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City Council Meeting 1-13-98
JAN 1 3 1998
Santa MonICa, Cahforllla
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Attorney
SUBJECT Ordinance Amending Section 90402030645 (Definition of Pedestnan
On entation) and Adding Section 904 1002440 of Article IX of the Santa
MOnica MUnicipal Code Relating to Pedestrlan-Onented DesIgn Standards
and Applying Those DesIgn Standards to Property Developed In the Following
DIstricts RVC ReSIdentIal VIsitor Commercial District, BCD Broadway
CommercIal DistriCt, BSCD Bayslde Commercial DistriCt, C2 Neighborhood
CommercIal DistriCt, C3 Downtown CommercIal Dlstnct, C3-C Downtown
Overlay District, C4 Highway Commercial DIstriCt, C6 Boulevard Commercial
Dlstnct and the eM Main Street Commercial Dlstnct
INTRODUCTION
At Its meeting on December 16, 1997, the City CouncIl Introduced an ordinance amending
Santa Momca Municipal Code Section 90402030645 and adding Section 9041002440
to the MunicIpal Code relating to pedestnan-onented desIgn standards The attached
ordinance IS now presented to the City Council for adoption
RECOMMENDATION
It IS respectfully recommended that the City CouncIl adopt the accompanYing ordInance
PREPARED BY
Marsha Jones Moutne, City Attorney
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Council Mtg January 13, 1998 Santa Monica. CalIfornia
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1893 (CCS)
(City Council Senes)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SECTION 90402030645 (DEFINITION OF
PEDESTRIAN ORIENTATION) AND ADDING SECTION 9041002440 OF ARTICLE
IX OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PEDESTRIAN-
ORIENTED DESIGN STANDARDS AND APPYING THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS TO
PROPERTY DEVELOPED IN THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS RVC RESIDENTIAL
VISITOR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, BCD BROADWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT,
BSCD BAYS IDE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, C2 NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL
DISTRICT, C3 DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, C3-C DOWNTOWN
OVERLAY DISTRICT, C4 HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. C6 BOULEVARD
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND THE CM MAIN STREET COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the ZOning Ordinance currently only requires pedestnan-onented
design In the BSC Bayslde CommercIal Dlstnct, C2 Neighborhood Commercial Dlstnct, C3
Downtown Commercial Dlstnct, and C3-C Downtown Overlay Dlstnct, and
WHEREAS, The CIty Council has dIrected staff to develop zOning text language
which would require pedestnan-onentatlon In other commercial zoning districts In the City
and to develop pedestnan-onented design standards which could be Incorporated Into the
Zoning Ordinance, and
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WHEREAS, Planning staff drafted zoning language which was forwarded to the
Architectural Review Board In March 1997 for review and comment. and
WHEREAS. the PlannIng Commission adopted a Resolution of IntentIon on June
11, 1997 giving notIce of Its intentIon to conduct a public hearing to consIder a
recommendation to amend the ZOning OrdInance to Incorporate pedestnan-onented
deSign standards In other commercIal zoning dlstncts In the City and to develop
pedestrlan-onented deSign standards which could be Incorporated Into the Zoning
Ordinance, and
WHEREAS, on July 2, 1997, the PlannIng Commission held a public heanng on the
proposed zoning text amendments which would modify Section 9 04 08 12 060 (RVC
ReSidential VISitor Commercial Dlstnct), Section 90408 14060 (BCD Broadway
Commercial District). Section 9 04 08 15 070 (BSCD Bayslde Commercial Dlstnct). Section
9 0408 16070 (C2 Neighborhood CommercIal Dlstnct), Section 904 08 18060 (C3
Downtown CommercIal District), SectIon 9 04 0820 070 (C3-C Downtown Overlay District),
Section 9040828070 (CM Main Street Commercial Dlstnct) and add Section
9 04 08 22 080 (C4 Highway Commercial Dlstnct) and Section 9 04 08 26 080 (C6
Boulevard Commercial Dlstnct) to require pedestrian-oriented deSign and to amend
Section 90402030645 (Definitions) and add Section 904 1002440 (Pedestnan-
Oriented DeSign) of Article IX of the Santa Monica MUniCipal Code to prOVide for
pedestnan-orlented deSign standards, and
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WHEREAS, the City Council held a public heanng on the proposed ZOning
