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TO:
Mayor and City Council
city Attorney
FROM:
SUBJECT:
ordinance Amending the Santa Monica Municipal
Code by Repealing Chapter 1 of Article IX of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code and Section 9516
of the Santa Monica Municipal Code and Adding A
New Chapter 1 to Article IX of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code to Adopt a Comprehensive Land
Use and Zoning Ordinance
At its meeting on July 27, 1988, the City Council
introduced for first reading an ordinance amending the Santa
Monica Municipal Code by repealing Chapter 1 of Article IX of the
Municipal Code, repealing Section 9516 of the Municipal Code, and
adding a new Chapter 1 to Article IX of the Municipal Code to
adopt a Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning Ordinance. The
accompanying ordinance is now presented to the City Council for
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RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
ordinance be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Robert M. Myers, city Attorney
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city council Meeting 8-9-88
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING THE SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE BY REPEALING CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE IX
OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE AND SECTION 9516 OF
THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING A NEW
CHAPTER 1 TO ARTICLE IX OF THE SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT A COMPREHENSIVE LAND
USE AND ZONING ORDINANCE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1 of Article IX of the Santa Monica
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Municipal Code, consisting of sections 9100 to 9158, inclusive,
and Section 9516 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code are hereby
repealed, provided:
(a) The repeal of said sections shall not in any manner
affect the prosecution for violations thereof, which violations
were committed prior to the effective date hereof, nor shall the
repeal of said Sections affect any prosecution or action which
may be pending or may hereinafter be filed in any court for the
violation of any of the provisions of said Section. As to any
such violations of any of said sections and as to any such
prosecution or pending prosecution or action, said sections and
each of them shall be deemed to continue and be in full force and
effect.
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(b) Said sections and each of them shall be deemed to
continue and be in full force and effect as to any application
not subject to the Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning Ordinance
adopted pursuant to Section 2 of this Ordinance by reason of
section 9002.2 thereof.
SECTION 2. The Santa Monica Municipal Code hereby is
amended by adding a new Chapter 1 to Article IX thereof to
consist of sections 9000.1 to 9150. a, inclusive. Insofar as
these provisions are substantially the same as existing
provisions of Chapter 1 of Article IX relating to the same
subj ect matter, these provisions shall be construed as
restatements and continuations and not as new enactments.
Chapter 1 is added to Article IX of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code to read as follows:
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Subchapter 1. General Provisions.
Section 9000.1. Title. This Chapter shall be known as the
"City of Santa Monica Comprehensive Land Use and Zoning
Ordinance."
Section 9000.2. Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is:
(a) To guide growth and development of the City in an
orderly manner consistent with the goals, objectives, and
policies of the Santa Monica General Plan.
(b) To protect and enhance the quality of the natural and
built environment.
(c) To protect the quality ot life for all residents.
(d) To ensure adequate park and public open space.
(e) To provide stable and desirable residential
neighborhoods.
(f) To assure easy access to coastal resources, well
maintained parks, and attractive streets.
(g) To promote viable commercial and industrial
enterprises.
(h) To provide diverse employment opportunities.
(i) To protect and improve tourist and visitor serving
facilities and services.
(j) To generate community identity with a vibrant downtown
and civic center.
(k) To provide for citizen participation in the development
decision-making process.
(1) To promote the public health, safety, and general
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welfare by regulating the location and use of
structures, and land for residential, commercial,
recreational, and other specified uses.
Section 9000.3. Definitions. The
phrases as used in this Chapter shall
meanings:
Accessory Building. A detached building which is located on
the same lot as the principal building and is incidental and
subordinate to the principal building in terms of both size and
buildings,
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use.
Accessory Livinq Quarters. Living quarters within an
accessory building for the sole use of persons employed on the
premises or for use by quests of the occupants of the premises.
Such quarters shall not have cooking facilities and shall not be
rented or used as a separate dwelling.
Accessory Use. A use of land or of a building or a portion
of the land or building incidental and subordinate to the
principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot
as the principal use.
Act of Nature. A natural occurrence such as an earthquake,
flood, tidal wave, hurricane or tornado which causes substantial
damage to buildings or property.
Altered Grade. A Change 1n the elevation of the ground
surface from its natural state due to grading, excavation or
filling.
Arcade. A public passageway or colonnade open along at
least one side, except for structural supports, usually covered
by a canopy or permanent roofing.
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Art Gallery. A room or structure in which original works of
art or limited editions of original art are bought, sold, loaned,
appraised, or exhibited to the general pUblic.
Artist studio. A room or structure in which original works
of art are created on site. Living quarters for the artist may be
permitted provided the area devoted to living quarters does not
exceed 50% of the square footage of the total studio space.
Attic. The area located above the ceiling of the top story
and below the roof and not usable as habitable or commercial
space.
Auditorium. A building or room designed to accommodate
groups of people for meetings, performances or events.
Automobile center. A grouping of individual automobile
dealerships offering a variety of automobile makes and models
proposed as a single development project.
Automobile Dealership. Any business establishment which
sells or leases new or used automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers,
recreational vehicles, boats or motorcycles or other similar
motorized transportation vehicles. An automobile dealership may
maintain an inventory of the vehicles for sale or lease either
on-site or at a nearby location and may provide on-site
facilities for the repair and service of the vehicles sold or
leased by the dealership.
Automobile Display Lot. Any property used for the display,
lease and sale of new or used automobiles, light trucks, vans,
trailers, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, boats or other
similar vehicles.
Automobile Repair Facility.
Any building,
structure,
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improvements or land used for the repair and maintenance of
automobiles, motorcycles, and trucks including but not limited to
body, fender, muffler, or upholstery work, oil change and
lubrication, painting, tire service and sales, or the
installation of CB radios, car alarms, stereo equipment, or
cellular telephones.
Automobile Sales Facility. See Automobile Dealership.
Automobile Storage Lot. Any property used for short or long
term parking of vehicles for sale or lease at an automobile
dealership.
Automobile washing Facility. Any building, structure,
improvement or land principally used for washing motor vehicles.
Automobile Rental Agency. Any business establishment which
rents or otherwise provides motorized transportation vehicles on
a short-term basis typically for periods of less than one month,
and which maintains such vehicles on-site or at a nearby
location. For the purpose of this Chapter, rental of trucks
exceeding one ton capacity or rental of other heavy equipment
shall constitute distinct uses separate from an automobile rental
agency.
Average Natural Grade. The average elevation of the ground
level of the parcel surface in its natural state as measured from
the corners of the parcel.
Awninq. A temporary shel ter supported entirely from the
exterior wall of a building. Awnings may be fixed or
collapsible, retractable, or capable of being folded against the
face of the supporting building.
Balcony. A platform that proj ects from the wall of a
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building and is surrounded on the exposed sides by a railing or
wall up to 42 inches in height.
Basement. The portion of a structure below the finished
first floor. A basement shall be considered a story if the
finished first floor extends more than 3 feet above the average
natural grade.
Bed and Breakfast Facility. A building or portion of a
building used as a temporary lodging place for individuals which
does not have more than four quest rooms and one kitchen.
Bedroom. A private room planned and intended for sleeping,
separated from other rooms by a door and accessible to a bathroom
without crossing another bedroom.
Boarding House. A residential building with common cooking
and eating facilities where a room or any portion of a room is
rented to a person or persons unrelated to the person renting the
room.
Building. Any structure having a roof supported by columns
or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of
any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods, or materials
of any kind or nature.
Building Bulk. The aggregate of three dimensional forms
making up a building.
Building Coverage. The horizontal area measured within the
perimeter of the exterior walls of the ground floor or upper
floors that overhang the ground floor of all principal and
accessory buildings on a parcel.
Building Height. The vertical distance measured from the
existing average natural grade to the highest point of the roof.
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Building Mass. Three dimensional forms, the simplest of
which are cubes, boxes, cylinders, pyramids and cones. A
building is rarely only one of these simple forms, and is
generally a composite of these forms.
Building, Principal. A building in which the principal use
of the parcel on which it is located is conducted.
Building Size. The agqreqate of building mass and building
bulk permitted on a parcel which is defined by height
regulations, setbacks, and other property development standards.
Canopy. A roof-like cover that projects from the wall of a
building for the purpose of shielding a doorway, window or wall
from the elements.
Change of Use. The establishment of a different use from
the previous use. A change of ownership for continuation of an
existing use does not constitute a change of use.
Child Day Care Center. Any child day care facility, other
than a family day care home, that provides care, protection, and
supervision for more than six children for periods less than 24
hours per day and where the owner or operator does not reside at
the child day care establishment. Child day care centers shall
include infant centers, preschools, nursery schools, and extended
day care facilities.
Church. See Place of worShip definition.
cinema. A motion picture theater where the primary use is
to show motion or video pictures and to which admission is free
or a fee is charged, received or collected, either by the sale of
tickets or by any other means or device by which money or
something of value is received or paid therefor.
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Club. A group of people organized for a common purpose to
pursue common goals, interests or activities and usually
characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of
fees and dues, regular meetings, and a constitution or by-laws.
Community Care Facility. Any facility, place, or building
which is maintained and operated to provide non-medical
residential care, adult day care, or home finding agency services
for children, adults, or children and adults including but not
limited to the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, or
incompetent persons, and includes the following:
(1) "Residential Care Facilitylt means any family home,
group care facility for 24-hour non-medical care to persons 18
years of age or older in need of personal services, supervision,
or assistances essential for sustaining the activities of daily
living or for the protection of the individual.
(2) "Adult Day Care Facilitylt means any facility which
provides non-medical care to persons 18 years of age or older in
need of assistance essential for sustaining the activities of
daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than
a 24-hour basis.
Conditional Use Permit. A discretionary permit obtained in
accordance with Subchapter lOF, permitting the establishment of
particular uses in a zoning district.
Cultural Facilities. Museums, galleries, theaters and the
like, which promote educational and aesthetic interest within a
community.
