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Cl.ty Councll Meetlng 10-27-81 Santa Monlca, Callfo~nia
STAFF REPORT
TO:
Mayor and Clty council
FROM:
CIty Attorney
SUBJECT:
Resolution of IntentIon to Amend the Compre-
hensIve Land Use OrdInance RelatIng to Various
Dlstricts and Establ1shIng Inter1m Guidellnes
On September 29, 1981, the City CounCIl dlrected the
CIty Attorney to prepare a resolutIon of IntentIon to set 1n
motion the varIOUS zone changes recommended by the Commercial
and Industrial Task Force and the Resldential Task Force as
approved by the City CounCll. In response to this dlrectlon,
the accompanYIng resolutIon has been prepared.
The resolutIon also contalns a section relating to
development fees for the CM Speclal Main Street CommercIal
DlstrIct and a section on CItYWIde demolitIon gUldellnes,
both of WhICh were requested at the City Council's meeting on
September 1, 1981.
RECO~l.1ENDAT ION
It lS respectfully recommended that the accompanying
resolution be adopted.
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Robert M. Myers, City Attorney
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C~ty Council Meet~ng IO-27-8l Santa Monica, Californ~a
RESOLUTION NUMBER 6385
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA OF ITS
INTENTION TO AMEND TEE COMPREHENSIVE
LAND USE ORDINANCE RELATING TO VARIOUS
DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING INTERIM GUIDELINES
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of 1ts
lntent10n to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehens~ve
Land Use Ord1nance to change the text and the distrIct for
the C2 Neighborhood Commercial District as follows:
(a) Eliminate office use as permitted use 1n the C2
distrIct unless the development is m1xed with community
orlented commerc1al or resldential uses.
(b) Residential uses shall be permitted except at the
ground floor street frontage.
(c) Rezone the following C4 zoned areas to C2 to
reflect the current uses in these areas and to protect the~r
current neighborhood commercial function:
(1) W~lshire Boulevard between 12th and 16th
Streets.
(2) Broadway between 7th Court and 9th Street.
(3) Lincoln Boulevard between Santa Monica
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Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. (Special concern should be
given to the appropriateness of th~s proposal.)
(4) Santa Monica Boulevard between Chelsea
Avenue and Princeton Street.
(5) Pica Boulevard between 31st Street and 34th
Street.
Cd) Artists' studios, craft shops, and/or artisan-type
manufacturing -- separately or in conJunction wlth associated
artists' resident~al usage -- shall be permitted in the C2
district with a conditional use permit.
(el only the follo~ing uses should be permitted on the
ground floor street frontage of buildings 1n the C2 district:
(1) Retall stores.
(2) Antique and second-hand stores.
(3) Banks.
(4) Bakeries.
(5) B1cycle Shops.
(6) Delicatessens.
(7) Dressmakers.
(8) Drug stores.
(9) Feed and fuel stores.
(IO> Film exchange or developing.
(II) Flor~sts, flower and olant nurseries.
(12) Gymnasiums, dance studios.
(13) Ice-cream stores (retail ice cream only).
(14) Laundr~es, laundromats, dry cleaners.
(15) Medical and dental clinics or laboratories.
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(Laboratories permitted above the first floor only.)
(16) Pet stores, tax~dermists.
(l7) Pr~nt or publishing shops.
(18) Plumb~ng shops.
(19) Repair shops for household equipment.
(20) Theaters and aud~tor1ums w~th fewer than 75
seats.
(21) Upholsters' shops.
(22) Wholesale stores where public ~s invited.
(23) Restaurants with fewer than 50 seats.
(24) Restaurants with 50 seats or more by
conditional use permIt.
(25) Barber shops/beauty parlors.
(26) Shoe repair shops.
(27) Such other uses as the Zon~ng Admin~strator
may find to be sim~lar to those listed above and not more
obnoxious to surrounding property.
(f) All new construction must have at least 30% of the
floor area devoted to community oriented commercial uses
and/or residential use included in the development.
(g) The C2 zoned property owned by the City and
currently used for beach park1ng should be rezoned to a
munic~pal zone, if it ~s created, to reflect its current use
and functIon.
(h) The C2 district shall have a heIght l~m~t of two
stories and 30 feet or three storIes and 35 feet if the
second or third floor is re5ident~al.
(i) Parking, residential, office, and other non-publIC
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1nvited uses may be located on the ground floor street ~ront-
age by a conditional use permlt lf at least 75% of the ground
floor street frontage on the block 1S devoted to community
or~ented uses. "Community orl.ented usesl1 are those uses
which provlde commercial goods and services ll.kely to be con-
sumed on a regular basis In the normal Ilfe of the adjoining
community.
(j) A single use occupancy or a contiguous, integrated
use in excess of 8,600 square feet of floor area or in excess
of 75 feet of ground floor street frontage should be allowed
only w~th a condltlonal use perml.t so that small scale uses
will predominate and so the potentlal negative impacts of
large scale uses may be mitigated.
(k) Parking requirements should be reduced where it is
shown that spaces may be shared among uses that have compat-
lble hours of operation with approprlate controls and condl-
tions for the life of the building.
(1) Any new structure should have provisions for ade-
quate lightlng of the alley.
(m) When housing is 1ncluded ln a commerclal distrlct,
the deslgn should be reviewed by the appropriate City
agency.
(n) No demolltion permit shall be issued untll approv-
al has been granted for a replacement structure.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Santa Monlca Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedlngs to amend the Comprehensive
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Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the C3 General Commercial District as follows:
(a) The following uses are desirable and should be
encouraged:
(1) Theaters.
(2) Restaurants where danc~ng and entertainment
are permitted.
(3) Art Galleries.
(4) Bars, saloons, and liquor stores by
conditional use permit only.
( 5 ) Book and record shops.
( 6 ) Coffee houses.
( 7) Clubs where danc10g and entertainment are
perm1tted.
( a) Retail (general and neighborhood) .
( 9 ) Open air activities such as markets and
cafes.
(10) ReSidential uses shall be allowed 00 all
floors.
(11) Skating rinks.
(12) Other Similar uses that attract people to
this area at all times of the day and even~ng.
(b) The fOllowing should also be permitted:
(l) All uses permitted in the C2 district.
(2) Any of the followlng uses if conducted
within a completely enclosed building:
(A) Offices.
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(B) Billiard parlors, pool halls or
bowling alleys.
(C) Aud~torlums.
(D) Baker~es.
(E) Baths, Turk~sh and the like.
(F) Bird shops, pet stores or
taxlderm~sts.
(G) Caterlng establishments.
(H) Automatlc laundries emploYlng only
automatlC washing and/or ironlng equipment and dryers similar
to that customarily used in the home for domestic purposes,
except that not more than three such washlng machines may
have a capacity of not more than 25 pounds capacity each.
(I) Printlng, lithographing, publishing,
blueprinting or photostating.
(J) Repair shops for household equipment.
(K) Trade schools subject to a written
flndlng by the Zoning Administrator that such school will not
be detrimental to surroundlng properties or permitted uses
due to excessive noise, odor, vlbration or slmllar character-
istics.
(L) Upholstering shops, excluding
manufacturers.
(M) Hotels and motels.
(N) Lodges.
(0) Business Colleges.
(P) Music conservator~es and music
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instruction.
(Q) Gymnasiums.
(R) Med~cal and dental clinics and
laboratories.
(S) Notw~thstanding other provis~ons of
this section, mult~ple dwelling un~ts shall be permitted on
the f~rst floor and above. Standards of the R4 Multiple
Resldentlal District shall apply to the residential portion
of any structure, but not the commercial portion, provided
further that the provis~ons of Santa Monica Munlcipal Code
Section 9129G8 shall not apply to any residential uses in the
C3 District.
(T) Exhibits of art sponsored by recog-
n~zed art organizations and/or accredited schools need not be
conducted wlthin enclosed bUlldings if presented for not more
than two days in any calendar month by anyone group in the
same location.
(3) Automobile parking lots or public garages.
(4) Such other uses as the Zoning Administrator
may find to be similar to those listed above and not more
obnoxious to surrounding property.
(5) Uses incidental to any permitted uses.
(6) Manufacturlng, assembllng, compounding,
processlng or treaL~ent of products in conjunctlon with any
permitted use when located entirely within the same bUllding,
provided that:
(A) All such products or services are sold
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at retail on the prem~ses.
(Bl There shall not be more than five per-
sons engaged in the manufacturing, assembling, compound~ng,
process~ng or treatment of products nor shall more than five
persons (exclus~ve of office, cler~cal, delivery or similar
personnel) be engaged in laundry, cleaning or catering
establ~shments and the l~ke.
(C) Such uses, operations or products as
are not detrimental to surrounding properties or permitted
uses due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, v1bration or other
causes.
(D) Automobile service stations are
prohibited in the C3 distrLct and must be removed and the
land cleared or changed to some per.m1tted use no later than
15 years from the date automobile stat~ons were first
prohibited.
(c) To reflect its current use and protect its current
function, the area bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard on the
north, 7th Court on the east, Colorado Avenue on the south
and 5th Court on the west should be rezoned to require that
any development be consistent with C3 requirements and con-
tain at least 50% of the gross floor area for residential
uses.
(d) The C3 zoned areas at Mar1ne Street and Nielson
Way should be rezoned R4 to protect their current use and
function.
{e} The CP zoned area between 6th and 7th streets
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should be rezoned C3.
{fl Special development standards apply to the follow-
ing areas:
(1) Ocean Avenue and 2nd Street (West Side):
Two stories, 30 foot height limit, 1.0 times commercially
zoned lot area for floor area and above ground floor parking
and covered non-subterranean parking, and site review with
specific gUidelines to be developed as soon as possible
(residential use should be counted at .5 in calculating floor
area).
