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City Council Meeting: 5-25-2010 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2312 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 9.04.08.35.050 AND
9.04.08.34.060 TO MODIFY THE ALLOWABLE HEIGHT FOR EXISTING SOLID
WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS, MATERIAL RECOVERY FACILITIES, AND PUBLIC
UTILITIES SERVICE CENTERS, OR THEIR IMPROVEMENT THERETO, IN THE M1
AND LMSD ZONING DISTRICTS AND TO EXEMPT THESE FACILITIES, OR THEIR
IMPROVEMENT THERETO, FROM THE BUILDING VOLUME ENVELOPE
REQUIREMENTS OF SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.04.10.02.040.
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance currently limits the height of buildings in the
M1 zone to 30 feet with exceptions for certain artist studios .and school-related
recreational facilities to reach 45 feet in height; and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance currently limits the height of buildings in the
LMSD zone to 30 feet with exceptions for certain schools and entertainment-related
facilities to reach 45 feet in height; and
WHEREAS, on October 13, 2009; the City filed an application for a text
amendmenf to allow the proposed Self Haul Facility and Materials Recovery Facility to
reach a height of up to 45 feet in the M1 zone; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2009, Southern California Disposal ("SCD") filed an
application for a text amendment to allow the proposed SCD addition to reach a height
of up to 35 feet in the LMSD zone; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed text amendments are consistent in principle with the
goals, objectives, policies, land uses, and programs specified in .the adopted .General
Plan, in that Land Use Element Objective 1.9 for the Industrial Conservation District
seeks to !'preserve existing and accommodate future' industrial and manufacturing use,
particularly to provide employment for the low-skill and entry-level segment of the Santa
Monica workforce." The improvement and continued use of the City Transfer Station
and the expansion and continued use of the SCD transfer station will ensure the
preservation of the existing industrial uses at these locations and employment for the
current workforce; and
WHEREAS, the public health, safety, and general welfare require the adoption of
the proposed amendments, in that the proposed .amendments will allow for the
improvement of the existing City Transfer Station facility and enclose the various
operations that are currently conducted outdoors in unenclosed areas and the
expansion of the existing SCD transfer .station building at its existing The additional
building height will enable the facilities to accommodate certain trucks and equipment
allowing municipal solid waste- and recyclable materials to be more efficiently
processed. The diversion of recyclable materials from the waste stream contributes to
creating a more sustainable City, and by providing an improved central location for the
efficient transfer of construction and demolition debris, green waste, and food waste
from both city collection trucks, private haulers, contractors, and residents, the amount
of solid waste being delivered to local landfills from the City can be reduced. The City
Transfer Station will also allow waste and debris at the site that was previously out in
open air ` to be contained within confined and enclosed areas, limiting impacts
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associated to noise and odors among others. The SCD transfer station addition will
also continue to allow waste and debris at the site to be contained within a confined and
enclosed area; and
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2010, the Planning Commission reviewed and
recommended the proposed text amendments,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.04.08.35.050 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.35.050 Property development standards.
All property in the Light Manufacturing and Studio
District shall be developed in accordance with the following
standards:.
(a) Maximum Building Height. The maximum
building height shall be two stories, not to exceed thirty feet,
except:
(1) 'The following projects may have a maximum
height of four stories, forty-five feet:
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(A) Projects involving the expansion of public or
private elementary and secondary schools (Grades K
through 12) existing prior to September 8, 1988;
(B) Entertainment-related facilities including
sound stages, movie :studios, editing facilities, post-
.production facilities, set construction facilities and special
effects facilities;
(C) Theaters.
(2) Existing solid waste transfer stations, material
recovery facilities, and public utility service centers, or their
improvement thereto, may have a maximum height of two
stories, 35 feet. Such existing structures, or their
improvement thereto, shall'be exempt from the building
volume envelope. 'requirements set forth in Section
9.04.10.02.040.
(3) There shall be no limitation on the number of
stories of any detached parking structure so long as the
height does not exceed the number of feet permitted in the
district.
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(b) Maximum Floor Area Ratio. Maximum floor
area ratio shall be 1.0, except the following projects may
have a floor area ratio of 1.5:
(1) Projects involving the expansion of public or
private elementary and secondary schools (Grades K
through 12) existing prior to September 8, 1988;
(2) With approval of a development review
permit, projects .including artist studios, provided the
additional .5 floor area ratio is devoted to artist studio use,
and the commercial square footage does not exceed 1.0
floor area ratio.
(c) Minimum Lot Size. The minimum lot size shall
be fifteen thousand square feet, each lot shall contain a
minimum depth of one hundred fifty feet and a minimum
~,vidth of one hundred feet, except that lots existing on the
effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter shall
not be subject to this requirement
(d) Front Yard Setback. All landscaping shall be
in accordahce with the provisions of Part 9.04.10:04 of this
Code.
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(e) Rear Yard Setback. No rear yard setback
shall be required except:. ,
(1) Where the rear parcel line abuts a residential
district, a rear yard equal to:
5' + (stories "lot width)
50'
shall be re:~uired.
The required rear-yard may be used for parking or
loading to within five feet of the rear parcel lihe, provided the
parking or loading does not extend above the first floor level
and provided that a wall not less than five feet or more than
six feet in height is erected and maintained along the rear
commercial parcel line. Access shall be permitted to cross
perpendicularly the required rear yard, provided the driveway
does not 'exceed the minimum width permitted for the
parking area. A required rear yard shall not be used for
commercial purposes;
(2) Such- rear yard setback as is necessary to
accommodate landscaping and screening for a rear yard
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buffer required pursuant to the provisions of Part 9.04.10.04
of this Code.
(f) Side Yard Setback. No side yard setback shall
be required except:
(1) Where the interior side parcel line abuts a
residential district, an interior side yard equal to:
5' + (stories "lot width)
50'
shall be required.
"fhe interior side yard may be used for parking or
loading no closer than five feet to the interior side property
line, provided the parking or Loading does not extend above
the first floor level and provided a wall not less than five feet
or more than six feet in height is erected and maintained
along the side commercial parcel line: A required interior
side yard shall not be used for access or for commercial
purposes;
(~) Such side yard setback as is needed to
accommodate landscaping required for a street side yard,
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landscape buffer and screening pursuant to the provisions of
Part 9.04.10.04 of this Code.
(3) For portions of buildings that contain windows,
doors, or other openings into the interior of the building, a
ten-foot setback from an interior property line shall be
required. An interior side yard setback of less than ten feet
shall be permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building Code
related to fire-rated opehings ih side yards are satisfied,
(g) Building Stepback. Building stepbacks shall
be provided pursuant to the requirements of Section
9.04.10.02.040, unless the Architectural Review Board finds
that modification or elimination of this requirement will not be
detrimental to the property, adjoining properties, or ,the
general area in which the property is located and the
objectives of the stepback requirement are satisfied by the
provision of alternative stepbacks or other building features
which redace effective mass to a degree comparable to
ather relevant standards.
(h) Olympic Boulevard Setback. Buildings shall
be setback a minimum of twenty feet from Olympic
Boulevard.
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(i) Development Review. Except for projects
listed in Section 9.04.10.14:050, a development review
permit is required for any development of more than seven
thousand five hundred square feet of floor area, for any
development with rooftop parking, and for projects which
include artist studios with a 1.5 floor area ratio, provided the
additional 0.5 floor area ratio is devoted to artist studio use,
and the commercial square footage does not exceed 1.0
floor area ratio: Square footage devoted to residential use
shall be reduced by fifty percent when calculating whether a
development review permif is required.
SECTION 2. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.04.08.35.050 is hereby
amended to read as follows:
9.04.08:34.060 Property development standards.
All property in the M1 District shall be developed in
accordance with the following standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height. Two stories and
thirty feet or with approval of a development review permit
for one hundred percent affordable artist studios only, three
stories and forty-five feet. For recreational facilities
associated with public or private primary or secondary
schools, two stories and forty-five feet. Existing solid waste
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transfer stations, material recovery facilities, and public utility
service centers, or their improvement thereto, two stories
and forty-five feet. These existing public utility service
centers, solid waste`trarisfeP stations, and material recovery
facilities, or their improvement thereto, shall be exempt from
the building volume envelope requirements set forth in
Section 9;04.10.02.040. Within fifty feet of a residential
district, no portion of any structure shall exceed the
maximum permitted height of the adjoining residential
district. There shall be no limitation on the number of stories
of any detached parking structure so long as the height does
not exceed the number of feet permitted in this Section.
(b) Maximum ;Floor Area Ratio. 1.0 or 1.5 for
development of one hundred percent affordable artist studios
with approval of a development review permit.
(c) Minimum Lot Size. Fifteen thousand square
feet. Each parcel shall contain a minimum depth of one
hundred fifty feet and a minimum width of one hundred feet,
except that parcels existing on the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this Chapter shall not be subject to this
requirement.
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(d) Front Yard Setback. Landscaping as required
pursuant to the provision of Part 9.04.10.04.
(e) Rear Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the rear parcel line abuts a residential
district, a rear yard equal to:
5' + (stories "lot width)..
50'
1-he required rear yard may be used for parking or
loading to within five feet of the rear parcel line provided the
parking or loading does not extend above the first floor level
and provided that a wall not less than five feet or more than
six feet in height is erected and maintained along the rear
commercial parcel line. Access driveways shall be permitted
to cross perpendicularly the required rear yard provided the
driveway does riot exceed the minimum width permitted for
the parking area. A required rear yard shall not be used for
commercial purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping
and screenng for a rear yard buffer required pursuant to the
provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
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(f) Side Yard Setback. None, except:
(1) Where the interior side parcel line abuts a
residential district, an interior side yard equal to:
5' + (stories 'lot width)
50'
The interior side yard may be used for parking or
loading no closer than five feet to the interior side property
line provided the parking or loading does not extend above
the first floor level ahd provided a wall not less than five feet
or more than six feet is erected and maintained along the
side commercial parcel line. A required interior side yard
shall not be used for access or for commercial purposes.
(2) That needed to accommodate landscaping
required for a street side yard; landscape buffer and
screening pursuant to the provisions of Part 9.04.10.04.
(3) A ten-foot setback from an interior property
line shall be required for portions of buildings that contain
windows, doors or other openings into the interior of the
building. An interior side yard less than ten feet shall be
permitted if provisions of the Uniform Building Code related
to fire-rated openings in side yards are satisfied.
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(g) Development Review. Except for projects
listed in Section 9.04.10.14.050, a development review
permit is required for development of more than seven
thousand five hundred square feet of floor area and any
development with rooftop- parking. Square footage devoted
to residential use shall be reduced,by fifty percent calculating
whether a development review permit is required.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the: Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices .
thereto, inconsistent with the .provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary.
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of any competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed this Ordinance, and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
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SECTION 5.The Mayor shall sign .and' the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall be effective 30
days from its adoption.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Approved and adopted this 26th day of May, 2010,E 1
State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
Shriv$r, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 23.12 (CCS) had its introduction on May 11th, 2010, and was
adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on May 25th, 2010, by the
following vote:
Ayes: .Council members: McKeown, Davis, Holbrook, O'Day, Bloom
Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, Mayor Shriver
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: None
A summary of Ordinance No. 2312 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to California
Government Code Section 40806.
ATTEST:
Maria Stewart, City erk