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ndopted: September 7, 1999
, Effective: October 8, 1999
1 ORDINANCE NO. MC-1056
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING
3 SECTION 19.20.030(8) AND TABLE 20.01 OF DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER
19.20 (pROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) TO ELIMINATE ALL
4 REFERENCES TO HEDGES AND SHRUBS AS FENCING MATERIAL.
5 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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7 SECTION 1. Section 19.20,030(8) and Table 20.01 of Chapter 19,20 (Property
8 Development Standards) of the Municipal Code (Development Code) are amended to eliminate
9 all references to hedges and shrubs as fencing material; all other provisions of Chapter 19.20
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remain unchanged.
Section 19.20.030(8) and Table 20.01 of Development Code Chapter 19,20 are hereby amended
to read as shown on Attachment A, Development Code pages III-I, III-5, III-6 attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference,
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MC-l056
1 AN ORDINANCE. . . AMENDING SECTION 19.20.030(8) AND TABLE 20.01
OF DEVELOPMENT CODE CHAPTER 19.20 (PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
2 STANDARDS) TO ELIMINATE ALL REFERENCES TO HEDGES AND SHRUBS AS
FENCING MATERIAL.
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4 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and
5 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a Joint Regular
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on the 7th
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September
, 1999, by the following vote to wit:
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CIty Clerk
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'I day of September
Council Members:
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SCHNETZ
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved th'
meeting thereof, held
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JUD TH'VALLES, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
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MCrl056
ATTACHMENT "A"
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - 19.20
ARTICLE III - GENERAL
CHAPTER 19.20
PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Section
19.22.010 Purpose.
19,22.020 Applicability
19.22.030 General Standards m
19,20.010 PURPOSE
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These standards shall ensure that new or modified uses and development will produce an urban
environment of stable, desirable character which is harmonious with the existing and future
development, consistent with the General Plan.
19.20.020 APPLICABILITY
Any permit which authorizes new construction or modifications to an existing structure in excess
of 25 % of the structure floor area shall be subject to the standards set forth in this Chapter.
19.20.030 GENERAL STANDARDS
No permit shall be approved unless it conforms to all of the following standards set forth in this
Chapter:
I. Access
2, Additional Height Restrictions
3, Antennae, Vertical & Satellite Dish
4. Design Considerations
5. Dust and Dirt
6. Environmental Resources/Constraints
7. Exterior Building Walls
8. Fences and Walls
9. Fire Protection
10, Fumes, Vapor and Gases
11. Glare
12. Hazardous Materials
13. Height Determination
(Buildings and Structures)
14, Lighting
15. Noise
Me 890 12/23/93
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Odor
Projections into Setbacks
Public Street Improvements
Radioactivity
Refuse StoragelDisposal
Screening
Signs, Off-Street Parking, Off-
Street Loading and Landscaping
Solar Energy
Storage
Toxic Substances
Transportation Control
Measures (TCM)
Underground Utilities
Vibration
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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - 19.20'
B. The following designs are deemed unacceptable in any development and therefore
shall be prohibited:
1. Nonanodized and unpainted aluminum fmished window frames,
2. Metal grills and facades. However, grills and facades of unique design
and in keeping with the general decor of the development and
neighborhood may be permitted subject to prior approval by the Director.
3. Aluminum or other metal panels are not permitted on the street elevation,
unless it can be demonstrated that they are consistent with a structure's
overall design character, and do not adversely effect the pedestrian
environment.
8. FENCES AND WALLS
The following standards shall apply to the installation of all fences and walls:
A. HEIGHT AND TYPE LIMITS
Fences and walls shall conform to the limitations outlined in Table 20,01.
B. TRAFFIC SAFETY SITE AREA
On a corner lot, no fence, wall, hedge, sign or other structure, shrubbery, mounds
of earth or other visual obstruction over 30 inches in height above the nearest
street curb elevation shall be erected or placed within a Traffic Safety Sight Area,
The foregoing provision shall not apply to public utility poles; trees trinuned (to
the trunk) to a line at least 6 feet above the level of the intersection; supporting
members of appurtenances to permanent structures existing on the date this
Development Code becomes effective; and official warning signs or signals.
C. PROHIBITED FENCE MATERIALS/CHAIN LINK FENCING
I, The use of barbed wire, electrified fence or razor wire fence in
conjunction with any fence, wall, roof, or by itself within any land use
district, is prohibited unless required by any law or regulation of the City,
the State of California, Federal Government, or agency thereof,
Agricultural uses may use electrical fences if approved by the Director.
2. Chain link fencing is permitted in all commercial, industrial, and
residential land use districts. The fence may only be located on side and
rear property lines behind the front yard setback, if the fence would not be
adjacent to a public street. Chain link fencing in Residential land use
districts shall have top rails and post caps.
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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - 19.20'
TABLE 20.01
FENCES AND WALLS
HEIGHT AND TYPE LIMITS
Districts
1. Residential
Front yard or side of street yard
(not including the rear yard)2
Maximum Permitted Height'
3'
4'
Solid structures
Open work structures
(must permit the passage of
a minimum of 90% of light)
Other yard area
Outside of required yard area
Abutting a non-residential district
2. Commercial, Industrial and Institutional
Front yard or side of street yard
6'
8'
6'
Solid, decorative masonry wall
Abutting residential district
Other yard area
Outdoor storage areas visible
from public rights-of-way (located
behind required yards)
3. All Districts-Traffic Safety Site Area
4. Public Right-of-Way
5. Hillside Management Overlay -
Retaining Walls
Uphill slope
Down slope
Lots sloping with the street
Adjacent to driveways
Facings streets
2'6" Solid structures
6' Open work structures
8' Solid, decorative masonry wall
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10' Commercial
12' Industrial
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3'6"
3'6"
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5' Constructed with natural,
indigenous materials
6. Foothill Fire Zone Overlay -
Fences and Walls
Constructed with non-
combustible materials only
[The limitations shall not apply in the following instances:
. Where a greater height is required by any other provision of the Municipal Code; or
. Where a greater height or type of fence or wall is required by a condition of approval.
2Rear yard defmed for the purposes of this section shall be from the rear property line to the rear
plane(s) of the structure, MC 888 1/6/94,
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