ORDINANCE NO. 269

 

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING HEIGHT LIMITS OF STRUCTURES WITHIN CERTAIN DISTANCES OF MARCH FIELD IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

 

 

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, State of California, do ordain as follows:

 

Section 1.  Whenever the words "March Field" are used in this ordinance they shall mean the United States aviation post of general headquarters located adjacent to Sate Highway 395, approximately ten (10) miles Southeast of the City of Riverside, County of Riverside, State of California, the boundaries of which are hereinafter more particularly described in Section 2 hereof.

 

Section 2.  For the purposes of this ordinance, the exterior boundaries of March Field are hereby particularly described as follows:

 

Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Cactus Avenue and Heacock Street, as said streets are shown by Map No. 1 of Bear Valley and Alessandro Development Co., recorded in Book 11, page 10 of Maps, Records of San Bernardino County, California; thence southerly along the said center line of Heacock Street to its intersection with the center line of Jussiaea Avenue, as shown upon said Map No. 1; thence Westerly along the said center line of Jussiaea Avenue to its intersection with the southerly extension of the west line of Lot 7 in Block 322, as shown on said Map No. 1; thence northerly along said southerly extension of the west line of said Lot 7 and the westerly line of Lots 7 and 2, as shown on said map and the northerly extension of the westerly line of said Lot 2, Block 322 to the intersection thereof with the south line of that certain parcel of land conveyed to The United States of America by deed recorded July 6, 1928, in Book 769, page 537 of Deeds, records of Riverside County, California, said point of intersection being on or about the center line of Iris Avenue; thence westerly along the said south line of said parcel so conveyed to The United States of America to its intersection with the northerly extension of the easterly line of Lot 16, as said lot is shown by Map of Resubdivision of Alessandro, on file in Book 18, pages 16 and 17 of Maps, Records of Riverside County; thence southerly along said northerly extension of the easterly line of said Lots 16 and 19, as shown by Maps of Resubdivisions of Alessandro on file in Book 18, pages 16 and 17 of Maps, to the south‑east corner of said Lot 19; thence westerly along the south line of said Lot 19 to a point thereon 60 feet east of the intersection of said south line of Lot 19 with the northeasterly line of the State Highway, as shown on said Map of Resubdivision of Alessandro; thence North 19° 56' West to a point located South 00° 06' 30" East from a point on the Southerly line of said parcel of land so conveyed to the United States of America by deed recorded July 6, 1928, said last mentioned point being on the center line of said Iris Avenue and located midway between the southwesterly corner of said parcel so conveyed to The United States of America and the easterly line of said Lot 16 extended northerly; thence North 00° 26' 30" West and parallel with the easterly lines of said Lots 19 and 16 to the said southerly line of said parcel so conveyed to The United States of America; thence westerly along said southerly line of said parcel so conveyed to the southwest corner of said parcel; thence northerly along the west line of said parcel so conveyed to The United States of America and the northerly extension thereof to the intersection of said northerly extension with the westerly extension of the center line of Cactus Avenue, as said Avenue is shown upon said Map No. 1 of Bear Valley and Alessandro Development Company; thence easterly along said westerly extension of the center line of Cactus Avenue and the said center line to the point of beginning.

 

Section 3.  No person, partnership, firm, association, or corporation shall hereafter maintain, permit, allow, or cause to exist any smoke stack, flag pole, power line, power pole, tank, radio tower, derrick, tower, silo, barn, building, or any other structure or thing whatsoever, in any manner so that the same shall exceed the following height within the following distances from the exterior boundaries of March Field as said boundaries are defined in Section 2 hereof;

15 feet within 500 feet of the said exterior boundaries;

25 feet within 500 to 1000 feet of the said exterior boundaries;

40 feet within 1000 to 1500 feet of the said exterior boundaries;

60 feet within 1500 to 2000 feet of the said exterior boundaries;

75 feet within 2000 to 3000 feet of the said exterior boundaries;

90 feet within 3000 to 5000 feet of the said exterior boundaries;

 

Section 4.  Any person, partnership, firm, association, or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail of the County of Riverside for not more than seven (7) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  Each person, partnership, firm, association, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day during any period of which any violation of the provisions of this ordinance is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, partnership, firm, association, or corporation.

 

Section 5.  (Omitted)

 

Section 6.  Notwithstanding the limitations of Section 3, nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the erection or maintenance of any structure not over 60 feet in height above the ground surface in the portion of the regulated area described in said section which lies easterly of the line of Frederick Street prolonged southerly and northerly of the line of Eschscholtzia Avenue.

 

Section 7.  A variance from the limitations of this ordinance may be granted upon the grounds and in accordance with the procedures for variances in Section 7 of Ordinance No. 448.

 

 

 

 

ADOPTED:        6/9/41  (Eff.:  Immediately)

AMENDED:       269.1  (Eff.: 4/21/71)