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Board review and approval of alternative landscaping configurations for exterior
paved areas which provide parking and circulation predominantly for buses and
other similar oversized fleet vehicles.
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2000, the Planning Commission held a
public hearing on the proposed zoning text amendments which would amend
Section 9.04.10.04.070(a) to allow for Architectural Review Board modification to
the landscaping requirements for paved areas which provide parking primarily for
buses and similar oversized vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission forwarded a recommendation to
the City Council to adopt the zoning ordinance amendment relating to the
landscaping requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed Zoning
Ordinance Text Amendments on February 27,2001; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that th~ proposed
amendments are consistent with the goals, objectives, policies, land uses, and
programs specified in the adopted General Plan, in that the Big Blue Bus facility
Expansion Master Plan and the implementation of the Big Blue Bus
Transportation Service Improvement Plan, which calls for an improved and
expanded Big Blue Bus fleet, are consistent with Land Use Element Objective
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4.5, which encourages an improved public transit system, and Policy 4.5.5 which
calls for continued City support of the Big Blue Bus to provide intra-city and inter-
city service to major employment centers and connection to the regional
transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the public health,
safety and general welfare requires the adoption of the proposed Ordinance in
that the Big Blue Bus Facility Expansion Master Plan is necessary to implement
its Transportation Service Improvement Plan which includes expanding its
services to alleviate overcrowding of buses and improve transit services within
the Big Blue Bus service area;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 Section 9.04.10.04.070 is amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.04.070 Required landscape area and lighting for surface
parking lots and other vehicular use areas.
(a) A minimum of ten percent of the total exterior paved area that
accommodates vehicular traffic including surface parking lots, accessways,
driveways (including those serving drive-in and drive-through restaurants, banks,
and grocery stores), loading areas, service areas, and parking stalls shall be
devoted to landscaped islands, peninsulas, or medians distributed throughout the
paved area. A minimum of one tree for each one thousand two hundred square
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feet of paved area that accommodates vehicular traffic shall be provided and
maintained However, the Architectural Review Board may modify these
requirements for exterior paved areas which predominantly provide parking and
circulation for buses and other similar oversized fleet vehicles provided that the
following findings can be made:
1) That the strict application of the provisions of this subsection (a)
would result in practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships inconsistent with
the general purpose and intent of the Santa Monica Municipal Code and the
General Plan or that there are exceptional circumstances or conditions applicable
to the proposed project that do not apply generally to other sites covered by the
Section;
2) That the modification of these requirements would not adversely
affect the public welfare, and would not be detrimental or injurious to property
and improvements in the surrounding area.
b) The landscape area required for parking lots and vehicular use areas
shall be in addition to the landscape area required for building sites pursuant to
the provisions of Section 9.04.10.04.060.
c) Lighting shall be provided and maintained in accordance with Section
9.04.10.02.270.
SECTION 2 Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or
appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the
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Adopted and approved this 6th day of March, 2001
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Mike Feinstein,
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2001 (CCS) had it's introduction on February 27, 2001, and
it's adoption at the City Council meeting held on March 6, 2001, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Council members: Holbrook, O'Connor, McKeown, Genser, Mayor Pro Tem
Bloom, Mayor Feinstein
Noes:
Council members None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Katz
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart,