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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1243ORD 1243LÐL³ºORDINANCE NO. 1243 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK ON ADDING SECTION 153.490 THROUGH 153.495 TO CHAPTER 153 OF TITLE 15 OF THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO COLORS UTILIZED ON THE EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS OF ALL STRUCTURES WITHIN ALL COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL. RESIDENTIAL AND OPEN SPACE ZONES CASE NO.: AZC-151; LOCATION: CITYWIDE; APPLICANT: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK) WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park desires to maintain a positive balance between the health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park desires to improve it's visual and aesthetic image; and WHEREAS, without additional controls on the visual and aesthetic image of the City, the image of the City may be compromised; and WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park would desire additional controls on the paint colors utilized on the exterior of all new buildings within all commercial, industrial. residential and open space buildings; and WHEREAS, in an effort to assist in attaining a positive, visual city image, the City desires to eventually eliminate, through repainting, any existing structure that does not comply with this proposed color palate; and WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance specifying a color palate for all structures within all commercial, industrial, residential and open space zones in order to facilitate control. NOW. THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 153.490 through 153.495 comprising a new subchapter of Chapter 153, of Title 15, of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code, are hereby added to the Baldwin Park Municipal Code said Sections and subchapter to read as follows: EXTERIOR COLORS OF STRUCTURES 153.490 PURPOSE This subchapter is established in order to provide standards for the exterior color BIB] 38356-U01 ORD-U02 1243-U02 LI2-U03 FO8535-U03 FO38917-U03 DO59387-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 1/3/2005-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 1243LÐL³ºOrdinance 1243 Page 2 of all structures within all commercial, industrial, residential and open space zones. The primary intent is to enhance and preserve the City's visual and aesthetic image through the placement and use of color on all structures. 153.491 APPLICABILITY This subchapter shall apply to all new structures within all commercial, industrial. residential and open space zones. Furthermore, all entitlement applications shall be reviewed in accordance with this subchapter. 153.492 DEFINITIONS Director" shall mean the Community Development Director or his or her designee. Building Permit" shall mean any permit issued by the Cit/s Building Division. 153.493 COLOR A) Standards for Exterior Colors. Standards to paint a new building or repaint an existing building within any commercial, industrial, residential or open space zone shall be as follows: 1) The primary color of the building shall be limited to an earthen hue background color, which is integral or applied consistently to the exterior elevation material. Acceptable colors include off-whites, siennas, light grays, beiges, tans, browns or other similarly subdued tones, shades or colors as determined by the Director. 2) Special architectural features may use brighter colors as an accent. Colors shall compliment the main body color of the building, as well as highlight decorative details i.e. as ornaments, trims, fasdas inlays, tile. ironwork, awnings and other architectural features) as determined by the Director. 3) Exterior structure colors shall be reviewed in conjunction with a request for any of the following: Building Permit, Design Review. Conditional Use Permit, Zone Variance, Administrative Adjustment, Development Plan. Zone Change, General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Tentative Parcel Map, Tentative Tract Map. or any other type of entitlement BIB] 38356-U01 ORD-U02 1243-U02 LI2-U03 FO8535-U03 FO38917-U03 DO59387-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 1/3/2005-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 1243LÐL³ºOrdinance 1243 Page 3 review as required by the City of Baldwin Park Municipal Code or as a result of any determination of non-conforming status. 4) Exterior building elevation plans and color samples indicating proposed color schemes shall be provided as required by the Director. 5) Approval authority for colors on the exterior of all buildings shall be by the Director or Design Review Committee as applicable. Exterior color plans may be approved by the Director provided the proposed plan is consistent with the intent and provision of this section. 153.494 APPEAL PROCEDURES 1) An Applicant objecting to a determination by the Director or Design Review Committee on any structure within any residential zone may only appeal the decision to the Planning Commission. 2) An Applicant objecting to a determination by the Director or Design Review Committee on any structure within any commercial, industrial, or open space zone may appeal decision to the Planning Commission. If the Applicant is aggrieved by the Planning Commission's decision, the Applicant may appeal that decision to the City Council. 153.495 NONCONFORMING COLORS 1) Abatement of existing structures with non-conforming colors. Existing structures which are a color that does not comply with the provisions of this Section on the effective date of this ordinance shall be required to comply within five 5) years of written notice to the property owner. 2) Structures which are painted after the effective date of this ordinance with a color(s) that does not comply with the provisions of this section shall be required to comply with this ordinance within ninety 90) days of written notice to the property owner. Section 2. That the City Council at the time of the public hearing on the above matter reviewed and considered the proposed Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact, and comments relating thereto. That the City Council, based on its public review, does hereby approve the proposed Negative Declaration, since there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant impact upon the environment BIB] 38356-U01 ORD-U02 1243-U02 LI2-U03 FO8535-U03 FO38917-U03 DO59387-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 1/3/2005-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 1243LÐL³ºOrdinance 1243 Page 4 and that the Negative Declaration reflects the Lead Agency's independent judgment and analysis. Section 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause a copy of the same to be published in a manner prescribed by law, and shall forward a copy of the same to the Secretary of the Planning Commission. APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 17™ day of November, 2004. WanuerLo Mayor ATTEST: STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss. CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, Rosemary M. Ramirez, Chief Deputy City Clerk, of the City of Baldwin Park, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance 1243 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held October 20, 2004 and was adopted by the City Council at its regular meeting held on November 17, 2004, by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: MARLEN GARCIA, DAVID J. OLIVAS, MAYOR PRO TEM RICARDO PACHECO AND MAYOR MANUEL LOZANO NONE BILL VAN CLEAVE NONE Rosemary M. Ramirez, CMC Chief Deputy City Clerk BIB] 38356-U01 ORD-U02 1243-U02 LI2-U03 FO8535-U03 FO38917-U03 DO59387-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 1/3/2005-U04 ROBIN-U04