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City Council Meeting 9-9-86
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Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and city Council
FROM: city Attorney
SUBJECT: Ordinance Amending Municipal code Section 9110A
to Permit certain Parking structures in R-4 District
On August 26, 1986/ the City Council introduced for first
reading an ordinance permiting certain parking structures in the
R-4 Multiple Family Residential District.
(The Planning
Commission had previously conducted a public hearing and
recommended approval of the proposed text amendment.) The
accompanying ordinance is presented to the city Council for
adoption.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
ordinance be adopted.
PREPARED BY:
Robert M. Myers, City Attorney
Jonathan S. Horne, Deputy city Attorney
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Caunel1 Mtg: June 24, 1986
Santa Monlca, Cal1fornla
TO: Mayor and Clty Councll
FROM: Clty Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendatlon to Adopt Text Amendment to SMMC Seetlon
gIlDA, R4 Multlple Famlly ReSldentlal Dlstrlct.
INTRODUCTION
ThlS report recommends that the Cl ty Council dlrect the City
Attorney to prepare an ordlnance to permlt parklng structures in
the R4 Multiple Famlly Resldentlal Distr1ct.
BACKGROUND
An appllcatlon was flIed Aprl1 30, 1986, by the Mlramar Sheraton
Hotel requestlng a text amendment to the R4 Multlple ReSldentlal
Dlstrlct to perml. t construct1on of parklng structures ln that
D1strict.
For over twenty f1ve years the Mlramar Hotel has used the parcel
located on Second Street adJacent to the Huntley Hotel as
off-slte surface park1ng.
To expand and lrnprove upon the
off-street parklng available to hotel users and to accommodate a
proposed expanslon, the M1ramar 15 interested In constructlng a
parklng structure at that locatlon. Under the eXlsting R4 zonlng
regulatlons,
parklng
structu:res
are
permltted
only
when
contiguous to a hotel structure;
off-site constructlon of such a
structure is not permltted.
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Add1t1onally,
the
City of Santa Monlca l.S
parking structure located
conslderlng the
north of Seaslde
construct1on
of a
Terrace and west of Ocean Avenue to provlde parking for the Pler.
A port1on of that slte is currently zoned R4A Wh1Ch would
proh1blt constructlon of any such fac1l1ty.
The text amendment would apply to all R4 Mult1ple Famlly
ReSldent1al D1St:ricts throughout the Clty. However, by
permittlng mun1c1pal or hotel park~ng structures only, the
potential for development w~ll be l~mited. It is estlmated that
only three to four hotels currently exist in the R4 Distr~ct and
of these, the ava11ablllty of parklng structure s~tes lS severely
restrlcted by eXlsting development w1thin the lmmed1ate area.
On June 2, 1986, the Plannlng Conunlsslon voted unanimously to
recommend approval to the C1ty Councll of the proposed amendment
to the text of the Zonlng Ordlnance as follows:
Notw1thstandlng any other provisions of this art1cle,
munlclpal pler parklng structures and off-slte parklng
structures In conJunction with hotel development may be
perm~tted sUbJect to the approval of a condit~onal use
permlt. Hotel parklng structures may be perm1tted only if
the structure begins not more than 300 feet from the
exter~or boundary of the slte occupied by the hotel.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The recornmendatlon contained 1n thlS report wlll have no budget
or flscal lmpacts on the Clty.
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. ATTACH}lE~T A
CITY PLANKIKG DIVISION
Comrnunlty and EconomlC Development Department
M E M 0 RAN D G M
DA'I'E:
June 2, 1986
TO:
The Honorable Plannlng Comrn1ssion
FROM:
R. Ann Slracusa, D1rector of Plannlng
SUBJECT:
Proposed Text Amendment to SMMC Sectlon 91l0B, R4
Mult1ple Famlly ReSldent1al Distrlct
INTROI:UCTION
An appllcation was filed April 30, 1986 requestlng a
amend~ent to the R4 Multlple Faml.ly Resldentlal Dlstrlct
perm1t parklng stuctu:res to be constructed In the Dlstrict.
