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Counc~l Mtg: 13-77
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Santa Mon~ca, Cal~fornia
November 30, 1977
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FROM: Clty Attorney
SUBJECT: ResponSlblllty Regardlng Dr1.veway Matters
Introductlon
ThlS report transmlts the attached ordlnance
WhlCh transfers the dutles wlth respect to the regulation
of drlveways from the Street Superintendent to the Parklng
and Trafflc Englneer, for second reading and adoptlon.
Background
ThlS ordlnance was requested by the Clty Councll
at lts meetlng of September 27, 1977. Thereafter, a first
readlng of the attached ordlnance was held by the City
Counc~l at ltS meetlng of November 22, 1977. The attached
ordinance ellmlnates the dual control of the Parklng and
Trafflc Englneer and the Superlntendent of Streets over
drlveway Slze, locatlon, access and other matters, and
vests the Parklng and TrafflC Englneer with total control
over such thlngs.
A copy of each of the prevlous Staff Reports
regard1ng thlS ~atter 1S attached hereto for lnformatlon
purposes.
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Alternat~ve Solut~ons
Hot app1~cable.
Recornrnendat~on
It ~s respectfully recommended that the C~ty Counc~l
~ntroduce the attached ordlnance for second read1ng and
adopt the same.
Prepared by: R1chard L. Knlckerbocker, Clty Attorney
Samuel 1. Strelchman, Asslstant Clty Attorney
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_hH O!\DlI\' l;lJCE or 'l'H 1:.: C1 ':ly COUl~C IL
OF 'i'EE CI'J:'Y OF SiY\"I'i\ I~o~nCA l\~'IL'NDING
SECTIO'\~S 7112A, 7112B, 7112C Aim
SEC'i' I 01:1 7402 Or ':thE SAJ-J'lY" I'iO~HCA
HUN fCIPAL CODE RLG;~RDL-;G DB ::VEU..'\YS
FRO:; PUBLIC S'l'Rr:ETS ONTO PRIVATE
PROP1~R'l'Y ~
'rIiE crj'Y COUNCIL OF TEE CI'l'Y OF SANTl~ Il0dICA
DOES ORDAIl-J AS FOLL0:-JS:
seCTIO?\: 1. Sectlor: 711 -:.::'\ of the Santa !1onlca
~'-hJr.1C1.pal CodC'- 15 he:::-eby anended anu shall read as folIous:
SeClJJJl1 7J12A. Dr~v~ys fron Pu_?l~_~
. ~I~<::!~}~to Pr~vate PE~~~~~t:{. No dr; veVlay
shall cross a publlC street, parkway, or
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?d.r:~:'':---i.g a:jC 7ra. f::lC L:lSlne2r,.
The Parklng ar:d 'Irafflc I:nglneer shall
not approve a drl VG1,7ay or drl vC'days to serve
any lot zoned for m~ltiple resldentldl use
under the prOV1Slons of Chapter 1, Artlcle
IX of tIns Code, ~.'JhlCh ,'lOuld exceed ln total
wldth 28% of the wldth of sald lot, sald 28s
to be raeasurcd bet~'Jee~1 the botto!'ls of the
vertlcal tapers ln the curb, except thQt on
any lot ,,71 th str~et frontage less than 50
feet a slngle url ve\Jay not to exceed l{~ feet
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1n I,ndth shall be peD'11 ttcd. Concrete
'i:T 1ngs, eq'.lCl 1 1n wldth to the length of
the vertlcal ta per 111 the curb, w.ay be
constructed extend1ng fro~ the curb to
the Sl c1C\.la] k. Sa1d I:'lng5 a 1<:;0 n'ay extend
froTI' the buck edge of the s),der,.,alk to the
street property 11ne. rJhe total ,'ndth
of conclcLe wings and dr.LvOT.vay at the
p01nt ,.,rhere the dr1veway crosses the
property line shall be the sa1l1e as tl"1("~
width of concrete Wlngs and dr1vc,",lay at
the curb. The nlD1mu?" ,'Hdth of the
dr 1 VC\~7a.}? shall be 12 feet. The naxnnum
wldth srall be 35 feet. The length of
the vert1.cal taper 1n the curb shall vary
\-v'lth the curb he1ght at th9 deL v€'(.';ay
loC'atLon and sha] 1 conform to the
dimenslons 8h01.\';) lD the table be low.
