SR-7-A (44)' 1
MAR ~ 61999
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Council Mtg March 16, 1999 5anta Monica, California
TO Mayor and Ci#y Council
FROM City Staff
SUBSECT AppeaV of Planrnng Gommission ApprovaV of Devefopment Re~few ~DR}
Permit 97-013 to amend De~elapment Re~iew Permit 467 for the Property
Located at 808 Wilshire Boulevard Applicant W~ishire ~incoln Property
c/o Mike Marina Appellan# Hotel Emplayees Restaurant Local 814 clo
Roxane Auer
fl~lTRQDUCTIQN
Th~s report recornmends that the City Council deny the appeal and uphold the Planning
Cammission approval of Development Re~iew Permit 97-013, which changes the
following conditians of approval for the pro~ect located at $08 UV~Ishire Baule~ard
1) elimmate the requirement for an on-site gas station,
2) permit the cor~vers~on of the service station's three auto repair bays located
in the subterranean garage to storage,
3) require ground flaor pedestrian-oriented uses along Wilshire Boulevard and
the W~IshirelLincoln corner tenant space and elim~nate the prevrous condition
for 5Q°/o ground floar pedestrian oriented uses,
4) eliminate the requirement for neighborhood representati~es to identi#y
appropnate uses and ter~ants on the ground filoor,
and 5} elimmate the condition which requires the Planning Commissian to
review proposed retail hours of operation
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BACKGROUND
The City Council on January 16, ~ 990 approved on appeal the origmal De~elopment
Review Permit, Variance and Environmental Impact Report for the praject, a 75,000
square foo#, thre~ and four story building w~th an average Floor Area Ratio of 2 0 The
Gouncil sent the pro~ect back to the Planning Commission to refine and add conditions
of approval The Planning Commission added six conditions to those appraved by the
Council, specifically addressing the locatior~ o# ground floor uses, the hours of operation
far retait uses wh~ch included the serv~ce stat~on, veh~cle access, and bu~ld~ng
articulat~on A fmal cert~ficate of occupancy was issued m Ma~ch 1996, aliowing tenants
to occupy ~he buildmg In October, 1997 the appiicant filed an applicatioR to amend the
existing DR perm~t ta allow greater flexibility in IeasEng the ground ffoor tenant spaces
and area designed for a gas stat~on The Planning CommissEOn approved modifications
to the previous DR and that action was appealed to the City Council on October 21,
1998 by the appellant The appeal statement is contained in Attachment A
Permits Issued
A business I~cense and tenant impro~ements were issued ~n 4198 and 12I98 for two
ground floor tenants Gambit America and Pacific Bell Mobile Services These permits
were issued in conflict with the existing DR cond~tions that require a ne~ghborhood
review for selecting tenants Additionally, in Gambit's case, the permit was issued
without the applicant providing a pedestrian-oriented serv~ce S~aff began revocation of
Gambit's busir~ess license on April 30, 1998 On July 21, 1998 the applicant agreed to
relacate Gambit to anofher floor within the building Once relocated, staff proceeded to
process the requested DR amendment to change the existing conditior~s regardEng
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ground floor tenant appra~als Subsequently, the building owner leased ti~e entire floar
to another tena~t a~+cf Gambst retur~ed to the grou~d floor tenant space ~n late 1998
S#aff has again begun enforcement proceedings against Gambit
Eliminatia~ of the Sennce Station
Based on a 1976 land use survey, the City had approximately 41 service stations
Sinc~ the 1980s, Santa Monica has seen removal of service stations, most notat~ly a!I
#hree service stations iacated on Montana Avenue Service stations were also remo~ed
along Lincoln, Pico and Wilshire Boulevards in arcler to make way for retail and office
devefopments Twenty-two service stafions remain within the City A ServicE Station
Map is contaEned in Attachmen# F They are located primarily alor~g the ma~or
commercial boule~ards ~Cloverfield, Lincaln, Ocean Park, Pico, Santa Mflnica and
Wiishire) Whiie the proaect was cor~ditioned and constructed w~th t~e service stat~on
use to provide a benefit to the commur~i#y and replace a diminishing resaurce, the
layout and des~gn of the statson makes ~ts aperatiot~ d~#F-cult and the A~r Quality
Managemer~t District which regulates air emissions (including gas fumes) has limited
the amount of fuel that may be distributed da~ly to an amaunt that renders this use
economically unfeasibfe In an effort to mitigate many of the adverse impacts
associated w~th a service station use ad~acent to a residential development, the service
statian was enclosed within the commerciai building The service statiar~ Es set back
approxEmately 50 feet from the Lincofn Boul~vard street frontage and the use is nat
~isible from the street so that a person trav~lEng by car would have difficuity seeing the
access ramp to the service stat~on Although the de~eioper made a substantia!
inWestment to construct the service station, no gas company was willing to operate the
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station Therefare, the applicant requested appro~al to convert the service station to an
o~Fice use Giverr the pra~ect's design, staff agreed that the serv~ce station lacked the
necessary visibilfty for a successful operation and therefore recommended that the
Pianning Commission approve the applicant's request to con~ert the station to office
use
As part of #he servECe station operation, the pra~ect includes three auto repair ~ays
located in fhe P1 I~vel of the subterranean garage The auto repa~r bays ha~e been
installed with car lifts and ce~l~ng mounted power fools ar~d are separated from tf~e
public parking areas by a cor~crete masonry block wall furnrshed with a roll-down frant
entry gate The applicant requested that the service bays be converted to storage use
Staff had no ob~ection to this request since the storage area would require less parking
than the auto repair use, and there woufd be na change to the building's floor area ratio
since the usab4e subt~rranean square foatage will not increase Tf~e Pfannmg
Commission approved the following modifications to the origEnal cond~tions of approval
related to the service station
Development ReWiew Conditions {Imposed by City Council on 1116/90 )
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{Vlod~ffcatson of Ground Floor Retail Use Requtirements
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The property is de~elo~ed over two zaning distric#s (C4 and C6) Further, the C4 and
C6 districts do not require ground ffaor pedestr~an-onented uses Conditions of
appraval required a minimum of 50% of the ground floor be dedicated ta pedestnan-
oriented retail uses and that ground floor retad uses e~ctenc{ a minEmum of 30' from the
Wilshire Boulevard and the Lincaln Boulevard frontages The applicant requested that
these cond~tions be eliminated in order to allow maximum flexibil~ty in tenant selec#ion
Gi~en the configuration and street or~entation af the building, staff concurred tf~at
portions of the Lincofn Boulevard frontage may not be suitable for retail uses However,
staff be[ieved it imp~rtant to maintain the requirement for retail and pedestrian-oriented
uses along Wilshire Boulevard, and a partipn of the Lincoln Boulevard, frantage This
approach is consiste~t with the Planning Commissivn's action regarding a similar
building located across Lincaln Boulevard to the west In revEewing this similar building,
the Commission allawed a part~on of the ground floor on Lincoln BouEe~ard at the rear
of the property to be used for off~ces
Wh~fe the applicant had requested approval to utilize the er~t~re ground flaor for office
use, staff did not sup~ort the applicant's request Retail and pedestrian-oriented uses
draw customers to the build~ng and prov~de t~e opportun~ty for actEV~ty along the street
frantage Staff therefore recomrnended that the Commission require the 1,515 square
foot portian of the building fronting or~ Wilsh~re Boulevard and the 4,745 square faot
portion of the f~uildmg located at the corner of Wilshire and Lincoln Baule~ards be
reserved for retad uses This results in retail uses along the entire Wilshire Boulevard
frontage and the key corner partion of the Lincaln Bouievard frontage
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In add~tion to the restnct~ons listed abo~e related to the ground floor uses, the original
approva! for the pro}ect requ~ced the develaper to work with Csty staff and ne+ghbarhood
groups ta ~dentify appropriate #enants and uses The applicant requested that this
requirement also be el~minated Staff concurred with the applicant's request and felt
that it was sufficient to require tF~e ground floflr reta~l uses to comply with the standard
definition of pedestrian-orien#ed uses contained in the ZonEng OrdEnance The Mid-
Cit~es and Wilshire-Mantana neighborhood groups have expressed an mterest in
retaining the condition that all ground flaor uses be reviewed by neighborhood
representatives Staff has procedural concerns regarding this suggestran The act of
approving a busmess license is an administrative ministerral actian A business ~s
either permitted by right or cond~tionally perm~tted through a discretionary process
where there ~s cnteria far approval and a method for appeal The current approval
process has no criteria fior review or pracess for appeai Instead of th~ existing
condEtion, staff recommends th~ City Cauncil establish one of the foliowing two optians
Opt~on 1- If the neighborhood's concern is to encourage uses that are consistent
w~th their interests, staff recommends the estab~ishment of a list of allowabfe
pedestrian-oriented uses consistent with those interests {e g beauty salons, retail
stores, incidental foocf-serving uses etc ) Uses not specifically listed would not ~e
perm~tted The fist would be developed with ~nput from neighbors and neighborhood
organizatians This option ensures residents that only businesses they consider
desirable would be appro~ed by Planning Staff for ground floor tenants
~ption 2- If the concern is to provide a process to considerlapprove potentia! uses,
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the Councd could es~ablish a review process that encourages neighE~orhood input but
retains the City's role in making the final determination A Zoning Adrninistrator review
process could be ~stablished This wfluld invalve natificatior~ and request for camment
pr~or to the Zoning Admmistrator makmg a de#ermmation Further, bath the applicant
and residents would have a right to appeal a Zoning Administrator's decrsion to the
Planning Commission
Staff favors Option 1 because it provides clear direction ta the property owner and
resident groups Further, Op~ion 1 is consistenf with the City's trad~tional land use
pracess and represents no unusual admin~strative burden for the City or the applican~
OptGOn 1 will, accard~ngly, el~minate the enforcement diffculty pased by the current
conditions and the resulting administrati~e errors Option 2, m contrast, retains same
uncertainty for the applicant and wifl di~ert staff resources from other prionties
Staff concurred with the applican# that it was not appropr~ate to require that the retail
hours of operation be appro~ed by the Planning Cammission The original DR
condition required retail hours be limitec~ fram 6 a m to 1D p m Manday through
Saturday and 8 a m ta 8 p m on Sunday These hours applied to both the ser~ice
statian and any future retaEl tenan# This restriction was a result of neigh~orhood input
that was spec~~~cally concerned with the service station use and the request for "law
scale retail usES " In addition, at a mmimum the existing condition contair~ing language
abou~ the Neighborhaad Support Center must be modified to reflect current conditions
The Planning Commission approved the following amendments related to the retail
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conditions of appro~a!
