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HEIGHT LIMITATION AREA [1 record]

Record 1 1999-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Areal Planning (Urban Studies)
  • Regulations (Urban Studies)
DEF

Zone in which no building should rise above a defined height.

CONT

Height Limits ... A. This chapter establishes regulations on the height of buildings throughout the City in order to ensure that the unique character and scale of Newport Beach is preserved. B. This chapter creates 5 height limitation zones which govern building height but allow design flexibility with City review.

CONT

A map is proposed to replace the text description of the Skinners Butte Height Limitation Area ... Maximum Building Height. The current code places a height limitation of 15 feet on duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes in the RA and R-1 zones.

Key term(s)
  • area of height limitation
  • zone non altius tollendi
  • area non altius tollendi

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement du territoire
  • Réglementation (Urbanisme)
DEF

Zone dans laquelle aucune construction ne doit s'élever au-dessus d'une hauteur déterminée.

OBS

Servitude "non altius tollendi", interdiction de bâtir sur son fonds au-delà d'une certaine hauteur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación de zonas (Urbanismo)
  • Reglamentación (Urbanismo)
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