SR-308-006 (3)RP : D'FA : hh ~ D~~ ~O~p ~,~
Council Meeting of 9/27/83 Santa Monica, California
SEP 2 7 1983
T0: ~Iayor and L'~ty Council
FROr1: City Staff
SUBJECT: Beach P~an Amendment
Introduction
The Santa ~Ion~ca State Beach Resource Management and Dev~lapment
Plan (hereafter, the "Beach P1an") is a general guit~~ to th~
management a~d ~'~v~lopment of Santa Monica State Beach. A
proposal for amendment of tr~e Beach Plan is descri~ed ~ahich lzsts
tl~e ~enera~ types of uses whici~ may 3ae approprzate ~or the
State-owned 415 Pacific Coast T_-Iighway site (the "41~ site"} .
An orginal a:nendment develaped by staff w~~ modif~ed by the
City Recreation and Parks Commission and the Planning Camrniss~on;
the modified amenc~ment is be~ng recornmended for adoptzon.
Bac'.~ground
The Beach Plan (copy attached as Exhibit 4) is a general gu~~e
to the managemen~ and develapment of S~nta nionica 5tate Beach.
The Plan was developed pursuant to an oper_ating agreement Y~e~[aeen
th~ C~~y an~? the State of Calzfor*~ia. The current Beach Plan
caas ac?opted by the Santa '_~ionica Czty Counc~l in 1979 af~er a
series of ,aorkshops and Public Hearings before the Local Coastal
Prograrl Technica~ Advisory Committee, the Planning Commission and
the City Council. The State Parks and Recreation Commission
approved the Beach P1an zn 198d.
An amendment ta the Beaeh P~an is pronosea. Exact language is
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provided ~n Exh~bYt l. The amendment ~s necessitated ~y a
reqnest by the State Department of Parks and Recreat~on that
~he Beach Plan be revised to recognize the types of possible
development contemplat~d in the ~roposals considered by the
City for the State-owned "Sand and Sea" property at 415 Pacific
Coast Highway in Santa Mon~ca. ~ecause the current version
of the Beach Plan did not l~st specific apprapriate uses for
the Sand-and Sea site, the State den~ed the C~~y's ~982
propasal for use of that site. The propose~ amendment is
intended to address the State's apparent cancern regarding
Beach Plan languag~. The proposed amendment takes into
account the gene~al types of uses and activ~ties which were
under consi~eration for the Sand and Sea site and in addition
spec~fically recogn~zes certain current uses on publlcally-
owned property, such as beach maint~nanee and parking fac~lities.
A draft amendment was originally developed by staff. This
atnendment szmply provided a Iist of uses and act~vaties which
were appropriate on public land at the beach w~thout specifically
listing the ~15 Pac~fic Goast H~ghway site. Th~s was done
becaus~ the Beach Plan contained fairly generalized language
on most issues, so a s~milar l~vel of gene~ality was used ~or
the draft amendmen~. Sahen the City Recreation and Parks Com-
mission reviewed the draft amendment, the concensus of that
group was that the amendment should be st~uc~ured to apply only
to the 415 site, since this was the basic intent af the
amendmen~. In addation to specifying the 415 site, the
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Recreation and Parks Commission deleted several uses previously
included in the draft amendment, such as hotels, motels, and
beach clubs, and added various clarifying Ianguage. Orig~nal
language w~tn Commiss~on changes shown in italic pr~nt ~~
displayed in Exhib~t 3.
City staff belzeve t~at the Reereation an~ Parks Comm~ss~on
revisions are appropr~a~e, since they foeus on the 415 site
and since they better identify apprnpriate uses. On September
19 ~he Planning Commission rev~ewed the matter and ac~epted
the recommenda~ions of the Recreation and Parks Commission.
Plann~ng Coinmissioners noted that any ac~ual development
pro~ect at the 415 site would require separate env~ronmEntal
irnpact analysis and that therefore, a Negative Declaration
for the amendment was appropr~ate.
Environmental Analysis
An Initial St~dy and Negat~ve Declarataon (attached as Exhibit 2)
under the Cal~fornia Environmental Quality Act have been prepared
on the matter. Wh~le the Initial Study was prepared on the
origznal s~aff draft amendment, an analysis attached to the
Initial Study indicates that the conc~usions of the Tnitial
Study remain apprapriate. The environm~ntal anaYysis andicates
that the propased amendments will have no significant advers~
environmen~al impacts. The propased amendment simply proviCes
a generaZ l~st of activiti~s and uses which may be appropriate
at 415 Pacific Coast H~ghway. The amendment is cor~sister~t r,ti~~th
the pr~~osed Loca~ Coasta~ Program ane~. does not affect
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ex~sting zonzng or the City's General Plan and does not constztute
appraval of any spec~f~c pr~~ect at the site. Clearly, lzsting
of uses in the Beach Plan will have no envxronmental effects.
Any actual dev~lapment pro~ec~s or zoning changes wQUld requzre
separat~, subsequent ~nvironmental analys~s. In the absence of
an actual dev~Iopment proposal, speculat~ve analysis of potential
environmental effects from any given use or combinatian of
uses would not be meaningful or appropriate at this time.
Publicatian of the Negat~ve Declarat~on ~egan a 30-day public
comment period which ended in Septem~er. Only the State Depart~ent
of Parks and Recreation commented on the environmental analys~s.
These comments and a response are attached ta the Negat~ve
Dec~aration. The comments pertain to the original staff draft
amendment and not the revised version developed by the City
Recrea~ion and Parks Commiss~on. Staff believes that the
State's concerns are adaressed in the revis~d amendment.
Relation to Other Planning Effarts
In reviewing tne existing Beach Plan, it ~s apparent that sorne
componen~s of it should be upda~ed and that on-going plannang
actlvit~es such as preparation of a Local Coastal Plan for
the C~ty's Coastal 2one, formulation of a development and
restora~ion program for the San~a Mon~ca Pier, and development
of rev~sed Land Use and Circula~ion ~Iements of the General Plan
may necessitate further amendments to the Beach Plan. In view
of thes~ ma~or plann~ng effarts, ~t would be inappropr~ate to
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undertake a major revision of the Seach P1an at this time
because o~ ~he other, larger plann~ng programs in progress.
For these reasons, the currently proposed amendment is limated
to that apparently desired by the State of Californ~a.
Follow~ng Council action, the amended Beach Plan wi~l be rev~ewed
by the State Parks and Recrea~ion Commission. Timely Council
actzan on ~his matter is crit~cal. The proposed amendment must
be submitted to the State no later than Octaber 14, 1983 so that
the matter can be considered by the State Parks and Recreation
Commisszon at its December meet~ng.
F~nancial Analysis
There ar~ no fiscal or budget impacts associated with the proposed
text amendments. Specif~c City costs and rev~nues can only be
deterrnined after review of specific developmen~s or ~mprovements
propased subsequent ta adoption of the recommended amendments.
Recommendation
It is respectfulYy recommended that the City Coune~l:
l. Conduct a Public Hearing on the Vegative Declaration and
~ropased amendment.
2. Adopt the Negative Declaratian.
3. Adopt the proposed araendment.
4. Instruct s~aff to farEaard the am~ndment to the State Parks
and Recreation Department.
Prepared by: Donald T. Arnett, Recreatzon and Parks Directar
Kenyon Webster, Associate Planner
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CITY OF SANTA A40NICA
CITY COU'~CIL MIIvUTES
SEPTEh4BER 2:', ~.983
a~-v~~:lar m~eetzng ~>f the Citti~ CouncaZ was ca~].~~ to order b,- Ma~•~r
Fdw~r~s at - 3;. P xY±. ,'~uesday, September 27, ~983 Ccuncilmerber
~neL led ~ne assemblage in the pledge of allegiance tc the United
~*a;~= ~z ;merica Rabh~ Michael Oblath of Temple Bo~}: Sho~~-~~
•~~fAei-e : t~e in•1-ocatzon
kol~ ;;all Present :~iayor Ken Edwar~s
Mayor Pro Tempore Do~ores A~. Pres~
Councilmember James P. Conr
Councilmernber David G. Eps4ein
Councilmember Willzam H. Jennzngs
Cour~cz~me~nber Christine ~, Reed
Councilmember Denn~s Zane
City Manager John H. Alschuler, Jr
City A~torney Robert P~. 'fiyers
City Clerk Ann M. Shore
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Pre=er_ted was a staff report recommending that Co~n~.il hold a Public
Hearzng and consider agprorral af an amendment to the Santa ?~to~zca
~tat~ BEach Resource :~lanagement and Development Plan and appro~-a1 af
a ~~gati~~e Environmental Declaration. The Public Hearing was dec~ared
~pen at 8 34 ~.h9. There bezng no one w~shing to sp~ak to the mattex,
~canci~mem'~er Epstein mo~ed to close the Public Heaxing at 8 35 P h3
Ti,e mot~or w~as dul•a seconded and approved b}~ ~ananimous vote Dis~ussior.
:~~as I;e~d ~tavor E~wards moved to approve Che 'Vegatx~re Enr-~rcnrnen~al
Leclaratior~, appre~-e an amendment to Santa A4onica State ~each Resource
~`ana~em~ ~~ and De~e~opment P].a~ as transmzzte~ lv3t}~ the staff renor~
~ated ~eat`T~er 2?, 19Fs3, and instruct staff to fori~ard t!~e ar~endm~eny
*; `;~e 5ta`e ?a~k and Recreation Department Second by Cou~c~l~nember
_~~r Tl~~e ~otian ~~as a~proved by the follow~ng vote
~:o;~n~~l '~"~t~ ~~firmati~:e Counc.~lmembers Cortn, Jennings, aTe~s,
~ane and htayor Ed~-ar~s
tiegativ~ Councilr~embers Epstein an~ Reed
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~, ~,nr~ ~3 Shore, C~ty C~.er~C af the Czty of Sartta ~4onica, California ~o
herebv iertify that the faregoing is a full, ~rue and correct copy of
ar: excerp* taken from the m~nutes of the regular mEetzng of the Santa
~4onica Czty Counci~ held on September 27, I9$3.
D~TE.D September 30, I9$3 ~~ ~-~'-<' `-Y
Ann M. Shore ~~
City Clerk
Attachmen~s
l. Proposed Plan Text Amendments.
2. Init~al Study and ~egative Declaratio~.
3. Recreation and Park Commission comments.
4. Beach Plan.
ATTAC~-i~a'4ENT ~
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sa~:~ as :
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ATTACfii~7ENT 2
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CITY 0~ SANTA MO~ICA EIA N0.
- - - INITIRL STUDY
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1. Norrx of Propa+~nr City of :S~a~rta •Mon~ca~~ Recreatifln and Parks
~ Z. Adde'ea~ and Phoe~a Number of Propar~r~t P, o. Bo~x 2 2 0 0
"' '-- Santa Mon~ca. `CaliforI}.i'd~ ~9~4pb' ' ` " ' ~ '
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f71~1 ~9~-~97~..~St. 313 _ -.. ~
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Mome of ~twpa~at, it app[f~u. Amendment ~..~each Resource
Managernent and Development F3an • °
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tl. Erarirarwrienta~ Zmpoets
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~iar-a~tioe~s a# oll "pey" and "nwyb~" an:wers ~a ~equirad on ottac~d sh~els.)
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_ _ ~. FartlL WIII tfie proposol tewft ira ' .
~. L~stabla eanfi ~.~~it}ae~s or in d+or~es ~ .
~ _ ir~ qeotoglc substructvres? _ _ ~~.
b. Diaruptiar~. dtspiacerr-enis, aorr~action -
ar avercovert~g af ~ ~e ~o~l? -. X
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- ~. C'~ar-qe jn :oPo9~M- ~ qrour+d ~rfoe~
r~iief feote~rrss? X
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d. The ~estniction~ taverinq nr rr~ifkotion
of a~e u~iqe~a e~olagie or ph~-stcal leatures? , ~
e. An~- ir,eraa3e in wind ~r watar ~rasian a! ~
foils~ ettF~er or: or eff .t~s ~it~? , ~ , - X
i. ~ Efia~qp in depo:itian dr erosior~ af beach -.
sand+. or chm,ges in ailtation, ;dsposltion or --- •
e~ros~on which ~na~r tnadily the d~ar~r+~t ef ~ -
- tivs: o~ ~treom ~ t~e bed o~ 3ht ocsan or
a~+~- boY. #nl~t or take? X
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q. E~aaure of people or proPer~Y t~ 9a°la ~~-_~-
~iC b~0tds suc~~ as eat'thqudaes, landsiicles~
_ , _ _ _..r~ _ L ri~uds~td~s, graue~d fa~ure, or :imtlar ~-a¢Qds? _ _ x -
~. Air. Wili ths praposc~ re~uit i~ t~- ~--~. ~ ,
r___,~. .~
- - ~---- - -w -- S~tontial air ernissions or detario~atiow ••
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of am6ie:nt au quolitj-'~
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- ---- ---- - -~ b.~~Fie aeatlan a~ ab~ection~Ie bdors?
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-- ~11t~3~on Q~ _4~. mavemer~t~ rr~oisture~ orN - _ ~ . ~ _
~,p~oh~re, ot an~r c#~ar~ys in clGeeate,
-- __. _ ~ithar fooailr ar reqioc+olly3
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- - ~ _ 3. l~t e~. 1~lii~ ths propa6al _rewlt ir~ ~-- - .__._ _ ~ _ ~ __~
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------- ~g~s In c-~rrenta~ or' ~ ~ of .d~ - ` ° • -
e~ert~an ot watar movemants, ie~ eisher
e#wrins ar fres[~ +Maters? _ _ X
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~~ ~ W~t~~ ~~~ {iLY1~Q ~~ ~ , ~
~ - te~ru, cr the ~ate ar+d ~n! n[ surtace _ s • ~ _ ~
ruroff? ~ . X .
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~ c.
Atterciians !o t~e course or flavr of llood
w~nters? . ` • „ _ ~ X
d. Changs iet tl+Q arr~o~r~t of . surfa~ce woter -in _.
_ _ a~y w~ater ~ady? ° __ , X
e. Discl~qe inb ~rfoca w~oters, ar in a~- _
alteration o1 surfxe wat~r ~+.+oltt~r~ in- ,_ .
~ C~tld1~ 17Yt llOf ~Iritltlif f0 ~t11'~Ef'aZiJ1"e~
dissolved ax~ or turbiditr? -~- ,~~..^ _ _ x
f, f
Alterotion of tha directiors ot rotE of flow
af Qrowd watars? _ --- ~
~ g. [hv~ge in tl+a quantit~- of ground waters,
either t~rouQh ~irsct a~ifions or with. ~ _
_ _. . drawdls, a through inte~ceptian of an - --
~l~IfGt ~ C1J~i Of l~XCQVafi0~1=? _ _ _ K
h. • ~ - ~- ~
Substar~tiai rad~,clion ~ •tfie .nmoun# ~af ~
water ~tl~erwisa t~+-~i1~ble Ecr pubiic woter -, -
~upplies? • - , ~ . . ' K
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~~aaurs of peopia or prnpertY ta wafer re-
Icted hozc~cls w~c!'~ as floo~irg ar ?ida! wwes? __„, _ ~
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~ GLQSSRRY
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Access; Access may generally be defined as accounting for a]1 thase factars
w~ii ~contribute to or disrupt the ability of peopie qettinq tc and fra~n the
beaCh. Th~s rncludes the modes of travel s~ch as cars, bus~s. bikes and
walking; t~e raadways~ ~ikepat~s and footpat~s and alsa the,ava~~ab~ity vf
parking.
,B~a, ~s{parking~ A bay is a designated
of a parkfng 3ot is determ~ned by the
potent#al for containing.
space for parking a car. The capacity
number of bays it contains or has the
aeach Recreation: It is ~iffictilt to estab~isn what constit~tes b~ach re-
creatio~ unequivoca]]y. Certa;in act~v~ties appear to be obviously beach
recreatio~ suc~ as surfing, swimning, wading, water s~ii~ng, and sunbathing.
8ut al~ of these ~tt~vities can be performed eTsewhere although not necessarily
with the same qua~fty. Even s~rfing has bee~ ar~ificially created in swimning
paats. Vc~leybajZ, biki~g, and ot~er activities are ca~nanly faund at the
beach although t~ey cau~d be en~oyed e~sewhere. Because of these variables
there cannot be a precise l~st of activities w~ich are clearly beach oriented
to the exctusion of other activities. The city must make these determinations
as tonf~icts ar~se. Although #t is presumed that the activities described here
~~~ referenced in tfie ~Zan would generally be atce~ted as beach related re-
creatian.
~,,, Gapital Improv~ments: qenerally refers to the phys~cal im~ravements a city
makes for publi~ welfare including such thir~gs as streets, water and sewer
lines, park5, bikepaths or various structur~s for pub~ic use.
EIR; enu~rorzmental fmpact report ~s an analys~s of what impacts wi11 likely
occur to various factors ~n tt~e env~ronment dWe to a part3c~~ar deveioprn~nt.
Factors may include air and water q~a~ity, traffic generatZOn, affect nn
view or disruption of biological features. Th~ r~qu~rements of an EIR are
describQd in tF~e Ga7ifornia ~nvirvnmental Qua~ity Act of I970.
.
LCP: Lacal Coastal Prvgram is defined in the California Coas~al Act of
1976 as a prflgram prepared by loca~ jurisdict~n~s accasd#rig ta the stipulations
o~ that act.
Littorat Sand Movement: The mavement af particies, typica]ly sand, along a
seashore which varies with the direction of the water currents.
Mean Nigh Tide: 7he high Lide line refers to ~e average of the highest
paints to which the otea~ rzses or the furthest ~nland it goes an the beach
during a t#dal cycle of one day. This may vary fran day to day depending on
t~e gravi~atianal forces whicri are acting an it.
M~or~n s: a huay ar ather structure in the water anchored to or~e spot, to
w tch a boat m~y be sec~red or t~ed.
~, Marine Biolagy:
a} crustacians: a large class of marine ar~ima~s including
shrimps and erabs ar~d alsa water fleas and barnac~es.
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b. Se.~bstar~ital depfetfon ot ae~y nonr~ie
nc~sura~ rtsour~s? ' ' ~ X
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la. R~k o[ L~s~1. Mlfti the prvpo~at i+~wlv~ . .
- o. " A rbk ot o~ ~lo~ian or the rclaa,e -
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ot h~ard~ous ~u6staN~ (lncfudfr+q, 'but ~n~t
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iin~tted to4 oil, p~stici:la~s. ~ha~n~o4s or -' -~
- -~ " radia~ianl in tl~e a+r~ni of a~ aaciderrt or ..
t~et coedtiionsY - - ~ '
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b. ~tbfe tnterferee~ce ~rith m a~rq~ ~' •
._ rs~p~onaa p~ or arr emsrqer+c~- e~r~acvalton _
pla~? .
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Pcpufatian. WI1t tht proposal alrer the lacatiar-~
,
dis#r~xrtia+, derrsity~ rot qrowth rate a#~ the '
hiuna~ pope,latia+ o! a- areo? ~~ x
t~. Nauing. Witl #!~ pr~a~.r~ni affect existCng houa• ,,
~^9s ~ Create Q dsm~nd f4r 4ddif larlal ~+a~~icxj?
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- T3. Transpor~alla~lCirculation. 1~V11t the praposol
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t~Jlt in;
a t',eneration af aut~atantlal ad~...awi
vehi~ulat raavnment? . , ., , K
b. ~f;ects an existing parlc`~ facitlties~ or ~
-
derr~and for new park~rg, _ , X
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c. Su~stantIal irrPact ~+Par~ existinq traispor-
tnrio~ s~rsrems? -
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d. lU;~+otiont ~v present potterns ot cirvula•
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e. AErero3~aru ro w~o=erborr~e. ~r~ji ar atr '
- - l~if k?
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~. 1n¢rease in traffic l~atds to motor
-- ~t+tcles, bicyci~sls ar pedestriansZ , x
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~~. PuWic Sae~vicea. WJtI ~e prvposal hair~e ar~ ,
~ffatt uQon. ac r~ !: in d n~ed for r-aMt ar
altered 9ave~nment~ci services in arry ot the
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fotiawi~ areou
a Ftr~t ~rotectian? -- , - „ , x
-• -~b. Aalite protection?
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c. ~rchoals? X
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e. Mr.tintwer~on~~e of pe,ibli~ taciliti~s*'tnc~~uding ~`-` ~
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f. ~tt-K 904Il~rinle1710E "serYia~s? -
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Is. E~r. wtti tl+s ~rapo~t t~t#~t irn ``•-''` ~-
a Use a! 'uhstant~a! ama~nf# ~i ~rl ce ene~g#~
~ :~- --
1f. Substa~ttat lncrcase en demand upon exist- .
-- -- Mg aources of anergY~ or reqvire the
dweloprnent af naw saurces ~ r,r~rg~-~ ~ _
~ b. Lh~litie:. W i fi t1~e ~ pr+apo~al resutt -in a n~ed "-- r
for new systems. or wbstm~##ai allsralit~rws !a "
fhe tolto+~ri~ utili#~ess - _ . ---,
a i~ower ar e+oivr+ai gas? ' -
b. C~mun;cations r~st~ems? • ' -
c. Water? y
d. Seewer a septie t~?
e, Starm vreta de~ai~~ge? " - ~
f. Solid wcate cr+d disposa!? -
17. tlu~na~ Healtl~. W~lt the ProPvsol rew~~ in:
o. Creetion of ~- heotf~ hazord or potentia~
fieelth ~azard ~excfuding mentof hcnith~
b. Expoxure ct people tv paeantial heatt'~
hat~ds7
~8. Aeslf~a~ks. wi~! she propc~ol ~Ir in tl+e
a6strurttan af any sc~~c visto or view ap~n to ' -
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t11e publiC, Or wat 1~e prapOSal T~J1? ~ Me ~`
-creation o~ arf aesthaticoliy ofifensive si3e apen
to pub~ie riew? - ~ ~ ,° x
r. _. ,
t9. Re~aa~tiar+. Yyilt the propoaa! ~e1t in at+ ~
---~I~t+pact tiiQor~ the ~tit~r ar qu~aonfity ot acist~g
ncreotionol apporturiifies? . __X
~. Cuttur~oi Resourees.
o. Mlit~ th~ prcpawt ra~ult b- the ~Ma~tion `
of ar the aestructicn of a prehistaric ar
hislar~ ~chaeataqieal sise? , .. , ~
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Ye~ Ma~rbe IV°
br Nli[I !he prc~po~ol rnu!! ~ adMarse pl~sioo~
or a~sthetic effects ta o prehestcric~ ~ ` '~ '
histaric bttiid~g, sttvclw°e, cr alsjeet? ', --- X
e. Qaes M+e praposa! hav~, tl~e patential t~o - .
c~ o ptrys+cal c~~oe~ which wvuid affec! .,.
uniqus etfiesit wlt~sra{ ~eal~uas3 ' ~ ` ~ ~'''~`- ., . ~
d Mlill th~ prapatol restric# rxist~rg r~etigiau~ _`
_ ar sa~sad u~as wHhin the potential ierpc~e! -
are~? , w - '"' x
21. llAandntary Findie~s vf ~Signiflca~a ` ' -
a Dota tt~e project t~ave ths pa~ntial ta - °~` ,
deyrade fh~ •qua~ify af !he er~r~rar+m~nt, - .
wbstanttallr reduce t!~ t~abitat af ~ fish '
ar wildlite spacies. co~sa a fiah or wiid- .
~fe popwlctia- to drop ~e~wr ye~f ~ ~ ` -
-- ~atning ~ev~els. th~eatas to aiiminat+e o
plan! or anirno! comm~nily~ raduce the _-
-~nttrt~ber ar t~strict t~a rcnge of a ror+a or
~crrd p~'+t or anirs~~ cr eliminate ~'~
___ frnpartanr e~campfes of the majar periods
af Coli#omic history or ~rehislory? - ,~ " . X
b. Daes tt+e pcoSac! l~ve tl~e polenital to ~~ • .
-~ch~rve sfwrt-term. to tt~e disadvantaqe of
lonq-terrn. environmcntal gaals? . jA rFart-
t~rrn impact on the environment is one -
,Mhici~ ocevrs in a e'~Eativcly brtef, ~sfinitiue --
period ~f tintie whi~r iorg-terrn ir~pacts
will ~r~ well inta the ivturcJ , X
c. DoQS the pro~ect l~a~re impacta v~rh#ch are
individually 1irr~ad, but cumulo#ivei~. can- '•--
~ider~le? (A Proje~t may irrpact oe~ !wa '
-- ar more separota r~sources where tha impoct
an each resaUtce is r+elativ~ely ~rr~a~t, ~ut . -
when t~ effec! of t~ ;otal of M+o~e -'`
irrpaets oe~ ths erweranmen! as siyr+tfkae-t.~ ~
d. Da~~ tl~e pcoj~ct 1tiaMe envtra~mento~ effectf = ..
--- wrhich wil~ cause sabstantial adverse effects , ,
an humar~ beinys. eit~ar directly ~ jrdi~aefly? ~- ~ X
tfl. DFsex~sioe~ o~ Erw'u~er~~entd Ev~aluatian _
(See attachment] ~~` ~ ~-
EY. D~tee~nination - ~ ' ~ ~ ~
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SUPPLEMENT TO INITIAL S~UAY FQRM
This attachement supp~~ments the Cityr~.~ Santa Monica ~nitial Study
form for the pro~osed amendments to the Beaeh Resource Mana~ement
and Deve~opment Plan (the "Beach P~an").
According to Sectzan ~5a80 of the S~ate of Cal~fornia Enviranmental
Quality Act Guidelines, th~_purposes of an Initial study are to;
(1) Identify enviranmentai impacts;
(2) Enable an appl~cant or Lead Agency to modify a pro~ec~,
mitigating adverse impacts before an Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) is written;
(3) Focus an EIR, i~ on~ is required, on potential~y sign~f~cant
environmen~.al effects;
(4) Facilitate ~nvironanental assessment early in the design o~
a project;
(5) Provide documentation of the factual basis for the finding
~n a Negative Dec~aratYan that a px'o~ect will not have a
signif ~cant effect on the environment;
(6? Eliminate unnecessary EIRs.
The conclus~an of this Initial Study is that no szgnificant
en~ironmenta]. effects will result from the groposed pro~ect, and
there£are a Negat~ve Dec~aration wi3.I be issued and na Enviranm~nta~
IzRpact Report wi~l be req~ired.
A 3b-dav pe~fod beqinning Au~ust_~7 ~nd endinq 5eptetnber 15, 19~3
~as been set for public review and contt~ent on t.~e proaect. The
City statf is required ta respond ta all cammen~s on ;he env~ranmental
analysis which are received dur~ng the carnment period. Comm~nts
shauld be addressed t~:
Comrn~nity & Economic Develogment Department
Po?~cy Development Divis:.an
C~.ty Iial].
~b85 Main Street
Sant~ Mon~ca, Cal~f~rnia 40401
For more in~ormation, p~ease contact Kenyan We~ster i~ the PoZicy
DeveZopmant D~.vision at (213) .393-9975~ ext, 266.
Public H~arings oa the environmental analysis and t~te reduction
request wi11 be held before the Planning Co:nmiss+on ar~d City
Council at a t~.me and piaee whirh will be advertised ia the legal
advertissment ssction of the Evenin~ dutlook newspaper.
The 5anta 1rLonica Stat~ Beach Resflurce Management and Deveiopment P2an
Ehereafter, the *Beach Plan") is a general qu~.de to the management
and develapment af Santa Manica State Beach. The current Beach Plan
was adopted by the Santa Moniea City Counc~l in 1979 after a serie~
of workshops and Public Hearxngs before the Local Coastal Progxarn
Technical Advisory Committee, the Planning Commission and the City
Council. The State Parks and Recreatian Commission adopted ~he
Beach Plan sn 198fl. ~ copy vf the Plan is attached as A~perx3ix 1.
Several groposals for a~nendments to the Beach Plan are set forth ~.n
this report. These amendments are necess~tated by a reques~ by
the State Departsr~ent of Parks and Recreation that the Beach Plan
be revised to recogn~ze the types of possible development contemplated
in the var~ous propasals considered by the City for tne State-~wned
"Sand and Sea" property at 41S Pacif~c Coast Highway in Santa Man~.ca.
The currently propased amendments take ~nta accaunt the general types
of uses and activities which were under considera~~on €or the Sand
and Sea site and in additiort specifically r~coqn~ae certain current
uses on pub3icaZly-owned property (such as beach maintenance and
parking faci2ities). It is noted that on-going plann~ng activi~ies
such as preparation of a Local Caastal Plan €or thE City's Caastal
Zone, farm~Iation of a development and restaration groqram for the
Santa Monica Pier, and development of revised Land Use and Cixculatian
Ele~nents of the City's General Plan may necessitate further amendments
to the Beach Plan both because of changes in policy and avai~ability
of new informatian. It Would be inappropriate to undertake a major
revision of the Beach Plan at th~s ti~e because of the othQr, larger
planning programs in pragress. Far these rea5ons, the currently
,
proposed amendments are limited to those requested by the State
af Californ~a.
An InitiaJ. Study and Negative Declaration under the California
Environmental Quality Act have been prepared on the prapased aznendments
to the Beach Plan. This envirarunental analysis indicates that the
progosed amendments w~ll have no significant adverse enviranmental
impacts, The activities and uses that are prapased in th~
ame~dments are af similar or of no greater intens~ty than that of
ex~sting uses contained in the Beach Plan and therefore specifyin~
these uses anc~ activit~es will have na environmental effects.
The prapased amendments simply add ta the Iist of activit~.es
~~d uses which are qenerally appropriate in the beach area. The
e~endments do not affec~ exieting aoning or the City's General Plan
and do not canst~tute approval of any pro}ect in any part~cular
location. C1ear].y, listing af uses in the 8each Flan will have no
env~ronmental effects. Any actual deve~opment proaeets or zoning
changes wouid require separate, subs~quent enviror,mental analysis.
For example, a develQpment permit applicatian w~Cich encompassed the
features of the ,7uly 1982 "41~ Pacific Coast Highway Leasing Proposal"
wou~d require analysis of potential adverse environmental effects
which might occur as a conaequence nf that specific pro3ect. Recent
environmental analysis of re~atxvely larqe actual pro~ects in the City
has generally f~cused on land use compatibility, traif~c and circuiat~an
issues, parking issues, naise, and fiscal impacts. Whi~e the type of
praject enviranmental analys~s varies with the specifi,~ scale, location
and uses of praposed pro~ects, mast majar pro~ects require this type
af impact analysis.
Env~ronmental Setting
Maps 1 and 2 show the regianal and sub-regional setting. Pages
5-Il of the Beach Plan describe the existing setting of the beach
area. While th~s informatian was prepared several years ag~,
conditions have not changed sign~ficantly since that time.
Relation to Exastin~ Zonin~ and Plans
The propased amendments are consistent with exist~ng zoning and
plans. The actsvi~~es and uses included ~n the amendments do nat
refer to ar~y par~icul~r Iacation ather than the general beachfront
area. The amendments do not constitute an~approval or ~ntitlement
for use af any particuiar property. Existing zon~ng and plans
would not be affec~ed by the amendments, and would cantinue ta
apply to any actual development pro~ect.
Significant Environmental Effects
Adoption vf the proposed amendments would result ~n no significant
adverse enviranmental effects. The amendments are not a physical
praject with quantifiable effects on traffYC volumes or naise levels.
The amendm~nts do not change City Zoning or the Genera~ Plan, which
provide the pr~mary standards far the intensity, type and location
EXISTING CONDITION$
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-~ LOCATIaN ~AP A~D
DISTRIB~TION OF BEACH ATT~NDANC~
-- ST~DY A~EA
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-- RECREATIONAL FACiLITI~S
-- B~ACH USER D£NSITY D~STRIB~TION
-- T~a~~~e ~ON~ITIONS
-- TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE BI~LOGY
--•SEISMiC ~AZARDS
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of deve~opment pro~ects. The amendments da not constitute approva~
of any particuiar pro~ect. Base~ upon the above, i~ is clear that
na significant adverse environmental ef€ects would rasult from
adopfion of the propose~ amendments.
Prepared by: Kenyan Webster
Assvciate Planner
Cominunity an$ Economic Development Department
C~ty of Santa Manica
DETERMINATiON
Project Title: p~~ndment to Beach Plan
On the basis of this initia3 evaluation:
I find that the proposed pro~ect could not have a ~
significant effeGt on the environment, and a
Negati~e Declaraticn wi31 be prepared.
I find that althouqh the praposed pro~ect cauld have
a~ignificant effect on the environment, there will ~
not be a siqnificant effect in this case because
the mitigation measures describeci on an attach~d
sheet have been added ta the pro~ect. A Negativ~
Dec3aration will be prepared.
I find the proposed project may have a significant ~
effect on the enviror~ent, and an Environmental
Impact Report is required.
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AR~llr*l atP P1 ~nncr
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~' CITY OF SANTA !lONIICA
_ t+~EGA'T'IVE DECLARATION
~In s~pliCation for a NB£~-TIYE DECLARATION to Carry out tha fOllawing
~rOfsCtl Amendments t0 ~f1B Sanra M[ln7Ca .^Stat.P RParh RaQn~~rr+c
Manaaement and Develornnent plan
; ~ ~raparty commo~l.y knoFr~ as (not applica53.e]
in the Cfty o~ Santa Monica, CaZifarnia, having been f*led by
Commun~t~ and ~conomic DeveloPment DePartmen~ p~ (~/, ~ ~ 1g83 ~
• ~ ~~
and th~ app].icstion having be~n reviawed by the Community and Beonomic
Development Aepar~rnent in accordance with tY~e p~ocedures estahlished ~y
Resolution 6694 (CCS), st is f(ZUnd that:
1. Ttie proposed activity does canstitute a project within
tl~e meaning of the Calf€ornia Environmentel Quality l-ct
af 1970.
'Z. The prn~a~ed activity is not a~€emgt fro~ the provieiona
af such aat by reason af being n ~oiniaterial, categorica2ly
e~c~agt or ea~ergency activity.
3. The proposed activity daee not agpear ta have a~ubstantial
ad~erse effect upon the enviranment.
4. Inasmuch a^ it cen be seas~ rrith reasonable certainty Ehat
no ~ubatantial adveree effect is involaed, na proper
purpose wnuld be served by the preparatian o~ ~u- ~nviro~-
~ent~i I~~aact Repart.
5. J-~lsqutive Declar~tion do~ua-ent is the proper, aorrect
ar~d apgropriata pxacedure requfred to aseure comp~ianca
vith the purpase and intent oi tha Caiifornie~ Env~ron-
~ental Qna3iLy ]-ct p# 197d.
The Community and Economi~ Development Department has detern~ined
#hat the prvpoAed pro~ect doas aot have a aignifica,r~t sffect an the
enviro~ment and that an EnviranmentAi Imgect Report is not reqnired.
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Director, Ca~nnnity nd Economic
Develop~ent Depar ent
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'~':~e Pya.nr.ing ~:.o~.mission su~sequent~~ ado~ ~~d ~he rAco:~:~.~^d~.t~cns ~f t:~e
~ecraat~~n and Par~cs ~o:^mi~sier,.
~har.~es ~o tr~~ ~ra~ ~ a:~end~:~.~ts _ncia~e s~ec~~~ir_g ~rat ~: Py arilf ~0 1~;,
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~^_OtB'S, TT]O~~~s ~nd beach Ci~a~ from t~'1° 115~ OI ~ener~lly appr^~rl''ut° ~3C1~1~i°S,
add~n~ pu~i~c pnys3ca' ~~~r.ess areas, ~r~gra~s and a~~i-~_~=es ;~ ~::e ~is~
a:':i~ 3C~~:7~ SOIfJ@ G~3!^'_I~II:~T ~~t7g'aaF-~° ~O wh° ;~yC. ~''lE' '"c4'_SEn amend:~en~5
also ~o nat recess~tate Hev~szc~: oi ~ter,!s ~n ?,:ge 1~? a° t:^_e ~each ?'ar_,
a~ or~~~~na,l~; ~ro~cs~d, s~ ~~zose aTer,d^!erts arp 7e "or_~~» ~:-~c~~.:ce~.
wr.~r~~onm~:~t Rez~ieTa
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ba ,^cc~s~ed `hr~ugh ~he ;a~~~~~.,..T:e~ ~ ~~r~,* prcc~ss . ? ~ a~~ni^~~m, tae
ve~:^_~t ~r~:.ess ~~:~' d'___~~~.; ~:~c~ude hear~nQs ue~cr~ :~~ ~ecr~~~7 er, a~±~' G__^°zs
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e^~~i~^o::mental impacts s?~c° ~~:e ~mencments r{ou_d no~ rpsu'_, Lr. ar.y ~hys:.v~i
~e~ie:CCPl°:7t pro,7°C :~ ~lYlyC:7 v~ E:I'i;,+ CCi:~~ 4a -iaV° °l7'I1C'~r:~enta~ 2I f°C ~3. ine
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sc~^ar~os ~or t~^e site.
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th~ club iS proVlded. ~h~s uro~:~S~:~. :oES ricz dp `r~~. .:;~,r_`G
~'•or.~ca ~tate Beacn a.s or_e o~~ ~he ~cre neavz~y u: ea b~ac~:e~ ii:
~he state, so op~ori~an~~~es =~ c-~:;~:.; ~ pL~l~~ ~:we u= t~;~ .~~-~_c`
`re ,~ an~ ad~acent si:orei~_:~ _.•u.:11 wc o~ ~.r~~ i,- ;'r°e -~ ; r~..,~',t~ _
Also, ~ne revZSion ~r. the P~ ~_T'~~~~~. '• ~~~.or.s s~ cT~o~`° ~.~. 2. L rl ,
Wl':1C.^. ~YlClL1QE5 ~~'ie phrase C.'ci "':7;:~.:liC ri.:r'~~~iQ~ Cur,•~~_rs ~=.~:^i,
as the ~~creatian center ~r_ var.~c~) nroE~id~: ~ Yecr~s~~~ar_ ~r~: ~.~-
t:ini:.ses to th~ elderly, tner.~~~crs, aT~ ~~~:~:~i~es ar~ ~~sc... ?i~~cc
:n sect2on 3.3_1. (~) an~ (~) " ~ s ir:ai nro~r~aie. ~"~e. C~±ti ~~
Santa t~ionaca curren~.ly ~~as a sena.or c~ tazeri ccr.~~~ zr• ~i.~:
Pal~sades ~arK on ocean ~ver.vc. '~~:~~. ~•"CrC3~101^~ {~~_iic~.- s~
ap~rotir~ate f~r a city to develo~, b'~fi x~ rot re' cs-~r.t -~,~
plannirg aCt~ars on Sta~e ~~~:c Sy~~~:; ~a~:us.
"^: e~r~e::drr~e~ ~s as proposed w~ll c::~ t a~r ly n^_L ~ a~i s: ~- t~~ `~ ~:-
~e: n~ of the State Park S~:~t~r;~ as ~c-~ ir~td by the ~ t4*_ ~ F~r:~ ~r.~
~;~~rea~.~or Conmissian. In ~t5 Nr't~5~-^.~ form~ zhe ~~~~~~~~~
~?w~ a~c:.yCi': ~~Ct: ~.Sl~.~.~'.~'.?~~i ='~~...y vSc:~ ~C~ s-.~i~~:":C:'~8 :~S i.: ~: ~
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September 19, ~963
Maurice H. Getty, Chief
Resaurce Prot~ctic~n D~vision
Department ot Parks and Recreation
P.~. BoX z.~so
Sacraanento, Ca. 95811
Dear Mr. G~ttg:
Thank you far ~aur comments on SCH 83082425. the Initzal. Study
and Negative Declaration an proposed amend~ents t~ the Santa
~nica S~ate Beach Resource Management and Develapment Plan.
We apgr~c~.ate yaur review and ana~ysls of these documents. mhis
letter resgonds to yflur comments on the environmental ar~alysis of
the prapas~d ame~dinents. You~ co~cerns on pol~cy aspects of t~e
amend.~ents will be evaluated and cons~c~e~ed by other City agencies.
Ccr~ents on envir~nmental zssues and a City resporse are pr~vided
below.
1. Ccm~~Ant: T~e ~egat~ve :~ec~arat~.c~ nEeds tfl 1nclad~ ~he e~~ec~s
of pra~osed amer=dmer.fs ~~ relation ta the L~ca~. Caastal Plan.
Res~onse: Nc Local Coasta~ P~an {i~CP) has Aeen a~op~.e~ for
Sants Mcnica. As c~rrently contemplate~, t:~e ~ropcsed an~en~:nents
would be consiste~t w~.th t~-~e draf~ LCP, since the dra~~ LCP
incZt~des or does not preclude ~?:e uses l~sted in the prpnosed
atnendments. As noted in ~he Init~al 5tudy, approval of the
praposed amendments wau].d not constitute apgroval o~ any
particu~ar ~ra~ect a~ any part~cfalar lacat~on. Zaning standards
and ar.y ~and t~se designations set forth in th~ LCP and the
C~~y's Ger.era~ PIa;~ wo~s~d determine al~~wab3.e use r~n rarfi.~.cu~ar
propert~es. The ~rogosed a:*.tendments would only serve as a:~
add~~ional gene~al guide to activities and uses ~hich are
general3.y ap~rapriate in the heach ar~a.
2. Commen~: The proposed amen~nents have the patential to degrade
the environment as wel~ as the quality of the recreation currentlv
being affarded ta the general public. The a~r qua~ity, traffic
and circuation patterns, aa~bient noise, and increased cansuinption
of recrea4ion activities all have potentially ~ignificant effe~ts,
and cumulative effects are corsiderable.
Res~onse: As note~ a~n the Initaai Study, ~he proposed amendanents
woul.d be ~art af a policy plan listir~g genera~~.v appropriate uses
CIT~"1-1.~LL, l~r~~ :tif~l_1~ STR~'ET, S4:ti'T:~ YfD_'1TC•~1, CAL1FOtZti7,~ ~i34~1
PHOti'E~~.3; 39~-9?31
in ~he beach area. Adoption of the amendrnents wouZd not
creat~ any sign~f~cant adverse environmental effects beca~se
the amendments do not propose ghysical deve~apment and wou~~
not constitut~ apgro~al of actual development pro~ec~s. Listing
o~ a variety o~ uses as generally aparonraate wo~sld sot affect
zoning or the General PIa~ and would not permit any particular
numb~r af development pro~ects, or control ~hes~ze ar ~ntsns~ty
of actual pro~ects. W~~haut informa±~on on th~ scope of actual
pro~ects, ~t is nat passible or appropria~e to speculate
concerning possible env~ronmental effects suc~ as changes in
tra~fic val~rnes which could thearet~caliy cceur frnm a myriad
of alternative pro3ects. The appropria~e time for such analysis
is when specific ~and use des~gnations are proposed, or when
appZication is made for a development pro~ect. It is conce~vabZe
tha~ some development pro~ects could produce signif~cant adverse
envzronmental effects,such as th~se ~~sted in yaur ~~tter, but
in the absence ~~ a specif~c scope af development, estimating
such natent~al ~ffects, either ~nd~vidual or cum~lative, is
not meanit~gful or appropriate.
Your rema~n~ng coanments deal with policy issues and w~li not be
dealt wzth here. However, there is one clar~ficatzon I wouZd IaKe
to make regarding one comment in the third paragraph of your letter
wh~cn i~d~cates that the 3.3.i Eg) list includ~s the Sand and Sea
Club. Th3s is no~ corxect--the ~is4 proposed as an amend~ent
conta~~s no refer~nce ~o the Sar.d and Sea Club. The exp3anat~on
of th~ ~r~posed c~ange mentaons the Sand and Sea sit~, ~ut the
c3~iEn~~EfltS d0 n~t.
I h~pe t:~ese comments have addressed your environmental concerns.
Your cQmments on policy aspects of the amenar,ients are usefsl and
wi~l be rev~.ewed by the C~ty.
Szncerely, ~
~ ~~~~
~enyon I~TQnster
F~ssoc3ate Flanner
ATTACHMENT 3
DA'I'E= 5ep~e~~er 19, ~ 983
T4: Planning Ca?~f ss~on
FRflM: Recre~tion an~ Parks Comr,~ssian
~he Recreation and Parks Gamrc~ss~on met 3n regu'_ar sessifln Qn Se~tember ~~, ,;g$3 ,
The amen~men~s ta ~:~e Beac : r'_ar; uere d~scussed . "~:~e Co~zssior, s ~a~e~
a_rles=re ~o see tk~a~, ~hese amen~ment5 app?y only to ~;~e a~Te~ ~ocated a~
4I~ P.C.~i. based upor tt~eir d~scuss~on, the folio~r~a,~ motior. ~ras made:
The Recreat~on anC Parlcs ~onm~~s~an maved to amend tE~e prapcsed amendmer~ts
to the $each P~an as fo~~ows:
g) Appropri a ~~ acti vi ~i es an~ ~Fac~ 1 i tes o~ pubi ~ c property at the
Sanfi~ l~an..i.en S.`-~tn Beach, ~ar~`ed ~..`. 4~ ~ F. C. ~i. , it~c'1 u~e , but are n~t ~~mi ~ed
-t~ t~QSe listed in 3.31, a~eve, and oth~r ac~irr;ties and fac~litzes suc~ as:
- Picr~ic arezs for families, organ3zed recreat~o~ grouRs and cther
persons.
- A var~ ety or rE5 ~dLir~r,t5 and other faod-servi ce establ7 si~ments rangi r~~
from simp~e, ~OW CO5t "~d~CE-OUt'~ 5~3Tf~5 '~0 50~~115~1Cat~L~ '~5~'~-S~QWT1ii
r~5 ta [i ~d n t5 .
_"!~s~ums ~r~d d~spZays w~ici~ preserve cr ~r-eser~t ~ri~~oric, arc~i~ect~r~1,
or c~1 ~ura~ rEa a-F~~S ar the beachfror,t and caaStal ar~a.
- Sr~a i ~ ~~-e~ters as~a ct~e„ g~t;~ gatheri nc pl ates wh~ c~ enri Ct~ the mi x
of use~ at t~e beac~ ~ da n.o~ ~'.i~~ .~he qu.i.~t amb~encc=. o~ ~he ~ec:h
a.,ad a cvctw c:.r~.~' i.n~ c.ne.t,.a .
- Park~ng areas for autornob~~es, buses, mDtOr~yC7~5, b7cyc~es and
other vehic7es ta rac~litate access to the beach area.
- 6~e=~Ye~~ ~~dgir~g fac;iit~es such as bey~;~3-~e~~~~, cabanas, and
you~h hos4els wtric~ ~r~v~de a~ added dimer~sz~n Qf v~s~tar acCess to
the beac~ area.
- Be~~~-~~~es R~~:~''.(.ar.r..~ ~ ^' '`'e.~ ~ mc~~ .in^~~3~t~ pa.~e.~ ~or~ b~ec.i~.t.z.
~.~rne per~~a, w~~h a h~ gh ~ecr~e of access ~o ~he ~e~erai pub ~ i c, v~mi c~
~rovydes reQU3ar a~c~=s tc non-member rec„eation gro~rps, and f~ci~i~ies,
ac~~v~t~es and S2CY1CQ5 whic~ assist in the crovision of b~ach access
i0 ~1 ~ p~rso~s, ~r~c1 uding spec ~ al popu~ ~t: cns sc~~i~ as d~ sa~' ed persons ,
senior C1~1Z~fI5s and ec~narnica~~y d~sadvantaoe~ ~erso~s.
- Heach mainter~ance and pub~~c safety fac~~it~es ta ma~n+~in a hig~,-
quality and safe 5~achenv~ror~ment.
- Cam~inatian~ of the ab~v~ acti~ities and faciZities.
-~cfb.P.i.c phr~.i.cs.~ ~e.aa aner.a, ~og~ and a.c.~,t 'v.c,~ i.e.a .
?he above amendmen~s ~aere acrieved throug~ the ~ollowi.ng va~e:
...publ~c groperty at the San~a Mor~ca State Beac~, ~ocated at 41~ P.C.~;.
Motion made by Camm~ssioner Evans, seconded by C~~+*~+~ S510I]8^ Scot~
Ahstain: Ab^~m~ky ~I'~'..5: Evaz~s, Guerc~o, Ju2.rez, paue? 1, Scott, Vo~~lsa,a~
Sm~11 :.:~~a~res an~ other g^our ~~~hering p~aces wh{ c:~ enr:~c:~ the ~+ ~x o:'
ti:ses a~ ~t~e ~each ~ha't ~o not ~is~urb the Quiet amb=e*~ce of ~~e beacr a~~
311:'!'C1ITId3.a']~ 2I'C3 i .
Motian made by Cc~*~ssioner Poweii, secanded by Ga~++;ssioner Juarez
Te~porari~y ai~sent: Abra~a~ry Carried unar~imously
Lodging faci~ities su~h as eab~nas an~ you~h hoste~s..... .
Mo ~~on aaade bg Ca~; ssianer Juar~z, seconde~ by Co~~ ssscne:` Afl~'~m~ky
Rvr,S: ASr~m~ky, Evar:s, ~uercie, Juarez N~sS: Scot:,, Powell, Voge~sang
Motion carried
Recreationai~ faci~SZ~es Lha~ nay include passes iQ:' specif~c t~.~e per~a~s....
Mo4ion made by Cor++r~ssioner Powel~, seconded by C~*~,ssSoner 5cat~
Ca.^ried Ur.animous~y .~~ _
?ublic physi~a~ fi~;~ess areas, pragr~~~ and act~vities.
McLie~: ~aae bv Com~n- ss~oner Pc~e? ~, se~onded ~y ;c~n-n+= ssio~~r Scatt
n~'~C: r'~b^~mc4CV ~ ~'si]SI'CZO ~ ~COL ~ ~ : 0~7@~ ~ ~ 110~e1$2.^~ ~~~: : Y3T15 ~ .1:13."~'2
MC:~ar carrled
Ca~m~ss~o:~er ~ue:^c~o ~ave~ ~~ a~pro~e the 3e~cr P?ar! a~ amende~. ihe ~oy~~iJ
was secondec ~y Com.~n~5sioner =va~s.
P.Yr'~: Ab:~ar~s;cy. Evars, Gue^c~o, Sc~tt, ~owe1~, L7cge?sa.~g NC~S: ~u~^ez
Mc;.1or ca r~e~
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RESQUR~~ MANACE~'fE~1T 8 DEVELOPM~NT PLAf~
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CITY 0~ SRI~TA MONIGA
JU~Y, 1979
SANTA MpNICA STATE BERCH
RESOf1RCE I~tANq~EMENT ~ p~VELOPMEIVT PLA~!
This plan ~s not ~he city's Local Coas~al ~lan. It
~s ~~~ p~p~~'ed in con~unctior- w~th an o~erating
~r~°~ agreement hetween the city and t~e 5tate Departa~ent
of Parks ~~ecreat~on. It wil~ be caordinated with
the #.otal Coastai Program and has gor~e through the
fo~lQVring review:
, January 24~ I974: Pu~7i~ Mlorkshpp review by the
Lacal Caasta~ ~rogram TechnicaT
Adufsory Cormiittee (LCP Canmittee)
, Febr~ary Z1, 1979: Pub~ic Workshop review, amen,~nent
-.- --.... ---- --... and adoption by LC~ Conrn~ttee
June 4, 1979: Pub11c Hearing rev9eMr
Amend
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Jr~ent
and adoption 6y Piann~ng Cammfssion.
~u~y 24. 1s~9: Pubiic Hearing review. amendment
and adaption by City Counc~l
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Advante P~anning ~ivision
TA9LE OF COHTENTS
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3 I~TRflDUGTIQH ..............................................1
A. Purpose ...............................................2
B.
- Sum~ary of P3an .......................................1
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A. Location Map and Qistribat~on of 6eath Attendance.....4
8. Study Area ............................................5
G. Existing Land i1se .....................................6
D. Recreational F~ciiities ...............................7
E, Beach User fJenstty D~stribut~on .......................8
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~raffi~ Conditions ....................................9
' 6. Terrestria7 and 1~artne 61a~Cgy ........................2D
H. 5eismic tiazarQs .......................................ll
III RE541lfitE l~14l~1G£l~~NY 1~ DEV£~L14MERT Q~.AN
A. Introduction--Framework for Planning ..................12
,- B. 6onls and Ob~ect~ves ............................,...,.I3
I) ttesaurce Management Goal arrd Ob~ectives...........13 ,
~ 2) Development Goa1 and Ob~ectives ...................13
C. Standards............ .................................14
I) Recrea~ion Attivities and Fazilities ..............14
- - 2) Aesthet7c nnd Design Gritertd .....................14
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3~ Safety ............................................i5
D. Po3lcies ..............................................Ifi
E. Planning Attions ......................................18
lj 4eftnitfnn Of Territorial i.imits ..................I$
2} Pttb~ic Coasta7 Recreatian iones ...................i8
• 3) ACCess and TranSpartation Facilitles ..............18
-~ 4) Recreatfonal Faci~ities,,. ........2Q
5) Landsc~ping ~~d Parks .............................2i
6) 5antn hSanica Pier .................................21
7) ~reakwater ........................................22
-_ F. Land Use ~p ..........................................23
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UIRdNM~NTAL IMPA~f REPORT
Pro~ect ~escription ...................................24
~~viro~ne~tal imp~ct of PZanning A~tio~s ..............24
Adverse Effect Whic~ Can~at 6e Avaided if the
PZan is imp1~en~ed ...................................26
M~tigation Measures ~roposed ~o Mi~imi~e t~g Impa~t...26
Alternatives to the P~o~osed A~tto~s ..................25
F, The Relatiansh~p 6etween ~QCa~ 5hort-Term ~ses ef
Man's E~v~ronment a~d the Ma~nt~~ance and ~~riante-
~ent af Long-7erm Prod~ctivity .......................23
G. Irreversible Enviranmental Changes ~~icn Wou~d be
Involved 5~ou1d the Froposed F~a~ be Imp~emented..,..27
N. The ~rvwt~-Induci~g Impacts of the Proposed P~an....,27
Y GiD55ARY .................................................28
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' ~- PURPQSE
`- S~MMARY OF PLqN
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1.1 A. PtlRPOSE
Effettive planni~g for a coastal recreat~onal resot~rce s~rch as the 5ar~ta
Man7ca State Seach req~~res that the complex and cha~ging interre~at~on-
sh~~s between soc~al, ~conomic. ar~d env~ror~menta~ va~ues be mariage~ by
t~ose decision makers impj~nting ~t~a.nge at t1~e beachfront. Ti~e 5ar~ta
Mon~c~ Stat~ Beach Resource Management and Deve3opment P3~n thereaft~r
1c~awn as the Beach P1an) is i~ltended to funCt~4n as a decis~on maki~g
guide wE~ic#~ wiZ~ clarify and direct the ongoing processes af the develnp-
ment aad r~int.~nance of the recreat~ona~ poter~t~al of t~e Santa Monica
St~te Beach.
The mana~ement af ar~y pF~ysica~ resource fs based on the identification af
cerfia~n gaa]s and ob~ectives, that the cortmuni~y wfshes to achieve. Sub-
sequen~iy there must be overa~l po~icy Aositions created a~ong with more
saecific p~ar~r~ing actions to estab7isn the means to reach t~ase go~is and
ob~ective5. ~'ogether these e~emer~ts comprfse the framework for planning
which is the secon~ ma~or ~ection of th~~ p~an.
The esser~tia~ p~rpos~ of the Pla~, therefcre, ~s to f~rst pre5eflt f#t~d~ngs
or~ the ex~st~r~g conditions of the caastal area; second~y to embady the
needs and de5~res Qf th~ cv~miunity ~n Gaals and Qb~ectives; and third7y ta
set our policies and actions wh~ch will fulfill those goa~s and objectives.
It is a7so intended tf~at the Pian described here wi]1 ever~t~a~~y be refer-
enced within the more compreh~nsfv~ ~oca] Caastal Program tLCP~, Santa
Manita's f.CP wi7~ address a broader scape af issues due to the ]egfs~ative
mandate for considerat~on of statewide as wel] as ~acal iss~es. 3he Beach
P~an {Santa MonfCa 5tate BeaCh Resource Man~gement and Qeve~o~ment Plan)
will therefore cantribute to the develapment of tltie more expanded artd
compreY~ensive LCP.