41 To mitigate adverse height, bulk, and traffic impacts of the proaect as identif~ed
in the EIR and by the Commiss~on and Councd on a~peal, the bu~ld~ng he~ght
shall not exce~d faur storiesl56' along W~Ishire Boulevard and shall step down
to three stories145' alang Lincoln Baulevar~ The pro~ect shall be remanded
back to the Planning Commiss~on for further review as mdicated herein Floor
area shall be limited ta a maximum of 75,000 square #ee~ with a maximum 2 5
FAR in the W~~shire Corridor District and 1 5 FAR (2 0 overafl average} in the
L~ncoln-North Distr~ct The Plann~ng Commission sha11 review the des~gn of
the building, profect access and increased landscaping along Lincoln and
Wilshire Baule~ards m order to ensure that the pro~ect does not substantially
d~ffer from t~e pro~ect as discussed and certified in EIR 884
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garage shall be proWided from Lincoln Boule~ard and/or Wilshire Boulevard
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43 The ground floor spaces fronting on Wilshire Boulevard, including the
1,515 square foot space to the west of Lincoln Court alley and the 4,745
square foot space Iocated in the northwest corner of the building at the
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on-sale alcoholic be~erages shall require further Pianning Commission
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At its meeting on October 7, 1998, the Commiss~on concurred with staff's
recommendation cancerning the location of pedestrian-orrented uses The Cammission
also modified the ground floor retail restr~ct~ons to require a pedestrian-or~ented use on
Wilshire Boulevard and in the tenant space located at #he northwest corner of the
buildmg at the intersection af ~incflln and Wi~sh~re Boule~ards The Commtssion
maintained that a ground flaor retail component was necessary at the Wilshire street
frontage, and for a portion of the Llncoln frontage, ~n order to encoura~e pedestrian
oriented uses T~e Cammission also found the ex~sting buildang design, with the
substantial grade change along #he L.incaln Boulevard frontage, did not lend itself to
typical street access requirements of retail tenants Finally, the Gomm~ssian found it
rmportar~t to marnta~n the requ~rement fQr a pedestrrar- orrer~ted ~se at the W+Ish~re
Boulevard frontage
APP~AL ANALYSIS
The Hatel Employees Restaurant Local 814 has appealed the Planning Commiss~on
decision The appeal states that the `~developers should not be exempt from conditions
that previous council members placed on the pro~ect with the best ~nterests of Santa
Monica in mind ~' Staff cQncurs that pro~ect conditions of appro~al shauld not be
modified without careful consideratian of the issues However, gi~en the buildmg
design and neighborhaod context, it is appropriate to revisit conditions based on current
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circumstances The appellant's ob~ective is to maintain the pro~ect's original canditions
Gncluding the requirement for the on-site ser~ice station The inclusion af a service
station is not practical given the design and configuration of the building Moreover, the
Commission and staff's primary ab~ecti~e is ta ma~ntain retail pedestrian uses on the
graund floor
CEQA STATUS
The m~difications to the previously appro~ed pro~ect are categancally exempt from the
provisions of CEQA pursuant to Class 1 of the State Implementation Guidelines in that
the pro~ect anvolves minor alteratian of exist~ng public or private structures, facilities
in~olving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing
An Env~ronmental Impact Report (EIR} was prepared and certified for the mixed use
pro~ec~ containing commercial offaces, a service station and ground floor retail uses on
January 16, 1990 The EfR analyzed constructian and use impac#s and identified
rnit~gation meas~res to address those impacts The applicant has campleted all
mitigat~on measures adopted ~n the pro~ect's final EIR, spec~fically mitigat~on for traffic-
related impacts
BUDGETlFINANCIAL IMPACT
The pro~ect is sub~ect to the Housing and Parks Pro~ec# Mitigation Measures of the
Land Use and Circulation Elements of the General Plan The pro~ect mitigatian
measures may be satisfied by payment of an in-lieu fee to the City as established by
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Ordinance No 1367 (CCS) and identified in DR 467 as condition af approval #1,
Pro~ect Mitigation Fee
P~ior to issuance af building permits, an office mitigatian fee of approximately
$328,319 52 was assessed on 53,288 square feet of appl~cable office uses ~excluding
th~ grounci floor gas station and retail square footage} The applicant paid
approximately twer~ty-five percent of the total fee ($82,079) pr~ar to the buildings fnal
inspection The balance of the fees are due ~n equal mstallments with payment En full
no later than three years after the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy To date,
one I~undred percent of the fees have been paid
If t~e Cauncil denies the appeal and grants the applicant's request to amend the total
amount of office square footage under Development Review 97-013, the applicant will
be requ~red to pay an addttronal tee for any square footage withrn the bu~ld~ng that ~s
converted to office
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 9 04 20 20 080, withir~ 30 days after the sub~ect
application was deemed camplete, the applican# posted a sign on the property
infarming the public of the pending hearing
In addition, pursuant to Munic~pal Code Section 9 04 20 22 050, notice of the publ~c
hear~ng was mailed to all owners an~ resident~al and commercia~ tenants of property
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located within a 5a0 faot radius of the pro~ect at IEas# ten consecutive calendar days
prior to the hear~ng A copy of the notice is contained in Attachment C
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the C~ty Council deny the appeal and uphold the
Planning Commission action on Development Review Permi# 97-013 with the attacl~ed
fjndings and conditions
FINDINGS
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ~INDINGS
1 With the pro~ect mod~~ications and conditions approved by the Cauncil, t~e
physical location, size, massing, and placem~nt of proposed structures on the
s~te and the ~ocation of propased uses within the pra~ect are campat~ble w~th
and relate harmoniously to surrounding sites and neighborhoods, in that t#~e
building is located on Wilshire Boulevard, which is characterized by a range of
cammercial de~elapment, mcluding office buildings with similar building
f~eights as appraved by the Council, and that the proposed development, w~th
tts 2 5 FAR and four-story height along Wilshire Boule~ard, will step down to a
1 5 FAR and three-story ~eight alang Lincoln Boulevard and to a one story
height above the service station area, wdl provide an adequate amount of
landscap~ng and open space ad~acen~ to street level and on the ~nterior of #he
site, and provide an appropr~ate trans~tion between the commercially-zoned
parcels along W~Ishire and Lincoln Boulevards and the residentially-zoned
parcels located to the east along Ninth Street
2 The rights-of-way can accommodate autos and pedestrians, includEng parkmg
and access, in that the s~te desEgn will pro~ide adequate dri~eway and parking
facilities and the site is ad~acent to two improved arterial s~reets Wilshire and
Lincoln Boulevard
3 The health and safety services (police, fire, etc ) and public infrastructure (e g
utilities} are suffECaent to accommodate the new de~elopment, in that the
pro~ect is proposed to be an in-fill of an already developed area with all
necessary services and infrastructure already in place
4 Any on-site provision of housing or parks and public open space, which are
part of the required pro~ect mitigation measures required in Subchapter 5G of
the city of Santa Manica Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning Ordinance,
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sa~isfactorily meet t~e goals of the mitigation program, in that the pro~ect will
be required fo comp~y witF~ the requirements of tF~is pragram
5 The pro~ect is generally consistent with the Municipa! Code and General Plan,
~n that the pro~ect as condit~or~ed is designed to me~t all code and General
Plan re~uirements, with the exception of the required parking variance
6 Reasonable mitigation measures ha~e been mcluded for all adverse impacts
