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COUNCIL MEETING: Sept. 15, 1992
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Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Adopt Resolution Accepting the
Modifications to the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal
Program As Certified by the California Coastal
Commission
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City council adopt the attached
resolution
and
accept
the
suggested
Coastal
commission
modifications to the Santa Monica Land Use Plan of the Local
Coastal Program.
Attachment A is a memorandum from Coastal
Commission staff outlining the changes required by the commission
for certification of the LUP.
BACKGROUND
On October 15, 1991, the City Council adopted and authorized
through resolution, the submittal of the Local Coastal Program
CLep) document to the Coastal Commission for their review and
certification.
The LCP document that was submitted contained
both the Land Use Plan and the Implementation Plan that is
required by state law. Coastal staff provided City staff with
recommended language changes which were quite extensive and would
have required substantial modifications to the Implementation
Plan as approved by the City Council. In an effort to facilitate
the certification of a Land Use Plan (which would make the city
eligible to receive funds from the Coastal conservancy),
staff
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recommended that the Council authorize the withdrawal of the
Implementation Plan from Coastal Commission consideration. This
action was approved by Resolution of the city council on July 28,
1992.
Analysis
On August 11, 1992 the Coastal commission certified Santa
Monica's Land Use Plan which covered only a portion of the
Coastal Zone and which had modifications to some policy language.
The Commission deferred certification of all the policies within
the Beach Overlay District (Proposition S area) and policies
within the boundaries of the Civic Center specific Plan. Coastal
staff and the Commission felt that, absent a specific plan for
the Civic center, no policies could be adopted at this time. In
relation to the Proposition S area, the commission felt that
additional work was required to develop policies and programs to
off-set the prohibition of overnight visitor accommodations.
Both the city and Coastal staff will be working during the fall
to produce policy language to address the concerns of the Coastal
commission. Further, the city will be returning to the Coastal
Commission for certification of the Civic Center Specific Plan
area once the plan has been adopted by Council.
As a result of the exclusion from certification of the Beach
Overlay District and the Civic Center Specific Plan area from the
certification, a number of policies were not considered as part
of the Land Use Plan by the Coastal Commission. ci ty staff
intends to work with Coastal staff to try to resolve the
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outstanding issues. Once an agreement is reached, Santa Monica
staff will conduct public workshops and return to the Planning
Commission and city Council for public hearings. Attached to
this report is a proposed timeline City staff will follow. The
fOllowing outlines the pOlicies that have been deleted or
modified as recommended by the Coastal commission. Deletion of
these policies does not affect the City's ability to enforce
Proposition s.
Beach Overlay District
All of the policies implementing Proposition S were deleted.
These include policies 4, 9, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 29, 34, 36,
40, 41, 43, 46, 49, 50, 54, 55, 56, 69, 70, 85-91, 94, 101, 102,
103, and 104.
Civic Center Specific Plan Area
Policies 111-115 were deleted from consideration at this time,
pending adoption of the Civic Center Specific Plan by Council.
other Modifications
The policy language modifications that were approved by the
Coastal Commission were relatively minor. The modifications
suggested for Policy 52 and Policies 78-81 are more significant
however. The changes have been reviewed by Planning and City
Attorney's staff and are acceptable to city staff.
The Coastal Commission modified Policy 52 to establish a specific
number of affordable hotel/motel rooms in the Coastal Zone that
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should be maintained and establishes procedures on how the rooms
would be preserved. The new policy language requires that no
more than 25% of the 502 affordable rooms (as of May 1990) shall
be removed until or unless an equivalent number of rooms have
been replaced within the City of Santa Monica. Additionally, the
removal of rooms above the 25% threshold cannot occur until
construction begins on the replacement facilities.
The Commission deleted Policies 78-81 from the Land Use Plan
since these policies were deemed inconsistent with the Coastal
Act. These policies were an attempt by the city to restate its
local authority with regard to downzoning and interim ordinances.
The deletion of the policies does not restrict the city's ability
to adopt moratoria or downzoning since that authority will still
rest with the City, notwithstanding the deletion from the LUP.
Therefore, city staff and the City Attorney's Office do not
object to the removal of the policies.
All the other modifications required by the Coastal Commission
are identified in Attachment A. These changes are technical
changes necessary to comply with the Coastal Act.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendation presented in this report will entitle the city
of Santa Monica to receive funds from the Coastal Conservancy for
the rehabilitation of the Pier. There are no other budget or
fiscal impacts.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the city council adopt the attached
Resolution which accepts the modifications to the Land Use Plan
of the Local Coastal Program (LCP) document as certified by
California Coastal Commission.
Prepared By: Paul Berlant, Director of LUTM
Suzanne Frick, Planning Manager
Paul Foley, Associate Planner
Land Use and Transportation Management Department
Program and Policy Development Division
Attachments: A. Memorandum From Coastal Commission staff
Outlining Specific Modifications.