Drive-Through or Drive-In Restaurant. A restaurant where
customers may be served food in their vehicles for consumption
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either on or off the site.
Duplex. One structure on a single parcel containing two
dwelling units, each of which is functionally separated from the
other.
Dwell ing . A structure or portion thereof whiCh is used
principally for residential occupancy.
Dwelling, MUlti-Family. A dwelling containing two or more
dwelling units.
Dwelling, Single-Family. A building containing one dwelling
unit which contains only one kitchen and which is located on a
permanent foundation.
Dwelling Unit. One or more rooms, designed, occupied, or
intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with full
cooking, sleeping, and bathroom facilities for the exclusive use
of a single household.
Dwelling Unitt Efficiency. A dwelling unit consisting of
not more than one habitable room together with kitchen or
kitchenette and bathroom facilities.
Electric Distribution Substation. An assembly of equipment
which could include fuel cells and microwave, cable, radio and/or
other communication facilities as part of a system for
distribution of electric power where electric energy is normally
received at a sub-transmission voltage and transformed to a lower
voltage, and/or produced at this lower voltage in case a fuel
cell is installed, for distribution to the customer.
Facade. The exterior side of a building.
Fast-Food or Take-Out Restaurant. A restaurant where
customers purchase food at a walk-Up window or counter and either
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consume the food on the premises within a short period of time or
take the food off the premises. A restaurant shall not be
considered a fast-food or take-out restaurant solely on the basis
of incidental or occasional take-out sales.
Fence. A barrier of any material or combination of
materials functioning as an enclosure or for screening.
Fence Height. The vertical distance between the ground and
top of a fence measured from the existing grade. The height
shall be measured in a continuum at each point along the fence.
Finished First Floor. The top of the first floor of a
structure which does not extend more than 3 feet above the
average natural grade.
Floor Area. The total gross horizontal areas of all floors
of a building, incl uding usable basements below the roof and
measured from the interior face of exterior walls, or a wall
separating two buildings excluding:
(1) stairways and stairwells.
(2) Elevators, elevator equipment rooms, and elevator
shafts.
(3) Ramps to a subterranean or semi-subterranean
parking structure or ramps between floors of a parking structure
providing the ramp does not accommodate parking.
(4) Unenclosed decks, balconies, and platforms not used
for commercial or restaurant activity.
(5) Exterior courtyards, arcades, atria, paseos,
walkways, and corridors whether or not covered by a roof provided
they are not used for commercial or restaurant activity.
(6) The volume above interior courtyards, atria,
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paseos, walkways, and corridors whether covered or not.
(7) Subterranean and semi-subterranean parking
structures used exclusively for parking and loading and
unloading.
(8) At grade parking not covered by a building,
structure, or roof.
(9) Loading docks open or covered by a roof or canopy,
but otherwise unenclosed and used exclusively for loading and
unloading.
(10) Mechanical equipment rooms, electrical rooms,
telephone rooms, and similar space if located below grade.
Floor area shall include those areas occupied by the
following:
(1) Restrooms, lounqes, lobbies, kitchens, storage
areas, and interior hallways and corridors.
(2) The floor area of interior courtyards, atria,
paseos, walkways, and corridors covered by a roof or skylight.
(3) Covered at-grade parking.
(4) Above grade parking.
Floor area devoted to covered at-grade parking shall be
counted at two thirds of the actual area if all of the following
conditions are met:
(1) The floor devoted to parking does not exceed 10 feet
in heiqht.
(2) There is at least one level of subterranean or
semi-subterranean parking provided on the parcel.
(3) The at-grade and above grade parking levels are
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screened from view.
(4) There is no parking on the ground floor within 40 feet
of the front property line.
(5) The design of the parking levels is compatible with
the design of the building as determined by the Architectural
Review Board.
Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The floor area of all buildings on
a lot divided by the parcel area.
Game Arcade. Any place open to the public in which there
are four or more games or amusements. These games or amusements
include but are not limited to, electronic, video, and pinball
machines, whether coin operated or on free play.
Garage. An accessory building or portion of a principal
building for the parking or temporary storage of automobiles of
the occupants or users of the premises.
Garage, Semi-Subterranean. A structure used for parking and
storage of vehicles located partly underground, with the finished
floor of the first level of the structure not more than three
feet above the average natural or existing grade of the parcel,
except for openings for ingress and egress.
Garage, Subterranean. A structure wholly or partly
underground, the ceiling of which is not more than two feet above
the average natural grade, except for openings for ingress and
egress.
General Retail. Businesses which are engaged in selling
goods or merchandise to the general public and which provides
services incidental to the sale of such goods.
Grading. Any stripping, cutting, soil removal, filling, or
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stockpiling of earth or land.
Ground Cover. A low growing woody or herbaceous plant with
low, compact growth habits which normally crawls or spreads, and
which forms a solid mat or dense cover over the ground within two
years of installation. Mature heights of groundcover will
usually range from three inches to three feet.
Ground Floor. The first level of a building other than a
basement.
Ground Floor street Frontage. The first level of a
building, other than a basement, to a depth of no less than 50
feet of the front of the parcel.
Habitable Space. Space in a dwelling unit for living,
sleeping, eating, or cooking. Bathrooms, closets, halls,
storage or utility space, and parking areas are not considered
habitable space.
Hardscape. An open area comprised of durable non-living
materials including, but not 1 imi ted to rocks, pebbl es, sand,
wood, mulch, chips, walls, fences, planters, bricks, stone,
aggregate, natural forms, and water features.
Hed~e. A barrier of plant material functioning as an
enclosure or used for screening.
Home Occupation. A home enterprise in a residential
dwelling unit incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling
unit and compatible with surrounding residential uses.
Home Occupation Permit. An administrative permit obtained
in accordance with Subchapter lOB to allow a home occupation.
Hospice. A facility that provides residential living
quarters for up to six terminally ill persons. A hospice is a
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permitted use in all residential districts.
Hotel. A building, group of buildings, or a portion of a
building which is designed for or occupied as the temporary
lodging place of individuals for less than 30 consecutive days
including, but not limited to, an establishment held out to the
public as an apartment hotel, hostel, inn, time share project,
tourist court, or other similar use.
Household. Persons living together in a single dwelling
unit, with common access to, and common use of all living and
eating areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and
storage of food within the dwelling unit.
Incidental Food Service. Any building, room, space, or
portion thereof where food is sold at retail where less than 250
square feet (interior and exterior) is utilized for on-site
consumption of any food or beverage, including seating, counter
space or other eating arrangement.
Kitchen. A room or space within a building intended to be
used for cooking or preparing food.
Landscaped Area. The area within the boundaries of a given
parcel which consists of living plant material including, but not
limited to, trees, shrubs, woody and herbaceous ground covers,
grass, flowers, vines, irrigation systems, and other design
features commonly used in landscaping, but not including
walkways, driveways, patios, and other landscaping, but not
including walkways, driveways, patios, and other landscape
features that use smooth concrete or asphalt.
Larqe Family Day Care Home. A home which provides family
day care to 7 to 12 designated children daily, inclusive,
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including children who reside at the home.
Light ManUfacturing. Manufacturing uses conducted within an
enclosed building that include fabricating, assembling, testing,
repairing, servicing or processing products where the nature of
the operation is not obnoxious or offensive by reason of emission
of odor, dust, noxious gas, noise, vibration, glare, heat or
other adverse environmental impacts.
Living Area. The interior habitable area of an existing
principal dwelling unit including basement and shall not include
a garage.
Living Quarters. A structure or portion thereof which is
used principally for human habitation.
Loading Space. An off-street space or berth on the same
parcel with a building for the temporary parking of a vehicle
while loading or unloading of qoods.
Loft. See Mezzanine.
Lot. A parcel.
Low Income Household. A household whose gross annual
income is between 51% and 80% of the median income of the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim primary Metropolitan Statistical Area
(PMSA), as determined periodically by the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adjusted for household size.
Manufactured Housing. A residential structure built
off-site and moved to a designated site for placement on a
permanent foundation.
Mezzanine. An intermediate level without walls or
parti tions, placed in any story or room and open to the space
below. When the total area of any such mezzanine floor exceeds
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33 1/3 percent of the of the total floor area in that room, it
shall constitute an additional story. The clear height above or
below a mezzanine floor shall not be less than 7 feet. No more
than one continuous mezzanine may be permitted in anyone room.
A mezzanine shall be considered a loft.
Mini-Mart. A small retail store selling commonly purchased
groceries, fast-foods, household goods, and impulse items, and
located on the same parcel as a service station or operated in
conjunction with a service station with common parking.
Minor Repair of Vehicles. Transmission, muffler, and
radiator work, lubrication, repair of brakes, generators, water
pumps, batteries, and other minor components, replacement of
wiper blades, fuses, radiator caps, lamps, and other minor
accessories, changing, and mounting of tires, wheel alignment,
tune-up, minor electrical repairs, and similar repairs and
services. Minor repair of vehicles shall not include repairs
that cause environmental nuisances including but not limited to
engine and drive train overhaul, auto dismantling, body and
fender work, welding, repair of tops, seat covers, and
upholstery, auto glass work, painting, rebuilding batteries, tire
recapping or retreading, and similar work.
Mixed Use Development. The development of a parcel or
building with two or more different land uses such as, but not
limited to a combination of residential, office, manufacturing,
retail, public, or entertainment in a single or physically
integrated group of structures.
Mobilehome Park. See Trailer Park.
Moderate-Income Household. A household whose gross annual
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income is between 81% and 120% of the median income of the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Primary Metropolitan statistical Area
(PMSA), as determined periodically by the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adjusted for household size.
Motel. An establishment providing transient accommodations
containing six or more rooms with at least 25% of all rooms
having direct access to the outside without the necessity of
passing through the main lobby of the building.
Neighborhood Grocery store. Any small market not exceeding
3,000 square feet of floor area selling a full range of food
products including meat, dairy, vegetable, fruit, dry goods, and
beverages.
Net Residential Area. An area of land zoned for residential
uses exclusive of public streets or land dedicated for streets
but including the area to the center line of a rear alley.
Night Club. An establishment which primarily offers live
entertainment or dancing and which may serve food or beverages.
Nonconforming Building or Structure I Legal. A structure,
the size, dimension, or location of which were lawful prior to
the effective date of this Chapter or any amendment thereto, but
which fails to conform to the present requirements of the zoning
district.
Nursing Home. A facility licensed to provide full-time
convalescent or chronic care to individuals who, by reason of
advanced age, chronic illness, or infirmity are unable to care
for themselves.
Outdoor storage. The keeping, in an unroofed area, of any
goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place
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for more than 72 hours.
Overlay District. A zoning designation specifically
delineated on the Districting Map establishing land use
requirements that govern in addition to the standards set forth
in the underlying residential, commercial or industrial district.
parabol ic Antenna. An accessory structure of any shape I
including the main dish and covering, feedhorn, low noise
amplifier, structural supports and all other components thereof,
which transmits and receives electromagnetic waves by line of
sight.
1. Groundmounted Dish Antenna. A parabolic antenna, the
entire weight of which is supported by an approved platform,
framework, pole, or other structural system, which system is
affixed directly on or in the ground by a foundation and which
system is freestanding, excluding lateral bracing to a building
2. Height. The vertical distance between the highest point
of an antenna when actuated to its most vertical position and
grade below, for a groundmounted dish antenna, and to the roof
below for a roofmounted dish antenna.
3 . Microwave Relay Antenna. A transmi ttinq and recei vinq
antenna, typically disc or double convex shaped with no active
element external to the disc, that communicates by line of sight
with another similar antenna.
4. Reasonable Functional Use. That positioning of a
parabolic antenna which peI'1l1its substantially unobstructed line
of sight with geosynchronous orbiting satellites from or to which
the dish antenna receives or transmits electromagnetic waves.
5. Roofmounted Dish Antenna. A parabolic antenna, the
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entire weight of which is supported by a building through the use
of an approved framework or other structural system, which system
is affixed to one or more structural members of the roof of the
building or to any structural portion of the building above the
roofline.
6. satellite Earth station Antenna.
An antenna that
receives or transmits communications by line of sight with a
geosynchronous orbiting satellite.
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7. screening. The effect of locating a parabolic antenna
behind a building wall, fence, landscaping, berm, and/or other
specially designed device so that view of the dish antenna from
adjoining and nearby public street rights-of-way and private
properties is precluded or minimized to the extend reasonable
8. TVRO Antenna. Television receiving only antenna.
Parapet.
A low wall or railing not exceeding 42 inches
above the roof and along its perimeter.
Parcel. A portion of land separated from other portions of
land by legal description, as on a subdivision or record of
survey map, or by metes and bounds. Parcel shall also include
two or more parcels combined to be used, developed, or built upon
as a unit as provided for in Section 9002.1.
Parcel Area. The total area within the property lines of a
parcel, excluding any street or alley right-of-way.
Parcel, Corner.
A parcel of land abutting two or more
streets at their intersection, or upon two parts of the same
street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
Parcel Coverage. That portion of the parcel that is covered
by buildings and structures. Parcel coverage shall include that
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area of the parcel directly below any upper level of a building
or structure that is cantilevered beyond the edge of the first
level of the building or structure.
Parcel Depth. The distance measured from the front parcel
line to the rear parcel line as per the legal description of the
property.
Parcel, Flaq. A parcel not fronting on or abutting a public
road and where access to the public road is by a narrow,
right-of-way or driveway.
Parcel Frontage. The width of the front parcel line
measured at the street right-of-way.
Parcel, Key. The first interior parcel to the rear of a
reversed corner parcel and not separated therefrom by an alley.
Parcel Line. A 1 ine of record bounding a parcel which
divides one parcel from another parcel or from a public or
private street or any other public space.
Parcel Line, Front. The parcel 1 ine separating a parcel
from a street right-of-way. In the ease of a corner parcel, the
line separating the narrowest street frontage of the parcel from
the street shall be considered the front.
Parcel Line, Rear. The parcel line opposite and most
distant from the front parcel line: or in the case of triangular
or otherwise irregularly shaped parcel, a line ten feet in length
entirelY within the parcel, parallel to, and at a maximum
distance from the front parcel line.
Parcel Line, Side. Any parcel line other than a front or
rear parcel line.
Parcel, Reversed Corner. A corner parcel, the side street
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line of which is substantially a continuation of the front parcel
line of the first parcel to its rear.
Parcel, Through. A lot which fronts on two parallel streets
or which fronts upon two streets which do not intersect at the
boundaries of the lot.
Parcel width. The horizontal distance between the side
lines of a parcel measured at right angles to its depth along a
straight line parallel to the front parcel line at the street or
public right-of-way that is identified as the parcells address.
Pedestrian Orientation. Desiqn qualities and elements that
contribute to an active, inviting street level environment making
the area a pleasant place to walk and shop including but not
limited to:
(a) Street furniture.
(b) Design amenities related to the street level such as
awnings, paseos, arcades.
(c) Visibility into buildings at the street level.
(d) Highly articulated facades at the street level with
interesting uses of material, color, and architectural detailing.
(e) Continuity of the sidewalk with a minimum of intrusions
into the pedestrian right-Of-way.
(f) Continuity of building facades along the street with
few interruptions in the progression of buildings and stores.
(g) Siqnage oriented and scaled to the pedestrian rather
than the motorist.
(h) Landscaping.
Pedestrian Oriented Use. A use which is intended to
encourage walk-in customers and which generally does not limit
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the m~'!1lper of customers by requiring appointments or otherwise
excludinq the general public. A pedestrian oriented use may
suqgest or require appointments for services when primarily for
the convenience of the customer, such as reservations with
restaurants, beauticians or optometrists to avoid being turned
away due to unavailability.
Penthouse. A structure not exceedinq 14 feet in height
located on the roof of a building used for the purpose of
sheltering mechanical equipment or vertical shaft openings in the
roof.
Performance Standards Permit. An administrative permit
obtained in accordance with Subchapter 100.
Permitted Use. Any use allowed in a Zoning district and
subject to the restrictions applicable to that Zoning district.
Place of worship. A building or structure, or groups of
buildings or structures, which by design and construction are
primarily intended for conducting religious services and
accessory uses associated therewith.
Planning Commission. The seven member body responsible for
carrying out functions with respect to planning and zoning as may
be prescribed by this Article.
Porte Cochere~ A roofed structure extending from the
entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway, the purpose of
which is to shelter persons entering and exiting a building.
Principal Use. The primary or predominant use of any site.
Photocopy Shop. An establishment that reproduces or prints
documents. A print shop shall be considered to be the same as a
photocopy shop.
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Private Club or Lodqe. A building and related facilities
owned or operated by a corporation, association, or group of
individuals established for the fraternal, social, educational,
recreational, or cultural enrichment of its members and not
primarily for profit, and whose members meet certain prescribed
qualifications for membership and pay dues. A private club or
lodge does not include a facility where the principal membership
requirement is payment of a membership or admission fee.
Private Tennis Court. A tennis court which is used for
non-co1tlJIlercial purposes by the owner of the property or their
guests.
Public Land. Any government owned land, including but not
limited to public parks, beaches, playgrounds, trails, paths,
schools, pUblic buildings, and other recreational areas or public
open spaces.
Public Utility Service Center and service Yard. Any
building or property used for the administration of public
utility repair, maintenance, and installation crews, warehouse,
storage yard or maintenance garage including vehicle parking of a
public utility.
Residential Care Facility. A group housing arrangement
chosen VOluntarily by residents over 60, but also including
persons under 60 with compatible needs, who are provided varying
levels and intensities of care and supervision or personal care,
based upon their varying needs, as determined in order to be
admitted and remain in the facility.
Residential Use. One or more rooms designed, occupied, or
intended for occupancy as primary living quarters in a building
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or portion thereof.
Restaurant. Any building, room, space, or portion thereof
where food is sold for consumption on site. A restaurant does
not include incidental food service.
Rest Home. An extended or intermediate care facility
licensed or approved to provide health care under medical
supervision for 24 or more consecutive hours to two or more
patients who are not related to the governing authority or its
members by marriage, blood, or adoption.
Roof. That portion of a building or structure above walls
or columns that shelters the floor area or the structure below.
sanitarium. An institution for the treatment of persons
with chronic and usually long term illnesses.
Self-Service Storage Warehouse (Mini-Warehouse). A
warehouse operation where customers rent or lease, and have
direct access to, individual storage areas, compartments, or
rooms within a larger structure or structures provided for
storage use.
Senior citizen. An individual 62 years of age or more.
Senior Group Housin9. A building or buildings, including a
single family dwelling, that provides residence for a group of
senior citizens with a central kitchen and dining facilities and
a separate bedroom or private living quarters.
Service station. Any establishment whose primary function
is the retail sale of petroleum products and vehicle accessories
normally associated with this use, and shall include those
service stations providing full-service or self-service stations.
Setback. The distance between the parcel line and a
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building not including permitted projections.
Shelter for the Homeless. A residential facility operated
by a "provider", other than a "community care facility" as
defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 1502, which
provides temporary accommodations to homeless persons and/or
families and which meets the standards for shelters contained in
Title 25, California Administrative Code, Part 1, Chapter F,
Subchapter 12, section 7972. The term "temporary accommodations"
means that a homeless person or family will be allowed to reside
at the shelter for a time period not to exceed six (6) months.
For the purpose of this definition, a tlprovidertl shall mean a
government agency or private non-profit organization which
provides, or contracts with recognized community organizations to
provide, emergency or temporary shelt.er for the homeless, and
which meets the standards set forth in Section 9050.14.