~dent~fied ~n an Environmental Impact Report, m that all reasonable mitigation
measures recammencied by the EIR have been included as conditions of
approval far the project
VARIANCE FINDINGS
1 There are special circumstances or exceptional character~stics applicable to
the property involved, including size, shape, topography, location, or
surroundings, or to the intended use or de~elopment of the property that do
not apply to o#her properties in the vianity under an identical ~oning
classification, in that the number of on-s~te parking spaces exceeds the code
req~irement an~ the inclusion of campact and tandem parking spaces wiil not
detrimentally affect the circulation and parking patterns of the pro~ect
2 The grantmg of such var~ance will not be detrimental or in~unous to the
property or improvements in the general vrcinity and d~strict in whic~ the
property is located, m that similar pro~ects in the past ha~e utilized compact
and tande~n parking wEth no significant impact on circulation patterns or
neighboring properties and that provided park~ng is in excess of that required
3 The strict applicatian of #he provisions of this Chapter would result ~n practical
difFiculties or unnecessary hardships, not includmg economic difficulties or
economic hardships, in that pas# pro~ects have incorporated compact and
tandem parking spaces with na significar~t ~mpacts and #he total number of
parkEng spaces provided exceeds the required number
4 The grantmg of a variance wilf nof ~e contrary ta ar in conflict with the ger~eral
purposes anci mtent of this Chapter, or to the goals, flb~ectives, and policies of
the General Plan, in that the pro~ect as canditioned is consistent with the
General Plan
5 The ~ariance would not impa~r the integnty and character of the distnct m
whECh it is to be located, in that more parking than ~s required will be pro~id~d
ar~d the var~anee w~ll not affect ~he appeara~ce of the profect
6 Tf~e sub~ect site Es physically suitable for the proposed variance, ~n that it is a
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recycling of commercial land with the pro~ision of adequate access and
circulation
7 There are adequate pro~isions for water, sanitatiar~, and publ~c ut~l~t~es and
services to ensure that the praposed variance would not be detnmental to
public health and safety, in that the pro~ect is an in-filE in a de~eloped area wifh
all necessary impro~ements
8 There wdl be adequate provis~ons for public access to serve the sub~ect
~ariance proposal, m tt~at adequate driveways wil] be pro~ided and pedestrian
sidewalks are in ex~stence
9 The stnct applicat~on of the provisions of Chapter 10 of the City af Santa
Monica Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning Ord~nance wo~ld resu~t m
unreasonable depr4vat~on of the use or en~oyment of the praperty, in that
similar var~ances ha~e be~n granted in the past which ha~e not crea#ed any
deleterious effects and parking is provided for the pro~ect in excess of that
requ ired
CONDITIONS
Plans
1 This approval is for thase plans dated 11/10/89 as re~iewed by the City
Counc~l on 0111fil90, a copy af which shali be maintained in the files of the
City Planning Division The DR97-0~3 revisians are contained within plans
dated October 13, ~ 997 are for the approval process, location and hours of
operation for future ground floor usas Pro~ect de~elopment shall be
consistent wi#h such plans, except as otherw~se specified ~n these condit~ans
of appro~af
2 The Plans shall comply w~th all other provisior~s of Chapter 1, Article IX of the
Municipal Code, (Zoning Ordinance) and alE ather pertinent ordinances a~d
General Plan pol~c~es of the C~ty of San#a Mon~ca
3 Final parking lot layout and specifications sha~l be sub~ect to the review and
approval of the Parkmg and Traffic Engineer
4 Minor amendments to the plans shal[ be sub~ect to appro~al by the Director of
Planning A significant change m the approved concept shall be sub~ect #o
Pla~ning CommissEan Rev[ew Construction shall be En conformance with the
plans submit~ed or as modified by the Planning commission, Architectural
RevEew Board or Directar of Pla~ning
5 Plans for final des~gn, landscaping, screening, trash enclosures, and signage
shall be sub~ect to review and approval by the Architectural Re~iew Board
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6 The Architectural Review Board, in its rev~ew, shall pay particular attention to
the pro~ect's pedestnan onentation and amenities, scale and articulation of
d~sigr~ elements, extenor colors, textures and materiafs, window treatment,
glaz~ng, and landscap~ng
Fees
7 The City is contemplating the adopt~on of a Transportation Management Plan
which is intended to mitigate traffic and air qual~ty impacts resultmg from both
new and existing develapment The Plan will likely include an orckinance
establishing rnitigation requirements, including one-time payment of fees on
certain types of new de~elapment, and annual fees to be paid by certa~n types
o# employers in the City This ordinance may rec~u~re that the owner of the
praposed pra~ect pay such new development fees, and that employers within
the pro~ect pay such new annual employer fees related to the City's
Transportation Management Plan
Demolitiort
8 Untif such time as the demalition is undertaken, and unless the structure is
currently m use, the existing structures shall be maintained and secured by
boarding up all openings, erecting a security fence, and remoWing all debris,
bushes and planting that inhibit the easy surveillance of the property to the
satisfaction of the Building and Sa~ety Officer and the Fire Department Any
landscaping matenal rema~ning shal! be watered and maintair~ed until
demol~t~on occurs
9 Unless otherwise appro~ed by the Recreation and Parks Department and the
Planning Division, at the time of demolition, any street trees shall be protected
from damage, death, or removal per the requirements of Ordinance 1242
(CCS)
10 Immediately after demolition (and during constr~action), a security fence, the
height of which shall be the maximum permitted by the Zoning Ordinance,
shall be maintained around the perimeter of the lot The lot shalE be kept dear
of all trash, weeds, etc
11 Prror to rssuance of a demalrtrvn perm~t, applicant shall prepare for the
Building Division appro~al of a raden# and pest control plan to ensure that
demolit~on and construction activities at the site do not create pest control
impacts on the project neighborhood
Construction
12 Unless otherwise approved by #he Department of En~ironmental and Publ~c
Works Management, all sid~walks shall be kept clear and passable during the
grading and canstruction phase of the project
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13 Sidewalks, curbs, gutters, paving and dri~eways which need r~placing or
remo~al as a result of the pra~ect as determined by the Department of
Environmental and Public Works Management shall be reconstructed to the
sat~sfact~on of the Department of En~ironmental and Publ~c Works
Management Appro~al for this work shall be vbtamed from the Department
of Environmental and Public Works Management prior to issuance of the
build~ng permits
14 Vehicles haulmg dirt or other construct~on debris from the site shal! co~er any
open load with a tarpaulir~ or other secure covering to m~nimize dust
emissions
15 Street trees shall be maintamed, relocated or pro~ided as required in a
manner cons~stent with the City~s Tree Code (drd 1242 CCS), per the
specification of the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Department
of Environmental and Public Works Managemer~t No street tree shall be
removed without the approval of the Department af Recreation and Parks
16 A construction period m~t~gation plan shall be prepared by the applicant for
approval by the Departme~t of En~iranmental and Public Works Management
priar to issuance of a building permit As applicable, this plan sha{I 1) Specify
the names, addresses, telephone r~umbers and bus~ness license numbers of
all cantractors and s~bcantractars as well as the de~elaper and architect, 2)
Describe how demoli~ion of any existing structures is to be accomplished, 3)
Indicate where any cranes are to be located for erection/construction, 4)
Describe how much of the public street, alleyway, or sidewalk is proposed to
be used in con~unction with construction, 5) Set fart~ the extent and nature of
any pile-dri~ing opera#ions, 6) Describe the length ar~d nurnber of any tiebacks
which must extend ~nder the property of other person, 7) Specify the nature
