R-9890
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City Council Meeting: September 9, 2003
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO, 9890 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DIRECTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION
TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT OF THE TEXT
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ZONING ORDINANCE
RELATED TO NEW AND EXPANDED RESTAURANTS AND
PERMITTED TYPES OF ALCOHOL LICENSES
WHEREAS, the City has taken extensive efforts to maintain the unique
character and mix of uses on the Third Street Promenade in the Sayside District;
and
WHEREAS, over the years, market forces have threatened the mix many
times and the City has responded to preserve the Promenade's unique character
through adoption of the Sayside District Specific Plan and adoption of laws and
policies which promote the general welfare by maintaining the Promenade's
eclectic character; and
WHEREAS, the City Council established a Promenade Uses Task Force
to study the Promenade issues, to seek feedback and input from the community,
and to make recommendations to the City Council regarding the appropriate mix
of uses on the Promenade; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force met regularly beginning in May 2002 and
completed its work in March 2003, during which time it considered goals and
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objectives for the Promenade and the Downtown, reviewed relevant City policies
and regulations, and conducted community workshops; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force prepared a series of recommendation for
review by the City Council, include recommendations which require amendment
of the text of Santa Monica Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on June 10, 2003, the City Council reviewed the
recommendations of the Task Force and directed staff to prepare a work plan for
implementation of the Task Force recommendations; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2003, the City Council reviewed the
proposed work plan, which includes a series of proposed amendments to the
City's zoning and planning regulations, including the Zoning Ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWING:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the Santa Monica Municipal Code Section
9,04,20,16,020(a)(2), the City Council does hereby direct the Planning
Commission to initiate an amendment of the City's Zoning Ordinance to
implement the recommendations of the Promenade Uses Task Force, including,
but not limited to, amendment of Section 9,04.08.15 to remove the limits on the
number of permitted restaurants and to allow for off-site alcohol sales associated
with specialty retailers and theaters and amendment of Section 9,04,10,18 to
allow for administrative approval of new or expanded restaurants with alcohol
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service that conform to pre-defined standards which ensure compatibility with
adjacent uses and protection of the general health, safety and welfare,
SECTION 2, The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the Resolution,
and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
Approved as to form:
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Adopted and approved this 9th day of September, 2003.
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Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution No, 9890 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 9th day of September, 2003, by the
following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Feinstein, Katz, Genser, Holbrook, O'Connor,
Mayor Pro Tem McKeown, Mayor Bloom
Noes:
Council members: None
Abstain:
Council members: None
Absent:
Council members: None
ATTEST:
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