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city council Meeting 1-25-93 Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and city Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve the Initial study and Negative
Declaration for the Low-Flow stormwater Treatment
Facility; Amend the Zoning Ordinance Text for Residential
Visitor Commercial Districts and to make Permanent
Interim Development Standards for Parcels Zoned RVC
Located on Pacific Coast Highway Between the Santa Monica
Pier on the South and the North city Limits; and Amend
the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Program
At its meeting on January 18, 1994, the city council
introduced for first reading a Recommendation to Approve the
Initial study and Negative Declaration for the Low-Flow Stormwater
Treatment Facility; Amend the Zoning Ordinance Text for Residential
Visitor Commercial Districts and to make Permanent Interim
Development Standards for Parcels Zoned RVC Located on Pacific
Coast Highway Between the Santa Monica pier on the South and the
North City Limits; and Amend the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal
Program. The Recommendation is now presented to the City Council
for adoption.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
Recommendation be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Joseph Lawrence, Acting city Attorney
Martin T. Tachiki, Chief Deputy city Attorney
JAN 2 5 1994
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City Council Meeting: 12/14/93 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NO. 1721
(City council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA NONlCA
AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS
9.04.08.12.020, 9.04.08.12.060, AND ADDING SECTION
9.04.08.12.080 RELATED TO PERMITTED USES AND TO
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN THE
FOR RESIDENTIAL-VISITOR-COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, in August, 1988, the city council adopted Ordinance
1452 (CCS) implementing the current Comprehensive Land Use and
Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, in January, 1993, the city council adopted, by
ordinance, interim development standards for the Residential
visitor Commercial (RVC) zoned parcels located along the Pacific
Coast Highway between the pier and the northern City limits; and
WHEREAS, on March 2, 1993, the City council extended the
ordinance which established Interim Development Standards for the
Residential visitor commercial (RVC) zoned parcels located along
the Pacific Coast Highway between the pier and the northern City
limits; and
WHEREAS, the proposed standards are consistent with the
development standards for all other parcels in the vicinity; and
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WHEREAS, on september 29, 1993, the Planning com~ission held
a public hearing, reviewed and recommended approval of the proposed
standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.04.08.12.020
is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.12.020 Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in
the RVC District, if conducted within an
enclosed building, except where otherwise
permitted:
(a) Arts and crafts shops.
(b) Camera shops.
(c) Convention and conference facilities.
(d) Entertainment and cultural uses.
(e) Gift or souvenir shops.
(f) Libraries.
(g) Marine oriented uses such as
aquariums.
(h) Museums.
(i) Neighborhood grocery stores.
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(j) Single-family dwellings placed on a
permanent foundation (including manufactured
housing).
(k) Multi-family dwellings.
(I) Night clubs within hotels.
(m) Retail uses that cater to the
visiting public.
en) Public parks and playgrounds.
( 0) Residential uses existing at the
time of adoption of this Chapter.
(p) Restaurants.
(q) Schools.
(r) Skating rinks.
(s) Snack shops.
(t) Swim and health clubs.
(u) outdoor public utilities and
maintenance service yards.
(v) The following uses ~f conducted on
the Santa Monica Pier or along The Promenade:
(1) Amusement and game arcades.
(2) Bait shops and fishing
supplies.
(3) Exhibitions and games.
(4) Fish markets.
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( 5) Marine service stations and
boat landings on the Pier only.
(6) Night clubs.
(7) Sport fishing.
(w) Accessory uses which are determined
by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary
and customarily associated with, and are
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to,
the principal permitted use.
(x) Other uses determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be similar to those listed
above and which are consistent and not more
disruptive or disturbing than permitted uses.
SECTION 2. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section
9.04.08.12.060 is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.12.060 property development
st.andards.
All property in the RVC District shall
be developed in accordance with the following
standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height and FAR.
Maximum building height, number of stories
and floor area ratio shall be determined as
follows:
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( 1) Properties Maxi-
Bounded by Maxi- mum No. Maxi-
the Following mum of mum
streets Height stories FAR
Pier Overlay:
a. Santa 30' 2 1.0
Monica Pier.
The Deauville
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 3D' 2 .5
fronting on
Ocean Avenue.
