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AB# 21.526 DEPT. DIRECTOR
MTG. 03/11/14 AMENDING TITLE 21 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL
CODE TO IMPROVE DWELLING DEFINITIONS-ZCA 13-02
CITY ATTORNEY
DEPT. Clerk
AMENDING TITLE 21 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL
CODE TO IMPROVE DWELLING DEFINITIONS-ZCA 13-02
CITY MANAGER j
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Ordinance No. CS-243, amending Title 21 (ZCA 13-02) ofthe Carlsbad Municipal Code to improve the
definitions of 'dwelling unit' and 'kitchen' and add a definition of 'wet bar.'
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Ordinance No. CS-243 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on February 25, 2014.
The second reading allows the City Council to adopt ordinance which will become effective thirty days after
adoption. The City Clerk will have the ordinance or a summary ofthe ordinance published within fifteen days,
if adopted.
FISCAL IMPACT:
See AB #21,515 on file in the Office ofthe City Clerk.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed amendments are exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Section 15061(b)(3),
which exempts project "where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment." The changes proposed by this project are
primarily procedural in nature and are not substantial and will not significantly affect the existing
development standards in the Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances; therefore, the project will not result in a
significant effect on the environment. A Notice of Exemption will be filed.
EXHIBIT:
1. Ordinance No. CS-243.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Shelley Collins 760-434-2808 Shelley.Collins(5)carlsbadca.gov
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY
COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED A CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC •
DENIED CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN •
CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF •
WITHDRAWN • OTHER-SEE MINUTES •
AMENDED •
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EXHIBIT 1
ORDINANCE NO. CS-243
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A ZONE CODE
AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE
TO IMPROVE THE DEFINITIONS OF 'DWELLING UNIT' AND
'KITCHEN' AND ADD A DEFINTION OF 'WET BAR/
CASE NAME: DWELLING DEFINITIONS
CASE NO.: ZCA 13-02
The City Council ofthe City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: That Section 21.04.120 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
21.04.120 Dwelling unit.
"Dwelling unit" means a single unit providing a complete, independent living
facility for one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping,
eating, cooking and sanitation, and having only one kitchen. For the purposes of this
section, provisions for sanitation include a toilet, sink and shower or bathtub.
Section 2: That Section 21.04.200 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
21.04.200 Kitchen.
A. "Kitchen" means any room or portion of a room used or intended or
designed to be used for the preparation and storage of food and containing one or both
ofthe following:
1 Cooking appliances or rough-in facilities for cooking appliances
including, but not limited to: stoves or stovetops, built-in grills, ovens (gas or electric);
microwave ovens or similar appliances. Rough-in facilities may include, but not
necessarily be limited to: built-in countertops and cabinetry, gas lines or electrical wiring.
2. A refrigerator or rough-in space for a refrigerator.
Section 3: That Section 21.04.378.1 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
added to read as follows:
21.04.378.1 Wet bar.
A. "Wet bar" means an area within a dwelling unit, notwithstanding a kitchen
as defined in Section 21.04.200, designed for the purpose of preparing beverages and
containing a small counter top and sink with running water. For the purposes of this
section, a wet bar does not contain:
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1. Gas lines or electrical wiring exceeding 110 volts that could power
cooking appliances including, but not limited to: stoves or stovetops, built-in grills, ovens
(gas or electric); microwave ovens or similar appliances.
2. A refrigerator exceeding six cubic feet in capacity or rough-in space
for a refrigerator exceeding six cubic feet in capacity, (the typical dimensions of which
are:
a. Depth of twenty-five inches;
b. Height of thirty-five inches; and
c. Width of twenty-five inches).
3. A sink or rough-in space for a sink with a waste line drain exceeding
one and a half inches in diameter, a depth of eighteen inches or an overall size of two
square feet.
4. Cabinetry or counter space exceeding eight lineal feet.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its
adoption; and the city clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text
of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be
published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within
fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City
Council on the 25th day of Februarv 2014, and thereafter.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting ofthe City Council ofthe City of
Carlsbad on the 11* day of March, 2014, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Hall, Packard, Wood and Blackburn.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney
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MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
SHELLEY COLLINS,
(SEAL)
stant City Clerk
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