1.2 B. SUMMARY OF PLA~I
The 8each P~ an ( Santa Mani ca Stat,e Beack~ Ma~agement and DevQl apz-ient P~ an )
i3 ~nt~nded as a g~id~ for the ma~ag~rnent and devel~pment of the recreat~ona~
patent~at of the Santa Monica State Se~ch. Tfi~e ~eac~ P'!an consists af trra
main sectiar~s, ~n addl•tian to this i~troduction: Existis~g Gand~t~[ans and
the ~esource Management and ~e~relo~nt Ptan.
2.2,1 ~xisting Co~dit3ons
Th#s sect~o~ is campQSed of 8 maps @~Gh wi~h a short text describj~g the
aanditior~s i1l~strated or~ the map. ~~ The purpose of the map ~s t~ high]ight
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~1) Source: G~ty Pl~r~ning De~artment
Draft Santa Martt~a Sta#~e Beach Master Ptar-, Deceriber a 974
sa~ne af the sigr~if~cant features of t.he beach area and d~or~strate where
pTanning n~eds as we11 as opportunities are. The conditions that are de-
scribed establ ~si~ the foundat~or~ upan rr~~ch planr~ing goaZs and actia~s can
be hased. i'he basic sub~ect matters include:
-~tlustrating the retatio~-ship between land uses bath
local~y and reg~or~a~]y.
- showfng where recreational facilities are and haw
beach user patterns affect or are effected by these
facilities. •
- de~criptian af the hasic•fac~ars which in~luence
peop7e's ab3l~ty to get to different dreas of the
~each.
- di5CU5510R af the various bio]ogica~ elements that
make up the ~rea ar~d how they are impacted ar err-
hnnced.
- dem~nstrating eertain geological and se~smic hazards
which prevail in the beach area, or may accur, such as
l~quefactio~ af the 5andy beac~ area during an earthquake,
1.2.2 Resource Managemer~t ~nd Develapment P]an
This section is d~vided into 5 main subsectinns:
- Goa~s ~ Object~ves
- St~ndardS
~ - Policies
- Planning Actior~s
- arrd the Lar~d t~se Ma~
' The intra~uction te th~se subsec~ions suggest that they aZl interrela~e
t~ fn~m a framew~rk far pTanning; wher~as each subs~ctipr~'Ieads to anothar
and in turn ~s sub~e~t to revision ar refine~ent based upan s~bsequent de-
velbpment of anather subsection. Thus it creates a c~rcular pracess,
'~he Goals & 4~~jectives provide the direction o~' the glan by estab7ish-
ing end products of: optimum levels of recreational fac~7ities to meet
needs, concern for er~virfln~ental protettion~ and enhancement of the de-
~irable visual asp~ct5 0~ the baac~.
' The Standar~s establish gu3delines by which programs and actions re-
comnended in the plan can be measured. to ensure that t~e beache~ ~arrying
~ capacity is not exceeded, certain recreatior~al opportunities are provlded,
minim~m design features are met and safety is ma~ntained.
• She Policies define braad courses of actian which are more deta-i~ed
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i~ t~e pl~nning actions. They ca~l for:
- ins~ring that close coordinatio~ is maintained between t~e city,
caunty and state in the operation o~ the st8te beach.
- provlding a var~~ty of recr~ationai opportunzt~~s on a year
rou~d basis.
- co~ti~ufng efforts to maxi~ize all forms of access to the beach
incZ~dfng cv~stderatton Qf pedestrf~n access, ~arking and publi~'
~ransf t.
•~tai~fialning and enhancing the enviror~mental qua~ity af t~e ~each.
T~e P3annir~g Art~ons describe the inten~ af the ~fl3~ci~s in n~are d~tail
and incZud~ t~e f~lSorving ~onsiderati~ns:
--the establ istu~nt ofi three recreation zor~es each of wt~ich wou~d
have a diffierent ?evel and type of development a~~awed.
- provisians ta ~mprove access including certain types af signs
on the Santa Moni~a Freeway and ]aca] stree'~s, and the rearrange-
ment of existing parking.
- provis~ans for a var~ety of re~reation opportunities ~r~c~uding
extension of the bike~ath ~nd ~romenade, cer~trattzed serv~ce
areas providi~g a range of facl~ities such as reStr4om5, cor+-
~essfons and outdoor s~owers, sing~slar p~rpose areas suc~ as
aa~]eybal3 ~ourts and chi~dren's p~aygrounds, and p~zniG areas
wit.h tables and ~arbe~ue pits.
- the landscapir~~ af ~arks and parking ~ots ~n the beach area ta
improve t#~e appearance of the beachfront.
- t~e c~ntinued development of the pier, both in terms of aes~he~ics
and co~mercfa] activities.
-'~~e maintenance of t~e brea~Cwater and• the number af moori r~gs f r~
t~e t~arber.
r~te Lat~d Use Ma~ locates where facil~ties wj~l be placed and where
activit~es will occur.
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DIS7RIBl3TI0N OF BEACH ATTENDANCE
-- ST1lDY AR~A
-- EKISTING LAND USE -
-- RECREATIONAL ~ACILITI~5
-- BEA[H I~SER DENSITY DISTRIBtJTION
-- TRA~FIC ~OflIDITiONS
' -- TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE $I~LOGY
, -- S~ISMIC HAZARDS
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RECREATIONIIL F'RGI[.~T~ES
The organiiat~an of recreational facil9~ies is Lig~ted Valieyball Courts .............................2
iilustrated on this map and the numE~rs af fac- App~ratus/Gymn~stics ~quipment Area ...................]
ilities~ as of 1978, are ~temiz~d as fallows: Recreatian C~nter ........................ ,.....,.~,
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L feguard Stations ...............................20 Pr~mmenade d~ Bikepath.............,...,....,..,..,.,.,,1
~ublic Restroa~ Facf~ities .......................li ~aat Har~nr......................... .2U ta 30 Maarings•
C}ressi[~g Rooms ................................... 2 Pier.....,........................Yarjety a~ Cammerci.a]
Food and Drink Refreshr~r~t Stands ................ 8
Beach ~quipment Rer~ta~ Stands .................... 6 Gen~rally these facillt~es provlde a leve~ of service
Chlldrens P~ayground Areas ....................... 3 which iS appropriate to an ur~an beachfrant. It is
Grassy Picnic Areas............. ................. 2 interesting to note~ althoagh not altagether unexpected,
1~anb]ing Larrn .................................... 1 that hoth faciiities and the a~r~y af activities generally
.Volleyball Co~trts ................................15 dim~nish in intensi~y as one maves away from the ~ier.
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BEA~H ~S~R D~NSITY DISTRdB~TiON
7he m~p here graphical~y demonstrates ~he dfstr~bu~
tion and density character~stics of peo~le at the
beach on ane typicai hot surmier day. Uensfty here
is concerned with the nur~ber af beach ~sers com-
pared to the availabie beach space. The density
distribution of beach t~sers provides a general com-
pa risqn of the use of different areas ef the beach.
The Ocean Park ar~a o~ the beach~FTaRt depicts a
more even dfstribut~an of"beach users as compared
tp the northern beachfront w~ere the distributiph is
more st~gger~d. Most parking lots accessible from the.'
Pacif~c Coast ~ighway rrere at capacity, wh~~e Zats
~~osest ta the Southern City 1,imlts were ~ess than 1(2
capaci~y. The ~arge lo~ ad~acent to the north side of
the pler is difficul~ to reac#~ from both the Facific
Coast Highway and 1ts o~her entrance, south of the Pier.
, This lot a~so appeared to have ~~ss than 1/2 of its
ca~acity in use.
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T~is map s~ows basic categories of land use both in
the study area and in ad~ace~t u~iand areas. 7hese
upland areas are shown to i~lustrate th~ relationship
betweer~ these uses and the beachfror~t. It should be
noted that the priVate beacF~ pro~erty is primar~ly
residential. On the southern haif of the uplar~d area
th~re is a m~x af m~dium density res~dentia] with lvw
~ntensity ccx+~e~cial which ~~end tn make a gradua]
transitjon ta tl~ beachfront th~s contributing to the
f~l~ng of an ~cean comnunity. On t~~ northern half
Palisades Bluffs create a natural division betwee~
the I~achfront and t~e up1and ca~merctal and resl-
dential areas. Aithough the Centrai Business
District (CB~} borders on the beachfrant ti~e conflict'
in access is min~mixed by virtue of the Santa Mbnica
F'r~eway, w#~jch is a ma~or rou~e .to the beach, passing
ur~~r~terrupted aiong the e~ge of the CBD. The municipal
p9er ~s considered the focal point of the 6eac#~front.
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This map ~ocates Santa Monica 5tate Beach in re~ation plied consistently ~o each area; consequently they are
to otl~er county beaches and alsa si~ows the proxim~ty useful because they provide a consistent basis far cam-
to ma~or freeways in th~ area. In ~art~cular the parison between ~h~ frequency of ~se a~nd the distribution
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use. The year~y attendance figures na~ed be]ow are beaches, and therefor~ suggests strang reasons for plan-
estimates derived fran cour~ts taken by coun~y life- ing to preserve this resource whi~e enhancing its
guards. Tt~e method used ta take the counts was ap- accessibility.
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TRAfFYC CONDITIONS
Traffic conditions a~re ~rimary fac~ars in~olv~d jn the
ability and methods by ~vhich beach us~rs reach the
beach. The basic methods, ar modes o~ travel, includ~
by car, bus, walkjng or bicycle. The ca~r ~s the mos~
ofter~ ~sed made of travel to the ~each ar~d the mos~
affected_by traffic conditions. Nowever, b~ses and
bicyc~es must also cor~tend with traffic conditions as
well as pedestrians, evid~nced by the difficulty in
crossing Pacifi~ Caast Hjg#~way on foot. .Three new
o~erpa~sses for pedestriaAS over Pacific Cnast Hjghway
sh~uld sub5tan~iaily ameliarate this art~cu~ar probiem.
This map ~~lustrates same af the ioca~ factors affecting
travei corid~tions and ~ase of travei as we~l as the
distr~b~tion of travellers to the beach. In analyzing,
the map it sho~ld also be recogn~zed that si~ce the
ma~ori~y of users o~ xhe Santa Nfonlca State Beach comme
from autside the S~nta Manica area, there is a greater
reliance on the Santa Monica Freewaiy which feeds dir-
ectly into Pacifl~ Coast Highway and thus the beaches.
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3.2 ~. ~oals ~ ~b~~ctive~
3.2.1 1) Resource Management.Goal & Ob~ectives
Th~ gaal ~S to ach~eve t~e ~p~imc~m poss~ble environmental
qua~ity of t~e Santa Monica 5tate Beach and in so doing, prevent
deteriorat~on of t~e natural environment of iand, air and water,
al~ within ~ visual enviro~ment that is appropr~ate and to~sistent
w~th a p~b~ic caastal recr~ationa7 reso~rce.
a~ An o~~ective ~s to mitfgate the visual ~mpact of any
and alZ strvctures and facitities appropriate for ~ublic coastal
recr~ation so as to m#~imiie phy5ica~ or visual barr~ers to the
beachfront and th~ Santa ~anica Pier ~nd emphasize ~ts natura~
enviror~menta~ qual~ties.
b} An ob~ective is to ensure that p~blic health and
safety is protected by ma~ntaining and defi~ing standards for
pubtic h~alth and safetjr services, for beach and water recreatian
use, and for p~ysica~ destgn of recrention facilities.
~} Deve7opment Goa1 ~ Objec~ives
The gaal is ta estab1fsh 5anta Monica State Beach as a
pub~ic coastal recreation reso~rce respansive to its use by a
iarge segment flf t~e ~ocal as we17 as regionaZ populat~on,
~) An ob~ective is t~ mai~ta~n the Santa Mo~zca State
Beach as a publ~c recreation~Z resour~e. Related recreational
opportunit~es at the beac~ shau~d be cansid~red s~bordinate to
beach recreation, T~e mix of act~vities at the beachfront should
reflect the Social an~ economic c~aracteristi~s of the res~dents
of the City af Santa Monica and of the regivnal beach user popu~a-
ti0~.
~) An ob~e~tive is to provide ac~ess to the beachfront
that encourages its effettive us~ and that res~on~s to: recrea-
tion travel attitude5 an~ desires, available regional and city
transportatio~ and envirorimenta~ conditio~s i~ the Los Rngeles
regio~.
c} An ab~ective is to provide d~d ma~ntain recreatfon
faci~ftjes cor~sistent with t~e ~evel of usage and leve] af user`s
r~eeds, adhering ta the r~nafnfng ob~ectfves of this p1an.
d) An ob~ective is to incarporat~ compatible off-season
. recreation uses, act~vit~es, and facf'iities ~nto the beach recre-
atian progr~m fn order to enhance the recreation potential of the
.-~ peacf~frant ar~d cr~ate new recrea'tion ~pportunlties.
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SE I SMI C i~AZAR~S
Sei~mic hatards can be group~ed inta tr+o ~road cate~
garies: Pr~nr~ry hazards which include surface ruptare
and groundshaking ar~d secondary hazards such as iand-
s~iding.liquefaction and the ger~eratian of tsunamis
and seicl~es. Data wtrich was develaped during studies
re~ated ta the Seismic Safety Element indicate a
potent3ally actire fa~lt, the Malibu Coast'Santa
Monic~ f~tuit crosses the northern part of the city
and beach. Alttrough the infornia~ion is not compiete
1t 1s suf#icient to suggesx that on~y minor grou~d-
shalci ng r~oul d occur from ~t~ 1 s faul t and there wou] d
be 1lttle 1lkeliho~d af surface ru~ture. A greater
hazard might bre grrounds~aking due to larger, near-
6y faults s~ch as th~ Newport~Ing~ewood fault ar the
San Andreas fault. The Secondary Haxards wauld be
r~suit~ of ti~e Primary ~lazards and they are indicated
on this ma~ by areas effecte~. In the ev~nt af a
ma~or earthquake there woould,liice~y be landslides
a~ong th~ b1uf~F; l~quefactivn, wh~ch is a condltion
wher~ sandy SO'~ ~ ~ D585 i ts cohes 10~ a~nd becrnr~s a
~~uid mass, could occur on the sandy beach and;
a tsun~mis, which is a l~rge sea wave resulting
from an earthquake, cou~d ef~fe~t the beach as il-
lustrated.
