O2288City Council Meeting 4 -28-09
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 22as (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 9.04.08.18.020
AND 9.04.08.20.020 TO PERMIT PAWNBROKERS AS PERMITTED USES IN THE C3
DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL AND C3-C DOWNTOWN OVERLAY DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, under current Zoning Ordinance provisions, pawnbrokers may
lawfully locate only in the BSC Bayside District; and
WHEREAS, there is lack of suitable and available sites in the BSC district; and
WHEREAS, the broader downtown area, which includes the C3 Downtown
Commercial and C3-C Downtown Overlay districts, provides an appropriate location for
pawnbrokers in addition to the BSC district area; and
WHEREAS, permitting pawnbrokers in the C3 and C3-C districts is consistent
with the general intent and purpose in the Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Element in
that the uses in these districts are intended to provide a high concentration of activity
with uses that serve a broad spectrum of people; and
WHEREAS, in these challenging economic times, existing Zoning Ordinance
provisions relating to pawnbrokers pose a current and immediate threat to the public
health, safety and welfare, and that pending completion of review and revision of Zoning
Ordinance amendments, it is necessary on an interim basis to modify certain zoning
standards to allow pawnbrokers to locate in downtown business locations;
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. In addition to the uses set forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9.04.08.18.020, the following use shall be permitted in the C3 Downtown
Commercial District: Pawnbrokers.
SECTION 2. In addition to the uses set forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9.04.08.20.020, the following use shall be permitted in the C3-C Downtown
Overlay District: Pawnbrokers.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be of no further force and effect after sixty
days from its adoption unless prior to that date, after a duly noticed public hearing, the
City Council; by majority vote, extends this interim ordinance.
SECTION 4. 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inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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 competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect 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 6. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
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of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days after its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MAR A JO E MOU IE
City Attorney
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Approved and adopted this 28~h day of April, 2009.
Ken Censer, M or
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, Acting City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereb~
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2288 (CCS) had its introduction on April 14~
2009, and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on April 28~h
2009, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Noes: Council members:
Abstain: Council members:
Absent: Council members:
Bloom, Davis, McKeown
Mayor Censer
None
None
Holbrook, ShriVer
Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor
A summary of Ordinance No. 2288 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to California
Government Code Section 40806.
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, Acting City Clerk