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City Council Meeting June 16, 1998
Santa Momca, California
ORDINANCE NO 1917 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING SECTION 9 04 0812 020 OF ARTICLE IX OF THE SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO CORRECT THE OMISSION OF OUTDOOR PUBLIC
UTILITIES AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE YARDS AS PERMITTED USES IN
THE RESIDENTIAL-VISITOR COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, In August, 1988, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1452 (CCS)
Implementing the current Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning Ordinance which In
Section 9 04 08 12 020 lists the permitted uses In the RVC ReSidential-VIsitor Commercial
zomng dlstrrct, and
WHEREAS, on January 25,1994, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1721 (CCS)
which amended Section 9 04 08 12 020 of the Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning
Ordinance to Include outdoor public utilities and maintenance service yards as permitted
uses In the RVC ReSidential-VIsitor Commercial zOning distriCt,
WHEREAS, on June 28, 1994, the City Council adopted Ordinance 1750 (CCS)
which amended Section 9 04 08 12 020 of the Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning
Ordinance to Include congregate hOUSing, senior hOUSing, senior group hOUSing, Single
room occupancy hOUSing, transitional hOUSing and domestic Violence shelters as permitted
uses In the RVC, but Inadvertently omitted outdoor public utilities and maintenance service
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yards as permitted uses In the RVC ReSidential-VIsItor Commercial zomng dlstnct,
WH EREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on this proposed ordinance to
correct this Inadvertent omiSSion on June 9, 1998, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the proposed ordmance IS
wIth the goals, obJectives, policies, land uses and programs of the City'S General Plan,
speCifically with policy statements contained In the Conservation Element, Includmg Policy
Statements 9, 11, 13, and 15 These policies call for City actIon to reclaim wastewater,
Improved sewage treatment, prOVide adequate storm dramage and runoff systems,
encourage maintenance of the recreational aspects of the beach area and to maintain and
protect the envIronmental quality of the beach
WHEREAS, the CIty Council finds and declares that the public health, safety and
general welfare req U1res the adoption of the proposed ordinance In order to prOVide for the
Improvement of the environmental quality of the beach, reclaim storm water for Irrigation
and preserve and protect the quality of the Santa Monica Bay
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOllOWS
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SECTION 1 Section 9040812020 IS amended to read as follows
9 04 08 12 020 Permitted Uses
The following uses shall be permitted In the RVC District, If conducted within an
enclosed bUilding, except where otherwise permitted
(a) Arts and crafts shops
(b) Camera shops
(c) Congregate housmg
(d) Convention and conference faCIlities
(e) Domestic vIolence shelters
(f) Entertainment and cultural uses
(9) Gift or souvenir shops
(h) Libraries
(I) Manne oriented uses such as aquariums
(j) Museums
(k) Neighborhood grocery stores
(I) Single-family dwellings placed on a permanent foundatIon (Includmg
manufactured housing)
(m) Multi-family dwellings
(n) NIght Clubs within hotels
(0) Retail uses that cater to the vIsiting public
(p) Public parks and playgrounds
(q) ReSidential uses eXisting at the time of adoption of thiS Chapter
(r) Restaurants
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(s) Schools
(t) Senior housing
(u) Senior group housing
(v) Single room occupancy housmg
(w) Skating nnks
(x) Snack shops
(Y) SWim and health clubs
(z) Transitional housmg
(aa) Outdoor public utilities and maintenance service yards
(bb) The following uses If conducted on the Santa MOnica Pier or along The
Promenade
(1) Amusement and game arcades
(2) Bait shops and flshmg supplIes
(3) Exhibitions and games
(4) Fish markets
(5) Manne service stations and boat landings on the Pier only
(6) Night clubs
(7) Sport fishing
(cc) Accessory uses which are determined by the ZOning Administrator to be
necessary and customarily associated with, and are appropriate, Incidental, and
subordinate to, the pnnclpal permitted use
(dd) Other uses determined by the ZOning Admmlstrator to be similar to those listed
above and whIch are consistent and not more disruptive or dlsturbmg than permitted uses
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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 effect 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
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 wlthm 15 days after ItS adoption ThiS Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from ItS adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Robert Holbrook. Mayor
State of CalIforma )
County of Los Angeles) ss
CIty of Santa MOllIca )
1. Mana M Stewart, Clty Clerk of the CIty of Santa MOllIca, do hereby certIfy that the foregoing
Ordmance No 1917 (CCS) was mtroduced on June 9, 1998 and adopted on June 16.1998 by the
follmvmg vote
Ayes
CouncIl members
Ebner, Femstem, Genser. Greenberg. Holbrook, O'Connor.
Rosenstem
Noes
CouncIl members.
None
Abstam
CouncIl members
None
Absent
CouncIl members
None
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. ATTEST ~
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Mana M Stewart, CIty derk