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- MAR 2" 1987
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Council Mtg: March 24, 1987
Santa Monica,
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: city Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Set April 7, 1987 as the Date for a
Public Hearing to Consider General Plan Amendment 04
and Zoning District Amendments 26 And 27 as Requested
by st. John's Hospital and Health Center.
INTRODUCTION
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This report recommends
date for a public hearing t
and Zoning District Amend
7, 1987, as the
Amendment 04
have been
requested by st. John's Hasp'
BACKGROUND
On March 2, 1987, after a public hearing, the Planning Commission
took an action to recommend to the City Council for approval
General Plan Amendment 04 and Zone District Amendments 26 and 27,
subject to the findings and conditions in the Planning Commission
staff report.
Further, the Planning Commission adopted a
recommendation to certify the project's Environmental Impact
Report.
General Plan Amendment 04 would modify the map of the Land Use
Element by reclassifying all Low Density Housing District
properties on the west side of 23rd Street between Arizona Avenue
and Santa Monica Place alley (on the 1300 block of 23rd street)
to the Institutional District.
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Zone District Amendment 26 would reclassify all Commercial
Professional Office District (C-P) properties in the block north
of Arizona Avenue between 21st Street and 22nd street to the R-2
Multiple Residential District. Zone District Amendment 27 would
reclassify all R-2 Multiple Residential District properties on
the west side of 23rd street between Arizona Avenue and Santa
Monica Place alley (on the 1300 block of 23rd Street) to the C-P
Commercial Professional Office District.
Both of the proposed zone changes and the proposed General Plan
amendment are consistent with the draft Hospital Area specific
Plan (HASP), which was reviewed by the Planning Commission on
March 2, 1987. The applications are also consistent with the st.
John's Master Plan, which was developed with extensive
neighborhood involvement. The General Plan amendment and the two
zone changes proposed by st. John's are identical to an amendment
and two zone changes also proposed by the HASP and endorsed by
the Planning Commiss ion in its actions to date on the HASP.
These elements of the HASP were also supported by the Mid-city
Neighbors group. other aspects of the HASP are still under
review by the Planning commission; a hearing before the City
Council on the HASP is not likely to occur until late spring or
early summer.
st. John's filed its General Plan amendment and zone change
applications in correct anticipation that the Hospital Area
Specific Plan might require lengthy review. Since approval of
these applications would be consistent with actions proposed by
staff and the Planning commission in the HASP, and since approval
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will also allow st. John's to proceed with part of its parking
and housing mitigation program without having to delay these
projects for several months pending adoption of the HASP, staff
fully supports affirmative action on the applications in advance
of the HASP.
Section 9413 of the Municipal Code requires that amendments to
the General Plan be adopted by the City Council and that the City
Council shall hold at least one public hearing. Section 9149C(3)
of the Municipal Code requires, for any request for a Change of
District recommended for approval, that the Planning Commission
transmit the application and its recommendation to the Council.
The Council may effect such amendment or any portion thereof by
ordinance, and if deemed advisable, prior to the adoption of such
an ordinance, may set the matter for public hearing.
staff believes it is advisable that a public hearing be held on
the Zone District Amendments and recommends that such a hearing
be held concurrently with the public hearing on the General Plan
Amendment. It is recommended that the council schedule such
hearings for the meeting of April 7, 1987.
FISCAL/BUDGET IMPACT
The recommendations presented in this report do not have budget
or fiscal impacts.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that Council set a public hearing
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for April 7, 1987, to consider General Plan Amendment 04 and Zone
District Amendments 26 and 27.
Prepared by: R. Ann Siracusa, Director of Planning
Planning Division
Community and Economic Development Department
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