minimum lot area per dwelling
unit shall be: two thousand (2,000) square feet. However, as an incentive to
enccurage the joinder of lots which are less than two acres in area, there shall
be no minimum lot, area per dwelling unit required if all of the following condi-
tions have been met:
1) rwo or more lots in the R -3 zone, at least one of which is less than
two acres in area, and neither of which is greater than four (4) acres in area have
b een joined together into a single lot; and,
2) The joinder of such lots took place after August 9, 1971; and,
3) All of the other provisions of this Zoning Ordinance have been complied
with
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 10th day of April , 1972.
Mayor of the City of Cypr
( 'Oct Clerk of the City of Cypress
OF CALIFORNIA )
C,r)I ::Il' OF (?RANGE ) SS
1, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress DO HEREBY CERTIN
that tie foregoing Ordinance was adopted. at a regular meeting of the said
t; Council held on the 10th day of April , 1972, by the following roll call
vote:
A`E'I::;: 4 COUNCILMEN: Kanel, Kanode, Lacayo and Roberts
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
A.RSEN1: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSTAINED: 1 COUNCILMEN: Harvey
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CITY`'CLERK LOF THE CITY OF CYPRESS