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City Council Ordinance No. O-1OA- 16 <br />1 WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. <br />2 <br />3 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES <br />ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br />4 SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the recitals and findings set forth above and <br />5 in the agenda report prepared in connection with this Ordinance. <br />6 SECTION 2. General Plan Consistency. Based on the entire record before the City <br />Council and all written and oral evidence presented, including the staff report and the findings made <br />7 in this Ordinance, the City Council hereby finds and determines that the proposed Ordinance is <br />consistent with the goals and policies of the City of Colton General Plan and is reasonably related <br />8 to the public welfare of the citizens of the City and surrounding regions. Specifically, the provisions <br />of this Ordinance make clear that projections into the front setbacks of R-1 properties do not <br />9 encroach into the public right-of-way, provide for additional covered parking opportunities for <br />residential properties, and recognize the existing conditions on older residential properties. <br />10 Permitting this flexibility within the R-1 Low Density Residential zone within the City of Colton <br />furthers the City's goals and policies as set forth in the City of Colton General Plan, specifically: <br />11 Land Use Element. Permitting carports to encroach into the front setback within R-1 Low <br />12 Density Residential zones is consistent with the Residential Neighborhood Preservation and <br />Protection policies of the City of Colton Land Use Element, specifically: <br />13 <br />o Policy LU -6.4: f°Promote the use of buildings, setbacks, walls, landscaping, and other <br />14 design features to buffer and reduce conflicts between adjacent properties." The <br />15 Ordinance requires that any carport structure must comply with current California Building <br />Code standards, including windload requirements. The existing R-1 standard, restricting <br />16 lot coverage to 40% of lot area will remain unchanged. In addition, the minimum R-1 front <br />17 yard setback standard of 25 feet will provide a minimum of 3 feet between a carport and the <br />property line. The recognition of limited onsite parking for older residential properties with <br />18 one -car garages will ensure that these properties can accommodate parking needs onsite <br />19 without creating conflicts with adjacent properties. <br />20 Finally, the City of Colton finds that the proposed Zone Text Amendment to permit carport <br />encroachments into the front yard setback on R-1 properties is reasonably related to the public <br />21 welfare of the citizens of the City and surrounding region; more specifically, Section <br />18.58.12.010(A) in the Colton Municipal Code states that, "The R-1 Low Density Residential Zone <br />22 is characterized by single-family detached homes on individual lots that form a cohesive <br />neighborhood." The Ordinance includes appropriate restrictions to ensure that the permitted <br />23 encroachments and parking are integrated into the overall community pattern of R-1 zone in which <br />the carports will be located. <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />-2- <br />