m-041515CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
APRIL 15, 2015
A continued meeting of the Santa Monica City Council was called to order by Mayor McKeown at 6:35 p.m.,
on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor Kevin McKeown
Mayor Pro Tern Tony Vazquez
Councilmember Gleam Davis
Councilmember Sue Himmelrich
Councilmember Pam O'Connor
Councilmember Terry O'Day
Councilmember Ted Winterer
Also Present: Interim City Manager Elaine Polachek
City Attorney Marsha Jones Moutrie
City Cleric Sarah P. Gorman
CONVENEIPLEDGE On order of the Mayor, the City Council reconvened at 6:35 p.m., with all
members present.
As a continuation of the Study Session presentations and public comments
made to the City Council on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, the Mayor closed the
public hearing and opened Council discussion as follows:
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STUDY SESSION: 4 -A: Study Session on the Draft Zoning Ordinance, Proposed Land
DRAFT ZONING Use and Circulation Element Amendments, Draft LUCE Land Use
ORDINANCE AND LUCE Designation Map Amendments, LUCE Amendments and Designation
Map Appeals, and Draft Official Districting Map - recommendation that
the City Council hold a public hearing study session to review, comment,
and provided preliminary direction on the following: (1) Draft Zoning
Ordinance (Zoning Ordinance Update Redline Public Review Draft, as
modified by the Greenline Changes to Redline Public Review Draft Zoning
Ordinance As Recommended By the Planning Commission on March 4,
2015); (2) Proposed Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE)
Amendments; (3) Draft LUCE Land Use Designation Map Amendments
(112 Parcels as identified in Exhibit A of Attachment K 3); (4) Appeals of
Planning Commission Denials of Specified LUCE Amendments and LUCE
Land Use Designation Map Amendments; (5) Draft Official Districting
Map; (6) Land Use and Zoning Related Provisions (Division 6); and (7)
Initial Study/Negative Declaration (State Clearinghouse #2013121053);
and City Council is further recommended to direct staff to return on May 5,
2015 with a Zoning Ordinance and related provisions for 1" reading, LUCE
amendments, LUCE Land Use Map amendments, and the Official
Districting Map, was presented.
Considerable discussion ensued on topics including, but not limited to:
density calculations, hours and location of child care facilities, development
regulations, and land use regulations.
Determining residential density
Motion by Councilmember Winterer. seconded by Mavor Pro Tem
Vazquez, to approve the staff recommendation to modify the method of
calculating residential density in the R2, R3, and R4 districts so that no
portion of the alley would be used to calculate the area of the site in these
districts.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Winterer, to clarify that this motion is
to give direction to staff to return on May 5 with a revised proposed
ordinance that reflects this change. The amendment was fiiendly to the
seconder.
The Mayor clarified that, unless otherwise specified, all motions on this
item are to give direction to staff to be included in a revised proposed
ordinance that will be brought back to Council and are not to adopt the
code.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
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Council then provided direction on items discussed in the staff report.
Child care and early education facilities in the Rl /OPI
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to give direction to staff to return on May 5 with a revised proposed
ordinance incorporating the staff recommendation allowing child care in RI
with a Conditional Use Permit and modifying the hours in multifamily to
allow activity until 8 p.m.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Motion by Councilmember Davis to give staff direction to return on May 5
with a proposed ordinance incorporating the staff recommendation
maintaining the 100 foot concentration limits for large family day cares.
Substitute motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by
Councilmember Himmehich, to give staff direction to return on May 5 with
a proposed ordinance providing that the large family day care concentration
limits be placed at the 300 foot level recommended by the Planning
Commission.
