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For Council Mtg.; 8-9-77 _ ~ ,
Santa Monica, California
July 28, 1977
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: Municipal Code Amendments Relating to Floor Area
Introduction
This report transmits the attached ordinance for
second reading and adoption.
Background
The attached ordinance was given a first reading
and public hearing on July 26, 1977.
The attached ordinance adds a definition of adjusted
floor area to the P4uhicipal Code, and amends Section 9129F,
relating to parking requirements to substitute the words
"adjusted floor area" (as defined by the attached ordinance)
for the words "gross floor area'." The attached ordinance
further deletes the provisions of the Municipal Code relating
to the authority of the Zoning Administrator to modify such
parking requirements.
Copies of the previous staff reports are attached
for informational purposes.
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Alternative Solutions
Not applicable.
Recommendation
It is respectfully recommended gnat the City
Council introduce the attached ordinance for first reading
and adopt the same.
Prepared by: Richard L. Knickerbocker, .City Attorney
Samuel I. Streichman, Assistant City Attorney
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CA 77-93 RLK:SIS~'ak
For Council L-4tg: ,./26/77
Santa Monica, California
July 13; 1977 r,
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SUBJECT;.-Municipal Code. Amendments $elating)to_Floor Area
Introduction
-This report transmits the .attached ordinance-for
first reading and public. hearing..
Background.
The. City Council. directed ths'office to prepare
the attached ordinance at-its meeting of June 28, 1977,
in conformity with the recommendation of the Planning
Commission of April 4, 1977.
The attached ordinance adds a definition of adjusted.
floor area £o the Municipal Gode, and-amends Section 9129F,
relating to parking requirements to substitute the words
"adjusted floor area" (as defined by the attached ordinance)
for the words "gross floor area." ..The attached ordinance
further deletes the provisions of the Municipal. Code relating
to the authority of the Zoning Administrator to mod3fysuch
parking requirements.
A copy of the previous staff report is attached
for informatonal_purposes.
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Santa t~ionica, California, May 16, 1977
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I TO: Mayor and City .Council
FROM: City Staff
SiIBJF'CT: Planning Commission Recommendations for Definition
of Floor Area
Introduction
This report transmits the Planning Commission`s recommendation
that the Zoning Ordinance be amended to include a definition
of adjusted floor area and substitute this term in lieu of the
-present term, gross floor area, in computing parking for com-
mercialand industrial buildings. It also eliminates certain'
sections relating to authority of the Zoning Administrator.
Background
The Zoning Ordinance provides that commercial and. industrial
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buildings be computed on the basis of gross floor area. As
}r thew is no definition of gross floor. area, its exact meaning
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was recently questioned. In order to-avoid future uncertainty'
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{. o£-the area. of a building to be computed. for parking purposes, '
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~ the Commission .recommends that in .lieu. of the term gross floor
urea,-'the phase,_adjusted floor area be used and officially de-
fined-as:follows:.
ADJUSTED FLOOR AREA. Adjusted Floor Area refers to
net .floor space in a structure including restrooms,
lounges, kitchens, partitions, storage areas, in-
'' terior and exterior hallways and corridors and the
ii like but not including exterior and load bearing walls,
~~ stairways and stairyrells, elevators and shafts.
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The Commission further recommends that Section 97.2'9P, setting
.'forth the: parking requirements for commercial and industrial
.buildings,be amended to reflect adjusted floor area rather than
the present _gross floor area.
The effect of this :change would be a.slight increase in the.
parking for some comnerciaL and industrial buildings since hall-
ways and .corridors would now be counted as. floor area.. Past
interpretations have excluded interior corridors and ha11~•~ays.
from computation.
A third recommendation is removal of Sections 9129F1a through
9129F1a4 which would allow the Zoning .Administrator to reduce
parking requirements without a public hearing or notificationr
These sections have never been used, are contrary to'good zoning -
_practice and the puhlid interest and should be eliminated. The
variance procedures provide ample means for reducing parking re-
quirements in the event that it: is necessary or justified,
Alternatives
Section 9149C3 provides that the-City Council may, by prdinarce,
effect such .amendment, or any portion thereof, recommended by
the Planning Commission. The Council, therefore, has the alterna-
fives of rejecting any part of the Commission's recommendations.
Recommendation -
In view of .theimgrovements tp be accomplished by the proposed
changes, it is respectfully recommended that the City .Council
accept the recommendations of the Commission and direct the City
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