SR-8-B (58)~d.~(~Z3 ~~
~ ~ ~~~
~
PCD SF RG AS VWV F 1PPDISHAREICCREPORTIM1 HGT SEP " S~
COUNCIL MEETING September 8, 1998 Santa Monica, Califarnia
TO Mayor and City Cauncil
FROM City Staff
SUBJEGT Introduction and First ReadEng of an Ordinance Modifying Section
9 D4 ~8 34 46Q(a~ of Article IX of the Municipal Code ta Increase tF~e
Permitted Height for Recreation FacElities Assoc~ated with Public or Pnvate
Pr~mary or Secondary Schools in the M1 Zoning Distnct Applicant
Crossroads Schofll for Arts and Scie~ces
,~ iNTRODUCTION
This repo~t recommends that the C~ty Caunc~l mtraduce for first readmg an Ordinance ta
modify Section 9 04 08 34 060(a} of Article IX of the Munac~pal Code The Ord~nance
would madify the M1 Zaning D~strict to al~ow for a maxEmum height af 45 feet for recreation
facilities associatec~ with publkc or private pnmary or secondary schoals Currently, t~e
permktted height is 3a feet On July 15, ~ 998, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 ta
recommend appro~al of the amendment The p~o~osed ard~nance is conta~ned in
Attachment A
BACKGROUND
The proposed ordEnance ame~dment was filed by Crossroads School for Arts and
Sciences ~n con~unction with a Conditional Use Permit ~CUP 96-00~) a~plication to al[aw
construction of a new schoal gymnas~um and playing field An In+t~al StudylMit~gated
Negative DeclaratEOn was also prepared anc! certified by the Planning CammESSion as part
of the pro~ect The gymnas~um is designed to accommodate basketbal~ and volleybali
1
~~
SEP -~~
Facilities af this type requ~re ceiling heights that exceed the currentfy permitted hekgh# I~mit
At the Plann~ng Comm~ssion meet~ng ~t u+as noted that a sEmilar he~ght exe~pt~on ~s
p~rmittec! kn the M'1 Zoning DEStr~ct for artist stud~os All p~blic cvmr~ent at the Plannir~g
Commiss~an meeting was rn support of the pro~ec# ar~d nQ concems were ra~sed regardfng
the proposed text amenc~ment
ANA~.YSIS
The proposed modification would aliaw a 45-foot he~ght iimit for recreat~anai facilities
assaciated with public and private primary or secandary schoo(s, En fieu af the current 3fl-
foot he~gF~t I~mit The existing two-story f~eight limit would rematn unchanged A 4~-foot
height limit far recreational fac~lit~es is necessary ta allow for the construction of
gymnasGUms that accommadate basketball and ~olleyball uses
Staff bel~e~es that the ~mpact of the proposed tex# amendment will be m~nor There are
currently na other publ~c ar private pr~mary and secondary schoois in the M1 Industrial
Conservat~on distr~ct In the M1 Zoning Distr~ct, new public ar pr~~ate schaols, or the
expansion of ex~sting schools, requires approval of a CUP This is a discretionary process
that includes a Planning Commission public hearing, resultmg in a case-by-case review
of any prflposed new school-related recreatianal facilktGes in the District As there are
currently no other schoals m the M1 Zornng Distnct and each pro~ect w~ij be reviewed
indi~idually, the potential for impacts related to the praposed text amendment are not
s~gni#ica~t
2
CEQA STATUS
The proposed text amendment is addressed in the Initial StudylM~tigated NegatEVe
Declaration preparedforthe CrosSroads School Recreat~on ~acility (IS 9fi-004}, whichwas
certified by the Planning Commiss~o~ on July 15, 1998 The envEranmental document
determined that potential env~ronmental ~mpacts related to the proposed text amendmen#
would be less than significant
PUBLIC NOTIFICATI4N
Notice o~ the publac hearing was publ~shed m the Arqor~aut at least ten days pr~ar to tt~e
da#e of the Council hearir~g
BUDGETIFINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendation presented in this report has no budget or f~scal impact
RECOMMENDATION
I# is respectfully recommended that the City Counal adopt the attached Ordinance for f~rst
reading
Prepared By Suzanne Fnck, DErector af Plannmg and Community Developmant
Karen Ginsberg, Planning Manager
Amanda Schachter, Senior Planner
Walker Wells, Associate Plar~r~er
Attachme~ts A Proposed Ordinance
3
ATTACHMENT A
~. ..
f~lattylmun~l~awslbarrylschools ord
City Council Meetmg 9-8-98
OROII~ANCE NUMBER
(City Councif Series}
Santa Mon~ca, Califarnia
AN 4RDENANCE OF THE CITY C4UNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 9 04 08 34 060 TO iNCREASE THE
PERMITTED HEIGHT FOR RECREATI~N FACILIT[ES ASS~CIATED
WITH PUBL.IC OR PRIVATE PRIMARY QR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE
M1 ZONING D1STRtCT
THE C{TY CQUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY QRDAIN
AS FOLLOWS
SECTfON ~ Santa Monica Municipal Code Sec#ion 9 04 Q8 34 060 is amended to
read as follows
Sec#ion 9.~4.08.34.060 Property Devefopment Standards.
