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ORDINANCE NO 1065 CCS
C ty Council Series
AN ORDIN CE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AMENDING
SECTIONS 9102 AND 9129Fl OF AND
DELETING SECTIONS 9l29Fla l29Flal
AND 9129Fl 4 FROM THE SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO OFF STREET
PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND THE DEFINITION
OF ADJUSTED FLOOR AREA
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 Section 9102 of the Santa Monica
Mun cipal Code s hereby amended to include a def n t on of
adJusted floor area following the deflnit on of excessory
livlng quarters and prior to the defin t on of admlnistrator
wh ch definltlon shall read and be as follows for the purpose
of Chapter 1 Article 9 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
and for such purpose shall be construed as here n set forth
unless t s apparent from the context that a dlfferent mean ng
s intended
AdJusted floor area is the net
floor space in a structure and shall
include restrooms lounges kitchens
partlt ons storage areas interlor and
exterior hallways and corridors and
the like but shall not lnclude exterlor
and load bearlng walls sta rways and
sta rwells elevators and shafts
SECTION 2 Section 9129Fl of the Santa Monica
Munic pal Code s hereby amended and shall read as follows
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Hospitals Sanitariums Rest
Homes Board and Care Facilities One 1
space for each two 2 beds or fractlon
thereof
In the computation of the total
parking spaces required for any buildlng
site fractlonal space shall be resolved
to the next whole number
B COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
Resldentlal Uses The same
requirements as that for the Resldential
Dlstrlcts shall apply
CA CP C2 C3 C4 For buildings
or additlons up to elght thousand 8 000
sq ft of adjusted floor area one 1
sq ft of parklng area for each sq ft of
adJusted floor area or one 1 space for
each three hundred 300 sq ft of adjusted
floor area
For buildings or additions in excess
of eight thousand 8 000 sq ft of adJusted
floor area one 1 space for each three hundred
300 sq ft of adjusted floor area
Exceptlons
Bowling Alleys Four 4 spaces
per alley
Restaurants
Drive In Restaurants One 1 space
p r one hundred 100 sq ft of adjusted
floor area
Food Markets in excess of five
thousand 5 000 sq ft one 1 space per
one hundred fifty 150 feet of adjusted
floor area
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Churches One 1 space per
ten 10 f1xed seats or one 1 space
per eighty 80 sq ft of floor area in
places of assembly if no fixed seats
Theatres Dance Halls Convention
Centers Meeting Halls and Places of Assembly
One 1 space per four 4 f1xed seats or
one 1 space per e1ghty 80 sq ft of
floor area 1n places of assembly 1f no
fixed seats
Trade Schools and Business
COlleges One I space per one hundred f1fty
ISO sq ft of adjusted floor area
Schools Elementary Ten 10
spaces plus one 1 addit10nal space per
classroom
Jun10r High Ten 10 spaces plus
one add1t1onal space per classroom
High School Ten 10 spaces plus
f1fteen 15 additional spaces per classroom
Colleges Ten 10 spaces plus
thirty 30 addit10nal spaces per classroom
C INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Ml and M2
Industr1es One 1 space per three
hundred f1fty 3S0 sq ft of adjusted floor area
Warehouses and Storage BU1ld1ngs
One 1 space per one thousand 1 000 sq ft
of gross floor area
Mortuar1es One 1 space per five
5 f1xed seats or one 1 space per forty 40
sq ft of floor area 1n places of assembly if
no fixed seats
Commercial Uses Requirements for
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commercial uses shall be the same as the
requirements for commercial d1stricts
C CHANGE OF USE
Noth1ng in this sect10n shall
preclude a bU1ld1ng or structure from being
changed or converted to another use hav1ng
the same or a lower parking requirement
but such bU1ld1ng or structure shall not
be changed or converted to any use having
a higher park1ng requirement unless addit10nal
parking spaces equal to the higher requ1rements
are provided such spaces to meet all other
requirements of this chapter
SECTION 3 Sect10n 9l29Fla of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code is hereby deleted and repealed in its entirety
SECTION 4 Sect10n 9129Flal is hereby deleted
and repealed in its entirety
SECTION 5 Sect10n 9129Fla4 of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code 1S hereby deleted and repealed in its entirety
SECTION 6 The C1ty Council of the C1ty of Santa
Monica finds that the Planning Commission of the City of
Santa Monica has held a public hearing on April 4 1977
regarding the changes made by th1S ordinance
SECTION 7 The C1ty Counc1l of the City of
Santa Mon1ca f1nds that the changes made by this ordinance
are consonant with and compelled by public necessity public
convenience general welfare and good zon1ng practice
SECTION 8 Any prOV1S1ons of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent herewith
to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further are
hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the prov1sions of this ord1nance
SECTION 9 If any section subsection sentence
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clause or phrase of th s ordinance is for any reason held
to be nvalld or unconstltutional by a decision of any court
of competent jurlsdict on such dec slon shall not affect
the valid ty of the rema ning port ons of the ordinance The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance and each and every section subsect on sentence
clause or phrase not declared invalld or unconst tutlonal
SECTION 10 The Mayor shall sign and the City
Clerk shall attest to the passage of this ordinance The
Clty Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
offlcial newspaper w thin f fteen 15 days after 1ts adoptlon
The ordinance shall become effective after thirty 30 days
from its adoptlon
ADOPTION and APPROVED thlS 9th day of August
1977 J
MJIYOR
ATTEST
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CITYI CLFRKrbrATEOFCALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES S5
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
I do hereby cert fy that the foregoing ordinance was
duly and regularly lntroduced at a meeting of the Clty Counc l
on the 2 h day of Juty 1977 that thereafter the
sald ordinance was duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council
on the 9th day of August 1977 by the follow ng
vote of the Councl1
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