Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 21, 2014

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 PUBLIC NOTICE

Mountain Views-News Saturday, June 21, 2014 

City of Sierra Made

ORDINANCE NO. 1354

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE AMENDING MUNICIPAL 
CODE CHAPTER 17.08 – ZONING DEFINITIONS, CHAPTER 17.20 – ONE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AND 
CHAPTER 17.52 – HILLSIDE MANAGEMENT ZONE. 

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: 

WHEREAS, the definition of “bedroom” can be used to determine the parking requirement for a property, to assess 
whether residential additions or remodels can trigger compliance with parking requirements, or to determine the 
application of development impact fees; and WHEREAS, the existing definition of “bedroom” in the R-1 Zoning 
Ordinance is too broad, thereby presenting difficulties in making a determination of whether a given room constitutes a 
bedroom; and 

WHEREAS, the R-2, R-3, R-C, H, and Zoning Definitions Ordinances do not currently include a definition of 
“bedroom”; and 

WHEREAS, Planning Commission directed staff to amend the Zoning Ordinance to include a more specific definition 
of “bedroom” to enable staff in their determination regarding parking requirements for residential properties in the City; 
and 

WHEREAS, the amendment qualifies for an Exemption, pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California 
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in 
question may have a significant effect on the environment; and 

WHEREAS, notice was duly given of the public hearing by the Planning Commission on February 20, 2014, with all 
testimony being received being made part of the public record, and the Planning Commission recommended approval of 
the amendment. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Sierra Madre as follows: 

SECTION 1. Code Amendment. The definition of “bedroom” in Section 17.20.015 of the Municipal Code entitled 
“Definitions” is hereby amended to read: “Bedroom”. For the purpose of calculating parking requirements, the following 
rooms which regularly make up a standard dwelling unit shall not be considered a bedroom: one kitchen, one living room, 
one family or recreation room, one dining room, and bathrooms. 

SECTION 2. Code Amendment. Section 17.08.020 of the Municipal Code entitled ‘Words, terms, phrases defined” is 
hereby revised to include: “Bedroom” – R-2 Zone: For the purpose of calculating parking requirements in the R-2 Zone, 
the following rooms which regularly make up a standard dwelling unit shall not be considered a bedroom: one kitchen, one 
living room, one family or recreation room, one dining room, and bathrooms. “Bedroom” – R-3 and R-P Zones: For the 
purpose of calculating parking requirements, the following rooms which regularly make up a standard dwelling unit shall 
not be considered a bedroom: one kitchen, one living room, one dining room, and bathrooms. Single-family residences 
located in the R-3 and R-P Zones shall be subject to the bedroom definition in the R-1 Zone. 

SECTION 3. Code Amendment. Section 17.30.210 of the Municipal Code entitled “On-site Parking” is hereby amended to 
read: D. “Bedroom”. For those properties which are nonconforming with regard to the on-site parking space requirements 
of this Chapter, the addition of a bedroom(s) will require that the property conforms to such parking requirements, 
pursuant to the following definition of bedroom: The following rooms which regularly make up a standard dwelling unit 
shall not be considered a bedroom: one kitchen, one living room, one family or recreation room, one dining room, and 
bathrooms. 

SECTION 4. Code Amendment. Section 17.52.080 of the Municipal Code entitled “Definitions” is hereby amended to 
include: “Bedroom”. For those properties which are nonconforming with regard to the on-site parking space requirements 
of this Chapter, the addition of a bedroom(s) will require that the property conforms to such parking requirements, 
pursuant to the following definition of bedroom: The following rooms which regularly make up a standard dwelling unit 
shall not be considered a bedroom: one kitchen, one living room, one family or recreation room, one dining room, and 
bathrooms. 

SECTION 5. California Environmental Quality Act. The amendment qualifies for an Exemption, pursuant to Section 
15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility 
that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. 

SECTION 6. Severability; Continuation of Provisions. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause 
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall 
not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses 
or phrases of this Ordinance or the rules adopted hereby. The City Council of the City of Sierra Madre hereby declares that 
it would have adopted each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of 
the fact that any one or more other remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases 
hereof be declared invalid or unenforceable. To the extent the provisions of the Sierra 
Madre Municipal Code as amended by this Ordinance are substantially the same as the 
provisions of that Code as they read immediately prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, 
then those provisions shall be construed as continuations of the earlier provisions and 
not as new enactments. 

SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after its 
passage and adoption pursuant to California Government Code section 36937. 

SECTION 8. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance 
and shall cause the same to be published or posted in the manner prescribed by law. 

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June, 2014. 

AYES: 

NOES: 

 


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Join the City of Sierra Madre on Saturday, June 28, to celebrate 
the 23rd anniversary of the Sierra Madre Earthquake by 
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