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CouncIl Mtg. June 14, 1994 Santa Monica, callf~J 4 ~
TO:
Mayor and City CouncIl
FROM:
City Staff
SUBJECT
Recommendatlon to
OrdInance to Amend
Munlclpal Code to
Ordinance.
Introduce
ArtIcle
Implement
for FIrst Reading an
IX of the Santa MonIca
the Affordable Houslng
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the City CouncIl Introduce for first
readlng an ordInance to amend Article IX of the Santa Monica
MunlClpal Code to Implement the prOVISIons set forth In Ordinance
1689 (CCS), the Interim ordinance which prOVIdes development
standards to facilitate the constructIon of affordable houslng in
the CIty.
BACKGROUND
The Affordable Housing OrdInance was Inltlally adopted as
OrdInance 1635 (CCS) In July, 1992
Many of the provisions of
thlS ordinance were subsequently Incorporated into the Munlcipal
Code with the adoptIon of OrdInance 1687 tCCS) in June, 1993,
whIch also lmplemented the Commerclal Development Standards
Program
The current ordinance amendment addresses the remalnlng
weasures of the InterIm ordl~ance, lncludlng the type of housing
permltted In each resldential zoning district as well as In the
Main Street CommerCIal (CM) District, the Commercial ProfeSSIonal
( CP) DlstrlC::'. Consistent with the InterIm ordlnancer thlS
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ordInance proposes an affordable hous1ng height incent1vel
addItional proJect development standards for homeless sheltersl
congregate housing and transitional hOUSIng, and a new Part on
housing development IncentIves. AddItIonal changes have been
made to the present 1nterlm standards In order to clarIfy the
standards and make them conSIstent WIth eXlstlng Zonlng Ordlnance
prOVISIons. The proposed ordInance IS contalned 1n Attachment A.
Ord1nance 1689, whIch 1S due to explre on August 12 T 1994 T IS
contained In Attachment B
ANALYSIS
Perm1tted Uses
In order to 1ncrease the range of ava1lable hOUSIng opportunities
In the City I the proposed ordInance establishes the follOWIng
hOUSIng types as eIther perm~tted or conditionally permltted uses
In most res1dent1al districts as well as 1n the MaIn Street (CM)
and Commercial ProfeSSIonal (CP) dIstrIcts
congregate houslng,
domestic VIolence shelters, homeless shelters, senior housing,
senlor group housing, single room occupancy hOUSIng, and
transitional housing. A matr1x showing the proposed permltted
and conditionally permitted uses by zone is contained In
Attachment C.
Affordable Housinq Helqht Incentive
The ordinance proposes modlfYlng the property development
standards section of each residential dlstrlct as well as the CM
and CP dlstricts to allow affordable houslng proJects to be
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constructed wIthout a limIt on the ~umber of stories as long as
the bUIldIng height does not exceed the maximum number of feet
perml t ted In the dIstrict. ThIS bonus is in addition to any
other heIght bonuses that may be recelved for InclUSIon of
resldentlal uses In a proJect.
ProJe~t Development Standards
The project deSIgn and development standards for homeless
shelters, transltlonal hOUSIng, and congregate housing are
proposed to be modified to include standards for maXImum unit
density. This standard IS unchanged from the lnterlm ordInance,
however, for clarification, it has been moved to the Property
DeSIgn and Development sectIon of the applIcable use. For
ho~eless shelters, the addition of SMMC SectIon 9.04.10.02.061(h)
would allow homeless shelters, when not developed in an
individual unit format, to have a "densltyll of three beds times
the maXImum number of dwelling units that would otherwise be
permltted in the distrIct. For example, If a total of five
dwellIng unlts were permitted by rIght, a homeless shelter would
be permItted to have 15 beds.
The addltion of SMMC Sectlon 9.04.10 02.142 (b) would allow the
same standard for congregate housing and tranSItIonal houslng.
ThIS provlslon has been eliminated for SIngle room occupancy
(BRO) hOUSIng because the ZonIng OrdInance deflnltlon of SRO
Includes a per unIt size limitation WhICh, when combIned wlth the
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setbacks and lot coverage standards In the resIdentIal districts,
or the floor area ratIO requirements of the non-residentIal
dlstrlcts, establishes sufficient parameters for maXlmum unit
denSIty.
HOUSlna Develooment Incentives
The ordinance proposes modifying Part 9.04.10 14 of the Munlclpal
Code regarding denSIty bonuses to establish a new Part on Houslng
Development Incentlves. The eXlstlng, district specific, denSIty
bonuses for the Ocean Park area are retalned and a Special
Housing Development Standards section IS added.
The following
incentives are proposed:
o Helght Bonus. In non-reSIdentIal districts, an affordable
hOUSIng proJect may exceed the dIstrIct height limit by 10
feet. In resldentlal dIstricts, an affordable housing
proJ ect located on a parcel WhICh abuts or IS located
across the alley from a commerc~a1 dlstrlct with a maximum
heIght llmlt equal to or greater than the residential
dIstrict pitched roof height limit, would not be subject
to the pitched roof helght standard. Instead, the project
could have a flat roof that achIeves the heIght
establIshed for a pltched roof.
For example, thIS would allow a project in the North of
Wilshire (NW) R2 Distrlct that is adJacent to the C6
Dlstrict along Wllshlre Boulevard to be constructed to a
flat roof height of 30 feet instead of a flat roof heIght
of 23 feet. This standard, although not currently
included in t~e InterIm Affordable Housing Ordlnance, was
conslCiered by the Cl ty CounCIl at ItS October 12, 1993
meetIng At that tlme, the CounCIl directed staff to
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include this incentive in future amendments to the
Affordable Houslng OrdInance
o Densl ty Bonus. In non-resIdentIal dIstricts, the
permItted denSIty bonus for affordable hOUSIng projects In
the lnterlm ordInance has been modIfied for clarification
purposes. Affordable housing projects In non-residential
dIstrIcts may have a Floor Area Ratlo (FAR) equal to the
FAR appl icable to the dlstrlct, plus 0 5 tImes the FAR
devoted to the affordable units. In a mIxed-use projectl
the bonus may be utll1zed 1n the res1dent1al port1on of
the project only.
For example, an affordable housing proJ ect located on a
15/000 square foot parcel in the C6 DIstrIct would have an
appllcable FAR of 2.0, or 30,000 square feet. In order to
quallfy as an affordable housing project, the Zoning
Ordinance reqUIres that no more than one-thIrd of the
proj ect be devoted to non-resldential uses. Therefore 1
the minimum residentialjnon-residentlal mlX would be
20,100 square feet for resldentlal uses and 9,900 square
feet for non-resIdentIal uses The 0.5 FAR bonus would be
based upon the 20,100 square feet, for a total bonus of
10,050 addItIonal square feet. Th1S square footage could
be devoted only to resldentlal use
In reSIdentIal dIstrIcts, the Interim ordinance denSIty
bonus for affordable housing projects has also been
modified to clarlfy that proJects only qualify for a 25%
local density bonus If the proJect IS also el1glble for
the state density bonus. In thlS case, the total density
bonus could not exceed 50% of the dIstrIct density
standard
o
Setbacks.
Affordable hOUSIng projects located on corner
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parcels, the street frontage of which reqUIres that the
property line adjacent to the alley be considered a sIde
parcel line, may lnclude one-half of the alley width
toward the sideyard setback reqUIrement In no case may
thIS setback be less than four feet from the parcel line.
o Unexcavated Area. This would allow affordable housing
proJects located on parcels greater than 70 feet in width
to provIde a four foot unexcavated area along only one
slde property line.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION
The Plannlng CommISSIon consIdered the proposed text amendment at
Its April 6,
1994 meeting
At that tIme,
one Planning
CommlSSloner expressed the deSIre to require a Conditional Use
PermIt
for
transitlonal
housing
projects
ln
resldentlal
dlstrlcts
However, the ma]Orlty of the Commlssion felt that
SInce such uses were reqUIred to prepare written management
plans, the CUP would be an unnecessary burden.
The Commission
voted 6-0, WIth one abstention, to approve the recommended
ordInance
amendments
The PlannIng Commlsslon mInutes
are
contaIned in Attachment D.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
NotIce of the proposed amendments was publlshed In the Outlook at
least ten days prior to the hearing date and mailed to interested
partles. A copy of the notIce IS contained In Attachment E.
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BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendation presented In this report does not have any
budget or fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION
It lS respec::.fully recommended that the Council Introduced the
attached ordinance for first read1ng
Prepared by:
SuzanLe Frick, Director
Amanda Schachter, SenIor Planner, Planning and
Zon1ng D1vision
Land Use and TransportatIon Management Department
Attac~ments:
A.
B.
C.
Proposed Ordinance
Ordinance 1689 (CCS)
Permitted and ConditIonally PermItted Uses
MatrIX
April 61 1994 PlannIng CommlsS1on Mlnutes
Public Notice
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E.
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ATTACHMENT A
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City Council Meeting 6-14-94
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
TO FACILITATE A RANGE OF HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES
INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHEREAS I
the Santa Monica Task Force On Homelessness
("Task Forcell) recommended that the City council adopt measures to
promote the development of affordable housing in Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force found that the City's planning
and zoning restrictions and implementation make it difficult to
develop affordable housing within the City limits, and recommended
the modification or elimination of current zoning regulations which
slow down or prohibit the development of a range of housing
opportunities for the homeless and special needs populations; and
WHEREAS, the City council adopted Ordinance Number
1635(CCS) on July 14, 1992 modifying the zoning ordinance on an
interim basis to facilitate affordable and special needs housing;
and
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WHEREAS, the city council adopted Ordinance Number 1687(CCS)
on June 22, 1993 which made permanent most of the provisions of
Ordinance 1635 (CCS) applicable to the commercial districts as part
of the Commercial Development Standards programj and
WHEREAS, the city council adopted Ordinance Number 1689(CCS)
on July 13, 1993 extending for one year the provisions of Ordinance
1635(CCS) applicable to the residential districts and those
commercial districts not reviewed as part of the Commercial
Development Standards programj and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1689(CCS) will expire on August 12, 1994,
and it is therefore necessary to make permanent the amendments to
the Zoning Ordinance facilitating affordable and special needs
housing related to the residential districts and commercial
districts not reviewed as part of the Commercial Development
Standards programj and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on
April 6, 1994 concerning the proposed amendments and recommended
adoptionj and
WHEREAS, the city Council finds that the proposed text
amendment is consistent in principle with the goals, objectives,
policies, land uses, and programs specified in the adopted General
Plan in that it provides standards to facilitate the development of
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a variety of housing opportunities, thereby assisting in the
provision of adequate housing for all City residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the public health,
safety, and general welfare require the adoption of the proposed
amendment in that the amendment includes incentives to encourage
the construction of affordable housing and increase housing
opportunities in the City for low and moderate income persons;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. section 9.04.08.04.020 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.04.020
Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in
the R2R District:
(a) Domestic violence shelters.
(b) (:l) Hospice facilities.
(0) ,'- \ One single family dwelling per lot
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placed on a permanent foundation (including
manufactured housing).
(d) ~=~ One duplex on any legal parcel that
existed on August 31, 1975.
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One-story accessory buildings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
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Public parks and playgrounds.
(q) (f) Small family day care homes.
(h)
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Yard sales, limited to two per
calendar year, for a maximum of two days.
SECTION 2.
Section 9.04.08.04.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.04.060
property Development
standards.
All property in the R2R District shall be
developed in
accordance
with
the
following
standards:
(a)
Maximum Building Height.
Two stories,
not to exceed 23 feet for a flat roof or 30 feet
for a pitched roof. A
"pitched roof" is defined
as a roof with at least 2 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. There shall be no limitation on the
number of stories of any Affordable Housing
Project, as long as the building height does not
exceed the maximum D11mher of feet permitted in this
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Section.
(b) Maximum unit Density. There shall be a
minimum of fifteen hundred (1,500) square feet of
lot area for each dwelling unit. However, one
duplex shall be permitted on any legal parcel that
existed on August 31, 1975.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 60%.
(d) Minimum Lot size. 3,000 square feet. Each
parcel shall have a minimum depth of 100 feet and a
minimum width of 30 feet, except that parcels
already developed and existing on the effective
date of this Chapter shall not be subject to this
requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 10 feet.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. 15 feet.
(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'
(h) Front Yard paving. No more than 50% of
the required front yard area including driveways
shall be paved.
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(i) Building Entrance. The project building
entrance shall be parallel with the street.
(j) Unenclosed Porches. Unenclosed porches
which may be
covered by a roof or canopy may
encroach a maximum of 6 feet into the required 10
foot front yard setback.
SECTION 3. sections 9.04.08.06.020 and 9.04.08.06.030 of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.06.020 Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
R2 District:
(a) congregate housing.
(b) Domestic violence shelters.
(c) (a) Hospice facilities.
(d)
(e)
Multi-family dwelling units.
One-story accessory bui ldings and
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structures up to 14 feet in height.
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Public parks and playgrounds.
(g) Senior housing.
(h) senior group housing.
(i) Single room occupancy housing.
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permanent
foundation
(including
manufactured
housing) .
(k) (f) Small family day care homes.
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(1) Transitional housinq.
(m)
Yard sales, limited to two per
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calendar year, for each dwelling unit, for a
maximum of two days.
9.04.08.06.030
Uses subj ect to perforaance
standards perait.
The following uses may be permitted in the R2
District subject to the approval of a Performance
standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up
to 14 feet in height, on a parcel having a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
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SECTION 4. section 9.04.08.06.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.06.060
property
Development
standards.
All property in the R2 District shall be
developed in
with
the
following
accordance
standards:
(a) Two stories, not to exceed 30 feet,
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except that there shall be no limitation on the
un.her of stories of any Affordable Housing
Project, as lonq as the buildinq heiqht doe s
not exceed 30 feet.
(b) Maximum unit Density. One dwelling unit
for each 1,500 square feet of parcel area. No more
than one dwelling unit shall be permitted on a
parcel of less than 4,000 square feet if a single
family dwelling existed on the parcel on the
effective date of this Chapter.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 50 percent.
(d) Minimum Lot size. 5,000 square feet.
Each parcel shall contain a minimum depth of
100 feet and a minimum width of 50 feet,
except that parcels existing on the effective
date of this Chapter shall not be subject to
this requirement.
ee) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet, or as
shown on the Official oistricting Map,
whichever is greater.
(f) Rear Yard setback. 15 feet.
(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
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than 4 feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(h) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development
of more than 15,000 square feet of floor area.
SECTION
5.
Santa
Monica
Municipal
Code
Sections
9.04.08.08.020 through 9.04.08.08.040 are amended to read as
follows:
9.04.08.08.020 permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
R3 District:
Ca) Congregate housing.
Cb) Domestic violence shelters.
Cc) (~) Hospice facilities.
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Multi-family dwelling units.
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One-story accessory bui Idings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
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Public parks and playgrounds.
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Residential care facilities.
Cb) senior housing.
Ci) Senior qroup housing.
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(j) (f) Single family dwellings placed on a
permanent
foundation
(including
manufactured
housing).
(k) sinqle room occupancy housinq.
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Small family day care homes.
(m) Transitional housinq.
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Yard sales, limited to two per
calendar year, for each dwelling unit, for a
maximum of two days.
9.04.08.08.030
Uses subj ect to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the R3
District subject to the approval of a Performance
Standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up
to 14 feet in height, on a parcel having a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
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9.04.08.08.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the R3
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
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(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Boarding houses.
(c) Child day care centers.
(d) community care facilities.
(e) Homeless shelters.
(q) (f) Neighborhood grocery stores.
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Offices and meeting rooms for
charitable, youth, and welfare organizations.
(1) (h) One story accessory buildings over 14
feet in height or two story accessory buildings up
to a maximum height of 24 feet.
(f) (e) Places of worship.
(j) (i) Residential care facilities.
(k) (j) Rest homes.
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Schools.
(m)
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Underground parking structures
provided the parcel was occupied by a surfacing
parking lot at the time of adoption of this
Chapter, the parcel is not adjacent to a parcel in
the C2 District, the ground level above the
underground
parking
structure
is
used
for
residential or public park and open space uses, the
structure
is
associated
with
an
adjacent
commercially zoned parcel, and the vehicle access
to the underground parking is from the commercially
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zoned parcel and as far from the residentially
zoned parcel as is reasonably possible.
SECTION 6. section 9.04.08.08.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.08.060.
standards.
All property in the
developed in accordance
standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Three stories,
not to exceed 40 feet, except that there shall
be no limitation on the number of stories of
any Affordable Housing Project, as long as the
building height does not exceed 40 feet.
(b) xaximum. unit Density. One dwelling
unit for each 1,250 square feet of parcel
area. No more than one dwelling unit shall be
permi tted on a parcel of less than 4,000
square feet if a single family dwelling
existed on the parcel on the effective date of
this Chapter.
(c) xaximum Parcel Coverage. 50 percent.
(d) Minimum Lot Size. 5,000 square feet.
Each parcel shall contain a minimum depth of
Property
development
RJ District
with the
shall be
following
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100 feet and a minimum width of 50 feet,
except that parcels existing on the effective
date of this Chapter shall not be subject to
this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet, or as
shown on the Official Districting Map,
whichever is greater.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. 15 feet.
(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 lot width but not
less than 4 feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(h) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development
of more than 22,500 square feet of floor area.
SECTION 7. Sections 9.04.08.10.020 and 9.04.08.10.030 of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code Sections are amended to read as
follows:
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'.04.08.10.020 Permi~tBd uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
R4 District:
(a) congregate housing.
(b) Domestic violence sbelters.
(e) (~) Hospice facilities.
(d)
(e)
MUlti-family dwelling units.
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One-story accessory buildings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
(f)
Public parks and playgrounds.
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(q) Senior housing.
(h) Senior group housing.
(i) (0) Single family dwellings placed on a
permanent
foundation
manufactured
(including
housing).
(j) single room occupancy housing.
(k) (f) Small family day care homes.
(1) Transitional housing.
(m)
Yard sales, limited to two per
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calendar year, for each dwelling unit, for a
maximum of two days each.
'.04.08.10.030
Uses subj ect to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the R4
District sUbject to the approval of a Performance
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standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up
to 14 feet in height, on a parcel having a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet.
(e) Private tennis courts.
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SECTION 8 .
section 9.04.08.10.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.10.060.
Property
development
standards.
All property in the R4 District shall be
developed
in accordance with the
following
standards:
(a) Maximum Buildinq Beiqht. Four stories,
not to exceed 45 feet.
There shall be no
limitation on the number of stories of any hotel,
e!!' parking structure,
or Affordable Housinq
Project, so long as the building height does not
exceed 45 feet.
(b) Maximum unit Density. One dwelling
unit for each 900 square feet of parcel area.
No more than one dwelling unit shall be
permi tted on a parcel of less than 4,000
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square feet if a single family dwelling
existed on the parcel on the effective date of
this Chapter.
(c) Maximum. Paroel Coverage. 50 percent.
(d) Minimum. lot size. 5,000 square feet.
Each parcel shall contain a minimum depth of
100 feet and a minimum width of 50 feet,
except that parcels existing on the effective
date of this Chapter are not subject to this
requirement.
(e) Front Yard setback. 20 feet, or as
shown on the Official Districting Map,
whichever is greater.
(f) Rear Yard Setbaok. 15 feet.
(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'
(h) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development
of more than 25,000 square feet of
floor
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area.
SECTION 9.
section 9.04.08.12.020 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code 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) congregate housing.
(d) (0) Convention and conference facilities.
(e) Domestic violence shelters.
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(h) (f) Libraries.
(1)
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Marine oriented uses such as
aquariums.
(j) I.... \
\ ......,
(k) (i)
(1) (j)
permanent
housing) .
(Ill) (k)
(n) ( 1)
Museums.
Neighborhood grocery stores.
Single family dwellings placed on a
foundation
(including
manufactured
MUlti-family dwellings.
Night Clubs within hotels.
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(0) ~:~ Retail uses that cater to the visiting
public.
(p)
(q)
Public parks and playgrounds.
>'_\
,..,
>'_\
''''''''
Residential uses existing at the time
of adoption of this Chapter.
(r) ,_\ Restaurants.
,~,
(s) f_\ Schools.
\'Sf
(t) Senior housing.
(u) senior group housing.
(v) single room occupancy housing.
(w) (r) Skating rinks.
(x) ,_\ Snack shops.
'"'"
(y) (t) Swim and health clubs.
(z) Transitional housing.
(a.)
The following uses if conducted on
eu)
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.
{5} Marine service stations and boat
landings on the pier only.
(6) Night clubs.
(7) Sport fishing.
(bb) {v} Accessory uses which are determined
by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary and
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customarily associated with, and are appropriate,
incidental, and subordinate to, the principal
permitted use.
(cc)-fwt 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 10.
section 9.04.08.12.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.12.060
property
development
standards.
All property in the RVC District shall be
developed in accordance wi th 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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(a) Maximum Building Height and FAR.
Maximum building height, number of stories and
floor area ratio shall be determined as
follows:
(1) Properties Maxi-
Bounded by Maxi- mum No. Maxi-
the Following mum of mum
streets Height Stories FAR
pier Overlay:
a. Santa
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.
30'
2
1.0
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b. Parcels 30' 2 .5
fronting on
Ocean Avenue.
c. Replace- 40' 3 1.0
ment of Sinbad's
building only
on the Santa
Monica Pier.
d. Amuse-
ment rides
on the Santa
Monica Pier.
85' for one Ferris Wheel;
55' for one Roller Coaster;
45' for all other amusement
rides.
West side of
Ocean Avenue
from Pico
Boulevard to
Seaside Terrace
(Ocean Avenue
Fronting Parcels
Only) .
45'
3
2.0
East side of
Ocean Avenue
to First Court
45'
3
2.0
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from Colorado
Avenue to
California Avenue.
pico Boulevard
to Vicente
Terrace from
west side of
Ocean Avenue
to The Prome-
nade.
For parcels
located along
the Pacific
Coast Highway
between the
Santa Monica
Pier and the
north city limits.
45'
3
23'
flat roof
2
30'
pitched roof
(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
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not exceed the maximum height required for a
flat roof.
(3) There shall be no limitation on
the number of stories of any hotel ~ parking
structure, or Affordable Housing project, ao
a8 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
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Santa Monica pier and the north city limits,
the maximum parcel coverage shall be 50
percent.
(d) Minimum Lot Size. Five thousand
(5,000) 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.
ee) Front Yard Setback. (1) Thirty-five
(35) feet along the west side of Ocean Avenue
south of Colorado Avenue, 20 feet on the east
side of Ocean Avenue south of Colorado Avenue
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 limi ts, the front yard setback
shall be 20 feet or as shown on the Official
Districting Map, whichever is greater. (2) 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
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Monica pier and the north city limits, the
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
on the Promenade, 30,000 square feet of floor
area in all other areas of the District, and
for any development with rooftop parking.
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(i) view Corridor. For parcels located
along the Pacific Coast Highway between the
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 12. Sections 9.04.08.28.020 through 9.04.08.28.040 of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.28.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in the "CW'
Main Street Commercial District, if the use is a
single use occupying less than 7,500 square feet,
and is conducted within an enclosed building, the
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ground floor Main street frontage of which does not
exceed 75 linear feet, unless otherwise indicated:
(a) Appliance repair shops.
(b) Art galleries.
(e) Artist studios.
(d) Banks and savings and loan institutions.
(e) Barber and beauty shops.
( f) Bed and breakfast facilities provided that
any dining facility shall be limited to use by
registered guests only. Only two such facilities
may be permitted in the district.
(g) Child day care centers.
(h) congregate housing.
(1) Domestic violence shelters.
(j) 11- \ Florists and plant nurseries.
,....,
(k) (i) Furniture upholsterer's shops.
(1) (j) General offices.
(m) (k) General retail uses.
(n) Homeless shelters with less than 55 beds.
(0) (1) Laundromats, dry cleaners.
(p) (m) Libraries.
(q)
Medical, dental and optometrist
,_\
\.... ,
facilities above the first floor provided the use
does not exceed a maximum of 3,000 square feet.
(r) Multi-family dwelling units.
(8)
Print or publishing shops.
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(t)
i_\
\t'1
Restaurants with 49 or less
seats.
,_\
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....._......._...___ ... ~ v~.a ...,...,
, ---
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1.._...3~
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(U) Senior housing.
(v) senior group housinq.
(w)
i_\
\.. 1
Shoe repair stores.
(x) sinqle family dwelling units.
(y) sinqle room occupancy housinq.
(z) (0) Tailors.
Caa) (t) Theaters with 75 or less seats.
Cbb) Transitional housing.
Cce) (u) Wholesale stores where the public is
invited.
9.04.08.28.030
Uses subject to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the eM
District subject to the approval of a Performance
standards Permit:
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Ca) {b} Sidewalk cafes.
9.04.08.28.035 Uses subject to a use permit.
(a) outdoor newsstands.
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9.04.08.28.040 conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the eM
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Bars;
(b) Billiard parlors;
(c) Bowling alleys;
(d) Business colleges;
(e) catering businesses;
(f) Dance studios;
(g) Exercise facilities;
(h) Fast-food and take-out establishments;
(i) Homeless shelters with SS or more beds;
(j) (i) Medical, dental and optometrist
facilities at the first floor or in excess of 3,000
sq. ft.;
(k) (j) Meeting rooms for charitable, youth
and welfare organizations;
Museums;
Music conservatories and instruction
(1) (k)
(II) (1)
facilities;
(n) 1_\
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(0) 1_\
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(p) (0)
Places of worship;
Restaurants with 50 seats or more;
Retail stores with 30 percent or less
of the total linear shelf display area devoted to
alcoholic beverages;
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Sign painting shops;
(q)
(r)
(8)
(t)
,-\
\'SI
Theaters having more than 75 seats.
,-\
\... I
Trade schools;
(0)
Wine shops devoted exclusively to
sales of wine.
There shall be not limit on the
total linear shelf display area;
(u) (t) Any otherwise permitted uses in the
CM Main Street Commercial district which occupy
more than 7,500 sq. ft. of floor area;
(v) eu) Any otherwise permitted uses in the
CM Main Street Commercial district ~~~d~~~~d ~~ the
ground floor Main Street frontage of which exceeds
75 linear feet;
(w)
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All uses other than specifically
prohibited uses, that are determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be similar and consistent with
those uses specifically permitted, subject to
performance standards, or conditionally permitted.
SECTION 13.
section 9.04.08 W 28.060 is amended to read as
follows:
9.04.08.28.060 Property development standards.
For
purposes
of
property
development
standards,
there
shall
be
three
zoning
classifications within the CM district: CM2, eM3
and CM4. All property in the CM District shall be
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District
CM2
CM3
CM4
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:
Max.
Height
Max.
No. of
Stories
27'
2
35'
3
35'
3
Notwithstanding the above, property in the CM4
District may be developed to a maximum height of 47
feet, 4 stories and a 2.5 FAR, provided the
following conditions are met:
(1) The fourth floor does not exceed more
than 50 percent of the third floor footprint;
(2) The fourth floor is set back a
minimum of 10 feet from the third floor street
frontage(s);
(3) The fourth floor is set back a
minimum of 5 feet from the third floor side and
rear yard building frontages;
(4) The fourth floor setback at the
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Max.
FAR
1.5
2.0
2.0
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street frontage is devoted to a roof garden or
unenclosed terrace;
(5) The development includes residential
uses equal to or exceeding the floor area of the
fourth floor;
(6) The front yard setback at the ground
floor level is double that required pursuant to
subsection (b) of this section.
There shall be no limitation on the number of
stories of any structure whose floor area contains
50% or more residential uses as long as the height
does not exceed the maximum number of feet
permitted in the zoning classification of the CM
District in which it is located, or as allowed by
section 9.04.10.14.030(a) of this Chapter.
For purposes of calculating the FAR of any
structure within the eM District, multiresidential
units devoted strictly to apartment residential
uses shall be computed at one-half (1/2) the actual
total floor area.
(b) Front Yard Setback. A front yard shall be
provided in accordance with Part 9.04.10.04 of this
Code.
(e) Rear Yard Setback. A rear yard shall be
provided and maintained. Said yard shall have a
minimum depth as follows:
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(1) CM2 District, east of the centerline
of Main street. No rear yard shall be required for
one-story structures and for the first floor of a
two-story structure, provided that any portion of
the first floor which is within five (5) feet of
the rear property line is not more than nine feet
in height and is fully enclosed, Le., without
windows, doors or ventilation openings permitting
visual access to adjoining residential property.
Any portion of the first floor that either exceeds
nine feet in height or is not fully enclosed shall
be at least five feet from the rear property line.
The minimum rear yard requirement for the
second-story portion of a two-story structure shall
be 20 feet.
(i) Use of Rear Yard. Commercial
use in the required rear yard is not permitted.
Noncommercial uses and parking are permitted in the
rear yard to the rear property line on the ground
level.
(ii) Use of Roof in Rear Yard. No
portion of the first-floor roof within 15 feet of
the rear property line may be used for any purpose
other than access for building maintenance and
repair. The remaining setback area may be privately
used (not open to the public) if enclosed with a
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solid six foot barrier.
(iii)
Exception. There shall be
no rear yard setbacks required where existing
parking improvements and common ownership extend
through to Second street.
(2) CM2 District, west of the centerline
of Main street. No rear yard shall be required for
a one-story structure, provided that any portion of
the first-floor structure which is within five feet
of the rear property line does not exceed nine feet
in height. Any portion of the first floor that
exceeds nine feet in height shall be at least five
feet from the rear property line. The minimum rear
yard requirement for the second story of a
two-story structure shall be five feet.
(3) CM3 District. Rear yard requirements
in the CM3 District shall be the same as those
required in the CM2 District, west of the
centerline of Main street, for one and two story
structures. A minimum 15-foot rear yard setback for
any portion of a third story is required.
(4) CM4 District. No rear yard setback
is required except as may be required in subsection
(a) of this section.
(d) Side Yard Setback. None.
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(e) Development Review. A Development Review
Permit is required for any development of more than
11,000 square feet of floor area.
SECTION 14. Sections 9.04.08.30.020 through 9.04.08.030.040
are amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.30.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
CP District, if conducted within an enclosed
building, except where otherwise permitted:
(a) Adult day care facilities.
(b) Artist studios.
(c) Barber or beauty shops.
(d) Child day care centers.
(e) confectionery stores.
(f) Congregate housing.
(g) (f) Convent, monasteries an other similar
group living quarters.
(h)
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Delicatessens.
(i) Domestic violence shelters.
(j) ,~ \ Drugstores.
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(k) (i) Florists.
(1) (j) Gift or souvenir shops.
(m) Homeless shelters with less than 55 beds.
(n) t1. \ Hospitals.
\n",
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(0) (1) Ice cream shops.
(p)
1_\
,-,
Medical and dental clinics and
laboratories.
(q)
(r)
1_\
\601
Medical and general offices.
1_\
\....,
Medical supplies and services.
(8) Kul~i-family dwelling units.
(t)
1_\
\1:'1
Offices and meeting rooms for
charitable 1 youth, and welfare organizations.
,~\
\ ':it
Office supply stores.
(u)
(v)
(w)
1_\
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Public parks and playgrounds.
(0)
Residential
uses
including
residential uses at the ground floor.
(x) (t) Restaurants.
(y) (u) Rest homes.
(z) 1..\ Sanitariums.
\ .. 1
(aa) -tw+ Schools.
In\ ~1-._,.a..___ &_- ~"-- "----'---
\~I ........."-'"..................... -.....- .................. ............................"-'--.
(bb) senior housing.
(ce) senior group housing.
(dd) single family dwelling units.
(ee) single room occupancy housing.
(ff) (y) Stationery stores.
(gg) Transitional housing.
(hh) (3) Accessory uses which are determined
by the Zoning Administrator to be necessary and
customarily associated with,
and appropriate,
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incidental, and subordinate to the principal
permitted uses and which are consistent and not
more disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
eii) ~~~~ other uses determined by the zoning
Administrator to be similar to those listed above
and which are consistent and not more disturbing or
disruptive than permitted uses.
9.04.08.30.030
Uses subject to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the CP
District subject to the approval of a Performance
Standards Permit:
1_\
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---..:.--.....
~- ~ .J ~- - .
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\ -I --..........-.... "='.... '-'......1:' ..."-"""............ ..........~ ill
(a)
,-\
\-,
Sidewalk cafes.
9.04.08.30.040 Conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the CP
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Automobile parking lots and structures.
(b) Banks and savings and loan institutions.
(c) Clubs and lodges.
(d) Credit agencies.
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(e) credit unions.
(f) Dance and exercise studios.
(g) Funeral parlors and mortuaries.
(h) Homeless shelters with 5S or more beds.
(i)
,....\
,.....,
Libraries.
(j) (i) Places of worship.
SECTION 15.
section 9.04.08.30.060 of the Santa Monica
with Approval of a
Development Review Permit
Max.
No. of
stories
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.30.060.
Property
development
standards.
All property in the CP District shall be
developed in accordance with the
following
standards unless otherwise provided in the Hospital
Area Specific Plan:
(a)
Maximum Buildinq Height.
Maximum
building height, number of stories, and floor area
ratio shall be determined as follows:
Table 9.04.08.30.060
Hax.
Height
Max.
No. of Max.
stories FAR
Max.
Height
CP3
45'
3
1.5
CP5
45'
3
1.5
70'
5
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FAR
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There shall be no limitation on the number of
stories of any hotel, ef detached parking structure
or Affordable Rousing proj ect sa as long as the
height does not exceed the maximum number of feet
permitted in this Section or as allowed by section
9.04.10.14.030(a) of this Chapter.
(b) The main hospital campus of saint John's
Hospital and Health Center shall be divided into
two parcels for purposes of calculating FAR.
Parcel A Lot 13, Block 3, Orchard Tract; Parcel B
Lots 429, Tract No. 4618 and Lots 1, 2 and 3, Tract
No. 7764.
(c) Parking structures developed in the CP
District in which at least half of the spaces are
provided to address an existing parking space
deficiency or are replacing existing parking shall
not be subject to FAR limitations, but shall be
required to meet all other development standards
for the area.
Cd) xinimum Lot Size. 7,500 square feet. Each
parcel shall contain a minimum depth of 150 feet
and a minimum width of 50 feet, except that
parcels existing on the effective date of this
Chapter shall not be subject to this requirement.
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ee) Pront Yard Setback. As shown on the
Official Districting Map of the City, or, if no
setback is specified, 20 feet.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where rear parcel line abuts a
residential district, a rear yard equal to:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
The required rear yard may be used for parking
or loading to within 5 feet of the rear parcel line
provided the parking or loading does not extend
above the first floor level and provided that a
wall not less than 5 feet or more than 6 feet in
height is erected and maintained along the rear
commercial parcel line. Access driveways shall be
permitted to cross perpendicularly the required
rear yard provided the driveway does not exceed the
minimum width permitted for the parking area. A
required rear yard shall not be used for commercial
purposes.
(2)
That
needed
to
accommodate
landscaping and screening for a rear yard buffer
required pursuant to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04.
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(g) Side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the interior side parcel line
abuts a residential district, an interior side yard
equal to:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
The interior side yard may be used for parking
or loading no closer than 5 feet to the interior
side property line provided the parking or loading
does not extend above the first floor level and
provided a wall not less than 5 feet or more than 6
feet in height is erected and maintained along the
side commercial parcel line. A required interior
side yard shall not be used for access or for
commercial purposes.
(2)
needed
accommodate
to
That
landscaping required for a
street side yard,
landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
C3} A 10 foot setback from an interior
property line shall be required for portions of
buildings that contain windows, doors,
or other
openings into the interior of the building. An
interior
side yard less than 10 feet shall be
permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building
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Code related to fire-rated openings in side yards
are satisfied.
(h) Development Review. A Development Review
Permit is required for any development of more
than 22,500 square feet of floor area, for any
development with rooftop parking, and to heights
and floor area ratios in 9.04.08.30.060(a).
(i) All new commercial development in
this District shall provide free employee parking
and a minimum one hour free visitor parking unless
a preferential parking zone exists or is
established in the area of the development and the
City finds that the preferential parking district
will adequately mitigate potential adverse
on-street parking impacts of the development, or if
otherwise provided in the Hospital Area Specific
Plan.
SECTION 16. Section 9.04.08.32.020 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.32.020 Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
CC District:
(a) Convention and conference facilities.
(b) Cultural facilities.
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Ce) Homeless Shelters.
Cd)
(0)
Nonprofit office, educational and
research facilities.
ee)
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Public institutions.
Cf)
eg)
1_\
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Public parks and playgrounds.
Public parking.
(f)
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eh) Transitional housing.
(i)
1"- \
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other compatible public uses.
Cj) (i) On-premise, accessory uses for any of
the above uses, including cafes, restaurants, and
newsstands, which are primarily intended to serve
visitors and users of the primary uses.
There
shall be no direct access to any accessory use from
the exterior of a building or structure.
Access
shall be permitted only through a foyer, court,
lobby, patio, or other similar area.
SECTION 17 .
Section 9.04.08.44.020 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.44.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the OP-
1 District:
Ca) Domestic violence shelters.
Cb) (3) Hospice facilities.
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(e) fbt One single family dwelling per lot
placed on a permanent foundation
(including
manufactured housing).
(d)
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One-story accessory buildings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
(e)
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Public parks and playgrounds.
(f) fer Small family day care homes.
(q)
(f)
State authorized, licensed, or
certified uses to the extent required to be
permitted by state Law.
(h)
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Yard sales, limited to two per
calendar year, for a maximum of two days.
SECTION 18.
section 9.04.08.48.020 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code Section is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.44.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the OP-
Duplex District:
(a) Domestic violence sbelters.
(b) (~) Hospice facilities.
(c)
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MUlti-family dwelling units.
( d )
( c )
One-story
accessory
buildings and structures up to 14 feet in height.
(e)
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(f)
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Public parks and playgrounds.
Single family dwellings placed on a
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permanent foundation (including manufactured housing).
(q) (f) Small family day care homes.
(h)
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Yard sales,
limited to two per
calendar year, for a maximum of two days.
SECTION 19.
Section 9.04.08.48.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.48.060
Property
development
standards.
All property in the OP-Duplex District shall
be developed in accordance with the following
standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Two stories, not
to exceed 23 feet for a flat roof or 30 feet for a
pi tched roof.
A lip itched roof" is defined as a
roof with at least 2 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.
There shall be no limitation on the number of
stories of any Affordable Housing project, as long
a. the building height
does
not
exceed
the
maximum DUmber of feet permitted in this section.
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(b) Maximum unit Density. Two units per lot.
No more than one dwelling unit shall be permitted
on a lot 4,000 square feet or less in size.
(c) Maximum Lot Coveraqe. 50 percent.
(d) Minimum Lot size. 5,000 square feet, Each
lot shall contain a minimum depth of 100 feet and a
minimum width of 50 feet, except that lots existing
on the effective date of this Chapter shall not be
subject to this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 30 feet measured from
the center line of the walkway.
(f) Rear Yard setbaek. 15 feet.
(g) side Yard Setback.
(1) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building with a secondary window,
blank wall, or primary window on a side yard facing
the street (i.e., on a corner lot) shall be
determined in accordance wi th the following
formula, subject to the exceptions set forth below:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(a) On lots of less than 50 feet in
width, the side yard shall be 10% of the parcel
width but not less than 4 feet.
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(b) On corner lots 50 feet or
greater in width, the side yard setback facing a
street shall be a minimum of 10 feet. Covered or
uncovered stairways or porches not exceeding 35% of
the building frontage on the side street may
encroach 5 feet into the required side yard.
(2) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building with a primary window shall
be as follows:
(a) For lots less than 50 feet in
width, a minimum setback of 8 feet shall be
provided, as long as at all times a 12 foot
separation exists between the primary window and
any adjacent structures.
(b) For lots 50 feet or greater in
width, a minimum setback of 12 feet shall be
provided.
(3) The second floor side yard setback
above a primary window shall not project more than
2 feet into the required side yard setback.
(h) Building Spacing. Buildings that face each
other on the same lot shall be separated by the
following minimum distances: 15 feet if one
building has primary windows facing the other; 25
feet when the windows of primary spaces in both
buildings face each other on the ground or second
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level, except 15 feet when they are visually
separated by a solid wall or opaque fence over 5
feet 6 inches in height; 10 feet when secondary
windows face each other or when a secondary window
faces a blank wall.
(i) Landscaping. All areas not covered by
buildings, driveways, and sidewalks are to be
covered by appropriate landscaping. All new
construction that requires issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04 of this Chapter.
(j) Development Review. A Development Review
Permit is required for any development of more than
15,000 square feet of floor area.
SECTION 20. sections 9.04.08.50.020 through 9.04.08.50.040 of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.50.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
OP-2 District.
(a) Congregate housing.
(b) Domestic violence shelters.
(c) (3) Hospice facilities.
(d) (b) Multi-family dwelling units.
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(8)
One-story Accessory buildings and
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structures up to 14 feet in height.
(f)
(g)
Public parks and playgrounds.
Single family dwellings placed on a
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1_'
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permanent
foundation
manufactured
(including
housing) .
(h) single room oceupancy housing.
(i) (f) Small family day care homes.
(j) senior housing.
(k) senior group housing.
(1) Transitional housing.
(m)
Yard sales, limited to two per
1_'
\"=',
calendar year, for each dwelling unit, for a
maximum of two days.
9.04.08.50.030
Uses subj ect to performanee
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in
the OP-2 District
subj ect to the approval of a
Performance standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) Private tennis courts.
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'.04.08.50.040 Condi~ionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the OP-
2 District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Boarding houses.
(c) Child day care centers.
(d) Community care facilities.
(e) Romeless shelters.
(f)
Libraries.
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(q) (f) Neighborhood grocery stores.
(h)
Offices and meeting rooms for
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charitable, youth, and welfare organizations.
(i) (h) One story accessory buildings over 14
feet in height or two story accessory buildings up
to a maximum height of 24 feet.
(j) (i) Places of worship.
(k) (j) Residential care facilities.
(1)
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Rest homes.
(m) (l)
Schools.
(n)
Underground parking structures
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provided the parcel was occupied by a surfacing
parking lot at the time of adoption of this
Chapter, the parcel is not adjacent to a parcel in
the C2 District, the ground level above the
underground
parking
used
for
is
structure
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residential or public park and open space uses, the
structure is associated with an adjacent
commercially zoned parcel, and the vehicle access
to the underground parking is from the commercially
zoned parcel and as far from the residentially
zoned parcel as is reasonably possible.
SECTION 21. section 9.04.08.50.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.50.060 property development
standards.
All property in the OP-2 District shall be
developed in accordance with the following
standards:
(a) Xaximum Building Height. Two stories, not
to exceed 23 feet for a flat roof or 30 feet for a
pitched roof. A "pitched roof" is defined as a
roof with at least 2 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. There shall be no limitation on the n~mher
of stories of any Affordable Housing Project, as
long as the building height does not exeeed the
maximum DUmher of feet permitted in this
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Section. However, on upsloping parcels where the
change in elevation is 10 feet or greater from the
finished surface of the sidewalk adjacent to the
property line to the building line at the required
rear yard setback, maximum allowable height for
structures shall conform to the following:
(1) One story 14 feet in height
(including parapets and rails) for the first 15
feet of horizontal distance on the parcel measured
from the front parcel line. Maximum permitted
height shall be measured vertically from the edge
of the existing sidewalk closest to the front
parcel line and then running horizontally along a
line parallel to the theoretical grade of the
parcel;
(2) Two stories 18 feet for a flat roof
and 23 feet for a pitched roof (including parapets
and railings) for that portion of the structure
located between 15.1 feet and 30 feet measured
back from the front parcel line. Maximum permitted
height shall be measured vertically from the edge
of the existing sidewalk closest to the front
parcel line and then running horizontally along a
line parallel to the theoretical grade of the
parcel to a distance of 30 feet from the front
parcel line;
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(3) The maximum permitted height for
structures beyond 30 feet from the front parcel
line shall be two stories 23 feet for a flat roof
or 30 feet for structures with a pitched roof.
Maximum permi tted height
shall
be measured
vertically from the edge of the existing sidewalk
closest to the front parcel line and then running
horizontally along a
line parallel to the
theoretical grade of the parcel to the rear
property line;
(4) The finished grade shall be no more than
three feet below or above the theoretical grade line at
any point adjacent to a building if excavation occurs. An
opening to a garage may remain unexcavated;
(5) Any portion of a building more than
three feet above the theoretical grade shall be
counted as a story. The first story of a structure
shall be determined as the portion of the structure
closest to the front property line that extends
more than three feet above the theoretical grade;
(6) No portion of any structure shall
exceed the maximum allowable height or permitted
number of stories.
(b) xaximum unit Density. One dwelling unit
for each 2,000 square feet of lot area. An
additional unit shall be allowed if excess lot area
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equals or exceeds 1,000 square feet, after
calculating the allowed number of units at 2,000
square feet of lot area per unit. The density on
lots consolidated after the effective date of this
Chapter with a total square footage greater than
10,000 square feet or exceeding a combined street
frontage of 100 feet shall be one dwelling unit for
each 2,500 square feet of combined lot area, except
where 100% of the proposed units are deed
restricted for very low, low, middle, and/or
moderate income housing, in which case the density
shall be one unit for each 2,000 square feet of lot
area. No more than one dwelling unit shall be
permitted on a lot 4,000 square feet or less in
size.
(c) Maximum Lot coveraqe. 50 percent. 60% for
development projects which comply with the density
bonus provisions of prior code Section 9047.3.
(d) xinimum Lot size. 5,000 square feet. Each
lot shall contain a minimum depth of 100 feet and a
minimum width of 50 feet, except that lots existing
on the effective date of this Chapter shall not be
subject to this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet or 15 feet if
the average setback of adjacent dwelling(s) is 15
feet or less. A one-story, covered or uncovered
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porch, open on 3 sides may encroach 6 feet into a
front yard with a 20 feet setback, if the roof does
not exceed a height of 14 feet and the porch width
does not exceed 40% of the building width at the
front of the building.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. 15 feet.
(q) Side Yard Setback.
(1) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building with a secondary window,
blank wall, or primary window on a side yard facing
the street (i.e., on a corner lot) shall be
determined in accordance with tie following
formula, subject to the exceptions set forth below:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(a) On lots of less than 50 feet in
width, the side yard shall be 10% of the parcel
width but not less than 4 feet.
(b) On corner lots 50 feet or
greater in width, the side yard setback facing a
street shall be a minimum of 10 feet. Covered or
uncovered stairways or porches not exceeding 35% of
the building frontage on the side street may
encroach 5 feet into the required side yard.
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(2) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building with a primary window shall
be as follows:
(a) For lots less than 50 feet in
width, a minimum setback of 8 feet shall be
provided, as long as at all times a 12 foot
separation exists between the primary window and
any adjacent structures;
(b)
width, a minimum
provided.
For lots 50 feet or greater in
setback of 12 feet shall be
(3) The second floor side yard setback
above a primary window shall not project more than
2 feet into the required side yard setback.
(h) Building spacing. Buildings that face
each other on the same lot shall be separated by
the following minimum distances: 15 feet if one
building has primary windows facing the other; 25
feet when the windows of primary spaces in both
buildings face each other on the ground or second
level, except 15 feet when they are visually
separated by a solid wallar opaque fence over 5
feet six inches in height; 10 feet when secondary
windows face each other or when a secondary window
faces a blank wall.
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(i) Landscaping. All areas not covered by
buildings, driveways, and sidewalks are to be
covered by appropriate landscaping. All new
construction that requires issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04 of this Chapter.
(j) Usable Private Open Spaee. All
ground-level units shall have the following minimum
amounts of usable private open space per unit: 100
square feet for projects consisting of at least 2
but not more than 7 dwelling units, and 50 square
feet for projects of 8 units or more. Private open
space shall include a deck, yard, patio or
combination thereof, which is adjacent tO.l
accessible from, and at the same or approximate
elevation as one or more primary spaces. The
minimum dimension of at least one such private open
space shall be no less than 7 feet in any
dimension. Private open space shall be screened
from common open space, driveways and adjacent
properties by a substantially opaque wall or fence
a minimum of 3 feet 6 inches and a maximum of 6
feet in height, except in the front yard setback
area.
Required private open space may be reduced by
one square foot for each additional square foot of
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common open space added but in no case leaving less
than 50 feet of required private space.
All second floor units shall have a balcony or
deck of 50 square feet or more, with a minimum
dimension of no less than 7 feet in any dimension,
which is adjacent to, accessible from, and at the
same or approximate elevation as one or more
primary spaces of the unit to be served. Roof decks
do not meet this requirement. The railing of the
balcony or deck shall be substantially opaque to
protect the privacy of occupants.
First floor private open space may project
into the entire width of the side yard, and 10 feet
into the required depth of the rear yard. Private
open space may project 6 feet into the required
front yard as long as its width does not exceed 30%
of the building width at the front of the building.
(k) Usable Common Open Space. Projects of
four or more units shall include a minimum of 100
square feet per unit of usable common open space,
accessible and available to all project residents
for outdoor activities. Courtyards, entry areas for
two or more units, lawns and play spaces which are
physically separated from private open space, and
active recreation spaces such as swimming pools and
sports courts, shall count toward fulfillment of
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this requirement. The rear yard may count toward
fulfIllment of the common open space requirement,
provided it is usable and accessible. side yards
and portions of driveways which are decorated or
interspersed wi th lawn or other acceptable
groundcover may meet a portion of the requirement,
SUbject to architectural review, pursuant to Part
9.04.10. The minimum dimension of at least one area
of common open space shall be 10 feet in any
direction.
Any practical combination of lawn, paving,
decking, concrete or other serviceable dust free
material shall be used to surface common open
space areas, with a slope of not more than 5%. A
minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the common open
space area shall include lawn or other acceptable
groundcover.
Required open space may not include public or
private streets, driveways, or utility easements
where the ground surface cannot be used
appropriately for open space or front yards.
Required common open space may be reduced by
one square foot for each additional square foot of
private open space added beyond the required
private open space.
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(l) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development of
more than 15,000 square feet of floor area.
SECTION 22. Sections 9.04.08.52.020 through 9.04.08.52.040 of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.52.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
OP-3 District.
(a) Congregate housing.
(b) Domestic violence shelters.
(0) (a) Hospice facilities.
(d)
,....\
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Multi-family dwelling units.
(e)
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One-story Accessory buildings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
(f)
(g)
1...:1\
\~,
Public parks and playgrounds.
1_'
\~,
Residential care facilities.
(h) Senior housing.
(i) senior group housing.
(j) (f) Single family dwellings placed on a
permanent
foundation
(including
manufactured
housing) .
(k) Single room occupancy housing.
(l)
1_'
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Small family day care homes.
(m) Transitional housing.
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(n)
Yard sales, limited to two per
,.... \
,ul
calendar year, for each dwelling unit, for a
maximum of two days.
9.04.08.52.030
Uses subj ect to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in
the OP-3 District subj ect to the approval of a
Performance standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up to
14 feet in height, on a lot having a minimum area
of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
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9.04.08.52.040 conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the oP-
3 District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Boarding houses.
(c) Child day care centers.
(d) community care facilities.
(e) Romeless shelters.
(f)
Places of worship.
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(9) (f) Neighborhood grocery stores.
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(h)
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Offices and meeting rooms for
charitable, youth, and welfare organizations.
(i) ~~~ One story accessory buildings over 14
feet in height or two story accessory buildings up
to a maximum height of 24 feet.
ej) (i) Residential care facilities.
(k) (j) Rest homes.
(1)
(m)
11, \
\....,
Schools.
(1)
Underground parking structures
provided the parcel was occupied by a surfacing
parking lot at the time of adoption of this
Chapter, the parcel is not adjacent to a parcel in
the C2 District, the ground level above the
underground
parking
structure
is
used
for
residential or public park and open space uses, the
structure
is
associated
with
an
adjacent
commercially zoned parcel, and the vehicle access
to the underground parking is from the commercially
zoned parcel and as far from the residentially
zoned parcel as is reasonably possible.
SECTION 23 .
section 9.04.08.52.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.52.060
Property
development
standards.
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All property in the OP-3 District shall be
developed in accordance with the following
standards:
(a) xaximum Building Reiqht. Two stories, not
to exceed 23 feet for a flat roof or 30 feet for a
pitched roof. A "pitched roof" is defined as a
roof with at least 2 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. There shall be no limitation on the numher
of stories of any Affordable Housing projeet, as
long as the building height does no~ exceed the
maximum number of feet permitted in this
seetioD.
(b) Maximum unit Density. One dwelling unit
for each 1,500 square feet of lot area. An
additional unit shall be allowed if excess lot
area equals or exceeds 750 square feet, after
calculating the allowed number of units at 1,500
square feet of lot area per unit.
The density on lots consolidated after the
effective date of this Chapter with a total square
footage greater than 15,000 square feet or
exceeding a combined street frontage of 150 feet
shall be one dwelling unit for each 2,000 square
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feet of combined lot area, except where 100% of
the proposed units are deed restricted for very
low, low, middle, and/or moderate income housing,
in which case the density shall be one unit for
each 1,500 square feet of lot area.
No more than one dwelling unit shall be
permitted on a lot 4,000 square feet or less in
size.
(c) Maximum Lot coverage. 50 percent. 60% for
development projects of 6 units or more which
comply with the density bonus provisions of prior
code section 9047.3.
(d) Minimum Lot size. 5,000 square feet. Each
lot shall contain a minimum depth of 100 feet and
a minimum width of 50 feet, except that lots
existing on the effective date of this Chapter
shall not be subject to this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet or 15 feet if
the average setback of adjacent dwelling(s) is 15
feet or less. A one-story, covered or uncovered
porch open on 3 sides may encroach 6 feet into a
front yard with a 20 feet setback, if the roof does
not exceed a height of 14 feet and the porch width
does not exceed 40% of the building width at the
front of the building.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. 15 feet.
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(g) Side Yard Setbaek.
(1) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building
with a secondary window,
blank wall, or primary window on a side yard facing
the street (i.e., on a corner lot) shall be
determined in accordance with the following
formula, subject to the exceptions set forth below:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(a) On lots of less than 50 feet in
width, the side yard shall be 10% of the parcel
width but not less than 4 feet.
(b) On corner lots 50 feet or
greater in width, the side yard setback facing a
street shall be a minimum of 10 feet. Covered or
uncovered stairways or porches not exceeding 35% of
the building frontage on the side street may
encroach 5 feet into the required side yard.
(2) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building with a primary window shall
be as follows:
(a) For lots less than 50 feet in
width, a minimum setback of 8 feet shall be
provided, as long as at all times a 12 foot
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separation exists between the primary window and
any adjacent structures;
(b) For lots 50 feet or greater in
width, a minimum setback of 12 feet shall be
provided.
(3) The second floor side yard setback
above a primary window shall not project more than
2 feet into the required side yard setback.
(h) Building spacing. Buildings that face
each other on the same lot shall be separated by
the following minimum distances: 15 feet if one
building has primary windows facing the other; 25
feet when the windows of primary spaces in both
buildings face each other on the ground or second
level, except 15 feet when they are visually
separated by a solid wall or opaque fence over 5
feet six inches in height; 10 feet when secondary
windows face each other or when a secondary window
faces a blank wall.
(i) Landscaping. All areas not covered by
buildings, driveways, and sidewalks are to be
covered by appropriate landscaping. All new
construction that requires issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04 of this Chapter.
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(j) usable private Open space. All groundlevel
units shall have the following minimum amounts of
usable private open space per unit: 100 square feet
for projects consisting of at least 2 but not more
than 7 dwelling units, and 50 square feet for
projects of 8 units or more. Private open space
shall include a deck, yard, patio or combination
thereof, which is adjacent to, accessible from, and
at the same or approximate elevation as one or more
primary spaces. The minimum dimension of at least
one such private open space shall be no less than 7
feet in any dimension. Private open space shall be
screened from common open space, driveways and
adjacent properties by a substantially opaque wall
or fence a minimum of 3 feet 6 inches and a maximum
of 6 feet in height, except in the front yard
setback area.
Required private open space may be reduced by
one square foot for each additional square foot of
common open space added but in no case leaving less
than 50 feet of required private space.
All second floor units shall have a balcony or
deck of 50 square feet or more, with a minimum
dimension of no less than 7 feet in any dimension,
which is adjacent to, accessible from, and at the
same or approximate elevation as one or more
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primary spaces of the unit to be served. Roof decks
do not meet this requirement. The railing of the
balcony or deck shall be substantially opaque to
protect the privacy of occupants.
First floor private open space may project
into the entire width of the side yard, and 10 feet
into the required depth of the rear yard. Private
open space may project 6 feet into the required
front yard as long as its width does not exceed 30%
of the building width at the front of the building.
(k) Usable Common OpeD space. Projects of
four or more units shall include a minimum of 100
square feet per unit of usable common open space,
accessible and available to all project residents
for outdoor activities. Courtyards, entry areas for
two or more units, lawns and play spaces which are
physically separated from private open space, and
active recreation spaces such as swimming pools and
sports courts, shall count toward fulfillment of
this requirement. The rear yard may count toward
fulfillment of the common open space requirement,
provided it is usable and accessible. Side yards
and portions of driveways which are decorated or
interspersed with lawn or other acceptable
groundcover may meet a portion of the requirement,
SUbject to architectural review, pursuant to Part
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9.04.10. The minimum dimension of at least one such
space shall be 10 feet in any direction.
Any practical combination of lawn, paving,
decking, concrete or other serviceable dust-free
material shall be used to surface common open
space areas, with a slope of not more than 5%. A
minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the common open
space area shall include lawn or other acceptable
groundcover.
Required open space may not include public or
private streets, driveways, or utility easements
where the ground surface cannot be used
appropriately for open space or front yards.
Required common open space may be reduced by
one square foot for each additional square foot of
pr i vate open space added beyond the required
private open space.
(l) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development of
more than 15,000 square feet of floor area.
SECTION 24. Sections 9.04.08.54.020 and 9.04.08.030 of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
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'.04.08.54.020
Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
OP-4 District.
(a) Congregate housing.
(b) Domestic violence shelters.
(0) (3) Hospice facilities.
(d)
(e)
Multi-family dwelling units.
/1..\
\-,
/_\
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One-story Accessory buildings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
(f)
Public Parks and playgrounds.
/~\
, ....,
(q) Senior housinq.
(h) senior group housing.
(i) single room occupancy housing.
(j)
single family dwellings placed on a
/_\
\ -,
permanent
foundation
manufactured
(including
housing).
(k) (f) Small family day care homes.
(1) Transitional housing.
(m)
Yard sales, limited to two per
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calendar year, for each dwelling unit, for a
maximum of two days.
9.04.08.54.030
Uses subj ect to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the oP-
4 District subject to the approval of a Performance
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standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up
to 14 feet in height, on a lot having a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
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SECTION 2 5. section 9 . 0 4 . 08.54.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.54.060
Property
development
standards.
All property in the OP-4 Ocean Park High
Multiple Residential District shall be developed in
accordance with the following standards:
(a) Xaximum Building Height. 3 stories, not
to exceed 35 feet as measured from theoretical
grade.
There shall be no limit on the number of
stories of any Affordable Housing project, as long
as the buildinq height does not exceed the maximum
numher of feet permitted in this section.
(b) Maximum Unit Density. One dwelling unit
for each 1,250 square feet of lot area. An
additional unit shall be allowed if excess lot area
equals
or
exceeds
625
square
feet,
after
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calculating the allowed number of units at 1,250
square feet of lot area per unit.
(c) Maximum Lot Coverage. 50 percent. 60% for
development projects which comply with the density
bonus provisions of prior code Section 9047.3.
(d) xinimum Lot Size. 5,000 square feet. Each
lot shall contain a minimum depth of 100 feet and a
minimum width of 50 feet, except that lots existing
on the effective date of this Chapter shall not be
subject to this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 15 feet minimum, or
10 feet minimum if the average setback of adjacent
dwelling(s) is 10 feet or less. An open one-story,
covered or uncovered porch open on three sides may
encroach 6 feet into a front yard with a 15 foot
setback, if the roof does not exceed a height of 14
feet and the porch width does not exceed 40% of the
building width at the front of the building.
(f) Rear Yard setback. 15 feet.
(g) Side Yard Setback.
(1) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building with a secondary window,
blank wall, or primary window on a side yard facing
the street (i.e., on a corner lot) shall be
determined in accordance with the following
formula, subject to the exceptions set forth below:
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5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(a) On lots of less than 50 feet in
width, the side yard shall be 10% of the parcel
width but not less than 4 feet.
(b) On corner lots 50 feet or
greater un width, the side yard setback facing a
street shall be a minimum of 10 feet. Covered or
uncovered stairways or porches not exceeding 35% of
the building frontage on the side street may
encroach 5 feet into the required side yard.
(2) The side yard setback for that
portion of a building with a primary window shall
be as follows:
(a) For lots less than 50 feet in
width, a minimum setback of 8 feet shall be
provided, as long as at all times a 12 foot
separation exists between the primary window and
any adjacent structures;
(b) For lots 50 feet or greater in
width, a minimum setback of 12 feet shall be
provided.
(3) The second floor side yard setback
above a primary window shall not project more than
2 feet into the required side yard setback.
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(h) Building spacing. Buildings that face
each other on the same lot shall be separated by
the following minimum distances: 15 feet if one
buildinq has primary windows facing the other; 25
feet when the windows of primary spaces in both
buildings face each other on the ground or second
level, except 15 feet when they are visually
separated by a solid wallar opaque fence over 5
feet six inches in height; 10 feet when secondary
windows face each other or when a secondary window
faces a blank wall.
(i) Landscaping. All areas not covered by
buildings, driveways, and sidewalks are to be
covered by appropriate landscaping. All new
construction that requires issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04 of this Chapter.
(j) Usable Private Open space. All groundlevel
units shall have the following minimum amounts of
usable private open space per unit: 100 square
feet for projects consisting of at least 2 but not
more than 7 dwelling units, and 50 square feet for
projects of 8 units or more. Private open space
shall include a deck, yard, patio or combination
thereof, which is adjacent to, accessible from, and
at the same or approximate elevation as one or more
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primary spaces. The minimum dimension of at least
one such private open space shall be no less than 7
feet in any dimension. Private open space shall be
screened from common open space, driveways and
adjacent properties by a substantially opaque wall
or fence a minimum of 3 feet 6 inches and a maximum
of 6 feet in height, except in the front yard
setback area. Required private open space may be
reduced by one square foot for each additional
square foot of common open space added but in no
case leaving less than 50 feet of required private
space. All second floor units shall have a balcony
or deck of 50 square feet or more, with a minimum
dimension of no less than 7 feet in any dimension,
which is adjacent to, accessible from, and at the
same or approximate elevation as one or more
primary spaces of the unit to be served. Roof decks
do not meet this requirement. The railing of the
balcony or deck shall be substantially opaque to
protect the privacy of occupants. First floor
private open space may proj ect into the entire
width of the side yard, and 10 feet into the
required depth of the rear yard. Private open space
may project 6 feet into the required front yard as
long as its width does not exceed 30% of the
building width at the front of the building.
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(k) Usable Common Open Space. Projects of
four or more units shall include a minimum of 100
square feet per unit of usable common open space,
accessible and available to all project residents
for outdoor activities. Courtyards, entry areas for
two or more units, lawns and play spaces which are
physically separated from private open space, and
active recreation spaces such as swimming pools and
sports courts, shall count toward fulfillment of
this requirement. The rear yard may count toward
fulfillment of the common open space requirement,
provided it is usable and accessible. Side yards
and portions of driveways which are decorated or
interspersed with
lawn or
other
acceptable
groundcover may meet a portion of the requirement,
subject to architectural review, pursuant to Part
9.04.10. The minimum dimension of at least one such
space shall be 10 feet in any direction.
Any practical combination of lawn, paving,
decking, concrete or other serviceable dust-free
material shall be used to surface common open space
areas, with a slope of not more than 5%. A minimum
of thirty percent (30%) of the common open space
area shall include lawn or other acceptable
groundcover.
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Required open space may not include public or
private streets, driveways, or utility easements
where
cannot
used
the
surface
be
ground
appropriately for open space or front yards.
Required common open space may be reduced by
one square foot for each additional square foot of
private open space added beyond the required
private open space.
(I) Development Review. A Development Review
Permit is required for any development of more than
15,000 square feet of floor area.
SECTION 26. sections 9.04.08.62.020 and 9.04.08.62.030 of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.62.020
Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
R2B District.
(a) congregate housing.
(b) Domestic violence shelters.
(0) (~) Hospice facilities
(d)
One single family dwelling per lot
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placed on a permanent
foundation
including
Manufactured housing.
(e) (0)
One-story accessory buildings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
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(f)
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Public parks and playgrounds.
(q) senior housinq.
(b) Senior group housinq.
(1) single room oceupancy housing.
(j)
(k)
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Small family day care homes.
(f)
state authorized, licensed, or
certified uses to the extent required to be
permitted by State Law.
(1) Transitional housing.
(m)
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Yard sales, limited to two per
calendar year, for a maximum of two days.
9.04.08.62.030
Uses subj ect to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the R2B
Beach District subject
to the approval of a
Performance standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up
to 14 feet in height, on a parcel having a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
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SECTION 27. sections 9.04.08.64.020 through 9.04.08.64.040
are amended to read as follows:
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9.04.08.64.020 Permitted uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
R3R District:
(a) Congregate housing.
(b) Domestie violenee shelters.
(0) (a) Hospice facilities.
(d)
(e)
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Multi-family dwellings.
(e)
One-story accessory buildings and
structures up to 14 feet in height.
(f)
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Public parks and playgrounds.
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(g) Senior housing.
(h) Senior group housing.
(i) (f) Single family dwellings placed on a
permanent
foundation
(including
manufactured
housing) .
(j) single room occupancy housing.
(k)
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Small family day care homes.
(l) Transitional housing.
(m)
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Yard sales,
limited to two per
calendar year, for each dwelling unit, for a
maximum of two days.
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9.04.08.64.030
Uses subj ect to performance
standards permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the R3R
Beach District subject to the approval of a
Performance standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarter, up to
14 feet in height, on a parcel having a minimum
area of 10,000 square feet.
(c)
Private tennis courts.
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9.04.08.64.040 conditionally permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the R3R
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Boarding houses.
(c) Child day care centers.
(d) Community care facilities.
(e) Places of worship.
(f) Homeless shelters.
(g) (f) Neighborhood grocery stores.
(h)
Offices and meeting rooms for
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charitable, youth, and welfare organizations.
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(i) {~~ One story accessory buildings over 14
feet in height or two story accessory buildings up
to a maximum height of 24 feet.
(j) (i) Residential care facilities.
(k) (j) Rest homes.
(1)
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Schools.
(m)
(I)
Underground
parking
structures
provided the parcel was occupied by a surface
parking lot at the time of adoption of this
Chapter, the parcel is not adjacent to a parcel in
the C2 District, the ground level above the
underground
parking
structure
is
used
for
residential or public park and open space uses, the
structure
is
associated
with
an
adjacent
commercially zoned parcel, and the vehicle access
to the underground parking is from the commercially
zoned parcel and as far from the residentially
zoned parcel as is reasonably possible.
SECTION 27.
section 9.04.08.64.060 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.64.060
Property
development
standards.
All property in the R3R District shall be
developed
in
accordance wi th the
following
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standards:
(a) Maximum Buildinq Reight. Two stories,
not to exceed 30 feet, except that there shall be
DO limitation on the number of stories of any
Affordable Rousing Project, as long as the buildinq
heiqht does not exceed 30 feet.
(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. 1.0.
(c) Xaximum Unit Density. For parcels greater
than 4,000 square feet, one dwelling unit for each
1,250 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 the effective date of
this Chapter.
(d) xaximum Parcel coverage. 50 percent.
(e) Xinimum Lot size. 5,000
square feet. Each parcel shall contain a minimum
depth of 100 feet and a minimum width of 50 feet,
except that parcels existing on the effective date
of this Chapter sha 11 not be subj ect to this
requirement.
(f) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet, or as shown
on the Official Districting Map, whichever is
greater.
(g) Rear Yard Setback. 15 feet.
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(h) 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'
(i) Development Review. A development Review
Permit is required for any development of more than
22,500 square feet of floor area.
SECTION 28.
Section 9.04.10.02.061 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.02.061 Homeless shelters.
Homeless shelters located in any district
shall comply with the following development
standards:
(a)
Lighting.
Adequate external lighting
shall be provided for security purposes. The
lighting shall be stationary, directed away from
adjacent properties and public rights-of-way, and
of an intensity compatible with the neighborhood.
(b)
Laundry Facilities.
The development
shall provide laundry facilities or services
adequate for the number of residents.
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(c) Common Facilities. The development may
provide one or more of the following specif ic
common facilities for the exclusive use of the
residents and staff:
(1) Central cooking and dining room(s).
(2) Recreation room.
(3) Counseling center.
(4) Child care facilities.
(5) Other support services.
(d) security. Parking and outdoor facilities
shall be designed to provide security for
residents, visitors and employees.
(e) Outdoor Activity. For the purposes of
noise abatement in residential districts, organized
outdoor activities may only be conducted between
the hours of eight a.m. and ten p.m.
(f) Refuse. Homeless shelters shall provide
a refuse storage area that is completely enclosed
with masonry walls not less than five feet high
with a sOlid-gated opening and that is large enough
to accommodate a standard-sized trash bin adequate
for use on the parcel, or other enclosures as
approved by the Director of General Services and
the Architectural Review Board. The refuse
enclosure shall be accessible to refuse collection
vehicles.
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(g) Homeless Shelter Provider. The agency or
organization operating the shelter shall comply
with the following requirements:
(1) Temporary shelter shall be available
to residents for no more than six months.
(2) Staff and services shall be provided
to assist residents to obtain permanent shelter and
income.
(3) The provider shall have a written
management plan including, as applicable,
provisions for staff training, neighborhood
outreach, security, screening of residents to
insure compatibility with services provided at the
facility, and for training, counseling, and
treatment programs for residents.
(h) Maximum unit Density. Bomeless shelters
located in residential distriets, when not
developed in an individual dwelling unit format,
shall not be subj ect to the underlying zoning
distriet's maximum unit density standard, but the
number of beds shall be limited to three (3) times
the maximum DUmher of dwelling units which would
otherwise be permitted.
SECTION 29. Section 9.04.10.111 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
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9.04.10.02.111
Residential
uses
in
c~mm4rcial districts.
Single family dwelling units, multi-family
dwelling units, congregate housing, transitional
housing, single room occupancy housing, and senior
housing, located in the BCD, C2, C3, C3C, C4, C5,
C6, CH, CP, and M1 Districts shall comply with the
following standards:
(a) Location. Residential units may be
located on the ground floor provided they are at
least 50 feet from the front property line. This
requirement may be altered through approval of a
variance. This requirement shall not apply to
developments in the BCD, C5, CP, or Ml Districts,
or to Affordable Rousing projects.
(b) Access. The residential units shall have
a separate and secured entrance and exit that is
directly accessible to the parking.
(c) Refuse storage and Location. The
residential units shall maintain a separate refuse
storage container separate from that used by the
commercial and manufacturing business. It shall be
clearly marked for residential use only and use by
commercial and manufacturing businesses shall be
prohibited.
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SECTION 30. Section 9.04.10.02.142 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
9.04.10.02.142 Transitional and congregate
housing.
Transitional and congregate housing located in
any district shall be subject to the following
standards:
Ca) The transitional housing or oongregate
housing provider shall have a written management
plan including, as applicable, provisions for staff
training, neighborhood outreach, securi ty ,
screening of residents to insure compatibility with
services provided at the facility, and for
training, counseling, and treatment programs for
residents.
(b) Maximum Unit Density. In residential
distriets, congreqate housing, when not developed
in an individual dwelling unit format, and
transitional housing, shall not be subject to the
underlying zoning district's maximum unit density
standard, but the numher of beds shall be limited
to three (3) times the maximum DUmher of dwelling
unit. which would otherwise be permitted.
SECTION 31. Part 9.04.10.14 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
is amended to read as follows:
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Part
Incentive.
9.04.10.14
Housing
Development
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The City recognizes that there is a growinq
city,
need for a range of housing opportunities in the
housing,
eongregate
including transitional
housing, homeless shelters,
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housing, and affordable housing whieh is deed
restricted or restricted by an agreement approved
by the city. The standards allowed in this section
are intended to facilitate the development of such
alternative housing developments in the city.
9....10.1...020 Ocean Park density bonuses.
Density bonuses shall be awarded for
affordable housing projects in the following
districts according to the following formulas:
(a) OP-2 District. Projects of 4 or more
units may be developed with up to 75% more units
than allowed by the district density standards when
all of the density bonus units are permanently
deed-restricted for low income households.
Projects of 3 units may receive a bonus of one unit
when the density bonus unit is permanently deed-
restricted for a middle income household. A
density bonus of 25% as mandated by the state of
California is available for projects of 5 or more
units, which meet state requirements, but do not
meet the standards of this subsection.
(b) OP-3 and OP-4 Districts. Projects of 4
or more units may be developed with 50% more units
than allowed by the district density standards when
all of the density bonus units are permanently
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deed-restricted for low income households.
Projects of 3 or 4 units may receive a bonus of one
uni t when the dens i ty bonus unit is permanently
deed-restricted for a middle income household. A
density bonus of 25% as mandated by the state of
California is available for projects of 5 or more
units, which meet state requirements, but do not
meet the standards of this subsection.
(c) In calculating density bonus units, all
fractional units shall be rounded up to the next
highest whole number of units.
9.04.10.14.030
Special housing development
standards.
The following development standards shall
apply to Affordable Housing Projects:
(a) Height Bonus.
(1) Non-residential districts. The
height of an Affordable Rousing Project located in
. non-residential district may exceed by 10 feet
the maximum number of feet allowed in the
underlying zoning district.
(2) Residential districts. Affordable
Housing Projects located in residential districts,
OD parcels which abut or are loca ted across an
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alley fro. a non-residential district with a
aaximum height limit equal to or greater than the
height limit for a pitehed roof in the residential
distriet, shall not be subject to the requirement
for a pitched roof and the flat roof may achieve
the height established for a pitched roof.
(b) Density Bonus.
(1) Affordable Rousing Projeets in non-
residential districts. Affordable Housing Projects
located in non-residential zoning districts may
have a Floor Area Ratio equal to the applicable FAR
plus 0.5 times the floor area devoted to such
units.
In mixed-use projects, such bonus may be
utilized in the residential portion of the projeet
only.
To the extent a proj ect qualif ies for a
density bonus under state law, any bonus granted
under this subsection shall be counted toward
satisfying the state density bonus requirement.
(2) Affordable Housing projeets in
residential districts. Affordable Housing Projeets
located in residential districts developed with
individual
dwelling
units,
which
meet
the
requirements for a density bonus under state law,
are also entitled to a separate local density bonus
of 25%. Any density bonus received for affordable
housing pursuant to other zoning ordinance
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provisions shall count toward the local density
bonus, so that in no event shall the total density
bonus for affordable housing under local provisions
exceed 25%, or the total density bonus ineludinq
the state density bonus exceed 50 t.
(c) Setbacks. Affordable Housing Projects
located on a corner parcel, the street frontage
dimensions of which requires that the property line
adjacent to the alley be deemed a side pareel line,
aay eount one-half of the width of the alley as a
portion of the required side yard setback, as long
as a minimum setback of 4 feet from the property
line is maintained.
(d) Unexcavated area. Affordable Housing
Projects need only provide and maintain the
unexcavated area required by section 9.04.10.02.170
of the Santa Konica Municipal Code on one side of
the property.
SECTION 32. 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,
are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect
the provisions of this Ordinance.
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SECTION 33. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance.
The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 34. 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 be
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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city Attorney
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1689 (CCS)
(city council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
MODIFYING ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS TO FACILITATE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Task Force On Homelessness ("Task
Force") has recommended that the City Council adopt measures to
promote the development of affordable housing in Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force has found that the city's planning and
zon1ng restr1ct1ons and implementation make it difficult to develop
affordable houslng within the City limits, and has recommended the
modif1cation or elimination of current zoning regulations which slow
down or proh1bit the development of a range of housing opportun1ties
for the homeless and special needs populations,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findinqs and Purpose.
The City Council finds and
declares:
(a) There 15 a growing population of homeless and other
persons 1n the City in need of a range of housing opportunities
lncludlng transltional housing, congregate houslng, homeless
shelters, single room occupancy housing units and deed-restricted or
restricted by an agreement approved by the City affordable housing.
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(b) The lack of a range of housing opportunities, particularly
affordable housing, threatens the public peace, health and safety.
(e) There are several projects currently proposed or
contemplated which, if completed, would help meet the need for
affordable housing in the city. Present zoning restrictions hinder
the'development of these projects.
(d) The Zoning Ordinance requires review and revision with
respect to eliminating barriers to the development of affordable
housing.
(e) Pending such review and revision, and in order to
facilitate the processing and development of currently pending or
contemplated affordable housing projects, it is necessary to modify
on a temporary basis the zoning standards governing the development
of affordable housing.
(f) This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to Santa Monica
Munlcipal Code Sectlons 9.04.20.16.020 through 9.04.20.16.040. A
resolutlon of lntention was adopted by the Planning Commisslon on
April 29, 1992. The Planning Comm1ssion held public hearings
regardlng the recommended amendment on May 13, 1992, May 27, 1992,
and June 3, 1992, made findings pursuant to 9120.3, and recommended
the amendment to the City Council.
(g) On July 14, 1992, the City Councll adopted Ordlnance
Number 1635 (CCS) to implement the above modifications to the Zonlng
Ordinance. Ordinance Number 1635 (CCS) will expire August 14, 1993,
unless extended by the council for one year, pursuant to Section 10
of that Ordlnance. On June 15, 1993, the City Council introduced
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for first reading an Ordinance making permanent most of the
provisions of Ordinance 1635 (CCS) which relate to the commercial
districts involved in the Commercial Development Standards Program.
It is the purpose of this Ordinance to extend for one year those
portions of Ordinance 1635 (CCS) which relate to the residential
districts and those related to commercial districts not reviewed as
part of the Commercial Development Standards Program.
SECTION 2. Zonina and Develooment Standards. Notwithstanding
any provisions of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to the contrary,
the following zoning and development standards shall apply to the
following types of housing:
(a) Permitted Uses. In addition to the uses currently
permitted ln the zone, the following use shall be a permitted use in
the Rl dlstrlct: domestic violence shelters.
In addition to the uses currently permitted ln the zone, the
following uses shall be permitted uses in the R2, R2B, R3, R3R, R4,
OP2, OP3, OP4, and RVC districts: senior housing, sen~or group
houslng, transitional housing, single room occupancy housing,
congregate housing, and domestic violence shelters.
In addition to the uses currently permitted in the zone, the
followlng uses shall be permitted uses ln the OP-l, OP Duplex and
R2R districts: domestic violence shelters.
In addition to the uses currently permitted in the zone, the
followlng uses shall be permltted uses in the eM and CP districts:
slngle family dwelllng units, multi-family dwelling units, homeless
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shelters with less than 55 beds, congregate housing, transitional
housing, single room occupancy housing, senior housing, senior group
housing, and domestic violence shelters.
In addition to the uses currently permitted in the zone, the
following use shall be permitted in the CC district: transitional
housing.
(b) Conditionally Permitted Uses. In addition to the uses
currently conditionally permitted in the zoning district, the
following uses shall be conditionally permitted uses in the R3, R3R,
R4, OP2, OP3, OP4, and RVC districts: homeless shelters.
In addition to the uses currently conditionally permitted in
the zoning distr:lct, the following use shall be conditionally
permitted in the eM and CP districts: homeless shelters with 55 or
more beds.
(c) Maximum Building Height. In residential districts, eM,
and CP zoning districts, there shall be no limitation on the number
of floors of any Affordable Housing Project, as long as the building
height does not exceed the maximum number of feet allowed in the
underlying zon1ng district, or as allowed in section 3(d) of this
Ordinance.
(d) Height Bonus In Non-Residential Districts. The height of
an Affordable Housing project located in a non-residential district
may exceed by 10 feet the maximum number of feet allowed in the
underlY1ng zon1ng district. This provision shall not be applicable
to proj ects which have already received a height bonus under an
exist:lng Zoning Ordinance provision.
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(e) Haximum Unit Density. Affordable Housing projects
developed with individual dwelling units are entitled to a local
density bonus equivalent and in addition to the state density bonus.
This provision shall not be applicable to projects which have
already received an equivalent density bonus under existing Zoning
ordinance provisions.
In mUlti-family districts, congregate housing, single room
occupancy housing, and homeless shelters, when not developed in an
individual dwelling unit format, and transitional housing shall not
be subJect to the district's maximum unit density standard, but the
number of beds shall be limited to 3 times the maximum number of
dwelling units which would otherwise be perm1tted.
(f) setback Requirements. Affordable Hous1ng projects located
on a corner parcel, the street frontage dimension of which requires
that the property line adjacent to the alley be deemed a side parcel
line, may count one-half of the width of the alley as a portion of
the required side yard setback, as long as a minimum setback of 4
feet from the property line is maintained.
Affordable Housing Projects need only provide and maintain the
unexcavated area required by section 9.04.10.02.170 of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code on one side of the property.
SECTION 3. Development Standards ADDlicable to Homeless
Shel ters. Notwi thstanding any provisions of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to the contrary, homeless shelters shall not be
subject to the issuance of a performance standards permit in any
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zoning district, but homeless shelters located in any residential
district, the eM or CP zoning districts shall comply with the
development standards set forth in zoning Ordinance section
9.04.10.02.061.
, SECTION 4. Developme~t Standards Aoplicable to Senior GrOUD
Housinq. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to the contrary, senior group housing shall not be
subject to the issuance of a performance standards permit in any
zoning district, but senior group housing located in any residential
district, the CM or CP zoning districts shall comply with the
development standards set forth in Zoning ordinance section
9.04.10.02.141.
SECTION 5. Develonment Standards Applicable to Transitional
and Conqreqate Hous1nq. Transitional and congregate housing located
~n any res~dential district, the CM or CP zon1ng districts shall be
subject to the development standard set forth 1n Zoning Ordinance
Section 9.04.10.02.142.
SECTION 6. Development standards Applicable to Residential
Uses in the CM, CP and CC Districts. Notwithstanding any provisions
of the Santa Monica Municipal Code to the contrary, residential uses
located in the CM, CP or CC zoning districts shall not be subject to
the issuance of a performance standards permit, but the following
development standards shall apply. single family dwelling units,
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multi-family dwelling units, congregate housing, transitional
housing, single room occupancy housing, senior housing, and
transitional housing shall comply with the following development
standards:
(a) Location. The residential units shall not be located on
the'ground floor street front except where specifically permitted.
Residential units may be located on the ground floor provided they
are at least 50 feet from the front property line. This requirement
may be altered through approval of a variance. This requirement
shall not apply to developments in the CP districts, or to
Affordable Houslng ProJects.
(b) Access. For new construction projects, the residential
units shall have a separate and secured entrance and exit that is
directly accessible to the parking. Existing and new construction
proJects shall have a secured parking entrance.
(c) Parking. Residential use parking shall comply with Part
9. 04 . 10. 08 of the Zoning Ordinance, except as modif ied by this
Ordlnance. parking may be shared when the commercial or
manufacturing use generates a parking demand primarily during the
hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
(d) Noise. Resldential units shall be constructed so that
lnterlor noise levels do not exceed 55 decibels for more than 60
mlnutes in any 24 hour period and 45 declbels for more than 30
mlnutes between the hours of 11:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.
(e) Lighting. All lighting shall comply with Section
9.04.10.02.270 of the Zoning Ordinance.
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(f) Design.
For new construction, the floors devoted to
residential units shall provide an exterior appearance and character
which denotes it as housing and is visibly different from the
commercial or manufacturing floors through the use of patios,
changes in fenestration, and appropriate levels of detail, while
maintaining a cohesive quality.
(g) Landscapinq_ On-site landscaping shall be installed and
maintained to the standards outlined in Part 9.04.10.04 of the
Zoning Ordinance.
(h) Refuse storaqe and Location. The residential units shall
maintain a refuse storage container separate from that used by the
commercial or manufacturing business.
It shall be clearly marked
for residential use only and use by commercial or manufacturing
businesses is prohibited.
SECTION 7. Parkinq standards. Notwithstanding any provisions
of the Santa Mon~ca Municipal Code to the contrary, the following
parking standards shall apply to the following types of housing
located ~n any district:
Unit Type
Spaces Required
Compact percentaqe
Congregate Housing
1 space/5 beds
40%
Housing Units Deed-
Restricted or restricted
by an agreement approved
by the city for Low and
Moderate Income:
studio, no bedroom
1 bedroom
2 bedroom or larger
Visitor
1 space/unit
1 space/unit
1. 5 space/unit
1 space/5 units
40%
40%
40%
40%
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Senior Housing and
senior Group Housing
0.5 space/unit
40%
Visitor
1 space/S units
senior Housing and
Senior Group Housing
Deed Restricted or
restricted by an agreement
approved by the City
for'Low and Moderate
Income 0.25 space/unit
40%
Visitor
1 space/S units
40%
Homeless Shelters
1 space/IO beds
40%
Domestic Violence
Shelter
0.5 spaces per
bedroom
40%
Single Room Occupancy
0.5 space/un~t
40%
Visl.tor
1 space/S units
Single Room Occupancy
Deed Restricted to Low
and Moderate Income
0.25 space/unit
40%
Visitor
1 space/5 units
40%
Trans1tional Housing
0.5 space/bedroom
40%
Visl.tor
1 space/5 unlts
SECTION 8.
Dens~ty Bonus for Affordable Housinq in Non-
Residential Districts.
In addition to any other applicable
provision of this ordinance, Affordable Housing Projects located in
non-res~dential zoning districts may have a Floor Area Ratio equal
to the applicable base FAR limitation of the underlying zoning
dlstrlct plus 0.5 times the floor area devoted to such units. In
ml.xed-used proJects, such bonus may be utilized in the resldential
portion of the project only.
This section ~s not applicable to
projects which have already received a FAR bonus pursuant to zoning
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include affordable residential units. To the extent a project
qualifies for a density bonus under state law, any bonus granted
under this section shall be counted toward satisfying the state
density bonus requirement.
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall be of no further force and
effect one year from its effective date.
SECTION 10. Any provision of the Santa Monica Mun1cipal Code
or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further,
are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect
the prov1sions of this ord~nance.
SECTION 11. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance ~s for any reason held to be invalid or
unconst1tut~onal by a dec~sion of any court of any competent
jur~sd~ction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
rema~n1ng portions of this ordinance. The c~ty Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared 1nvalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any
portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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SECTION 12. 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 upon 30 days after its adoption.
SECTION 13. The applicant for any project for which an
application has been filed but not approved at the time this
Ordinance becomes effective can elect to have the provisions of
this ordinance apply to the project.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Acting City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 13th day of July, 1993.
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I hereby cert~fy that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1689(CCS)
was duly and regularly 1ntroduced at a meet1ng of the City
Counc11 on the 29th day of June 1993; that the sald Ordinance was
thereafter duly adopted at a meeting of the C~ty CounC1l on the
13th day of July 1993 by the following Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Genser, Greenberg,
Holbrook, Olsen, Rosenste~n,
Vazquez
Noes: Counc~lmembers. None
Absta~n: Counc1lmernbers: None
Absent. Councilmembers' None
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6.1994
700 P.M
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1685 MAIN STREET, ROOM 213
1 CALL TO ORDER The meetmg was called to order at 7 14 P ill
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AllegIance
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ROLL CALL
Present
Also Present
COlrumsslOner Werenuuk led the Pledge of
Kenneth BreIsch
Ralph Mechur
Pamela O' Connor
Enc Parlee
Thomas Pyne
Kathy Werenuuk
John ZInner
Kyle Ferstead. ComrrllssIOn Secretary
Suzanne Fnck, Director of Plannmg/LUTM
Amanda Schachter, Semor Planner
Mary Strobel, Deputy CIty Attorney
Kenyon Webster. Planrung Manager
4 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ComnllssIOner Pyne made a motIon to approve the
mmutes for September 29, 1993. and March 2, 1994, as submItted CommIsSIOner
Parlee seconded the motIon. whIch was approved by VOIce vote
5 PLANNING DIRECTOR'S REPORT Ms FrIck gave the DIrector's Report She
reported that at the next meetmg of the ComnllssIOn, on Apnl 20th, Mary Strobel wIll
be givmg a bnefing on the new Brown Act regulatIons and begm dIscussIOn on the
new Safety Element Smce the last CommIssIon meetmg, Ms Frick reported that the
CIty CounCIl has been workmg on the Earthquake Recovery Plan for the CIty and has
adopted a redevelopment area to aId m the recovery process She stated that the fmal
plan should be gomg to the CIty CouncIl III late sprIng or early summer In the
future. the CIty CounCIl WIll be heanng the Text Amendment for 1702 AppIan Way
on Apnl 12th. the reconstructlOn ordmance and other emergency ordmances on April
19th. and homeless Issues on Apnl 26th
CommISSIoner Pyne asked If the Apnl 20th meetmg would be a soody seSSIOn Ms
Fnck stated that It wIll be a meetmg, but not a publIc heanng
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6 STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL ACTION Consent Calendar
CommiSSIOner Pyne made a motion to approve the Statements of OffIcIal ActIon as
submItted CommISSIOner Parlee seconded the motIOn, whIch was approved by VOIce
vote
A CUP 93-014, 119 Ocean Park Boulevard
B CUP 93-032, (Amendments to CUP 398 & CUP 445). 1351 ThIrd Street
C TPC 307. VTTM 51813, 817 EIghteenth Street
D TPC 311, VTTM 51767. 946-948 N mth Street
E TPC 312, VTTM 51766. 1860 Nmth Street
F TPC 313, VTTM 51820, 423 PIer Avenue
7 PUBLIC HEARINGS Consent Calendar
CommISSIoner Pyne made a motIon to approve Consent Calendar Items A, as
amended by staff. and 7B per staff recommendatIOns CommISSIOner Parlee seconded
the motIOn. WhICh was approved by VOIce vote
A CondltIonal Use PermIt 93-030. 2100 Ocean Park Boulevard. BR-R3. ApplIcant.
Jan T. and Killl T. Khoe. AnnlIcatIon for a CondItIonal Use PermIt to allow the
renewal of a CondItIonal Use PermIt for an eXlstmg com operated laundry WIth
9 oarkml! snaces located at 2]00 Ocean Park Boulevard. (Planner. Patnce
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B CondltIonal Use Permit 94-002 . 713 Montana Avenue. C2, ApplIcant: TracI
Van V echerv / Romano I s ItalIan Restaurant. AoolIcatIOn for a CondItIOnal Use
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Perfilt to allow Issuance of a Type-41 (On-Sale Beer and Wme for Bona FIde
PublIc Eatml! Place) alcohol lIcense to be used m conmnctlOn with an eXlstInl!
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9] 7 square foot restaurant WIth a total of 24 seats. (Planner. Susan Healy
Keene)
C Development ReVIew PermIt 93-004. 1107 Santa Momca Boulevard. C4.
Aoohcant. KInl!s Investment Inc_. Annhcatlon for a Develonment ReVIew PermIt
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to permIt construction of a three story. 32.602 square foot mIxed use project.
mdudmg medIcal. retaIl. semor hOUSIng. and a reSIdentIal care faCIlIty for
seruOfs over a 101 snace subterranean oarkml! l!aral!e accessed from Eleventh
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Street. (Planner Susan Healy Keene)
Withdrawn
8 PUBLIC HEARINGS
A Text Amendment 94-003 to Amend Article IX of the Santa Momca Mumclpal
Code to Implement the Affordable Housmg Ordmance. LocatIon.
CitYWIde. The proposed text amendment modIfies the Zonmg Ordmance sectIOns
related to uses and establIshes InCentIves III order to faCIlItate the
d.evelopment of affordable housmg III the City. The amendments replace an
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(Planner. Amanda Schachter)
ComnnsSloner Parlee commented on the heIght lnmtauons and that a set number
of stones 15 not specIfIed Staff explamed that there IS not a IUlllt on the number
of stones for an affordable housmg project COImmsslOner Parlee also
commented on the pItched roof ratIo and how It affects artIculatIon of new
structures
C01llimSSlOner Pyne made a statement regardmg reqUIrements for transItIOnal
housmg projects SpeCIfically, CommIssIOner Pyne stated that he does not feel
comfortable WIth "sensItIve housmg types bemg allowed by nght m resIdentIal
neighborhoods" He asked Ms Fnck how hIS concerns could be addressed
Ms Fnck responded that thiS concern can be forwarded on to the CIty CouncIl
andlor make a motIon to move transItIOnal housmg mto the conditionally
permItted use category
ComnllSSIOner Parlee asked If there was a set of gmdelmes or performance
standards for transitIonal housmg Ms Fnck read the defimtlOn for transltlonal
housmg from the Code
COmmISSIoner WeremlUk stated she dId not feel that the subject housmg types
are not any dIfferent from any other type of housmg use. If properly mOnItored
Commissioner Pyne expressed concerned about whether these types of housmg
are properly mOnItored. and to the extra types of aCtIvlUes offered. such as
counselIng
The followmg members of the publIc spoke
Mat MIllen, 1753 16th Court, Santa MOllIca 90404
Peter Tigler. 2019 21st Street. Santa MOnIca 90404
Merntt Coleman. 1508 Stanford Street #5, Santa MOllIca 90405
ChaIr Mechur closed the publIc hearIng
CommIssioner Pyne asked the CommIssIon for a consensus regardmg some of
the more SenSITIVe Issues raIsed by the Text Amendment He began by makmg
a motIon to reqUIre a CondltlOnal Use Pernut (CUP) for transItIonal housmg
proJects, as they are different from multI-fanuly reSIdentIal projects
CommISSIOner Parlee seconded the monon for diSCUSSIon
ChaIr Mechur asked for a copy of the old defrmtlons Staff supplIed copIes of
the defmmons
ComrmsslOner Pyne expressed ills concerns WIth varIous aspects of transItIonal
housmg He also stated that he did not Hunk: domestIc VIOlence shelters should
have a CUP due to theIr senslUve nature
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CommiSSlOner Weremiuk commented on day care centers, semar centers and
asked how these operatIons were vIewed when they had offices, lobbIes and
counselmg components Ms Fnck stated that counselIng facIlItIes are not
necessanly on sIte for these types of facIlItIes. that each type of facilitIes IS
vIewed on a case by case basIs for compatIbIlIty
ComnllssIOner Parlee asked about the defimtIOn for congregate housing and
whether It Includes prOVISIOns for a commumty latchen, and housekeepIng
facIlItIeS Ms FrIck explamed that congregate housmg does Include prOVISIOn
for a share kItchen faCIlIty and staff to prepare the meals AddItIonally, Ms
Frick stated that congregate housmg does not have an age restrIctIon
CormmsslOner ZInner expressed hIS comfort WIth the tranSItIOnal hOUSIng
defmItIon He also commented that some profeSSIOns. such as counselors. are
allowed to operate theIr practIces out of then homes WIth a CIty permIt
ConumsSlOner Parlee commented that it would be rare for a tranSItIonal housmg
project to exceed the threshold lImIts that would reqUIre CommIssIon revIew
He also commented on streamlIning the permIt process
ChaIr Mechur commented on dIfferences between tranSItIOnal housmg projects
and congregate housmg projects He asked staff If there was any proviSIOn for
staff to requrre or reVIew operatIOnal, screemng or management plans for these
types of facIlItIes Mr Webster stated that homeless shelters reqUIre submIttal
of such plans. but transItIonal housmg faCIlItIes do not He also stated that staff
has not dIscussed thIS aspect and the defimtIOns are conSIstent WIth the current
Housmg Ordmances
CornrmssIOner Weremmk asked why the Upward Bound project had submItted a
operatIonal plan Mr Webster stated that Upward Bound applIed under a
Development ReVIew PermIt process. WhICh changed the requirements, and they
offered to prepare the plans
ComnussIOner Pyne stated that tranSItIonal housmg stays are lImited to three
years and asked If congregate hOUSIng had the same restrictIons Ms Fnck
stated that there are no tIme stay reqUIrements Chair Mechur commented that
homeless shelters lImIt stays to SIX months
CooumsslOner Weremmk spoke agamst requlflng a development review process
for transItIonal housmg as It ]S SOCIally necessary and needs to be faCIlItated
She recommended that an operatIonal plan be submItted as part of any review
process to help allay neIghborhood concerns
CommiSSIOner Parlee expressed agreement WIth CommISSIOner Weremmk's
recommendatIon He suggested staff develop standards for vanous types of
housmg SimIlar to the Performance Standards PermIt (PSP) process He then
commented that the deflmtIOns leave a great deal of room for IOterpretatIon
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Ms. FrIck offered for the CommIssIOn's consideratIOn Code Sectlon
904 10 02 142 (SMMC). wluch deals wIth standards for the types of housmg
bemg dIscussed COlrnmssIOner Parlee thanked Ms Frick for the sectIon
number and asked If staff could provIde the ComnnsslOn with a hst of, or caples
of appl1catIons for, transltlonal housmg requests Ms Fnck mdIcated tlns may
be a problem but would reVIew 11 WIth her staff.
COnllnISSIOner Zmner asked If the reqUirement for a management plan could be
attached to domestIc VIolence shelters ChaIr Mechur argued agamst tlus Idea
and felt that If the people proposmg such a shelter were not responsIble, then
they would not be able to obtam fundmg COIrumsslOner WeremlUk agreed,
statmg that most agenCIes reqUire the submittal of such plans pnor to fundmg
these types of serVIces She suggested that staff may WIsh to reVIew such plans
also
Deputy CIty Attorney Strobel stated that these Issues should be revIewed,
partIcularly as regards State law She also stated that domestic vIOlence shelters
may be exempt If smgle famIly dwellIngs are exempt She stated she could
reVIew tins matter If the CommISSIOn requests It
ChaIr Mechur asked about an Issue raIsed by a member of the publ1c regardmg
addmg a proVISIOn for "granny" umts He stated that he favored them, but
thought the CIty CounCIl had not conSIdered thIS Issue yet Ms FrIck stated that
staff WIll be studymg the "granny" umt Issues m the next fIscal year or so
ChaIr Mechur asked If there was a prohlbmon on the dIstance between shelters
Mr Webster stated that there IS a dIstance reqUirement under the PSP standards,
however these types of facIlltles wIll no longer fall under thIS category and type
of permIt
ChaIT Mechur commented on the Issues raIsed by a member of the pubhc
regardmg the dIstrIbution of affordable housmg project
ConUlllsslOner Parlee commented on "granny flats" and that current setback
requrrements for dwell1ngs and accessory structures WIll not allow for the
constructIon of "granny flats" on most propertIes
COIrnmssIOner WeremlUk commented on the cost of land, wluch restrIcts the
kmds of development whIch occurs She stated that the Idea of dIstnbutmg the
placement of low mcome projects IS a good one, III prInciple, but land costs
make It unlIkely
ChaIr Mechur commented that the greatest problem IS economIc segregation
He agreed that affordable housmg should be spread throughout the City, but
questIOned how thIS could be done He suggested the ImtIatIon of such concepts
as land bankmg and CIty contrIbutIon to non-profit housmg projects
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ComnllsslOner Parlee commented on Ordmance 1615 and PropositIOn R and the
mandate of 30% affordable housmg units He felt that m tIme, the housmg
affordlbIluy Issue should balance out
COJ1lffilSSlOner Pyne restated ills motIon to subject transltlonal housmg projects
to the CUP process
The motIOn faIled by the followmg vote
AYES Pyne.
NOES BreIsch, Mechur, O'Connor. Parlee, Weremmk, Zmner
ChaIr Mechur made a motIon to forward the Text Amendment to City CouncIl
per staff report recommendatIOns
COlllIlllsSlOner Zinner seconded the motlon
The ComnllssIOn dIscussed smglmg out certam types of uses and came to the
consensus that they should not be smgled out
The motlon was approved by the followmg vote
AYES Breisch. Mechur, O'Connor, Parlee, Weremmk. ZInner,
ABSTAIN Pyne
B Develooment ReVIew PermIt 93-006. (Amendment to DR 292), 1301 20th
Street. CPo ApplIcant. Samt John's MedIcal Plaza. ApplIcatIon for a
D~velopment ReVIew PermIt to permIt the amendment of an eXIstmg
Develooment ReVIew PermIt m order to allow the bUlldmQ owner to char2:e
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emolovees and VISItors for Darkm!! at the medIcal office bUlldIn2: at 1301 20th
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Street. The eXlstmg Development ReVIew PermIt (DR 292) requires that
DarkIng be offered free to emolovees who work m the bUlldml! and free to
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VI~ltors for the fIrst hour. No phYSIcal change to the bUlldmg IS proposed
(pJanner D. Buckley )
[Commissioner Pyne stepped down from the dais and left the meetmg due to a
potennal COnflIct of mterest ]
The applIcant's representanve, Randy Moore. 444 South Flower Street. Los
Angeles, was present to dISCUSS the proposal
COlrumsslOner Weremmk asked Mr Moore If he would accept a condmon
reqUlrmg free parkmg for van and carpools Mr Moore stated that would be
acceptable
COlrumsslOner Zmner commented that havmg a transportatIOn management plan
15 not mandated for this type of bUlldmg WIth multIple tenants Mr Moore
stated that hIS management company takes a pro-actIve approach to parkmg III
theIr bUIldmgs
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ATTACHMENT E
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NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
To:
Concerned Persons
From:
The City of Santa :Monica
Subject of Hearing:
Text Amendment 94-003
Ordmance for Introduction and Flfst Readmg to Amend Article
IX of the Santa MOllica MUlllcIpal Code to Implement the
Affordable Housmg Ordmance
Location:
CityWIde
A PublIc Heanng WIll be held by the CIty CouncIl on the followmg request
Ordmance for mtroductlon and first readmg to modIfy the Zomng Ordmance related to
permItted uses, development standards. and IncentIves In order to facIlItate the development
of affordable housmg m the CIty The ordmance replaces and mtenm ordmance WhICh has
been III effect for over one year
TIl\IE:
TUESDAY, JUl\"E 14, 1994 AT 6:30 P.M
COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 213, CITY HALL
1685 MAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA
HOW TO COMMENT.
LOCATION
The City of Santa Monica encourages publIc comment on this and other projects You or
your representative, or any other persons may comment at the CIty Council's publIc heanng.
or by ,,,ritmg a letter
Letters should be addressed to'
City CouncIl, City Clerk's Office
1685 Mam Street, Room 102
Santa Maruca, CalIfornia 9040 1
MORE INFOIDv1ATION
ff desired, further infonuation may be obtained from the Planning and Zoning Division at the
address above or by calling (310) 458-8341.
The meetmg facIlIty IS handtcapped accesSIble. If you have any specIal needs such as SIgn
language mterpretmg, please contact the Office of the Disabled at (310)458-8701.
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