The substitute motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers Davis, O'Day, O'Connor
ABSENT: None
Existing hotels in r -2 and r -3 districts
Motion by Councilmember Himmehich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Vazquez, to incorporate into the proposed ordinance the staff
recommendation to changing the categorization of existing hotels in the R2
and R3 zoning districts to legal non - conforming uses from permitted uses.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Multi -unit density limitations
Motion by Mayor McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Hinunelrich, to
approve the staff recommendation of maximum unit density as follows: in
R2, the lesser of one unit per 2,000 square feet of parcel area or 4 units
total; in R3, the lesser of one unit per 1,500 square feet of parcel area or 5
units total; in R4, the lesser of one unit per 1,250 square feet of parcel area
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or 6 units total. The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmehich, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Day, O'Connor
ABSENT: None
No story limit for projects with 100% residential use above the ground
floor
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember O'Day, for
staff recommendation of no limitations on the number of stories for any
project that provides 100% residential uses above the ground floor for the
mixed use commercial districts as well as the Oceanfront District, and
would establish a firm cap on the number of stories for all other
development and projects with 100% residential uses above the ground
floor would still be subject to all other development standards, including
established standards for discretionary review. The motion was approved
by a unanimous voice vote, with all members present.
Conditional Use Permit requirements for office uses
Motion by Councilmember Himmehich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Vazquez, to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation that all new
medical and dental offices, general offices, and creative offices, in newly
constructed buildings within the commercial and mixed -use corridor
districts, must obtain conditional use permits. The motion was approved by
a unanimous voice vote, with all members present.
Development on multiple parcels
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
that staff should return with a revised proposed ordinance for our review
that incorporates the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff report
and further directing staff to look harder at neighborhoods with existing
smaller parcels.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Davis, to direct staff to examine the
Pasadena example of working with courtyard housing in this context. The
motion was friendly to the maker.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Tier 2 community benefits
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Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to preliminarily approve staff's recommendation as discussed in the staff
report with the exception of directing staff to consider a formulation that
would require 10 or 15% or an alternative number of three bedroom units,
and that overall for all the units provided within the project, the average
number of bedrooms for all units be 1.5 or another number staff believes
that achieves the desired unit mix.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Winterer, to direct staff to examine
permit waiver from standards for extraordinary circumstances, such as lot
dimensions. The motion was friendly to the maker and seconder.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Winterer, to have staff further explore
the idea of historic preservation community benefit offsite by preserving
courtyard housing. The motion was friendly to the maker and the seconder.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to direct staff to re- examine the affordable housing production
plan in the context of tier 2 community benefits and return with
recommendations, and to direct staff to look at the potential for directing
monies accumulated through the Tier 2 program back into the
neighborhoods where the projects occur and that staff evaluate whether that
is possible or desirable and if it is possible and desirable, that staff propose
methodology to do so. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice
vote, with all members present.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to direct staff to pursue new nexus studies to review fees
going forward.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Winterer, to review feasibility, as
opposed to only pursuing new nexus studies. The motion was friendly to
the maker and the seconder.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, seconded by Councilmember
Himrneh-ich to look at feasibility regarding fees. The motion was
approved by unanimous voice vote, with all members present.
Leeal nonconformine use provisions
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation to allow a non-
conforming use of a City - Designated Historic Resource to be resumed,
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reestablished, or reopened with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit,
subject to specific findings. The motion was approved by a unanimous
voice vote, with all members present.
Parking, loading, circulation standards
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez,
to modify the proposed ordinance by reducing the transit radius in a mixed
use transportation district from %2 mile to '/4 mile, have maximum parking
amounts but with the opportunity for a Conditional Use Permit or variance
to exceed the maximum parking amounts for public and private use
parking, allow but not require unbundling, and adopt increased
Transportation Demand Management measures as recommended by staff.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Winterer, to create a process by
which a person within the '/4 - %2 radius may apply for the '/2 radius with an
appropriate parking study.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Day, O'Connor
ABSTAIN: None
Auto dealer standards
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
report, and increase the threshold for discretionary review for Tier 1
expansion on existing auto use commercial lots up to 25,000 feet and
allowing an additional .25 area ratio for Tier 1 expansions.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Winterer, O'Day, O'Connor,
Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmember Himmelrich
ABSENT: None
Medical marijuana dispensaries
Motion by Mayor McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Winterer, to
preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
report.
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Motion to amend by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, to ask staff to evaluate the
locations suggested. The motion to amend was friendly to the maker and
seconder.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Davis, to consider distance between
the dispensaries. The motion to amend was friendly to the maker and
seconder.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Winterer, Himmehich, Davis,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day
ABSENT: None
Major modifications for landmarks /structures of merit
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to preliminarily support the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
report.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Winterer, O'Day, O'Connor,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmember Himmelrich
ABSENT: None
Neighborhood overlay
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to preliminarily support the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
report. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all
members present.