The Parking and Trafflc Eng1neer
shall not a?prove a drlveway exceed1ng
35 feet 1n w1dth on any lot zoned for
COlnIl1erClal or lndustr1al use under the
provlslons of sald Chapter 1 of Artlcle
:LX 0 f tins Code unless lr. h1S opln:lon a
wlder dr1 vei.;ay is requ1red by the nature
of the buslness operated on tl:1e abuttlng
property, and unless 1n h1S oplnlon no
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11(1zd~ds \~:()ulcl rc--:;ult.. f rorr~ s ueb. ,,,lder
dr J_ \?"2,\.rr.lj"r .I> Fur any lot zo::!ed for
COl'i:['crclal or lncustrJ.al use, trle
n1.l1lFn.1lP ,-'ld'ch of a eJr -.L-'v'CV,1a'l shalJ b'2
20 [ee~ for (l tT.;O \"2:Y operat L~jn ~
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12 feet for a O~12-\'J(1;1 o~Jerat}o:1.
The ParkLn0 and 7~dfflC Englneer
shall ti approve' a drlveuay or drl V0v;ays
to serve any lot, zoned for 5lngle fdTnly
resldr~n tJ al use under t~le provlslons of
Cha,pter 1, Artlcle IX oE th1.s Co~le \--,Thl eh
would exceed lTI total WJ_dth 28% of the
frontilgp of said lot on the streQt frol'l
whJch access J_S to be obtalned, except
tll.cl t 011 an:' 10t d :Jlnsle drl vevJay not
t_ oS '-':2~C.:=: --'- > ,- ~ - - =..;;. s ~: a 11 02
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street Ero~; rage of saJd loi. 'i'he drlV8\-lay
width as spCClfled above sha 11 be" Ii1casured
bet'>leen. the botto:r.s of the vcrtlcal taper
In th2 curbs and shall be the sape at the
pojnt T"There the drlvePdY crosses the sLdei.-1alk.
'r~le JTllnlffiUI1 h'ldth of the drJ. vc..'~ay shall bE-'
10.0 feet. iJ7l"ie 1 en g th of the vcrtlcal taper In
the curb shall Vary vH th the curb helght at
the drlV12\'lay locJtlon and shall conforn1 to
the Clc'ellSlODS .shown In the table belo',) .
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TJI.RLE: 01' CURB \';.PI:8 LE:-JGTHS
Helght of
Curb Fa.ces ReSldent :.al COl'11'-Lerclal
6" 2'0" 3'0"
7" 2'4" 3'6"
8" 2'fJ' 4'0"
9 " 3 ' 0 " <1 ' t~"
10" 3'.1" 5'0"
11" 3'8" 5'6"
12" 4'0" 6'0"
SECTIO~~ 2. Sectlon 71l2B of the Santd I,onc1a
Hun lClpal CocIe 15 hereby c.J11endcd al'd 5'1a] 1 Lead as follo~'Js:
SE'cU,on 7112B. ~0e Pa':::~Ln~12..-1
:!-'Eaff~~Y.I:g~~C(~~ shall not approve a
drlvcwdY or drLveways to nerve any lots
zO:lcd for COIllIllPrC1al or lDdustrlal use
under t~e provislons of Chapter 1 of
Artlcle EX of LhlS Code w1th1n 4 feet
of any curb returfl or \'ll enn 24 feet
of any eXlstlnq dr1veway approach or
0:::' dDY request.cd drlV2\'lay approach.