Ordinance Text Amendment on December 16, 1997, and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the proposed amendment IS
consIstent In principle with the goals, obJectives, policies, land uses, and programs
specified In the adopted General Plan, specifically Land Use Element Policy #3 3 1 which
states "Maximize provIsion of pedestnan amenities at the ground floor street frontage,
such as frequent entrances and windows, awnings, arcades and paseos n The proposed
text amendment language requires pedestnan-orlentatlon at the ground floor of bUildings
where pedestnan activity IS most concentrated including bUildings located within the
Residential VIsitor Commercial (RVC) dlstnct and all of the commercial zoning dlstncts
except the C5 Special Office Commercial and CP Commercial ProfeSSional zonIng dlstncts
and provides design standards for pedestnan-onentatlon
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the public health, safety and
general welfare requires the adoption of the proposed Ordinance In order to enhance the
pedestnan environment of the CIty through design elements at the ground floor of
bUildIngs located where pedestrian activity IS most prevalent
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
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SECTION 1 Section 9 04 02 030 645 IS amended to read as follows
Section 90402030645 Pedestrian orientation
Design qualities and elements that contribute to an active, inviting street-level
environment as set forth In Section 9 04 10 02 440
SECTION 2 Section 9 04 10 02 440 IS added to the Santa MOnica MunIcipal Code
and reads as follows
Section 9 04 10 02 440 Pedestrian.Oriented Design
(a) Each structure required by this Code to be deSigned with pedestrlan-onentatlon
shall Incorporate the following deSign elements In a minimum of seventy percent of the
bUilding facade at the street frontage at the ground floor level
(1) ArtIculated facades at the ground floor street frontage, which may Include, but
not necessanly require, such measures as IndentatIon In plane, change of materials In a
complimentary manner, sensitive composition and JuxtapositIon of openings and solid wall
and/or bUIlding frame and projecting elements such as awnings and marquees to provide
shade and shelter
(2) A minimum of fifty-percent of the facade to a height of eight (8) feet shall be
vIsually transparent Into the bUilding or provIde a minimum depth of three (3) feet for
window merchandise dIsplay A bUilding may have no more than twenty (20) feet of
continuous linear street-level frontage that IS opaque No merchandise storage shall be
allowed In the storefront windows which blocks the view of the Intenor of the building
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(3) Slgnage oriented and scaled to the pedestnan
(4) Exterior lighting which provides for a secure nighttIme pedestnan environment
by reinforcing entrances. public sidewalks and open areas with a safe level of IllumInation
which avoids off-Site glare
(5) Structures that contaIn commercial or other pedestnan-onented uses shall have
a minimum of one public entrance at the ground floor address frontage and shall mInimiZe
the number and the width of driveways from the street frontage Public entrances at the
street frontage shall be accessible to the publiC dunng all hours the bUSiness IS open
Secunty conscIous bUSinesses such as Jewelry stores may employ electronically-operated
or manually-operated secunty deVices on all pedestnan-onented entrances requIred by
thiS Code
(6) Secunty grates or gnlles which recess Into pockets or overhead cylinders and
are completely concealed when retracted are permitted only when located inSIde extenor
Windows
(7) ReSidential uses at the ground floor street frontage shall Incorporate planted
areas, porches, front stairs and/or other elements that contnbute to a pedestnan
environment
(b) Pedestnan-orlented deSign elements may also Include street furniture or other
seating surfaces on private property and deSign amenities scaled to the pedestnan such
as aWnings, dnnklng fountains, paseos, arcades, colonnades, plazas, non-commercial
community bulletin boards, publiC or pnvate art and alternative paving materials In areas
of pedestnan access
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(c) In order to encourage quality. creativity and compatibility. the Architectural
Review Board may approve an exception from the requirements of Subsection (a) of thIs
SectIon, according to the procedures for sign permit applications, If all of the following
fIndIngs of fact can be made In an affirmative manner