B. Resolution Adopting the Coastal commission
Recommended Modifications
C. Proposed Timeline for the Deferred Area
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-THE RESOURCES AGENCY
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CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION
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Paul Berlant
Plannlng Dlrector
City of ~Jnta Monlea
1685 Main Street
P O. Box 7200
~anta Monlca. CA g0406-2200
Re' Ceriificatlon of Land U~e Plan
Dear Mr. Berlant.
On Au,:\u<;t 11, 199? the Callfornia Coastal COl1ll\l<;<;Ton cert1fied, wlth suggested
rnodiflcatlOn'i, the I and U<;e Pliln (lUP) portlon of the I Deal Coastal Program
for the Clty of Santa Monled Certlfiratlon wac; dpfprrpd for the Cl~lC Center
area and the geogrnphir dfea we<;t of Orpan Avenue and Nel1son Way (PropoSltion
S), excludlng the Pler area Wp have enclo<;ed a final copy of these
modlficatlons
The Callfornla Coa<;tal Aet and the CommlSSlonls administrative regulatlons
contaln the procedures to be followed upon the Commission's certification of a
ldod U'ie plan wlth suggested modification<;. Pur<;uant to Sectlon 10512(b) of
the Act, If the City adopts the 'ilJggested modlfications and transm1ts them to
the Commlsslon, the land use plan wl11 be deemed certified upon confirmation
of the Fxecutive Director. Section 13~37(b) of the regulation'i provldes that
the C omm 1 S <; 1 0 n I <; c e rt if 1 cat ion W 1 t h s u 9 9 e <; t ed mo d if i cat; 0 n s s hall ex p i re s 1 x
months from the date of Comml<;<;ion action. Therefore, should the City adopt
the CommlSS10nl'i sugge'ited modification'i and transmlt them to the Commlssion
before February 11, 1993, thp fxecutive 01 rector will reVlew the City's
resolutlon of adoptlon for l~gal adequacy and rpport his determ1nat1on to the
Commi'islOn Upon COllJJllS~IOII (oncurrence \i~ilh d ,letermlnatlOn that the City's
artlon adopt1ng the suggested modlflcations lS legally adeqlhlte, the
rert1ficatlon of the (UP will become flnal.
1 would 1 Ikp to thank you for the effort and cooperatlon of your staff In
~uccessflllly completing the I UP. We look forward to the final certiflcatlon
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AuguCit ? 5 I 1992
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of the land Use Plan and rontlnulng to work wlth you towards certlflcatlon of
the deferred area~ a~ well a~ the lmplementatlon portlon of your Local Coastal
Program. Tf you have any further Questlons regardlng the process outlined
above, please contact Al Padilla, ProJect Planner, or Teresa Henry, ASs1stant
Olstrlct Oirector, 1n the Long Reach Office
Sincerely,
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. ni~trlct Director
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rr SUlanne rrirk
Teresa Henry
Paul Foley
Gary Ho 1 16way
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~UGGESTEO MOOIFTCATION5 TO THE LAND USE PLAN
NOTf Sugge~ted delptlnn~ nre lnd1c~ted by ttfi~~/~~ti, while
..,ugge'ited r1dd11 Inn'i iln' lndlrdtf'd by untiert:;conng
(A) AREAS OF OEFERRED CERTIFICATION
Beach Overlay 01strlct
In November, lq90, the voters of thp City of Santa Monlca aoproved an
Inltlatlve (referred to as PrOpo~lt1on 5) which added a new beach overlay
dl'itrlct to the Santa Monlca Zonlng Di~tr1ct Thi'i new overlay drea covers
dpproXlmately 30% of the Clty''i Coastal Zone The lnitiat1ve prohiblts 1n the
beach overlay district all hotel and motel development as well as restaurants
over ?,OOO 'iquare fept After denYlng the land U'ie plan as 'iUbmltted 1n lts
entirety, o:;taff 1'i recommendlng that the Commi<.'iion rertify the land use plan
only a'i modified and excluding 'ipeclfic geographlc area'i. pr1mar11y wlthin the
Propo'i1tion $ areas. The specific geographic area'i WhlCh staff proposes the
Comm";S10n defer actlon on lnclude the CiV1C Center' Arpa and the area governed
by Proposltion S (See Exhlb1t 5) The effpct of deferrlng these areas would
be that the Convnl'iS10n would contlnue to l'iSUe the coastal development perm1ts
for the'ie areas In additIon, tertain of the polirle'i ~ubmitted are
applicable only to areas WhlCh the 'itaff propo~e~ to be deferred. Although
the<;e pOl1C1e'i are rerommended for denlal a<; 'iUhm1tted, the<;e pol1cles are not
Included w1thin the ~lJh<:;equent mod1ficatlOns 'iuggested hf'reln. In'itead. the
followlng po11cie~ would not bp ,neluded within the IUP approved by the
COmnn'iSlOn If mod,fied These pol icie... include:
4, 9, 17. 19, cO, ?2. 74, 2S. 2Q, 34, 36, 40, 41, 43. 46, 4Q, 50. 54. 55.
16,69, 70.81,86.87. aa. 89, 90, 91, g4, 101. lO?, 103, and 104.
2. C i vie Cente r
The fallowlng pOl1Cle'i are not belng considered at th1~ t1me because the City
IS currently developlng a Speclfle Plan for the area and requested that the
drea be deferred unt11 a plan 15 prepared:
111, 112, 113, 114, 115.
(8) GOALS
Mod1fy Goal 3f Page 6~
3. Provlde maXlmum public access to and along the coa<;t and provlde public
recreatlonal opportun1tles 1n the Coa<;ta1 Zone to a w1de variety of persons on
all socloeconom;c leve1'i, COn'il<;tent wlth 'iolJnd resources conservatlOrl
pr1nC1ple'i and con'it'tutional1y protected right<:; of pr1vate property owners.
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(C) GENERAL POLICIES
Modlfy POllCY 51 Pa~e 62
S The Cltv of Santa Monica l~p/P~lltlet/~f/tMe/V~P ~hdll encourage the
pre~ervatlon of low ~nd moderate lncome houslng wlthln the Coastal Zone
con~l~tent wlth the Coa~tal Act policle~ contalned hereln.
(D) ACCESS POLICIES
General Access Policies
Modify Policy 0, PaHe 63
6. MaxImum acce"i'; to t.he coast, which ....hall be con"iplcuQu"ily po~ted. shall be
provided for all the people con~istent With publir ~afety need~ and the need
Lo protect public rlghts, the flghts of prlvate propprty owners, and natural
'esource areas form overuse.
2. Modify Policy 8, PaHe 63
8. New development shall not lnterfpre wlth the pUbIlel" rlght of access to
the sea ( lncluding but not limited to the use of dry "iand and coastal
beache~ to the fir~t line of tprre"itrlal vegptatlon, regardless of how
dcqulred. There canrh'.lt he !lQ ,fUaU interference wlth established
public u~es before or after an acce~sway has heen dedlcated, even If aft~
not yet opened.
3. Modify Policy 10, Page 63
10 Acre~~way"i 91edlcaled i{te~twitt a~ part of the coastal development
permlt proces" shall not be requlred to be opened to publlC u~e untl1 a publlC
agency or prlvate as"iociation agrees to accept re~ponslbility for malntenance
and llability of the acce~sway, unle~" such acce"i~ways are created by the
recordatlon of a deed restrlctlon. whereln the fee tltle owner of the property
shall be responslble for the maintenance and llability of the accessway.
Fxisting accessways belng offered for dedlcation or ea"iement acqulred through
publlC u~e shall not be clo"ied prlor to thp acceptance of ~ald dedlcation or
easement.
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14. Con~i~tent wlth the pOllr1p.~ li~ted a~~ie here1n, any new or eXlst1ng
publir acce~sways to the bearh ~hall be des1gned wlth ~ens1tivlty to the needs
of Lhe elderly, d1~abled per~ons, the vpry young, and the economically
dl~advantdged. The City shall ~x~ldf;'/witHltHi/iitlitirite/0'llriteteitee
~eti0"i/i"e/gtdu~14/~etK0~i/r.0 Improvp nCCPSS for the eJ1sabled to the
shorellne ltself
~. Mod1fy Policy 15, Page 6,
lS. The C1ty shall requlrp lhat all new devplopmpnt located in the Coastal
Zone that IndivldlJally or cWnlJlatlvely ha~ an auvpr~p impact on coastal access
,hdll m1tlgate the lmDact to a lpvel of in~1gnlficance through the development
reVlew proces~. Appropr1ate m1tlHation ~hall be prov1ded and may lnclude, but
not be limlted t01 ded1cat1on 1n fpe, 1n llelJ fee~1 and dedicat10n of access
easements.
