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City Council Meeting: October 22, 2019 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2621 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ADDING CHAPTER 8.98 TO REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION
PROJECTS
WHEREAS, construction activity has temporary impacts on surrounding residents,
businesses, and commuters; and
WHEREAS, such impacts may include but are not limited to traffic impacts, parking
impacts, and noise impacts; and
WHEREAS, requiring an applicant for a building permits to submit a
comprehensive Construction Management Plan for review and approval before in
advance will enable the City to work with the applicant to identify impacts proactively
before demolition and construction activity begin; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive Construction Management Plan will also enable
applicants to communicate with potentially impacted residents, businesses, and
commuters in advance of demolition and construction activity.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 8.98 is added as follows:
Chapter 8.98 Construction Management Plan
8.98.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this Chapter is to require submission and approval of Construction
Management Plans for certain construction projects in order to coordinate, communicate,
and manage the temporary effects of construction activity on surrounding residents,
businesses, and commuters in the community.
8.98.020 Construction Management Plan Required.
Prior to issuance of a building permit for any project that meets the criteria set forth
in Section 8.98.030, a Construction Management Plan shall be submitted by the applicant
to the Planning Director or designee and the Planning Director or designee shall approve
that Construction Management Plan if it meets the requirements established pursuant to
Section 8.98.030.
8.98.030 Applicability.
This Chapter shall apply to projects that meet both of the following criteria:
(a) The project includes:
(1) Construction of 7,500 square feet or more of new or additional
nonresidential floor area;
(2) Construction of 16 or more new or additional residential units; or
(3) Construction of 1,000 or more square feet of new or additional
nonresidential floor area within the Downtown Community Plan
area.
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(b)The project entails excavation or hauling by vehicles of dirt or construction
materials to or from the project site that involves closure of or access to the
public right of way, including any public street, roadway, parkway, alley,
sidewalk, or pedestrian path.
8.98.040 Contents of Construction Management Plan.
The Planning Director shall establish the requirements for the contents of a
Construction Management Plan consistent with the purpose set forth in Section 8.98.010.
These contents shall include but not be limited to:
(a)The timeline and method of any demolition;
(b)The timeline for construction;
(c)Anticipated impacts to or closures of public rights of way, including
required permits and temporary traffic control plans related to such
closures and impacts. A separate permit shall be issued by the Director
of Public Works for any work affecting the Public Right of Way pursuant
to Article 7 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code;
(d)The nature and extent of anticipated construction and associated truck,
crane, and/or helicopter activity;
(e)Any anticipated request for construction beyond normally permitted
hours pursuant to Section 4.12.110(e) of this Code;
(f)Proposed construction-period noise measures;
(g)Proposed construction-period security measures;
(h)Proposed construction-period parking plan that minimizes use of public
streets for parking to the greatest extent feasible;
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(i)Contact information for the project developer, architect, contractor(s),
and subcontractor(s);
(j)Contact information for a single individual appointed to communicate
with residents, businesses, and commuters impacted by construction
activity; and
(k)Any other construction period mitigation measures, if required, pursuant
to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code
sections 21000 et seq.), or other applicable laws.
8.98.050 Maintenance of Construction Management Plan.
Following approval by the Planning Director or designee, the Construction
Management Plan shall be kept on the project site and be produced upon request by the
City for the duration of the project construction. The applicant shall submit proposed
revisions or changes to the Construction Management Plan to the Planning Director or
designee for approval prior to implementation of any changes to the construction timeline,
schedule, or scope that will impact the conditions of the surrounding public right-of-way.
8.98.060 Administrative Regulations.
The Planning Director shall have authority to adopt administrative regulations
consistent with the purpose of and to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
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, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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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 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 rega rd 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 in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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LANE DILG
City Attorney
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Approved and adopted this 22nd day of October, 2019.
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G l e a m D a v i s , M a y o r
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2621 (CCS) had its
introduction on October 15, 2019 and was adopted at the Santa Monica City
Council meeting held on October 22, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Morena, McKeown, Himmelrich, Winterer, Jara,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
_____________________________________ _________________
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk Date
A summary of Ordinance No. 2621 (CCS) was duly published
pursuant to California Government Code Section 40806.
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