SR-907-000 (2)
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MAY 2 e. 1981
Santa Monlca, California, May 26, 1981
TO: Mayor and Clty Council
FROM: Clty Staff
SUBJECT: Planning Commlsslon's Recommendatlon Regard~ng Zone
Change to M2-S on City-Owned A~rport Land
Introductlon
ThlS report tranSffilts the Plannlng Commlsslon's recommendatlon
that the Clty-owned land between the Barclay-Curcl proJect and
the north slde of the runway be rezoned M2-S Slte ReVlew Dlstrlct
and that certaln addltlonal requlrernents be lncluded In the
gUldelines for development.
Background
In 1976 the Plannlng CommlSSlon and Clty CounCll created a slte
reVlew distrlct and applled it to the then McDonnell-Douglas
site north of the airport. All development ln the area was
subJect to reVlew and approval by the Plannlng CORmlSS10n and
was requlred to confor~ to gUldellnes speclfically establlshed
for the ~lrport property. These gUldelines included:
1. Land Use:
a. Land uses shall be prlmarily lndustrial and
recreatlonal.
~l) Industrlal uses shall be Ilmlted to non-
polluting types of uses.
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b. Commercial uses shall be Ilmlted to facllltles
incldental to and snpportlve of the J.ndustrlal develop-
ment and nelghborhood residentl~l area.
c. Recreatlonal uses shall be con~istent wlth nelgh-
borhood and comprehensive communlty needs and plans.
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2. EnvlronMental Conslderatlons:
a. Recreatlonal and open areas shall be sltuated
so as to provlde buffer areas between resldentlal
areas and industrlal development.
b. Parking and storage areas shall be screened so
as not to be vlslble from resldentlal and recreational
areas ln addltlon to existlng publlC rlghts-of-way.
c. Commerclal and lndustrlal structures shall not
exceed 30% of land coverage nor 45' ln helght.
d. All roof structures shall be approprlately
screened.
3. All structures, slgn1ng, parking areas and land-
scaping shall be subJect to archltectural reVlew and
approval.
f. Setbacks frOM Twenty-flfth Street, Ocean Park
Boulevard or any public property shall be not less
than 35' from any structure.
g. Development plans shall consider the lMpact of
nOlse, lighting, trafflc and general aesthetlcs due
to varlOUS slte alterna~ives.
h. Development plans shall consider public transpor-
tatlon, energy conservatlon and performance standards
for lndustrlal uses.
3. Market Survey:
Requlre the developer to perform an analysls of Market
demand and unnet demand and thelr effect on proposed
eXlstlng facllltles~
Followlng the Clty Councll's declslon to consider leaslng the
City-owned land situated between the now-exlsting Barclay-Curci
proJect and the runway, the Planning COIDM1SS10n initiated act10n
to zone thlS are~ lnto the site reVlew dlstrlct as well and,
followlng publlC hearlng on Aprll 6, 1981, approved findlngs and
recomroendatlons to the Clty Counell to thlS effect.
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The Comm~ssion also approved add1t~onal quidel~nes for the area
which included the follow1ng:
1. A pedestr~an clrculation system other than Just walk-
~ng ~n the paved vehlcular areas.
2. A bike path runn~ng the length of the development and
l~nked w1th the one 1n the park.
3. No prom~ses to cont1nue the a~rport use.
4. ~o access to the project from the south as long as
the alrport exists.
The Commiss1on believes these Ilm1tat1ons should he 1ncluded in
any requests for development proposals Sollclted by the C1ty so
that potentlal development w1ll be aware of them.
Alternatives
The Clty Council may accept or reJect all or any portlon of the
Plann~ng Commlsslon's reeommendatlon 1n regard to land use
regulat~ons. The Counell May act favorably on the recommendatlon
by d1rectlng the Clty Attorney to prepare the requlred ord1nances
enactlng the changes.
Recornmendatlon
It lS respectfully recommended that the Counell aet favorably
on the recommendatlon by dlrectlng the City Attorney to prepare
the reqUlred ordlnances reclassifYlng the City-owned property
from ~2 to M2-S for formal Councll conslderatlon and, further,
d1rect the staff to lnclude the new development standards In
any requests for porposals on the propertles.
Prepared by: Jaffles Lunsford
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