Automob11e Access
6. Mod1fy Policy 18, Paqe 65
18. Traffic flow from the Freeway and other major acce~~ routes to the beach
parking lot~ and the Pler area shall be lmproved through a comprehensive s1gn
program, which al~o provide~ informat1on on alternative trans1t modes. W~
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A mlnlmum of 471 parklng ~paces shall be provlded to ~erve the Pler Th15 1S
the amount of park1ng wh1ch pXl~tpd on the Pier before 1t was damaged by
<;torm~ 1n 1983. The prOV1SlOfJ of th15 parlnng may be phased a<; redeveiopment
of the Pler occurs, a<; long a<; adequate parklng to <;erve Pler development lS
provlded .!l.ClQ.[ to or concurrent wlth the occupancy of any new development on
the PIer. Parklng may be relocated off the Pler, elther wlthin reasonable
walking d1<;tance to the Pier, or 1n remote parklng lot<;, If an effectlve
~huttle system lS 1mplemented to tran<;port peoplp from the remote lots to the
Pler. If a parking fee 1S charged at the remote lots, the fee shall not
exceed that which is charged at the publlC beach parking 10t<;. Relocatlon and
replacement of parking spaces off the Pier <;hall be done on a one-to-one
ba'll'l_ Intensity of new development on the P1er shall correspond to that
Wh1Ch can be dcrommodated by 471 parkillg space<;, as determ1ned by the parklng
rlnalY~l~ Additlonal parking demand rreated by further development shall be
mltlgateo Wllh ~dd1t1onal parKlng, ~huttlp ~rogram, or other measure(s)
B MO~lfy Polley 28, Page 67
?8. New development .,hall provide lldequi.lte parklng to nll~et iill demands created
by the development Wlth the excpptlon of development w1th,n the Third Street
A'l~e\,>ment nl~trlct and at the Santa MonlC~ P1~r. required off-~treet parklng
<;pace~ ~ha11 be located on the parcel or bUllding s1te. In commerclal or
industrIal di<;trlct<;, off-street parking may he located off of the parcel or
bU1lding ~lle If each of the followlng conditlons are sat1sfled: 1) the
property is located WIthin 1,000 feet of the perlmeter of the parcel or
bui1dlng <;lte and commences wlthin 100 feet of Ule penmeter. This d1stance
~hall be computed from the nearest pOlnt of the park1ng area; 2) the property
on WhlCh the parking ~pace~ are provlded is zoned for parkin~ uses and owned
1n fee by the owner of the parcel of build1ng <;lte WhlCh lS subJect Lo the
parking ~pace reqUlrements; and 3) addltional documents, convenants, deed
restr1ction<;, or other agreements at/~iw/~~ deemed necessary by the Zoninq
Admlnlstrator are executed to a<;~ure that the requlred parklng spaces are
malntalned off ~lte for the llfe of the pro~ect. The Zonln~ Admln1strator
will determlne, on a case by case basi'll the approprlate document to be
executed.
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9. Modify Policy 30, Page 67
30. Tran'lportatlon alternatlves to the automoblle ~ha1l be provlded 1neluding
mdlntrl1ning and enhanclng bu~ service to and w1thin the Coa~tal Zone and
developlng and maintalning a )huttle ~y~tem Wlthln the Coastal Zone If a
)huttle program proves effectlve and economically fea'lible. The shuttle
program <;hall be implemented wlthln two years from the date of Comm1sslon
Lertification of the land Use Plan and shall be operated for a mlnlmum of two
yerir~ between Memor1al Oay and labor nay of each year The 'lhuttle shall
provlde 'lprVlce from remote parkin~ farilit1es to the north and <;outh Santa
Monlca <;trite beach area!, the Pler, and other popular coastal destlnatlons.
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:Jage 5
The <;huttle [Jrogram .;;hall provlfJe d milln <;huttle uo;;er park1ng faclllty but
aj~o u~e other publlr and pr1v~le park1ng faclljtle<; requlred Lo provlde
yellE~rr:l.l publiC rOi'l,>tr':ll deep"" parking The Clly <;hr:l.l1 ~)repare rl report to the
Comml<;<;lOf] on the <;huttlp program after Pilch ypar of operatlon. The
COmlTll<,<;lon <,hall rf'Vlew. ilnd If npre<;sary, fIlilkf' rl~cOmmendiltlOn<; to the City on
I hange<, La the shuttle program 1M';.!l df'tprnnrlrlrion of feaslbility iffer
Y~e/lw~ft~ir/~r0gra~ <;hr:l.ll be made by thp clLy Jrillli/t01e/~ittt~t)0ri'
d He r the <; hut t 1 e p rog rilm lid s bppn imp 1 emented for two yea rc;. af{~ If the
City detenmlnes that 1he progri'lm 1<; lnfeaS1blp, an amendment muc;t be obtalned
fro~ the Comm1c;c;ion before the nroHram can bp iermlnated Fea<;lbllity wlll be
bao;;ed on general program cost verc;u<; oenefit crlteria, rldershlp, trlp
reductlonc; during the two year period ilnd their related impacts on levels of
<,erV1ce 1n the Coac;ti.ll Zone Further cr1terli.l may include cost per boarding,
co<;t per <,erVlce hour. O:;IJb<;ldieo:; per boardlng and the feaslbility of
e~tabli<;hing an as<;ec;sment d;<;trlct 1n the Coastal Zone that requlres
~~tf~~it~i/tM~f thoo:;e who benef1t from the shuttle to flnancially o:;upport
the program. However, <;peclflc rntena will be detennlned once the shuttle
1<., Implemented and comprehen'ilVe rnteria ran be ac;certained. Where feasible
11he 'inutile program ~M~~l~ wlll avold ~~i~MH0rKd0~ resldentlal
<,treet\~ aftd/flhe Clty wl1l fonslder alternatlve flJel<; for the vehlcles.
10. Modify Policy 31b1 Page 68
11 Remote parKlng fafllities for o:;huttle connectlon~ to Loastal Vls1tor areas
shdll be created and enhancf'd d\ part of the p110t o:;nuttle <;ystem, 1ncluding:
d ronsideratlon of the u<;e of parklng wlthin the ClV1C Center and other
public parklng facl11tie<; locatpd 111 the Coa~tdl lone; and
b weekend, holiday ilnd pvenlng U\9 of \f'lpcted parking area\ a<;soclaled with
Lt't.fjrsr new dpvelopmeni <is \pec1fied 1n POllCY 21
(F) RFCRfATTON ANO VISJTOR-~FRVING POLICIES
ModifV Policy 45, PaHe 70
4S. Vic;itor-~ervlnH commerr.lal, recreational facilitiec; de~1gned to enhance
public opportunltlec; for coa~tal recreatlon and Coao;;tal Dependent development
clnd u~e<; ~hall have prlority over ri;.w/ii"glel/ari./~~ltll'i~ill resldent1al
or general r.ommerclal development 0ri/~tifitell~ri.i/t~"e./R~g/at/eetld"at~.
If{ltH~/N~~I"efe10~~erit/P01itlej/0'lfMii/V~P. gt~a"'t0"t/lan.'/t~ri~e/R~f
~i/i~etl'ieeliri/fKe/Mew/g~fr10~~e"t/P01i{le~/~f/tKl~/V.~P(/tKal1/~e/~r0tetted
f0t/tetr~ati0ftal/~ie/arid/~ei;.10~~e"t' Land In DtKer upland subareas
necec;c;ary to c;upport roac;tal recreat10nal u~e~ shall be rec;erved for such uses.
? Modify Policy 51., Page 70
Sl. Along the eac;t 'iide of Ocean Avenue, between Colorado Avenue and PU~
BfhHUire Callfornla Avenue, touric;t accommodat10n~ and related support
fdcl1itlec; o;uch ac; ~hop'i and rec;tdurant<; and vHitor-c;ervlng cultural uses
o:;hall be the prlncipal permltted u<;e'i. Office and rec;idential lJ'ie<; ~hal1 also
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be permlited'/exie~t/aJ~~~/tKe/~tea~/~ie~"e but only ~bove the ground floor
~Lreet frontagel ron~lstent with the pollcie~ llsted hereln.
1 Modlfy POllCY 12, Pa~e 71
5~ lower-co~t visitor and recreatlonal facl1itles shall be protected,
encouraged. and where feaslble, provlded. New development ~hall not remove
lower co~t lod~ing faeilitie~ lJnle~s a flndlng of lnfeaSlbllity lS made.
Where new development removes lower-co~t lodging faCllitles, the feaSlbility
of rep 1 dC i ng the 1 ower-co~ t un; ts on-51 te 5 ha 11 be cons i dered _ If on-5' te
replacement i~ not feas1ble, then one-to-one replacement w1thin the Coastal
Zone ~hall be con~ldered. The City ~hall identify ~ltes sUltable for
lower-co~t over-nl~ht lod~in~. If the~e alternatlves are not feaslble, then
dn In-lleu fee payment ~ha11 be made and placed in ~ fund e~tab1i~hed by the
Clty for the provi<;lon of low~-cost lodg1ng fac1litle~ Wlthlr the coasta1
Lone, Including land acqu1sition. construction, and replacemen-::
The City has e~tlmated that ~07 lower-ro\t over-night lodqing facllitles
eXl~ted ln thp Clty'~ coastal 70ne d~ of Ma~ 1990. Not wlth~tandlnq the
rillovel no mono Lhan 75% of these faCllitles may be removed from the coastal
lone ont11 or onle\~ an pqulvalent number of ~uch lodging faCll1tles have been
replaced wlthin the Clty_ Removal of lower-rost over-n1qnt 10dq1ng facllities
~hdll not occur unt11 after con~truct'on begln~ on replacement faClllties.
9!1!l~~~e"tt/~t~1i~iM@/~~Klitltette.tJ~ft.l/0~~~ttd"Jtletlite/~tefettea'//~
fee/Kat/~fe~/ae0~t8ft/afte/it/iftfl~~;.~/lft/tKe/l~~le~e"titi0ri/tetti0ri/0f/tMii
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(F) ENVIRONMENTAL QUAl ITY POLICIES
Modify Polley 58, Page 72
58. To the extent lt~ Jurl~diction allow~, the City ~hall protect and where
fea~lble restore the blolog1cal productlvlty and quality of Santa Monlca Bay
from any slgnlflcant dl~ruptlon of habitat areas, and u~e~ which wll1 ~au5e
<;lgmfieant disruption to environmentally ~ens1tlVe areas shall not be
permltted. The least Tern foraqlnq area, as ldentified on the Env1ronmental
Re~ource~ and Ha7ard~ Map (Hap #l?). ,~ an envlronmentally ~ensitive habltat
area that ~hall be protected aqa1n~t Any ~'gn1ficant disrupt10n of habitat
vallJe~, and only lJ'\e~ dependent on ~uch re~olJrce~ ~hall be allowed withln this
a rea.
(G) SCFNIC AND VISUAL RESOURCFS POLICIES
Modify Policy 671 Pa~e 73
67. All new development in the Coa~tal 7one, lncludinq any converS1on or
rehabilitation of exi~t1ng structure~ which involve~ the replacement or
relocation of the eX1~t1nq electr1cal servlce, shall provlde underground
u1..111tie<;,_ The City ."hall work wlth utility companle~ to facilitate and
coordInate undergrounding programs.