Shrub. A plant with a compact growth habit and branches
coming from the base of the plant. Mature heights of shrubs may
vary from one foot to 15 feet depending on their species and
landscape application.
Sidewalk Cafe. Any outdoor dining area located in any
public sidewalk or right-of-way which is defined by a barrier
which separates the sidewalk cafe area from the sidewalk or other
public right-af-way and which is associated with a restaurant or
other eating and drinking establishment on a contiguous adjacent
parcel.
Single Room Occupancy. A housinq unit which is contained
within a residential hotel, rooming house, hotel, or motel where
the unit does not contain either private food preparation or
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sanitary facilities.
Site. Any plot or parcel of land or combination of
contiguous parcels of land.
Skylight. That portion of a roof which is glazed to admit
light, and the mechanical fasting required to hold the glazing,
including a curb not exceeding 10 inches in height, to provide a
weatherproofing barrier.
Small Family Day Care Home. A home which provides family day
care to six or fewer designated children daily, including
children who reside at the home.
Solar Enerqy System. Any solar collector or other solar
energy device, or any structural design feature of a building
whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage,
or distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling,
water heating, or electricity.
Speciality Office. Uses intended to provide a service
wi thout requiring an appointment such as travel agencies, real
estate offices and insurance agencies.
story. That portion of a building included between two
consecutive floors of a building. A basement shall not be
considered a story if the finished first floor does not exceed 3
feet above the average natural grade of the parcel. An
unfinished attic shall not be considered a story. A mezzanine
shall be considered a story if it is not open to the floor below,
if it contains any enclosed rooms, bathrooms, closets, and the
like, or if it contains more than 33 1/3% of the total floor area
of the room(s) onto which it opens.
Structure. Anything constructed or erected, which requires
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a fixed location on the ground, or is attached to a building or
other structure having a fixed location on the ground.
Subdivision. See Chapter 3 for all subdivision definitions.
Substantial Remodel. Removal of 50 percent or more of the
exterior walls or removal of 50 percent or more of supporting
members of a structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or
girders.
Tandem Parkinq. A group of two or more parking spaces
arranged one behind the other where one space blocks access to
the other space.
Temporary Structure. A structure without any foundation or
footing and which is removed when the designated time period,
acti vi ty , or use for which the temporary structure was erected
has ceased.
Temporary Use Permit. An administrative permit obtained in
accordance with Subchapter lOCo
Theater. Any hall where live entertainment is given or held
as the principal use, any establishment containing a pennanent
stage upon which movable scenery and theatrical appliances are
used and where regular theatrical perfonnances are given.
Trailer. A vehicle without motor power, designed to be
drawn by a motor vehicle and to be used for human habitation or
for carrying persons or property, including a mobilehome, trailer
coach or house trailer.
Trailer Court or Hobilehome Park. Any area or tract of land
used or designed to accommodate one or more trailers in use for
human habitation with minimum facilities for water, sewer,
electricity, and laundry.
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Tree. A plant having at least one well defined stem or
trunk and normally attaining a mature height of at least 15 feet,
with an average mature spread of 15 feet, and having a trunk that
shall be kept clear of leaves and branches at least six feet
above grade at maturity.
15 Gallon Tree. A 15 gallon container tree shall be no less
than one inch caliper and at least six feet in height above grade
at the time of planting.
24 Inch Box Tree. A 24 inch box tree shall be no less than
one and three-quarters inch caliper and at least seven feet in
height above grade at the time of planting.
Use. The purpose or activity for which land is zoned or a
structure is intended or used.
Variance. A discretionary permit obtained in accordance
with Subchapter lCE.
Very Low Income Household. A household whose gross annual
income is between 0% and 50% of the median incollle of the Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area
(PMSA), as determined periodically by the U. S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD), adjusted for household size.
Warehouse. A building, group of buildings, or a portion of
a building used for the storage of goods and materials.
Yard. An open space situated between parcel lines and not
covered by buildings.
Yard, Front. A space extending the full width of the parcel
between any building and the front parcel 1 ine , and measured
perpendicular to the building at the closest point to the front
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parcel line. The front yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed
from the ground upward except as may be permitted by this
Chapter.
Yard Sale. Any sale held for the purpose of selling,
trading, or otherwise disposing of unwanted household
furnishings, personal goods, or other tangible properties under
control of the person holding such sale and conducted in a
residential district.
Yard, Side. A space extending the full depth of the parcel
between the principal building and the side parcel line measured
perpendicular from the side parcel line to the closest point of
the principal building. The side yard shall be unoccupied and
unobstructed from the ground upward except as may be permitted by
this Chapter.
Yard, street Side. A space extending the full depth of the
parcel between the principal building and the side parcel line
adjacent to a public street right-of-way measured perpendicular
from the side parcel line to the closest point of the principal
building. The street side yard shall be unoccupied and
unobstructed from the ground upward except as may be permitted by
this Chapter.
Yard, Rear. A space extending the full width of the parcel
between the principal building and the rear parcel line measured
perpendicular from the rear parcel line to the closest point of
the principal building. The rear yard shall be unoccupied and
unobstructed from the ground upward except as may be permitted by
this Chapter.
Zoning Ordinance. The Comprehensive Land Use ordinance of
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the City of Santa Monica.
Section 9000.4. Number of Days. Consecutive calendar
days shall be used when calculating the n~mber of days as
specified by this Chapter. In the event a time period ends on a
Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the time period shall end on the
next consecutive business day.
Section 9000.5. Rounding of Quantities. Whenever this
Chapter requires consideration of distances, parking spaces, unit
density, or other aspects of development or the physical
environment expressed in numerical quantities which are fractions
of whole numbers, such numbers are to be rounded to the nearest
highest whole nDmber, when the fraction is .5 or more, and to the
next lowest whole number when the fraction is less than .5,
except as otherwise provided by this Chapter.
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Subchapter 2. Establishment of Zoning Districts.
section 9001.1. Establishment of Districts. The city of
Santa Monica is divided into zoning Districts of such number and
character as are necessary to achieve compatibility of uses
within each District and to implement the General Plan. The
following Districts are established:
(a) Rl Single-Family Residential District.
(b) R2R Low Density MUltiple-Family Residential District.
(0) R2 Low Density Multiple-Family Residential District.
(d) R3 Medium Density Multiple-Family Residential District.
(e) R4 High Density Multiple-Family Residential District.
(f) RVC Residential-Visitor Serving Commercial District.
(g) BCD Broadway Commercial District.
(h) C2 Neighborhood Commercial District.
(i) C3 Downtown commercial District.
(j) C3-C Downtown Overlay District.
(k) C4 Highway Commercial District.
(1) C5 special Office Commercial oistrict.
(m) C6 Boulevard Commercial oistrict
(n) CM Main street Special Commercial District.
(0) CP Commercial Professional District.
(p) cc civic center District.
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(q) Ml Limited Manufacturing District.
(r) PL Public Lands Overlay District.
(s) A Off-Street Parking overlay Designation.
(t) N Neighborhood Commercial Overlay Designation.
(u) R-MH Residential Mobile Home Park District.
The Rl, R2R, R2, R3, R4, RVC, and R-MH Districts shall be
considered residential districts. The BCD, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6,
CM, and CP Districts shall be considered commercial districts.
The Ml District shall be considered an industrial district. The
CC District shall be considered a public, institutional district.
Section 9001.2. Adoption of District Map. The boundaries
of the Zoning Districts established by Section 9001.1 shall be
shown upon the map designated as the "Official Districting Map of
the city," on file with the city Clerk and adopted, and from time
to time amended, by ordinance of the city Council.
Section 9001.3. Rules to Determine Appropriate District.
The following rules shall be employed to determine the boundaries
of a District as shown on the Official Districting Map of the
City:
(a) Where a boundary is indicated as approximately
following a street and alley line or parcel line, the centerline
of the street or alley, or the parcel line shall be the boundary.
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(b) In unsubdivided property or where a District boundary
divides a parcel, the location of the boundary, unless it is
indicated by dimension, shall be determined by the use of the
scale appearing on the Official Districting Map of the city.
(c) Where any public street or alley is officially vacated
or abandoned, the District regulations applicable to abutting
properties shall apply to the former centerline of the vacated or
abandoned street or alley.
(d) Where any private right-of-way or easement of any
railroad, railway, transportation or public utility company is
vacated or abandoned, the District regulations applicable to
abutting properties shall apply to the former centerline of the
vacated or abandoned right-of-way easement.
(e) The air rights above or the ground rights below any
freeway, parkway, highway, street, alley, or easement shall be in
the same District as is applicable to the property abutting the
freeway, parkway. highway. street. alley, or easement. In cases
where a freeway, parkway, highway, street, alley, or easement
forms the boundary between Districts, the centerline of the
right-of-way shall be the boundary.
(f) In case any uncertainty exists, the planning commission
shall determine the location of the District boundary.
Section 9001.4 Adoption of Overlay Districts. Where a
specifically delineated area within the City requires preparation
of an overlay district designation, that district shall be
adopted in the manner set for in Subchapter lOH of this Chapter.
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Subchapter 3. General Requirements.
Section 9002.1. Application. Except as provided in this
chapter, land or buildings may be used and structures may be
erected or altered only in accordance with the following
provisions:
(a) No new building shall be erected and no existing
building shall be moved, altered, or enlarged, nor shall any
land, building, or premises be used, designed, or attempted to be
used or designed for any purpose or in any manner other than a
use listed in this Chapter, as permitted in the District in which
the land, building, or premises is located. The lawful use or
uses of all buildings, improvements, and premises existing in any
Distr ict at the time of the adoption of this Chapter may be
continued except as provided by this Chapter.
(b) No building shall be erected nor shall any existing
building be moved, reconstructed, or structurally altered to
exceed in height or floor area the limit established by this
Chapter for the District in which such building is located.
(c) No building shall be erected nor shall any existing
building be moved, altered, enlarged, or rebuilt, nor shall any
open spaces surrounding any buildings be encroached upon or
reduced in any manner except in conformity with the property
development standards for each District in which such building is
located.
Cd) No yard or open space provided adjacent to any building
for the purpose of complying with the regulations of this Chapter
shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any
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other building or structure.
(e) No parcel or building shall be separated in ownership,
or reduced in size in any manner, so that:
(1) Any separate portion shall contain a parcel area or
parcel dimension less than the minimum required for the District
in which the property is located.
(2) Any yard area is reduced below the minimum required
for the District in which the project is located.
(3) The parcel fails to comply with any other
requirement of this Chapter.
(4) Any portion of a parcel that is necessary to
provide the required area per dwelling unit is separated from the
portion of the parcel on which the building is located.
(f) No lot or parcel of land held under common ownership
which does not meet the requirements of the District in which it
is located shall be separated in ownership or further reduced in
size in any manner.
(g) Two or more parcels may be combined and used as a
single parcel if:
(1) The building site shall be subject to all
requirements of this Chapter as through the total area comprised
in the site were a single parcel.
(2) All of the building site shall be under common
ownership.
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(3) A covenant by the owner of the parcels shall be
filed with the Zoning Administrator and recorded with the County
Recorder's office before any use or combination of parcels
occurs. The covenant shall state the intention of the owner to
develop the parcels as a single building site and shall be in the
form required by the Zoning Administrator.
Section 9002.2. Vested Right. The following projects shall
have a vested right to proceed without complying with this
Chapter.
(a) Previously Approved Conversion. The conversion to
condominiums or other form of subdivided ownerShip for any
multi-family dwelling that has a final subdivision map approved
prior to October 1, 1981, and has received either a removal
permit or vested right determination from the Santa Monica Rent
Control Board.
(b) Projects with Currently Valid Building Permit. The
erection, construction, enlargement, demolition, moving,
conversion of and excavation and grading for, any building or
structure for which a valid building permit is in effect as of
the effective date of this Ordinance.
(e) Previously Approved Development Permit. The erection,
construction, enlargement, demolition, moving, conversion of an
excavation and grading for, any building or structure for which a
valid development permit is in effect pursuant to Ordinance
Number 1321 (CCS). A development permit which does not contain
an express limit on the time for exercising the permit shall be
deemed valid only if a building permit is obtained within one
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year of the date of adoption of this Chapter. No time extensions
shall be granted for any development permit approved prior to the
adoption of this Chapter.
(d) Applications Deemed Complete. Any project for which an
application was filed pursuant to ordinance NUmber 1321 (ees) and
deemed complete in accordance with Ordinance Number 1441 (CCS) or
1449 (ces) prior to April 29, 1988.
(e) Development Agreement. Development in accordance with
the terms and conditions of a development agreement approved by
the ei ty Council pursuant to Chapter 8 of Article IX of this
Code.
Section 9002.3. ~uilding Permits.
(a) Before any work pertaining to the erection,
construction, demolition, reconstruction, moving, conversion, or
alteration of any building is commenced, a building permit shall
be issued by the Building Officer. It shall be unlawful to
commence any work until and unless a building permit is issued.
No building shall be occupied or used unless a business license
for the use, where required, is first obtained in accordance with
the Code.
(b) Each application of a building penn it shall contain
accurate information and dimensions as to the size and location
of the buildings on the parcel or buildings proposed to be placed
or erected on the parcel, the dimensions of all yards and open
spaces, and such other information as may be necessary for the
enforcement of these regulations. Where complete and accurate
information is not readily available from existing records, the
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Building Officer may require the applicant to furnish a survey of
the parcel prepared by a licensed surveyor. The original of such
application shall be kept in the office of the Building Officer
and the duplicate copy shall be kept at the building site at all
times during construction.
Section 9002.4. Zoning Conformance Review.
(a) Zoning Conformance. Prior to issuance of a building
permit for any building or structure, or prior to issuance of a
business license for any initiation of a use, a Zoning
Conformance Review shall be performed by the Zoning
Administrator, to ensure that the permit, license, or use
complies with all provisions of this Chapter.
(b) Change of Occupancy. In the event of a proposed change
of occupant or tenant on a parcel of land or of a building, or a
portion thereof, no new business license for such new occupant or
tenant to occupy or use any parcel of land or building shall be
issued until a new Zoning Conformance Review has heen performed
for such occupancy or tenancy.
(0) Change of Use. In the event of a proposed change of
use of a parcel of land or of a building, or portion thereof, no
business license for such change of use shall be issued until a
new zoning Conformance Review has been performed for such use.
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Section 9002.5. Use of Standard Industrial Classification
(SIC) Manual. Groups of uses permitted, permitted subject to
approval of a performance standards permit, conditionally
permitted, or prohibited for all Districts have been partially
developed using the classifications identified in the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual 1972. This Manual shall
be used to classify similar uses not specifically listed or
classified in this Chapter.
Section 9002.6. Conflict with other Re~lations. Where
conflicts occur between the regulations of this Chapter and the
Building Code or other regulations effective within the City, the
more restrictive of the regulations shall apply. When this
Chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings
or land, or upon the height of buildings, or requires larger open
spaces than are imposed or required by other ordinances, rules,
or regulations or by easements, covenants, or agreements, the
provisions of this Chapter shall apply.
Section 9002.7. Compliance. All City departments,
officials, or public employees, vested with the duty or authority
to issue licenses, permits, or certificates of occupancy where
required by law, shall comply with the provisions of this
Chapter. No permit or license for buildings, uses, or purposes
shall be issued which would be in conflict with the provisions of
this Chapter. Any permit or license issued in conflict with the
provisions of this Chapter, shall be null and void.
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section 9002.8. Compliance by City, School District, and
Other Aqencies. To the extent permitted by state law, the
provisions of this Chapter shall apply to all buildings,
improvements, parcels, and premises owned, leased, operated, or
controlled by any municipal or quasi municipal corporation,
utility, school district, authority, or governmental agency
within the City of Santa Monica. Development in existence on the
effective date of this Chapter shall not be subject to the
provisions of this subsection. City Government uses may be
permitted in any district SUbject to the approval of a
Conditional Use Permit.
Section 9002.9 Neighborhood Impact statement. A
neighborhood impact statement shall be prepared as part of the
City's environmental review process for any project over 15,000
square feet if the project is subject to a discretionary permit
and if the project is not exempt from environmental review under
the City of Santa Monica Guidelines for implementation of CEQA.
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Subchapter 4. Zoning Districts and Uses.
Subchapter 4A. Rl single Family Residential Uses.
section 9010.1 Purpose. The Rl oistrict is intended to
provide a single family residential area free of disturbing
noises, excessive traffic, and hazards created by moving
automobiles. The Rl district is designed to prevent burdens on
the public facilities, including sewer, water, electricity and
schools by an influx and increase of people to the degree larger
than the City's geographic limits, tax base or financial
capabilities can reasonably and responsibly accommodate. The R1
district affords protection from deleterious environmental
effects and serves to maintain and protect the existing character
and state of the residential neighborhood.
Section 9010.2 Permitted Uses. The following uses shall be
permitted in the Rl District:
(a) Hospice facilities.
(b) One single family dwelling per parcel placed on a
permanent foundation (including manufactured housing).
(c) One-story accessory buildings and structures up to 14
feet in height.
(d) Public parks and playgrounds
(e) Small family day care homes.
(f) state authorized, licensed, or certified uses to the
extent required to be permitted by state Law.
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(g) Yard sales, limited to two per calendar year, for a
maximum of two days each.
Section 90l0.3. Uses Subject to Performance Standards
Permit. The following uses may be permitted in the Rl District
subject to the approval of a Performance Standards Permit:
(a) Large Family Day Care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up to 14 feet in
height, on a parcel having a minimum area of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
Section 90l0.4 Conditionally Permitted Uses. The
following uses may be permitted in the Rl District subject to the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Duplexes on a parcel having not less than 6,000 square
feet of area, a side parcel line of which abuts, or is separated
by an alley from any R3, or R4 District.
(b) One-story accessory buildings over 14 feet in height or
two story accessory buildings up to a maximum height of 24 feet.
(c) Schools.
Section 90l0.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Boarding houses.
(b) Rooftop parking.
(c) Second dwelling units pursuant to Section 65852.2(c)
of the Government Code, State of California.
(d) Any uses not specifically authorized.
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Section 9010.6. Property Development Standards. All
property in the Rl District shall be developed in accordance with
the following standards:
(a) Maximum Buildinq Height. Two stories, not to exceed 28
feet, which includes mechanical equipment and screening. Fifty
percent of either or both entire side building elevations in
excess of 14 feet in height above the average natural grade at
the required side yard setback shall be setback an additional 1
foot for every 2 feet 4 inches of building height to a maximum
height of 21 feet. (This provision shall apply to additions and
new construction only.) No portion of the building shall
intersect a plane commencing 2l feet in height at the minimum
side yard setback ahd extending at an angle of 45 degrees from
the vertical toward the interior of the site. On lots of more
than 20,000 square feet with a minimum of 200 feet of street
frontage, the height shall not exceed 35 feet for a pitched roof
or 28 feet for a flat roof.
(b) Maximum Unit Density. One dwelling unit per parcel,
except where a Conditional Use Permit has been approved for a
duplex as permitted by section 9010.4(a).
(c) Minimum Lot Size. 5,000 square feet. Each parcel
shall contain a minimum depth of lOa feet and a minimum width of
so feet except that any parcel existing on the effective date of
this Chapter shall not be subject to this requirement.
(d) Maximum Parcel coverage. 40 percent.
(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 l4 feet in height, 25 percent of the
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front elevation over 14 feet in height shall be setback an
additional average of 5 feet except where a second floor exists
on the effective date of this Chapter, said second floor shall
not be counted in the calculation of front elevation for purposes
of meeting the additional average 5 foot setback.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. 25 feet.