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3.1
III R~SQURCE MRNA~EMENT & DEVEL~PMEN7 P~AN
A. Introd~ct~on - Framework for P~anni~g
The framewor~C far ~iannir-g is composed of f~we interre3ated e~ements
whic~ create a sequence (or h~erarchy) of cflnsiderations. 7hey are
as fojlows:
Gaais b Ob~e~tives - These establish desired end products to he
reached af~er p ans are carried out;
• Standards - These provide genera7 guideZines to measure the
adequacy ar desirabtlity of a partic~~ar praposai or act~an;
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Policies - These estab~fsh initial, ~road caurses of action.
~acfi pa~icy~shouSd be f~exib~e enough to provide t4~e basis for ~e-
ve~apir~g a vari~ty of mare specifi~ actior~s wl~ile sti3~ maintain~ng
a basfc d~rec~ion to fo~7ow.
P~anR~ng Actions - Th~se describe the fntent of tt~e policies
i~ more detail. The advantage of separating ~ojicies from actians
ts tt~at the acttons car~ be amen~ed, deleted or new actior~s added
without changing the policies, thereby retafning the continuity of
the ~~an.
Lan~ EJse Ma~ - This graphically i~lustr~tes ~nd locates where
the actions wi~l actual~y be carried out. .
T~ese flve elements act together to pravide t~e framework far plan-
nfng by estabiishir~g the desired results through Gaa]s & Obje~tives
and fo~lowing broad policy ~nd mare specific act~ons to achieve those
desired resu~ts,
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7ERRESTRIA~ AHD_MAR_~NE B10LOGY
The Santa Monica State Beach area can be classified
into six iife zanes tfiat~describe t~e1r lncat~an and
inherer~t ecoiogic~'~ characterist~cs. These zones
lnclude: , .
a. the u~lar~d area d, s~ray and wave zone
b. the face of t!~ bluffs e. in~rti~al zone
c. for~beac~ z4ne f. su~tida] zon~
T#~e upland, ~luffs and forebeach, consider~d terres-
trial areas. have all been altered signif~cantly
~fram their naturai states through urbanization.
There is ~ittle animal activity ar~d the plants are
primarily ~andscaping in the up~and area.
The animai ~9fe is s~ewhat more exter~sive on the bluffs
but t~e plant life is daninated by eucalyptus an~ palms,
both of which are mar~-~ntroduced. The natural state of
tfie forel~ach would be sand dunes which is prevented ,
ti~rough mainter~ance. The marine~ areas have been iess
affected by urbanization although r~creat9onal activi~~es
~o disrupt certair~ lower type organisms, such as aigae,
in the spray and wave zone and to a lesser extent affect
the crustaceans and mol]uscs characteristic of the ~nter-
tidal zone. The subtidai is the most extensive blotic
cammunity with a varjety af sheil flsh and migratory
fish species.
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The ~mproved transportation sy5tem is t~e most signifi~ant irnpact an t~e
man-made env~ronment.
5) Recreational En~~ronment: ~he an]y adverse impa~ts on the recreationaI
environment are those caused by ~he increa5ed demand an recreational fac-
~~ities. 7he purpose of the p~an is to maintain and e~hance the study
area as a beach recreationa~ resource. By impraving aceess to the beach
and r~creat~o~a~ opportv~ities on tfie beach, tne re~reatianal environ-
~ent ~s improved.
Sznee recreat~anal facil~~ies are intended for use, the impact of use on
thase facili~ies is insigni~icant. Th~ plan as a whate improves access
ta the beach and recreatianal opportunities on t~e beach.
,~ Sumnary of Impact; Yn cansideratTO~ of al~ the eleme~ts discussed t~e
beneficia~ impacts wou7d seem ta autwelgh the adverse i~pacts posed
by the pIan. Additianally there does not appear to be any singular
element of the plan which would pres~nt a sign~ficant adverse environ-
mental impact.
C. Adverse Effects Which Cannat be Avoided if ~he Plan ~s Implemented;
- reductian of ~otential biological habitat an~ open s~ace
where ~ew~facilit~~s are canstructed.
- increased d~mand an infrastructura~ and socia~ service
systems by increased facilitzes and ~rograms.
- temporary ~ncreases in naise and dust during canstructian.
D. ~4~tigatiar~ Measures Pr4p~sed ta ~lin~mize the Impact:
- Undesirable noise IeveTs can b~ mftigated by barriers
such as a solid wa~I next to the raad to atte~uate noise on tF~e beach.
A wali next ~o the road need on~y be as high as t~e height of automohiles
to ~jock auto-generat~d nozse.
-~xtensiv~ planting prov~des a psycholog~cal barri~r to noise.
- Impacts o~ constructian af new faciZ~ties on biata can be
- minimized by pro~iding footpaths through p7anted areas, and by prohibit~ng
_ plowi~g and gro~ndwa~er removai in native habitats.
- - Impacts at ~acilit~es on scenic views ran be min~r~ized by good
~ sit~ng and design wt~ich can also facilitate eff~c~ent, economic use of
~~frastructures.
-~egradation of local a~r qual~ty can ~e minimzzed by extensive
plar~ting of vegetation to fi~ter part~culate and gaseous poliutants.
- To minimize the temporar~y advers2 impacts of construction on
the beach, cantracts with cor~struction firms should re~uzre noise ar~d dust
abate~nent p~ograms.
~. Alternatives to the Proposed Act~ons:
There are a myr~ad of alternative act~ons wh~ch couid be corisidered
in~~uding no action, an ~r~crease or a decrease in the degree or inte~5ity
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This plan has described certa~n standards ~nd criteria for suah ite~s as
recreat~ona3 faci]it~es, ~arking, landscaping and the Santa Monica Pier.
T~ey reflect attitudes of t~e ge~eral publit voice~ during the exec~tian
of this pla~, and should serve as ~ basis from which future efforts on
~es~hetic a~d design criteria can be directed. ~
To reiterate those main cancerns: design, aesthetic,density and ~eig~t
standar~s shoula:
a~ ~mpro~e the Y~s~al qual~ty of the beachfront by emphasfzing
the natura7 envir~rment over the man-made envirorn~ent.
b) provfde that any and a17 facii~ti~s are unobtrusive and of
high design quality.
1 c} provide that publiG d~ve~apment of ~he beac~front ~s of ~
~ esser ~ ntensf ty than tk~e exf ~ti ng i nter~si ty of devel o~ment. .
d) ens~re that the visual daninance a# the Santa Mor~ica P~er
is not ~bstr~scted fram any abserva~icn poirit,
e) pr~mate des~gn features that enh~~te safety and m~tfgate
paterrtial and ex~sting unsafe use or misuse of beach faci~ities and
services.
Design review procedures should be estab~fshed by~the Archi-
tectural Review Carmittee of the City of Santa Monica. The folTowing
prin~~pals of design should ba cmployed:
f} Constrticti on shau~ ~ be mi nima~~ but functi on~l .
g) 7~e i~tensfty of grauping of faci7~t~es shauld be s~b-
ordinate to the intensfty af developme~t af the Sart~,a M~n~c~ Pier.
3.3.3 3) 5afety - The spatial d~stributiar~ and 3ocation af facilities
m~st mitigate possib]e unsafe conditions.
a) Parktng iots should be buffered from the beach area~
and espec~al~y fran children`s piaygr~unds.
6) Des~gn af the biicepat~ must m~r~imtz~ the confl~ct betw~eri
~ed~s~r;ar~s and atcyc~fs~s,
c} The sca~e and desi~n of parking areas shauld be s~c~ that
s~~eding is r~stricted.
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3,4 ~. Fvlic~es - C~asta~ r~creation polic#es m~st be ut~~ized ~o im~r4ve
the quality of recreatian at the bea~hfront. 7heir far-reaching ~mpact,
when ~m~Teme~ted, wi~l create funding sources for beach preserva~~o~ as
we~~ as promot.e sound e~v~ronmental, design, a~d recreation tmpravem~nt
programs a~plicable to p]annir~g for the ~eachfront.
Fu~din~ and ~peratian o# t1~e Santa Monica S'~ate Beach fa~'#s w~ti~in tfie
respar~si bi T# ty of t#~ree gaverr~r~ent agenci es :
- The City of Santa Monica;, w~ase pQSition as de~~gated
operator of the State Beach indicates their responsibiliti~s
for maintenance and develo~xnent of the beachfrant arad for
provisio~ of recreational activities, services, facilities
and programs.
- The ~os Ange~es County Department of S~a~hes, who fias b~en
delegated to pravide li~eg~ard services on the State Beach.
- The State of Caiifornia flepartment of Parks and Recreation,
whose pos~~ion of owner of the State Beach ir~dicates their
lead responsibility for pro~er~y under their ownership.
1~ TF~ese three government agencies must draw upon ~he~r own re-
sources and ~edera3 funds for b~ac~ relate4 ex~en~itures sucl~ as future
capitaZ improvements. Therefore, close cvardirtation must ~e ma~nta~ned
in order to uSe financial resaur~es equit~bly,
2) Fir~ancial responsibi~ities an~ funding sources for operation
~nd development af the 5anta Manica 5tate 8each w~~l de determined by
the C#ty, Caunty and State. '
3) Because vf tt~e characteristic of beacf~ revenues, whfch wiZ~
~~low for ~pera~ion and ma~ntena~ce of the beach~ ma3or Zapital imprave-
ments must be financed in an equitable fashior~.
4) A variety af recreatio~al act~fvity ~ho~1d ~e mairitained, en-
hanced, and ~d~ustsd to best serve and be res~onsive to changirig soc~al
and economic vatues of its diverse preser~t and po'~entia~ user~.
5} R~ct~ation programs and faci~ities shou~d promote ~nd respond
te a utilization of thfs recreatianai resource on a trre~ve month basis,
6y Provisior~ for future impraved pedestrian access from tf~e
Palisades Paric to the northern beacY~front shou]d be under contir~ual study
until a mett~o~ is devised to implement i~.
7)
become av~
nlong the
centrat~d
tunittes.
If beach shuttle services ar~d better public transpcrtation
3iiable, t~ey sho~~d be ~esigned to distribute b~a~h users
~ength af the beachfront and further so as ta min~r~ize con-
point loads of 6eacl~ users that dimir~ish recreational appor-
_ ~{ _
Sy In order to prov~de for recreatian agport~nities that shvuld
be available to the metrapo]itan beach ~ser carmunity, the avai a~bje
recreatio~a~ capacity at the beac~ shou~d ~e utilized. This must be
faci~itated by improvi~g access to the beachfront, pedestrian, pub~~c
transit, and veh~cu]ar.
9) parking #ac~3~t~es shou3d ~e provided which are campat~b~e
with the recreatianal capacity of the heachfront.
10) Accessibi~ity ta the ~orthern Beach Front ~Pedestria~,
pub~~c transit or bicycle) fs severely restricted. Re~ief af these
r~strictiflns is a ma~~r ~~an~ing ob~ective. Shese f~rms of access
should be st~died far improvement in such $ way as to afford ampie
~se of the northern beachfront.
I1) A more be~eficia] use of the entire beachfront should be
provided by making vehic~]ar access to the south and north beac~es
more responsive t~ the major travel approach fra~r~ the Santa ~~nica
Freeway.
12) ~he land, air an~ marin~ e~vironments should be maintained
and im~roved so as t~ E~~dRCE public recreation at the beachfront,
13} The possib~e adverse effect upan recreationa~ opportunities
rnu5t he investigated before removing any parking fra~ t~e beachfront.
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3.~ ~. ~lanning Actions
3.5.I 1} Definitio~ of Territarial Lim~ts - The State 8each in~7u~es
al~ state owned property to the mea~ high tide iine westerIy cf the
Pat~fic Coast ~lghway, Apptan Way, Ucean A~enue, and Barnard ~ay.
3.5.2 2) Pu~lic Caastal Recreatian Ianes - It ~s reconmended that the
StUdy A~ea be ~esignated a Pub~i~ Coasta~ Refireatian Zone. ~hree
sectors pertain~ng to the ~ppropriate and permissfb~e use o~ iand
should be d~signated w~thin th~s zone:
a} The Primary Beachfront Se~tor - A primary beaehfront ~f
20fl-faot de~th from the m~a~ high tide shauld ~e estatiZsshed in which
no ~ermanent structures should be a]~owed and anZy moveab7e lifeguard
towers cauld be p~aced. -
b) The Secondary Beachfront Sectar - A secon~ary beachfrvn~
sho~Id be ~sta~3lshed fran the Pr~mary 8e~ch~rant Sector to the west~r~y
bou~dary of private property lines or 500 feet from t~~ mean high tfde
~ine, whichever comes first i~ which the natural characteristics of the
sa~dy dry tzdelands shauld be predomina~t and t~e permitted facil~ties
are those public facilities associated with beach recreatian. ~xamp]es
of such uses are walkways, ~ikepaths, parks, restroams, food and beach
concessions, changing rooms, picnic areas, outdoor sports areas, public
parking. '
, c) Pub7ic Recreatfan Sector - The remaining sector ot the Santa
Monica State $each should be designated a Public ~ecreation Sector. This
' sefitor shauld inc~ude a~l publit praperty between the Seca~dary Beachfrorit
5ectar and the pub~ic thorou hfares (Pacific Co~st ~~qhway, Appian Way,
~, acean Aven~e and Bar~ard Way~ bounding the Study Area and the Santa
Monica Pier. In ad~it~on to thos~ uses permitted in the Primary and
Secandary Beachfront Sectors, p~~lic c~asta~ a~d recreation-rela~ed
uses ca~ld be permitted by the City. Examp~es of such uses are publ~c
recreatian center5 ~such as the recreation center in Venice) providing
re~reat~on opportun~ties ta the elderl~, teenagers, and families.
CaRnercial-recreation facil#tie~ in ke~~ing with the character and
type of facfiities at tt~ Santa M~nica P~er tsuc#~ as amusement faci~ities
and small eating establi~f~nts) cauld only be permitted near the ~ier
alang the pramenade from Crescent Bay Park to the existing beach main-
tenar~ce yards.
3.5.3 3) Access & Transpartation Facilities - Recarmendations for SGC~SS
and parictnq constitute dr~ essential and cr~tical element in assuring
the accessibflity af tk~e Santa hlonica State Beach t~ use by the reg~4na1
popu]ation. It is recamnended that certain traffic control measures
' be instituted imnediately and tt~at a parking optiori be cansidered.
