O1686
ORDINANCE NUMBER
1686(CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING INTERIM
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR
PORTIONS OF THE CITY LOCATED IN THE Ml ANDC5 DISTRICTS,
NORTH OF THE SANTA MONICA FREEWAY AND EAST OF
19TH STREET PLACE ALLEY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The City Council finds and
declares:
(a) At its March 16, 1993 meeting, the City Council approved
a motion directing staff to study the C5 and Ml district areas
located north of the Santa Monica Freeway and east of 19th Place
alley (the "study area"), and to conduct environmental review of an
option which would rezone the area to a new zoning designation to
be known as MI/RD.
(b) Pending completion of the study and re-zoning of these
areas to a zoning designation consistent with the City Council's
direction, to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, it is
necessary to limit on an interim basis the maximum building height,
floor area ratio, and permitted uses for the study area.
(c) On March 16, 1993 the City Council directed staff to
prepare an interim ordinance to implement the development standards
proposed for the Ml/RD district.
There exists a current and
immediate threat to the public safety health and welfare should
this interim ordinance not be adopted and projects not meeting the
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standards of the interim ordinance be approved in that development
permi tted under the existing standards could negatively impact city
services and infrastructure. Furthermore, the existing standards
could result in the construction of large office developments which
would be in conflict with existing city goals and policies.
SECTION 2. Interim Zoning. Subj ect to the provisions of
Sections 3 and 4 of this ordinance, the Planning Commission and
City staff are directed, after June 23, 1993, to disapprove all
requests for the issuance of building permits and tentative maps,
tentative parcel maps, administrative approval, development review
permits, conditional use permits, or any other City permits for the
construction, erection, conversion, or moving of any structure
located in the area designated as the interim zoning study area on
the map attached hereto as "Exhibit A", unless the proj ect complies
with the following development standards:
(a) Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be permitted if
conducted wi thin an enclosed building (except where otherwise
permitted: )
(1) Administrative and executive offices which are accessory
to a primary permitted use on the same site and which do not exceed
50% of the gross floor area of said primary permitted use.
(2) Artist studios and art galleries.
(3) Automobile repair and automobile painting facilities
except those abutting any residential district and use.
(4) Establishments engaged in the manufacturing, fabricating,
assembly, testing, repair, servicing, and processing of the
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following:
(a) Aircraft parts other than engines.
(b) Apparel except leather and fur goods.
(c) Audio products.
(d) Awnings - metal, wood or canvas.
(e) Bakery products.
(f) Coated, plated, and engraved metal.
(g) Communication equipment.
(h) Confectionery and related products.
(i) Cut stone and stone products.
(j) Diecut paper and paperboard, and cardboard.
(k) Electric components and accessories.
(1) Electric lighting and wiring equipment
(m) Fabricated textile products.
(n) Furniture and fixtures.
(0) Glass products.
(p) Jewelry, silverware, and plated ware.
(q) Luggage.
(r) Motor vehicles, parts, and accessories except when
abutting residential uses.
(s) Musical instruments and parts.
(t) Office machines.
(u) Paperboard containers and boxes.
(v) Pens, pencils, and other office and artists
materials.
(w) Perfumes, cosmetics, and other toilet preparations.
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(x) Pharmaceutical products.
(y) Photographic and optical goods, watches, and clocks.
(z) Plumbing fixtures and heating apparatus.
(aa) Pottery and related products.
(ab) Professional, scientific, and controlling
instruments.
(ac) Toys, amusements, sporting and athletic goods.
(ad) Wooden containers.
(5) Establishments engaged in the wholesale distribution of
the following:
(a) Dry goods and apparel.
(b) Electrical goods.
(c) Groceries and related products, except unpackaged or
unprocessed poultry and poultry products, fish and seafood, and
fruit and vegetables.
(d) Hardware, plumbing, heating equipment and supplies.
(e) Machinery, equipment, and supplies, except farm
machinery and equipment.
(f) Motor vehicles and automotive equipment.
(g) Paper, paper products, and kindred supplies.
(h) Pharmaceutical products, chemicals, and allied
products.
(6) Homeless shelters with less than 55 beds.
(7) Movie production studios and related facilities.
(8) Public or private schools existing prior to September
1988.
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(9) Public utility substations.
(10) Design studios and offices for architects.
(11) Accessory uses which are determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be similar to those listed above and which are
consistent and not more disturbing or disruptive than permitted
uses.
(12) No use involving the manufacture, processing, or
treatment of products which by nature of the operation, are likely
to be obnoxious or offensive by reason of emission of odor, dust,
smoke, noxious gases, noise, vibration, glare, heat, or other
impacts or hazards by way of materials, process, product wastes or
other methods shall be permitted unless mitigation measures are
submitted and are acceptable to the Zoning Administrator.
(13) Existing non-conforming office uses may expand by no more
than one parcel, subject to development review and approval.
