O1697
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city Council Meeting 8-10-93
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER l6 9 7 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING PART 9.04.08.02
OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE R1 SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa
Monica adopted a Resolution of Intention concerning proposed
amendments to Part 9.04.08.02 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
regarding the requirements of the R1 Single Family Residential
Zoning District on September 30, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing
regarding the proposed amendments on January 6, 1993 and made
recommendations to the City Council regarding the proposed
amendments; and
WHEREAS,
the City Council finds that the following
amendments to the requirements of the R1 Single Family
Residential Zoning District are consistent in principle with the
goals, objectives, policies, land uses, and programs specified in
the adopted General Plan, and the public health, safety and
general welfare require the adoption of the proposed amendments
in that the amendments will clarify existing requirements by
reorganizing and rewording the R1 development standards, will add
new requirements to mitigate the impact of new development by
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providing greater light and air to neighboring properties, and
will modify existing requirements by providing for more equitable
application of the standards;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI.TY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Applicability. This Ordinance shall apply to
all projects approved 60 days or more after the effective date of
the Ordinance, provided however that all projects for which plans
have been submitted to the City for plan check prior to the
effective date of the Ordinance shall be subject to the
provisions of this Part as they existed at the time the plans
were submitted. Any project not subject to the provisions of
this Ordinance, which has not been approved as of the effective
date of this Ordinance, may elect to have the provisions of this
Ordinance apply in lieu of those provisions otherwise applicable.
SECTION 2. Part 9.04.08 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
Part 9.04.08.02 Rl Single Family Residential
District.
9.04.08.02.010 Purpose.
The Rl District is intended to provide a single
family residential area free of disturbing noises,
excessive traffic, and hazards created by moving
automobiles. The Rl district is designed to prevent
burdens on the public facilities, including sewer,
water, electricity and schools by an influx and
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increase of people to a degree larger than the City's
geographic limits, tax base or financial capabilities
can reasonably and responsibly accommodate. The R1
district affords protection from deleterious
environmental effects and serves to maintain and
protect the existing character of the residential
neighborhood.
9.04.08.02.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the R1
District:
(a) Hospice facilities.
(b) One single family dwelling
placed on a permanent foundation
manufactured housing).
(c) One-story accessory
structures up to 14 feet in height.
(d) One-story accessory buildings over 14 feet
in height to a maximum height of 28 feet, or
two-story accessory buildings up to a maximum height
of 28 feet, if such buildings conform to the required
setbacks and stepbacks for the principal building and
with the development standards set forth in section
per parcel
(including
buildings
and
9.04.14.110.
(e) Public parks and playgrounds.
(f) Small family day care homes.
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(g) state authorized, licensed, or certified
uses to the extent required to be permitted by state
law.
(h) Yard sales, limited to two per calendar
year, for a maximum of two days each.
(i) Domestic violence shelter.
9.04.08.02.030
Standards Permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the R1
District subject to the approval of a Performance
Standards Permit:
(a) Large Family Day Care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up to
14 feet in height, on a parcel having a minimum area
of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
Uses Subject to Performance
9.04.08.02.040 Uses subject to Use Permit.
The following use may be permitted in the R1
District subject to the approval of a Use Permit:
(a) Duplexes on a parcel having not less than
6,000 square feet of area, a side parcel line of
which abuts or is separated by an alley from any R2,
R3, or R4 District.
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9.04.08.02.050 conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the R1
District subject to the approval of a Conditional Use
Permit:
(a) Schools.
9.04.08.02.060 prohibited Uses.
(a) Boarding houses.
(b) Rooftop parking.
(c) Second dwelling units pursuant to section
65852.2(c) of the Government Code, State of
California.
(d) Any uses not specifically authorized.
9.04.08.02.070 Property Development standards.
All property in the R1 District shall be
developed in accordance with the following standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height.
(1) Two stories, not to exceed 28 feet,
which includes all building elements except chimneys
and required vents.
(2) On lots of more than 20,000 square
feet with a minimum front parcel line dimension of
200 feet, the height shall not exceed 35 feet for a
pitched roof or 28 feet for other types of roofs.
(b) Maximum unit Density. One dwelling unit
per parcel, except where a Use Permit has been
approved for a duplex as permitted by section
9.04.08.02.040 (a).
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(c) Minimum Lot Size. 5,000 square feet.
Each parcel shall contain a minimum depth of 100 feet
and a minimum width of 50 feet except that any parcel
existing on the effective date of this Chapter shall
not be subject to this requirement.
(d) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 40 percent
except that parcels between 3001 and 5000 square feet
may have a parcel coverage of 50 percent, and parcels
of 3000 square feet or smaller may have a parcel
coverage of 60 percent.
(e) Front Yard setback.
Official Districting Map of the
setback is specified, 20 feet.
(f) Additional Front Stepback Above 14 Feet in
Height. For new structures or additions to existing
structures, any portion of the front building
elevation above 14 feet exceeding 75 percent of the'
maximum buildable front elevation shall be stepped
back from the front setback line an additional
average amount equal to four percent of parcel depth,
but in no case resulting in a required stepback
greater than 10 feet.