(g) Side Yard Setback. Ten percent 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 side yard shall be
required. (See also section 9040.19.)
(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 lOO feet in
width.
(i) Modifications to Setbacks above 14 feet in height. The
front yard and height setback requirements for the portion of a
structure above 14 feet in height may be modified subject to the
review and approval of the Architectural Review Board provided
the entire structure complies with the setback requirements for
structures below 14 feet in height.
Section 9010.7. Architectural Review. No building or
structure in the Rl District shall be subj ect to architectural
review pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article
except:
(a) RlA lots developed for surface parking lots, properties
installing parabolic antennae (only with respect to the antennae
and screening).
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(b) Duplexes.
(e) Any structure that does not confonn to the front yard
and height setbacks for structures above 14 feet in height.
Section 9010.8. Substantial Remodel. Parking shall be
provided in accordance with the provisions of 9044.4 if the
principal building on the parcel is substantially remodeled or,
if 50% or more additional square footage is added to the
principal building at anyone time, or incrementally, after the
effective date of this Chapter.
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Subchapter 4B. R2R Low Density Duplex District
Section 9011.1. Purpose. The R2R District is intended to
provide for low density residential neighborhoods free of
disturbing noises, excessive traffic, and hazards created by
moving automobiles. The R2R district is designed to prevent
burdens on the public facilities, including sewer, water,
electricity and schools by an influx and increase of people to
the degree larger than the city's geographic limits, tax base or
financial capabilities can reasonably and responsibly
accommodate. The R2R district affords protection from
deleterious environmental effects and serves to maintain and
protect the existing character and state of the residential
neighborhood.
Section 9011.2. Permitted Uses. The following uses shall
be permitted in the R2R District:
(a) Hospice facilities.
(b) One single family dwelling unit per parcel placed on a
permanent foundation (including ~anufactured housing) .
(e) One duplex on any legal parcel that existed on August
31, 1975.
(d) One-story accessory buildings and structures up to 14
feet in height.
(e) Public parks and playgrounds.
(f) Small family day care homes.
(g) Yard sales, limited to two per calendar year, for each
dwelling unit for a maximum of two days.
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Section 90l1.3. Uses Subject to Performance Standards
Permit. The following uses may be permitted in the R2R District
subject to the approval of Performance standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up to 14 feet in
height, on a parcel having a minimum area of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
Section 90ll.4. Conditionally Permitted Uses. The
following uses may be permitted in the R2R District subject to
the approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
(a) one-story accessory buildings over 14 feet in height or
two story accessory buildings up to a maximum height of 24 feet.
Section 90l1.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Rooftop parking.
(b) Any use not specifically authorized.
Section 90ll.6. property Development Standards. All
property in the R2R District shall be developed in accordance
with the following standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Two stories, not to exceed 25
feet, except that roofs or portions of roofs may extend to a
~aximu~ height of 35 feet if the roof pitch is 30% or more on at
least two sides.
(b) Maximum unit Density. There shall be a minimum of
fifteen hundred (1,500) square feet of lot area for each dwelling
unit. However, one duplex shall be permitted on any legal parcel
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that existed on August 31, 1975.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coveraqe. 60t
(d)
Minimum Lot Size.
3,000 square feet.
Each parcel
shall have a minimum depth of 100 feet and a minimum width of 30
feet, except that parcels already developed and existing on the
effective date of this Chapter shall not be subject to this
requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. lO feet.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. 15 feet.
(g) Side Yard Setback. The side yard setback shall be
determined in accordance with the following formula, except for
lots of less than 50 feet in width for which the side yard shall
be lOt of the parcel width but not less than 4 feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(h) Front Yard Pavinq. No more than 50% of the required
front yard area includinq driveways shall be paved.
Section 9011.7. Architectural Review. All new construction
of additions to existing structures including single family homes
and any other exterior improvements that require issuance of a
building permit shall be subject to architectural review pursuant
to the provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article.
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Subchapter 4C. R2 Low Density Multiple Residential District.
Sect ion 9012. 1. Purpose. The R2 District is intended to
provide a low density multiple family residential neighborhood
(0-29 dwelling units per net residential acre) free of disturbing
noises, excessive traffic, and hazards created by moving
automobiles. The R2 district is designed to prevent burdens on
the public facilities, including sewer, water, electricity and
schools by an influx and increase of people to the degree larger
than the City's geographic limits, tax base or financial
capabilities can reasonably and responsibly accommodate. The R2
district affords protection from deleterious environmental
effects and serves to maintain and protect the existing character
and state of the residential neighborhood.
Section 9012.2. Permitted Uses. The following uses shall
be permitted in the R2 District:
(a) Hospice facilities.
(b) Multi-family dwelling units.
(c) One-story accessory buildings and structures up to 14
feet in height.
(d) Public parks and playgrounds.
(e) Single family dwellings placed on a permanent
foundation (including manufactured housing).
(f) Small family day care homes.
Cg) Yard sales, limited to two per calendar year, for each
dwelling unit, for a maximum of two days.
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Section 9012.3. Uses Subject to Performance Standards
Permit. The following uses may be permitted in the R2 District
subject to the approval of a Performance Standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up to l4 feet in
height, on a parcel having a minimum area of 10,000 square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
(d) senior group housing.
Section 9012.4. Conditionally Permitted Uses. The
following uses may be permitted in the R2 District subject to the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Boarding houses.
(c) Child day care centers.
Cd) Community care facilities.
(e) Libraries.
(f) Neighborhood grocery stores.
(9) Offices and meeting rooms for charitable, youth, and
welfare organizations.
(h) One-story accessory buildings over 14 feet in height or
two story accessory buildings up to a maximum height of 24 feet.
(i) Places of worship.
(j) Residential care facilities.
(k) Rest homes.
(1) Schools.
(m) Underground parking structures provided the parcel was
occupied by a surface parking lot at the time of adoption of this
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Chapter, the parcel is not adj acent to a parcel in the C2
District, the ground level above the underground parking
structure is used for residential or public park and open space
uses, the structure is associated with an adjacent commercially
zoned parcel, and the vehicle access to the underground parking
is from the commercially zoned parcel and as far from the
residentially zoned parcel as is reasonably possible.
Section 9012.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Rooftop parking.
(b) Any use not specifically authorized.
section 9012.6. property Development standards. All
property in the R2 District shall be developed in accordance with
the fOllowing standards:
(a) Maximum Buildinq Height. Two stories, not to exceed 30
feet.
(b) Maximum unit Density. One dwelling unit for each 1,500
square feet of parcel area. No more than one dwelling unit shall
be permitted on a parcel of less than 4,000 square feet if a
single family dwelling existed on the parcel on the effective
date of this Chapter.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 50 percent.
(d) Minimum Lot size. 5,000 square feet. Each parcel
shall contain a minimum depth of loa feet and a minimum width of
50 feet, except that parcels existing on the effective date of
this Chapter shall not be subject to this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet, or as shown on the
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Official Districting Map, whichever is greater.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. l5 feet.
(g) Side Yard Setback. The side yard setback shall be
determined in accordance with the following formula, except for
lots of less than 50 feet in width for which the side yard shall
be lO% of the parcel width but not less than 4 feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(h) Development Review. A Development Review Permit is
required for any development of more than 15,000 square feet of
floor area.
Section 9012.7. Architectural Review. All new
construction, new additions to existing buildings, and any other
exterior improvements that require issuance of a building permit
shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article.
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Subchapter 40. R3 Medium Density Multiple Family
Residential District
Section 9013.1. Purpose. The R3 District is intended to
provide a broad range of housing within Eedium density Eultiple
family residential neighborhoods (0-35 dwelling units per net
residential acre) free of disturbing noises, excessive traffic,
and hazards created by moving automobiles. The R3 District is
designed to prevent burdens on the public facilities, including
sewer, water, electricity and schools by an influx and increase
of people to the degree larger than the City'S geographic limits,
tax base or financial capabilities can reasonably and responsibly
accommodate. The R3 District affords protection from deleterious
environmental effects and serves to maintain and protect the
existing character and state of the residential neighborhood.
Section 9013.2. Permitted Uses. The following uses shall
be permitted in the R3 Oistrict:
(a) Hospice facilites.
(b) MUlti-family dwelling units.
(c) One-story accessory buildings and structures up to 14
feet in height.
(d) Public parks and playgrounds.
(e) Residential care facilities.
(f) Single family dwellings placed on a permanent
foundation (including manufactured housing).
(g) Small family day care homes.
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(h) Yard sales, limited to two per calendar year, for each
dwelling unit, for a maximum of two days.
section 9013.3. Uses Subject to Performance Standards
Permit. The fOllowing uses may be permitted in the R3 District
subject to the approval of a Performance Standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up to 14 feet in
height, on a parcel having a minimum area of lO,OOO square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
(d) Senior group housing.
Section 90l3.4. Conditionally Permitted Uses. The
following uses may be permitted in the R3 District subject to the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Boarding houses.
(c) Child day care centers.
(d) Community care facilities.
(e) Places of worShip.
(f) Neighborhood grocery stores.
(g) Offices and meeting rooms for charitable, youth, and
welfare organizations.
(h) One story accessory buildings over 14 feet in height or
two story accessory accessory ~uildings up to a maximum height of
24 feet.
(i) Residential care facilities.
(j) Rest homes.
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(k) Schools.
(1) Underqround parking structures provided the parcel was
occupied by a surface parking lot at the time of adoption of this
Chapter, the parcel is not adj acent to a parcel in the C2
District, the ground level above the underground parking
structure is used for residential or public park and open space
uses, the structure is associated with an adjacent commercially
zoned parcel, and the vehicle access to the underground parking
is from the commercially zoned parcel and as far from the
residentially zoned parcel as is reasonably possible.
Section 9013.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Rooftop parking.