(1) That the stnct applIcation of the provIsions of thiS Chapter would result In
practical dIfficulties or unnecessary hardships Inconsistent with the general purpose and
Intent of thiS Chapter or that there are exceptional circumstances or conditIons applIcable
to the proposed development that do not apply generally to other developments covered
by thiS Chapter
(2) That the granting of an exception would not adversely affect surrounding
properties or be detnmental to the district's pedestrian-oriented environment
SECTION 3 Section 90408 12 060 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code IS
amended to read as follows
Section 9 04 08 12 060 Property development standards
All property In the RVC Dlstnct shall be developed In accordance with the follOWing
standards
(a) Maximum Building Height and FAR Maximum building height. number of
stones and floor area ratio shall be determined as follows
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Table 9.04.08.12.060
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT AND FAR
(1)
Properties Bounded by
the Followmg Streets
PIer Overlay
a Santa Momca Pier The Deauvllle site to
the north, Seaside Terrace to the south, The
Promenade, to the west, and Ocean Avenue to
the east, except parcels fronting on Ocean Avenue
b Parcels fronting on Ocean Avenue
c Replacement of 5mbad's bUilding only on the
Santa Monica Pier
d Amusement ndes on the Santa MOnica Pier
West side of Ocean Avenue from PIca Boulevard
to Seaside Terrace (Ocean Avenue Fronting
Parcels Only)
East side of Ocean Avenue to First Court from
Colorado Avenue to Callforma Avenue
For parcels located along the Pacific Coast
HIghway between the Santa Monica Pier and
the north CIty lImits
Maximum
Height
Maximum Number
of Stories
Maximum
FAR
30'
30'
2
2
1 0
5
40' 3
85' for one Ferns Wheel,
55' for one Roller Coaster,
45' for all other amusement ndes
1 0
45'
3
20
45'
3
20
23'
flat roof
30'
pitched roof
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05
(2) As used In thiS Section, a "pitched roof' IS defined as a roof with at least two
Sides haVing no less than one foot of vertical rise for every three feet of hOrizontal run The
walls of the bUilding may not exceed the maximum height reqUired for a flat roof
(3) There shall be no limitation on the number of stories of any hotel, parking
structure or Affordable Housing ProJect. as long as the height does not exceed the
maxImum number of feet permitted In this SectIon Maximum bUilding height for the pIer
platform shall be measured from the pier platform rather than average natural grade
(b) Maximum Unit Density For parcels located along the PacifiC Coast highway
between the Santa Monica Pier and the north City limits, those parcels greater than four
thousand square feet one dwelling Unit for each fifteen hundred square feet of parcel area
IS permitted For parcels less than four thousand square feet, no dwelling units shall be
permitted except that one dwelling unit may be permItted If a single family dwellIng eXisted
on the parcel on September 9, 1988 No more than one dwelling unit shall be permitted on
a parcel forty feet or less In width
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage Seventy percent except that for parcels located
along the PacifIC Coast Highway between the Santa Manica Pier and the north City limits,
the maximum parcel coverage shall be fifty percent
(d) Minimum Lot Size. Five thousand square feet Each parcel shall contain a
minimum depth of one hundred feet and a minimum width of fIfty feet, except that parcels
eXIsting on September 9, 1988 shall not be subject to thiS requirement
(e) Front Yard Setback (1) Thirty-five feet along the west Side of Ocean Avenue
south of Colorado Avenue, twenty feet on the east Side of Ocean Avenue south of
Colorado Avenue and fIve feet on all other streets, except that for parcels located along
the PacifIC Coast HIghway between the Santa MOnica Pier and the north City lImits, the
front yard setback shall be twenty feet or as shown on the OffiCial Dlstnctlng Map,
whichever IS greater (2) At least thirty percent of the bUilding elevation above fourteen feet
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In height shall provIde an additional five foot average setback from the minimum required
front yard setback
(f) Rear Yard Setback Fifteen feet, except that for parcels located along the Pacific
Coast Highway between the Santa MOnica Pier and the north City limits, the beach rear
yard setback shall be fifteen feet for parcels one hundred feet or less In depth. fIfty-five
feet for parcels over one hundred feet In depth