(2) Santa Monica Mall: Two stories, 30 foot
he~ght limit, and 1.0 t~mes commercially zoned lot area for
floor area and above ground floor parking and covered
non-subterranean parking (residential use should be counted
at .5 in calculating floor area).
(3) 2nd Street (East Side) and 4th Street (Both
Sides): Three stories, 45 foot height limit, and 1.5 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean park~ng (resIden-
tial should be counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
(4) All of the C3 D~strict From 4th Court to 7th
Court: Four stories, 56 foot height limit, and 2.0 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking (res1den-
tial should be counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
(5) A Development Point System should he
establ1shed which may be used to reduce any in-lieu fees and
to preserve existing recreation, residential and social
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services.
(6) Wh1le the long term development standards
are being established, the Archltectural ReVlew Board should
be dlrected to encourage pedestrian orientation 10 building
design.
(7) Existlng recreation, resldential and soclal
service uses must be replaced in any project that proposes to
remove these uses.
(8) The proposed changes in this subdlvlsion (fl
should be considered of lower priority by the Planolng Com-
mission because these areas are receIvlng more intenSIve
conslderation by the Commercial and Industrial Task Force.
(g) Parking on the ground level that is covered by a
building should not be permitted at the street frontage of a
property. Uncovered surface parking should be permitted
where needed.
(h) Site review shall be required for any project 1n
the C3 dIstrlct on Ocean Avenue.
(1) No demolition permlt shall be issued unt11
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
(J) Site review or development agreements shall be
required for developments 10 excess of 70,000 square feet.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Santa Mon1ca Municipal Code
Section 9l49, the Clty Council does hereby give notice of lts
lntention to inltlate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ord1nance to change the text and the distrlct for
the C4 Hlghway Commercial Dlstrict as follows:
(a) The followlng uses will be permitted in the C4
distrlct:
(l) All uses permltted in the C3 district.
(2) Ambulance service.
(3) Auto sales and service (new or used).
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(A) Auto body repair and/or auto palnt
shops, provided all work shall be done in a one-hour
fire-reslstive building with no openings of any k~nd in any
wall which LS substantIally parallel to and within 50 feet of
the exterior boundary of the property and operated as part of
a new car dealership on the same adjoining property.
(4) Boat, trailer, bicycle, motorcycle sales and
serv1ce.
(5) Drive-ln, drive-through, take-out or fast
food restaurants, subject to the issuance of a conditional
use permit with the number of sim~lar uses already existIng
in the area taken into account.
(A) A drive-in or drive-through restaurant
is one in WhlCh customers are served food in thelr vehicles
and may consume It elther on or off the premises.
(B) A take-out restaurant 1S one in which
customers consume the food purchased off the premIses.
(C) A fast food restaurant is one 1n WhICh
the typical customers purchase and consume theIr food on the
premises within 30 minutes.
(D) A restaurant may be a combinatlon of
drive-ln, drive-through, take-out or fast food type. If
take-out sales are inc1dental or occasIonal, the restaurant
shall not be considered a take-out restaurant.
(6) Drive-in theaters.
(7) Emergency cllnics.
(8) Equipment rental.
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( 9) Plumblng shops.
(10) Print shops.
( ll) Restaurants.
(12 ) Skating rJ.nks.
(l3) TJ.re shops (no retreading) .
(14) Trailer courts, traller parks, misslon and
other lnstitutions offerlng domiclliary care subJect to the
issuance of a condJ.tional use permit. For the purposes of
this section l'mJ.ssions II shall be construed to mean any
religious, quasi-religious or other non-profit establishments
at which meals and/or lodging are provided.
(15) Wedding chapels.
(16) Feed and fuel stores.
(l7) Film exchange or developing.
(l8) Automatlc ice dlspenser of not more than
five ton capacity.
(19) Sign painting shops.
(20) Miniature golf and pltch-and-putt courses.
(21) Secondhand stores or pawn shops excludlng
bUllding materlals and junk.
(22) Bars by conditlonal use permlt only.
(23) Such other uses as the Zonlng AdmJ.nistrator
may find to be similar to those listed above and not more
obnoxJ.ous to surroundlng property.
(24) Residentlal uses shall be permitted except
at the ground floor street frontage.
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(25) Uses Lncldenta to any permitted use.
(26) Exhibits of art sponsored by recognized art
organlzations and/or accred~ted schools need not be conducted
wlthln enclosed buildings Lf presented fo~ not more than two
days in any calendar month by anyone group in the same
location.
(27) AutornobLle service statLons subject to the
issuance of a conditlonal use permlt, and provided also that
in no event shall such an automobile service station be per-
mitted unless the entire area of the station, exclusive of
building and pump islands, shall be surfaced with a mlnimum
of two inches of asphaltic concrete or equivalent; and
further, that there be erected and thereafter maintalned, a
SOlld masonry wall not less than five and no more than SlX
feet in helght along the common boundary between said station
and any abuttlng property in a residential district unless
such property in a residential district is, 10 fact, used for
off-street parklng.
