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City Council Meeting: 08 -13 -13 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2434 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING THE CITY'S OFFICIAL DISTRICTING MAP TO CHANGE THE ZONING
DESIGNATION FOR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3402 PICO
BOULEVARD FROM R2 TO C2
WHEREAS, the property at 3402 Pico Boulevard is comprised of an 88,841
square foot parcel located adjacent to the Santa Monica Freeway that is zoned both C2
Neighborhood Commercial and R2 Low Density Multiple Family Residential; and
WHEREAS, an existing commercial building and parking lot for this building
currently straddles the two zoning designations; and
WHEREAS, although this property is zoned residential (R2) and commercial
(C2), the 2010 LUCE designates the entire site as Mixed Use Boulevard Low, a
commercial designation, to reflect the existing legal, nonconforming commercial
conditions; and
WHEREAS, the property owner has filed an application, accompanied by a
petition of at least 50 persons who are either property owners or tenants within the City,
proposing to re -zone an approximately 39,000 square foot portion of the site from R2 to
C2 to reflect its LUCE designation; and
WHEREAS, the re- zoning of a portion of the site would also accurately reflect
its current commercial condition; and
WHEREAS, this application would allow the property ownerto continue to use
the existing office building and re -zone a residential portion of the site along the
freeway for commercial use, thereby responding to community concerns regarding
constructing residential uses adjacent to the freeway; and
WHEREAS, no new development project is currently proposed for the subject
site as part of this zone change; and
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2013, the Planning Commission conducted a public
hearing on the proposed zone change and unanimously voted to recommend
approval of the proposed zone change to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the proposed districting map is consistent in principle with the
goals, objectives and policies of the General Plan as itwould correct an inconsistency
between the LUCE and zoning designation and would reflect current property use;
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WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) in that
it can been seen with certainty that there is no possibility the proposed districting map
amendment may have a significant effect on the environment, since the proposed
amendment is meant to bring zoning standards into compliance with the existing
LUCE land use designation. In addition, no new development project is currently
proposed for the subject site as part of this zone change and the development
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standards for the C2 Neighborhood Commercial District and R2 Low Density Multiple
Family Residential District would authorize similarly sized projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Official Districting Map of the City is hereby amended to the
extent set forth in Exhibit "A." Except as modified by this Exhibit "A," the existing
Official Districting Map of the City remains unaltered.
SECTION 2. 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 3. 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.
SECTION 4. 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
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in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall be
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Exhibit "A" — 3402 Pico Blvd. Districting Map
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Approved and adopted this 13th day of August, 2013.
'am O'Connor, Mayor
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I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 2434 (CCS) had its introduction on July 23, 2013,
and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on August 13,
2013, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, Vazquez, Winterer
Mayor Pro Tern O'Day, Mayor O'Connor
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
A summary of Ordinance No. 2434 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to
California Government Code Section 40806.
ATTEST:
Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk