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Cauncl1 Mtg: February 12, 1985
Santa Mon~ca, Cal~farn~a
TO:
Mayor and C~ty Counc~l
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FROM: C1ty Staff
SUBJECT: Request from Plann~ng CommlSSlon for City Councll Au-
thorlzation to Forward a Comrnunlcat1on to the State
Coastal Commisslon.
INTRODUCTION
Th1S rtport transmlts a request from the Plannlng Commlss1on for
Cl ty Cauncll authorlzat1.on to forward a letter express lng the
Plann1ng COmnUSSlon I S pOSl t10n and concern over the lssues of
Coastal acces sand potentlal confllcts with the future Cl. ty of
Santa Mon1ca Local Coastal Program which may occur as a result of
the Jonathan Club's development proposal approved by the Plannlng
COmm1SS1.0n on January 7, 1984.
Cl ty Council authorizatlon 1S requ1red under Rule 29 ln Resolu-
t10n Number 6744 (CCS) WhlCh states that no Clty Board or Comm1s-
s1.on shall transmlt an offlcal correspondence to any other non-
Clty Board or CommlSSlon w1.thout the prior approval of the Clty
Counc1l.
BACKGROUND
On January 7, 1985 the Plannlng Commission approved the Develop-
ment ReVlew applicatlon submltted by the Jonathan Club for the
remodel and addition of 13,664 square feet to the existing beach
club facll1ty. A varlance to encroach lnto the requlred sldeyard
setback was requested as part of the appllcatlon, but was denled
by the Commission with the flndlng that a practlcal hardshlp d1d
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not eXlst for thlS property. Followlng the motlon to approve the
Develop~ent ReVlew appllcatlon, the Plannlng Comm1SS10n d1rected
staff to prepare a letter d1rected to the State Coastal Commls-
Slon addresslng potent1al Coastal Act lssues ralsed by the Jona-
than Club's appllcatlon.
The Plann1ng ComrnlSS1on desires to convey lts concern over poten-
tlal lmpacts on publlc parklng, publlC beach access, and any im-
pact on recreat10nal opportunltes which may occur as a result of
th1S proJect.
reV1ew those
Slnce the State Coastal Comm1SS1on 1S empowered to
1SSUes under the State Coastal Act of 1976, and
Slnce the Plann1ng COlTlm1SS10n I S scope of reV1ew was lim1ted 1n
llght of the Settlement Agreement between the C1ty of Santa Mon1-
ca, the State Lands CommiSS1on and the Jonathan Club, the Plan-
nlng Commisslon urges the Coastal Cornnllssion to conslder those
lssues Wh1Ch may be 1n conf11ct w1th the po11c1es conta1ned 1n
the State Coastal Act of 1976.
Attached for review by the Council 1S a draft of the letter to be
forwarded to the State Coastal Comm1SSlon members and staff on
behalf of the C1ty of Santa Monica Plann1ng Cornm1SS1on.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The request presented 1n th1S report does not have a flnanc1al or
budget l.mpact.
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RECOMMENDATION
Based upon the Settlement Agreement between the c~ ty and the
Jonathan Club lt 1S the pos1t1on of both the C1ty Attorney and
the Clty Manager that the City should rema1n neutral with respect
to the Jonathan Club's appl1cat1on for a Coastal Permit.
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Settlement Agreement negotiat1ons 1t was expressly understood
that the Coastal CommlSS1on would exerClse lndependent reVlew of
any remodel1ng plan proposed by the Jonathan Club, and ~n the
Clty ~ttorney's and Clty Manager's opinlcn, 1t 15 therefore un-
necessary for the C1ty to comment on the Jonathan Club's Coastal
Perm1t.
Prepared by: Paul J. Sllvern, Dlrector of Planning
Suzanne Frick, ASs1stant Planner
Plannlng and Zon1ng Dlvislon
Communlty and Econom1c Development Department
Attachment: Draft Letter to Coastal Commiss1on
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CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DEP AR Tl'dl:.NT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
. PLANNING AND ZONING DIVISION
CITY HALL, 1685 JfAIN STREET, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90401-3295 . PHONE (213) 393-9975, EXT 341
Callfornla Coastal Commission
631 Howard Street, 4th Floor
San Franclsco, CA 94105
February 26, 1985
Dear Coromlssion Members:
On January 7, 1985 the Santa Monica Plannlng CommlSSlon approved
a Development ReVlew appl1catlon to perm1t the remodel and add1-
tion of 13,664 square feet to the Jonathan Club beach facility
located at 850 Pallsades Beach Road. Included 1n the proposal
was the expanSlon of club parklng onto the State-owned pUblic
parkl.ng lot located to the south, the relocation of two paddle
tennls courts at the westerly property llne, and the expanslon of
club park1ng and use on three parcels as def1ned in the Settle-
ment Agreement. As a result of the Settlement Agreement between
the Cl ty of Santa Mon1ca, the State Lands Comm1ssion, and the
Jonathan Club, portlons of the proJect governed by the Agree~ent
were not subject to Plann1ng COmIDlssion reVlew and therefore not
evaluated wlth respect to coastal aCCess issues.
The project as rev1ewed by the P1ann1ng COffiIIl1SS10n conforms to
the Santa Mon1ca Mun1c1pal Code requlrements pertalning to the R-
4 dlstrict and was therefore approved on that baS1S. In a sepa-
rate motlon after project approval, the Planning Cornmiss1on voted
to forward a letter urging State Coastal Commission considerat~on
of the following issues Wh1Ch May result from approval of this
project:
o Potentlal confllcts with Coastal Land Use policles
wlthln Chapter 3 of the Callfornia Coastal Act of 1976
relating to public access and recreational opportunities
WhlCh may be permanently impacted as a result of th1S
proJect.
o Alteration of the sandy beach area and lts impact on the
future utilizatlon of the northern portion of Santa
Monica State Beach for publlC recreatlonal land uses.
o Elimlnatlon of publ1C parklng facllltles and future ac-
cess to the lot located at the southerly property llne.
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In approv~ng the project, the Santa Monica Plann~ng Cornm1SS1on
did not intend to preJudice the State Coastal Commission's
abili ty to rev~ew those ~ssues not under the purview of the
Plann1ng Commiss1on. In the absence of a Cert1f1ed Local Coastal
Plan, and 1n light of the potent2al confl1cts with Coastal Land
Use pol1c~es under the ]ur1sd1ct1on of the Sate Coastal Comm~s-
sion, the Santa Monica Plann~ng Comm1ss2on respectfully requests
the State Coastal Commission's careful cons1deration of the proj-
ect's cons~stency w~th pub11c access and public recreational land
use polic1es w1thin Chapter 3 of the Californ1a Coastal Act of
1976.
Thank you for your consideration of th1S matter.
S~ncerely,
Penny Perlman, Chairperson
Plann~ng Commiss~on
C1ty of Santa Mon1ca
cc: Nancy Cave, Coastal Program Analyst
Teresa Henry, Planner
Roy Gorman, Chief Legal Counsel
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