and extent of any dewater~ng and its effect on any ad~acen# bwldings, 8)
Describe anticipated construction-related truck routes, number of truck trips,
hours of hauling and parking location, 9) SpecEfy the nature and extent of any
helicopter hauling, 10} State whether any construction act~vity beyond
normally permitted hours ~s proposed, 11 } Describe any ~roposed constructian
noise mitigat~on measures, 12} Descr~be construction-period security
measures mcludEng any fer~cing, lighting, ar~d security personnel, 13) Pravide
a dra~nage plan, 14) Provide a construction-period parking plan which shall
mmimize use of public streets for parking, 15} List a designated on-site
construction rnanager
17' A sign shall be posted on the property in a manner consEStent with the public
hearing sigr~ req~iremen#s which shall identify the address and phone number
of the owner andlor appiicant for the purpases of responding ta questions and
complam#s during the construction period Said srgn shall also mdicate the
hours of perm~ssible construction work
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18 A copy of these conditions shall be posted m an easrly visibie and accessible
location at all t~mes during construction at #he pro~ect site The pages shall be
laminated or atherwise protected #o ensure durability of the capy
Environmental M~tigat~on
19 Ultra-low flow plumbing f~xtures are required on all new de~elopment and
remodeling where plumbing ~s to be added (Maximum 1 6 gallon toilets and
1 Q gallon urinals and low flow shower head }
20 Prior to issuance of a Certificate of 4ccupancy, pro~ect owner shall present
doc~mentation to the Environmental and Public Works Management
Department certFfymg #hat ex~st~ng Santa Mon~ca occupancies with toilets
i~stalled prior to 1978 have been retrofitted with ultra low-flow toilets (1 6
gallons per flush or less} such that development of the new pro~ect w~ll not
res~lt in a net increase in wastewater flows Flow from existing occupanci~s
which wilf E~e removed as part of ti~e new de~elopment may be deducted from
flow attributable to the new development if such occupancies ha~e been
occupied within one year prior to issuance of a Building Permit for the
proposed pra~ect Flow calculations for new development and existing
occupancies shall be consistent with guidelines developed by the
Environmen#al and Publ~c VVorks Mar~agement Department
21 To mitigate solid waste impacfs, prior to issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy, pra~ect owner shall submit a recycling plan to the Department of
Environmental and Public Works Management for its approval The recycling
plan shall include ~) list of materials such as white paper, computer paper,
metal cans, and glass to be recycled, 2) location of recyclmg bms, 3)
designated recycEing caardinator, 4) nature and e~ent of internal and external
pick-up service, 5} pick-up schedule, 6} plan ta mform tenantsloccupants of
service
22 Ta mitigate circulatEan impacts, prior to issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy, pro~ect owner shall submit a transpartation demand management
plan to the Department of Env~ronmental and PublEC Works Management for
its approval This plan shall include 1) Name, address and telephone number
of designated person(s) respansible for coordmating transportatton demand
management measures to be empfayed at the development 2} Demand
management measures to be employed at the s~te to reduce circulation
impacts whicf~ would otherwjse occur Such measures may incfude, but art
not ~imited ta programs addressing A Education and Marketing to alert
employees and ~isitors to the site to demand reductio~ programs and
incentives, B Parking Managemer~t such as parking charges for smg[e-
occupant vehicles, reduced rates for care anc~ ~anpools, C Ridesharing
programs such as a rideshare matching program, incentives, and car and
~anpool subsidies, D Transit programs such as provision of bus schedules to
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employees and ~isitors, subsid~zed bus tokens and passes to employees and
visitors, E Brcycling programs s~ch as provisivn of secure bicycEe storage
facihties, provision of showers and lockers, F Alternative Work Schedules for
building employees to avoid peak AM and PM traffic hours and reduce overali
tnps, G Trip Length Reduction by programs to increase propartEOn af
employees resid~ng within three miles af the pro~ect site The goal of the
Transportation Demand Management Plan shall ~e to reduce ~ehicle trips
which woUld otherwise occur by twenty percent
23 Landscaping plans shall comp~y with Subchapter 5B (Lar~dscapkng Standards)
of the zonmg ordmance mdud~ng use of wa#er-conservmg landscaping
materials, landscape rr~ain~enanc~ and ot~er standards contained ir~ the
Subchapter
Miscellsneous Condktions
24 The building address shall be painted on the roof of the building and shall
measure four feet by eight feet (32 square feet)
25 The operation shall at all #imes be conducted in a manner not de#nmental to
surrounding praper~ies or residents by reason of lights, noise, activ~ties,
parking or ot~er act~ons
26 No medical office ~se shall be permitted at the site
27 If any archaeological remains are uncavered during exca~ation or
construcfion, wQrk in the affected area shall be suspended and a recognized
special~st shalE be contacted ta conduct a su~-vey of tF~e affected area at
pro~ect owner's expense A determinatian shall tF~en be made by the Director
of Planning to determine the significance of the sur~ey findings and
appropnate actions and requirements, if any, to address such findmgs
28 Refuse areas, storage areas and mechanical equipment shall be screened in
accorda~ce with SMMC Section 9040 13-9040 '~5 Refuse areas shall be of a
size adequate to meet on-site need, including recycl~ng The Architectura!
Review Board in its re~iew s~all pay particular attention to the screening of
such areas and equipment
29 Street andlor alley lighting shall be ~rovided on public rights of way ad~acent
to the pro~ect if and as needed per the specificat~ons and with the appro~al of
the Department of Environmenta! and Public Works Management
Validity of Permits
30 !n the eWent perm~ttee ~iolates or fails to comply w~th any conditions of
appro~al af th~s permit, no further permits, licenses, appro~als or cer~ificates of
occupancy shall be issued unt~l such ~iolation has been fulfy remedied
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31 Withir~ ten days of Planning DE~ision transmittal of the Statement of Official
Action, pro~ect applicant shall sign and retum a capy of the Statement af
Off~aal Action prepared by the Planning Divisjan, agreeing to t~e Conditions
af approval and acknowledging that failure to comply with such conditions
shall constitut~ graunds for potential revocation o# the permit appro~a! By
signing same, applicant shall not thereby waive any legal rights applicant may
possess regarding said conditior~s The signed Statement shall be returned to
the Planning Division Failure ta comply with this condition shall constitute
grounds for potential permit re~ocation
Monitonng of Conditions
32 Pursuant to the requirements of Public Resources Code Section 21089 6, the
City Plannmg Division will coordinate a monitoring and reporting program
regardin~ any required changes to the pro~ect made in COl'1JUl1Ctl01} with
pro~ect appro~al and any canditions of approval, including those conditions
~ntended to mitigate or a~oid significar~f efFects on the env~ronment This
~rograrn shall include, bu~ is not limited to, ensurmg that the Planning Divis~on
itself and other City di~isions and departments such as th~ Buildmg Divis~on,
the Environmental and Public Works Management Departmen#, the Fire
Department, the Police Department, the Resource Management Department
and the Finance Department are aware of pro~ect reguirements wh~ch must be
satisfied prior to issuance of a Building Permit, Certificate of Occupancy, or
other permit, and that other respons~ble agencies are also infarmed of
conditions rela#ing to their respons~b~l~ties Pro~ect owner shall dernonstrate
compliance +nr~th condrt~or~s ot approval ~rt a wrrrtter~ repQrt subm~tted to the
Planning Director and Buiidmg Off~cer prior to issuance of a Bu~lding Permit or
Certificate of Occupancy, and, as applicable, pro~ide periodic reports
regard~ng compliance with such conditions
Speaal Conditions
33 To mitigate adverse he~ght, bulk, and traffic impacts of the pro~ect as identified
~n the EIR and by the Commiss~on and Counci! on appeal, the building height
shall not exceed faur storiesl56 feet along Wilshire Boulevard and shall step
dowr~ to three storiesl4~ feet alang Lincoln Boule~ard The pro}ect s~all be
remand~d back to the Plartning Commission for further review as indicated
herein Floar area shall be limited to a maximum of 75,000 square feet with a
maximum 2 5 FAR in the Wilshire Carridor Distnct and 1 5 FAR (2 90 overall
a~erage) in the Lincoln-North D~stnct The Planning Commission shall review
the design of the building, pro~ect access and increased landscaping along
L.incoln and Wilshire Boule~ards in order to ens~re t~at the pro~ect does not
substantially differ from the pra~ect as discussed and certified in EIR 8$4
The in#erior courtyard shall be maintained on the s~te IngresslEgress to the
Subterranean garage shall be pro~ided from Lmcoln Boulevard and/or
Wilshire BouleWard only
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34 On-site park~ng shall be provided without charge to tenants and employees at
#he pro~ect site unless and until such time as a preferential par~C~ng district ~s
estabEish~d m the pro~ect area, whjch in the tudgement of the Planning
Dfrector and Parkmg and Traffic Eng~neer w~ll adequately protect
neighborhood residents from potential park~ng impacts of the pro~ect
35 To mitigate traffic impacts identified in the environmental impact analysis, no
medical office, or branch bank uses shall be permitted in the pro~ect
36 If requested ~y the Santa Monica Transporkation Department, pro~ect owner
shall pro~ide ar~d maintain a bus shelter built to City specifications along ti~e
Wilshire and Lincoln frontage of the pro~ect to facilitate use of bus transit by
pro~ect employees and visitors
37 The exterior buildmg materials shalE be light in color No m~rrored or darkly-
tinted glass shall be ~ased on the exter~or of the buildmg The ARB sha~l pay
particular attention to these elements af the dE~elopment
38 Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the pra~ect, and if required
by the Environmental and Public Works Management Department, applicant
shall perform to the satisfact~on, ~r reimburse the C~ty for the cost of the
following traffic mitigation measures
-Restripe the existing eastbound approach ta Lincoln Boulevard an Wilshire
Boulevard to proWide an exclusive right-turn lane This would pravide th~s
approach with one exelusi~e left-turn lane, two through fanes and an exclusi~e
r~ght-turn lane
- Rest~-ipe the existing wes#bound approach to Lincoln Boule~ard on Wilshire
to provide an additional lane This meas~re would prov~de a total of five lanes
on the westbound approach, resulting in double left-turn and right-turn lanes
and a single through lane
39 Construction equi~ment, fixed and mobile, aperated within ~ aoa ~~~t of a
dwelling unit shall be equipped with properly operating and maintained muffler
exhaust systems
40 The ground floor spaces fronting on Wilshire, including the 1,515 sq~are faot
space ta the west af L.incoln Court ailey and the 4,745 square foot space
located ~n the northwest corner of the building at the intersection of Lincoln
and Wilshire Boulevards, shall contain pedestrian oriented retail uses The
development af a restaurant or other eating establishments that conta~n more
than ~0 seats or includes the sale of on-saie afcahofic beWerages shall requ~re
fUrther Planning Cammission re~iew appro~al
41 South Coast Air Quafity Management District Rule ~03 will be adhered #o,
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insuring the clean-up of construction rela~ed dirt on approach routes ta
construction sEtes
42 In accordance with Sect~ons 9046 1 - 9046 4 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code, pr~ar to issuance of a buildEng permit the de~eloper shall execute an
irrevocable letter of credit or other form of security acceptable to the City for
the payment of an in-lieu fee for housing and parks equal to $2 251sq ft for
the first 1~,OOQ sq ft of net rentabls offfce floor area ar~d $5 OOlsq ft for the
remaining net rentable office floor area This fee shall be ad~usted for inflation
by the percentage change ~n the Consumer Price Index ("CPI°) between
October 1984 through the month m wh~ch tE~e payment is made Upon mutual
agreement of the developer and the City, the de~eloper may satisfy the
Pro~ect Mitigation measures by providing low and moderate incame ha~sing or
developing new park space on or off the pro~ect site To fulfil! this obligation
an agreement shall be secured in writi~g ~y the developer and appro~ed by
the City Attomey and City staff prior ta issuance of a building permit
43 Build~ng windows located ad~acent to Wilshire and Lincoln Boulevards shall be
set back a maximum distance of twa feet from the public right-of-way
44 The Arch~tectural Review Board shall pay particular attent~on to the design af
the atrium and promotional signage for the bt~ilding
4~ The developer shall where required by the Parking and Traffic Engineer and
the Director of Environrnental and Public Works Management pay for the cost
of providing a two way left turn channelization lane for use with the proaects
subterranean garage dn~eway located along L~ncaln Boule~ard
Prepared by Suzanne Frick, Director
Jay Trevino, AICP, Planning Manager
David Martin, Senior Planner
G~na Szilak, Ass~stant Planner
Planning and Community De~elopment Division
Attachments A Appeal S~atement
B Planning Commission Staff Report
C Appeal Not~ce
D DR 97-013 Statement of Official Action (ST~A)
E Letters fram the publ~c & Wiishirel MT Neighborhood Coalition
F Serv~ce S~at~on Map
G Pra~ect Plans
F 1PLANISHARE1COl~NGILISTRPT197DR0~3 WPD
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Plannin~ Cojnmz;sion :~•lt~ Octaber 7. 199$
TO The Honarable Planiling Comm~ssion
FRO~•1 Plannin~~ Staff
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I~TROI~UCTIOti
Action Request for De~elopmznt Re~ieij Permit 97-~1 ~ to a~~end Del-el~~nlent Re~~~e« Per~11~t
~67 to inodif~- the folLo~i-in~ conditions of appro~~a1 for the pro~ect located at SOS ~~+~ilshirz
Bouie~~ard 1 j eliminate the requirement for an on-aite ~~as station. ~' ) permit the con~ ers~~n nf thr~e
auto repa~r bat~ s located in thz subterranean Qara~e ta storaee. ~ 1 rzmo~-e tlie cond~tron that ~0" ~~ ~~f
the Rround floor uses be pedestrtait nr~entzd, ~) eliminate the requ~rzment tor nei~hborhouc~
representatives ic~ ~dznt~fi- appropriatz uses and tenants on the ~round floor. and ~) zlin~mate tl~e
condit~on ~j~hich requires the Plannin~ Commis5~on to re~ie~.~ proposed retail hours ol~operation
The proposai meets all appiicable de~ elo~+nlent standards
Recommendation ~ppro~'e the request to con~ ert the `~as station to office use. allo~~- th~ com~ersioi~
of auto repair ba~ s to stora~e, niodif~ the amount ot ~round floar affic~ usz but den~ the requ~st to
allo~t~ 100 %~o of the ~round floor to be office use, eliminate the re~u~rement it~r a nei~hbc}rhond
representat~~-e ~o re~-ie~~ ~rc~und t7oor tenants. and e~iminatz thz rec~uirem~nt fnr the P~ai~nan~
Commission to re~°ie~~ the hours nf operation tor thz s~round tloor retail ~s~s
~'~,rm~t Streamlinin~ Elpiration Date Uct~rer ?. 1998 tz~tenslo~l letter on tile-
SITF L~C.-~TIO\ ~~'~D DESCRIPTIQI~
The sub~~ct propert~- is a}7 ~00 squarz foot parcel Eocated on the southeast corner of ~~-ilsi~irc
Baute~•ard and L~neoln Boule~ ard ha~ in~ appra~imat~l~ 1~0' feet of fronta~e on ~G`ilshire Boulei ard
and ?~0' of fronta~e on Lincaln Boule~ard S«rround~na uszs consist ~f a one stor~- comn~ercial
buiidina containin~ a tinanc~al in~estment firm and a cellular phone rztail'ser~icz center acro»
~~'ilsl~ire Boule~~ard to the narth (Gbl, a t«-o stor~ oftice bujldina «-~th a~jround floor coffee~~snack
shop an the a~~acent parcel to the south {C~)_ t~~~o detached nnz-stor~- ~iuildin~s conta~nin~T a ba~=el
shop and ~et store acrass Lincoln Courc alle. to the east [ CG?. and a three-ston multi-tenant oftice
building l~i~~~ a~round floor fast tood restaurant across ~~'ilshire Boule~ard Fo the ~~zst {C ~C-
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Lonin~ Distriet Cb B~ule~•ard Cc~nlmercial i and C~ ( Hi~~h~~ a~ C omi~z~rcial f
Land ~~z District Gzneral Coriimerc~al ~~ith Ser~~ce Spec~alt~
Parct! ~rea l~+U' ~~~~' _~' tiQ0 s~uare feet
~IL~\[CIP~~L CQDE a\°D GE`ER_-~L PL.~\ CO~~QR~~~.'~\CE
The proposed pro~ect is coi~~istznt «ith the \Iun~ci~ai Code and i~~ contorr~zit~ ~~ ith the G~neral PEan
as sho«-n i~i ~ttacllment a
CEQ a ST~.TL~S
_Ln En~-ironmenta~ Impact Rep~rt tl~iR) ~ti-as pre~arca and cert3ti~~ i~~r tl7is n~i~ec~ u~z pr~~~ect
containina commercial oftic~s a ser~~ce statzan an~ ~~round tlaar retail uszc on Januar<< lb_ 199i~
Thz EIR ana~~ z~d construction and ~se relatee~ impa~ s and ident~fi~d miti4~ation ineasur~s to addres~
thosz kn~pacis 1'he applicant has cornpleted all miti~ation mzasures adopted in ~he pra~ect~s tina]
EIR, spec:iticall~ n~iti~a~3on for traf~ic related impacts
The Cit~~'s ParE:in; and Traffic Dn ision pro~ ~decf a parkin~~ anal~~sis c~~mpazin~ the land Ezses
appro~Ld under DR ~67 and tt~e DR 9~'-Ol ~ modificattioii requLst ( i00~~~ oftice u;e ) to det2rmine tl~~
tra#fic refated impacts t~sin, khe ~ertiti~d EIR traffic m~tnadolo~~-. the ni~mb~r of total ~ e1l~cle Ir~p~
«~ould ~z reduced if the seri~ice ~tation and e~~snn~ ground floor rztail u~e5 «ere con~ erted to otficL
us~ 5ee attachment F~ for chart represznt~n~ the ealculatior~s tor _~~ era4Te Dail~~ Trip~ (~DT). and
peak ~\~1 and P11 tr~p ~enerations based an the ton~ ers~on ot the amtu~d ~loor use; Thcrzfotz_ ~~o
further enti~ironmental anal~~sis is requ~red
HISTORIC RESOL"RCES I~1~'E\TOR~' ST:~"I ~~S
`ri~e z~1~t~n~~ structure ~~-as buzlt in 199(l and ~s not li~*=d c~~i the Cit~~ s I-Iistoric Re~ourccs ln~ entor~
RE\ T CO\ TR4L ST.a"I~~: S
Commerc~al F~e~npt
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FEES
Thz pro~e.ct is subfect to t~~e Hous~n~ and Parks Pro~ect `Iitigation ~~1~a~ures ot the Land ~~~~ and
Circu~at~on Elem~nts of the Ge~leral PIa~ Tl1e pro~ect mrtt<~auon n~esures ma~ be satistied ~~
pa~m~nt of an in-lieu fee to the Cit~ as establishzd b~~ Ordanance \o ]~6~ (CCS} and identified tn
DR ~67 as condiuon ot appro~ai .~1. ~rc~~ect ~~~rt~gation Fee
Priar t~ ~~suance of huild~n~ pernlits an office nlit~~ation fee of approyimate~~ ~~~'8_ ~ 19 ~? «a~
assessed on 5?.~88 square feet of applicable oifice us~s fetcludin~ the ~round floor ~as station and
retail square footagel Th~ applicant pa~d at ieast t~;enn~-#i~•e percent ~1~the total tee (~8~'_0791 pric~r
to ihe buildin~s final inspection The balance o1'the tezs are due in equal instaltments «ith pa~ mznt
~n tull no later than three ~ ears after the ~ssuance ~f th~ Czrt~ticate of Occupa~ic.~ To date_ 5e~ ent• -
f l~e percent of the fees ha~~e heen paid { S'~6. ~~6 ~~:- and the final pa~ n~e~u i~ due in Fcbruar~ oi
1949
If the Commission erants the applicant~s rz~uest to amend tlie total ainount of office 5quare foota~~L
under De~~elopm~nt Res-ieti~- 97-Ot ~. the applicai~t t~-fli be rec~uired to pat~ an add~t~o~~al fee far an~
square foota~e ~~ ith~n the buitdin~ t~~at is con~-erte~~ ta oftice
PL~BLiC ~IOTIFIC_~TIOti
Pursuant to I~~lunicipal Code Section 9 0~ ?0 ~4 OSO, ~i ithin :0 da~-~ aftzr the sub~~ct a~plzcauon ~}as
dee~ned con~plete. t~1~ appljcan~ posted a sign on the prapert~ stating the follo~~~in~~ infonnation
Pro~ect casz number. ~+rizf pro~zcE description. name and tzlz~hone nuzn~er ot appli~ant. site address
date. time and location af public hearin~. and th~ Cit~- Planning Di~-ision pht~ne numbzr I~ i~ the
applrcant's responsibii~t~~ to update the hearin~ date if it is chan~ed after pc~stin~
In addit~on. pursuant to ~~Iunicipal Codz 5ectic?n 9 0~ ?0 ?? 0~0. not~ce of the pu~hc hearin4~ «as
niailed to all o~tiners and residential and commerc~al tenants ot propert. lncated ~;ithin a~00 toot
radius of the pro~ect at least ten coi~szcutn e calendar da~-s priar to the hearin~ ~~ cop~ of ~l~e nat~ce
is contained ~u _attachment B
BACKGROUtiD
The e~tsung pro~ect consists of a three and four-stor~~ buildin~ 1~-ath 75.OC~0 square feet of floor area
and a floor area ratia of 2 0 The Cit~~ Counc~l approl ed the pro~zct on appzal in 1990. and remanded
the pro~ect back to the Plannin~ Commiss~on ta refne the haurs of opzration, speclti~ the location
of ~raund floor uses and add directia~l to the Architectural Re~ i~«: Board
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De~ elopment Rz~ ~e«~ _~mendinent Rzauest
Tl~e applicant requests a mo: ~fieatton c~t~the appro~~ ed De~,-elop~lent Re~~tie~~ Permlt ~;-htich s'eq~irc~
6?60 >auar~ fezt ot pedestrian or~ented uses ai~d a~_880 ser~-ice sta[aon on tlie ~roun~ tloor The
appl~cant is rzquestin47 that thz or~gulal conditions c~f appm~~al bz aEnended t~~ ~ltnifnate th~
requ~rement far an on-s~te ~a~ stat~on and all condit~ons pertaininy t0 suCh usc_ pernZit ihe Co11~~erS1~n
ofthree auto repa~r ba~ s located ~n thz subterranean ~~ra~~ to storaQz, reTn~~~c the condrtion that ~~~°'~~
of the ~ro~lnd floor uses be pec~estrian orizi~ted. r~mo~ z the condition that a i~iini~~um dzpth ot th~rt~
teet aa~acent to the ~~~ ilshi~~z acld Lin~aln Boule~ ard ~treet tr«nta~es be pcde5trian ori~nted. rz~nc~~ e
the re~~ire~zent that the rztat[ u:es b~ re~-ie«ed b~ staft a nei~~hrc~rlZOC~d re~re~ei~tat~~e and lll~
~1ei~hborhood S~pport Center_ aud re~no~ e the condition that tl~e Pfannin~7 C~~mini5,ion re~ iz~i tl~e
reta~l hour~ nf operation
There are ti~e cond~uon~ containzd in th~ Crt~ Council Statemenz of Officia[ :~ction an:~ t.~o
cond~tions cantained in tl~e Plannin~ Coininis~ion Statement of Qfticial ~ct3~n that ad~~lress thc
desi~~1 and placement of the on-s~te ser. lce stat~~~n aitd other graund fl~or uses Tl~e condittoa~s rea~i
as follo«-s
Cit~- Counczl Cond~tions
~~ L~ghtii~43 tor the rzlocated ~as ctation shall be deci~ned and directe~ so as t~~ not Spillo~-~~
~nto ad~acent residennal ~~str~cts
~~} To mit~~ate ad<<erse hzi~; ht. bulk. and traf#ic impacts of the pro~ect a~ ident~fied in th~ EIR
and b~ the Commission and Council on appeal. the buildin~F hei~ht ShalE not ~~czed four
stortes~`~6' alon~ ~~'iishire Baule~~ard and shall step do~~n to three stories ~~' alon~M Lmcoln
Bouleti ard The pro~ect shall be remanded back to the Planntn~ Cominission f~r further
rei ie« as tndicated her~in Floor area shall be l~mitzd to a ma~imurn of 7~,a00 square teet
t~-tth a ma~imum ?~ FAR zn the ~~'~lshire Corridor Distriet a~Zd 1~ F~~R (_' 0 o~•erall
a~ era~2} in the Li~~coln-Vorth D~~trict rhz Plann~~1, Comrnis~ion ~hall re~~iet~ thz des~~~l
of ch~ buildin~. pro~ect access an~ incrcased land~capin~ alon~ L~ncoln and ~~~ilshire
Boulz~~ards ~n ordzr to znsure that the protect does not substai1L3all~- differ from the pro~ect
as discussed and czrtifizd in EIR 88~ The ser~-ice station shall continue to sho~} no alle~~
~ngress/egrees. :~ minimum of ~0% af the ground floor shatl contain retajl uses
cons~stent ~r~•ith the categor~~ of retail uses perm~tted in the C6 District and General
Plan Districts The interior court~ ard shall be ma~nta~ned on the ~~te ingress:~E,rees to
the subterranean ~arage shali be pro~`~ded from Lincoln Boulz~•ard and:~or ~~'il~h~re
Boule~•ard onlt
~0 The ser~ icz station shall coi~tain a mzchanECal ~~l~aust s~ stem that dir~cts air and ~~dors
a«-a~- from the ad~acent re~ident~al ~~str~ct
~~ lhe ~round flaor retaEl us~s shall bz pe~e,trjan or~ented usLS that ~mphasize and encoura~e
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ne~~hbor~ood resident use RetaiE uses ~hall conctitute at l~a~t ~0°•0 ot the ~rot~nd floc~r
uses The de~ e~oper shall «-ork cot,peratZ~ el~~ ~t~itl~ Cit~ sta#f. nzi~hborh«~,d represe~ltat~~ e~
ar~d the 1`e-s_=hborl~oad ~uppc~rt Cznter statf in tid~ntii~~tn~ appropriat~ tet~anxs and us~s ~ he
~~E-elopment of a r~staurant or oth~r eat~n~~ establi5hm~nt tha~ eontains nlore t~~an ?0 szat~
c~r includes the ~ale ot on-sale alcollolic b~~era~~s ~hall re~~u~r~ further 1'lannin~
Coinrnission re~•z~~r~ a~~ra~ai
~~} The Plannin~ CommiSs«?n sliall rz~~ie~{~ the prt~poszd liotir~ tor ~~round ilnor rctail use~
Plannzn~ Cotnm~ss~on Coiidiuons
Prior to submattaf of plans to the _~rchir~ctural Re~ ~e« Bi~ard. thz appl~cant ~hall rz~ ise tlie
tloor plans ta shc~~; r~tail4~rou~id i7oor uszs tl~at e~tenti to a m~niniuin ~e~+th of ~0 teet alon4,
both the l~"ilshire and Lznc~~lil Boul~~ ard tr~~nta~zs
? ~he szr~~ice ~tation and retail hours ~}f operation shali not z~tend bz~ «nd 6 DO a in tn 1 r1 i ie i
p rn ~~Ionaa~ throu,h Saturda~~. and S 0{} a m to $ 00 p m Sunda~
AI`:~LYSIS
Elimination of the Ser~-ice Station
Durin~, the 1480s. Santa \~lonica had ~een the red~~ elo~ment of se~ eral torner parc~ls ~~ lijch r~sultzd
in a decline in the nuvlbzr of neighborhood ser~ tce stations ~'~'h~le th~ pro~zct «as conditioned and
con~tructed G~-~th thz ser~~icz statian use to pro~~ide a ben~tit to thz communit~ and ~eplace a
dim~nis~ing resource. the l~i~ out and c~esi~ n ot the ~tation makes its operat~on infzasiblz The s~rti ~c:.