(28) Hotels and motels.
(b) Remove the following C4 zoned areas from the C4
dlstict and rezone the areas to reflect the current uses in
these areas and to protect thelr current function:
(1) The followlng areas should be rezoned from
C4 to C2:
(A) Wllshlre Boulevard between 12th Street
and 16th Street.
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(B) Santa Monica Boulevard between Chelsea
Avenue and Pr~nceton Avenue.
(C) Lincoln Boulevard between Santa ~onica
Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. (Special concern should be
g~ven to the appropriateness of this proposal.)
(D) Broadway between 7th Court and 9th
Street.
(E) pico Boulevard between 31st Street and
34th Street.
(2) The follow~ng area should be rezoned from C4
to R2:
(A) Broadway between 14th Court and 19th
Court (south slde) and between 16th Court and 19th Court
(north slde).
(3) The follcwing area should be rezoned frcm C4
to R3:
(A) B]Jadw~y between 9th Street and 11th
Street.
(B) Broadway between 12th Court and 16th
Court (north Sloe) and between 12th Court and 14t~ Street
(south side).
(C) 14th Street between Broadway and the
northerly edge of the ~ zoned areas fronting on Colorado
Avenue.
(4) The City owned area zoned C4 at the west end
of Montana Avenue should be rezoned to a municipal zone, If
it is created, to reflect its current use and function.
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(5) The Ml and M2 zoned area on Olymp~c Boule-
vard between 19th Court and 20th Street should be rezoned to
C4.
(c) Parking on the ground level that is covered by a
building should not be permitted at the street frontage of a
property. Uncovered surface parking should be perm~tted
where. needed.
(d) The following development standards shall apply on
the follow1ng streets where they are to be zoned C4:
(I) Wilshire Boulevard (Lincoln to 12th Street,
16th Street to Centinela Avenue): Four story, 56 foot height
limit, and 2.0 times commerc~ally zoned lot area for floor
area and above ground floor parking and covered non-subter-
ranean parking (residential uses are counted at .5 In calcu-
lat1ng floor area); or lf sufficient development points can
be accumulated under a Development Point System to be estab-
lished, five stories, 70 foot height limit, and 3.0 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking (residen-
tial uses are counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
(2) Santa Monica Boulevard (Lincoln Boulevard to
20th Street, 23rd Street to Chelsea Avenue): Three stories,
45 foot height l~mit, and 1.0 times commercially zoned lot
area for floor area and above ground floor park~ng and
covered non-subterranean park~ng (residential uses are
counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
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(3) Santa Mon1ca Boulevard (Pr~nceton Street to
Centinela Avenue): Three storles, 45 foot height l~mit, and
2.0 t1mes commercially zoned lot area for floor area and
above ground floor parklng and covered non-subterranean
parking (residential uses are counted at .5 in calculat~ng
floor area).
(4) Lincoln Boulevard (south of the freeway) and
Pico Boulevard (7th Street to 11th Street): Two stories, 30
foot height lim~t, and 1.5 times commercially zoned lot area
for floor area and above ground floor park2ng and covered
non-subterranean park~ng (residential uses are counted as .5
of the floor area); or if a conditional use permit is
approved, 2f there is no covered park2ng at the street fron-
tage and if a 15 foot landscaped setback or landscaped sur-
face parking area 2n front, three stories, 36 foot he2ght
limit, and 1.5 times commerc2ally zoned lot area for floor
area and above ground floor park2ng area and covered non-
subterranean park~ng.
(5) p~co Boulevard (Ocean Avenue to 4th Court,
excluding the CM zoned parcels; 2lst Street to 31st Street)~
Lincoln Boulevard (Wllshire Boulevard to Santa Mon~ca
Boulevard)~ Olymp2c Boulevard (19th Court to 20th Street):
Two stories and 30 foot height limlt; or If th2rd floor ~s
resldent~al, three stor~es and 35 foot height limit.
(e) The required parking may be reduced ~n mixed
developments wlth compatible hours of park~ng needs.
(f) No more than 75% lot coverage.
(g) Site review shall be requ~red for any project in
the C4 district on Ocean Avenue.
(h) No demolition permit shall be lssued until
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approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Santa Monica Mun~cipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
lntention to in~t~ate proceedings to amend the comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the C4A Limited Highway Commercial D~strict as follows:
(a) The follow1ng uses should be permitted in the C4A
d~strict:
(1) All uses permitted 1n the C4 district.
(b) Fourteenth Street from Broadway to the north pro-
perty line of the M1 zoned area along Colorado Avenue should
be rezoned from C4A to R3 to reflect the current uses and
protect their current function.
(c) The following development standards shall apply in
the C4A District: Three stories, 45 foot height limit, 2.0
times commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above
ground floor parking and covered non-subterranean parklng
(resldential uses are counted as .5 of the floor area).
