SR-400-002 (4)
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COU~~Cl.i Beetlng 11/2Jj80
Santa : lonlca, Call forul.a
NOV 2 5 1980
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Mayor and Clty Councll
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Clty Attorney
SUBJEC'j' :
7:. ProposeL. Ordlna:i1Ce Reduclng the EElght
Lir.ll t In t11c C2 r;elghborhood COlT.merclal Dl st:r lct
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ThlS reoort transnlts for ln~roduct~on a ~~oDosed
ordl.nance reduclng the nelgh~ ll~lt In tile C2 Nel.ghborhoo~
Connerclal Dlstrlct.
The Clty Counell dlrected the Cl.ty AtLorney
to ?rcpare ~he nro~oseG ordlnance at ~ts SeDteQbcr 10, 1930
rlee1:lng, contll:ucd frOll' September 9, 1980 (Agenda Item lOB) .
B.\CKGRODND
2urrent zonlng provlslons allow structures up to 3J'
In nel-ght to be bU11t In the C2 i~elg~l.borhood COITauerc1al DlstrlCt..
':,.':"1.1.S :.-te1.'f~ t 11::'11 t 1.S sufflclen t to allo\1 <:he constrnct:lor" 0= a
three story structure and thus encourages large scale O~=lCC
de-;c- :oDYlent.
Emlevcr, L,e zone was not lntenued to provlat:o
faCllltles for Iila]Or e!lploYl"1ent ce::.ters or serVlceSi rather, lL
vraS lntended to provlde tile retall and serVlce needs 0':: trle
surroundlng reS1Qentlal nelghbor~oods.
The? proposed orolnance T.-lOul'_ - educe tl'e flat 35' ~elght
IlMlt to a deslgnatcd two storleS ?n~ 30' h?lght llQ1.t.
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reductlon would tend to dlsco4rage large
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un~ecessaLY removal and loss of needed retall and ~erVlce uses.
The lntent behlna tile D1strlct would not be aGversely affected.
ALTER!-lAT IVES
'('he Counc11 r.tay accept, rel ect or amend. the proposed
ordlnance.
RECON.l'1LNDATION
It lS res?ectfully reco~uenCed the Councll lntroduce
thlS ordlnance reduclng the helght Ilffilt ln the C2 ~e~qhborhood
COnl..Ll1erClal Dlstrlct from 35 I to tFQ s"tor18S and 30'.
Prepared by:
Ste?hen Shane Stark, Actlng Clty A~torney
Bettylou Borovay, De?uty Clty Attorney
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