(b) Conditionally Permitted Uses. The following uses may be
permitted subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(1) Automobile repair and automobile painting facilities
abutting any residential district or use.
(2) Homeless shelters with 55 beds or more.
(3) New public or private schools or the expansion of
existing schools.
(4) Outdoor storage of fleet vehicles if such vehicles are
directly related to the primary industrial or manufacturing
operation on the site.
(5) Parking and automobile storage lots and structures.
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(6) Places of worship.
(7) Retail sales of goods manufactured on the premises,
provided that the floor space devoted to such use does not exceed
10% of the gross floor area of the primary permitted use.
(8) Self storage or public mini-warehouses.
(9) Warehouses.
(10) Any use of the transportation right of way for other
than transportation purposes.
(11) Other uses that are determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be similar to those listed above.
(d) Prohibited Uses. The following uses shall be prohibited:
(1) Rooftop parking on parcels directly abutting, or
separated by an alley from, a residential district.
(2) Any use not specifically authorized.
(d) Property Development Standards. All property in the area
designated as the interim zoning study area on the attached map
shall be developed in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Maximum Building Height. Maximum building height shall
be 2 stories, 30 feet. There shall be no limitation on the number
of stories of any detached parking structure so long as the height
does not exceed the number of feet permitted in the district.
(2) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. 1.0, except that for projects
located on properties designated "special study zones" on the
attached map, a maximum floor area ratio of .25 shall be permitted.
(3) Minimum Lot Size. 15,000 square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of 150 feet and a minimum width of 100
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feet, except that parcels existing on September 8, 1988 shall not
be subject to this requirement.
(4) Front Yard Setback. Landscaping as required pursuant to
the provisions of Part 9.04.10.04 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code.
(5) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
(a) Where the rear parcel line abuts a residential
district, a rear yard equal to:
5' +(stories x lot width)
50'
The required rear yard may be used for parking or loading
to within 5 feet of the rear parcel line provided the parking or
loading does not extend above the first floor level and provided
that a wall not less than 5 feet or more than 6 feet in height is
erected and maintained along the rear commercial parcel line.
Access shall be permitted to cross perpendicularly the required
rear yard provided the driveway does not exceed the minimum width
permitted for the parking area. A required rear yard shall not be
used for commercial purposes.
(b) That needed to accommodate landscaping and screening
for a rear yard buffer required pursuant to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
(6) Side Yard Setback. None, except:
(a) Where the interior side parcel line abuts a
residential district, an interior side yard equal to:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
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The interior side yard may be used for parking or loading
no closer than 5 feet to the interior side property line provided
the parking or loading does not extend above the first floor level
and provided a wall not less than 5 feet or more than 6 feet in
height is erected and maintained along the side commercial parcel
line. A required interior side yard shall not be used for access
or for commercial purposes.
(b) That needed to accommodate landscaping required for
a street side yard, landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
(c) A 10 foot setback from an interior property line
shall be required for portions of buildings that contain windows,
doors, or other openings into the interior of the building. An
interior side yard less than 10 feet shall be permitted if
provisions of the Uniform Building Code related to fire-rated
openings in side yards are satisfied.
(7) Development Review. A Development Review Permit is
required for any development of more than 30,000 square feet of
floor area and for any development with rooftop parking.
(e) Architectural Review. All new construction, new
addi tions to existing buildings, and any other exterior
improvements that require issuance of a building permit shall be
subj ect to architectural review pursuant to the provisions of
Chapter 9.32 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
SECTION 3. Applicability. Subj ect to Section 4 of this
Ordinance, the requirements of Section 2 of this Ordinance shall
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apply to
designated
all projects developed on
interim zoning study area
any
on
parcel
the map
in the area
attached as
"Exhibit A".
SECTION 4. Exemptions. The following applications are exempt
from the provisions of Section 2 of this Ordinance:
(a) Any building or structure for which a building permit was
issued on or before the effective date of this Ordinance.
(b) Any project for which a vesting tentative map application
was filed and deemed complete on or before the effective date of
this Ordinance.
(c) Any project located on a property subject to a Development
Agreement as of the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall be of no further force and
effect 45 days from adoption, unless prior to that date, after a
duly noticed public hearing, the City Council, by majority vote,
extends the interim ordinance as provided in Section 9.04.20.16.060
of the Santa Monica Municipal Code.
SECTION 6. Any provisions of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further,
are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconsti tutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
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remaining portions of this Ordinance.
The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 8.
The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance.
The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption.
This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ENCE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 22nd day of June, 1993.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1686(CCS)
was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City
Council on the 15th day of June 1993j that the said Ordinance was
thereafter duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the
22nd day of June 1993 by the following Council vote:
Ayes:
Councilmernbers:
Abdo, Genser, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez
Noes: Councilmernbers:
Greenberg, Holbrook
Abstain: Councilmernbers:
None
Absent: Councilmernbers:
None
ATTEST:
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~ Clty Clerk