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SR-6-B (37) , ,~~ . --~! JAM 1 2 1~~ CA:RMM:a9422b/hpcaljpc city council Meeting 1-12-93 Santa Monica, California STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor and city council FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT: Ordinance Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.28.030 Regarding Inclusionary Housing At its meeting on December 15, 1992, the City Council introduced for first read~ng an ordinance amending the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance of the City to provide that an inclusionary housing obligation will not be required for projects involving new construction of a single dwelling unit when it is replacing more than one unit in a multifamily district, where existing zoning would allow only the development of one unit on that lot. The ordinance is now presented to the City council for adoption. RECOMMENDATION It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying ordinance be adopted. PREPARED BY: Joseph Lawrence, Acting city Attorney Mary H. strobel, Deputy City Attorney ~.-..~ JAM 1 2 1993 -- - - . , , . CA:MHS:a9422/hpadv City Council Meeting 1-12-93 Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NUMBER 1661(CCS) (city Council Series) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.28.030 REGARDING INCLUSIONARY HOUSING WHEREAS, the requirements of the inclusionary housing ordinance of the City of Santa Monica presently apply when a project involves new construction of a single family home when it is replacing more than one dwelling unit in a multi-family district; and WHEREAS, property development standards of the Zoning Ordinance preclude the construction of more than one dwelling unit on certain parcels in multi-family districts which currently have more than one dwelling unit: and WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the Municipal Code to exempt from the requirements of the inclusionary housing ordinance those projects which involve new construction of a single family home when it is replacing more than one dwelling unit in a mUlti-family district, where development of more than one dwelling unit would be prohibited under the Zoning Ordinance, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: - 1 - . , , SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code section 9.28.030 is amended to read as follows: SECTION 9.28.030. Applicability. (a) An inclusionary requirement shall apply to all projects for which a development application was deemed complete after February 11, 1992, involving new construction of two or more residential market rate dwelling units or condominium or cooperative conversion of two or more dwelling units~ or involving new construction of a single family home when it is replacing more than one dwelling unit in a mUlti-family district, and more than one dwelling unit would be allowed on the property under the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. An inclusionary unit requirement shall not, however, apply to tenant participating conversions governed by the provisions of the Tenant Ownership Rights Charter Amendment, Article XX of the Santa Monica City Charter. (b) A proj ect not subject to this Chapter pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter as they existed on the date the application for - 2 - - -~-- - . . . the project was deemed complete, except that with respect to any project for which an application has been filed but not approved at the time this Chapter becomes effective, the applicant can elect to have the provisions of this Chapter apply to the project. SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent wi th the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. 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 any 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 4. 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 - 3 - ~ . within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective after 30 days from its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~~ JO~ EPH LAWR CE ing city Attorney - 4 - . . ~ . . Adopted and approved this 12th day of January, 1993. ~ IJ>i 7Mayor I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1661(CCS) was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the city council on the 15th day of December 1992; that the said Ordinance was thereafter duly adopted at a meeting of the city Council on the 12th day of January 1993 by the following Council vote: Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Ganser, Greenberg, Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez Noes: Councilmembers: None Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: None ATTEST: