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City Council Meeting 7-26-05 Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: An Interim Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Santa Monica
Establishing New Fence, Wall And Hedge Standards, Including Changes
To The Hedge Definition, Allowable Hedge Heights, Defined Front Yard
Area, Front Yard Ornamental Structures, Front Yard Safety Guardrails,
And Terraced Walls; Grandparenting Existing Nonconforming Hedges,
Fences and Walls, And Establishing Administrative And Discretionary
Height Modification Procedures
Introduction
At its meeting on July 12, 2005, the City Council introduced for first reading an interim
ordinance establishing new fence, wall and hedge standards, including changes to the
hedge definition, allowable hedge heights, defined front yard area, front yard
ornamental structures, front yard safety guardrails, and terraced walls; grandparenting
existing nonconforming hedges, fences and walls, and establishing administrative and
discretionary height modification procedures. The ordinance is now presented to the
City Council for adoption.
Recommendation
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying ordinance be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Marsha Jones Moutrie, City Attorney
Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Land Use Attorney
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