(b) Any use not specifically authorized.
Section 9013.6. Property Development Standards. All
property in the R3 District shall be developed in accordance with
the following standards:
(a) Maximum Buildinq Height. Three stories, not to exceed
40 feet.
(b) Maximum unit Density. One dwelling unit for each l,250
square feet of parcel area. No more than one dwelling unit shall
be permitted on a parcel of less than 4,000 square feet if a
single family dwelling existed on the parcel on the effective
date of this Chapter.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 50 percent.
(d) Minimum Lot Size. 5,000 square feet. Each parcel
shall contain a minimum depth of lOa feet and a minimum width of
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SO feet, except that parcels existing on the effective date of
this Chapter shall not be subject to this requirement.
(e)
Front Yard Setback.
20 feet, or as shown on the
Official Districting Map, whichever is greater.
(f) Rear Yard setback. 15 feet.
(g) Side Yard Setback. The side yard setback shall be
determined in accordance with the following formula, except for
lots of less than 50 feet in width for which the side yard shall
be 10% of the parcel width but not less than 4 feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(h)
Development Review.
A Development Review Permit is
required for any development of more than 22,500 square feet of
floor area.
Section
90l3.7.
Architectural
Review.
All
new
construction, new additions to existing buildings, and any other
exterior improvements that require issuance of a building permit
shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article.
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Subchapter 4E. R4 High Density Multiple Family
Residential District.
Section 9014.l. Purpose. The R4 District is intended to
provide a broad range of housing within high density multiple
family residential neiqhborhoods (0-48 dwelling units per net
residential acre) free of disturbing noises, excessive traffic,
and hazards created by moving automobiles. The R4 district is
designed to prevent burdens on the public facilities, including
sewer, water, electricity and schools by an influx and increase
of people to the degree larger than the city's geographic limits,
tax base or financial capabilities can reasonably and responsibly
accommodate. The R4 district affords protection from deleterious
environmental effects and serves to maintain and protect the
existing character and state of the residential neighborhood.
Section 90l4.2. permitted Uses. The following uses shall
be permitted in the R4 District:
(a) Hospice facilities.
(b) Multi-family dwelling units.
(c) One-story accessory buildings and structures up to 14
feet in height.
(d) Public parks and playgrounds.
(e) Single family dwellings placed on a permanent
foundation (including manufactured housing).
(f) Small family day care homes.
(g) Yard sales, limited to two per calendar year, for a
maximum of two days each.
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Section 90l4.3. Uses Subject to Performance standards
Permit. The following uses may be permitted in the R4 District
subject to the approval of a Performance Standards Permit:
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) One-story accessory living quarters, up to 14 feet in
height, on a parcel having a minimum area of lO,OOO square feet.
(c) Private tennis courts.
(d) Senior group housing.
Section 9014.4. Conditionally Permitted Uses. The
following uses may be permitted in the R4 District subject to the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Boarding houses.
(c) Child day care centers.
(d) Clubs or lodges.
(e) Community care facilities.
(f) Hotels with incidental businesses.
(g) Libraries.
(h) Municipal parking structures.
(i) Neighborhood grocery stores.
(j) Offices and meeting rooms for charitable, youth, and
welfare organizations.
(k) One story accessory buildings over l4 feet in height
or two story accessory buildings up to a maximum height of 24
feet.
(l) Places of worship.
(m) Residential care facilities.
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(n) Rest homes.
(0) Schools.
(p) Shelters for the homeless.
(q) Underground parking structures provided the parcel was
occupied by a surface parking lot at the time of adoption of this
Chapter, the parcel is not adj acent to a parcel in the C2
District, the ground level above the underground parking
structure is used for residential or public par and open space
uses, the structure is associated with an adjacent commercially
zoned parcel, and the vehicle access to the underground parking
is from the commercially zoned parcel and as far from the
residentially zoned parcel as is reasonably possible.
section 9014.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Rooftop parking.
(b) Any use not specifically authorized.
Section 9014.6. Property Development Standards. All
property in the R4 District shall be developed in accordance with
the following standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Four stories, not to exceed
45 feet. There shall be no limitation on the number of stories
of any hotel or parking structure so long as the height does not
exceed 45 feet.
(b) Maximum Unit Density. One dwelling unit for each 900
square feet of parcel area. No more than one dwelling unit shall
be permitted on a parcel of less than 4,000 square feet if a
single family dwelling existed on the parcel on the effective
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date of this Chapter.
(c) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 50 percent.
Cd) Minimum Lot size. 5,000 square feet. Each parcel
shall contain a minimum depth of lOO feet and a minimum width of
50 feet, except that parcels existing on the effective date of
this Chapter are not subject to this requirement.
(e) Front Yard Setback. 20 feet, or as shown on the
Official Oistrieting Map, whichever is greater.
(f) Rear Yard Setback. 15 feet.
(q) Side Yard Setback. The side yard setback shall be
determined in accordance with the following formula, except for
lots of less than 50 feet in width for which the side yard shall
be 10% of the parcel width but not less than 4 feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
(h) Development Review. A Development Review Permit is
required for any development of more than 25,000 square feet of
floor area.
Section 90l4. 7. Architectural Review. All new
construction, additions to existing buildings, and any other
exterior improvements that require issuance of a building permit
shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article.
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subchapter 4F. RVC Residential-Visitor Commercial District.
Section 9015.1. Purpose The RVC District is intended to
protect the existing residential mix in the area while providing
for the concentration and expansion of coastal-related, lodging,
dininq, recreation, and shopping needs of tourists and others in
the oceanfront area. The RVC District is designed to preserve
and enhance the unique seale, character, and uses along the
Promenade and on the Santa Monica Pier. Development intensity is
intended to accommodate new hotel and other desired uses. The
RVC District is also intended to conditionally permit other uses
such as office, new residential, and cultural uses to ensure
consistency with the qoals, Objectives, and pOlicies of the
General Plan.
section 90lS.2. permitted Uses. The fOllowing uses shall
be permitted in the RVC District, if conducted within an enclosed
building, except where otherwise permitted:
(a) Arts and crafts shops.
(b) Camera shops.
(e) Convention and conference facilities.
(d) Entertainment and cultural uses.
(e) Gift or souvenir shops.
(f) Libraries.
(g) Marine oriented uses such as aquariums.
(h) Museums.
(i) Neighborhood grocery stores.
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(j) Single family dwellings placed on a permanent
foundation (including manufactured housing).
(k) Multi-family dwellings.
(l) Night Clubs within hotels.
(m) Retail uses that cater to the visiting public.
(n) Public parks and playgrounds.
(0) Residential uses existing at the time of adoption of
this Chapter.
(p) Restaurants.
(q) Schools.
(r) Skating rinks.
(s) Snack shops.
(t) Swim and health clubs.
(u) The following uses if conducted on the Santa Monica
pier or along The Promenade:
(1) Amusement and game arcades.
(2) Bait shops and fiShing supplies.
(3) Exhibitions and games.
(4) Fish markets.
(5) Marine service stations and boat landings on the Pier
only.
(6) Night clubs.
(7) Sport fiShing.
(v) Accessory uses which are determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be necessary and customarily associated with,
and are appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted use.
(w) other uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to be
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similar to those listed above and which are consistent and not
more disruptive or disturbing than permitted uses.
Section 9015.3. Uses Subject to Performance Standards
Permit. The following uses may be permitted in the RVC District
subject to the approval of a Performance Standards Permit:
(a) Automobile rental agencies.
(b) Sidewalk cafes.
section 90l5.4. Conditionally Permitted Uses. The
following uses may be permitted in the RVC District subject to
the approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Bed and breakfast facilities.
(b) Child day care centers.
(c) Eating and drinking establishments permitting alcoholic
beverages.
(d) General office uses except at the ground floor street
frontage.
(e) Hotels and motels.
(f) Outdoor displays and sales of the following items on
private property adjacent to either The Promenade or the streets
between The Promenade and Appian Way:
(l) Artwork and pottery.
(2) Flowers and plants.
(3) Handcrafted products and goods.
(4) Recreational equipment rentals
such as
rollerskates, bicycles, and surfboards.
(5) Any other items determined by the zoning
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Administrator to be similar to those listed above.
(g) Parking facilities.
(h) Shelters for the homeless.
(i) Theaters only in the Pier Overlay.
section 9015.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) cinemas
(b) Rooftop parking on parcels directly abutting, or
separated by an alley from, a residential district.
(c) Any use not specifically authorized.
section 9015.6. Property Development Standards. All
property in the RVC District shall be developed in accordance
with the following standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height and FAR.
height, number of stories and floor area
determined as follows:
Maximum building
ratio shall be
PROPERTIES BOUNDED MAXIMUM
BY THE FOLLOWING MAXIMUM NO. OF MAXIMUM
STREETS HEIGHT STORIES FAR
Pier Overlay: 30' 2 1.0
a. Santa Monica Pier.
The Deauville site
to the north,
Seaside Terrace
to the south, The
promenade to the
west, and Ocean
Avenue to the east.
b. Parcels fronting 30' 2 .5
on Ocean Avenue.
West side of Ocean 45' 3 2.0
Avenue from pi co
Boulevard to Seaside
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Terrace (Ocean Avenue
Fronting Parcels Only)
East side of Ocean 45'
Avenue to First Court
from colorado Boulevard
to California Avenue.
3
2.0
Pico Boulevard to 451
Vicente Terrace from
west side of Ocean
Avenue to The
Promenade.
3
2.0
There shall be no limitation on the n~er of stories of any
hotel or parking structure so long as the height does not exceed
the maximum number of feet permitted in this Section.
(b) Maximum Parcel Coverage. 70 percent.
(c)
Minimum Lot Size.
5,000 square feet.
Each parcel
shall contain a minimum depth of lOa feet and a minimum width of
50 feet, except that parcels existing on the effective date of
this Chapter shall not be subject to this requirement.