(d) No demolition permit shall be issued until
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the C~ty Counc~l does hereby give not~ce of its
intention to ~nitiate proceedings to amend the Comprehens~ve
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the d1strict for
the CA Commercial Administrative District as follows:
(a) The following uses will be permitted in the CA
d~strlct:
(l) .AIl uses permltted in the R4 D1strlct.
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(2) Any of the follow1ng uses ~f conducted
within an enclosed building:
(A) Offices.
(B) Flnanclal lnstitutions.
(C) Public build~ngs and facilities.
(D) Reta~l sales and services related or
lncidental to, and in the same build~ng as, the uses listed
above such as barber and beauty shops, confectionery stores,
florist shops, gift shops, cfflce supply stores, pharmac1es
and restaurants (no dancing or entertainment).
(b) The CA zoned area west of Cloverfleld Boulevard
and east of 21st Street should be rezoned from CA to R2.
(c) The rema~nder of the CA zoned area west of 21st
Street and east of 20th Street should be consldered for
reclassificat~on with some other ex~sting district.
(d) The following height and bulk restrictions should
apply: Three stories, 45 foot helght limit, and 2.0 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking (reslden-
tial uses are counted at .5 ~n calculat~ng floor area).
(e) Parking on the ground level that is covered by a
building should not be permitted at the street frontage of a
property. Uncovered surface parking should be permitted
where needed.
(f) Site reVlew shall be required for any project in
the CA distr~ct on Ocean Avenue.
(g) No demolltlon perm~t shall be issued unt~l
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 6. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Sectlon 9149, the City Council does hereby glve notice of its
1ntention to initlate proceedings to amend the comprehenslve
Land Use ordlnance to change the text and the district for
the CP Commercial-Professional Dlstrict as follows:
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(a) The following uses are permitted in the CP
District ~f conducted within an enclosed bu~ldlng:
(I) Offices.
(2) F~nancial Institutions.
(3) Hospitals or sanitariums, including
convalescent hospltals (except animal hospitals), and home
for the aged as defined in Title 22, Division 2, Subd~vlsion
4, Chapter 6, Article 1, Section 40001 through 40007 of the
Administrative Code of California, and board and care
facllities.
(4) Med~cal and dental clinics and laborator-
les.
(5) Gymnasiums, reduclng salons and similar
physlcal education centers.
(6) Business colleges or pr~vate schools
operated as commerClal enterprises, lncludlng studios for the
teaching of mUS1C, art and drama.
(7) Music conservatories and music instruct~on.
(8) Publ~c services, including fire or police
stations, telephone exchanges, and the llke.
(9) Retall sales and serV1ces related or lnc~-
dental to, and in the same bUllding as the uses listed above,
such as barber and beauty shops, confectionery stores,
florlst shops, glft shops, office supply stores, pharmacles
and restaurants (no dancing or entertalnment).
(b) Residentially used property ln the CP district
should be rezoned R3.
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(c) The follow1ng development standards shall apply in
the CP district: Three stor~es, 45 foot height lim~t, 2.0
times commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above
ground floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking,
and 75% lot coverage. (Additional height and floor area may
be' allowed with accumulation of additional development po~nts
for medical and related uses under a Development Point System
to be established.)
<d> No demolition perm~t shall be issued until
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 7. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give not1ce of lts
intention to initiate proceedlngs to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the d~strlct for
the MI Limlted Industrial District and M2 Industrial District
as follows:
(a) Rezone the area at Stewart Street and the freeway
to R-4 from MI to reflect its current use as a residential
area and to protect its current function.
(b> Rezone the area on olymp~c Boulevard between 19th
Court and 20th Street to C4 (from Ml and M2) to reflect ~ts
current use and to protect its current neighborhood commer-
cial function.
(c) Rezone the Ml and M2 areas bounded by Colorado
Avenue, the north edge of the properties fronting on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, Stewart Street, the south end of the propertles
fronting on Pennsylvania Avenue, 26th Street, olymplc
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Boulevard, and Cloverfield Boulevard to C4A to reflect the
predominant use and to contain off~ce development w~thIn the
portIon of the present Industrial dlstrlct where it will be
less dIsrupt~ve to the goal of mainta~ning Industrial uses
within the CIty.
(d) Rezone the following M zoned areas to MIA (an
overlay zone with the same permitted uses as MI distrlct, but
d~fferent development standards) to ensure that the uses and
heIghts of buildings are compatible with adJacent residential
and commercial development:
The MI and M2 zoned areas north of Colorado
(1)
Avenue.
( 2 )
from 26th Street
block of Stanford
Berkeley Street.
(e) The M2
The Ml zoned areas along Colorado Avenue
to Stanford Street, along the 1600 (odd)
Street, and along the 1700 (odd) block of
zoned area from Stewart Street to Centinela
Avenue between the railroad tracks and EXpOSItion Boulevard
rezone to MIA.
(f) Eliminate office use as a permitted use in the M
zones except where the off~ce is attached to and assoclated
with an industrial or manufacturing business. The office
area should be restricted to 35% or less of the total floor
area of the structure, and support facilit~es should be
lim~ted to those appropr~ate to industrial and rnanufacturlng
uses so that later convers~on to offIce use can be accom-
plIshed only with further City approval.