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? Modlfy P011CY 711 Page 73
71 The C1-Ly <;hiill dF'velop .,tdndiird<; to r'I<;<;ure that new development dlong
Adelaide I)nve rind Ilie all othf'f' r.,rerllc corndor'i and deslgnated v1ewlng
<ired<;1 a<; ldentlf1Pd 1n the ~cen1C and V1<;ual Rp<;ourre<; Map #131 1<; des1gned
<HId "lied La be v1'ilJally rornpat 1hle Wl ttl the rharacter of the surrounding
drea, restores and enhancp'i vl'iual qua1lty 1n v1<;ually degraded areas. and
protects rubllC V1ews to the coast and 'iCenlC coastal areas. PubllC Vlews
'ihall mean Vlews to the ocean from thp public rl~ht of way of streets and
de<;l~nated public viewlnH areas.
(H) NEW DEVFLOPMENT POLICIES
General Pa1icles
Modlfy Polley 7?b1 Pa~e 74
72. The locatlon and amount of new development 'ihal1 malntain and enhance
publlC acce<;<; to the Coastal Zone by:
b. ~te/0f/Pt{ifit/V.~atfIHigK~ai/";/~;igK~~fK00~/tet1irid/t0~ettial
fatilftleiltHil1IMe/~j~1~ited'
/. Modlfy Policy ~31 Pdge 74
71. New or p.xpandpd public worlt.... faC111tier, ,,>hall be r1e"igned and limited to
dtcommodate need... general.ed by devp]opment or u<;e<; permltted conSlstent wlth
Lhe provi<;lon<; of thl... IUP.
1. ~Odlfy Polley 741 Pa~e 74
74 New development wlthin the downtown Parklng A...<;e<;<;ment Oi...trlct may rely
on the publ1c parking ..trllcture~ wlthln th~ 01c;trict In lieu of pro\l;dlng on
'>lte parlnng plJr<;uant to the n;<;trlct rpglllation.... provlded that the crlstrlct
a<;<;ures that sufficient parking eXI'it'i to accommodale the parking demand of
new development. The Clty <;hall assure, a'i a part of the coastal development
permlt reVlew praces<; of each development located wlthin the dlstrict, that
there 1<; parking available wlthln the d;<;trlct to adequately support the
propo<;ed development. The clty shall conduct approprlate parklng avallability
...tudle<; fr0~/tj~elt0/ti~e on a ~earl~ ba<;l<; to support this polley
obj ec t i ve
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78. lKe/eltiliKill/Ki1r.ltHe/i~tK0fit;/t~/~i0~t/~0tit0ti~m/0til~i~tet
t~gafal"g/ee1el~~~erit/witH0~t/r.0i~til/V.0~lt~jriri/a~~t~1all/i~/0tmetlt0
aftwiftieltKe/1diltI0f/tMi,/V.~P'
5. I)elete Policy HI Page 75
7Q. 7K~/~Jt;/~Hil1/Ka1r./tHr.li~tKfttifllt0/~riai';/~~~el~~~r.rit/tti~eitei/iM
rifdeflt0Itp.iMte/dp.ri~jtl~t/f0r/"r.W/~e~elri~~eritlwitM~Mt/V.0ittil/~0~jtii0ri
~~~t01iJ'/iri/~t~r.tlt0/ift1irit;ltMp./g0iJ~/eflt"ii/~YP'
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6 Delete POllCY BD, PaHe 75
80. Be'e10~~eritliKalll;'0m~1~/~ftH/f~f~fe/~t0wtK/~a"ade~eritl~larit/t~at
Jritln~ei/~~t/af~/ri0t/l1~it;.~/t0'/v0ritt011i~d/tKe/tite/0f/~e,e10~~erit/iri
t~e/~0attal/Z0rie'
7. Delete Pollcy 81, Pilqe 75
81. N0tKirig/Jri/tHe/Y-0taJ/r.0aital/Pt0dt.~/Jl~ifi/rKe/a~tK0tift/0fltKe/~ifl
e0~ritjJ/0t/tHe/~ee~1;1r.0IJe@fildtlie/~t/0telriariie(/tei0J~tf0ri'llriJtJatl'e(
ftfeteri~~~'/0t/(Kattp.tlameri~~erit/r~/~t0Hi~ltI0t/lf~lt/arilltl~e/0f
ee,e10rf~~fttl
8. Modifv Polley 82. Page 75
8? Whenever the local Coastal Program or implementing documents set forth
development standards, the development standard shall not be consldered
entitlements but shall be considered the maximum development lntenslty that
may be alJthor1 zed. Irf/ari;iaMllriUttitf,e/yftt1ieemirigi Ime,~10rflft~rit/tti!rimitdt
~ai/~elteftdtemliri/0t8etltd/a~,aritiltMe/gdalt/0fltKi~/r.WPLIIMdtKfn~/iri/tW~
Yetil/~6iittlIPf0fttam/Ji~ittltM~/a~tMdtitlldfltHe/gitt/ed~ritil/~t/t~~
~e0rfle/t0/1~gi~Jatii~/H;/0tdl~a~t~(/t~sdl~t10ri(/iriitfatl'e(/tefeterii~~(/dt
(Hartft/ilftfrii~eritlt0/tedM(e/iri;/de~t10~~trit/ttariditd'
9. Mod1fy Policy 83, PaHe 75
83. New development may apply for varlances to the Zonlng Ordinance
cOTl,>1stent w1th the provl'\ionc; of Article IX, Chapter 1 of the Santa MOnlca
Munlcipal Code. A varlance ~hall not be ~ranted to authorize a use or
nctlvity WhlCh i.. no1 otherwlsP expres'\ly author17ed by the zone regulatlons
~ov~rn'n~ the parcel of property
Sdnta Monica Pier (Subarea 2)
10. Modify Policy 9? page 78
q? Usee; on the Santa Monica Pler platform ,>hall include amusements,
v,sitor-servlng commerclal IPies. fi<;hing, public areil<;, fac11ities for
ddmlnlstration of the Pier and adjacent water area, cultural or vlsitor
Information use,>. public park1ng and bed and breilkfast uses above the ground
floor. New development on the platform of the Pier added after the effect1ve
ddle of Proposition S <;hall not exceed 140,000 c;quare feet. Lighting
dssociilted with development on the Pier shall be de<;lqned to mlnlmlze impacts
Lo surrounding re'iident]al U'ie'i. No re'ildentlal u<;es shall he permltted on
Lhe platform of the Pier.
