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City Council Meeting 9-23-97
Santa Monica, California
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Attorney
SUBJECT Ordinance Amending ZOning Ordmance Section 9 04 08 12 040 to Allow
Office Uses In the RVC Dlstnct to be Located within Up to 25% of the
Ground Floor Street Frontage. Subject to the Approval of a Conditional
Use Permit
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At Its meeting on September 9, 1997. the City Council Introduced for first readmg an
ordinance amending Zoning Ordinance Section 9 04 08 12 040 to allow office uses In the
RVC District to be located wIthin up to twenty-five percent of the ground floor street
frontage, subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit The ordinance IS now
presented to the City Council for adoption
RecommendatIon
It IS respectfully recommended that the attached ordinance be adopted
Prepared By Marsha Jones Moutne, City Attorney
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Council Mtg September 23, 1997
Santa MOnica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
1886 (ees)
(City CounCil Serres)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE
SECTION 9 04 08 12040 TO ALLOW OFFICE USES IN THE RVC DISTRICT TO BE
LOCATED WITHIN UP TO 25% OF THE GROUND FLOOR STREET FRONTAGE,
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
WHEREAS, on May 22,1997, an application was filed for a Zoning Ordinance Text
Amendment to modify Section 9 04 08 12 040 of Article IX of the Santa MOnica Municipal
Code to allow office uses In the RVC Dlstrrct to be located In the ground floor street
frontage, subject to the approval of a conditional use permit, and
WHEREAS, the Plannrng CommiSSion held a public hearrng on the proposed ZOning
Ordinance Text Amendment on July 16, 1997, and recommended City CounCil adoption
of the amendment, and
WHEREAS, The CIty CounCil held a public hearrng on the proposed Zoning
Ordinance Text Amendment on September 9, 1997, and
WHEREAS, the City CounCil finds and declares that the proposed amendment IS
consistent In prrnclple With the goals, obJectives, poliCies, land uses, and programs
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specified In the adopted General Plan In that allowing ground floor office uses only with a
Conditional Use Permit Will ensure that office uses are only allowed In locations where the
Planmng Commission, or City Council on appeal, can make the required Conditional Use
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Permit findmgs which Will ensure that an office use does not negatively Impact the
surroundIng area Furthermore, limIting the amount of ground floor street frontage whIch
can be used as office space to 25% Will ensure that 75% of the ground floor street frontage
IS devoted to pedestnan orrented uses, which IS consistent with Land Use Element Policy
1 5 4 which IS to "encourage day and night pedestrran activity along the street frontage on
Mam Street, Ocean Avenue and the Promenade", and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the public health, safety and
general welfare requIres the adoption of the proposed OrdInance In that allOWing office
uses In up to 25% of the ground floor frontage of a parcel Will accommodate Situations
where the Planning Commission, or City Council on appeal, finds that ground floor office
uses are appropnate, and limiting the amount of ground floor office uses to 25% of a parcel
Will ensure that the maJonty of the parcellS devoted to pedestrran onented uses
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 Section 9 04 08.12 040 of the Santa Momca Municipal Code IS
amended to read as follows
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9 04 08 12 040 Conditionally permitted uses
The following uses may be permitted In the RVe Dlstrrct subject to
the approval of a Conditional Use Permit
(a) Bed and breakfast faCIlities
(b) Child day care centers
(c) Eating and drrnklng establishments permitting alcoholic
beverages
(d) General offices uses, except Within the ground floor street
frontage such uses may not exceed 25% of the parcel width or 1,000 square feet
whichever IS less
(e) Hotels and motels
(1) Outdoor displays and sales of the following Items on prrvate
property adjacent to either The Promenade or the streets between The Promenade and
Appian Way
(1) Artwork and pottery
(2) Flowers and plants
(3) Handcrafted products and goods
(4) Recreational eqUipment rentals such as rollerskates, bicycles,
and surfboards
(5) Any other Items determIned by the Zomng Administrator to be
Similar to those listed above
(9) Parkmg faCIlities.
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(h) Shelters for the homeless
(I) Theaters only In the Pier Overlay
SECTION 2 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 Ordmance
SECTION 3 If any section. subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance IS for any reason held to be mvalld 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 ordmance
would be subsequently declared Invalrd or unconstitutional
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SECTION 4 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordmance The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once m the official
newspaper within 15 days after Its adoption This Ordmance shall become effectIve 30
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days from Its adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHA -t9NES MoiJi-~~
City Attorney
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Robert Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tern
State of (ahfoffila )
County of Los Angeles ) 5S
CIty of Santa MOnIca )
1. Mana M Stewart, Cuy Clerk of the City of Santa MOnIca, do hereby certify that the
foregomg Ordmance No 1886 (CCS) had Its first readmg on September 9, 1997. and had ItS
second readmg on September 23. 1997 and was passed by the followmg vote
Ayes
CouncIl members Ebner. Femstem, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook,
Rosenstem
Noes
CouncIl members None
Abstam
CouncIl members. None
Absent
CouncIl members Q'CoIUlor
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, CIty Clerk
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PROOF OF PUBLICATION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles,
I am a cItizen of the United States and a
resident of the County aforesaid; I am over
the age of eighteen years. and not a party to
or Interested In the above-entitled matter I
am the prtnclpal clerk of the printer of the
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newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper
of general circulation by the Superior Court
of the County of Los Angeles. State of
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of which the annexed IS a printed copy (set
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been published 1M each regular and entire
Issue of sa Id newspaper and not In any
supplement thereof on the following dates.
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Proof of PublIcatIon of
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EO 9.171
CIty of Sanla Maruca
Ord1l1ance Number 1886 (CCS)
(City COID1CIl Senes)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNClL OF TIm CITY OF
SANTA MONICA AMENDINGZ-ONlNG ORJ>INANCB JEC'IION
904{181Z 040 TO ALLOW OmCEUSES JN~RV.cD1S11tlC'ttoJSE --
LOCATED WITHIN UP TO 25% OF 11lE GROUND FLOOR S'tREET-PRONtAGE;, ;
SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF A CONDmONAl. USB PERMIT >
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The fuDowmg IS a summary of Ordmance Number 1886 (CCS) prepwed by the C>JJici J
the CIty Attorney . > ,::
Ordlnanee Nwnber J886 (CCS) amends Santa Momca MunlClt* Code Sdon - . ~ ~
904 01 12040 to aDow general office uses Wltllm tlte ground floot street fhJotqeathe _ _.
Readentia!- Ylsttor Commen;ial OWe) DIStrict provided the uset do not ~ 25% of the . ...
pa<<:el WIdth or 1,000 square feet, whlchever IS less = · :.
Ordmance Number 1886 (CCSl was adopled on September 23, 1997, and IIWbeoe~'
effeottvc 30 day. from Its adoptIon . .....;
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I. Mana M Stewart, Clly Clerk, do hereby certify thaI Ordinance Number 1886 (CCS)
had its first readmg on September 9, 1997. and had ItS secDnd readmg on September 23, 1991, ,
and was passed by the fullowmg vou -
Ayes CoullC1J members Ebner, FemSUlIn, Genser, Greenberg. Holbrook. >'"
Rosen~1em
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Noes
CouIlClI members
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AbstaJn
CounCIl members
Absent
Council members Q'COJIIlOr
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IS/MARIAM STEWART
Cll)' Clerk
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The.full text oflhe above Ordll1ance IS available upon request from the office ofllle City ,
Clerk, localed at 1685 Mam Slreet, Room 102. Sanra MOnica Phone (310) 453-8211
Pub ~pte~ 27, 1997 ,,---r-
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