SECr;'ION 3. Sect,on 7l12C of the Santa HOD1ca
MUDlclpal Code 15 hereby amended and shall read as follows:
Sect10n 7112e. ~otw~~hs!~r.dlnq t~e
provlslons of the SectIons 7112A or 7112B
of th~s Code, the Parkina and ~rafflc
Englneer may, at hLS Ulscretlon, grant
variances from S31d Sectlons under the
follo~lng clrcurostances:
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(a) '\"'7herc str0et w~d~nlngs ac'/erse 1 T~/
affect ex~s;:Lng arlv2'~'ays on private
propc' cty i
(b) l'lhcrc e:-;isLlng drlY8way approadlf~s
ax.c bOlDg reconstructed 0: rc["<odcJ cd to
JOJ_l1 eXlstJDq dri~2wa;s on prlvato property
1es:o> than tl-~e requlred r:1 hll ~U~ and Hldth;
(c) VJhcre a lot lS of such size that
the above reSUlreI'1ents cannot be compiled
'i.'ll thj or
(<1 ) Hhere the VoT13Dce requested
arlses frorl UDusl1?..l or extraordlnary
physlcal condltlons WhlCh do nat apply
gent~l~a llj,7 to other lots, the:! granting of
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the variance reque=:;ted T.nl1 not be contrary
to tIlE" D~]bJ lC: ;d.If""!: l~ I C8"'l','enlencc and
a2~le~~~ '.21f~=e. -t::I-:e g:.-;J.H.L.... IS of the variance
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rcqne~3tcd \;111 not. adversely c_f feet the
rlghb5 of adjacent property o~ners or
tenant.s/ and the gra:1tlng of the var1anee
requested lS necessary to do substa?1tlal
)t:st-Lce and -Lo ayold unnecessary hardshlp
or results lDconslstent in th the general
purposes of scud Sectlons~
S:CCTJO~'; 4. Sectlon 7402 of the Santa ]',Jonlca
~lurncl;'-1l Code lS horeby a~ende0 and sh211 read as follm-Js:
SeetJon 7402. ~<.Jhen any drlve~ay apron
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lS pre:;uwed to be abacdon~d pursuant
Lo the provlslons of Section 7401,
'the C.lty shull nOLliy, III the pcinner
provlded ln thls Chnpter, th e O'drrer
or per:::;on ln possesslon of the property
frontlng upon or abl..:ttl!1g sald drl vc'.:ay
apron to remove sala drlve,...ay d?rOn
and r8sto:r-e or lnstall curblng, park\.:ay
and S J_ dewalJ: In confornlty wlth the
curb Lng, p,lrkway, and sldeHalk ad]O.lnlng
such abauc:o:ied drlve....lay apron.
SECT lOx 5. F.ny provlslons of t~e Santa ~'101nca
1'-1 un :'_ C J_ pa 1 Code, or appe0(hces thereto lnconslstent hercwlth,
-l-~ t~>'3 c~{tp-n t of such :nconslstencles and no further, arc
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he:-eby repealpd or modlT1Pd to that extent neces3ary to effect
the provi~aons of thu, ordinance.
SECTIO;.J 6. If any sect lon, subsection, sentence,
clause or ph case of t Iu s ordInance lS for any reason held to
be lnvdlld 0," unconst~t.utlonal by a dec-ls~on of any court of
competent ] ur lsdlct l_on, such decislon sh a 11 not affect the
valid,l ty of the remalnlng portions of the ordlnance* The
CIty Counci1 hereby declares that It would have passed this
ordinance and each and every sectlon, subsectio~, sentence,
clause or phrase not declared IDvalld or unconstltutlonal
wlthout regard to tdhether any portlon of the ordInance would
be subsequently declared lnvalJQ or ur.co~stLtutlonal.
SECTION 7. Ti1C' rla yor shall s1.gn and tI~e Ci t:1'
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Clerk sl'all attest to the; pilssaq2 of tIn ~ 0rd~nance. The-
Clty C! 0 r}~ shall C'duse the SClpl,:- to b'~ put'"1' .L2c1 once lD
the' ofI1.c-Lill newspapor wlLh~n i LiteF'D (15 ) days after lts
ad()~}t V)n . The orc1 J_ n2.!!. Cc' s ha 11 b(-~co:rne cffectlve after
tlllrty (30) ddYS iron lts adopclon.
ADOP'i'E;: eme] APPHOVBu tillS : :; t!l day of n~'LerbC'r ,
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I 00 :b l~:re 1 )-.v certl_~:i t h "+- tDe fo~egolng ordlDance
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"',Jas duly 2.:nd rcg~"' 1 2.-1:.1}:'" ~ - ? Tnc~4- i ng 0= the Clty
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CaUDcll on L~12 '"} ') 1'1 r1 day of I,,: 0'""1 \=-e fl l~ c r 1977; that
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tJK'reaftel:' the said ord Ul<:mce \~l(l s duly ad:Jpted at a meeting
of the Clty CounCll on the 13th day of Dee em]) er ,
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1977, by a fo11oW1Dg vote of the Counc-L1 :
AYES: CouncllP12;T1oer: B.urbrick, Cohen, Reed, Scott ~
Triyes, van den Stcenho':en,
j\hyor S1,:ink
NOES: CounclllPeITlher: :~Qnc
ADS::;7\lT: Councllr1prnb2r: ~onc
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Agenda Item 8-A: Presented at this time Has an ordinance for
introduction regulating driveways from publlc streets into private
property. The public hearing was opened at 8:16 P.M. on order of
Mayor S\Hnk. There being no one present to speak either for or
agalnst the introduction of the ordinance, the public hearing was
closed at 8:16 P.M. on order of Mayor Swink. Councilmember van den
Steenhoven moved to introduce the ordinance reading by tltle only
and waiving further readIng thereof. Second by Councilmember Reed.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
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