IH~/iH01e/~~egliK~11/~~/~et~lfted/0 On other parcels zoned Rve in this
c;ubarea all of the above uses c;hall be permltted. Rendentlal uses may be
penmtted on these other parcel<; provlded such use 1$ not located on the
ground floor.__V.i@Ktiri@/ast0ilated/wltK/deifld~~e.tleriltKe/Piet/tKalJIH~
~e~i@riee/t~/lftirilmlte/ilft~atttjt0/tMtt0~ri~iriglt~tleeritiil/~tetl
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11 Add the followlna polJry 10 the Sdnta Monlca Pier subarea'
A 70 foot arre~~ ldnd open to thp public ~hall he provlded around the
perlmeter of the pler
Fa~t Side of Ocean Avenue North of Californla Avenue (Subarea 3b)
12. Modify Policy 96, Page 78
96. Development ln the medlum-density multiple famlly re~ldentlal area shall
r0~~11/wJtK/!Ke/Be'e10~m~~!/ttirid~t0t/0f/tKe/fltt't/KJ/91tttltt not exceed
lhree ~tor1esl 40 feet 1n heiqht and a unit denslty of one dwelling un1t per
1 1250 ~quare feet of parcel area. Oevplopment 1n the high denslty multiple
famlly re~identlal areas ~hall ;~~~lilwitK/t~e/de~e10~~erit/itaridatei/0f/tKe
fltift/KI/Bitttltt not exceed four ~torie~1 45 feet 1n he1qht and a un1t
den~lt'! of one dwellinq unlt per 900 <>quare feet of ~arcel area.
Edst Side of Ocean AvenlJP South of California Avenue to Colorado Avenue
(Subarea 3b)
13. ModifV Polley 98, PaHe 79
98. Auildings <;ltall be de"ilgnf>d wlth particulnr attention to protecting and
enhancing ~l~~/t_tti~_ti public VleW5 from all public areas provlding views
Lo, froml and alonq the ocpan, d~ ldentlfied in the ScenlC and Vi~ual
Resource~ Map.
North Side Re~identlal ("iubarea 4)
14. Modify Policy 105, Page ~
105. The re~ldentlal arpa north of Wil"ihlre Boulevard to the north slde of
Montana Avenue "ihall contain medium den~ity re"iidential. Fast of Ocean Avenue
between the north <;lde of Montilna and the northern C1ty 11m1to:" the area shan
con~1st of slngle famlly re~ldentlal, and along San Vlcente up to Ze~erit"
Ztfeet the coa~tal 70ne boundary low denslty resldentlal.
15. Modify Policy 1001 Page 80
106. Development 1n the ~lngle-family re"iidential area~ shall not exceed two
~tor'e~, fB feet 1n hel~ht and one dwellinq !Jnlt per parcel. Development 1n
the low-den~'ty multiple-famlly re~,dential area'i shall not exceed_two
'itorle~1 30 feet in heiqht and a un,t den'iity of one dwellinq un1t per 1,500
square feet of parcel area. Development in the medium-den'ilty mu1tlple-famlly
re~ldentla1 area~ ~hall not excp.pd three ~tor1e~, 31 feet with a flat roof 1 40
feet wlth a pltched roof and a unit den~ity of one dwelllng unit per 1,250
~quare feet of parcel area. nevelopment in the h1gh-den~lty mult1ple-famlly
f e~lden1.,a 1 area,,> <;hall not e'Xcepd four <;tor;e<; 1 4') feet in heiqht with a umt
den'iity of one dwellinH unit per qOO ~quarp feet of parcel area td~~li/wltK
lHe/~e~e10~~ent/ittriiat~~/~'/tKe/eltt!~/Rl{/R7{/NW/RZIt~d/R~/91tttlttt'
fUrfii Y.Neli.