~ AdditionaZly. recomner~dat~ons fior f~ture beach shuttle and pub~ic transit
~ - facil~ties ~re addressed.
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a~. Trafftr Controj Measures T In arder to 6etter cantro~ use
of exist#ng parking ]ats, re-s~gning af the Linco~n Baulevard offramp
of the Santa Monlca Freeway should be imnediate~y requested by the
City. T~e sign shou~~ indicate uSa~ta Monica State Beac~ South" and
proper signing af th~s access system ~o parking ~ot No. 2b~0 shoutd b~
made in the City. The reconmended route is L3ncaln afframp to Lincaln
~aulevard, P~co Bau]evard, Dcean A~enue and Barnard Way. Parki~g 1ot
t~r~over ana~ysis has shown t~is measure is passib7e and wfli im~rove
~he use of the acean Park parkfng Tot.
Add~t~anal7y, a~rogram shoul~ be imnediat~~y e~tablished with CALTftA~S
so that when park~ng lots are full along the Coast Highway or the Coa~t
Highway is congested, the ~reeway Condit~on Boards on the 5anta Monica
~reeway can transmit a m~ssaqe, such as: 5AN7A MD~ICA STA~E BEAC~.....
USE LINC~LN OF~itA~P. ~ .
The reco~mendation for paricing is ~resented as an opt~on to be reta3r~ed
by the City to imple~eRt under certain conditians. Givet~ ex~sting rec-
reation travel habits and relfance c~pon the autamobi~e, as wel~ as the
physical config~ratian of the Palisa~es 8luffs and highway aGCess near
the Santa Manica beact~front, par~Cir~g is an essentia~ recreation ~ac~Zity.
The fo~lowing parking option is placed in the perspecti~e o~ 1ts effect
on air qUa~ity, of its effe~ts on recreational vei~icie miles along the
Pacific Caast Highway, and of ~ts effect upor~ congestion.
b} Aar~ting Option: 7his apti~n ~r~sume~ that in~reas-~ng the
n~mber af parking spaces availab7e a~ the beac#~front i5 not'possible
~ecause of air qua~ity contra~ ~ragrams. In th~s Cd5@f it is recom~nended
t~at parlcing access be d~stribc~ted between the beachfron~s a~cessible
by nortihbound traffic o~ the Pacific Coast H~ghway (which are currently
ur~derutilized) an~ the beaches 8CCE551b~@ fram the O~ean Park area and
soUthbound Pacific ~oast Hign~ay traffic. ~arking Iot ~sage studies
indicate that 9fl0 tiays should be transferred in arder to achieve this
equilibr~um.
Congestion an Pacific Coast Highway, caused by numeraus l~ft-hand turn
movements to heavily used ar clased Zots, w~7~ be alZev~ated by the re-
3ocation o~ parking. This wi11 -result because thQ re~ocation witl more
adeguateiy correspond to recreational travel demand and accommodate
the tra~fic patter~s in ~h~s area. in conjunction with this r~location
left-hand turr~ movemQnts w111 ~eed to be praperly co~trolted and also laad-
ir~g and unloadfng zanes for beach ~sers wi~l need to be provided. These
load~ng/unlaadfng zorres shou3d be designed to facilitate easy entrance
and exit to lots to a~~aw a workabZe alterr~ative to pariczng.
3.5~.4 4) Recreational Facll~ties - It is recomnended that recreationa~
facil~ties ar~~ serYicFS be orjented ~a both sumrner~ime and wir~tertime
~~se of the beach. F~rthermore, it is reco-~mended that the facilities
~o be cor~sidered be appr~pri~te to the varfed user population af the
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a~ Trafif~~ CQntro3 Measures ~ I~ order ~a better contra7 use
of existing parking ~ot~, re-signing af th~ ~incoln Sa~levard o~framp
o~ t~e Santa Monica ~reeway should be immediate~y req~ested ~y the
City. The sign sho~ld indicate "Santa ~onica State Beach South" a~d
proper signing of thfs access system to parking lot Na. 2b00 sh~uld be
made i~ the City. T~e recc~m~fld~d raute is Li~zoZn 4fframp to ~incoln
Boulevard, Pico 8oul~vard, acean Avenu~ and Barnard Way. Farking lot
turnover analysis has shown this meas~re is possible and w~~] imprave
the use af the Ocean Park park~ng 7ot.
Add~tionally, a program should be i~mediat~~y establ~shed with CAL3RA~S
so that when parking Iots are f~1T aiang the Coast Highway or the Coast
Highway 15 congested, the Freeway Condition 8oards on the Santa Monica
Free~ay can transmiC a~ssage, such as: SANTA MO~ICA STA7E BEACH.....
U5E LINCO~N OFFRAMP. ~
The recomnenda~ian for parking is presented as an option to be retaine~
by the City to implernent under certain candit9ons. Given exis~ing ree-
reat~on travel habits and reZiance upon the automobile, as well as the
phys~cal configuratlan cf the PaliSades 8luffs a~d ~~ghway actess near
the 5anta Monica beachfront, ~arking is ~n essential r~creation facility.
The follawing parkf~g option is p~aced in the pers~ective of ~ts effect
on air quality, of its effects o~ re~reational vehic7e miles alang the
Pacific Coast Highway~ and of its e~fect upan cQngestfan.
b} ~arking Ogtion: This option presumes that increasi~g the
number of ~arking spaces avai~ab7e at the beachfront is not'passib~e
be~ause of air ~uality cantro7 pragrams. I~ this case, i~ ~s reca~nended
that par~ing ac~ess be di5trib~ted between the beachfronts acce~s~b~e
by northbound traffi~c o~ the Pacifie Coast Highway (~hich are currently
underutiliz~d} and the beaches accessible fram the Dcean Park area a~d
southb~und Pacific Coast Nighway traffic. Parking 70~ usage studies
~~dicate that 904 bays shn~ld be tra~5ferred i~ ardar ~o ach~eve t~is
equilibrium.
Cangestion on Pacific Gaast Highway, caused by numerous left-hand turn
movements ta heavily used ar closed ~ots, wi~l be alleviated by the re-
iocation of parking. This will result because the re~ocation wi13 more
adequate~y correspand to recreational ~ravel ~emand and accomrra~ate
the traffic patterns ir~ this area. In conjunction with this reiocat~on
left-hand turn mavements wjll need to be properly contr~l~ed and also load-
ing ar~d unloading zones for beach users will need to be provided. These
loading/unloadir~g zones shou7d be des#gned to facilitate easy entranCe
and exit to lots to allow a workab~e alternative to parking.
3.5,4 4) Recreatior~al Fac~lities - It is reco~mended that recreettanal
fac~7lties and services be oriented to bath s~rtmertime and wintertime
~ use o€ the beacF-, F~arthermore, it is recor~nended that t~e facilities
to be considered be apFroprlate ta the varied user pcpulatiar~ af the
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Santa Monica State Beach, reflective of their age gro~~s, lifestyl~s,
and socio-econanic characteristics. Cr~teria are presented here and
in Section 3.3.1 of this v~lume w~th wh~c~ decis~ons can be made i~
order ~o determiRe the need and locational parameters of.each faci~ity.
Design, dens~ty a~d ~isua7 criteria governing the construction Df SuC~
faciliti~s are elaborated i~ Section 3.3.2 of this Volume.
Provisio~ af t~e fol~owing faciiities is recarmended.
a) L~feguard Services - With #he demolitian of the Pacific
OceaR Park Pier, one li~eg~ard tower will be necessary at that area af
the beachfrant. The placement af this taw~r should ~e ~ithin the Arimary
Beachfront 5ector and b00 feet from the last existi~g tawer.
6} B#keway - The blkeway presently approved by t~e Santa Monica
City Council is a vital link in t~e regiona~ coastal bikeway p~an from
Pa~os Verdes to points north. Exten~ing the b~keway t~ Will Rogers 5tate
8each i s recamiended,
c) EXt8T~510n and rerouting of the Promenade an the North Beach-
front - Tl~e promenade shouid be ~erouted from the existir~g locatzon be-
tween the Santa Monica Pier and parkir~g lat 1060 to a~ocation approx-
im~t~Iy 250 feet fram the Pacific Coast Highway to better serve the exces-
sively ~~ep ~reaci~ at that lacation. This rerouting wil~ a~low for picnic
ar~as and buffers to t~e parking lot to be ir~stalted.
The extension of the promenade should be con~ider~d from lot 1050 north-
ward, This extensian shou7d be phased to accarm~date ~edestrians from
the Montana Avenue Overpass when it is ~ompleted.
, ~.~gf~t~ng m~st be pravided along the pranenade.
d) Recreation Service Areas - It is recommended that restroans,
ehanging roans, food and beach ~oncessians~ drir~king fo~ntains and out-
doar showers be grouped togeth~r in a recreation service area. The plac~-
ment of these areas should occur appraximate~y every 1~00 feet the length
of the beachfront, in the Secondary Beachfror~t Sector and accessible from
the promer~ade ar a walkway as we11 as fran the sandy beach. The sequ~nce
of creat~r~g new fac~lities and recreatior~ service areas should coardinate
extend~n~ servites ta ~nderservi~ed areas a~r~~ beach c~ser distributia~
changes in time.
The visuaZ character of these #aci~ities shau]d be of low prof~le and
~nobstructive. Mobi~e, and temporary structures cflu~d be incorporated into
the area if the fatility w~~l not ~perate on ~ year-round basis.
Year-rour~d ~se of the reereatian service areas can be exp~cted, however~,
~f wi~tertime use of the b~ach is encouraged a~d recrea~~vn opporturiities
are provided.
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e) 4utd~nr Recreatfon Areas a~d Ch~ldren's Pldy~rpunds - It is
recc~mmended t~at autdoor ~ecreatian areas and ch~ldren`s ~laygrounds be
apQraximately 3000 feet aQart and 1n the Secondary Beachfr~~t Sector.
This allocatf~n s~ould er~hance beaGh recreat~on with no~-cons~an~t~ue
~oeach related activit#es and pramote wintertime ~se of ~he beac~, Fa-
c~lities that shau7d be provided in these areas include valleybaZl courts,
playground equi~xnent a~d ott~er outdoar sports equipment that can be ~n-
statZed on the sandy heach.
It is adaitfonaZty recamraended that autdoor recrea~ian equipment be
utilized an unused parlc~ng 7ats dur~ng the nff-seasQrt.
f~ Picnic Areas - It is recam~end~d that picnic faci]ities be
instal]ed the lenqth vf the promer~ade and at the edges of parking lots
or~ the san~y beac~. These faeilities =tab1es, barbecue pits~ ~ti~~ Qravide
a recreational opportunity that is lacking in great measure at the present
time and encourage off-season use nf the b~achfront.
3.5.~ 5) Landscaping & Parks - It is recomner~ded that ai1 park~ng lots at
the beach~ror~t be landscaped in order to minimize t~e objectionabie qual-
yti~s of their appearance a~ t~e beachfront.
Particular and immediate attentian shauld be given to Parkir~g Lot No. 2500
in the Ocean Park area, As residents of ~cean Park p~inted out at the
cammunity meetings held ~ertaining tv this plan, ~ands~ap~ng and relinir~g
af this parking ~at wi~l have tt~e immediate effect af mini~izing dangers
cr~ated by fts misuse by speeders and mit~gating the effects of a wide
expanse of blacictap incongruo~s wit~ thg beachfrant area. Paricing lot
demand s~udies corroborate that the ~arkf~g poter~tia~Iy last from landscaping
is preser~tly unused and not detrimental to parkir~g demand.
The landscap~ng techniques that are reco~rmended wi3] act as buffers be-
tween th~ promenade, ~ike~ath a~nd parking Zots and provides benefits of
safety. The vegetatian ut~lized should be t~at sort af vegetation naturai
to the coast]ir~e.
3.5.6 6) 5anta Mon~ca Pier -~he 5anta Monica Pier is the visual and activi~y
focal poz~it~of the beach. Economic deve3opmer~t ~nd architectural stud~es
af the pier are curren~7y in pragress and the structural fo~ndattoas af
t~e pier have been repaired. Its present unrea7ized qualities should be
er~hanced and its un~que character be protected and preserved. As the ~~er
~is an integra7 ~art to use af the beachfront~ its wintertime i[5~ GharBCter-
istic sk~ouZd be able to er~courage off-season use of the entire beachfront,
as the pier ~an become part of the rotal recreatfon visit. its vfsua7
ident~~y and r~GOgnft~on from the Pactfic Pal~sades~ and highway approaches
• sho~ld not be oDstructed.
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3.~.7 7) 8reakwater - The 5an~a Monzca breakwater is in a ma~or state
of disrepayr. Because of t~e environme~tal impact of the breakwater
on t~e ent~re Santa Manica 8ay, it is recorrmended that the breakwater
be preserved i~ its present state. Further deteriarat~~n must b~
contro~~ed and measures imp~ernented to stop that deter~orati4n,
I~ is not reconmen~ed that the breakwater be re~afred to its original
state ~or expanded ~eyond that ~im~t. if the breakwater were repa~red
or expanded, l~ttoral sand movement wou~d be effected aiong the Santa
Manica Bay, havi~g an adverse enviranmental effeGt on the coastline.
5econd7y, repair Of the breakwater wou]d i~cur econamically infeasible
dredging casts.
The number of maorings shou~d n~t be increased to more than 200 moor-
ings, the present capacity of the breakwater. A sma3~ craft faci~ity
of larger 5ize would a~versely ~f~ect beach recr~ation u5e and capac~ty
and create access problems.
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ENYIRONMENTAL IMPACT REP4RT
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EKYIRONMENTA~ IMPACT REPORT
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A. Project Descriptior~
The Santa Monica 5tate Beact~ Resource Management and Deveiopment Plan
is intended to function as a decision making gt~~de whicl~ wili clarify
and ~irect the angoing praeesses of the development and maintenance
af the recreationa~ potential o~ the Santa Monica Beach. For a de-
Scri~tian of the area refer to tt~e 2nd section of the plan, ~xisting
Conditions on page5 4-I1. 3he Plan is Canposed of 6oals and Object~ves,
PaZiGy Pas~ti~ns and planni~g Actions which i~terrelate to achteve t~e
function descrzbed. The analysis af environmenta~ ~mpact here focuses
on 'th~ planning action5 Since they provide the most de~a~le~ an~ there-
far the most measurab~e aspects of the project. ATthough it shoul~ be
recognized that this is an environmenta~ overview in conformance with
CFQA guideli~es pertaining ta Generai ~lans and that more detailed
environmenta] assessme~ts would be necessary when a particular plann~ng
action is imp~emented.
7he Plannfnq Actions inz~u~e tf~e fa~lowing consideratia~s:
- the establ~shment of t#~ree recreational zones each of which
would have a aifferent levet and type of deveio~ment allowed.
- Qrov~sions to ~mprove access including certain types of signs
on the Santa Manica Freeway and 1QCa1 str~eets and the rearrangement of
extisting parking.
~, - pravisions for a variety af recreational opport~nities in-
cluding extertsion of the bikepat~ and promenade, centra~ized service
areas providfng a range af facilities suc~ as restroorr~s, concessiar~s and
outdoor showers. singuTar purpose areas such a5 voiley~all courts and
childrer~'s p~ayground~, and picnic areas with tables and barhecue pits.
- the landscaping of parks and park~ng lots in the beaeh area
~o improve t~e appearance of the beat~front.
- the contin~ed ~evelopment of the pier both in terms of
aes~hetics and co~mercia~ activities.
~' - the maintenance of the breakwater and a limitation of the
ns.enber of mooriRgs in thQ harbar.
B. Envirornnentai Impact of P~anning ~~tians
The disc~ssion of impdcts, both ~eneficial and adverse, i5 arranged
~ccordir~g to the following five characteristics af the envirar~ment:
1) TerreStrial Environmer~t: Potent~al areas far vegetat-on growth and
witdlife habitat will be created with landscaped parking lots. The
wintertime use program may inhibit the grawth of plants ~f t~-e nu~nber flf
users is great enough ta generate faat traffjc which would trar~ple ~lant
growth. Reallocated parking may create habitat poter~tiaT where the iot
is removed, but wi17 re~uce the area availab~e for habitat where t~e new
lot 1s cor~structed,
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. Since the existing terrestr~al bioiogy at Santa Manica SLate Beach has
~ bee~ ~~stur~ed a~ready t~rough a iong period af t~me, any adverse impacts
of the plan may be j~dge~ insignificant. The plan W3~~ mB~Rtd1R the ex-
isting biolagica] condit~ons for the ~ost part and ~nhance thase conditio~s
ia t~e areas of landscaped parkinq lots.
2~ Marine Environment: Since the breakwater is in a st~te of d~terioration,
preservation of #he existing breakwater will require some repair in order
to hait further deterioration. Constructian activities at the breakwater
Mi11 impair or destroy same ar all marine life existing o~ or near the
breakwater and wi~1 decrease water quality in the praxzmate area. The
effeets of the breakwater an the dynamics of 3ittoral drift and on the
physiagraphy of t#~e ocean bottam apparentTy ~ave stabilized sa that ~either
excessive depasitian nor erosior~ pr~sently occurs. 1'o maiRtain fhe break-
water in its exi5ting state is to maintain this stabilized condition.
The overali im~act of ~he plan on the marine environment is to maintain
it in 3ts present state. As documented previously, the exi~ting ir~arine
envira~nnenta~ dynamics are not completely characterist~c af a naturai
Coastal setting, rather they reflect a history of heavy use by a large
urban papuiation. A7t~ouqh the Alan does not improve the condition of
the marir~e enviror~ment, the p1ar~ does prevent its further deterioration.
3) Atmospher9c Environm~nt: Increased recreational facilities and
~reservation of the existing breakwater wii~ deqrade lacaZ air ~uality
and increase naise levels during canstrucLian. 7raff~c contro~ artd ~and-
~r scaped parking ~ots wi11 improve air quaZity and reduce vehicle miles
traveZled (VMT}. Lands~aped parfcir~g lots w~il fi~ter partiCU~ates and,
to a lesser degree, gaseous po1lutants. Traffic contro2 w~ll a]so re-
duce traffic-generated no~se by reduc~ng traf~ic vo]umes arid landscaped
parking tots wi~l act as psycho~ogical barriers to no3se if not complete
physica~ bar~riers.
The overall impact of the p~an on the atmo5pheric env~ronment depends on
regiona] air quality analys~s and pTanning, Whereas if additional parking
were allawe~ it would l~lcely increa5e th~ reg~or~s VMT by permitting more
people to drive to the beact~, ar it could also decr~ase VMT by discaurag~ng
recreat~onal trar+e~ to a beach fart~er away. Only regianai analyszs is
a~pro~riate to this kind of impact evaluat~on. in any event the pian
precludes any additional park~ng at the beach which will contribute to
the deterioration of air quality.
4} M~an-Made Environment: ~he increased demand an ~nfrastructural systems
by increa~ed facilities zs insignificant gi--en ti~e types o~ facil~ties,
t~eir re~atfve~y low requirements, and the ready availability of infra-
structures.
O~e of the most pressing problems af tt~e beact~ is the congestio~ on
streets serving the beach. The impacts of the pian are all ben~ficial
with respect to trafisportat~on with tt~e exceptior~ o~ tl~e increased trar~s-
portation deman~ generated ~y the wintertime use program. This demand
,,,, wi 1~ not ~verbe~rden the syste~ns capabi 1 i ty . however .
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~hp 1~prOV~d trdnS~Ortati4n SySt~m is the mOSt SigniflCant tmpdGt On the
man-made environment.
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~j ~ecreat#ona~ Envirv~~nt: The a~ly adverse impacts o~ tt~e recreational
env~ronment are Lhase caused by the increased demand on recreational fac-
ilittes. The purpose of tt~e p~~r~ is to maintain an~ ~nhance the study
area as a beach recreat~onal resource. 8y irnproving dCCQ55 to the beach
an~ recreat3onal opportur~ities on the beach~ the recreatianal environ-
ment is improved.
Since recreational faciZities are intended for ~s~, the impact af use on
those faci~i#ies is insignificant. The plan as a whale improves access
to the beach ar~d recreational oppart~sr~it~es an tt~e ~each.
SuRmary af Impact: In cansideratinn of a]i the eleme~ts discussed Lhe
beneficial impacts would seem to outweigh the adverse ~~+pacts pose~
.- by the plan. Additiona]ly there daes not appear to be any singular
ei~ent of tfie plar~ wi~ich wo~ld prese~rt a signif~cant adver~e en~iron-
menta~ fm~act.
C. Adverse Effects Wh~cl~ Cannat be Avotded if the P]an is Im~lemented:
- reductfvn of potential bio~ogical habitat and open space
where new faci~ities are constructed.
~ - ~ncreased demand on infrastructura~ and soc~al service
sy~tems by ir~creased fac~lities and pr~grams.
- te~porary increases ~n noise and dust during constr~,ct7on.
a. Mitigation Measures Proposed to ~inimize the I~pact:
- l~ndesira~~g r~oise levels can be m~tigated by barriers
such as ~ so~i~ wa~i next to the road to attenuate noise on the beact~.
A wa17 next to the road need on~y be as high as the height of automobiles
tv bloc#c auto-generated no~5e.
- Extens~ve pZanting provides a psychologica~ barrier to no~se.
- Impacts of canstruction of new facilities on b~ota caR be
mir~imized by providing footpaths through planted areas, and by prohibiting
p3owir~g and groundwater remova7 ~n native habitats.
- Impacts of facilities on scenic views can be minimize~ by good
siting and design ~rt~~ch can also faci~itate efficient, ecor~anic use of
~nfrastructures.
- Degradat~on of local a~r quality can be minimixed by extensive
pianting of vegetation to fi~ter particulate and gaseous po~tutants.
-~4 m3nimtiZe the temp4ra~"y advel"Se imp~CtS of canstruttian on
the beach, cor~tracts with construction firms shauld requfre naise and dust
~~stement programs.
E. Alternatives to the Proposed Actions:
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There are a myriad of alterr~ative actions which ~ould be CorlSidQred
ir~cluding no act#on, an increase or a decrease in the degree pr intens~ty
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of individual attians. E~sentially this could inciude more or less land-
~ scaping, an increase in recreatio~ fac~~ities, or a decrease in them or
a change in the ama~nt of deveiop~ent suggested a~ the Pier and ather
areas. The most siqn~ficant changes would appear to be an i~crease in
the amount af plan parkfng and a~so an ex~anded version of the breakwater
and ~ar~or. The adverse impacts of these alter~atives have already b~en
~escr~bed.
F. ~he Relatianshi~ 6etween ~ocal Short-Ter~m Uses of The Environment and
th~ Maintena~ce and Enhanceme~t af Lang-Term Productivity:
The Seach P1an attempts to reach a balance between sho~t-term recreational
uses and long-term beach productivity by providing for the immediate and
specific ~eeds af tfie d~ver~e user popu~ation while enhancing the =a~g-
ter~n oppartun~t~es far recreat~a~ and open space.
G. Irreversi~~e Environmenta3 Changes Which Wvu]d be Involved ShouTd the
Proposed P]~n be Implemented:
No actia~ af the plan is com~letely irrever5ible. A~thaugh sarne action5
do require a 1o~g-t~rm comnitment vf the environment to certain uses.
~ H. The Growth-Inducin~ Impacts af the Proposed P~an:
The pTan will f~crease the recreat~ona7 patential of the Santa Monica
5tate Beach and can be expected to indvice some growth i~ the cammunity.
The major impact of the beac~ ha5 already been felt, however, in the
growth of the City of 5~nta Monica.
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~ GLQSSRRY
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Access; Access may generally be defined as accounting for a]1 thase factars
w~ii ~contribute to or disrupt the ability of peopie qettinq tc and fra~n the
beaCh. Th~s rncludes the modes of travel s~ch as cars, bus~s. bikes and
walking; t~e raadways~ ~ikepat~s and footpat~s and alsa the,ava~~ab~ity vf
parking.
,B~a, ~s{parking~ A bay is a designated
of a parkfng 3ot is determ~ned by the
potent#al for containing.
space for parking a car. The capacity
number of bays it contains or has the
aeach Recreation: It is ~iffictilt to estab~isn what constit~tes b~ach re-
creatio~ unequivoca]]y. Certa;in act~v~ties appear to be obviously beach
recreatio~ suc~ as surfing, swimning, wading, water s~ii~ng, and sunbathing.
8ut al~ of these ~tt~vities can be performed eTsewhere although not necessarily
with the same qua~fty. Even s~rfing has bee~ ar~ificially created in swimning
paats. Vc~leybajZ, biki~g, and ot~er activities are ca~nanly faund at the
beach although t~ey cau~d be en~oyed e~sewhere. Because of these variables
there cannot be a precise l~st of activities w~ich are clearly beach oriented
to the exctusion of other activities. The city must make these determinations
as tonf~icts ar~se. Although #t is presumed that the activities described here
~~~ referenced in tfie ~Zan would generally be atce~ted as beach related re-
creatian.
~,,, Gapital Improv~ments: qenerally refers to the phys~cal im~ravements a city
makes for publi~ welfare including such thir~gs as streets, water and sewer
lines, park5, bikepaths or various structur~s for pub~ic use.
EIR; enu~rorzmental fmpact report ~s an analys~s of what impacts wi11 likely
occur to various factors ~n tt~e env~ronment dWe to a part3c~~ar deveioprn~nt.
Factors may include air and water q~a~ity, traffic generatZOn, affect nn
view or disruption of biological features. Th~ r~qu~rements of an EIR are
describQd in tF~e Ga7ifornia ~nvirvnmental Qua~ity Act of I970.
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LCP: Lacal Coastal Prvgram is defined in the California Coas~al Act of
1976 as a prflgram prepared by loca~ jurisdict~n~s accasd#rig ta the stipulations
o~ that act.
Littorat Sand Movement: The mavement af particies, typica]ly sand, along a
seashore which varies with the direction of the water currents.
Mean Nigh Tide: 7he high Lide line refers to ~e average of the highest
paints to which the otea~ rzses or the furthest ~nland it goes an the beach
during a t#dal cycle of one day. This may vary fran day to day depending on
t~e gravi~atianal forces whicri are acting an it.
M~or~n s: a huay ar ather structure in the water anchored to or~e spot, to
w tch a boat m~y be sec~red or t~ed.
~, Marine Biolagy:
a} crustacians: a large class of marine ar~ima~s including
shrimps and erabs ar~d alsa water fleas and barnac~es.
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b} molluscs: a large group of mar~~e invertebrate animals
~ that inclu~e snails, m~ssels, octppuses a~d related forms.
Recreational Ga~acity: general~y the capacity ~f a recreationa~ fa~ility
ta accornmodate people ar its use. The actual amount ~epe~ds q~ the standard
em~joyed which in turn reflects the qual~ty of use that users expect. An
example is a coRmon sta~~ard used by the Cal~fornia Department of Parks &
Recreatian w~ich is a mini~um af ~OQ square feet of sand an the beac~ for
each perso~. A density of p~opi~ on t~e 5eac~ w~ich exceeds thzs w4uld cause
a crowded or uncomfortable ca~ditian. in contra5t higher nwnbers of peop~e
o~ a faciiity such as the pier may actua~ly contri~ute to the carnival am-
bience enjoyed by many.
5anta Mbnica State Seach,: gen~rally includes that area awned by the Stat~
De~artment of Parks 8 Recreatio~ and manage~ by the City of 5anta Manfca
inc~u~ing the sandy beac~, the parking ]ots and various portable and fixed
fac~lities suth as the bikepath or concession stands.
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Visual Environment: Genera »y with~n the eontext of the beach area, the
visual environment encanpasses two aspects: 1~ t~e vi~w which may h~
en~ayed from the ~and areas such as the bluffs, the beach or the ~ier towards
the ocean and accounts for the factors wh~c~ may disrupt or obstruct th~s v~w.
2~ The totat visual effect which may be enjoyed from one spot by sensing al~
the ~urroundinq area inciuding Lhe man made features such as the StruCtures,
the p~er or the roadway as we~l as the natural features such as the ocean,
the sandy beach or the bluffs and the blending or co-existence of these fea-
~,~, tures, Once again thTS tatal vis~al effect also accounts for the ~actors
which contrib~te to ar detract from its enjoyment.
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