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Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and city council
FROM: city Attorney
SUBJECT: Ordinance providing Property Development Standards
for the Rl District Pending Adoption of Revised
Zoning ordinance
At its meeting on July 21, 1987, the city council directed
the city Attorney to prepare an ordinance providing property
development standards for property located in the Rl district as
set forth in the Draft Zoning Ordinance.
In addition, at its
meeting of July 28, 1987, the City Council directed the City
Attorney to include height limits for accessory structures in the
R1 property development standards.
The accompanying ordinance incorporates the R1 property
development standards, including height limits for accessory
structures, as proposed in the Draft Zoning Ordinance and is now
presented to the city Council for its consideration.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Council
introduce the accompanying ordinance for first reading.
PREPARED BY: Robert M. Myers, city Attorney
Laurie Lieberman, Deputy City Attorney
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City Council Meeting 9-8-87
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA PROVIDING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS FOR THE Rl DISTRICT PENDING ADOPTION
OF REVISED ZONING ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The City Council finds
and declares:
(a) This ordinance is intended to provide substantive
standards to be applied in administrative proceedings currently
required pursuant to Ordinance Number 1321(CCS).
(b) Pending completion of the city's new comprehensive
zoning ordinance, the standards contained in this ordinance are
important in ensuring that development be consistent with the
General Plan.
SECTION 2.
Property Development Standards in the Rl
District.
Notwithstanding Sections 2 or 4 of Ordinance No.
1321(CCS), no development shall be approved pursuant to Ordinance
Number 132l(CCS) for land in any Rl district unless the property
is developed in accordance with the following standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Two stories, not to exceed
28 feet, which includes mechanical equipment and screening. The
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maximum eave height at the side yard shall not exceed 21 feet and
no portion of the building shall intersect a plane commencing 21
feet in height at the minimum side yard setback and extending at
an angle of 45 degrees from the vertical toward the interior of
the site. Accessory structures, including garages, shall be
subject to a single story, 16 foot height limit. In order for an
accessory structure to exceed this height limit, a use permit
must be approved.
(b) Maximum Unit Density.
except on transitional parcels
permitted.
One dwelling unit per parcel,
on which a duplex may be
(c) Minimum Lot Size. Five thousand (5,000) square feet.
Each parcel shall contain a minimum depth of 100 feet and a
minimum width of 50 feet.
(d) Maximum Parcel Coverage. Fifty percent (50%).
(e) Front Yard Setback. As shown on the Official
Districting Map of the City or, if no setback is specified, 20
feet. For structures over one story in height, 25% of the front
elevation shall be setback an additional average of 5 feet.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. Twenty-five percent (25%) of
parcel depth or 25 feet, whichever is less.
(g) Side Yard Setback. Ten percent (10%) of the lot width
or a minimum of five feet, whichever is greater. However, on
lots less than 5,000 square feet, a minimum 4 foot sideyard shall
be required.
Upon to 20 feet horizontal of a second floor structure,
including any existing structure, may be built to the minimum
required sideyard setback and may be constructed in line with an
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existing wall below. All portions of a second floor side facade
in excess of 20 feet shall provide an average additional setback
of at least 3 feet, with no more than 25% of the facade (in
excess of 20 feet) at the minimum required sideyard setback.
(h) Front Yard Paving. No more than 50% of the required
front yard area including driveways shall be paved. No circular
driveways shall be permitted on parcels less than 100 feet in
width.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the Municipal Code or
appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further,
is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect
the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid
or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of the ordinance. The city council hereby
declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared inva1 id or unconstitutional without regard to whether
any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign and the city Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
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within 15 days after its adoption.
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS ~ --. --..
City Attorney
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The ordinance shall be