(g) Side Yard Setback The SIde yard setback shall be determined In accordance
wIth the follOWIng formula, except for lots of less than fifty feet In Width for which the Side
yard shall be ten percent of the parcel Width but not less than four feet
(stones x lot Width)
5' + -------------------
50'
For parcels located along the PacifiC Coast Highway between the Santa MOnlca Pier and
the north City limits. at least twenty-five percent of the Side elevation above fourteen feet
In height shall provide an additional four foot average setback from the minimum Side yard
setback
(h) Development Review A Development ReView Permit IS required for any
development of more than fifteen thousand square feet of floor area on the Promenade,
thirty thousand square feet of floor area In all other areas of the Dlstnct, and for any
development with rooftop parking
(I) View Corridor For parcels located along the PaCific Coast Highway between the
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Santa Monica Pier and the north City limits, any structure with seventy feet or more of
frontage parallel to the PaCific Coast Highway shall provide an unobstructed view cOrridor
between PaCific Coast HIghway and the ocean The view cOrridor shall be a minimum of
twenty continuous feet In width measured from the property line abutting and parallel to
PaCific Coast Highway and shall remain unobstructed by any structure or portion thereof
(J) Parking For parcels located along the PaCIfic Coast Highway between the Santa
Monica Pier and the north City limits. uncovered parking may be located In the front half
of the parcel and within the reqUIred front yard setback
(k) Pedestrian-orientation Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be
designed with pedestnan-onentatlon In accordance with Section 904 1002440 of thiS
Chapter
SECTION 4 Section 90408 14060 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code IS
amended to read as follows
Section 9 04 08 14 060 Property development standards
All property In the Broadway Dlstnct shall be developed In accordance with the following
standards
(a) Maximum Building Height Two stones, not to exceed thirty feet except that If
fifty percent or more of the bUilding IS residential, three stories, not to exceed forty-five
feet There shall be no limitation on the number of stones of any structure containing at
least one floor of residential use, so long as the height does not exceed the maxImum
number of feet permrtted In thiS Sectron
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(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio The maximum floor area ratio shall be determined
as follows
Parcel
Square Footage
0-- 15,000
15,001 -- 22,500
22,501 and up
FAR
1 0
090
080
FAR if at Least Thirty
Percent of Project
is Residential, or if at
Least Eighty Percent
of the project is a
Grocery Store
1 5
1 3
1 15
(c) Minimum Lot Size Seven thousand five hundred square feet Each parcel shall
have minimum dimensions of fifty feet by one hundred fifty feet, except that parcels
eXisting on the effective date of thIs Chapter shall not be subject to this requIrement
(d) Front Yard Setback Landscaping as required pursuant to the provIsions of Part
9 04 10 04
(e) Rear Yard Setback None. except
(1) Where rear parcellme abuts a residential distriCt. a rear yard equal to
(stones X lot width)
5'+
50'
The required rear yard may be used for parking or loading to within five feet of the rear
parcel hne prOVided the parking or loading does not extend above the first floor level and
proVided that a wall not less than five feet or more than SIX feet In height IS erected and
maintained along the rear commercial parcel line Access dnveways shalt be permitted to
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perpendicularly cross the required rear yard provided the dnveway does not exceed the
minimum width permitted for the parking area A required rear yard shall not be used for
commercial purposes
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping and screening for a rear yard buffer
reqUIred pursuant to the provIsions of Part 9 04 1004
(f) Side Yard Setback None. except
(1) Where the Intenor side parcel lIne abuts a reSidential dlstnct, an Intenor side
yard equal to
(stones x lot width)
5' +
50'
The Intenor sIde yard may be used for parking or loading to within five feet of the Interior
side property line prOVIded the parking or loading does not extend above the first floor
level and prOVided a wall not less than five feet or more than SIX feet In height IS erected
