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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 409 CERTIFICATION I, Marcia McClure Torgerson, City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct original of Ordinance No. 409 adopted by the Atascadero City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on February 11, 2003, and that it has been duly published pursuant to State Law. M4A DATED: — _ Marcia McClure Torgerson City Clerk City of Atascadero, California ORDINANCE NO. 409 AN ORDINANCE OF THE ATASCADERO CITY COUNCIL APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 2002-0037 AMENDING THE FIRE PROTECTION STANDARDS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 11 /3F MEADOWS ZCH 2002-0037: Code Text Amendment of Planned Development#11 (3F Meadows Fire Protection Standards) WHEREAS, an application has been received from Castlerock Development, 202 H3 Tank Farm Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 (Applicant) and K&M Holding Corporation, 1225 Watercress Way, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420 (Owner), to consider an amendment to Section 9- 3.656(b) of Planned Development#11 fire protection standards also known as 3F Meadows; and, WHEREAS, the site's General Plan Designation is RE (Rural Estates); and, WHEREAS, the site's zoning district is RS/PD-11 (Residential Suburban with a Planned Development overlay#11); and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to enact this amendment to the Zoning Code Text to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens by applying orderly development of the City; and, WHEREAS, the laws and regulations relating to the preparation and public notice of environmental documents, as set forth in the State and local guidelines for implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) have been adhered to; and, WHEREAS, a timely and properly noticed Public Hearing upon the subject Zone Change application was held by the Planning Commission of the City of Atascadero at which hearing evidence, oral and documentary, was admitted on behalf of said zoning amendments; and, WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Atascadero, at a Public Hearing held on January 7, 2003, studied and considered Zone Change 2002-0037 recommended Council approval, and, WHEREAS, the Atascadero City Council, at a Public Hearing held on January 14, 2003, studied and considered Zone Change 2002-0037, after first studying and considering the Planning Commission recommendation for the project, and, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council takes the following actions: City of Atascadero Ordinance No.409 Page 2 SECTION 1. FINDINGS FOR STATUTORY EXEMPTION TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1. Consistent with Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act the Council finds that the proposed project has no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 2. FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL OF A ZONE CHANGE AMENDING PD-11. The City Council finds as follows: 1. Amendment of development standards for PD-11 is warranted to promote the orderly development of the project. SECTION 3. APPROVAL. The Atascadero City Council, in a regular session assembled on January 14, 2003, resolved to introduce for first reading an ordinance that would amend PD-11 as follows: Section 9-3.656(b) Fire Department. (1) Water Supply. (i) Prior to final occupancy release by the City, the T449 minimum required fire flow is shall be one thousand (1000) gallons per minute at twenty (20) psi residual pressure for a one-hundred-twenty (120) minute duration in residential development, or as approved by the Fire Chief. The required fire flow will increase, as provided in UFC Appendix III-A, based on square feet of residential construction, with a fifty percent (50%) fire flow credit for automatic sprinkler systems. Verification must be provided from water company or fire department records in established areas or by a proof of design test at the completion of new on-site water main construction. Homes designated strictly as model homes and/or sales offices, but with no residential occupancy, shall be granted exemption from the required fire flow as approved by the Fire Chief. (ii) Underground fire service mains and appurtenances shall conform to NFPA 24 minimum standard and plans are reviewed by the Fire Department prior to installation. The underground main size shall be a minimum of eight (8) inch diameter. Water mains and fire hydFaRtS Will be iRstalled and +49. If combustible building materials are used, a temporary onsite water tank with an approved Fire Department connection shall be installed prior to any stockpiling or installing any combustible materials. (iii) Fire Hydrants. The minimum number and distribution of fire hydrants is one (1) hydrant every five hundred (500) feet as provided in UFC Appendix III-6. The City of Atascadero Ordinance No.409 Page 3 fire hydrant will be Atascadero Mutual Water Company specification with one four and one-half (41/2) inch and one or more two and one-half (21/2) inch outlets. Existing hydrants may be adequate, provided they consist of a minimum of one four and one-half (41/2) inch and one two and one-half (21/2) inch outlet. New hydrant color will be Safety Yellow for public right-of-way and Safety Red for private right-of-way. All hydrants in the public right-of-way to have "Blue Dot" highway reflector installed on the adjacent street of driveway to clearly identify the fire hydrant location. (iv) The dwellings shall be equipped with a residential automatic fire sprinkler