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City Council Meeting 10-27-81 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 6385
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA OF ITS
INTENTION TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE
LAND USE ORDINANCE RELATING TO VARIOUS
DISTRICTS AND ESTABLISHING INTERIM GUIDELINES
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
1ntention to in1t1ate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the C2 Neighborhood Commerc1al D1strict as follows:
(a) Eliminate office use as permitted use in the C2
district unless the development is mixed with community
oriented commercial or residential uses.
(b) Residential uses shall be permitted except at the
ground floor street frontage.
(c) Rezone the following C4 zoned areas to C2 to
reflect the current uses 1n these areas and to protect their
current neighborhood commercial function:
(1) wilshire Boulevard between 12th and 16th
Streets.
(2) Broadway between 7th Court and 9th Street.
(3) Lincoln Boulevard between Santa Monica
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Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. (Special concern should be
given to the appropriateness of this proposal.)
(4) Santa Monica Boulevard between Chelsea
Avenue and Princeton Street.
(5) Pico Boulevard between 31st Street and 34th
Street.
(d) Artists' studios, craft shops, and/or artisan-type
manufacturing -- separately or in conjunction with associated
artists' residential usage -- shall be permitted in the C2
district with a conditional use permit.
(e) Only the following uses should be permitted on the
ground floor street frontage of buildings in the C2 district:
(1) Retail stores.
(2) Antique and second-hand stores.
(3) Banks.
(4) Bakerl.es.
(5) Bicycle Shops.
(6) Delicatessens.
(7) Dressmakers.
(8) Drug stores.
(9) Feed and fuel stores.
(10) Film exchange or developing.
(11) Florists, flower and plant nurseries.
(12) Gymnasiums, dance studios.
(13) Ice-cream stores (retail ice cream only).
(14) Laundries, laundromats, dry cleaners.
(15) Medical and dental clinics or laboratories.
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(Laboratories permitted above the first floor only.)
(16) Pet stores, taxidermists.
(17) Print or publishing shops.
(18) Plumbing shops.
(19) Repair shops for household equipment.
(20) Theaters and auditoriums with fewer than 75
seats.
(21) Upholsters' shops.
(22) Wholesale stores where public is invited.
(23) Restaurants with fewer than 50 seats.
(24) Restaurants with 50 seats or more by
condit~onal use permit.
(25) Barber shops/beauty parlors.
(26) Shoe repa~r shops.
(27) Such other uses as the Zoning Administrator
may f~nd to be similar to those listed above and not more
obnoxious to surrounding property.
(f) All new construction must have at least 30% of the
floor area devoted to community oriented commercial uses
and/or resident~al use included ~n the development.
(g) The C2 zoned property owned by the City and
currently used for beach park~ng should be rezoned to a
mun~cipal zone, if it is created, to reflect its current use
and function.
(h) The C2 district shall have a height limit of two
stories and 30 feet or three stories and 35 feet if the
second or th~rd floor is residential.
(i) Park~ng, residential, office, and other non-public
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invited uses may be located on the ground floor street front-
age by a conditional use permit if at least 75% of the ground
floor street frontage on the block is devoted to community
oriented uses. "Community oriented uses" are those uses
which provide commercial goods and services likely to be con-
sumed on a regular basis in the normal life of the adjoining
community.
(j) A single use occupancy or a contiguous, integrated
use in excess of 8,600 square feet of floor area or in excess
of 75 feet of ground floor street frontage should be allowed
only wlth a conditional use permit so that small scale uses
will predominate and so the potential negative impacts of
large scale uses may be mltigated.
(k) Parking requirements should be reduced where it is
shown that spaces may be shared among uses that have compat-
ible hours of operation with appropriate controls and condi-
tions for the llfe of the building.
(1) Any new structure should have provisions for ade-
quate lighting of the alley.
(m) When housing is included in a commercial dlstrict,
the design should be reviewed by the appropriate City
agency.
(n) No demolitlon permit shall be issued until approv-
al has been granted for a replacement structure.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Councll does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
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Land Use Ord1nance to change the text and the district for
the C3 General Commercial District as follows:
(a) The following uses are desirable and should be
encouraged:
(I) Theaters.
(2) Restaurants where dancing and entertainment
are permitted.
(3) Art Galleries.
(4) Bars, saloons, and liquor stores by
conditional use permit only.
(5) Book and record shops.
( 6 ) Coffee houses.
( 7 ) Clubs where dancing and entertainment are
permitted.
( 8 ) Retail (general and neighborhood).
( 9) Open air activities such as markets and
cafes.
(10) Residential uses shall be allowed on all
floors.
(11) Skating rinks.
(12) Other similar uses that attract people to
this area at all times of the day and evening.
(b) The following should also be permitted:
(1) All uses permitted in the C2 district.
(2) Any of the following uses if conducted
within a completely enclosed build1ng:
(A) Offices.
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(B) Billiard parlors, pool halls or
bowling alleys.
(C) Auditoriums.
(D) Bakeries.
(E) Baths, Turkish and the like.
(F) Bird shops, pet stores or
taxidermists.
(G) Catering establishments.
(H) Automatic laundries employing only
automatic washing and/or ironing equipment and dryers similar
to that customarily used in the home for domestic purposes,
except that not more than three such washing machines may
have a capacity of not more than 25 pounds capacity each.
(1) Printing, lithographing, publishing,
blueprinting or photostating.
(J) Repair shops for household equipment.
(K) Trade schools subject to a written
finding by the Zoning Administrator that such school w1ll not
be detrimental to surrounding properties or permitted uses
due to excessive noise, odor, vibration or similar character-
istics.
(L) Upholstering shops, excluding
manufacturers.
(M) Hotels and motels.
(N) Lodges.
(0) Business Colleges.
(P) Music conservatories and music
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instruction.
(Q) Gymnasiums.
(R) Medical and dental clinics and
laboratories.
(S) Notwithstanding other provisions of
this section, multiple dwelling units shall be permitted on
the first floor and above. Standards of the R4 Multiple
Residential District shall apply to the residential portion
of any structure, but not the commercial portion, provided
further that the provisions of Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9129GB shall not apply to any residential uses in the
C3 District.
(T) Exhib~ts of art sponsored by recog-
nized art organizations and/or accredited schools need not be
conducted within enclosed buildings if presented for not more
than two days in any calendar month by anyone group in the
same location.
(3) Automobile parking lots or public garages.
(4) Such other uses as the Zoning Administrator
may find to be similar to those listed above and not more
obnoxious to surrounding property.
(5) Uses incidental to any permitted uses.
(6) Manufactur1ng, assembling, compounding,
processing or treatment of products in conjunction with any
permitted use when located entirely within the same building,
provided that:
(A) All such products or services are sold
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at retail on the premises.
(B) There shall not be more than five per-
sons engaged in the manufacturlng, assembling, compounding,
processing or treatment of products nor shall more than five
persons (exclusive of office, clerical, delivery or similar
personnel) be engaged in laundry, cleaning or catering
establishments and the like.
(C) Such uses, operations or products as
are not detrimental to surrounding properties or permitted
uses due to odor, dust, smoke, noise, vibration or other
causes.
(D) Automobile service stations are
prohibited in the C3 district and must be removed and the
land cleared or changed to some permitted use no later than
15 years from the date automobile stations were first
prohibited.
(c) To reflect its current use and protect its current
function, the area bounded by Santa Monica Boulevard on the
north, 7th Court on the east, Colorado Avenue on the south
and 5th Court on the west should be rezoned to require that
any development be consistent with C3 requirements and con-
tain at least 50% of the gross floor area for residential
uses.
(d) The C3 zoned areas at Marine street and Nielson
Way should be rezoned R4 to protect their current use and
function.
(e) The CP zoned area between 6th and 7th Streets
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should be rezoned c3.
(f) Special development standards apply to the follow-
ing areas:
(1) Ocean Avenue and 2nd Street (West Side):
Two stories, 30 foot height limit, 1.0 times commercially
zoned lot area for floor area and above ground floor parking
and covered non-subterranean parking, and site review with
specific guidelines to be developed as soon as possible
(residential use should be counted at .5 in calculating floor
area) .
(2) Santa Monica Mall: Two stories, 30 foot
height limit, and 1.0 times commercially zoned lot area for
floor area and above ground floor parking and covered
non-subterranean parking (residential use should be counted
at .5 in calculating floor area).
(3) 2nd Street (East Side) and 4th Street (Both
Sides): Three stories, 45 foot height limit, and 1.5 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking <residen-
tial should be counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
(4) All of the C3 District From 4th Court to 7th
Court: Four stories, 56 foot height limit, and 2.0 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking (residen-
tial should be counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
(5) A Development Point System should be
established which may be used to reduce any in-lieu fees and
to preserve existing recreation, residential and social
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services.
(6) While the long term development standards
are being established, the Architectural Review Board should
be directed to encourage pedestrian orientation in building
design.
(7) EX1sting recreation, residential and social
service uses must be replaced in any project that proposes to
remove these uses.
(8) The proposed changes in th1S subdivision (f)
should be cons1dered of lower pr1or1ty by the Planning Com-
mission because these areas are receiving more intensive
consideration by the Commercial and Industrial Task Force.
