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RESOLUTION NO. 7504(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO
THE SPECIAL OFFICE DISTRICT SECTION OF
THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS OF
THE GENERAL PLAN REGARDING TRANSFER OF
A HOTEL USE FROM COLORADO PLACE PHASE II
TO COLORADO PLACE PHASE III
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica adopted its existing
Land Use and Circulation Elements on October 23, 1984; and
WHEREAS, the Special Office District section of said
Elements contains policies concerning allowable uses and
development standards for such uses; and
WHEREAS, the approved development agreement between the
City and Colorado Place Limited allows for a hotel use; and
WHEREAS, it is advisable to relocate this hotel use to a
new site which is not adjacent to residential neighborhoods and
is closer to freeway access, and the contemplated site which is
the subject of a proposed development agreement between the city
and Sopac Properties, Inc. is such a site: and
WHEREAS, this relocation is consistent with several
objectives and policies of the City's Land Use Element, including
section 1.1 which seeks to ensure neighborhood and citizen
participation in the City planning process and the protection of
the quality of life in all residential neighborhoods, section 1.2
which seeks to ensure compatibility of adjacent land uses with
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particular concern for protecting residential neighborhoods, and
Section 3.2 which seeks to protect the scale and character of
residential neighborhoods adjacent to commercial areas: and
WHEREAS, the City staff has prepared a recommended
General Plan amendment to the Special Office District Section of
the Land Use and Circulation Elements which would provide for the
relocation of the hotel use specifically authorized in the
development agreement pertaining to Colorado Place Phase II to
the site which is the subject of a proposed development agreement
for Colorado Place Phase III, and this General Plan amendment was
the subject of a Public Hearing before the Planning Commission on
August 10, 1987, affording any interested person an opportunity
to comment on the matter: and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended
approval of the General Plan amendment: and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 1987 the City council conducted
a Public Hearing on the General Plan amendment,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The document entitled Amendment Number 07 to
Land Use and Circulation Elements Regarding Special Office
District, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
this reference, is hereby approved and adopted as an amendment to
the Land Use and Circulation Elements of the City of Santa
Monica.
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall
be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall
be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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AMENDMENT NUMBER 07 TO LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENTS
REGARDING SPECIAL OFFICE DISTRICT
Policy 1.8.9: One ninety-six foot high hotel having floor area
not to exceed 270,000 square feet may be permitted through a
development agreement process at 2000-2224 Colorado Avenue. The
purpose of this amendment is to clarify that development rights
for a hotel created under an existing development agreement for
Colorado Place Phase II at 2320-2550 Broadway in Santa Monica may
be transferred to Colorado Place Phase III at 2000-2224 Colorado
Avenue, subject to city approval through the development
agreement process established in the Municipal Code.
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I hereby certify tha
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Adopted and approv
was duly adopted by the
Resolution No. 7504(CCS)
Council of the city of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on September 22, 1987 by the following
council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Jennings, A. Katz, H. Katz, Mayor
Conn
Noes: Councilmembers:
Finkel, Zane
Abstain: councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councilmembers:
Reed
ATTEST:
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