As used in this Chapter, "maximum buildable
elevation" shall mean the maximum potential length of
the elevation permitted under these regulations,
which includes parcel width or length (as
applicable), minus required minimum setback.
(g) Rear Yard Setback. 25 feet.
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As shown
City, or,
on
the
if
no
(h) Additional Rear Stepback Above 14 Feet in
Height. For new structures or additions to existing
structures, any portion of the rear building
elevation above 14 feet exceeding 75 percent of the
maximum buildable rear elevation shall be stepped
back from the rear setback line an additional average
amount equal to four percent of parcel depth, but in
no case resulting in a required stepback greater than
10 feet.
(i) side Yard Setback. Ten percent of the
parcel width or a minimum of three feet six inches,
whichever is greater, but in no case greater than 15
feet. (See also section 9.04.10.02.190.)
(j) Additional Side Stepbacks Above 14 feet in
Height. For new structures or additions to existing
structures, any portion of the side building
elevation above 14 feet exceeding 50 percent of the
maximum buildable side elevation shall be stepped
back from the side setback line an additional one
foot for every 2 feet 4 inches above 14 feet of
building height to a maximum height of 21 feet.
(k) Additional Side stepback Above 21 Feet in
Height. No portion of the building, except permitted
projections, shall intersect a plane commencing 21
feet in height at the minimum sideyard setback and
extending at an angle of 45 degrees from the vertical
toward the interior of the site.
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(I) Front Yard Paving. No more than 50
percent of the required front yard area including
driveways shall be paved, except that lots with a
width of 25 feet or less may have up to 60 percent of
the required front yard area paved.
(m) Modifications to stepbacks above 14 Feet
in Height. The stepback requirements of subsections
(f), (h), (j), and (k) of this section may be
modified subject to the review and approval of the
Architectural Review Board if the Board finds that
the modification will not be detrimental to the
property, adjoining properties, or the general area
in which the property is located, and the objectives
of the stepback requirements are satisf ied by the
provision of alternative stepbacks or other building
features which reduce effective mass to a degree
comparable to the relevant standard requirement.
(n) Driveways. No more than one driveway per
parcel to a public street shall be permitted on
parcels less than 100 feet in width.
(0) Basements and subterranean Garages. No
basement or subterranean garage shall extend into any
required yard setback area, except for any basement
or garage located beneath an accessory building which
is otherwise permitted wi thin a yard area, if such
basement, semi-subterranean or subterranean garage is
located at least five feet from any property line.
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(p)
Basements.
Access
to
Subterranean
Garages
and
(1) Up to a total of fifty square feet
of area in the side and rear yards may be utilized
for lightwells or stairways to below-grade areas of
the main building and any accessory buildings.
(2) No more than three feet of
excavation below grade for a driveway, stairway,
doorway, lightwell, window or other such element to a
subterranean or semi-subterranean garage or basement
shall occur in the front yard setback area. This
requirement may be modified by the Architectural
Review Board for parcels with an elevation rise of
five feet from the front property line to a point
fifty feet towards the interior of the site if it
finds that topographic conditions necessitate that
such excavation be permitted.
(q) Roof Decks. Roof decks shall be set back
at least three feet from the minimum sideyard
setback. The height of any railings or parapets
associated with such roof decks may not exceed the
maximum allowable building height for the structure.
9.04.08.02.080 Architectural Review.
No building or structure in the Rl District
shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 9.32 of the Municipal Code
except:
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(a) Properties installing roof or
building-mounted parabolic antennae (only with
respect to the antennae and screening).
(b) Duplexes.
(c) Any structure above 14 feet in height that
does not conform to the required yard stepbacks for
structures above 14 feet in height.
(d) Any structure that does not conform to the
limitations on access to subterranean garages and
basements.
Any applicant for a development subject to
architectural review under these provisions shall
provide certification of notice to all owners and
commercial and residential tenants of property within
a radius of 300 feet from the exterior boundaries of
the property involved in the application, not less
than 10 days in advance of Architectural Review Board
consideration of the matter, which notice and
certification thereof shall be in a form satisfactory
to the zoning Administrator.
9.04.08.02.090 Fifty Percent Addition.
Parking shall be provided in accordance with
the provisions of Part 9.04.10.08, Off street Parking
Requirements, if the principal building on the parcel
is substantially remodeled or, if 50 percent or more
additional square footage is added to the principal
building at anyone time, or incrementally, after
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September 8, 1988, provided the aggregate addition is
500 square feet or more. See Section 9.04.02.030 for
the definition of "substantial remodel."
SECTION 3. Any provision 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 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
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.
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SECTION 5. 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 after 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JO H LAWRENCE
Acting city Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of August, 1993.
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Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1697(CCS)
was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City
Council on the 27th day of July 1993; that the said Ordinance was
thereafter duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the
10th day of August 1993 by the following Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Greenberg,
Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk