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city council Meeting 6-22-93
Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and city Council
FROM: city Attorney
SUBJECT: Ordinance Implementing the Commercial Development
Standards Program and Portions of the Affordable
Housing Ordinance
At its meeting on June 15, 1993, the City Council
introduced for first reading an ordinance implementing the
commercial development standards program and portions of the
affordable housing ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
ordinance be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Joseph Lawrence, Acting City Attorney
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City Council Meeting 6-22-93
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER l687(CCS)
(city council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING ARTICLE IX
OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
TO IMPLEMENT THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS PROGRAM AND PORTIONS OF THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Resolution of Intention
to amend the development standards in the commercial districts of
the City; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commisslon held public hearings on
the commercial Development standards and proposed ordinances
revisions on January 13, 1993, and made recommendations to the
City Council following the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on the
Commercial Development standards and proposed ordinance revisions
on February 9, 1993, March 16, 1993, and March 30, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved a motion to adopt the
proposed ordinance revisions following the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the
proposed amendment is consistent in principle with the goals,
objectives, policies, land uses, and programs specified in the
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adopted General Plan, in that the development standards and
permitted uses contained in the ordinance are consistent with the
Land Use and Circulation Element of the General Plan, and in that
the proposed amendments allow for and encourage housing in the
commercial districts, in keeping with the policies contained in
the Housing Element of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the public health, safety, and general welfare
require the adoption of the proposed amendment, in that the
commercial development standards set appropriate limits to
non-residential development in the commercial and industrial
zoning districts, outside the specific plan areas of the City, in
order to allow non-residential growth in amounts sufficient to
keep the city fiscally sound, and at a level that will protect
the health and welfare of city residents and maintain quality of
life standards. Furthermore, the standards provide expanded
housing opportunities in the city, which improves the imbalance
between jobs and housing in Santa Monica,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9.04.02.030 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 9.04.02.030. Definitions. The
following words or phrases as used in this Chapter
shall have the following meanings:
Accessory Building. A detached building which
is located on the same lot as the principal building
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and is incidental and subordinate to the principal
building in terms of both size and use.
Accessory Living Quarters. Living quarters
within an accessory building for the sole use of
persons employed on the premises or for use by
guests of the occupants of the premises. Such
quarters shall not have cooking facilities and shall
not be rented or used as a separate dwelling.
Accessory Use. A use of land or of a building
or a portion of the land or building incidental and
subordinate to the principal use of the land or
building and located on the same lot as the
principal use.
Act ot Nature. A natural occurrence such as
an earthquake, flood, tidal wave, hurricane or
tornado which causes substantial damage to buildings
or property.
Affordable Housing project. Housing in which
One Hundred Percent (100%) of the dwelling units are
deed-restricted or restricted by an agreement
approved by the City for occupancy by low or
moderate income households. Such projects may also
include non-residential uses, as long as such uses
do not exceed Thirty-Three Percent (33%) of the
floor area of the total project.
Al tered Grade. A change in the elevation of
the ground surface from its natural state due to
grading, excavation or filling.
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Arcade. A public passageway or colonnade open
along at least one side, except for structural
supports I usually covered by a canopy or permanent
roofing.
Art Gallery. A room or structure in which
original works of art or limited editions of
original art are bought, sold, loaned, appraised or
exhibited to the general public.
Artist studio. A room or structure in which
original works of art are created on-site. Living
quarters for the artist may be permitted provided
the area devoted to living quarters does not exceed
Fifty Percent (50%) of the square footage of the
total studio space.
Attic. The area located above the ceiling of
the top story and below the roof and not usable as
habitable or commercial space.
Auditorium. A building or
accommodate groups of people
room designed to
for meetings,
performances or events.
Automobile Center. A grouping of individual
automobile dealerships offering a variety of
automobile makes and models proposed as a single
development project.
Automobile Dealership.
establishment which sells or
Any
leases
business
new
or
used
automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers, recreational
vehicles, boats or motorcycles or other similar
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motorized transportation vehicles. An automobile
dealership may maintain an inventory of the vehicles
for sale or lease either on-site or at a nearby
location and may provide on-site facilities for the
repair and service of the vehicles sold or leased by
the dealership.
Automobile Rental Agency. Any business
establishment which rents or otherwise provides
motorized transportation vehicles on a short-term
basis typically for periods of less than one (1)
month, and which maintains such vehicles on-site or
at a nearby location. For the purpose of this
Chapter, rental of trucks exceeding one ton capacity
or rental of other heavy equipment shall constitute
distinct uses separate from an automobile rental
agency.
Automobile Repair Facility. Any building,
structure, improvements or land used for the repair
and maintenance of automobiles, motorcycles and
trucks including, but not limited to, body, fender,
muffler or upholstery work, oil change and
lubrication, painting, tire service and sales, or
the installation of CB radios, car alarms, stereo
equipment or cellular telephones.
AutomObile Sales Facility. See Automobile
Dealership.
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Automobile storage Lot. Any property used for
short or long term parking of vehicles for sale or
lease at an automobile dealership.
Automobile Washing Faeili ty. Any building,
structure, improvement or land principally used for
washing motor vehicles.
Average Natural Grade. The average elevation
of the ground level of the parcel surface in its
natural state as measured from the corners of the
parcel. However, in connection with development
projects in the Ocean Park Districts, average
natural grade shall have the same meaning as
"theoretical grade" or "grade, theoretical.1I
Awning. A temporary shelter supported
entirely from the exterior wall of a building.
Awnings may be fixed or collapsible, retractable or
capable of being folded against the face of the
supporting building.
Balcony. A platform that projects from the
wall of a building and is surrounded on the exposed
sides by a railing or wall up to forty-two (42)
inches in height.
Bar. An establishment with a
IIpublic-premises" liquor license and restaurants
with a liquor serving facility that is physically
separate from the dining area and is regularly
operated during hours not corresponding to food
service hours.
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Basement. The portion of a structure below
the finished first floor. A basement shall be
considered a story if the finished first floor
extends more than three (3) feet above the average
natural grade.
Bed and Breakfast Facility. A building or
portion of a building used as a temporary lodging
place for individuals which does not have more than
four guest rooms and one kitchen.
Bedroom. A private room planned and intended
for sleeping, separated from other rooms by a door
and accessible to a bathroom without crossing
another bedroom.
Boarding House. A residential building with
common cooking and eating facilities where a room or
any portion of a room is rented to a person or
persons unrelated to the person renting the room~
Building. Any structure having a roof
supported by columns or walls and intended for the
she 1 ter , hous ing or enclosure of any individual,
animal, process, equipment, goods or materials of
any kind or nature.
Building Bulk. The aggregate of three
dimensional forms making up a building.
Building Coverage. The horizontal area
measured within the perimeter of the exterior walls
of the ground floor or upper floors that overhang
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the ground floor of all principal and accessory
buildings on a lot.
Building Height. The vertical distance
measured from the existing average natural grade to
the highest point of the roof. However, in
connection with development projects l.n the Ocean
Park Districts, building height shall mean the
vertical distance measured from the theoretical
grade to the highest point of the roof.
Building Mass. Three dimensional forms, the
simplest of which are cubes, boxes, cylinders,
pyramids and cones. A building is rarely only one
(1) of these simple forms, and is generally a
composite of these forms.
Building, Principal. A building in which the
principal use of the lot on WhlCh it is located is
conducted.
Building Size. The aggregate of building mass
and building bulk permitted on a lot which is
defined by height regulations, setbacks and other
property development standards.
canopy. A roof-like cover that projects from
the wall of a building for the purpose of shielding
a doorway, window or wall from the elements.
Change of Use. The establishment of a
different use from the previous use. A change of
ownership for continuation of an existing use does
not constitute a change of use.
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Child Day Care Facility. A facility which
provides non-medical care to children under eighteen
(18) years of age in need of personal services,
supervision or assistance essential for sustaining
the activities of daily living or for the protection
of the individual on less than a twenty-four (24)
hour basis. Child day care facility includes day
care centers and family day care homes.
Church. See Place of Worship definition.
cinema. A motion picture theater where the
primary use is to show motion or video pictures and
to which admission is free or a fee is charged,
received or collected, either by the sale of tickets
or by any other means or device by which money or
something of value is received or paid therefor.
Club. A group of people organized for a
common purpose to pursue common goals, interests or
activities and usually characterized by certain
membership qualifications, payment of fees and dues,
regular meetings and a constitution or by-laws.
C~mmon Open Space. Usable open space which is
for the use of the residents of two (2) or more
dwelling units.
Community Care Facility. Any state licensed
facility, place, or building which is maintained and
operated to provide non-medical residential care,
day treatment, adult day care or foster family
agency services for children, adults, or children
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and adults as defined 1n Article 1 of Chapter 3 of
the California Health and Safety Code Section, 1500
et seg.
conditional Use Permit. A discretionary
permit obtained in accordance with Part 9.04.20.12,
permitting the establishment of particular uses in a
zoning district.
congregate Housing. A multi-family
residential facility with shared kitchen facilities,
deed-restricted or restricted by an agreement
approved by the City for occupancy by low or
moderate income households, designed for occupancy
for periods of six (6) months or longer, providing
services which may include meals, housekeeping, and
personal care assistance as well as common areas for
residents of the facility.
Cultural Facilities. Museums, galleries,
theaters and the like, which promote educational and
aesthetic interest within a community.
Day Care Center. Any child day facility other
than a family day care home, and includes infant
centers, preschools and extended day care
facilities.
Domestic Violence Shelter. A residential
facility which provides temporary accommodations to
persons or families who have been the victims of
domestic violence. Such a facility may also provide
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meals, counseling, and other services, as well as
common areas for the residents of the facility.
Drive-Through or Drive-In Restaurant. A
restaurant where customers may be served food ln
their vehicles for consumption either on or off the
site.
Duplex. One (1) structure on a single lot
containing two (2) dwelling units, each of which is
functionally separated from the other.
Dwelling. A structure or portion thereof
which is used principally for residential occupancy.
Dwelling, MUlti-Family. A dwelling containing
two (2) or more dwelling units.
Dwelling, Single-Family. A building
containing one (1) dwelling unlt which contains only
one (1) kitchen and which lS located on a permanent
foundation.
Dwelling unit. One (1) or more rooms,
designed, occupied or intended for occupancy as
separate living quarters, with full cooking,
sleeping and bathroom facilities for the exclusive
use of a single households.
Dwelling unit, Efficiency. A dwelling unit
consisting of not more than one (1) habitable room
together with kitchen or kitchenette and bathroom
facilities.
Electric Distribution substation. An assembly
of equipment which could lnclude fuel cells and
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microwave, cable, radio and/or other communication
facilities as part of a system for distribution of
electric power where electric energy is normally
received at a sub-transmission voltage and
transformed to a lower voltage, and/or produced at
this lower voltage in case a fuel cell is installed,
for distribution to the customer.
Facade. The exterior side of a building.
Fast-Food or Take-Out Restaurant. A
restaurant where customers purchase food at a
walk-up window or counter and either consume the
food on the premises within a short period of time
or take the food off the premises. A restaurant
shall not be considered a fast-food or take-out
restaurant solely on the basis of incidental or
occasional take-out sales.
Fence. A barrier of any material or
combination of materials functioning as an enclosure
or for screening.
Fence Height. The vertical distance between
the ground and top of a fence measured from the
existing grade. The height shall be measured in a
continuum at each point along the fence.
Finished First Floor. The top of the first
floor of a structure which does not extend more than
three (3) feet above the average natural grade.
Floor Area. The total gross horizontal areas
of all floors of a building, including usable
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basements
below
the
roof
and
measured
from
the
wall
interior face of exterior walls,
separating two buildings excluding:
(a) Stairways and stairwells;
(b) Elevators, elevator equipment rooms
and elevator shafts;
(c) Ramps to a subterranean or
semi subterranean parking structure or ramps between
floors of a parking structure providing the ramp
does not accommodate parking;
(d) Unenclosed decks, balconies and
not used for commercial or restaurant
or
a
platforms
activity;
(e) Exterior courtyards, arcades,
atria, paseos, walkways and corr1dors whether or not
covered by a roof provided they are not used for
commercial or restaurant activity;
(f) The volume above interior
courtyards, atria, paseos, walkways and corridors
whether covered or not;
(g) Subterranean and semisubterranean
parking structures used exclusively for parking and
loading and unloading;
eh) At grade parking not covered by a
building, structure or roof;
(i) Loading docks open or covered by a
roof or canopy, but otherwise unenclosed and used
exclusively for loading and unloading;
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(j) Mechanical equipment rooms,
electrical rooms, telephone rooms and similar space
if located below grade. Floor area shall include
those areas occupied by the following:
l. Restrooms, lounges, lobbies,
ki tchens, storage areas and interior hallways and
corridors;
2. The floor area of interior
courtyards, atria, paseos, walkways and corridors
covered by a roof or skylight;
3. Covered at-grade parking;
4. Above grade parking.
Floor area devoted to covered at-grade
parking shall be counted at two-thirds (2/3) of the
actual area if all of the following conditions are
met:
1. The floor devoted to parking
does not exceed ten (10) feet in height;
2. There is at least one (1)
level of subterranean or semi-subterranean parking
provided on the lot;
3. The at-grade and above grade
parking levels are screened from view;
4. There is no parking on the
ground floor wi thin forty (4 0) feet of the front
property line;
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5. The des~gn of the parking
levels is compatible with the design of the building
as determined by the Architectural Review Board.
Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The floor area of all
buildings on a lot divided by the lot area.
Game Arcade. Any place open to the public in
which there are four (4) or more games or
amusements. These games or amusements include, but
are not limited to, electronic, video and pinball
machines, whether coin operated or on free play.
Garage. An accessory building or portion of a
principal building for the parking or temporary
storage of automobiles of the occupants or users of
the premises.
Garage, Subterranean. A structure wholly or
partly underground, the ceiling of which is not more
than two (2) feet above the average natural grade,
except for openings for ingress and egress.
General Retail. BUSlnesses which are engaged
in selling goods or merchandise to the general
public and which provides services incidental to the
sale of such goods.
Grade, Theoretical. An imaginary line from
the midpoint of the lot on the front property line
to the midpoint of the lot on the rear property
line.
Grading. Any strlpping, cutting, soil
removal, filling or stockpiling of earth or land.
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Ground Cover. A low growing woody or
herbaceous plant with low, compact growth habits
which normally crawls or spreads, and which forms a
solid mat or dense cover over the ground withln two
years of installation. Mature heights of
groundcover will usually range from three (3) inches
to three (3) feet.
Ground Floor. The first level of a building
other than a basement.
Ground Floor street Frontage. The first level
of a building, other than a basement, to a depth of
no less than fifty (50) feet of the front of the
lot.
Habitable space. Space ln a dwelling unit for
living, sleeping, eatlng or cooking. Bathrooms,
closets, halls, storage or utility space, and
parking areas are not consldered habitable space.
Hardscape. An open area comprised of durable
non-living materials including, but not limited to
rocks, pebbles, sand, wood, mulch, chips, walls,
fences, planters, bricks, stone, aggregate, natural
forms and water features.
Hedge. A barrier of plant material
functioning as an enclosure or used for screening.
Homeless Shelter. A residential facility,
other than a community care facility, operated by a
provider which provides temporary accommodations to
persons or families with low income. The term
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"temporary accommodations" means that a person or
family will be allowed to reside at the shelter for
a time period not to exceed six (6) months. For the
purpose of this definition, a "provider" shall mean
a government agency or private non-profit
organization which provides, or contracts with
recognized community organizations to provide,
emergency or temporary shelter, and which may also
provide meals, counseling, and other services, as
well as common areas for residents of the facility.
Such a facility may have individual rooms, but is
not developed with indiv1dual dwelling units, with
the exception of a manager's unit.
Home Occupation. A home enterprise in a
residential dwelling unit incidental and secondary
to the use of the dwelling unit and compatible with
surrounding residential uses.
Home occupation Permit. An administrative
permit obtained in accordance with Part 9.04.20.04
to allow a home occupation.
Hospice. A facility that provides residential
living quarters for up to six (6) terminally ill
persons. A hospice is a permitted use in all
residential districts.
Hotel. A building, group of buildings, or a
portion of a building which is designed for or
occupied as the temporary lodging place of
individuals for less than thirty (30) consecutive
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days including, but not limited to, an establishment
held out to the public as an apartment hotel,
hostel, inn, time share project, tourist court or
other similar use.
Household. Persons living together in a
single dwelling unit, with common access to, and
common use of, all living and eating areas and all
areas and facilities for the preparation and storage
of food within the dwelling unit.
Incidental Food Services. Any building, room,
or portion thereof where food is sold at
where less than two hundred fifty (250)
space
retail
square feet (interior and exterior) is utilized for
on-site consumption of any food or beverage,
including seating, counter space or other eating
arrangement.
Kitchen. A room or space within a building
intended to be used for cooking or preparing food.
Landscaped Area. The area within the
boundaries of a given lot which consists of living
plant material including, but not limited to, trees,
shrubs, woody and herbaceous ground covers, grass,
flowers, vines, irrigation systems and other design
features commonly used in landscaping, but not
including walkways, driveways, patios and other
landscape features that use smooth concrete or
asphalt.
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Large Family Day Care Home. A home which
provides family day care to seven (7) to twelve (12)
children at anyone time, including children under
the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home, as
defined in state regulations.
Light Manufacturing. Manufacturing uses
conducted within an enclosed building that include
fabricating, assembling, testing, repairing,
servicing or processing products where the nature of
the operation is not obnoxious or offensive by
reason of emission of odor, dust, noxious gas,
noise, vibration, glare, heat or other adverse
environmental impacts.
Living Area. The inter ior habitable area of
an existing principal dwelling unit including
basement and shall not include a garage.
Living Quarters. A structure
thereof which is used principally
habitation.
Loading Space. An off-street space or berth
on the same lot with a building for the temporary
parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading of
goods.
Loft. See Mezzanine.
Lot. A lot.
Low-Income Household. A household whose gross
annual income does not exceed Sixty Percent (60%) of
the median income of the Los Angeles-Long
or portion
for human
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Beach-Anaheim Primary Metropolitan statistical Area
ePMSA), as determined periodically by the U.s.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
adjusted for household size. If a provision of the
Municipal Code otherwise specifically deflnes low
income household, then that definition governs the
application of that section. See Moderate Income
Household and Very Low Income Household.
Manufactured House. A residential structure
built off-site and moved to a designated site for
placement on a permanent foundation.
Mezzanine. An intermediate level without
walls or partitions, placed in any story or room and
open to the space below. When the total area of any
such mezzanine floor exceeds Thirty-Three and
One-Third Percent (33 1/3%) of the total floor area
in that room, it shall constitute an additional
story. The clear height above or below a mezzanine
floor shall not be less than seven (7) feet. No
more than one (1) continuous mezzanine may be
permitted in anyone (1) room. A mezzanine shall be
considered a loft.
Middle-Income Housebold. A household whose
gross annual income is One Hundred Percent (100%) of
the median income of the Los Angeles-Long
Beach-Anaheim Primary Metropolitan Statistlcal Area
(PMSA), as determined periodically by the U.s.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
adjusted for household size.
Mini-Mart. A small retail store selling
commonly purchased groceries, fast-foods, household
goods, and impulse items, and located on the same
lot as a service station or operated in conjunction
with a service station with common parking.
Minor Repair of Vehicles. Transmission,
muffler and radiator work, lubrication, repair of
brakes, generators, water pumps, batteries and other
minor components, replacement of wiper blades,
fuses, radiator caps, lamps and other minor
accessories, changing and mounting of tires, wheel
alignment, tune-up, minor electrical repairs and
similar repairs and services. Minor repair of
vehicles shall not include repairs that cause
environmental nuisances including, but not limited
to, engine and drive train overhaul, auto
dismantling, body and fender work, welding, repair
of tops, seat covers and upholstery, auto glass
work, painting, rebuilding batteries, tire recapping
or retracting and similar work.
Mixed-use Development. The development of a
lot or building with two (2) or more different land
uses such as, but not limited to, a combination of
residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public
or entertainment in a single or physically
integrated group of structures.
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Mobilehome Park. See Trailer Park.
Moderate-Income Household. A household whose
gross annual income does not exceed One Hundred
Percent (100%) of the medlan income of the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Primary Metropolitan
statistical Area (PMSA), as determined periodically
by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), adjusted for household size. If
a provision of the Municipal Code otherwise
specifically defines moderate income household, then
that definition governs the application of that
Section. See Low Income Household and Very Low
Income Household.
Motel. An establishment providing transient
accommodations containing six (6) or more rooms with
at least Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of all rooms
having direct access to the outside without the
necessity of passing through the main lobby of the
building.
Neighborhood Grocery store. Any small market
not exceeding Three Thousand (3,000) square feet of
floor area selling a full range of food products
including meat, dairy, vegetable, fruit, dry goods
and beverages.
Net Residential Area. An area of land zoned
for residential uses exclusive of pUblic streets or
land dedicated for streets but including the area to
the center line of a rear alley.
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Niqht Club. An establishment which primarily
offers live entertainment or dancing and which may
serve food or beverages.
Nonconforming Building or structure, Legal. A
structure, the size, dimension or location of which
were lawful prior to the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this Chapter or any amendment
thereto, but which fails to conform to the present
requirements of the Zoning district.
Nursing Home. A fac1lity licensed to provide
full-time convalescent or chronic care to
individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic
illness or 1nf1rmity are unable to care for
themselves.
Off-site Hazardous Waste Facility. An
operation involving handling, treatment, storage or
disposal of a hazardous waste in one or more of the
following situations:
(a) The hazardous waste is transported
via commercial railroad, a public-owned road or
public waters, where adjacent land is not owned by
or leased to the producer of the waste.
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{b} The hazardous waste is at a site
which is not owned by or leased to the producer of
the waste.
(c) The hazardous waste is at a site
which receives hazardous waste from more than one
producer.
outdoor storage. The keeping, in an unroofed
area, of any goods, junk, material, merchandise or
vehicles in the same place for more than seventy-two
(72) hours.
Overlay District. A zoning designation
specifically delineated on the Districting Map
establishing land use requirements that govern in
addition to the standards set forth in the
underlying residential, commercial or industrial
district.
Parabolic Antenna. An accessory structure of
any shape, including the main dish and covering,
feedhorn, low-noise amplifier, structural supports
and all other components thereof, Wh1Ch transmits
and receives electromagnetic waves by line of sight.
(a) Groundmounted Dish Antenna. A
parabolic antenna, the entire weight of which is
supported by an approved platform, framework, pole
or other structural system, wh1ch system is affixed
directly on or in the ground by a foundation and
which system is freestand1ng, excluding lateral
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bracing to a building.
(b) Height. The vertical distance
between the highest point of an antenna when
actuated to its most vertical position and grade
below, for a groundmounted d1sh antenna, and to the
roof below for a roofmounted dish antenna.
(c) Microwave Relay Antenna. A
transmitting and receiving antenna, typically disc
or double convex shaped with no active element
external to the disc, that communicates by line of
sight with another similar antenna.
(d) Reasonable Funetional Use. That
positioning of a parabolic antenna which permits
substantially unobstructed line of sight with
geosynchronous orbiting satellites from or to which
the dish antenna receives or transmits
electromagnetic waves.
(e) Roofmounted Dish Antenna. A
parabolic antenna, the entire weight of which is
supported by a building through the use of an
approved framework or other structural system, which
system is affixed to one (1) or more structural
members of the roof of the building or to any
structural portion of the building above the
roof line.
(f) satellite Earth station Antenna.
An antenna that receives or transmlts communications
by line of sight with a geosynchronous orbiting
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satellite.
(g) Screening. The effect of locating
a parabolic antenna behind a bUl1ding wall, fence,
landscaping, berm and/or other specially designed
device so that view of the dish antenna from
adjoining and nearby public street rights-of-way and
private properties is precluded or minimized to the
extent reasonable.
(h) TVRO Antenna. Television receiving
only antenna.
Parapet. All low wall or railing not
exceeding forty-two (42) inches above the roof and
along its perimeter.
Parcel. A portion of land separated from
other portions of land by legal description, as on a
subdivision or record of survey map, or by metes and
bounds. Parcel shall also include two (2) or more
lots combined to be used, developed, or built upon
as a unit as provided for in section 9.04.06.010.
Parcel Area. The total area within the
property lines of a parcel, excluding any street or
alley right-of-way.
Parcel, Corner. A parcel of land abuttlng two
(2) or more streets at their intersection, or upon
two (2) parts of the same street forming an interior
angle of less than one hundred thirty-five (135)
degrees.
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Parcel Depth. The distance measured from the
front parcel line to the rear parcel line as per the
legal description of the property.
parcel, Flag. A parcel not
abutting a public road and where
public road is by a narrow,
driveway.
Parcel Frontage. The width of the front
parcel line measured at the street right-of-way.
Parcel, Key. The first interior parcel to the
rear of a reversed corner parcel and not separated
therefrom by an alley.
Parcel Line. A line of record bounding a
parcel which divides one (1) parcel from another
parcel or from a public or private street or any
other public space.
Parcel Line, Front. The parcel line
separating a parcel from a street right-of-way. In
the case of a corner parcel, the line separating the
narrowest street frontage of the parcel from the
street shall be considered the front.
Parcel Line, Rear. The parcel line opposite
and most distant from the front parcel line: or in
the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly
shaped parcel, a line ten (10) feet in length
entirely within the parcel, parallel to, and at a
maximum distance from the front parcel line.
fronting on or
access to the
right-of-way or
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Parcel Line, Side. Any parcel line other than
a front or rear parcel line.
Parcel, Reversed Corner. A corner parcel, the
side street line of WhlCh is substantially a
continuation of the front parcel line of the first
parcel to its rear.
parcel, Through. A parcel which fronts on two
(2) parallel streets or which fronts upon two (2)
streets which do not lntersect at the boundarles of
the parcel.
Parcel Width. The horizontal distance between
the side lines of a parcel measured at right angles
to its depth along a straight line parallel to the
front parcel line at the street or public
right-of-way that is identified as the parcel's
address.
Pedestrian Orientation. Design qualities and
elements that contribute to an active, inviting
street-level environment making the area a pleasant
place to walk and shop including, but not limited
to:
(a) Street furniture;
(b) Design amenities related to the
street level such as awnings, paseos, arcades;
(c) Visibility into buildings at the
street level;
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(d) Highly articulated facades at the
street level with interesting uses of material,
color and architectural detaillng;
(e) continuity of the sidewalk with a
minimum of intrusions into the pedestrian
right-of-way;
(f) Continuity of building facades
along the street with few interruptions in the
progression of buildings and stores;
(g) Signage orlented and scaled to the
pedestrian rather than the motorlstj
(h) Landscaping.
Pedestrian-Oriented Use. A use which is
intended to encourage walk- in customers and which
generally does not limit the number of customers by
requiring appointments or otherwise excluding the
general public. A pedestrian oriented use may
suggest or require appointments for services when
primarily for the convenience of the customer, such
as reservations with restaurants, beauticians or
optometrists to avoid being turned away due to
unavailability.
Penthouse. A structure not exceedlng fourteen
(14) feet in height located on the roof of a
building used for the purpose of sheltering
mechanical equipment or vertical shaft openings in
the roof.
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Performance Standards Permit. An
administrative permit obtalned in accordance with
Part 9.04.20.08.
Permitted Use. Any use allowed in a zoning
district and subject to the restrictions applicable
to that zoning district.
Place of worship. A building or structure, or
groups of buildings or structures, which by design
and construction are primarily intended for
conducting religious services and accessory uses
associated therewith.
planning commission. The seven (7) member
body responsible for carrying out functions with
respect to planning and zoning as may be prescribed
by this Article.
Porte Cocbere. A footed structure extending
from the entrance of a building over an adjacent
driveway, the purpose of which is to shelter persons
entering and exiting a bu~lding.
Primary Space. Living room, dining room,
family room, library or similar such activity room
in a dwelling unlt.
primary Window. A glazed surface whose area
is larger than any other glazed surface in a room
which serves as a primary space.
Principal Use. The prlmary or predominant use
of any site.
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Photocopy Shop. An establishment that
reproduces or prlnts documents. A print shop shall
be considered to be the same as a photocopy shop.
Private Club or Lodge. A building and related
facilities owned or operated by a corporation,
association or group of individuals established for
the fraternal, social, educational, recreational or
cultural enrichment of its members and not primarily
for profit, and whose members meet certain
prescribed qualifications for membership and pay
dues. A private club or lodge does not include a
facility where the principal membershlp requlrernents
is payment of a membership or admission fee.
Private Tennis Court. A tennis court which
is used for noncommercial purposes by the owner of
the property or their guests.
Public Land. Any government-owned land,
including, but not limited to, public parks,
beaches, playgrounds, trails, pathsl schools, public
buildings and other recreational areas or public
open spaces.
Public utility Service Center and service
Yard. Any building or property used for the
administration of public utility repair,
maintenance, and installation crews, warehouse,
storage yard or maintenance garage including vehicle
parking of a public utility.
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Recreational
Building.
Incidental
park
structures such as restrooms and maintenance
facilities, community rooms, locker rooms and
showers servicing persons using the beaches or
ocean, playing courts, playgrounds, picnic areas,
public swimming pools.
Residential Care Facility For The Elderly. A
state licensed housing arrangement chosen
voluntarily by residents over 60 years of age where
varying levels and intensities of care and
supervision, protective supervision, personal care,
or health related services are provided, based upon
residents' varying needs, as determlned in order to
be admitted and remain in the facility, as defined
in Chapter 3.2 of the California Health and Safety
code, section 1569 et. seq. A Residential Care
Facility for the Elderly serving six or fewer
persons shall be considered a family dwelling for
all zoning purposes.
Residential Facility. A community care
facility which consists of any family home, group
care facility, or similar facility as determined by
the Director of the State Department of Social
services, for twenty-four (24) hour non-medical care
of persons in need of personal services, supervision
or assistance essential for sustaining the
activities of daily living or for the protection of
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the individual, as defined in Article 1 of Chapter 3
of the California Health and Safety Code, section
1500 et seq. A residential care facility serving
six (6) or fewer persons shall be considered a
family dwelling for all zoning purposes.
Residential Use. One (1) or more rooms
designed, occupied or intended for occupancy as
primary living quarters in a building or portion
thereof.
Restaurant. Any building, room, space or
portion thereof where food is sold for consumption
on site. A restaurant does not include incidental
food service.
Rest Home. An extended or intermediate care
facility licensed or approved to provide health care
under medical supervision for twenty-four (24) or
more consecutive hours to two (2) or more patients
who are not related to the governing authority or
its members by marriage, blood or adoption.
Roof. That portion of a buildlng or structure
above walls or columns that shelters the floor area
or the structure below.
Sanitarium. An institution for the treatment
of persons with chronic and usually long-term
illnesses.
Secondary window. Window serving a
bathroom, kitchen, stairway, corridor or
bedroom,
storage
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area in a dwelling unit, or a window in a primary
space which is not a prlmary window.
Self-Service storage Warehouse
(Mini-Warehouse) . A warehouse operation where
customers rent or lease, and have direct access to,
individual storage areas, compartments or rooms
within a larger structure or structures provided for
storage use.
senior citizen. An individual sixty-two (62)
years of age or more.
senior Group Housing. A building or
buildings, including a single family dwelling, that
provides residence for a group of senior citizens
with a central kitchen and dining facilities and a
separate bedroom or private 11vlng quarters.
senior Housing. Multi-family residential
housing, other than a Residential Care Facility for
the Elderly or Senior Group Housing, developed with
individual dwelling units, in which each unit is
restricted for occupancy by at least one person in
each household who is sixty (60) years of age or
older. without restriction as to age of occupant,
units may also be occupied by management or
maintenance personnel who are required to live on
the premises.
service station. Any establishment whose
primary function is the retail sale of petroleum
products and vehicle accessories normally associated
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with this use, and shall include those service
stations providing full-serV1ce or self-service
stations.
setback. The distance between the lot line
and a building, not including permitted projections.
Shrub. A plant with a compact growth habit
and branches coming from the base of the plant.
Mature heights of shrubs may vary from one (1) foot
to fifteen (15) feet depending on their species and
landscape application.
sidewalk Cafe. Any outdoor dining area
located in any public sidewalk or right-of-way which
is defined by a barrier which separates the sidewalk
cafe area from the sidewalk or other pUblic
right-of-way and which is associated with a
restaurant or other eating and drinking
establishment on a contiguous adjacent lot.
single Room Occupancy Housing. Multi-family
residential buildings containing housing units with
a minimum floor area of one hundred fifty (150)
square feet and a maximum floor area of three
hundred seventy-five (375) square feet which may
have kitchen and/or bathroom facilities. Each
housing unit is restricted to occupancy by no more
than two (2) persons and is offered on a monthly
rental basis or longer.
site. Any plot or lot of land or combination
of contiguous lots of land.
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Skylight. That portion of a roof which is
glazed to admit light, and the mechanical fastening
required to hold the glazing, including a curb not
exceeding ten (10) inches in height, to provide a
weatherproofing barrier.
Small Family Day Care Home. A home which
provides family day care to six (6) or fewer
children at anyone time, including children under
the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home, as
defined in State regulatlons.
Solar Energy system. Any solar collector or
other solar energy device, or any structural design
feature of a building whose primary purpose is to
provide for the collection, storage or distribution
of solar energy for space heating or cooling, water
heating or electrlcity.
specialty Office. Uses intended to provide a
service without requiring an appointment such as
travel agencies, real estate offices and insurance
agencies.
story. That portion of a buildlng included
between two (2) consecutive floors of a building. A
basement shall not be considered a story if the
finished first floor does not exceed three (3) feet
above the average natural grade of the lot. An
unfinished attlc shall not be considered a story. A
mezzanine shall be consldered a story if it is not
open to the floor below, if it contains any enclosed
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rooms, bathrooms, closets and the like, or if it
contains more than Thirty-Three and One-Third
Percent (33 1/3%) of the total floor area of the
room(s) onto which it opens.
Structure. Anythlng constructed or erected,
which requires a fixed locatlon on the ground, or is
attached to a buildlng or other structure having a
fixed location on the ground.
Subdivision. See Chapter 9.20 for all
subdivision definitions.
substantial Remodel. Removal of Fifty Percent
eSO%) or more of the exterior walls or removal of
Fifty Percent (50%) or more of supporting members of
a structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams or
girders.
Tandem parkinq. A group of two (2) or more
parking spaces arranged one ( 1) behind the other
where one (1) space blocks access to the other
space.
Temporary structure. A structure without any
foundation or footing and which is removed when the
designated time period, activity or use for which
the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
Temporary Use Permit. An administrative
permit obtained in accordance with Part 9.04.20.06.
Theater. Any has where live entertainment is
given or held as the prlncipal use, any
establishment containing a permanent stage upon
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which movable scenery and theatrical appliances are
used and where regular theatrical performances are
given.
Trailer. A vehicle without motor power,
designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to be
used for human habitation or for carrying persons or
property, including a mobilehome, trailer coach or
house trailer.
Trailer Court or Mobilehome Park. Any area or
tract of land used or designed to accommodate one
(1) or more trailers J.n use for human habitation
with minimum facilities for water, sewer,
electricity and laundry.
Transitional Housing. A mUlti-family
residential facility developed ln an individual
dwelling unit format that does not restrict
occupancy to six (6) months or less and that
provides temporary accommodations to low and
moderate-income persons and familJ.es for periods of
up to three (3) years, and which also may provide
meals, counseling, and other services, as well as
common areas for residents of the facility.
Tree. A plant having at least one (1)
well-defined stem or trunk and normally attaining a
mature height of at least fifteen (15) feet, with an
average mature spread of fifteen (15) feet, and
having a trunk that shall be kept clear of leaves
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and branches at least six (6) feet above grade at
maturity.
Tree, Fifteen (15) Gallon. A fifteen (15)
gallon container tree shall be no less than one (1)
inch caliper and at least S1X (6) feet in height
above grade at the time of planting.
Tree, Twenty-Four (24) Inch Box. A
twenty-four (24) inch box tree shall be no less than
one and three-quarters (1-3/4) inch caliper and at
least seven (7) feet in height above grade at the
time of planting.
Usable Open Space. Outdoor space which is
specifically designed and constructed to be occupied
by and used by residents of the dwelling units on a
lot.
Use. The purpose or activity for Wh1Ch land
is zoned or a structure is intended or used.
Variance. A discret10nary permit obtained in
accordance with part 9.04.20.10.
Very Low Income Household. A household whose
gross annual income is between Zero Percent (0%) and
Fifty Percent (50%) of the median income of the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Primary Metropolitan
statistical Area (PMSA), as determined periodically
by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), adjusted for household size.
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Warehouse. A building, group of buildings or
a portion of a building used for the storage of
goods and materials.
Yard. An open space situated between lot
lines and not covered by buildlngs.
Yard, Front. A space extending the full width
of the lot between any building and the front lot
line, and measured perpendicular to the Building at
the closest point to the front lot line. The front
yard shall be unoccupled and unobstructed from the
ground upward except as may per permitted by this
Chapter.
Yard, Rear. A space extending the full width
of the lot between the principal building and the
rear lot line measured perpendicular from the rear
lot line to the closest point of the principal
building. The rear yard shall be unoccupied and
unobstructed from the ground upward except as may be
permitted by this Chapter.
Yard Sale. Any sale held for the purpose of
selling, trading or otherwise dlsposing of unwanted
household furnishings, personal goods or other
tangible properties under control of the person
holding such sale and conducted in a residential
district.
Yard, side. A space extending the full depth
of the lot between the principal building and the
side lot line measured perpendlcular from the side
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lot line to the closest point of the principal
building. The side yard shall be unoccupl.ed and
unobstructed from the ground upward except as may be
permitted by this Chapter.
Yard, street side. A space extending the full
depth of the lot between the principal building and
the side lot line adjacent to a public street
right-of-way measured perpendicular from the side
lot line to the closest point of the principal
building. The street side yard shall be unoccupied
and unobstructed from the ground upward except as
may be permitted by this Chapter.
Zoning ordinance. The Comprehensive Land Use
Ordinance of the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 2. Part 9.04.08.14 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Part 9.04.08.14 Broadway Commercial District
9.04.08.14.010 Purpose.
The Broadway Commercial District is intended
to protect and enhance neighborhood commercial areas
by promoting the concentration of businesses that
provide convenience goods and services used
frequently by local residents. This District
provides for a scale and character of development
that is consistent with pedestrian orientation and
which tends to attract and promote a walk-in
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clientele. Development within this District should
maximize human scale elements while providing a
sensitive transition between these uses and
neighboring residences, including the provision of
adequate and properly slted parking facilities.
Additionally, the Broadway Commercial District
encourages residential mixed use of commercially
zoned parcels to further enhance the transition
between neighborhood commercial and adjacent
residential uses, conslstent with the goals,
objectives, and policies of the General Plan.
9.04.08.14.020. Permitted Uses_
The following convenience goods and service
type uses shall be permitted in the Broadway
Commercial District, if conducted within an enclosed
building (except where otherwise permitted):
(a) Appllance stores.
(b) Appliance or electronic repair
shops.
(c) Art galleries.
(d) Artist studios.
( e) Barber or beauty shops.
(f) Child day care centers.
(g) Cleaners.
(h) Congregate housing.
( i) Domestic violence shelters.
(j) Drug stores.
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(k) Food stores.
(1) General offices above the first
floor.
(m) Hardware stores.
(n) Homeless shelters with less than
55 beds.
(0) Laundromats.
(p) Libraries.
(q) Medical, dental, and optometrist
offices, provided that the use does not exceed
Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of total square footage of
the building or three thousand (3,000) square feet,
whichever is less.
(r) Multl-family dwelling units.
(s) Offices and meeting rooms for
charitable, youth and welfare organizations.
(t). Places of worship.
(u) Public parks and playgrounds.
(v) Photocopy shops.
(w) Plant nurseries
supplies, except planted stock are
within an enclosed building).
(x) Restaurants of fifty (50) seats or
(provided all
kept entirely
less.
(y) Schools.
(z) Senior group housing.
(aa) Senior housing.
(bb) Single family dwelling units.
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(cc) Single room occupancy housing.
(dd) Specialty offices.
(ee) Tailors.
(ff) Transitional housing.
(gg) Accessory uses which are
determined by the Zoning Administrator to be
necessary and customarily associated with, and are
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and which are consistent
with and no more disturbing or disruptive than
permitted uses.
(hh) other uses determined by the
Zoning Administrator to be similar to those listed
above which are consistent with and no more
disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
9.04.08.14.030.
Standards Permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the
Broadway Commercial District subject to approval of
a Performance Standards Permit:
Uses Subj ect to Performance
(a) Automobile storage lots associated
with automobile dealerships selling new vehicles on
the effective date of this Chapter. Existing
automobile storage lots shall comply with section
9.04.12.100 within three years from the effective
date of this Chapter.
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(b) Large family day care homes.
(c) Sidewalk cafes.
9.04.08.14.040. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the
Broadway Commercial District subject to the approval
of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Homeless shelters with 55 beds or
more.
(b) Service stations.
9.04.08.14.050. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Cinemas.
(b) Rooftop parking on parcels
directly abutting, or separated by an alley from, a
residential district.
(c)
Any
use
not
specifl.cally
authorized.
9.04.08.14.060.
property
Development
standards.
All property in the Broadway District shall be
developed in accordance with the following
standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Two (2)
stories, not to exceed thirty (30) feet except that
if Fifty Percent (50%) or more of the buildl.ng is
residential, three (3) stories, not to exceed
forty-five (45) feet. There shall be no limitation
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on the number of stories of any structure containing
at least one floor of residential use, so long as
the height does not exceed the maximum number of
feet permitted in this Sectlon.
(b)
Maximum Floor Area Ratio.
The
maximum floor area rat10 shall be determined as
follows:
Parcel FAR FAR if at least 30%
Square Footaqe of prolect is residential
0-15,000 1.0 1.5
15,001-22,500 .90 1.3
22,501 and up .80 1.15
c.
Minimum Lot Size.
Seven thousand
five hundred (7,500) square feet. Each parcel shall
have minimum dimensions of fifty (50) feet by one
hundred fifty (150)
feet, except that parcels
existing on the effective date of this Chapter shall
not be subject to this requlrernent.
(d)
Front Yard Setback.
Landscaping
as required pursuant to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04.
(e) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where rear parcel line abuts a
residential district, a rear yard equal to:
5' +(stor1es x lot width)
50'
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The required rear yard may be used
for parking or loading to within five eS) 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 five (5) feet or
more than six (6) feet in height is erected and
maintained along the rear commercial parcel line.
Access driveways shall be permitted to
perpendicularly cross 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 screen1ng for a rear yard buffer
required pursuant to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04.
f. side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the interior side parcel
line abuts a residential d~strict, an interior side
yard equal to:
5' +(stories x lot width)
50'
The inter10r side yard may be used
for parking or loading no closer than to within five
eS) feet of 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
five (5) feet or more than six (6) feet in height is
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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) That needed to accommodate
landscaping required for a street SIde yard,
landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
(3) A ten (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 buildlng.
An interior side yard less than ten (10) feet shall
be permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building
Code related to fIre rated openings in side yards
are satisfied.
g. Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development of
more than twenty-two thousand five hundred (22,500)
square feet of floor area and for any development
with rooftop parking.
9.04.08.14.070. Architectural Review.
All new construction, new addi tIons to
existing buildings, and any other exter10r
improvements that require issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to archItectural review
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9.32 of this
Article.
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SECTION 3. Part 9.04.08.16 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Part 9.04.08.16.
District
C2 Neighborhood Commercial
9.04.08.16.010. Purpose.
The C2 District is intended to protect and
enhance neighborhood commercial areas by promoting
the concentration of businesses that provide
convenience goods and services used frequently by
local residents. This Distrlct provides for a scale
and character of development that is consistent with
pedestrian-orientation and which tends to attract
and promote a walk-in clientele. Development within
this District should maximize human scale elements
while providing a sensitive transition between these
uses and neighboring residence, including the
provision of adequate and properly sited parking
facilities. Additionally, the C2 District
encourages residential mixed use of commercially
zoned parcels to further enhance the transition
between neighborhood commercial and adjacent
residential uses, consistent with the goals,
objectives and policies of the General Plan.
9.04.08.16.020. Permitted Uses.
The following convenience goods and service
type uses shall be permitted in the C2 District, if
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conducted within an enclosed building, (except where
otherwise permitted):
(a) Appliance stores.
(b) Appliance repair shops.
(c) Art galleries.
(d) Artist studlOS above the first
floor.
(e) Branch offlces of banks or savings
and loan institutions.
(f) Barber or beauty shops.
(g) Child day care centers.
(h) Cleaners.
(i) Congregate housing.
(j) Domestic violence shelters.
ek) General offices above the first
floor; and on the ground floor for parcels located
at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from Montana
Avenue, Ocean Park Boulevard, or Pico Boulevard.
(1) General retail and specialized
retail uses.
(m) Homeless shelters with less than
fifty-five (55) beds.
(n) Laundromats.
( 0) Libraries.
(p) Multi-famlly dwelling units.
(q) Offices and meeting rooms for
charitable, youth, and welfare organlzations.
(r) Photocopy shops.
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(5) Places of worship.
(t) Plant nurseries eprovIded all
supplies, except planted stock, are kept entirely
within an enclosed building) .
(u) Restaurants of fifty (50) seats or
less and at which no alcohol is served or consumed.
(v)
ew)
(x)
(y)
(z)
(aa)
(bb)
(cc)
(dd)
Schools.
Senior group housing.
Senior housIng.
Shoe repair stores.
single famIly dwelling units.
Single room occupancy housing.
Specialty offices.
TaIlors.
Theaters
with
than
fewer
seventy-five (75) seats.
(ee) Transitional housing.
(ff) Accessory uses which are
determined by the Zoning Administrator to be
necessary and customarily associated with, and
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and which are consistent
with and no more disturbIng or disruptive than
permitted uses.
(gg) Other uses determined by the
zoning Administrator to be similar to those listed
above which are consistent with and no more
disturbing or disruptIve than permitted uses.
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9.04.08.16.030.
standards Permit.
(a) Large famlly day care homes.
(b) Sidewalk cafes.
Uses Subject to Performance
9.04.08.16.040. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the C2
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a)
institutions.
Banks
and
savings
and
loan
(b) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
(55) or more beds.
(c) Take-out or fast food restaurants.
(d) Medical, dental and optometrist
offices provided that the use does not exceed
Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of the total square
footage of the buildlng, or three thousand (3,000)
square feet, whichever is less.
(e) Theaters over seventy-five (75)
seats.
(f) Restaurants of fifty (50) seats or
less at which alcohol is served or consumed.
(g) Service stations.
9.04.08.16.050 Prohibited Uses.
(a) Any use not specifically
authorized.
(b) Cinemas.
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(e)
Dr1.ve-in
and
drive-through
restaurants.
(d) Parking structures located below
the ground in conjunct1.on with commercial
development, except for parking below grade
exclusively for residential uses.
(e) Rooftop parklng.
9.04.08.16.060.
standards.
property
Development
All
developed
standards:
property in the
in accordance
C2 District
with the
shall be
followlng
(a) Front Yard setback. Landscaping
as required pursuant to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04. The building must comply with
build-to-line requirements pursuant to the
provisions contained in section 9.04.10.02.050.
(b) Maximum Building Height. Two (2)
stories, not to exceed thirty (30) feet.
(c) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. The
maximum floor area ratio shall be determined as
follows:
(1) C2 Distrlct other than Pico
BOUlevard:
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Parcel FAR FAR if at least 30%
Square Footaqe of proiect 1S residential
0-7,500 .75 .75
7,501-15,000 .50 .75
15,001-22,500 .45 .65
22,501 and up .40 .55
(2) C2 on pico Boulevard:
Parcel FAR FAR if at least 30%
square Footage of oro"iect is residential
0-7,500 1.0 1.0
7,501-15,000 .70 1.0
15,001-22,500 .60 .85
22,501 and up .50 .75
(d) Minimum Lot size. Seven thousand
five hundred (7,500) square feet. Each parcel shall
have minimum dimensions of fifty (50) feet by one
hundred fifty (150)
feet, except that parcels
existing on the effective date of th1s Chapter shall
not be subject to this requirement.
(e) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where rear parcel line abuts a
residential district, a rear yard equal to:
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5' +(stories x lot width)
50'
The required rear yard may be used
for parking or loading to wlthin five (5) feet of
the rear parcel line provided the parking or loading
does not extend above the flrst floor level and
provided that a wall not less than five (5) feet or
more than six (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 dr1veway 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.
(f) side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the interior side parcel
line abuts a residential distrlct, an interior side
yard equal to:
5' +(stories x lot width)
50'
The inter lor slde yard may be used
for parking or loading no closer than to within five
(5) feet to the interior side property line provided
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the parking or loading does not extend above the
first floor level and provided a wall not less than
five (5) feet or more than six (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) That needed to accommodate
yard,
landscaping required for a street side
landscape buffer and screen1ng pursuant
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
( 3 ) A ten ( 10)
an interior property llne shall
to
the
foot setback from
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 ten (10) feet shall
be permitted if provis1ons of the Uniform Building
Code related to fire rated openings in side yards
are satisfied.
(g) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development of
more than eleven thousand (11,000) square feet of
floor area.
9.0408.16.070. special project Design and
Development Standards.
Projects in the C2 Distrlct shall comply with
the following special project design and development
standards:
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(a) Retail or restaurant uses shall be
limited to the first floor except that such uses may
extend to a mezzanine level.
(b) Ground floor street frontage of each
structure shall be pedestr1an oriented and designed
to accommodate pedestrian oriented uses to a minimum
depth of fifty (50) feet from the front of the
structure.
9.04.08.16.080. Architectural Review.
All new construction, additions to existing
buildings, any any other exter10r improvements that
require issuance of a buildlng permit shall be
subject to architectural review pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 9.32 of this Article.
SECTION 4. Part 9.04.08.18 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Part
District
9.04.08.18.0l0 purpose.
The C3 District is intended to maintain and
9.04.08.18
C3
Downtown
commercial
enhance the downtown area and to provide a
concentration and var1ety of commercial,
residential, cultural, and recreational
opportunities inCluding comparison and general
retail, office, cultural uses, and complementary
uses such as hotels, houslng, and visitor serving
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uses. The C3 District encourages the concentration
of other uses which generate activity during both
daytime and evening hours. The development
standards for the C3 D~str~ct are intended to
provide for a sense of human scale and pedestrian-
oriented character at the street level among a
variety of commercial and residential mixed uses in
the Downtown, consistent with the goals, objectives,
and policies of the General Plan.
9.04.08.18.020. Permitted Uses.
The following convenience goods and service
type uses shall be permitted in the C3 District, if
conducted within an enclosed bu~lding, (except where
otherwise permitted):
(a) Art galleries.
(b) Artist studios above the first
floor.
(c)
Cd)
(e)
institutions.
(f) Barber or beauty shops.
(g) Business cOlleges.
(h) Cleaners.
(i) Child day care centers.
(j) Congregate housing.
(k) Dance stud~os.
Auditoriums.
Bakeries.
Banks and savings
and
loan
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(1) Domestic violence shelters.
(m) Electric distribution substations.
(n) Exercise facilIties.
(0) General offices.
(p) General retail and specialized
retail uses.
(q) Homeless shelters with less than
fifty-five (55) beds.
(r) Hotels and motels
(s) Laundromats.
(t) Medical, dental and optometrist
clinics and laboratories.
(u) Medical equIpment rentals.
(v) Multi-family dwelling units.
(w) Museums.
(x) Party equipment rentals.
(y) Photocopy shops.
ez) Places of worship.
(aa) Restaurants.
(bb) Senior group housing.
(cc) Senior housing.
(dd) Single family dwellIng units.
(ee) Single room occupancy housing.
(ff) Tailors.
(gg) Theaters.
(hh) Trade schools.
(ii) Transitional housing.
(jj) Variety stores.
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(kk) Accessory uses which are
determined by the zoning Admlnistrator to be
necessary and customarily associated wi th and
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and which are conslstent
and not more disturblng or disruptive than permitted
uses.
( 11) other uses determined by the
Zoning Administrator to be similar to those listed
above and which are conslstent and not more
disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
9.04.08.18.030.
Standards Permit.
The following uses may be permitted in the C3
District subject to the approval of a Performance
Standards Permit:
Uses subj ect to Performance
(a) Automobile rental agencies.
(b) Automoblle parking lots.
(c) Sidewalk Cafes.
9.04.08.18.040. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the C3
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Automob11e parking structures.
(b) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(c) Billiard parlors.
(d) Bowling alleys.
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(e)
( f)
(g)
cinemas.
Clubs and lodges.
convention and
conference
facilities.
(h) Funeral parlors and mortuaries.
(i) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
(55) beds or more.
(j) Liquor stores.
(k) Night clubs.
(1) Open alr farmers markets.
(m) Service statlons.
(n) Skatlng rinks.
(0) Take-out restaurants.
9.04.08.18.050. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Rooftop parking on parcels directly
abutting, or separate by an alley from, a
residential district.
(b)
Any
use
not
specifically
authorized.
(c) Drive-in, drive-through, and fast
food restaurants.
9.04.08.18.060.
Standards.
property
Development
All
developed
standards:
property in the
in accordance
C3 Distrlct
with the
shall be
following
(a)
Maximum Building Height.
Three
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(3) stories, not to exceed forty-five (45) feet,
except for the following:
(1) For parcels in the area
bounded by 5th Court, 6th Court, Colorado Avenue and
wilshire Boulevard, the maXlIDum helght shall be five
(5) stories, sixty (GO) feet provided there is no
retail above the first floor and only residential
uses above the second floor.
(2) For parcels in the area
bounded by 6th Court, 7th Court, Colorado Avenue and
Wilshire Boulevard and the north side of Wilshire
Boulevard between 2nd street and 7th street, the
maximum height shall be four (4) stories, fifty (50)
feet provided there is no retail above the first
floor and only residential uses above the second
floor.
There shall be no limitation on the
number of stories of any hotel, detached parking
structure, or structure containing at least one
floor of residential use, so long as the height does
not exceed the maximum number of feet permitted in
this Section.
(b)
Maximum Floor Area Ratio.
2.0,
except that in the area bounded by 5th Court, 7th
Court, Colorado Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard, and
the area on the north side of wilshire Boulevard
between 2nd street and 7th Street, the FAR for
commercial square footage shall not exceed 1.5.
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Floor area devoted to residentlal uses shall be
counted at fifty percent (50%).
(c) Minimum Lot size. Seven thousand
five hundred (7,500) square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of one hundred fifty (150)
feet and a minimum width of fifty (50) feet, except
that parcels existing on the effective date of this
Chapter shall not be subject to this requirements.
(d) Front Yard Setback. Landscaping
as required pursuant to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04.
(e) 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 wlthin five (5) feet of
the rear parcel llne provided the parking or loading
does not extend above the first floor level and
provided that a wall not less than five (5) feet or
more than six (6) feet in height lS erected and
maintained along the rear commerclal parcel line.
Access driveways shall be permitted to
perpendicularly cross 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.
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(2) That needed to accommodate
landscaping and screening for a rear yard buffer
required pursuant to the provisions of Part
9.04.10.04.
(f) 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 load~ng no closer than five (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 five
(5) feet or more than six (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) That needed to accommodate
landscaping required for a street side yard,
landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
(3) A ten (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
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permitted if provisions of the Uniform BU1lding Code
related to fire rated openings in side yards are
satisfied.
(g) Development Review. A review
permit is required for any development of more than
thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of floor area
and for any development with rooftop parking, except
that for applications involving the demolition and
replacement of an existing single purpose grocery
store on a parcel which is not adjacent to a
residentially zoned district, with a store which has
a minimum of 25,000 square feet of floor area, only
a net new floor area addition of more than thirty
thousand (30,000) square feet shall be subject to
Development Review.
(h) Maximum uninterrupted Building
Facade. Everyone hundred (100) feet of bUllding
facade at the street frontage shall contain at least
one public entrance or other publicly accessible
pedestrian oriented use.
(i) Ground floor
each structure
design.
shall be
of a
street frontage of
pedestrian oriented
9.04.08.18.070. Architectural Review.
All new construction I new additions to
existing buildings, and any other exterior
improvements that require issuance of a building
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permit shall be subJect to architectural rev~ew
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9.32 of this
Article.
SECTION 5. Part 9.04.08.20 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Part 9.04.08.20 C3-C Downtown Overlay District
9.04.08.20.010. Purpose.
The C3-C District is lntended to provide for a
concentration of comparison retail and cultural uses
in addition to complementary uses such as hotels,
offices, and housing. The development standards for
the C3-C District are intended to permit a greater
amount of floor area per parcel in order to
encourage an increase in the mix of activity in the
area while providing for development that maintains
a sense of human scale and pedestrian-oriented
character, consistent with the goals, objectives,
and policies of the General Plan.
9.04.08.20.020. Permitted Uses.
The following convenience goods and service
type uses shall be permitted in the C-3C District,
if conducted within an enclosed building, (except
where otherwise permitted):
(a) Art Galleries.
(b) Artist studios above the first
floor.
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( c)
(d)
( e)
institutions.
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
(n)
(0)
(p)
floor and first
frontage.
Appliance repair shops.
Bakeries.
Banks
savings
loan
and
and
Barber or beauty shops.
Business colleges.
Child day care centers.
Cleaners.
Congregate housing.
Cultural facllities.
Dance studios.
Domestic violence shelters.
Electrlc dlstrlbution substations.
Exercise facillties.
General offlces above the first
floor offices not at the street
(q) General Retall.
(r) Health equipment rentals.
(s) Homeless shelters with less than
fifty-five (55) beds.
(t) Exercise Facilities.
(u) Laundromats.
(v) Medical, dental and optometrist
clinics and laboratories.
(w) Multi-family dwelling units.
(x) Museums.
(y) Party equipment rentals.
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Photocopy shops.
Places of worship.
Restaurants.
Senior group housing.
senior housing.
Single family dwelling units.
Single room occupancy housing.
Small appllance stores.
Tailors
Theaters.
Trade Schools.
Transitional housing.
Varlety stores.
Accessory uses which are
the Zoning Admlnlstrator to be
customarily assoclated wlth, and
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and which are consistent
and not more disturbing or disruptive than permitted
uses.
(z)
(aa)
(bb)
(cc)
(dd)
(ee)
(ff)
(gg)
(hh)
(ii)
(jj)
(kk)
ell)
(mm)
determined by
necessary and
(nn) 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.
9.04.08.20.030.
Uses subj ect to Performance
standards Permit.
The following uses may be permitted In the
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C3-C District subject to the approval of a
Performance Standards Permit:
(a) Automobile rental agencies.
(b) sidewalk cafes.
9.04.08.20.040. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the
C3-C District subject to the approval of a
Conditional Use Permit:
(a)
(b)
Auditoriums
Automobile parking
lots
and
structures.
(c) Billiard parlors.
(d) Bowling alleys.
(e) Cinemas.
(f) Clubs and lodges.
(g) Convention and conference
facilities.
(h) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
(55) beds or more.
(i) Hotels and motels.
(j) Liquor stores.
(k) Nightclubs
(1) Offices at the ground floor street
frontage.
(m) Open air farmers market.
(n) Restaurants where entertainment
and dancing occurs.
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( 0)
(p)
(q)
service stations.
Skating rinks.
Take-out and
fast
food
restaurants.
9.04.08.20.050. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Drive-in and drive-through
restaurants.
(b) Rooftop parking on parcels directly
abutting, or separated by an alley from a
residential district.
( c)
Any
use
not
specifically
authorized.
9.04.08.20.060.
property
Development
standards.
The property development standards for the
C3-C District shall be four (4) stories, fifty-six
(56) feet and 2.5 FAR, except that floor area
devoted to residential uses shall be discounted by
fifty percent (50%).
For parce Is bounded by 4 th Court, 5th Court,
Colorado Avenue and Wllshire Boulevard, the maximum
height shall be six (6) storiest seventy-slx (76)
feet, and the FAR for commercial square footage
shall not exceed 2.5. For such projects, no more
than twenty percent (20%) of the second floor shall
be devoted to retail uses, and the fifth and sixth
floors shall be devoted entirely to residential
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uses. The top floor may contain a restaurant
provided the same amount of square footage occupied
by the restaurant is provided In residential square
footage on the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th floors.
However, within the Third Street Mall Specific
Plan area, and with the exception of residential
uses, where the development standards of this Part
are inconsistent with the Third street Mall Specific
Plan, the standards conta ined in the Third street
Mall Specific Plan shall govern.
There shall be no limitation on the number of
stories of any hotel, or structure containing at
least one floor of residential uses, so long as the
height does not exceed the maximum number of feet
permitted in this Section.
9.04.08.20.070.
Special Project Design and
Development Standards.
(a) Ground floor street frontage of
each structure shall be pedestrian oriented and be
designed to accommodate pedestrian oriented uses to
a minimum depth of fifty (50) feet from the front of
the structure.
(b) A Development Review Permit is
required for any new development of more than thirty
thousand (30,000) square feet of floor area and for
any development with rooftop parking.
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9.04.08.20.080. Architectural Review.
All new construction, new additions to
existing buildings, and any other exterior
improvements that require issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to architectural review
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9.32 of this
Article.
SECTION 6. Part 9.04.08.22 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Part 9.04.08.22 C4 Highway commercial District
9.04.08.22.010. Purpose.
The C4 District is intended to provide for the
future orderly development of the major highway
commercial corridors in the Clty. The C4 District
is intended to encourage service commercial
businesses, auto sales and service dealerships, and
other similar uses that serve reglonal, community,
and local needs, while respecting adjacent
residential neighborhoods and established
neighborhood commercial areas, consistent with the
goals, objectives, and policles of the General Plan.
9.04.08.22.020. Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
C4 District, if conducted within an enclosed
building, (except where otherwise permitted):
(a) Ambulance Service.
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(b) Appliance repalr shops.
(c) Artist studios above the first
floor.
(d) Automatic ice dispensing machine
which need not be in an enclosed building.
(e) Bakerles.
(f) Banks and savings and loan
institutions.
(g) Barber or beauty shops.
(h) Bowling alleys.
(i) Business colleges.
(j) Child day care centers.
(k) Cleaners.
(l) Congregate housing.
(m) Dance studios.
(n) Domestic violence shelters.
(0) Electrical shops.
(p) Electric distribution substations.
(q) Funeral parlors or mortuaries.
(r) General offices.
(s) General retail and specialized
retail uses.
(t) Homeless shelters with less than
fifty-five (55) beds.
(u) Laundromats.
(v) Medical, dental and optometrist
clinics and laboratories.
(w) Medical equipment rentals.
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(x) Multi-family dwelling units.
(y) Public parks and playgrounds.
(z) Party equipment rentals.
(aa) Photocopy shops.
(bb) Places of worshlp.
(cc) Plant retall stores.
(dd) Real estate offices.
(ee) Restaurants of fifty (50) seats or
less.
(ff) Senior group houslng.
(gg) senior housing.
(hh) Sign painting shops.
(ii) single famlly dwelling units.
(jj) single room occupancy housl.ng.
(kk) Skating rinks.
( ll) Tailors.
(mm) Trade schools.
(nn) Transitional housing.
(00) Variety stores.
(pp) Accessory uses which are
determined by the Zoning Administrator to be
necessary and customarily associated with, and
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and WhlCh are consistent
and are no more disruptive or disturbing than
permitted uses.
(qq) Other uses deterIDined by the
Zoning Administrator to be similar to those listed
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above and which are conslstent and no more
disruptive or disturbing than permitted uses.
9.04.08.22.030.
Uses Subj ect to Performance
st~ndards Permit.
The following uses may be perIDitted in the C4
District subject to the approval of a Performance
Standards Permit:
(a) Service stations.
(b) Sidewalk cafes.
9.04.08.22.040. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The fOllowing uses may be permitted in the C4
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Auditoriums.
(b) New automobile dealerships or
expansion of existing automobile dealerships.
(c) Automobile parking lots and
structures.
Cd) Automobile repair facilities.
(e) Billiard parlors.
(f) Clubs and lodges.
(g) Drive-in, drive-through, take-out,
and fast food restaurants.
(h) Exercise facilities.
(i) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
(55) beds or more.
(j) Hotels and motels.
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(k) Liquor stores.
(1) Night Clubs.
(m) Restaurants over 50 seats.
(n) Self-service storage warehouses.
9.04.08.22.050. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Cinemas.
(b) Rooftop parking on parcels directly
abutting, or separated by an alley from, a
residential district.
(c)
Any
use
not
speclfically
authorized.
9.04.08.22.060.
Standards.
There shall be no limitatlon on the number of
Property
Development
stories of any hotel, detached parking structure, or
structure containing at least one floor of
residential use, so long as the height does not
exceed the maximum number of feet permitted in this
section. All property in the C4 District shall be
developed in accordance with the following
standards:
(a) Maximum Height and Floor Area Ratio.
(1) For parcels in the C4 District
fronting on Lincoln Boulevard south of the Santa
Monica Freeway, Pico Boulevard between Ocean Avenue
and 4th court, and pico Boulevard between 7th Street
and 11th Street, maximum height shall be two (2)
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stories, not to exceed thlrty (30) feet, and the
floor area ratio shall be determined as follows:
Parcel FAR FAR if at least 30%
Square Footage of proiect is residential
0-7,500 1.0 1.0
7,501-15,000 .70 1.0
15,001-22,500 .60 .85
22,501 and up .50 .75
(2)
For parcels
in
the
C4
District
fronting
on
Broadway,
Santa
Monica
Boulevard, and 14th Street between Pico Boulevard
and the Santa Monica Freeway, the maximum height
shall be two (2) stories, not to exceed thirty (30)
feet, and the floor area ratio shall be determined
as follows:
Parcel FAR FAR if at least 30%
Square Footage of project is residential
or auto. dealership with cup
0-7,500 1.5 1.5
7,501-15,000 1.0 1.5
15,001-22,500 .90 1.3
22,501 and up .80 1.15
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(3 )
For parcels
in
the
C4
District fronting on Lincoln Boulevard north of the
Santa Monica Freeway, the maximum height shall be
three (3) stories, not to exceed forty-five (45)
feet, and the floor area ratio shall be determined
as follows:
Parcel FAR FAR If at least 30%
Square Footage of proiect is residential
0-7,500 1.5 1.5
7,501-15,000 1.0 1.5
15,001-22,500 .90 1.3
22,501 and up .80 1.15
(4)
For
parcels
ln
the
C4
District fronting on pico Boulevard between 21st
Street
and
31st
street,
subject
to
section
9.04.08.22.060(a) (5), the maximum height shall be
two (2) stories, not to exceed th~rty (30) feet, and
the floor area ratio shall be determined as follows:
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Parcel FAR FAR if at least FAR with CUP
Square 30% of project pursuant to section
Footaqe is residentlal 9.04.08.22.060(a) (5)
0-7,500 1.5 1.5 2.0
7,501-15,000 1.0 1.5 2.0
15,001-22,500 .90 1.3 2.0
22,501 and up .80 1.15 2.0
(5) SubJect to the approval of a
Conditional Use Permit, a project on a City-owned
parcel in the C4 District fronting on Pico Boulevard
between 21st street and 31st street shall be
permitted a FAR bonus and a height of three (3)
stories, forty-five (45) feet, if the project
contains a full service grocery store having at
least five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross
floor area.
(b) Minimum Lot Size. Seven thousand
five hundred (7,500) square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of one hundred fifty (150)
feet and a minimum width of fifty (50) feet except
that parcels existing on the effective date of this
Chapter shall not be subject to this requirements.
(e)
Front Yard Setback.
Landscaping
as required pursuant to the provisions of part
9.04.10.04.
(d) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
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(1) Where rear parcel line abuts a
residential district, a rear yard equal to:
5' +(storles x lot wldth)
50'
The requlred rear yard may be used
for parking or loading to withln flve (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 five (5) feet or
more than six (6) feet in height l.S erected and
maintained along the rear commercial parcel line.
Access driveways shall be permitted to
perpendicularly cross 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.
(e) 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 sl.de yard may be used
for parking or loading no closer than five (5) feet
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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 five
(5) feet or more than six (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 comIDercial purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate
landscaping required for a street side yard,
landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
(3) A ten (10) foot setback from
an interior side property line shall be required for
portions of buildings that contain windows, doors,
or other openings lnto the interior of the bUllding.
an interior side year less than ten (10) feet shall
be permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building
Code related to fire rated openings in side yards
are satisfied.
(f) Development Review. A review
permit is required for any development of more than
twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor
area and for any development with rooftop parking I
except that for applications involving the
demolition and replacement of an existing single
purpose grocery store on a parcel which is not
adjacent to a residentially zoned district, with a
store which has a mlnimurn of twenty-five thousand
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(25,000) square feet of floor area, only a net new
floor area addition of more than twenty-five
thousand (25,000) square feet shall be subject to
Development Review.
9.04.08.22.070. Architectural Review.
All new construction, new additions to
existing buildings, and any other exterior
improvements that requlre lssuance of a building
permit shall be subject to architectural review
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9.32 of this
Article.
SECTION 7. Part 9.04.08.24 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is amended to read as follows:
Part 9.04.08.24 C5 special office Commercial
District
9.04.08.24.010. Purpose.
The C5 District lS intended to provide for the
development of office and advanced teChnology uses,
scientific research, and admInistration, and for
limited manufacturing of related products which
require large expanses of floor area on large
parcels. Development intensity is intended to
encourage the construction of office uses and other
uses within a campus-like environment that will be
compatible with abutting residential neighborhoods,
especially in terms of scale and building mass.
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within the C5 District lt lS the goal of the city to
preserve and protect existing rights-of-way for
future transit opportunities.
9.04.08.24.020. Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted ln the
C5 District, if conducted with1n an enclosed
building (except where otherwise permitted) :
(a) Artist studios.
(b) Child day care centers.
(c) Congregate houslng.
(d) Domestic violence shelters.
(e) General offlces.
(f) Homeless shelters with less than
fifty-five (55) beds.
(g) Laboratories and facilities for
scientific research development and testings.
(h) Light manufacturing.
(i) Medical, dental and optometrist
clinics and laboratories.
(j) Non-acute, inpatient health care
facilities.
(k) Places of worship.
(l) Production of experimental
products, and the manufacturlng of such products as
may be necessary to the development of production or
operating systems where such systems are to be
installed and operated at another location.
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(m) Public or private schools existing
prior to adoption of this Chapter.
(n) Public utility service centers and
service yards.
(o) Single room occupancy housing.
(p) Tral1er courts or mobilhome parks
existing prior to adoption of this Chapter.
(q) Transitional housing.
(r) Accessory uses which are
determined by the Zonlng Administrator to be
necessary and customarily associated wlth, and are
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to the
principal perrni tted uses and whlch are consistent
and no more disruptive or dlsturbing than permitted
uses.
(s) Other uses determined by the
zoning Administrator to be slmllar to those listed
below which are consistent and no more disruptive or
disturbing than permitted uses.
9.04.08.24.030.
Standards Permit.
(a) Automobile rental agencies.
(b) service stations.
Uses Subj ect to Performance
9.04.08.24.040. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the C5
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
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(a) Art Gallerles.
(b) AutoIDobile dealerships.
(c) Dwelling units in conjunction with
live-in work studios.
(d) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
(55) beds or more.
(e) Multi-famlly dwelling units.
(f) senior group housing.
(g) Senior housing.
(h) No more than Twenty-Five Percent
(25%) of the total square footage of a development
may be devoted to the following incidental
businesses that provide goods and services to
employees on the premises:
(1) Banks and savings and loan
institutions.
(2) Business machlne sales,
display, and service.
(3) Draftlng, blueprinting and
reproduction services.
(4) Health clubs and gymnasiums.
(5) Medical appliance sales.
(6) Office furniture and
equipment sales.
(7) Pharmacies and drug stores.
(8) Restaurants.
(9) Retail to serve primarily
employees working and visitors to businesses on the
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premises.
(10)
Travel
and
employment
offices.
(i) New industrial and manufacturing uses or
expansion of existing industrial and manufacturing
uses conducted within an enclosed building or an
open enclosure screened from publlC view, provided
they are compatible wlth office and advanced
technological uses.
(j) Public or pr1vate schools.
(k) Public storage facilities,
mini-warehouses.
(l) service stations.
(m) Any use of a transportation right
of way for other than transportation purposes.
(n) Off-site hazardous waste facility.
9.04.08.24.050. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Cinemas.
(b) Drive-in
and
drive-through
restaurants.
(c) Rooftop park1ng on parcels directly
abutting, or separated by an alley from, a
residential district.
(d) Any use not speciflcally
authorized.
9.04.08.24.060.
standards.
Property
Development
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All
developed
standards:
property in the
in accordance
C5 District
with the
shall be
following
(a) Maximum Building Height. Three
(3) stories, not to exceed forty-flve (45) feet.
There shall be no limltatlon on the number of
stories of any parking structure or structure
containing at least one floor of residential use, so
long as the height does not exceed the number of
feet permitted in this section.
(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. The
maximum floor area ratio shall be determined as
follows:
Parcel Square Footaqe FAR
0-22,500 1.0
22,501 and up .75
Cc) Minimum Lot Size. Fifteen
thousand (15,000) square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of one hundred fifty (150)
feet and a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet
except that parcels existlng on the effective date
of this Chapter shall not be subject to this
requirement.
(d) Front Yard Setback. Twenty (20)
feet minimum depth from any public right-Of-way or
the transportation right-Of-way.
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(e) 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 wlthin five (5) feet of
the rear parcel line provlded the parking or loadlng
does not extend above the first floor level and
provided that a wall not less than five (5) feet or
more than six (6) feet in helght is erected and
maintained along the rear commercial parcel line.
Access driveways shall be permitted to
perpendicularly cross the required rear yard
provided the driveway does not exceed the minimum
width permitted for the parklng 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 provlsions of Part
9.04.10.04.
(f) side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where lnterior side parcel
line abuts a residential dlstrict, an interior side
yard equal to:
5' +(stories x lot width)
50'
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The interior side yard may be used
for parking or loading no closer than to five (5)
feet to the interior side property llne provided the
parking or loading does not extend above the first
floor level and provided a wall not less than five
(5) feet or more than six (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 or
manufacturing purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate
landscaping required for a street side yard,
landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
(3) A ten (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 ten (10) feet shall
be permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building
Code related to fire rated openings in side yards
are satisfied.
(g) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development of
more than thirty thousand (30 ,000) square feet of
floor area and any development with rooftop parking.
9.04.08.24.070. Architectural Review.
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All construction, additlons to existing
buildings, and any other exterior improvements that
require issuance of a building permit shall be
subject to architectural reVlew pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 9.32 of this Article.
SECTION 8. Part 9.04.08.26 of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code shall be amended to read as follows:
Part
9.04.08.26
C6
Boulevard
commercial
District
9.04.08.26.010. Purpose.
The C6 District is intendeo. to accommodate a
wide range of general retail, office, and financial
uses serving regional, communl ty , and local needs
and to promote new development that is compatible
with the scale and character of adjacent residential
neighborhoods, consistent with the goals,
objectives, and policies of the General Plan.
9.04.08.26.020. Permitted Uses.
The following convenlence goods and service
type uses shall be permitted in the C6 District, if
conducted within an enclosed building, (except where
otherwise permitted) :
(a) Appliance repalr shops.
(b) Art Galleries.
(c) Artist stud10S above the first
floor.
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(d) Automatic ice dispensing machines
which need not be in an enclosed building.
(e) Bakeries.
(f) Banks and savings and loan
institutions.
(g) Barber or beauty shops.
(h) Business colleges.
(i) Child day care centers.
(j) Cleaners.
(k) Clubs and lodges.
(l) Congregate housing.
(m) Cultural faC1l1ties.
(n) Dance studios.
(0) Domestic violence shelters.
(p) Electric distributlon substations.
(q) Enclosed storage facilities.
(r) Exercise facilities.
(s) Funeral parlors or mortuaries.
(t) General offices.
(u) General retail and specialized
retail uses.
(v) Homeless shelters with less than
fifty-five (55) beds.
(w) Laundromats
(x) Medical, dental and optometrist
clinics and laboratories.
(y) Medical equipment rentals.
(z) MUlti-family dwelling units.
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Party equipment rentals.
Places of worship.
Photocopy shops.
Real estate offlces.
Restaurants.
senior group housing.
Senior housing.
sign painting shops.
single family dwelling units.
Slngle room occupancy housing.
Small appliance repalr shops.
Tailors.
Theaters.
Trade schools.
Transitional housing.
Accessory uses which are
the Zoning Administrator to be
customarily associated with, and
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and which are consistent
and are no more disruptive or disturblng than
permitted uses.
(qq) Other uses determlned by the
Zoning Administrator to be similar to those listed
above and which are consistent and no more
disruptive or disturbing than permitted uses.
(aa)
(bb)
(cc)
(dd)
(ee)
(ff)
(gg)
(hh)
(ii)
(j j )
(kk)
(ll)
(mm)
(nn)
(00)
(pp)
determined by
necessary and
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9.04.08.26.030
Standards Permit.
(a) Automobile rental agencies.
(b) Sidewalk cafes.
Uses Subject to Performance
9.04.08.26.040. conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the C6
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Any single or cumulative expansion
of over Fifty Percent (50%) of the floor area of an
automobile dealership or automoblle storage lot
existing on the effective date of this Chapter or
any substantial remodel of an existing automobile
dealership or automobile storage lot.
(b) Auditoriums
(c) Department stores over fifty
thousand (50,000) square feet.
(d) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
(55) beds or more.
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
Hotels and motels.
Night clubs.
Service stations.
Take
out
and
fast
food
restaurants.
(i) Theaters.
9.04.08.26.050. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Cinemas.
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(b) Rooftop parking on parcels directly
abutting, or separated by an alley from, a
residential district.
(c)
Any
use
not
specifically
authorized.
9.04.08.26.060.
standards.
All property in the
developed in accordance
standards:
Property
Development
C6 District
with the
shall be
following
(a) Maximum Building Height. Three
(3) stories, not to exceed forty-five (45) feet.
There shall be no limitation on the number of
stories of any hotel, detached parking structure, or
structure containing at least one floor of
residential use, so long as the height does not
exceed the maximum number of feet permitted in this
section.
(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. The
maximum floor area ratio shall be determined as
follows:
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Parcel I FAR l FAR if at least 30%
Square Footaqe of proJect is res1.dent1.al
0-7,500 2.0 2.0
7,501-15,000 1.4 2.0
15,001-22,500 1.2 1. 75
22,501 and up 1.0 1.5
(c)
Minimum Lot size.
Seven thousand
five hundred (7,500) square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of one hundred fifty (150)
feet and a minimum width of fifty (50) feet, except
that parcels existlng on the effective date of this
Chapter shall not be subJect to this requ1.rement.
(d)
Front Yard Setback.
Landscaping
as required pursuant to the provision of Part
9.04.10.04.
(e) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where rear parcel line abuts a
res1.dential distr1.ct, a rear yard equal to:
5' +(stories x lot wldth)
50'
The requlred rear yard may be used
for parking or loading to tvithln flve (5) feet of
the rear parcel llne provided the parking or load1.ng
does not extend above the first floor level and
provided that a wall not less than five (5) feet or
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more than six (6) feet 1n height 1S erected and
maintained along the rear commercial parcel llne.
Access driveways shall be permitted to cross
perpendicularly the requlred rear yard prov1ded the
driveway does not exceed the minlmum 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 provlslons of Part
9.04.10.04.
(f) side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the lnterl0r side parcel
line abuts a residentlal dlstrlct, an interior Slde
yard equal to:
5' +(storles x lot wldth)
50'
The interior slde yard may be used
for parklng or loadlng no closer than five (5) feet
to the interior slde property line provided the
parking or loading does not extend above the first
floor level and provided a wall not less than five
(5) feet or more than six (6) feet is erected and
maintalned along the slde cornmerclal parcel llne. A
required interlor side yard shall not be used for
access or for commercial purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate
landscaping requlred for a street slde yard,
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landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
(3) A ten (10) foot setback from
an interior property line shall be required for
portions of buildings that contaln windows, doors,
or other openings into the interior of the building.
an interior side yard less than ten (10) feet shall
be permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building
Code related to fire rated openings in side yards
are satisfied.
(g) Development Review. A Development
Review permit is required for any development of
more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of
floor area and any development with rooftop parking,
except that for applicat10ns involving the
demolition and replacement of any existing single
purpose grocery store on a parcel which is not
adjacent to a residentially zoned district, with a
store which has a minimum of 25,000 square feet of
floor area, only a net new floor area addition of
more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet shall
be subject to Development Review.
9.04.08.26.070. Architectural Review.
All new construction, new addl tions to
existing buildings, and any other exterior
improvements that require issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to architectural review
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pursuant to the provlslons of Chapter 9.32 of this
Article.
SECTION 9.
follows:
Part 9.04.08.34 shall be amended to read as
Part 9.04.08.34 Ml Industrial Conservation
District
9.04.08.34.010. Purpose.
The Ml District lS intended to preserve
existing industrial uses and to provide a location
for industrial uses for small businesses which are
engaged in the design, development, manufacturing,
fabricating, testing, servicing, or assembly of
manufactured products and to preserve existing
activities, in order to maintain and enhance
employment opportunities for workers with various
skills and for the entry level segment of the Santa
Monica work force. The M1 District is also designed
to accommodate small visual and performing arts
studios and to provide for the continued use of
existing trailer parks and the preservation of
existing schools. Allowable development intensity
within this District is intended to be the lowest in
the City among the commercial and industrial
Districts, consistent with the goals, obJectives,
and policies of the General Plan.
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9.04.08.34.020. Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in the
M1 District, if conducted within an enclosed
building, (except where otherwise permitted).
(a) Administrative and executive
offices which are accessory to a primary permitted
use on the same site and which do not exceed
Twenty-Five Percent (25%) of the gross floor area of
said primary permitted use.
(b) Artist studl0S and art galleries.
(c) Automoblle repair and automobile
painting facili ties except those abutting any
residential district and use.
(d) Congregate housing.
(e) DOIDestlc violence shelters.
(f) Establishments engaged in the
manufacturing, fabricating, assembly, testing,
repair, servicing, and processing of the following:
(1) Aircraft parts other than
engines.
(2) Apparel except leather and fur
goods.
(3) Audio products.
(4) Awnings metal, wood or
canvas.
(5) Bakery products.
(6) Coated, plated, and engraved
metal.
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(7) Communication equipment.
(8) Confectionery and related
products.
(9) Cut stone and stone products.
(10) Diecut paper and paperboard,
and cardboard.
( 11)
Electric
components
and
accessories.
(12) Electric lighting and wiring
equipment.
(13) Fabricated textile products.
(14) Furnlture and fixtures.
(15) Glass products.
(16) Jewelry, silverware, and
plated ware.
(17) Luggage.
(18) Motor vehicles, parts, and
accessories except when abutting residential uses.
( 19)
Muslcal
instruments
and
parts.
(20) Office machines.
(21) Paperboard containers and
boxes.
(22)
Pens, pencils,
and other
office and artists materials.
(23)
Perfumes,
cosmetics,
and
other toilet preparations.
(24) Pharmaceutical products.
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(25) Photographic and optical
goods, watches, and clocks.
(26) Plumbing fixtures and heating
apparatus.
(27) Pottery and related products.
(28) Professional, scientific, and
controlling instruments.
(29) Toys, amusements, sporting
and athletic goods.
(30) Wooden containers.
(g) Establishments engaged in the
wholesale distribution of the following:
(l) Dry goods and apparel.
(2) Electrical goods.
(3) Grocerles and related
products, except unpackaged or unprocessed poultry
and poultry products, fish and seafood, and fruit
and vegetables.
(4) Hardware, plumbing, heating
equipment and supplies.
(5) Machlnery, equipment, and
supplies, except farm machinery and equipment.
(6) Motor vehicles and automotive
equipment.
(7) Paper, paper products, and
kindred supplies.
(8) Pharmaceutlcal
chemicals, and allied products.
products,
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(h) Homeless shelters with less than
fifty-five (55) beds.
(i) Public or private schools existing
prior to adoption of this Chapter.
Public utility substations.
Single room occupancy housing.
Transitional housing.
Design studios and offices for
(j)
(k)
(1)
(m)
architects.
(n)
determined by
necessary and
Accessory uses which are
the Zoning Admlnistrator to be
customarily associated with, and
appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and which are consistent
and not more disturbing or disruptive than permitted
uses.
(0) other uses determined by the
Zoning Administrator to be slmilar to those listed
above and which are consistent and not more
disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
(p) Notwithstandlng any of the above
permitted uses, no use lnvolving the manufacture,
processing, or treatment of products which by nature
of the operation are likely to be obnoxious or
offensive by reason of emisslon of odor, dust,
smoke, noxious gases, noise, vibratlon, glare, heat,
or other impacts or hazards by way of materials,
process, product wastes or other methods shall be
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permi tted unless mi tigatoin measures are submitted
and are acceptable to the Zoning Administrator.
(q) Existing non-conforming office
uses may expanded by no more than one parcel with
development review.
9.04.08.34.040. Conditionally Permitted Uses.
The following uses may be permitted in the Ml
District subject to the approval of a Conditional
Use Permit:
(a) Automobile repair and
painting facilities abutting any
district or use.
(b) Homeless shelters with fifty-five
automobile
residential
(55) beds or more.
on the
devoted
(e) MUlti-farnlly dwelling units.
(d) New public or private schools or
the expansion of existing schools.
(e) Outdoor storage of fleet vehicles
if such vehicles are directly related to the primary
industrial or manufacturing operation on the site.
(f) Parking and automobile storage
lots and structures.
(g) Places of worship.
(h) Retail sales of goods manufactured
premises, provided that the floor space
to such use does not exceed Ten Percent
(10%) of the gross floor area of the primary
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permitted use.
(i)
Self
storage
or
public
mini-warehouses.
(j) Senior group housing.
(k) Senior houslng.
(1) Service stations.
(m) Warehouses.
(n) Any use of the transportation
right of way for other than transportation purposes.
(0) other uses that are determined by
the Zoning Administrator to be similar to those
listed above.
9.04.08.34.050. ProhibiteQ Uses.
(a) Rooftop parking on parcels directly
abutting, or separated by an alley from, a
residential district.
(b)
Any
use
not
specifically
authorized.
9.04.08.34.060.
Standards.
property
Development
All
developed
property in the
in accordance
Ml District
with the
shall be
followlng
standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Two (2)
stories and thirty (30) feet or with approval of a
Development Review Permit for artist studios only,
three (3) stories and forty-five (45) feet. within
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fifty (50) feet of a resident1al distrlct, no
portion of any structure shall exceed the maximum
permitted height of the adjoining residential
district. There shall be no limitation on the
number of stories of any detached parklng structure,
or structure containing at least one floor of
residential use, so long as the height does not
exceed the number of feet permitted in this section.
(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. 1.0 or
1.5 for development of artist studios with approval
of a Development Review Permit.
(c) Minimum Lot Size. Fifteen
thousand (15,000) square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of one hundred fifty (150)
feet and a minimum width of one hundred (100) feet,
except that parcels existing on the effective date
of this Chapter shall not be subject to this
requirement.
as required
9.04.10.04.
pursuant
Yard Setback. Landscaping
to the provision of Part
(d) Front
(e) 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 five (5) feet of
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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 five (5) feet or
more than six (6) feet in height is erected and
maintained along the rear commerclal parcel llne.
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.
(f) side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the lnterior side parcel
line abuts a resident1al district, an lnterior side
yard equal to:
5' +(storles x lot width)
50'
The interior side yard may be used
for parking or loading no closer than five (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 five
(5) feet or more than six (6) feet is erected and
maintained along the side commerClal parcel line. A
required interior side yard shall not be used for
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access or for commercial purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate
landscaping required for a street side
landscape buffer and screenlng pursuant
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
(3) A ten (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 ten (10) feet shall
be permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building
Code related to fire rated openings 1n side yards
are satisfied.
yard,
to the
(g) Development Review. A Development
Review permit is required for any development of
more than thirty thousand (30 , 000) square feet of
floor area and any development with rooftop parking.
9.04.08.34.070. Architectural Review.
All new construction, new additions to
existing building, and any other exterior
improvements that require issuance of a building
permit shall be subject to architectural review
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9.32 of this
Article.
SECTION 10. Section 9.04.10.02.061 is added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
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9.04.10.02.061 Homeless Shelters.
with
the
following
any dlstrict
development
Homeless
shall comply
standards:
shelters located in
(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.
(c) Common facilities. The development
may provide one or more of the following specific
common facilities for the exclusive use of the
residents and staff:
(1) Central cooking and dining
room(s) .
(2) Recreatlon 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
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between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 10:00 P.M.
(f) Refuse. Homeless shelters shall
provide a refuse storage area that is completely
enclosed with masonry walls not less than five (5)
feet high with a solid-gated openlng 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.
(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 (6)
months.
(2)
provided to assist
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 serVlces provided at the
facility, and for tralning, counseling, and
treatment programs for residents.
staff and
res idents to
services
shall be
obtain
permanent
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SECTION 11.
section 9.04.10.02.111 is added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
9.04.10.02.111. Residential
CQmm9rcial 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, and Ml districts, shall comply with the
following development standards:
(a) Location. Residentlal 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, or Ml districts.
(b) Access. The residential units shall
Uses
in
have a separate and secured entrance and exit that
is directly accessible to the parking.
(c) Refuse storage and Locatlon. The
residential units shall maintain a separate refuse
storage container separate from that used by the
commercial and manufacturlng business. It shall be
clearly marked for residential use only and use by
commercial and rnanufacturlng businesses shall be
prohibited.
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SECTION 12. Sectlon 9.04.10.02.141 lS added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
9.04.10.02.141 Senior Group Housing.
Senior group housing located in any district
shall comply with the following development
standards:
(a) Maximum Number of Dwelling Units.
The number of dwelling units may exceed that which
is permitted in the underlying zoning district if
the dwelling units consist of individual rooms that
contain full bathrooms and small, efficiency
kitchens located in a building that also contains a
common kitchen, dining and living space, adequate to
serve all residents.
(b) Lighting. Adequate external
lighting shall be prov1ded 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 residential
neighborhood.
(c) Laundry facilities. The
development shall provide laundry facilities or
services adequate for the residents.
(d) Common facilities. The development
may provide one (1) or more of the following
specific common facilities for the exclusive use of
the senior citizen residents:
(1) Central cooking and dining
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room.
(2) Beauty salon and barber shop.
(3) Small pharmacy.
(4) Recreation room.
(5) Library.
(e) security. Parking and outdoor
facilities shall be designed to provide security for
residents, guests, and employees.
(f) Minimum Age. Residential occupancy
shall be limited to single persons sixty (60) years
of age or older, or to couples in which one person
is sixty (60) years of age or older.
SECTION 13. section 9.04.10.02.142 is added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code 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
standard:
(1) 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 faclllty, and for training,
counseling, and treatment prograIDs for residents.
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SECTION 14. Section 9.04.12.110 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
SECTION 15. 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.
SECTION 16. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto inconslstent with the provisions of
this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no
further, are hereby repealed or modlfled to that extent necessary
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 17. 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 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 Ordlnance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional wlthout regard to whether
any portion or the Ordinance would be subsequently declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 18. 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
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within 15 days after its adopt1on. This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adopt10n.
APPROVED AS TO~
JOSE~E
Acting City Attorney
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...
Adopted and approved this 22nd day of June, 1993.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1687 (CCS)
was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City
Council on the 15th day of June 1993; that the said Ordinance was
thereafter duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the
22nd day of June 1993 by the following Council vote:
Ayes:
Councilmembers:
Abdo1 Genser1 Olsen, Rosenstein,
Vazquez
Noes: Councilmernbers:
Greenberg, Holbrook
Abstain: Councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councilmernbers:
None
ATTEST:
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~ City Clerk '