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(g) Resident~al and neighborhood commercial uses
should be permitted uses in the M d~strlcts and should be
allowed after C~ty review, but only in conjunction with
lndustrial and manufacturing development on parcels of
IOO,OOO square feet or more.
(h) Perm~tted uses would remain unchanged, except for
the deletion of office uses.
(i) The MIA d~str1ct should have a height limit of 36
feet and there should be a requ~rement that at least 10% of
the slte be landscaped.
(Jl The building standards 1n the Ml and M2 districts
should remain unchanged with a he~ght limit of 45 feet with
no requ~red setback.
(k) The combln~ng of existing lots to create a project
site of 25,000 square feet or greater in the industrlal
corridor west of 20th Street should be allowed only by a
condl.tional use perrnlt to ensure that small scale "~ncubator"
spaces in this area are mainta~ned.
(1) The street tree planting program should be
extended lnto the industrial corr~dor area.
(m) Pocket parks should be establ~shed ~n the
lndustrial corridor.
(n) On s~tes of 100,000 square feet or more, s~te
review lS requlred.
(0) Slte review is required for proposed developments
incorporating on-Slte houslng.
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(p) On-s~te hous~ng must be or1ented toward adjacent
resldential or commercial development.
(q) No demol~t~on permit shall be issued untll
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 8. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
section 9149, the City Counell does hereby glve notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehenslve
Land Use Ordinance to change the text so that when a reslden-
t~al district abuts any other d~strict with a h~gher height
11m~t (with the exception of Rl abutt~ng R2), the lower
height limit will prevail in the district with the h~gher
height limit for the first one-third of the adjacent lot but
~n no event less than 35 feet. A property is adjacent if
separated by alley but a property is not adjacent if it 1S
separated by a street. One half of the alley width shall be
considered ~n any distance calculation.
SECTION 9. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
lntention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and d~strict for the
R4 Mult~ple Residential Distrlct as follows:
(a) Build~ng height shall be not more than four stor-
ies and not more than 50 feet in height.
(b) Lot area per dwelling shall be a min~mum of 900
square feet of lot area for each dwelling.
(c) A bulk standard should be developed with the goal
of achleving reduction of lot coverage and provision of light
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and a~r.
(d) The property on Centinela Avenue between Ocean
Park Boulevard and Pearl Street currently in the R3 district
shall be rezoned to R4.
(e) Site review shall be requ2red for any proJect in
the R4 distr~ct on Ocean Avenue.
SECTION 10. Pursuant to Santa Mon2ca Municipal Code
Section 9149, the C2ty Counc2l does hereby give not~ce of its
lntentlon to init~ate proceed2ngs to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text for the R3 Multiple
Residentlal District as follows:
(a) Lot area per dwelling shall be a minimum of 1,250
square feet of lot area for each dwelling.
(b) A bulk standard should should be explored.
SECTION 11. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the Clty Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the R2 Mult~ple Residential District so that the properties
currently in the R2 district set forth below are subject to
development standards providing for a max~mum lot coverage of
50% and a minimum of 1,500 square feet of lot area for each
dwelling:
(a) Propert1es bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway,
20th Street, pico Boulevard, and Lincoln Boulevard.
(b) Properties bounded by pico Boulevard, the east
City boundary, the south City boundary, and Lincoln Boulevard
to Ocean Park Boulevard to 11th Street and 11th Street to
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P1CO Boulevard (with the except~on of those propert~es zoned
R2 on Oak Street).
(c) Propert~es bounded by Montana Avenue from 14th
Street to the east City boundary, the east City boundary to
Olyrnp1c Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard to Cloverf~eld
Boulevard, Cloverfield Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard,
Santa Monica Boulevard to 26th Street, 26th Street to
Wilshire Boulevard, Wilsh~re Boulevard to 14th Street, and
14th Street to Montana Avenue.
(d) Properties on Lincoln Boulevard and N1nth Street
north of Montana Avenue.
(e) Propert1es on Expos~t~on Boulevard east of Stewart
street.
(f) Properties bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway,
Cloverfield Boulevard, pico Boulevard, and 20th Street.
(g) Properties bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway
from 20th Street to 29th Street, 29th Street to P1CO Boule-
vard, Pico Boulevard to 20th Street, and 20th Street to the
Santa Mon1ca Freeway.
(h) Properties bounded by W11shire Boulevard from 14th
street to 26th Street, 26th Street to Santa Monica Boulevard,
Santa Monica Boulevard to Cloverfield Boulevard, Cloverfleld
Boulevard to Colorado Avenue, Colorado Avenue to 14th street,
and 14th Street to Wilshlre Boulevard.