LUCE amendments 1 -5
Staff direction was provided preliminarily approving the staff
Councilmember O'Day was recommendation as discussed in the staff report.
excused at 9:49 p.m.
Negative declaration
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Councilmember O'Day Vazquez, to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as discussed in
returned to the meeting at the staff report.
9 :52 p. m.
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The motion was approved with a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present excepting Councilmember O'Day.
Councilmember Himmelrich
uvas excused at 10:07p. m. LUCE Amendment concerning 3 foot height bonus in NC
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to preliminarily recommend to staff to not include the three foot
Neighborhood Commercial height bonus in the draft zoning ordinance.
The motion was approved with a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present excepting Councilmember Himmelrich.
Councilmember Himmelrich LUCE amendments concerning landmarks/structures of merit
returned to the meeting at consideration
10:08 p.m.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember O'Day, to
preliminarily approve staff and Planning Commission recommendations as
discussed in the staff report.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present and Councilmember Himmelrich abstaining.
LUCE amendments regarding Wilshire Boulevard activity centers
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to preliminarily approve removal of the activity centers from
Wilshire Boulevard.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Winterer, Himmelrich, Davis,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmember O'Connor, Councilmember O'Day
ABSENT: None
Amendment removing Tier 3 from the Mixed -Use Boulevard (MUB)
land use designation with selected exceptions
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember O'Day, to
preliminarily allow only Tier 3 for 100 percent housing above the first
floor, only on parcels that do not currently have housing, have a mix of
units like the suggestions in community benefits for Tier 2, and to include
tier 3 for landmarks and structures of merit.
Substitute motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, to remove Tier 3 from
the mixed use boulevard designation other than for 100% affordable
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housing and structures of merit and landmarks, with no exceptions.
Substitute motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by
Councilmember Winterer, to preliminarily remove Tier 3 from the mixed
use boulevard designation other than for 100% affordable housing and
structures of merit and landmarks, including the staff recommended
exceptions other than Fourth Street between 1 -10 and Pico Boulevard.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, Winterer, Mayor Pro Tern
Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers Davis, O'Day, O'Connor
ABSENT: None
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez made a statement of personal privilege:
Amendment removing Tier 3 from the Mixed -Use Boulevard Low
(MUBL) land use designation with selected exceptions
Motion by Councilmember Himmelricb, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Vazquez, to preliminarily remove Tier 3 from the mixed use boulevard low
land use designation excepting 100% affordable housing and landmark or
structure of merit.
The motion failed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Himmelrich, Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez,
Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day, Winterer, Davis
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Winterer. seconded by Mavor McKeown, to
preliminarily remove Tier 3 from the mixed use boulevard low land use
designation excepting 100% affordable housing and landmark or structure
of merit, with exceptions recommended by staff as described in the staff
report.
The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day, Davis
ABSENT: None
Pico neighborhood zoning district
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Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as
discussed in the staff report.
Councilmember O'Connor
uras excused at 10:53 p.m. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present excepting Councilmember O'Connor.
One year review of zoning ordinance implementation
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation with an additional
provision to, upon return at the one year review, provide a list with a
description of housing types and projects proposed for the boulevards.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present excepting Councilmember O'Connor.
Clarification to the active commercial design standards
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as
discussed in the staff report.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present excepting Councilmember O'Connor.
Land Use and Zoning Designation for the St. Monica Catholic
Councilmember O'Connor Community
returned to Chambers at
10:57p.m. Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez,
to preliminarily change the block that St. Monica currently occupies and
convert it to R3 designation for reasons unrelated to its status as a religious
institution.
Councilmember O'Day made a statement for the record that the use is not
related to the decision.
The motion passed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Winterer, O'Day, O'Connor, Mayor Pro
Tern Vazquez
NOES: Councilmember Himmelrich, Mayor McKeown
ABSENT: None
Deputy City Attorney Barry Rosenbaum clarified for the record that the
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designation in the motion is more appropriately termed medium density
housing. The Council affirmed that it understood this by a unanimous voice
vote, with all members present.