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c. Replace- 40' 3 1.0
ment of Sinbad's
building only
on the Santa
Monica Pier.
d. Amuse- 85' for one Ferris Wheel;
ment rides 55' for one Roller coaster;
on the Santa 45' for all other amusement
Monica Pier. rides.
West side of 45' 3 2.0
Ocean Avenue
from Pico
Boulevard to
Seaside Terrace
(Ocean Avenue
Fronting Parcels
Only).
East side of 45' 3 2.0
Ocean Avenue
to First Court
from Colorado
Avenue to
California Avenue.
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pico Boulevard 45' 3 2.0
to vicente
Terrace from
west side of
Ocean Avenue
to The Prome-
nade.
For parcels 23' 2 0.5
located along flat roof
the Pacific
Coast Highway 30'
between the pitched roof
Santa Monica
pier and the
'" north city limits.
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(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.
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(3) There shall be no limitation on
the number of stories of any hotel or parking
structure so 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 4,000
square feet, one dwelling unit for each 1,500
square feet of parcel area is permitted. For
parcels less than 4,000 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
40 feet or less in width.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage. Seventy
(70) percent except that for parcels located
along the Pacific Coast Highway between the
Santa Monica pier and the north city limits,
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the maximum parcel coverage shall be 50
percent.
(d) Minimum Lot size. Five thousand
(S,OOO) square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of 100 feet and a
minimum width of 50 feet, except that parcels
existing on September 9, 1988 shall not be
subject to this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. Thirty-five
(35) feet along the west side of Ocean Avenue
south of Colorado Avenue, 20 feet on the east
side of Ocean and 5 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 20 feet or as
shown on the Official Districting Map,
whichever is greater. At least 30% of the
building elevation above 14 feet in height
shall provide an additional 5 foot average
setback from the minimum required front yard
setback.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. Fifteen (15)
feet, except that for parcels located along
the Pacific Coast Highway between the Santa
Monica Pier and the north city limits, the
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beach rear yard setback shall be 15 feet for
parcels 100 feet or less in depth, 55 feet
for parcels over 100 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 50 feet in width for which the
side yard shall be 10% of the parcel width
but not less than 4 feet:
5 + (stories x lot width)
50'
For parcels located along the Pacific
Coast Highway between the Santa Monica pier
and the north city limits, at least 25% of
the side elevation above 14 feet in height
shall provide an additional 4 foot average
setback from the minimum side yard setback.
(h) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development
of more than 15,000 square feet of floor area
in all areas of the District, 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 70 feet or more of
frontage parallel to Pacific Coast Highway
shall provide an unobstructed view corridor
between Pacific Coast Highway and the Ocean.
The view corridor shall be a minimum of 20
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.
SECTION 3. section 9.04.08.12.080 is added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 9.04.08.12.080 Exemptions.
The following projects are exempt from
the provisions of Section 9.04.08.12.060:
(a) Any building or structure sited on a
Residential-visitor Commercial zoned parcel
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located on the Pacific Coast Highway north of
the Pier for which a building permit was
issued on or before April 23, 1993.
(b) Any building or structure sited on
Residential-Visitor commercial zoned parcels
other than those located on the Pacific Coast
Highway north of the Pier for which a
building permit was issued on or before the
effective date of this Ordinance.
(c) Any project sited on a Residential-
Visitor Commercial zoned parcel located on
the Pacific Coast Highway north of the pier
for which a vesting tentative map application
was filed and deemed complete on or before
April 23, 1993.
(d) Any project sited on Residential-
Visitor commercial zoned parcels other than
those located on the Pacific Coast Highway
north of the pier for which a vesting
tentative map application was filed and
deemed complete on or before the effective
date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. 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,
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are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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 effect 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 6. 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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JO~EPH DAWRENCE
Acting City Attorney
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Adopted and approved thIS 25th day of January, 1994
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I hereby certIfy that the foregomg Ordmance No 1721 (CCS) was duly and regularly
mtroduced at a meetmg of the CIty CouncIl on the 25th day of January, 1994, that the Said
Ordmance was thereafter duly adopted at a meetmg of the CIty CouncIl on the 25th day of
January, 1994 by the followmg Councll vote
Ayes Councilmembers Abdo, Genser. Greenberg, Holbrook. Rosenstem,
Vazquez
Noes Councllmembers None
Abstam: CouncIlmembers None
Absent. Councllmembers Olsen
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