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city council Meeting 8-10-93
. Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1700 (CCS)
(City council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADDING PART 9.04.08.65 TO THE
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE
BR BOULEVARD RESIDENTIAL
R3 OVERLAY DISTRICT
WHEREAS, on June 2, 1993 the Planning Commission held a duly
noticed public hearing concerning amendment of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code and the Official Districting Map to create a new
overlay zone, the BR Boulevard Residential R-3 Overlay District,
and recommended such amendments to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the city council held a duly noticed public hearing
concerning the proposed amendments and finds that the proposed
amendments are consistent in principle with the goals, objectives,
policies, land uses, and programs specified in the adopted General
Plan, in that they are consistent with Land Use and circulation
Element Objective 1.10 which states that the city should expand the
opportunity for residential land use while protecting the scale and
character of residential neighborhoods; and
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WHEREAS, the city council finds that the public health,
safety, and general welfare require the adoption of the proposed
amendments in that the amendments require good land development and
enhancement of the aesthetic appearance of the R3 Ocean Park
Boulevard area of the city by providing standards for building
articulation, private open space, and landscaping that will prevent
overdevelopment in the area;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Part 9.04.08. 65 is added to the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to read as follows:
Part 9.04.08.65 BR Boulevard Residential
R-3 Overlay District.
9.04.08.65.010 Purpose.
The BR Boulevard Residential R-3 Overlay
District is intended to protect the existing
neighborhood character and ensure that new
development is compatible with the surrounding
residential areas along Ocean Park Boulevard
from Lincoln Boulevard' to 25th Street by
limiting the scale of development to ensure
compatibility with the existing neighborhood
character.
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9.04.08.65.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in
the BR overlay District:
(a) All uses listed as permitted uses
within the residential district in which the
parcel is located.
9.04.08.65.030
Uses
subject
to
performance standards.
The following uses shall be permitted in
the BR Overlay District subject to the
approval of a Performance Standards Permit:
(a) All uses listed as subject to a
Performance Standards permi t in the
residential district in which the parcel is
located.
9.04.08.65.040
conditionally permitted
uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in
the BR Overlay District subject to the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) All uses listed as conditionally
Permitted Uses in the residential district in
which the parcel is located.
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9.04.08.65.050 Prohibited uses.
(a) Any use not specifically authorized.
9.04.08.65.060
Property development
standards.
All property in the BR Overlay District
shall be developed in accordance with the same
standards as those listed for the underlying
zoning district except for the following, if
different:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Two
stories, not to exceed 30 feet.
(b) Maximum Unit Density. One dwelling
unit for each 1,250 square feet of parcel
area. No more than one dwelling unit shall be
permitted on a parcel of less than 4,000
square feet if a single family dwelling
existed on the parcel on September 8, 1988.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 50
percent.
(d) Minimum Parcel Size. 5,000 square
feet. Each parcel shall contain a minimum
depth of 100 ,feet and a minimum width of 50
feet, except that parcels existing on
September 8, 1988 shall not be subject to this
requirement.
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(e) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet, or as
shown on the Official Districting Map,
whichever is greater.
(f)
Front stepbacks.
At least 24% of
the maximum buildable front elevation from the
grade level up to 14 feet in height shall
provide an additional 5 foot average stepback,
and 30% of the maximum buildable front
elevation above 15 feet in height shall
provide an additional 10 foot average stepback
from the minimum front yard setback.
(g) side Yard Setback.
(1) The side yard setback for lots
of less than 50 feet shall be 10% of the
parcel width but not less than 4 feet.
(2) For lots 50 feet in width or
greater, the side yard setback shall be
determined in accordance with the following
formula:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(h)
side Stepback.
Portions of the
building between 14 feet and 30 feet in height
shall provide an additional 4 foot average
stepback from the minimum side setback
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calculated along the maximum buildable side
elevation.
(i) Usable Private Open Space. All
units shall have the following minimum amounts
of usable private open space per unit: 100
square feet for projects with 4 or 5 units,
and 50 square feet for projects of 6 units or
more. Private open space shall include a
deck, yard, patio or combination thereof,
which is adjacent to, accessible from, and at
the same or approximate elevation as the
primary space.
SECTION 2. Ordinance Number 1688(CCS) is hereby repealed.
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
unconsti tutional 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
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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 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
wi thin 15 days after its adoption.
This Ordinance shall be
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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JO PH LAWRENCE
Acting City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of August, 1993.
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- - Mayor ~ pore
I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1700(CCS)
was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City
Council on the 3rd day of August 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:
Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook,
Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez
Noes: Councilmembers:
None
Abstain: councilmembers:
None
Absent: Counci1members:
Abdo
ATTEST:
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~ City Clerk