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City Council Meeting 11-23-93
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. 8686
(city Council series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA GENERAL PLAN
THE CITY' COUNCIL OF THE CITY' OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Pursuant to the santa Monica Municipal Code,
Article IX, Chapter 1, Subchapter 9.04.20, Part 9.04.20.18, the
City Council does hereby amend the Land Use and Circulation Element
of the City of Santa Monica General Plan as set forth in Exhibit A.
SECTION 2. That 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:
SANTA MONICA CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
By~T?;JL.
MARTIN T. TACHIKI
Deputy City Attorney
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Exhibit A
Existing Land Use Element policy #1.5.6, page 88 to be DELETED:
Reserve the RAND area and adjacent parcels bounded by Main street,
pico, Ocean Avenue, and the Freeway predominantly for visitor-
serving uses, including hotel accommodations, commercial
recreational, cultural and public recreational facilities, and
possibly some office uses. Maximum allowable development intensity
shall be up to 3.0 FAR, 4 stories (56') with the specific
intensity to be determined after the Oceanfront and Civic Center
Specific Plan is prepared and adopted. Allowable height may be
permitted up to 6 stories (84') if it is determined by the Specific
Plan to be compatible with the goals and objectives of the Land Use
and Circulation Elements. Allowable height shall be governed by
urban design principles which consider, among other issues, public
view corridors and usable open space.
proposed Land Use Element Policy #1.5.6 to be ADDED:
"Land uses and development intensi ties in the area bounded by
Fourth street, pica Boulevard, Ocean Avenue and the Freeway shall
be determined by policies contained in a Civic Center Specific
Plan."
Existing Land Use Element Policy #1.12.2, page 99 to be DELETED:
Retain the major concentration of government facilities at Santa
Monica Civic Center west of Fourth street and consider other uses
in the area including cultural and public recreational facilities
and visitor-serving uses such as hotels and commercial recreational
uses. Maximum allowable development intensity shall be up to 3.0
FAR, 4 stories (56') with the specific intensity to be determined
after the Oceanfront and Civic Center Specific Plan is prepared and
adopted. Allowable height may be permitted up to 6 stories (84')
if it is determined by the specific Plan to be compatible with the
goals and objectives of the Land Use and Circulation Elements.
Allowable height shall be governed by urban design principles which
consider, among other issues, public view corridors and usable
public open space.
Proposed Land Use Element Policy #1.12.2 to be ADDED:
"The use of public lands and facilities within the area bounded by
Fourth Street, pico Boulevard, Ocean Avenue and the I-IO Freeway
shall be determined by the policies contained in a Civic Center
specific Plan."
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Adopted and approved tlus
23rd
day of
November
.1993.
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J4 Mayor
I hereby cerufy that the foregomg Resolution No 8686
was duly adopted at a
meetmg of the City COUb::d on the 2 3 r d
day of November
.1993 by the
followmg vote:
AYES
Counc~lmembers Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen,
Rosenstein, Vazquez
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT
A TrEST
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