Requirement of Development Agreements for Tier 2 Developments
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to preliminarily no longer require Development Agreements on Tier 2
developments. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with
all members present, and with Councilmember O'Connor abstaining.
Draft land use map amendments
Motion by Councilmember Himmehich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Vazquez, to preliminarily revert the 115 parcels that were originally
residential and became commercial on the map, including parcels on
Second Street, to revert to residential.
The motion failed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Himmelrich, Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez,
Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Day, Winterer, Davis
ABSTAIN: Councilmember O'Connor
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to preliminarily revert all 115 parcels to residential, with the exception of
the three parcels on Second Street, which would be addressed in the
Downtown Specific Plan.
The motion was approved by the following vote
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer, O'Day,
O'Connor, Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez
NOES: Mayor McKeown
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich, to preliminarily change the designation at the rear of the
parcel at 1801 Wilshire to low density housing.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O'Day, Winterer, Himmelrich, Davis,
Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
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NOES: Councilmember O'Connor
ABSENT: None
Residential/ commercial adiacencies
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
report.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Live/work
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember O'Connor,
to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
report with regarding to live /work and home occupation.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Staff direction was provided to attempt to make the units affordable to
artists.
Demolition defined
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
repot.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Historic resources
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to preliminarily approve the staff recommendation as discussed in the staff
report with a modification that bed and breakfasts in all residential areas be
only in designated landmarks or structures of historic merit.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
The Council then provided direction on additional topics.
Motion by Mayor McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Himmelrich, to
direct staff to prepare an ordinance regarding short term rentals, and return
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with it at the April 28, 2015 Council meeting.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Davis, to clarify that persons
participating in the shared economy not be subject to eviction. The
amendment was friendly to the maker and seconder.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to direct staff to look at returning with a revised proposed zoning ordinance
amending language to no longer require food to be ordered when alcohol is
ordered in restaurants.
The motion was approved with a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to direct staff to in the future have planning processes for the
neighborhoods that would examine what their needs are and apply other
standards, perhaps including those of the Ocean Park neighborhood, as
applicable. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all
members present.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
to direct staff to explore regulations relating to dancing in businesses on
Main Street. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all
members present.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez,
to direct staff to prepare a Resolution of Intent for the Planning
Commission for Pico Boulevard in the context of the Pico Neighborhood as
a whole. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all
members present.
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to direct staff to prepare an Resolution of Intent for the Planning
Commission to remove the activity center at Ocean Park and Lincoln. The
motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Day, O'Connor
ABSENT: None
Motion by Mayor McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to direct
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staff to explore ways to allow conversion to condominiums for long term
tenancies in common. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice
vote, with all members present.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, for direction to staff to explore issues
regarding encouraging labor and fair wages at hotels and to make every
effort to come up with policies that will avoid residential conversions into
hotels. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all
members present.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich to direct staff to prepare a Resolution of Intent to reconsider
the housing /office ratio in the Bergamot area. The motion was approved by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O'Day, Winterer, Himmelrich, Davis,
Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmember O'Connor
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Vazquez, to modify the proposed ordinance to change development review
thresholds to 7500 square feet for Pico and Mid -City pending development
of the Pico plan.
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, to amend the motion to change
development review thresholds to 7500 square feet until adoption of the
Pico Neighborhood Plan, for the area boundaries indicated in the interim
zoning ordinance map for the Pico neighborhood area and a portion of Mid -
City. The amendment was accepted as friendly to the seconder.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, to override previous direction and
direct staff to return with a proposal to change all development review
thresholds in neighborhoods potentially covered by the Pico neighborhood
plan to 7500 square feet. The amendment was friendly to the seconder.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer,
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Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day
ABSENT: None
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Vazquez, to direct staff to amend the language of page 3.111 concerning
alcohol exemption zoning conformance permits to require that all
restaurants over 50 seats obtain Conditional Use Permits as was in the prior
code.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Himmehich, to direct staff to revise
the proposal so that administrative approvals of alcohol licenses in
restaurants over 50 seats should be appealable to the Planning Commission.