(g) Parking on the ground level that is covered by a
building should not be permitted at the street frontage of a
property. Uncovered surface parking should be permitted
where needed.
(h) Site review shall be required for any project in
the C3 d1strict on Ocean Avenue.
(i) No demolition permit shall be issued until
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
(j) Site review or development agreements shall be
required for developments 1n excess of 70,000 square feet.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehens1ve
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the C4 H1ghway Cornmerc1al D1strict as follows:
(a) The follow1ng uses will be permitted in the C4
district:
(1) All uses permitted 1n the C3 district.
(2) Ambulance serV1ce.
(3) Auto sales and service (new or used).
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(A) Auto body repair and/or auto paint
shops, provided all work shall be done in a one-hour
fire-resistive building with no openings of any kind in any
wall which is substantially parallel to and within 50 feet of
the exterior boundary of the property and operated as part of
a new car dealership on the same adjoin~ng property.
(4) Boat, trailer, bicycle, motorcycle sales and
service.
(5) Dr1ve-in, drive-through, take-out or fast
food restaurants, subJect to the issuance of a conditional
use permit with the number of similar uses already existing
in the area taken into account.
(A) A drive-in or drive-through restaurant
is one in which customers are served food in their vehicles
and may consume it either on or off the premises.
(B) A take-out restaurant is one in which
customers consume the food purchased off the premises.
(C) A fast food restaurant is one in which
the typical customers purchase and consume their food on the
premises within 30 minutes.
(D) A restaurant may be a combination of
drive-in, drive-through, take-out or fast food type. If
take-out sales are incidental or occasional, the restaurant
shall not be considered a take-out restaurant.
(6) Drive-in theaters.
(7) Emergency clinics.
(8) Equipment rental.
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( 9 ) Plumbing shops.
(10) Print shops.
(11) Restaurants.
(12) Skating rinks.
(13) Tire shops (no retreading).
(14) Trailer courts, trailer parks, mission and
other institutions offering domiciliary care subject to the
issuance of a conditional use permit. For the purposes of
this section umissionsll shall be construed to mean any
religious, quasi-religious or other non-proflt establishments
at which meals and/or lodging are provided.
(15) Wedding chapels.
(16) Feed and fuel stores.
(17) Film exchange or developing.
(18) Automatic ice dispenser of not more than
five ton capacity.
(19) Sign painting shops.
(20) Miniature golf and pitch-and-putt courses.
(21) Secondhand stores or pawn shops excluding
building materials and junk.
(22) Bars by conditional use permit only.
(23) Such other uses as the Zoning Administrator
may find to be similar to those listed above and not more
obnoxious to surrounding property.
(24) Residential uses shall be permitted except
at the ground floor street frontage.
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(25) Uses incidenta to any permitted use.
(26) Exhibits of art sponsored by recognized art
organizations and/or accredited schools need not be conducted
within enclosed buildings if presented for not more than two
days in any calendar month by anyone group in the same
location.
(27) Automobile service stations subject to the
issuance of a conditional use permit, and provided also that
in no event shall such an automobile service station be per-
mItted unless the entire area of the station, exclusive of
building and pump islands, shall be surfaced with a minimum
of two inches of asphaltic concrete or equivalent; and
further, that there be erected and thereafter maintained, a
solid masonry wall not less than five and no more than six
feet in heIght along the common boundary between said station
and any abutting property In a residential district unless
such property in a residential district is, in fact, used for
off-street parking.
(28) Hotels and motels.
(b) Remove the following C4 zoned areas from the C4
distlct and rezone the areas to reflect the current uses in
these areas and to protect their current function:
(1) The following areas should be rezoned from
C4 to C2:
(A) Wilshire Boulevard between 12th Street
and 16th Street.
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(B) Santa Monica Boulevard between Chelsea
Avenue and Princeton Avenue6
(C) Lincoln Boulevard between Santa Monica
Boulevard and Colorado Avenue. (Special concern should be
given to the appropriateness of this proposa16)
(D) Broadway between 7th Court and 9th
street.
(E) pico Boulevard between 31st Street and
34th Street.
(2) The following area should be rezoned from C4
to R2:
(A) Broadway between 14th Court and 19th
Court (south side) and between 16th Court and 19th Court
(north side).
(3) The follcwing area should be rezoned frcm C4
to R3:
(A) B'~adw~y between 9th Street and 11th
Street.
(B) Broadway between 12th Court and 16th
Court (north s~de) and between 12th Court and 14th Street
(south side).
(C) 14th Street between Broadway and the
northerly edge of the M zoned areas fronting on Colorado
Avenue.
(4) The City owned area zoned C4 at the west end
of Montana Avenue should be rezoned to a municipal zone, if
it is created, to reflect its current use and function.