Cd)
Front Yard Setback.
35 feet along the west side of
Ocean Avenue south of Colorado Avenue, 20 feet on the east side
of Ocean and 5 feet on all other streets.
(e) Rear Yard setback. 15 feet.
(f) Side Yard Setback. The side yard setback shall be
determined in accordance with the following formula, except for
lots of less than 50 feet in width for which the side yard shall
be 10\ of the parcel width but not less than 4 feet:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
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(g)
Development Review.
A Development Review Permit is
required for any development of more than l5,OOO square feet of
floor area on the Promenade, 30/000 square feet of floor area in
all other areas of the District, and for any development with
rooftop parking.
Section
9015.7.
Architectural
Review.
All
new
construction, new additions to existinq buildings, and any other
exterior improvements that require issuance of a building permit
shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article. The construction of a
single family dwelling shall be exempt from architectural review.
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Subchapter 4G. Broadway Commercial District.
section 9016.1. Purpose. The Broadway Commercial District
is intended to protect and enhance neighborhood commercial areas
by promoting the concentration of businesses that provide
convenience goods and services used frequently by local
residents. This District provides for a scale and character of
development that is consistent with pedestrian orientation and
which tends to attract and promote a walk-in clientele.
Development within this District should maximize human scale
elements while providinq a sensitive transition between these
uses and neighboring residences, including the provision of
adequate and properly sited parking facilities. Additionally,
the Broadway Commercial District encourages residential mixed use
of commercially zoned parcels to further enhance the transition
between neighborhood commercial and adjacent residential uses,
consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of the
General Plan.
Section 9016.2. Permitted Uses. The following convenience
goods and service type uses shall be permitted in the Broadway
commercial District, if conducted within an enclosed building,
except where otherwise permitted:
(a) Appliance or electronic repair shops.
(b) Art galleries.
(c) Artist studios.
(d) Barber or beauty shops.
(e) Child day care centers.
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( f) Cleaners.
(g) Drug stores.
(h) Food stores.
(i) General offices above the first floor.
(j) Hardware stores.
(k) Laundromats.
(l) Libraries.
(m) Medical, dental, and optometrist offices, provided that
the use does not exceed 25% of total square footage of the
building or 3,000 square feet, whichever is less.
(n) Offices and meeting rooms for charitable, youth and
welfare organizations.
(0) Places of worship.
(p) Public parks and playgrounds.
(q) Photocopy shops.
(r) Plant nurseries (provided all supplies, except planted
stock are kept entirely within an enclosed building) .
(s) Residential Uses.
(t) Restaurants of 50 seats or less.
(u) Schools.
(v) Small appliance stores.
(w) Speciality offices.
(x) Tailors.
(y) Accessory uses which are determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be necessary and customarily associated with,
and are appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the
principal permitted uses and which are consistent with and no
more disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
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(z) Other uses determined by the Zoning Administrator to be
similar to those listed above which are consistent with and no
more disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
Section 9016.3. Uses Subject to Performance Standards
permi t. The fOllowing uses may be permitted in the Broadway
Commercial District subject to approval of a Performance
Standards Permit:
(a) Automobile storage lots associated with automobile
dealerships selling new vehicles on the effective date of this
Chapter. Existing automobile storage lots shall comply with
Section 9050.l0 within three years from the effective date of
this Chapter.
(b) Large family day care homes.
(c) Senior group housing.
(d) Shelters for the homeless.
(e) Sidewalk cafes.
section 9016.4. Conditionally Permitted Uses. The
following uses may be permitted in the Broadway Commercial
District subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Automobile repair shops.
(b) Service stations.
Section 9016.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Cinemas.
(b) Rooftop parking on parcels directly abutting, or
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separated by an alley from, a residential district.
(c) Any use not specifically authorized.
Section 90l6.6. Property Development
property in the Broadway District shall
accordance with the following standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. 2 stories, not to exceed 30
feet except that if 50% or more of the building is residential, 3
stories, not to exceed 45 feet.
(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. l.S.
(c) Minimum Lot Size. 7,500 square feet. Each parcel
shall have minimum dimensions of 50 feet by lSO feet, except that
parcels existing on the effective date of this Chapter shall not
be sUbject to this requirement.
(d) Front Yard Setback. Landscaping as required pursuant
to the provisions of Subchapter SB.
(e) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
Standards.
be developed
All
in
(1) Where rear parcel line abuts a residential district, a
rear yard equal to:
51 + (stories x lot width)
50'
The required rear yard may be used for parking or loading to
within 5 feet of the rear parcel line provided the parking or
loading does not extend above the first floor level and provided
that a wall not less than 5 feet or more than 6 feet in height is
erected and maintained along the rear commercial parcel line.
Access driveways shall be permitted to perpendicularly cross the
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required rear yard provided the driveway does not exceed the
minimum width permitted for the parking area. A required rear
yard shall not be used for commercial purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping and screening
for a rear yard buffer required pursuant to the provisions of
subchapter 5B.
(f) Side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the interior side parcel line abuts a
residential district, an interior side yard equal to:
5' + (stories x lot width)
50'
The interior side yard may be used for parking or
loading no closer than to within 5 feet of the interior side
property line provided the parking or loading does not extend
above the first floor level and provided a wall not less than 5
feet or more than 6 feet in height is erected and maintained
along the side commercial parcel line. A required interior side
yard shall not be used for access or for commercial purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping required for
a street side yard, landscape buffer and screening pursuant to
the provisions of Subchapter 5B.
(3) A 10 foot setback from an interior property line
shall be required for portions of buildings that contain windows,
doors, or other openings into the interior of the building. An
interior side yard less than ~o feet shall be permitted if
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provisions of the Uniform Building Code related to fire rated
openings in side yards are satisfied.
(g) Development Review. A Development Review Permit is
required for any development of more than 22,500 square feet of
floor area and for any development with rooftop parking.
Section 9016.7. Architectural Review. All new
construction, new additions to existing buildings, and any other
exterior improvements that require issuance of a building permit
shall be subject to architectural review pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article.
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Subchapter 4H. C2 Neighborhood Commercial District
Section 90l7.1. Purpose. The C2 District is intended to
protect and enhance neighborhood commercial areas by promoting
the concentration of businesses that provide convenience goods
and services used frequently by local residents. This District
provides for a scale and character of development that is
consistent with pedestrian-orientation and which tends to attract
and promote a walk-in clientele. Development within this
District should maximize human scale elements while providing a
sensitive transition between these uses and neighboring
residence, including the provision of adequate and properly sited
parking facilities. Addi tionally, the C2 District encourages
residential mixed use of commercially zoned parcels to further
enhance the transition between neighborhood commercial and
adjacent residential uses, consistent with the goals, objectives,
and policies of the General Plan.
Section 9017.2. Permitted Uses. The following convenience
goods and service type uses shall be permitted in the C2
District, if conducted within an enclosed building, except where
otherwise permitted:
(a) Appliance stores.
(b) Appliance repair shops.
(c) Art galleries.
(d) Artist studios above the first floor.
(e) Branch offices of banks or savings and loan
institutions.
(f) Barber or beauty shops.
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(g) Child day care centers.
(h) Cleaners.
(i) General offices above the first floor.
(j) General retail and specialized retail uses.
(k) Laundromats.
(l) Libraries.
(1D.) Offices and meeting rooms for charitable, youth, and
welfare organizations.
(n) Photocopy shops.
(0) Places of worship.
(p) Plant nurseries (provided all supplies, except planted
stock, are kept entirely within an enclosed building) .
(q) Restaurants of 50 seats or less and at which no alcohol
is served or consumed.
(r) Schools.
(s) Shoe repair stores.
(t) Speciality offices.
(u) Tailors.
(v) Theaters with fewer than 75 seats.
(w) Accessory uses which are determined by the Zoning
Administrator to be necessary and customarily associated with,
and appropriate, incidental, and subordinate to, the principal
permitted uses and which are consistent with and no more
disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
(x) Other uses determined by the Zoninq Administrator to be
similar to those listed above which are consistent with and no
more disturbing or disruptive than permitted uses.
Section 9017.3. Uses Subject to Performance Standards
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Permit.
(a) Large family day care homes.
(b) Residential uses permitted above the ground floor or
located at the rear of the parcel.
(c) Senior group housing.
(d) Shelters for the homeless.
(e) Sidewalk cafes.
section
90l7.4.
Conditionally
Permitted Uses.
The
following uses may be permitted in the C2 District subject to the
approval of a Conditional Use Permit:
(a) Automobile repair shops.
(b) Banks and savings and loan institutions.
(c) Take-out or fast food restaurants.
(d) Medical, dental and optometrist offices provided that
the use does not exceed 25% of the total square footage of the
building, or 3,000 square feet, whichever is less.
(e) Theaters over 75 seats.
(f) Restaurants of 50 seats or less at which alcohol is
served or consumed.
(9) Service stations.
Section 90l7.5. Prohibited Uses.
(a) Any use not specifically authorized.
(b) Cinemas.
(c) Drive-in and drive-through restaurants.
(d) Parking structures located below the ground in
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provisions of the Uniform Building Code related to fire rated
openings in side yards are satisfied.
(g) Oevelopment Review. A Development Review Permit is
required for any development of more than 11,000 square feet of
floor area.
section 9017.7. Specia~ Project Design and Development
standards. proj ects in the C2 Oistrict shall comply with the
following special project design and development standards.
(a) Retail or restaurant uses shall be limited to the first
floor except that such uses may extend to a mezzanine level.
(b) Ground floor street frontage of each structure shall be
pedestrian oriented and designed to accommodate pedestrian
oriented uses to a minimum depth of 50 feet from the front of the
structure.
section 90l7.8. Architectural Review. All new
construction, additions to existing buildings, and any other
exterior improvements that require issuance of a building permit
shall be SUbject to architectural review pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 5 of this Article.
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