HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 28-87 Sleep in VehiclesORDINANCE NO. 28-87
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING THE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE
RELATING TO SLEEPING IN VEHICLES WITHIN ANY ZONING DISTRICT
AND AMENDING SECTION 8-60.33 - YARD REGULATIONS
The City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows:
Section 1. That Section 8-60.33 YARD REGULATIONS of the Dublin Zonin§ Ordinance
(as previously amended under City of Dublin Ordinance No. 3 - 86) is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"8.60.33 YARD REGULATIONS. In order to secure minimum basic
provision for li§ht, air, privacy, and safety from fire
hazards, it is required that every buildin§ shall be upon a
buildin§ site of dimensions such as to provide for the yards
specified for the zonin§ district in which the lot is
located, and the followin§ sections shall apply and control.
Every such yard shall be open and unobstructed from the
§round upward, except as otherwise provided for accessory
buildin§s in Sections 8-60.27, 8-60.31, and 8-60.32, for
fences in Sections 8-60.53 and for other buildin§s in Section
8-60.37, and for signs as regulated by Section 8-60.65 and
Section 8-60.59 (b)."
Section 2. That Section 8-60.33.1 STORAGE OF VEHICLES IN YARDS of the Dublin
Zonin§ Ordinance is hereby added to read as follows:
"8-60.33.1 STORAGE OF VEHICLES IN YARDS. The followin§
provisions shall relate specifically to the parktn§ or
stora§e of a mobilehome, recreational vehicle, 'utility
trailer, unmounted camper top, boat, car, truck, or other
vehicle (referred to herein collectively as a "vehicle") in
any zoning district. Violation of the provisions of this
section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
a)
b)
A mobilehome, recreational vehicle, utility trailer,
unmounted camper top, boat, car, truck, or other vehicle
stored as herein provided shall be owned by the
occupants of the premises upon which it is stored.
At no time shall a stored vehicle be located on a corner
lot within thirty (30) feet of the intersection of the
street lot lines or projection of such lines.
c) At no time shall a stored or parked vehicle encroach in,
over, across or upon the sidewalk.
d)
At no time shall a stored or parked vehicle be located
within twenty (20) feet of the corner common to a corner
lot and a key lot in any R District.
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e)
f)
g)
At no time shall a mobilehome, recreational vehicle,
utility trailer, unmounted camper top, boat, car, truck,
or other vehicle parked or stored on a lot in any zoning
district be occupied for living, sleeping, or any other
purpose except as legally allowed in a bona fide trailer
park, mobilehome park, or recreational vehicle park.
At no time shall a mobilehome, recreational vehicle,
utility trailer, unmounted camper top, bpat, car, truck,
or other vehicle parked upon any public right-of-way in
any zoning district be occupied for living or sleeping
purposes.
Figure 1 of Section 8-60.33.1 entitled "Areas On A
Typical Residential Lot" is made a part of this
Ordinance and the numerical designations of areas of the
typical corner lot shall be used to define the areas for
storage of recreational vehicles as hereafter set forth.
1. Front: A mobilehome, recreational vehicle, utility
trailer, unmounted camper top, boat, car, truck or
other vehicle may be parked or stored in:
a. Areas 5, 5b or 6 - provided that:
1) the parking or storage is on a concrete
pad, or similar all weather surface; and
2) the parking or storage is accessed by a
curb cut in conformance with the Standard
Plans of Alameda County as adopted and
established by the City Engineer; and
3) that the parked or stored item is validly
licensed and operable at all times; and
4) only one item maybe parked or stored in
the combined areas of 5, 5b or 6.
bo Area 5a - provided that the parked or stored
item is validly licensed and operable at all
times.
2.
Rear or Side: A mobilehome, recreational vehicle,
utility trailer, unmounted camper top, boat, car,
truck, or other vehicle may be parked or stored in:
a.
Areas 1, 2 and 3 - provided that:
1) the parked or stored item is screened
from view from the street and adjoining
lots by a six foot high fence, wall,
hedge or equivalent screening; and
2) an access and curb cut is provided for
the parking or storage in conformance
with the Standard Plans of Alameda County
as adopted and established by the City
.Engineer; and
3) there is one unobstructed sideyard at all
times.
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8-60.33.1
Figure 1
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MAIN BUILDING -..
MAIN
AREAS ON A TYPICAL
RESIDENTIAL LOT
1) Rear Yard
2) Area between Rear Yard-
and rear of Main Building
3) Side Yard
.'&) Area. between Side'Yard
and adjacent side wall
5) F~ont. Yard
a) Front Yard = driveway
b) Front Yard = narrower
of two areas along
side of driveway
6) Area between Front Yard
and front of Main
Buiiding
SIDEWALK '
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Section 3. If any section, subsection, subdivision, para§raph, sentence, clause
or phrase of this Ordinance, or any parc thereof, is for any reason held to
be unconstitutional, the validity of the remainin§ portions of this
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days
from and after the date of its passage. The City Clerk of the City of
Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public
places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the
Government Code of the State of California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Dublin on this 27th
day of April, 1987, by the following votes:
AYES:
Councilmembers Hegarty, Moffatt, Snyder, Vonheeder and
Mayor Jeffery
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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