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City Council Meeting 2-13-96
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1839 (CCS)
(City council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.04.08.62.060 TO MODIFY
THE DENSITY STANDARD IN THE R2B ZONING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Planning commission adopted a Resolution of
Intention to amend the zoning ordinance to modify the density
standards for the R2B Zoning District; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the
proposed amendment on November 1, 1995, and made recommendations to
the city Council following the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on the
proposed amendment; and
WHEREAS, the city Council finds and declares that the proposed
amendment is consistent in principle with the goals, objectives,
policies, land uses, and programs specified in the adopted General
Plan, in that Policy 1.10.1 of the Land Use Element calls for the
development of housing in all residential districts while
protecting the character and scale of neighborhoods, and this
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amendment is consistent with this policy by facilitating a pattern
of land use and development similar to that already existing in the
area; and
WHEREAS, the public health, safety, and general welfare
require the adoption of the proposed amendment, in that the
proposed amendment will promote appropriate use of land in the area
and will treat properties in an equitable fashion,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9.04.08.62.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.62.060 property development standards.
All property in the R2B Beach District shall be
developed in accordance with the following standards:
(a) lIazim\UD Building' ueiqht. Maximum building
height shall be forty feet, except that:
(i) No portion of the building may project
beyond the site view envelope. The site view envelope is
a theoretical plane beginning mid-point at the minimum
required beach setback line and extending to a height of
thirty feet, and then running parallel with the side
parcel lines to a point located five feet in height above
the top of the Palisades bluff immediately behind the
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pedestrian railing.
(ii) No portion of the building above
twenty-three feet for a flat roof, and thirty feet for a
pitched roof may exceed thirty feet in width. Multiple
projections above twenty-three feet for a flat roof and
thirty feet for a pitched roof shall be separated by a
minimum twenty-foot wide unobstructed view corridor. No
projections, connections, or mechanical equipment may be
placed in the view corridor.
(b) Maximum unit Density. For parcels four thousand
square feet or more, the maximum unit density shall be
one dwelling unit for each one thousand five hundred
square feet of parcel area. For parcels less than four
thousand square feet, no dwelling units shall be
permitted, except that one dwelling unit may be permitted
on any legal parcel which existed on September 8, 1988.
No more than one dwelling unit shall be permitted on a
parcel forty feet or less in width.
(e) Kaxiaua Parcel coverage. Fifty percent of the
parcel area.
(d) J'ront Yard Setback. The minimum required front
yard setback shall be either twenty feet or shall comply
with the minimum front yard setback for the district as
set forth in the Official Districting Map, whichever area
is greater. At least thirty percent of the building
elevation above fourteen feet in height shall provide an
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additional five-foot average setback from the minimum
required front yard setback.
(e) Beach Rear Yard Setback. Fifteen feet for
parcels one hundred feet or less in depth and fifty-five
feet for parcels over one hundred feet in depth.
(f) Side Yard Setback. The minimum required side
yard setback shall be determined in accordance with the
following formula, except that for lots of less than
fifty feet in width, the minimum required side yard shall
be ten percent of the parcel width, but in any event not
less than four feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
At least twenty-five percent of the side elevation above
fourteen feet in height shall provide an additional
four-foot average setback from the minimum required side
yard setback.
(g) KinillWD Parcel size. Five thousand square feet.
Each parcel shall contain a minimum depth of one hundred
feet and a minimum width of fifty feet, except that
parcels existing on September 8, 1988 shall not be
subject to this requirement.
(h) Development Review. A Development Review Permit
shall be required for any development of fifteen thousand
square feet or more in floor area.
(i) View Corridor. A structure with seventy square
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feet or more of frontage parallel to Pacific Coast
Highway shall provide an unobstructed view corridor
between Pacific Coast Highway and the Ocean. The view
corridor shall be a minimum of twenty feet in width and
forty feet in height measured from the property line
parallel to the Pacific Coast Highway.
(j) Parking. Notwithstanding section 9.04.10.08.190,
uncovered parking may be located in the front half of the
parcel and within the minimum required front yard
setback.
(k) private open space. Any project containing four
or more residential dwelling units shall provide the
following minimum open space: one hundred square feet per
unit for projects with four or five units, and fifty
square feet per unit for projects of six units or more.
For purposes of this requirement, "residential dwelling
unit" shall mean any unit three hundred seventy-six
square feet in area or larger. Affordable Housing
Projects may substitute one square foot of common open
space for each square foot of required private open
space.
SECTION 2. 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
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the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 ci ty 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 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance.
The City Clerk shall
cause this ordinance, or a summary thereof to be published once in
the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This
Ordinance shall be effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA JO S MOUTRIE
city Attorney
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Mayor
State of Cahforma )
County of Los Angeles) ss
City of Santa MOllica )
I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby cerufy that the foregolllg
Ordlllance No 1839 (CCS) had its first readlllg on January 23, 1996 and had its second readmg
on F~bmary 13, 1996 and was passed by the followmg vote
Ayes
Council members
Abdo, Ebner, Genser, Greenberg. Holbrook, O'Connor,
Rosenstelll
Noes
Council members
None
Abstam
Council members
None
Absent
Council members
None
ATTEST
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City Clerk - \-
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PROO' OF PU.&lA TION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
County of Los Angeles.
I am a citizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years. and not a party to
or interested In the above-entitled matter. I
am the principal clerk of the printer of the
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City of Santa Momca
OrdInance Number 1839 (CCS)
(CIty Council Senes)
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA M\.;"N!CIPAL
CODE SECTION 9 04 08 62 060 TO MODIFY THE
DENSITY STANDARD IN THE R2B ZONING DISTRICT
The tollowmg IS a summafY of Ordmance Number 1839 (CCS) prepared by the Office
of the City Attorney
Ordmance Number ]839 (CCS) amends Mumclpal Code SectLon 9 04 08 62 060 10
revise the R2B Zonmg DIstrict density regulatiOns The amendment proVides that one dwellmg
Unit IS allowed on any legal parcel that ClllSted on September 8, 1988, m the R2B Zonmg
District
Ordmance Number 1839 (CeS) was adopted on February 13, 19%, and shall become
effeetlve 30 days from Its adoption
I Marla M Stewart, CIty Clerk, do hereby certIfy that Ordmance Number 1839 (eCS)
ha.d Its first readmg on January 23. ] 996, and had Its seeond readmg on Febroary 13, 1996, and
was passed by tht; follOWing vote
"-yes Council members Abpo, Ebner, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook,
O'Connor, Rosenstem
Noes
CounCil members t\one
Abstalll
Counell members None
Abse'1t
CounCil members None
ISlMARIA \1 STEWART
City Clerk
The tulltexl of the above Ordmance IS available upon request from the office of the City
Clerk, located at 1685 Mam Street, Room 102, Santa MOnica Phone (310) 458-8211
Pub February 24, 1996