All property in the M1 District shall be developed in accordance with
the following standards
(a} Maximum Building Height. Two stories and thirty ~eet or with
approva! of a De~eloprnent Re~iew Permit for artist studias only, three
stories and #orty-five feet Far recreational facilities assoaated w~th ~ubl~c
or nri~ate nrimarr~ or secondarv schools. two stories and fortv-fi~e feet
W3tt~~n fifty feet of a resident~al d~st«ct, ria part~ar~ of any structure shall
~
~` 4 5
exceed the maximum permitted height of the ad~om~ng res~den#ia! dEStrict
Th~re shall he no iimEtat~on on the number of stories of any detached parking
structure so long as the height does nat exceed the number af feet permitted
m this Sect~an
(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. 1 0 or 1 5 for development af
ark~st studios w~th appro~al of a Dewelopment Rev~ew Perm~t
(c) Minimum Lot Size. Fifteen thausand square feet EacY~
parcel shall contain a manimum depth of one hundred #ifty feet anc! a
minimum width of one hundred feet, except khat ~arcels ex~st~ng on the
effectRVe date of this Chapter shall nat be s~b~ect to th~s requ~rement
(d) Front Yard Setback. Landscaping as requrred pursuant to the
prov~sfon of Part 9 04 10 04
(e) Rear Yard Setback. Nor~e, except
(1 } Where the rear parcel 1~ne abuts a resider~tial district, a
rear yard equal to
5' + ~stories x lot width)
5Q'
TY~e r~quired rear yard may be used far parking or load~ng to within
five feet of the rear parcel I~ne pro~ided the parkmg or loading daes not
extend abave the first floo~ level and prtov~c~ed that a wa~~ no# less than f~ve
feet or mare than s~x fee# in height is erected and maintained along the rear
commerc~al parcel line Access drrveways shafl be permitted to cross
z
,.
w, r t~
perpend~cularly tt~e required rear yard prov~ded the dri~eway daes not
exceed the mm~mum w~dth perm~tled for the parkmg area A requ~red rear
yard shall not be used for commerc~a! purpases
(2} That needed to accommodate landscap~ng and
screernng for a rear yard buffer required pursuant ta the pro~~stians af Part
9441004
{f) Side Yard Setback. None, except
(1) Where the mterior s~de parcel Itine abuts a restident~al
distr~ct, an ~nterior sfde yard equal to
5' + (StOrie5 x lo# widthl
5a~ ~
The mterror side yard may be used for park~ng or loading no closer
than fi~e feet to the interior sicfe property line pro~ided the parking or loading
does nat extend above the fjrst floor leve{ and prav~ded a wall not less tl~an
fi~e feet or more than s~x f~et is erected and maintained along the sEde
commercial parcel I~ne A required interior side yard shal! not be used for
access o~ fa~ commesc~a! pufposes
(2) That needed to accommadate landscapmg required for
a street s~de yard, landscape buffer and screen~ng pursuant to the pro~isions
of P a~t 9 04 10 04
(3) A ten-foot setback from an ~n#erior property line shall be
required for portions of bu~ldings that contain windows, doors or other
3
~
'~ ` J
opernngs into the interior of #he burldmg An mtenor side yard less than ten
feet shall ~e permitted if pro~isions ofi tYre Uniform Build~ng Code related to
fire-rated open~ngs m side yards are satisf~ed
{g} Development Review. A De~elopment Review Permrt is
requ~red far any de~elopment of mare than th~r~y th~usand square ~eet of
f~oor area and any develapme~t wE~h rooftap parking
SECTION 2 Any prov~sion of the Santa Monica Nfurnc~pal Code ar appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provis~ons of th~s Ord~nance, to the extent of such
incons~stenc~es and no further, is hereby repealed ar modif~ed to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance
SECTION 3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Otdmance is for any reason held ta be m~alid or unco~stitut2onai by a decision of any court
of competent ~unsdiction, such decfsiar~ shall nat affect t~e vahdity of the remammg
portions of this Ordmance The City Council hereby declares that it would ha~e passed
th~s OrdEnance and each and every section, subsect~on, sentence, c~ause, or phrase not
declared ~n~al~d or uncanstitutional w~thout regard to wF~ether any port~on of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared ~n~alid or uncor~stitutional
SECTION 4 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall a#test to the passage
of this Ordinance The City Clerk sha~f cause the same to be published ance m the off~c~al
4
.. n
(}
newspaper within 15 days after i#s adoptfon TF~as Ordinance shalf become effective 30
days from its adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
~t,Q~~f~ i ~.'! ~'!~L ~
MARSHA JOi~,,~S MOIJTRIE
C~ty Attorney
~
n