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OCT 2 41978
TO: I<<lAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Clty Attorney
SUBJECT: Screenlng Ordlnance
Introductlon
ThlS transmits the attached ordlnance WhlCh amends
Chapter 1, Article IX of the Santa ~bnlca Munlclpal Code by
addlng a new Sectlon 9127J, relatlng to the screenlng of
parklng and storage areas In connectlon wlth commerclal oper-
atlons, for second readlng adoptlon.
Background
The background of thlS proposed ordlnance lS des-
crlbed In the attached report dated SepteP1.ber 20, 1978.
Alternat~ves
The Clty Councll may adopt the proposed ordlnance,
recommend changes thereto, or reject the ordlnance.
Recommendatlons
The proposed ordlnance conforms to the Plannlng
CommlSSlon recommendatlon, WhlCh was based upon two years of
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study and numerous publlc near1ngs and study seSSlons wlth
lnterested members of the communlty. It 1S respectfully
recommended that the attached ordlnance be accepted for
second readlng and adoptlon.
PREPARED BY:
RICHARD L. KNICKERBOCKER, Clty Attorney
ANNE M. KIRLIN, Deputy C1ty Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 1105(CC5)
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(City Council Serles)
AN ORDINAUCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING
CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE IX OF THE SANTA
MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
THERETO SECTION 9127J RELATING TO
THE SCREENING OF PARKING AND STORAGE
AREAS IN CONNECTION WITH COMMERCIAL
OPERATIONS.
The Clty Councll of the Clty of Santa Monlca
does ordaln as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Artlcle IX of the Santa
Monica Municlpal Code lS hereby amended by the addltlon
of Sect~on 9l27J to read as follows:
9l27J. SCREENING STANDARDS. The regu-
latlons set forth ln thlS seetlon shall
apply in all Commerclal Dlstricts and ln
adjacent residentlal areas In use for
parking, storage or other use In connectlon
wlth any commercial operation.
9l27J.l. SCREENING VEHICLE PARKING AND
STORAGE AREAS. All areas devoted to vehlcle
parklng storage, serVlce, repair, equlpment
replacement, washlng, pollshlng, palntlng and
slmllar uses, but not lncludlng display for
sale, lease or rental where autornobl1e sales,
lease or rental are the prlnclpal commercial
buslness, V1Slble from a publlC rlght-of-way
shall be screened In accordance wlth the
followlng requirements:
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a. An open area of not less than 2
feet ~n depth measured hor~zontally
from the property Ilne adJacent to the
publlC rlght-of-way shall be developed
and ma~ntalned ln landscaplng ~ncludlng
an automatlc tlmer-controlled permanent
waterlng systemj and
b. Permanent opaque landscaplng, fencing
or walls shall be provlded and malntalned
at a he~ght of not less than 3 feet above
the average adJacent grade at a dlstance
of not less than 2 feet measured horlzontal-
ly from the adJacent publlC right-of-way.
In no case shall screenlng structures or
materlals, wlth the exceptlon of Ilvlng
plants, exceed 6 feet ln helght above the
adjacent grade; or
c. In lleu of (a) and (b), such other
screening plan, deslgn and materlals approved
by the Archltectural Review Board as satls-
factorily meetlng the lntent of these sectlons.
d. No screen requlred to be erected and
rnalntalned by the provls~ons of thlS sub-
sect~on shall be constructed wlthin 5 feet
measured horlzontally on e~~her slde of a
drlveway entrance or vehlcle access way openlng
onto a street or alley which would ~m?a~r
an unobstructed cross Vlew of pedestrlans
on the sidewalk, alley or elsewhere by motor-
lSts enterlng or leavlng. The unobstructed
areas shall not, however, exceed 10 feet
on elther slde of a drlveway, entrance or
vehlcle access-way.
9l27J.2. REFUSE STORAGE AREAS. All outdoor
storage of trash, garbage, refuse and other items
or materlals lntended for d~scardlng or collectlon
shall be screened on a mlnlmum of three sldes from
public Vlew by a S0110 opaque lmpact-reslstant
wall not less than 5 feet ln helght or, alternatlvely,
such other materlals or deslgn approved by the
Arch~tectural ReVlew Board.
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9127J.3. STORAGE AREAS. All storage of
merehandlse, wares, crates, bottles, or slffillar
ltems necessary to or part of a buslness or
eommerclal operatlon shall be screened from Vlew
according to the provlslons speclfled in 9127J.2.
9l27J.4. MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AREA. All mechani-
cal equ1pment shall be screened from Vlew accordlng
to the provlsions speclfled In 9127J.3 except that
mechanlcal equipment enclosed 1n a houslng or
cover meetlng the lntent and purpose of th1S
ordlnance shall be exempt form the provlslons of
this section.
9l27J.5. APPLICABILITY. The regulatlons here-
after set forth shall apply to all new construction
wlthin the City of Santa Monica after the effectlve
date thereof and shall be appllcable to all existing
commerclal areas five (5) years after the effectlve
date thereof, the legislative intent being that
all commercial propertles shall have compIled wlth
these prOV1Slons flve {5} years after the date of
their adoptlon.
SECTION 2. Any provlsions of the Santa Monlca
Munlcipal Code, or appendlces thereto lnconslstent herewith,
to the extent of such lnconslstencles and no further, are
hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provlslons of thlS ordlnance.
SECTION 3. If any word, sectlon, subsectlon, sentence,
clause or phrase of thlS ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstltutlonal by a declsion of any court
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of competent ]ursldlctlon, such declslon shall not affect
the valldlty of the remalnlng portlons of the ordlnance.
The Clty Counell hereby declares that lt would have passed
thlS ordlnance and each and every word, sectlon, subsectlon,
sentence, clause or phrase not declared lnvalld or unconstl-
tutlonal wlthout regard to whether any portion of the
ordlnance would be subsequently declared lnvalld or unconstl-
tutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall slgn and the Clty
Clerk shall attest to the passage of thlS ordlnance. The
Clty Clerk shall cause the same to be publlshed once in the
offic~al newspaper wlthln f~fteen {IS} days after ltS adoption.
ThlS ordlnance shall become effectlve after thirty (30) days
from and after ltS adoptlon.
ADOPTED and APPROVED thlS 24th day of October ,
1978.
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