and maintained along the side commercial parcel line A required Intenor side yard shall
not be used for access or for commercial purposes
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping required for a street side yard,
landscape buffer and screenIng pursuant to the provISions of Part 9 04 10 04
(3) A ten-foot setback from an Intenor property line shall be required for portions of
bUildings that contain windows, doors, or other openings Into the Intenor of the bUIlding
An Interior side yard less than ten feet shall be permitted If proVISions of the UnIform
BUilding Code related to fire-rated openings In sIde
yards are satisfied
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(g) Development Review A Development Review Permit IS required for any
development of more than twenty-two thousand five hundred square feet of floor area and
for any development with rooftop parking
(h) Pedestrian~orientation Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall
be designed with pedestnan-onentatlon In accordance with Section 9 04 10 02 440 of this
Chapter
SECTION 5 Section 90408 15070 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code IS
amended to read as follows
Section 9 04 08 15 070 Special project design and development standards
In all zOning clasSificatIons In the SSC District, the following special project design
and development standards shall apply
(a) Ground floor uses shall be pedestrian oriented uses for a mlnlmum depth of
seventy-five feet measured from the front of the structures
(b) In any new or reconstructed buildIng. a minimum of seventy percent of the
bulldmg facade at the street frontage at the ground floor level shall be designed with
pedestrian onentatlon. In accordance with Section 9 04 1002 440 of thiS Chapter, unless
precluded by the presence of significant eXisting architectural features
(c) In any new or reconstructed building. clear untlnted glass shall be used at the
ground floor level to allow maximum visual access to the Interior of bUlldmgs Mirrored and
highly reflective glass shall not be permItted at any level of a structure
(d) In any new or reconstructed buildIng. walk-up faCilities shall be recessed and
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provide adequate queuIng space to avoid Interruption of the pedestnan flow
(e) Secunty gnlls at the street level. shall be desIgned as an Integral component of
the building, shall be of the roll-down type. shall have an open web suffICIent to provide
VISibilIty to the Interior when the grill IS In the closed pOSition. and shall be placed to the
Interior of the outsIde glass
SECTION 6 Section 9 04 08 16070 of the Santa MonIca MunicIpal Code IS
amended to read as follows
Section 90408 16 070 Special project design and development standards
Projects In the C2 DIstrict shall comply With the follOWing special proJect deSign and
development standards
(a) RetaIl or restaurant uses shall be limited to the first floor except that such uses
may extend to a mezzanine level
(b) Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be deSigned With pedestnan-
onentatlon In accordance WIth Section 9 04 10 02 440 of thiS Chapter, and deSigned to
accommodate pedestrian oriented uses to a minimum depth of fIfty feet from the front of
the structure
SECTION 7 Section 90408 18060 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code IS
amended to read as follows
Section 9 04 08 18 060 Property development standards
All property In the C3 Dlstnct shall be developed In accordance WIth the follOWing
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standards
(a) Maximum Building Height Three stones. not to exceed forty-five feet, except
for the following
(1) For parcels In the area bounded by 5th Court, 6th Court, Colorado Avenue and
WilshIre Boulevard. the maximum height shall be five stones. sixty feet, provided. there
IS no retail above the first floor and only reSidential uses above the second floor
(2) For parcels In the area bounded by 6th Court. 7th Court. Colorado Avenue and
Wilshire Boulevard and the north side of Wilshire Boulevard between 2nd Street and 7th
Street, the maximum height shall be four stories, fifty feet, provided. there IS no retail
above the first floor and only reSidential uses above the second floor
There shall be no limitatIon on the number of stones of any hotel, detached parking
structure, or structure containing at least one floor of reSidential use. so long as the heIght
does not exceed the maXimum number of feet permitted In thIS Section
(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio 2 O. except that In the area bounded by 5th Court.
