SR-04-24-1979-7E7~
Santa Monica, California, April 18, 1979
TO: The Mayor and City Council
FROM: The City Staff
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SUBJECT: Appeal, Tentative Tract No. 36646, 11 Unit Condominium
Conversion, 3219 Colorado Avenue, R2, Sotiri Anastasiadis
Introduction
This is an appeal from the determination of the City Planning
Commission in denying a Tentative Tract Map for a condominium
conversion.
Background
On December 20, 1978 the applicant filed a Tentative Tract Map
to convert a 4 year old 11 unit apartment to condominiums. The
matter came before the City Planning Commission on March 19th for
consideration and following a public hearing it was opposed by
several tentants-and was denied partially on the basis of lack
of tenant notification. The vote to deny was 5 to 1 with one
absence. It was subsequently discovered that failure to notify
the tenants of the hearing was the fault of the Planning Depart-
ment rather than the applicant and the matter was submitted to
the Planning Commission for possible reconsideration on April 2,
1979. At this meeting a motion for reconsideration lost for lack
of a second leaving the previous denial in effect. The applicant
has now appealed to the City Council.
Alternatives
The Santa Monica Subdivision Ordinance provides that the City
Council may affirm, reverse or modify any determination of the
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Mayor and City Council
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Planning Commission in the matter of a Tract for subdivision
purposes. The Council may therefore grant the appeal and over-
rule the Planning Commission or deny the appeal and let the
Commission's determination stand.
Recommendation
The Planning Commission's decision of April 2, 1979 not to re-
consider clearly indicates that the lack of tenant notice was not
of such substantial importance in their decision that the ap-
lication should be denied as to warrant further consideration.
It is therefore recommended that the appeal should be denied and
the determination of the Planning Commission upheld.
Prepared by: James Lansford
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Tract No. 36646, 3219 Colorado Avenue