system. The sprinkler system will be designed and installed according to NFPA Pamphlet No. 1 3D. The fire department requires a minimum one (1) inch water meter for residential sprinkler systems. (2) Fire Apparatus Access. (i) If combustible construction materials are used, all required public access roadways shall be completed to a minimum width of twenty (20) feet, or as described in subsections (a.) and (b.) below, capable of supporting forty thousand (40,000) pounds, with an all-weather surface, to within one hundred fifty (150) feet of all stockpiles and all sides of buildings with combustible construction. The access roadways to be posted "No Stopping/Fire Lane" and shall not be used for the storage of materials. Proposed private roads, driveways or extensions of existing roads shall be designed and constructed as follows: a. Single-family residential access road. A vehicular access to more than one parcel or vehicular access to a single parcel with more than two (2) buildings or more than three (3) dwelling units shall be twelve (12) feet width for one-way traffic and sixteen (16) feet width for two-way traffic. The road shall also provide for a ten (10) foot fuel modification area on each side. b. Driveway. A vehicular access to a single parcel with one (1) or two (2) buildings, having no more than three (3) dwelling units on a single parcel and any number of accessory buildings. :Length ]Required Width 0--49 feet 12 feet 50--99 feet 14 feet Greater than 200 feet 16 feet (Note 1 and Note 2) NOTE: 1. For driveways exceeding three hundred (300) feet, turnaround shall be provided at the building site and must be within fifty (50) feet of the dwelling. 2. For driveway exceeding eight hundred (800) feet, a turnout shall be provided at the midpoint or every four hundred (400) feet. City of Atascadero Ordinance No.409 Page 4 (ii) Fire apparatus access roads shall have an unobstructed vertical clearance of not less than thirteen (13) feet and six (6) inches. Driveways shall have not less than fifteen (15) feet of vertical clearance. (iii) Fire apparatus access roads and driveways shall be designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of forty thousand (40,000) pounds at twenty-five (25) miles per hour, and shall be provided with a surface so as to provide all-weather driving capabilities. (iv) The turning radius of a fire apparatus access road shall have a horizontal inside radius curvature of not less than twenty-eight (28) feet inside radius and forty-eight (48) feet outside radius. (v) All dead-end fire apparatus access roads in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet in length shall be provided with approved provisions for turning around of fire apparatus. The bulb or cul-de-sac radius shall not be less than forty (40) feet. The hammerhead T shall extend a minimum of thirty (30) feet to each side of the centerline of the entry road and be eighteen (18) feet wide. The turnaround shall extend forty (40) feet from the entry road and be a minimum of eighteen (18) feet wide. Where parcels are zoned five (5) acres or larger, turnarounds shall be provided at intervals of approximately one thousand three hundred twenty (1 ,320) feet, or as approved by the Fire Chief. Each dead-end road shall have a turnaround constructed at its terminus. (vi) The minimum level of improvement is determined by the grade of the access road or driveway providing access from the road to the building site or parking area as follows (UFC 10.204): Surface Minimum Grade All Weather less than 12 percent �� Nonskid (Note 1) 12 percent to 16 percent , Nonskid (Note 2) over 16 percent Note 1. Surface shall be asphalt or concrete in the City of Atascadero Engineering Standard Specifications and Drawings including a nonskid finish (brushed concrete or equivalent pavement). Note 2. A driveway/access road that would provide a grade greater than sixteen percent (16%) and less than twenty percent (20%) and is designed by a Registered Civil Engineer may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Fire Chief. (vii) The maximum length of dead-end road, including all dead-end roads accessed from the dead-end roads, shall use the following cumulative lengths as a guideline for approval by the Fire Chief, regardless of the number of parcels served: City of Atascadero Ordinance No.409 Page 5 _ ......... .. ...................... Parcels less than 1 acre 800 feet Parcels 1 ac. to 4.66 ac 1320 feet Parcels 5 ac. to 19.99 ac 2640 feet Parcels 20+ac 5290 feet All lengths shall be measured from the edge of the roadway surface at the intersection that begins from the road to the end of the dead-end road surface at its farthest point. Where a dead-end road crosses areas of differing zones, the shortest allowable length shall apply. (3) Fuel Management. All parcels shall comply with the fire department's wildland fuel management program. The hazardous vegetation that the program is concerned with is seasonal and recurrent in nature. Therefore, the operation of the program is planned on a continuous annual basis. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective a 12:01 a.m. on the 315`day after its final passage. On motion by Council Member O'Malley and seconded by Council Member Luna, the foregoing Resolution is hereby adopted following roll call vote: AYES: Council Members Luna, O'Malley, Pacas, Scalise and Mayor Clay NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None ADOPTED: February 11, 2003 City of Atascadero Ordinance No.409 Page 6 tegB J rry L. ay, r., Mayor Attest: Marcia McClure Torgerson, City Curk Approved as to form: 6�1 C 7 Ro V . Hanley, City orney