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ANALY~IS
For over 25 years the Mlrarnar Hotel has used the parcel located
on Second Street adJacent to the Huntley Hotel as off-slte
surface parking. To expand and improve upon the off-street
parklng avallable to hotel users, the hotel lS lnterested 1n
constructlng a parking structure at that locat10n. Under the
eXlstlng R4 zonlng regulatlons parklng structures can only be
constructed lf cont~guous wlth a hotel structure; off-slte
construction of parklng faCllltles is not permitted.
Add1t1onally the Clty of Santa Monlca is conslderlng the
construction of a parklng structure located north of Seaslde
Terrace and west of Ocean Avenue to provlde parklng for the
Pler. A portion of that slte lS eurrently zoned R4A WhlCh would
proh1bit the construct1on of any such facility.
On May 19,1986 the: Plannlng Conmusslon approved language 1n the
Draft Zonlng Ordlnance to perrnl t parklng structures ln the R4
D1strict sUbJect to the approval of a Conditlonal Use Permit.
To facill tate additional parking for both the Mlramar Hotel and
Mun1clpal Pler the followlng amendment to the R4 Dlstrlct 1S
recommended:
NotWl thstandlng any other provision of thlS artlcle,
mun1clpal parking structures and off site parking structures
in conJunctlon with hotel development may be permltted
subJect to the approval of a condltlonal use permit. Hotel
parklng structures may be perml tted only l.f the structure
beg1ns not more than 300 feet from the exterior boundary of
the slte occupled by the hotel.
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The t~xt amendment proposed would apply to all the R4 Mul tlple
Family Resident1al Dlstrlcts throughout the Cl ty. However, by
perm1ttlng mun1cipal or hotel parklng structures only, the
potential for development wlll be llmited. It is estlmated that
only 3-4 hotels currently exist 1n the R4 D1strict and of these
the ava11abll1 ty of parklng structure Sl tes 1S severely
restricted by existlng development withln the 1rnmedlate area
therefore 1t lS antlc1pated that the amendment wlll not result In
an over-concentratlon of parklng structures ln the R4 Dlstrlct.
CEQA
A General Exemption has been prepared for thlS amendment to the
Zon1ng Ordlnance. Envlronmental Irrpacts w1l1 not occur as a
result of the proposed text, but rather w1ll occur when a
structure is constructed. The language proposed wlll requlre
env1ronmental reV1ew to be conducted In conJunctlon wlth the
approval of a Conditional Use Permlt.
PLANNING COMMISSION AUTHORITY
If, from the facts presented, the Commlss1on finds the publlC
neceSSl ty, publ1C convenience, general welfare, or good zon1ng
practlce requlred the amendment, the CommlSS1on shall recommend
the amendment to the City Counc1l, or otherWlse 1t shall be
disapproved. The Commission must make 1 ts flndings and
recommendation in wr1tlng w1thln 40 days from the date of fll1ng
such cipplication. If the CmnmlSS10n recommends approval of the
appl1cat1on, the appllcatlon, report and recommendat1ons shall be
transm1tted to the C1ty Council for actlon.
RECOHMENDATION
It 1S respectfully recommended that the Planning Comm1SS1on:
1. Adopt the f1ndlngs for approval of the Zoning Text Amendment.
2.
D1rect staff to forward
Commlsslon recommendatlon
actlon.
the applicatlon, f1nd1ngs
to the Clty Councll for
and
flnal
FINDINGS
The publlc necesslty, publlC convenience, and general welfare
necessi tate the amendment to the R4 Mul tlple Family Res1dent1al
D1strlct in that additlonal park1ng faC1l1t1es will be perm1tted
thereby improving the avallablllty of off-street park1ng and
reduclng parklng lntruslon and congest1on In the surround1ng
res1dential dlstrlct.
Prepared by: Suzanne Frlck, Act1ng pr1nclpal Planner
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RECOM~IENDATION
It lS respectfully recommended that the Councll dlrect the Clty
Attorney to prepare an ordlnance amend1ng Artlcle IX, Chapter 1,
Sectlon 9llDA,
to perm1t munlclpal parklng structures and
off-slte park1ng strucLures In con]Unctlon w1th hotel development
sUbJect to the approval of a Condltional Use Permlt.
Prepared by: R. Ann Slracusa, Dlrector of Planning
Plann1ng D1V1S1on
Community and Econom1c Development Department
Attachments: A. June 2, 1986, Plannlng ComrnlSSlon Staff Report.
B. Appllcatlon for Text Amendment.
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