7th Court, Colorado Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, and the area on the north side of
Wilshire Boulevard between 2nd Street and 7th Street, the FAR for commercial square
footage shall not exceed 1 5 Floor area devoted to resIdential uses shall be counted at
fifty percent
(c) Minimum Lot Size Seven thousand fIVe hundred square feet Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of one hundred fifty feet and a minimum width of fifty feet, except
that parcels eXisting on the effective date of thiS Chapter shall not be
subJect to thIS requirement
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(d) Front Yard Setback Landscaping as required pursuant to the provIsions of Part
9 04 1 0 04
(e) Rear Yard Setback None. except
(1) Where rear parcel line abuts a reSidential dlstnct, a rear yard equal to
(stones x lot width)
5' +
50'
The required rear yard may be used for parking or loading to within fIve feet of the
rear parcel lIne, provided, the parking or loading does not extend above the first floor level,
and provided. that a wall not less than five feet or more than SIX feet In height IS erected
and maIntaIned a\ong the rear commercIal parcel line Access driveways shall be permitted
to perpendicularly cross the required rear yard, provided, the dnveway does not exceed
the minimum width permItted for the parking area A required rear yard shall not be used
for commercial purposes
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping and screening for a rear yard buffer
required pursuant to the provIsions of Part 9 04 10 04
(f) Side Yard Setback None. except
(1 ) Where the Intenor SIde parcel line abuts a resIdentIal dlstnct. an interior sIde
yard equal to
(stones x lot width)
5'+
50'
The Intenor side yard may be used for parking or loading no closer than five feet
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to the Interior side property line. provided. the parking or loading does not extend above
the first floor level. and provided, a wall not less than five feet or more than SIX feet In
height IS erected and maintained along the side commercial parcel line A requIred Intenor
sIde yard shall not be used for access or for commercial purposes
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping required for a street side yard.
landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the prOVIsions of Part 9 04 10 04
(3) A ten-foot setback from an Intenor property line shall be required for portIons
of buildIngs that contain Windows, doors or other openings Into the Interior of the bUilding
An Interior Side yard less than ten feet shall be permitted If prOVIsions of the Uniform
BUilding Code related to fire-rated openings In Side yards are satisfied
(g) Development Review A development review permIt IS required for any
development of more than thirty thousand square feet of floor area, except that for
applications involving the demolitIon and replacement of an eXisting smgle-purpose
grocery store on a parcel which IS not adjacent to a reSidentially zoned dlstnct, with a store
which has a minimum of twenty-five thousand square feet of floor area. only a net new floor
area addition of more than thirty thousand square feet shall be subject to Development
ReView
(h) Maximum Uninterrupted Building Facade Everyone hundred feet of building
facade at the street frontage shall contain at least one public entrance or other publicly
accessible pedestrian oriented use
(I) Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be deSIgned with pedestnan-
onentatlon In accordance with Section 9 04 10 02 440 of thiS Chapter
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SECTION 8 Section 904 0820070 of the Santa MOnlca MUnlclpal Code IS
amended to read as follows
Section 9 04 08 20 070 Special proJect design and development standards
(a) Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be desIgned with pedestnan-
orientation In accordance with Section 9 04 1002440 of thiS Chapter and designed to
accommodate pedestnan oriented uses to a minimum depth of fifty feet from the front of
the structure
(b) A development review permit IS required for any new development of more than
thirty thousand square feet of floor area and for any development With rooftop parking
SECTION 9 Section 9 04 08 22 080 IS added to the Santa Monica Municipal Code
and reads as follows
Section 9 04 08 22 080 Special project design and development standards