The motion was friendly to the seconder.
The motion was approved by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmembers O'Day, O'Connor
ABSENT: None
Motion by Mayor McKeown, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, to
modify the proposal to permit adjustment of a grandparented hedge only if
the neighbor agrees and if there is a substantive change in the neighboring
Councilmember O'Day was property adjacent to the hedge.
excused at 12:51 a. in.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Davis, to direct staff to consider a cap
on hedge height. The amendment was approved as friendly by the maker
and seconder. The motion was approved by unanimous voice vote, with all
members present.
Councilmember O'Day
returned to Chambers at Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
12:57 a. m. Vazquez, to direct staff to review the issue of not requiring accessory
structures to be smaller than the principal structure. The motion was
approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members present.
Motion by Mavor McKeown. seconded by Councilmember Himmelrich, to
direct staff to review the issue of not defining corporations as persons
within the zoning code. The motion was approved by a unanimous voice
vote, with Councilmember O'Day absent and Councilmember O'Connor
abstaining and all other members present.
Councilmember O'Day was Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Mayor McKeown, to
excused from the meeting at direct staff to review the issue in the future of whether decks in single
1:02 a.m. family residences should count towards density. The motion was approved
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by a unanimous voice vote, with Councilmember O'Day absent and with
Councilmember O'Connor abstaining, and all other members present.
Motion by Councilmember Himmeh•ich, to direct staff that when a street is
counted as part of the parcel area for floor area ratio purposes, it is
disclosed in the development documents or staff report.
The motion failed for lack of a second.
Motion by Councilmember Himmelrich, seconded by Mayor McKeown, to
direct staff to review within the code how front setbacks are defined. The
motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with Councilmember
O'Day absent and with Councilmember O'Connor abstaining.
Motion by Mayor McKeown, seconded by Councilmember Winterer, to
direct staff to continue efforts reviewing how auditory accommodations are
included in the zoning code and building code, and to consider inclusion of
auditory accommodations in the annual budget.
Motion to amend by Councilmember Davis, to provide direction to staff to
continue to explore accommodations for persons with visually and hearing
impairments and to explore accommodations for the visually and hearing
impaired in Council Chambers in the budget process. The motion was
friendly to the maker and seconder.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present excepting CouncilmemberO'Day .
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember
Himmelrich to direct staff to review the issue of park size.
AYES: Couneilmembers Winterer, Himmelrich, Davis,
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: Councilmember O'Connor
ABSENT: Councilmember O'Day
Motion by Councilmember Davis, seconded by Councilmember Winterer,
to direct staff to reconsider and reduce the Conditional Use Permit
threshold for retail on Wilshire, in an attempt to reduce the opportunity for
big box stores on Wilshire. The motion was approved by a unanimous
voice vote, with all members present excepting Councilmember O'Day.
COUNCILMEMBER 13 -A: Recommendation to accept Carter C. Rubin's resignation from
DISCUSSION ITEMS: the Housing Commission and authorize the City Clerk to publish the
HOUSING COMMISSION vacancy, was presented.
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Member of the public Denise Barton commented on this item.
Councilmember O'Connor
tivas excused from the meeting Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Councilmember Davis,
at 1:40 a. m. to accept the resignation with regret.
The motion was approved by a unanimous voice vote, with all members
present excepting Councilmembers O'Connor and O'Day.
SISTER CITY 13 -B: Request of Mayor McKeown that the Council authorize the use
CELEBRATION of Council travel funds for attendance at the 40th Annual Sister City
partnership celebration August 11th through 17th in Fujinomiya,
Japan, for the purpose of continuing our long- standing cultural ties
with Santa Monica's third sister city, was presented.
No members of the public spoke on this item.
Motion by Councilmember Winterer, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern
Vazquez, to approve the recommendation. The motion was approved by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Winterer
Mayor Pro Tern Vazquez, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers O'Connor, O'Day
PUBLIC INPUT: Members of the public Denise Barton and People of California commented
on various local issues.
ADJOURNMENT On order of the Mayor, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 1:52
a.m. in memory of Richard Dysart.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Sarah P. Gorman Kevin McKeown
City Clerk Mayor
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