SECTION 12. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of lts
intent10n to in~tiate proceedings to amend the Comprehenslve
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Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the R2 Multiple Residential D~strict so that the properties
currently in the R2 district set forth below are subject to
development standards provid~ng for a maximum lot coverage of
50%, a min~mum of 1,500 square feet of lot area for each
dwelling, and a 30 feet height limit with a maximum corn~ce-
l~ne height of 25 feet when the roof exceeds the maXlmum
cornice-11ne height.
(a) Propert~es bounded by P1CO Boulevard from 4th
Street to 11th Street, lith Street to Ocean Park Boulevard,
Ocean Park Boulevard to Lincoln Boulevard, L1ncoln Boulevard
to the south City boundary, the south City boundary to 4th
Street, and 4th street to pica Boulevard.
(b) R2 propertles on Oak Street.
SECTION 13. Pursuant to Santa Mon~ca Municipal Code
Section 9149, the C~ty Counc~l does hereby give notice of its
intention to initlate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text to provide the follow-
ing standards for a commercial use in any res1dential
district:
(a) A commercial use shall be perm1tted in a residen-
tlal dlstrict by cond~tlonal use permit only.
(b) Commercial activities should be encouraged that
serve the direct needs of the surround~ng neighborhood and
are not incons~stent with its character such as conven~ence
grocers, laundromats, dry cleaners wlthout plant on premlses,
and day care centers.
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(c) Commercial activ~ties should be d~scouraged that
do not serve the direct needs of the surrounding neighborhood
or are ~nconsistent with ~ts character such as restaurants,
bars, bookstores, massage parlors, health clubs, general
retail, automot~ve and app12ance sales and repair, and liquor
stores.
(d) Commercial activlties that are in not close
proximity to commercially-zoned property should be cons~dered
more favorably. A proposed commercial activity shall be
cons~dered to be in close proximity to commerc~ally-zoned
property if, the case of the R2, R2R, R3, and R4 districts,
it is in within 1,000 feet of commercially-zoned property and
if, in the case of the Rl District, It ~s within I,SOO feet
of the commercIally zoned property.
(e) Commercial activity wIthIn structures also used
for residential purposes should be given more favorable
consideration.
(f) Commercial actIvity w~thin structures also serving
as the principal residence of the owner of the commercial
activity should be given more favorable consideratIon.
(g) PrIor to permitting a commercial act~vity In a
res~dent~al district, any and all factors important for the
preservation of the resIdential character of the residential
dIstrIct should be considered.
(h) All commercial units shall be located on the
ground floor and shall count as residential ~n~ts for zoning
purposes. (Thus, a property that allows 10 residential units
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may have two commercial units and eight resident~al units,
but cannot have 10 residential un~ts and two commercial
units.) Residential use shall not be permitted in a desig-
nated commerc1al unit while it is being used for commerc1al
purposes. Permitted commerc1al units shall fully comply with
all health, safety and fire codes.
(1) In order to encourage neighborhood commercial use,
a priority permit process shall be established for hearing
condit~onal use permit applications for commercial uses in
residential districts. The priority perm1t process shall be
described in any zonlng regulation summaries distributed to
the public.
(J) A condit~onal use permit may be denied notwith-
standing its compl~ance w1th the factors set forth above at
the d~scretion of the decision-making body. The expressed
views of those who res1de in surrounding neighborhoods shall
be seriously considered. In granting any conditional use
permit, conditions shall be 1mposed that are reasonably
necessary to accommodate the concerns of residents of the
surrounding neighborhoods.
SECTION 14. Pending final determination of the
proceedings lnltiated pursuant to Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of this Resolution, no develop-
ment shall be approved pursuant to Sect10n 5 of Ord~nance
Number 1220 (CCS) that is inconsistent with the changes
proposed in such sectlons.
SECTION 15. No development in any commercial or indus-
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trial distr~ct shall be approved pursuant to Sect~on 5 of
Ord~nance Number 1220 (CCS) unless the appllcant agrees to
comply with the following condit~ons of perm~t approval:
{al For developments of under 7,500 square feet of
adjusted floor area, an Arts and Soc~al Service Fee of 1.5%
of the total project costs.
(b) For developments of between 7,500 and 20,000
square feet of adJusted floor area, one hous1ng unit for each
5,000 square feet of adjusted floor area or an ~n lieu fee of
6.5% of the total project cost in addition to the requlre-
ments of subd1vision (a) of th1s Sect10n. The housing shall
be mix of bedrooms and shall be affordable to low and
moderate ~ncome persons.
(c) For developments of between 20,001 and 40,000
square feet of adjusted floor area, a traff~c and em~ssion
abatement plan which ~ncludes the use of mass translt in
addition to the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of
this Section.
(d) For developments of between 40,001 and 70,000
square feet of adJusted floor area, a day care center avail-
able and affordable by all economic segments of the community
or other communIty space in add~tion to the requirements of
subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this Section.
(e) For developments of greater than 70,000 square
feet of net usuable floor area, open space In addition to the
requ~rements of subdivisions (a), (bl, (c), and (d) of this
Section.