ProJects In the C4 District shall comply With the follOWing special prOject design and
development standards Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be designed
With pedestnan-orlentatlon In accordance With Section 9 04 10 02 440 of thiS Chapter
SECTION 10 Section 9040826080 IS added to the Santa Monica MUnicipal
Code and reads as follows
Section 9 04 08 26 080 Special project design and development standards
ProJects In the C6 OlstrlCt shall comply With the follOWing special project desIgn and
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development standards Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be designed
with pedestrlan-onentatlon In accordance with Section 9 04 10 02 440 of this Chapter
SECTION 11 Section 9040828070 of the Santa MOnica MUnicipal Code IS
amended to read as follows
9 04 08 28 070 Special project design and development standards
Projects In the eM Dlstnct shall comply with the follOWing specIal project desIgn and
development standards
(a) First-floor uses must be pedestrian oriented uses and shall provide pedestnan-
oriented deSign In accordance With Section 9 04 10 02 440 of this Chapter,
(b) Restaurants and bars are limited to a total of two establishments per block
unless otherwise specified In this Section For purposes of thiS SectIon, an establishment
may be a restaurant, a restaurant With a bar or a bar A restaurant With a bar shall be
considered one establishment A block IS defined as both Sides of Mam Street and the
adjacent Sides of adjOining Side streets Portions of Main Street to be deSignated "Block"
for the purpose of thiS Section are
Block 1 South City limits to Manne Street
Block 2 Manne Street to Pier Avenue
Block 3 Pier Avenue to Ashland Avenue
Block 4 Ashland Avenue to Hili
Block 5 HIli to Ocean Park Boulevard
Block 6 Ocean Park Boulevard to Hollister Avenue (total of 4 restaurants
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and bars permitted In this block)
Block 7 HollIster Avenue to Strand
Block 8 Strand to PacifiC
Block 9 PacIfic to Bicknell
Block 10 Bicknell to Bay
Block 11 Bay to PICO Boulevard.
(c) North of Ocean Park Boulevard restaurants shall be subject to the following
reqUirements
(1) Only one restaurant on the east Side of each block shall be permitted,
(2) Restaurants on the east Side of each block shall be limited to seventy-five or
less seats.
(3) No more than two hundred seats per each block shall be permitted, except that
no more than four hundred seats shall be permitted In Block 6,
(d) On-sale alcohol outlets may not exceed twelve In number north of Ocean Park
Boulevard Of the twelve total on-sale outlets, no more than five shall have
on-sale general lIcenses,
(e) Bars may not exceed four In number south of Ocean Park Boulevard, nor two
In number north of Ocean Park Boulevard.
(f) EXisting uses and eXisting number of seats shall count toward the total number
of bars and restaurants and seating reqUirements permitted Within the distriCt.
(g) An eXisting use shalt be conSidered no longer eXisting If that use IS changed to
another type of use or If for a penod of SIX months. such use has not been In regular
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operation Regular operation shall be considered being open for business to the general
public dUring such use's customary bUSiness hours.
(h) In structures housing mixed commercial and residential uses. parking above the
first floor shall be allowed
SECTION 12 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
affect the provIsions of thiS Ordinance
SECTION 13 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 14 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
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 from Its adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHAJO'NES MOUTRIE
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City Attorney
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Robert Holbrook. Mayor
State of Cahfonua )
County of Los Angeles) ss
Cny of Santa Moruca )
I. Mana M Stewart. Cay Clerk ofthe CIty of Santa MOllIca. do hereby certIfy that the foregoIng
OrdInance No 1893 (CCS) had Its first readIng on December 16. 1997. and was adopted on
January 13, 1998 by the followmg vote
Ayes
Councd members
Ebner, FemsteIn, Genser. Greenberg, Holbrook. O'Connor,
Rosenstem
Noes
Council members
None
AbstaIn
CouncIl members
None
Absent
CouncIl members
None
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart. Cay Clerk