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Downtown Core (Subarp~ ~ Rptwepn rolorado Avenue and Wl1~hlre Boulevara)
15 Modlfy Polley 108: Page 80
f)eve iovrnent ; n the [}m..:niown Cor p mi~ ~h(lll not exceed a/ttl1fiet/f5S1NiU
7(~/~~Rliri~ 6 ~10rlP~ 84 feet, 3.5 rAR ~jtK/iit~/t~yie~' rloor area
devoted La rp'i Hlent 1<'11 iJ<,e-s <;ha 11 hp d J "if'ounied by 50 percent. "tte10~tritpfl
wJtHfri/rM~/~0~ri~ati~~/0f/r.Mp./l~lte/gft,p.t/Mill/g~t(lfli/Pliri/itti/tMal1/~t
~0te(riei/~~/tHe/itari~a(~~/lri/r.He/g~tiifit/Pliri'
Main Street (Subarea 7)
17 Modlfy PolIcy 1101 Page 81
116. Tn conformance wlth the 70n1ng Ordinance prOV1"i10n"i. Maln 'Street shall
fHov1de neighborhood commerC1nl lJ,>e<; along wlth vl'iltor 'ierving retall uses
New development which 'iignifirantly impact'i coa"ital dcce~' 0r other coastal
re<.,ouree<, In an adverse way "ihdll flat hp allowed Re~'rJe"-'al u<;es .TidV De
~llowed In mlxed-u<;e development nrov1ded that no Dcr:l0n of the the
re"il dentlil 1 ll<;e 1<; located on 1he ~rollnd floor frontlng Maln Street.
18. Modlfy Policy 1181 Page 81
118. Development on Main Street ~hall t0m~)~/wlfMltMe/f~1,/eMJ'/arie/e~~
ijliltltt/itiriaitrit .not pxceed 4 storlP<;1 47 feet wlth a 2.5 FAR
Ocean Park Re<;ldentlal (Subarea 8)
19. Modlfy Policy 1191 Page 81
llCL The Ocean Park re<;Hlf>ntlnl r1Plghbnrhood <;holl rf'taln Hle eXl<,tlng mlX of
(lunlex, low-oen<;lty. medium-deno;,lty rtnd tllgh-den<;lly re'ildentlal development,
publlC park<; ilnd u<;e<; normnlly a'i<;oc1aterl WIth re<;ldentlal nelghborhoods New
re'ildentldl development 'ihall ,OnSl'it of re'ildentlal development con~lstent
wllh the <;1.ilnrlard'> of thp Ocean Pak d1<;trlct<; Fxi<;tlng ne1ghborhood park
dlreage 'ihall be malntalned. A'i the area becomes buill out. the Clty shall
d<'~Ure that ihe recreatlonal need'i of the new re<;ldent<; do not overburden
loa<;tal re<;ource<; by providing an adequate level of neighborhooa -~ereatlonal
fdcl1itle"i On the <;outh <;ide of Pleo Boulevard bptween Ocean Avenue ana :~~
Promendde, development 'ihdll be con<;l'itent wlth thp R3/i"~/R~ development
~tafldard~ contaln~d 1n Policy #96.
(l) LAND USF POLICY MAP
The land U~e POllCY Map <;hall be revl<;ed to adequately indicate the
coa"ital Lone boundary of the City. 'ipeclfically 1n the area located north
of San Vlrente Boulevard. Ju<;t east of Fourth Street.
? The Scenlc and Visual Resources Map shall be revl~ed to show all areas
offerlng Vlew~ to and along the ocean, <;uch a'i Santa Monlca Pler. Santa
Monira Place, and pubhe 'itreet<; The ea\t-we<;t oriented streets
ilffording pUblic V1eW'i to thf> ~horeline ~hi111 be lncluded a<; pUblic view
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Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. 8478 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ACCEPTING MODIFICATIONS TO THE LAND USE PLAN
OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM DOCUMENT
WHEREAS, on October 15, 1991, the City Council adopted and
approved the Local Coastal Program document, containing the Land
Use Plan and Implementation Plan, for submission to the California
Coastal Commission for certification; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 1992, the City Council adopted and
approved a Resolution authorizing the withdrawal of the
Implementation Plan section of the Local coastal Program document
from consideration by the California Coastal Commission; and
WHEREAS, on August 11, 1992 the California Coastal
Commission certif ied the Land Use Plan with respect to certain
geographic areas of the City and with suggested modifications,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 30512,
the City Council adopts the suggested modifications to the Local
Coastal Program Land Use Plan, as certified by the California
Coastal Commission, and submits its approval to the Commission.
SECTION 2. The city Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this Resolution, and thenceforth the same shall be in full force
and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Timeline For Resolving
Issues Related To The Land Use Plan
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Task
Timeline
Meet with Coastal Comm~ssion staff
Oct. - Nov. '92
Conduct Public Workshops
January 1993
Planning Commission Hearings
FeD. - Mar. 193
City Council Hearings
April 1993
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