(fl A condition of approval of any applIcation subject
to th~s Sect~on shall be that the applicant subm~t a plan
prior to the Issuance of a bu~lding permit as to the manner
of meeting the requirements of this Section, which Plan shall
be approved by the Planning Comm~ss~on or City CouncIl on
review thereof.
(g) For purposes of this Section, in additIon to new
constructIon, development lncludes both renovation and change
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of use when the total project cost of such renovation or
change of use exceeds $ 350,000. There shall be excluded
from total proJect cost the cost of bringing a bu~ld1ng into
compliance with the City's fire safety and seismic safety
ordinances.
(h) For purposes of th~s Section total proJect cost
~ncludes the cost of land acqu~sition (exclud~ng financing
costs) and the cost of construct~on (excluding architectural,
engineerlng and other plann~ng fees and f1nancing costs),
except in the case of a renovation or change of use, total
project cost includes only the cost of construction.
(~) Any Arts and Social Service Fee shall be pa1d into
an Arts and Soc1al Services Fund wh1ch shall be used to
provide arts and social services in the community and any 1n
lieu fees for housing shall be pald to the Houslng Authority
of the C1ty of Santa Monica to provlde for low and moderate
income housing.
(J) This Section does not apply to the CM Special Main
Street Commercial Distrlct.
SECTION 16. No development in the CM Special Main
Street Commerc~al Dlstrict shall be approved pursuant to
Section 5 of Ordinance Number 1220 (CCS) unless the applicant
agrees to comply with the following conditions of permlt
approval:
(a) Payment of a development fee calculated as fol-
lows:
ADJUSTED
FLOOR AREA
(SQUARE FEET)
FEE EQUAL TO
FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PROJECT COST
o - 2,000
1.5%
2,001 - 5,000
5.0%
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5,001 - 10,000 6.0%
10,001 - 20,000 8.0%
20,001 - 40,000 9.0%
40,001 - 50,000 10.0%
50,001 - 12.0%
(b) The development fee shall be reduced by 5% for
each credit (up to a maximum of 20) as follows:
CREDIT WEIGHT
ATTRIBUTE
I
Height, floor area below maximum
perrnltted (1 story or 25% floor
area)
2 for 6 spaces
plus 1 for each
additional 3 spaces
to a max~mum of 5
Credits
Prov~sion of more parking than
required
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I Credit for each 10% over the
requ~red 30% adjusted floor area
community oriented occupancy
1 for each 10% to
total employment
to a maximum of 5
Credlts
Santa Monica resldent employees
2
Alternatlve Energy
4
Mixed Use: resldential w~th
commercial (residential minimum
of 30% of adjusted floor area)
10 Credits for
each 20% of
adjusted floor
area
Mixed Use: residentlal affordable
to low and moderate lncome per-
sons (IO Credits for each 20% of
adjusted floor area)
area)
(c) For purposes of this Section, In addit~on to new
construct~on, development includes both renovation and change
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of use.
(d) For purposes of this Section total proJect cost
lncludes the cost of land acquisition <excluding financlng
costs) and the cost of construction (excluding arch~tectural,
englneering and other planning fees and financlng costs),
except in the case of a renovation or change of use, total
project cost includes only the cost of construction.
(e) Any development fees paid pursuant to this Sectlon
shall be placed in a Special Maln Street Fund and be used
only to provide parking, art, social serV1ces, housing, and
other community uses in the the CM Special Maln Street Com-
mercial District.
SECTION 17. No demolltion of any resldential, recre-
ational, or social service use shall be approved pursuant to
Section 5 of Ordlnance Number 1220 (CCS) unless the demol~-
tion is part of a development that will replace the residen-
t~al, recreatlonal, or social service use to be demolished.
SECTION 18. Nothlng conta~ned in this Resolution shall
permit a permit being issued pursuant to Section 5 of Ordi-
nance Number 1220 (CCS) for a proJect not currently perm~tted
for the distr1ct in WhlCh the property ~s located by the Com-
prehensive Land Use Ordinance.
SECTION 19. ThlS Resolut~on shall be of no further
force or effect after the date of expiration of Ordinance
Number 1220 (CCS).
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SECTION 20. The c~ty Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of thlS Resolution, ana thenceforth and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~~'(f--~'
ROBERT M. MYERS ~ -- - -
City Attorney
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ADOPi~D ~ND 4PPROVEJ THIS
27th
.., -" v
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OF
October
,1981.
()d ~dcl~
JAVOR I ~
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT TrtE FOREGOI~G qESOL~TION
NO. 6385
WAS DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AT q K~GJLAR MEETING THEREOF ,ELJ ON
October 27
, 1981 BY THE FOLLOWI~G COU~CIL VOT~:
~
AYES:
COUNcrLMEMBERS: Conn, Edwards, Press, Zane
~ayor Yannatta Goldway
'10 E S :
COUNCILMEM8E~S: Reed
~BSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Jennlngs
ASSi AD: cau NC ILM EI"'S ER. S : None
ATTEST:
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