station ~s setback approtimat~l~ ~0 teet trom the Lincoln Boule~ard ~treet fronta~e and enclased
~i-ithin the build~ng znvelope so that a person tra~ el~ng b~ car «ould ha~ e di fl icult~- ~ee~n~ tk~e acces~
ramp to the ser~ ~ce station .~lthough the de~ zlo~er has made a substantral doflar ~m e~tmcnt to
construct the ser~ ...e statzc~ti. the applicant c~ntend5 that the eco~omic ~ ia~iiit.- of tlie on-sit~ szr~~icc
stat~c~n daes not meet thzar e~pectati~ns and the~ ha~-~ bzen unable to tind a ffas compan~- ~;~illin~ to
opzrate the station Therefore, the applicant is reque~t~n~ appro~al ta ~on~-ert the ser~~ice station to
an of#icz use Gi~~en the pro~ect's de~i~~n. stafi~aarees that the azrl~ice stat~an lacks the necessar}
~ isibilrt~- for a successful operation and ther~fore supports the applicant s r~quest to con~~ert th~
static~n to oftice use
:~s part of the serti ice station o~eratian. the pro~~ct includes three auto repa~r ra~ s located ~n thc P 1
le~-el o~ihe subterranean ~ara~z The auto repa~r ba~•s l~a~~e been instal~ecf ~ti ~th car lifts and ceilin+~
mounted po«er toals and ar~ separated tram the public parkin~ areas t~~ a concrete masoru-~ blocl.
~i~all furnished «~ith a roll-do~;n ir~nt entr~~ ~ate The appl~cant rzquest that the ser~ ic~ ba~ s~+~
conrerted to stora~~ use Staff has na ob~ecuan to th~s r~quest s~nce the stnraQe area ti~~ould require
less parkin~ than the auto repa~r t~se. and there «~auld bz no chan~e to thz buildin~~'s floor ~u-ea i-atio
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since the usablz su~terranean Square fi~~~ta~e n~ll 3~ot increase
~fc,~~tieat~oi~ ot Ground Flu~r Retail L-se Rec~u~remznts
T~Ie C~ and Cb ronzn~7 dtstricts do ~lot rz~uFrz that a port~~n ~~f the ~~r~und tloc~r o['a ~+uEla~n~~ contai~~
p~destrian ~~rientcd uszs ~Io~~ e~~er as pre~ ~nusl~- stated. thc apprnt~al fur thz s~ib~ect pro~ect ~ontai~z~
5z~-eral conditinns reIatin« to ~~round floor use includin~ a requirzment that a m~nimu~n ~~f ~i-°, c71
tl~e 4~roun~ floor bz ded~eatzd to pedestriaii or~ent~d reta~l uszs. and a rzquzrzmeiit tllat ground tlc~c}r
retaiI us~s eltend a min~mum of ?0' i'rom th~ ~~-ilsh~re Boule~ard and the Lmcoln BoE~leiar~~l
frontaaes The appl~cant is requz~tin4T that these cond~tions bi elirn~r~atz~ ul order to alfc~~~
ma~imtun fle~rhi~it~ in tenant ~clect~on
Gi~~er~ tlie contiUuration and street ~~ri~ntauan of tlle hu~ldin~. stai~t a~~~~:c~ t11at ~i p~rti~~i~ ~~t tl~c
Lincoln Boulz~~ard fronta~~e n~a~- nc~t be s~iitable tor r~ta~l uses Ha«e~er, ~tarfdozs i'eel tl~at tt i~
~mportartt to maintain the reyutrzment that the ~~'ilsfz~re Boulevard and a portion of the Lin~c~ln
Boule~~ard fronta~e he ~sed for retail This apprc~ach 15 consistetlt «rth thz Plannu~g Co~i~mi~~~on ~
action rz~~ard~n~ thz buildin~ locat2d across Linc:aln BouIe~~ard to the ~~-es! ~i-here the Comnz~s;ini~
moditied a De~-elopment Re~~~e~~- Permit to allo« a port~on of the aro~r~d floor at the rear ai th~
prop~rt~- to be used for ofticzs 4
L~"hilz the ap~lica~~t has r~c~uested a~pr~~~ al to ut~lize the entire ~rround tloor for oftice tise. starf di~e~
not sup~oi-t the applicant~s reque>t and is recc~mrn~ndin` that th~ Comn~i;~ion require that thz 1.~ 1~
squarz toot portion ot the buildin; tcontmg on 1t"ilshire Bouie~-ard and the ~.,~~ sq~are fooi ~c» t~on
of ihc buildin~ located at the corner of ~['ilshire and Lincoln Boule~ ards E~e res~r~ ed for retail ust~
Th~s «-ould result ~n reta~ E uses alon~~ tnt entire ~~'ilshire Boule~ ard fronta~e aa~d the portion of thz
Lincoln Boule~-ard fronta~~e locatzd north ot` the ~uild~n~'s ma~n entrai~ce The ap~licant lia~
informed stat~ that the propc.rt~ n« ner nas enterec~ ~nt~ a ten ~ ear lease ~; itl~ Pacitic Bell muhil~
ser~•ices for the ~,?~~ square faot space located ii~ ihe cornzr of build~n~ ai thz ~nterseetton c~~
I.~ncoin and ~~"ilsh~re Boule~-ards T~~e Pac Beli retatl store ~~-~11 be open ta the public and szll mob~l4
phanes. ace~ssor~~ and air time ser~ ~ee~_ «hieh ~at~sties thz rzquirements tc~r ~edesrrian orientzcf
retail uses _111 other ~round floor ~paces in the build~n~ are currzntl< <acan~
In atiditiQt~ to the r~strict~c~ns l~st~d a6c~~~e refated tc~ the ~Tro~u~~ flaor uses. the oriUmal appro~°al tor
the pro~ect requires thz deleloper to ~+ork ~~ith Cit~- Staff. nei~hborhood reprzsentati~~es and th~
~leighborhood Support Centzr to identih appmpriat~ tznants and uses The appl~cant ~s request~nt~
that this requirzment also be eIiminated Staft suppc~rts thc applicant's requzst and fzels that it i~
sufticient ta requrre the ground floor retail uses to coinpl~ «-ith the standard dcfinauon of pede5tr~an
oriented uses contained in th~ Zonina Ordtnance Tlle \ei~Thborhood Su~+part Center i; na Ini~~~zr
in e~istence. so their ret~iei~- i~-ould t~ot bz possible addrt~onalfti , statf a;~r~es ti~ ~t}a the applicant that
it ~s not appropriate to require that tl~e rzta3l l~ours of operatton ~+~ approted ~+~~ the Plamlin~~
Comm~ssion Such a requiremznt ~~-ould make ~t ditficult far the propzrt~ o~~nzr to leas~, thc: retaal
spa~e to a perspzcti~~e tenant becausz ofthe adde~ bttri~en ot ha~-ing to ~bFain PlanninR Commis~ion
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appro~ al of hours of operation
Staff recommends that the cand~tion~ at appro~~al relateu to the el~m~nation ofthe rec~utrement~ tc~r
the ser~ ice stat~~~~l and the nlodiYicatic,n ot the 4,~round 1~oor retail ~se re~1uire~nznt: be eliminated or
amznded as follo~~s
Ctn Council Conditions
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~-~ I~o mitz~ate ad~~erse hei~ht. bulk. and tra#fi~ ~mpacts of the pro~cct as identified in the EIR
and b~ tlle Commission and C~~uncil c~n appzal, the build~ng hei~ht shall not ~~cczd foui
stories ~~b' alon~? ~~'ilshire Bou]e~'ard an~ shall step do«n to three st~~riz5~~~~' alon~ LtflCil~ll
Boule~-ard The pro~ect shali ~e remandcd back to the Plannin~ Coinmi~sion far fiirtlier
re~~ie«- as indicated herein Floor area shall be limited to a ma~imum of ~~_000 square feeF
«~itl~ a maximun~ ?~ F>LR in the 1~t`ilsh~re C~.~~rridor Di~trict and 1~ F_aR (? ~? o~°erall
a~-era~,e) in the Lincoln-\orth District The Plann~n6 Commiss~on ;hall re~ ie~i the ~iest~,~l
of thz buildin~, pro~zct access and increas:d landscapin~? alo~l~~ L~3lcoln and l~i~~ il~hire
Boulz~~ards m ordzr ~a ensiire that thz pro~ect does nat substantiall~ ditfer ~rom the pro~~ct
as discusscd and c~rt;#~ed in EIR 8$~ T' -
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foot space to the ~sest of Lmcoln Court aile~ and the ~,7~~ square foot space [o~ated
in the north~--est corner of the buEtding at the intersection of Lincoln and tii~il~hire
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alcoliolic be~•era~,e; shall req~aire furthzr Plaiiflin~ Commission rei~e«~~appro~al
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Ca?~CLI= SIOti
`Ihe propased De~~zlo~m~nt Rz~ ~en am~ndmellt E~ould allo~~ tor a broader ran~~z c~t ~7roui~d tloc~i
leasz opti~ns than currcntl~ per~n~tted b~~ De~•elopment Rzti•ie«.~ ~67. «h~cl~ restr~cts allo«ablc ~t;~~
for thts propert} Statf 5upports the con~~er~ion of tl~e ser~~ice stati~~n to az~ ot'ficz u5e an~ the
con~-ersion of a~to ~er~ icc ba~,-s tn st~~ra~e u~e. ho«'ej er staff does not support the reque5t ta ei~ttrel~
elim~nate pedestr~an orientzd uses ~ron~ the ~.r ~und tloor DR ~57 ti{ as appro~°ed «~ith a~rou~d 11at,r
}~edestrfan requirement so that the pro~ect «ould be consistent ~~~ith nei~hboring fises and prt~~ idz
u5es that ~~-ould ~Tenzrate pedestrian activit~~ E(imination of thz ground floor pedestrian ori~nted u~z
requireinent rn its entiret< <~ould ilot be bem~ical to tl~is area «-hich is surround~d bj retail usGs and
in close pro~~mtt~~ to a public park. Santa ~~Ionica"s Do~Ento~~n Core and the ad~ac~nt residential
nei~hbarhoods
RECO~~1~lE\D_~T10`
It is recorz~menaec~ that the Plannin4~ Coinmission appro~ ~ the applicant~ s r~qu~st to eliminate th~
on-site ser~ ice station, con~-ert the auto ser~ tce Ua~ s to stnra~z use red~ace the anlount of pedesrriat~
oriented squarz tootage on t~e ~round #1oor. but require pedestrian ~r~znted uszs along th~ ~~~ilsh~re
Boulevard tranta~e and a porti~~n of the Lincoln Boulz~-ard fronta~e remo~~e the requirernznt that
th~ de~~eloper ~~~ork c~-ith staft_ a nei~hborhood representatn~e. and thz \e~~l~borhood Support Czntei
to identih appropriate tenants and uszs, and ren~oi e the r~quirzinznt that the retail Ilours of op~ran~~n
bz rz~-ie~~~ed b~ tl~e PEannin~ Commission Sta#f ~rill return to the Commtssion ~~,~th a re~ised
Staten~et~t at Official :~ction ~;hich includzs the amended cond~tions of approtal
Pr~pared b~~ Gina Szilak, _~ssistant Planner
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:~ 1lunicipai Codz arid Gen~ral Plan Conformance
B :~T~,t~ce of Public Hearin~
C Radiu~ and Locauon ~1ap
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D 1'hoto~raphs of Site and SurroundmQ Properties
E Fiot Plan. I~loor Plans anc~ Ele~-ations
F Crt~• Cauncil STO:~ 1~~16:~9Q
G Plannin~ Commission STOA ~? 90
H ~,~~erave Dai1~- Trips (.~uto)
I Srte map ~;~~' Zonin~ Districts
J ~ppl~~ant Letters dated 7:'?1 ~98 and 8~~~'b'98
K Correspondencz
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ATTACHMENT A
MUNICIPAL C~DE AND GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE
CATEGORY
Permstted Use
FA^
Parking Space
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LAND USE
ELEMENT
Genera~
Commercial
Ser~~cel
Specialty
N/A
MUNICIPAL CQDE
C4-H~ghway
Commerciai
C6-Boulevard
Cammercial,
ground floflr office u~e
allowed
Per Ordinance 1441.
3 0 ~'AR wlsite review
Wilshire D~st , 2 5
FAR Lincaln Dist
Current ~AR
aHowanees
C4 - 90 (~ 3 if pro~ec#
is res~dential or at
least 80% af pro~ec# is
grocery store)
C6 - 1 4(1 5 if pro~ect
is residential or at
Eeast 80% of pro~ect is
a gracery store)
DR 467
off,C~ ~; 3oa
Reta~l 1130~
ServECe Statron 11300
75,OOQ sq ft 1300 =
250 park~ng spaces
Pro~ect approved
under DR 467 with a
2 0 overall FAR, no
change in FAR
proposed with the DR
97-0~3 amendm~nt
258 spaces provided
PROJECT
E{im~r~at~an of the
ground floor retail and
service station
pedestrian onented
uses to aElow off~ce
use
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ATTACHMENT B
Notice of Public Hearing
848 Vl/ilshire Baulevard
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NOTICE OF A PUB~IC HEARING
BEFORE THE SANTA MONfCA PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT: Development Re~iew 97-013
SO8 Wilshire Boulevard, C6 tBouie~ard Commerciala and C-4 tHighway
Commercial;
Applicant: Wilsf~ire Linco~n Property
A Public Hearmg will be held by t#~e Planning Commission on the fol~ow~ng requests
Request to modify the conditions of approval for De~e~opment Re~iew Permrt #4fi7
to eliminate the requiremen# for an on-site gas station, permrt the conversion of three
auto repair bays located ~n the subterranean garage to storage, remove the requirement
that the entire W~[shEre Boulevard frontage be a pedestrian orien~ed use and that a
m~nimum 50% of the building's g~'ound fEoor uses be pedestrian oriented In addEt~on,
the applicant is requesting the elrm~nation of the condition which requ~res a
neighborhflad representat~ve identify approprrate tenants for the ground floor level, and
the conditian that the Pfanning Commission re~iew operat~ng hours of retail uses of
ground fkoor tenants. (Planner Gina Szilak?
TIME: Wednesday, October 7, 'E998 a~ 7 40 ~ m
LOCATION: Council Chambers. Room 213
1685 Main Street
Santa Mon~ca, California
HOW TO COMMENT
The C+ty ot Santa Mon~ca encourages p~b~+c corr~mer~t Ya~ may comment at the Planr~~r~g
Comm~ssian pu~lic hear~ng, ar by wnt~ng a letter Wntten informatior~ recei~ed before
NOON on fhe Wednesday befare the hearmg will be given to the Planning Commissian in
their packet ~nformation recei~ed after that time wifl b~ given to the Planning Cammission
prror to the meet~ng
Address your letters ta Gina Sz~lak c/o D~~elo~ment Review 97-013
City Plann~ng Di~ision
1 fi85 Ma~n Street, Room 212
Santa Monica. CA 9~4D1
MORE INFORMATION
If you want additional information about this project or wisF~ to review the project,
please con~ac# Gina Szilak at {310} 458-$341. The Zoning Ordinance is available at
the Planning Counter during busir~ess hours or arrailable or~ the City's web site at
www.pen.ci.santa-monica.ca. us
The meeting facility is accessible If you have any spec~al needs such as sign [anguage
interpreting, please contact tF~e Office of the Disabled at (310) 458-570'~ Santa Mon~ca
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