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(5) The Ml and M2 zoned area on Olympic Boule-
vard between 19th Court and 20th Street should be rezoned to
C4.
(c) Parking on the ground level that is covered by a
bU11ding should not be permitted at the street frontage of a
property. Uncovered surface parking should be permitted
where needed.
(d) The following development standards shall apply on
the following streets where they are to be zoned C4:
(1) Wilshire Boulevard (Lincoln to 12th Street,
16th Street to Centinela Avenue): Four story, 56 foot height
limit, and 2.0 times commercially zoned lot area for floor
area and above ground floor parking and covered non-subter-
ranean parking (residential uses are counted at .5 in calcu-
lating floor area); or if sufficient development points can
be accumulated under a Development Point System to be estab-
lished, five stories, 70 foot height limit, and 3.0 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking (residen-
tial uses are counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
(2) Santa Monica Boulevard (Lincoln Boulevard to
20th Street, 23rd Street to Chelsea Avenue): Three stories,
45 foot height limit, and 1.0 times commercially zoned lot
area for floor area and above ground floor parking and
covered non-subterranean parking (residential uses are
counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
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(3) Santa Monlca Boulevard (Princeton Street to
Centinela Avenue): Three stories, 45 foot height limit, and
2.0 times commercially zoned lot area for floor area and
above ground floor parking and covered non-subterranean
parking (residential uses are counted at .5 in calculating
floor area).
(4) Llncoln Boulevard (south of the freeway) and
pico Boulevard (7th Street to 11th Street): Two stories, 30
foot height limlt, and 1.5 times commercially zoned lot area
for floor area and above ground floor parking and covered
non-subterranean parking (resldential uses are counted as .5
of the floor area); or if a conditlonal use permit is
approved, lf there is no covered parking at the street fron-
tage and if a 15 foot landscaped setback or landscaped sur-
face parking area in front, three storles, 36 foot height
11mlt, and 1.5 times commercially zoned lot area for floor
area and above ground floor parking area and covered non-
subterranean parking.
(5) Pico Boulevard (Ocean Avenue to 4th Court,
excludin9 the CM zoned parcels; 21st Street to 31st Street);
Lincoln Boulevard (Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monlca
Boulevard); Olympic Boulevard (19th Court to 20th Street):
Two storles and 30 foot height limit; or if third floor 1S
resident1al, three stories and 35 foot helght limit.
(e) The required parking may be reduced in mixed
developments with compatlble hours of parking needs.
(f) No more than 75% lot coverage.
(g) Site review shall be required for any project in
the C4 district on Ocean Avenue.
(h) No demolition permit shall be issued until
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approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the C4A Limited Highway Commercial District as follows:
{a} The following uses should be permitted in the C4A
district:
{l} All uses permitted in the C4 district.
(b) Fourteenth Street from Broadway to the north pro-
perty line of the Ml zoned area along Colorado Avenue should
be rezoned from C4A to R3 to reflect the current uses and
protect thelr current function.
(c) The following development standards shall apply in
the C4A Dlstrlct: Three storles, 45 foot height limit, 2.0
times commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above
ground floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking
(residential uses are counted as .5 of the floor area).
(d) No demolition permit shall be issued until
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
lntention to inltiate proceedlngs to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the CA Commercial Administrative District as follows:
(a) The following uses will be permitted in the CA
district:
(1) All uses permitted in the R4 District.
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(2) Any of the following uses if conducted
within an enclosed building:
(A) Offices.
(B) F~nanc1al institutions.
(C) Public build~ngs and facilities.
(D) Retail sales and services related or
lncidental to, and in the same buildlng as, the uses listed
above such as barber and beauty shops, confectionery stores,
florist shops, gift shops, office supply stores, pharmacies
and restaurants (no dancing or entertainment).
(b) The CA zoned area west of Cloverfield Boulevard
and east of 21st street should be rezoned from CA to R2.
(c) The remainder of the CA zoned area west of 21st
Street and east of 20th Street should be considered for
reclassification with some other existing district.
Cd) The following height and bulk restrictions should
apply: Three stories, 45 foot height limit, and 2.0 times
commercially zoned lot area for floor area and above ground
floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking (residen-
tlal uses are counted at .5 in calculating floor area).
(e) Parking on the ground level that is covered by a
building should not be permitted at the street frontage of a
property. Uncovered surface parklng should be permitted
where needed.
(f) Site review shall be required for any project in
the CA district on Ocean Avenue.
(g) No demolition permit shall be issued until
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 6. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Sectlon 9149, the city Council does hereby give notlce of its
intention to lnitiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the CP Commercial-profess10na1 Dlstrict as follows:
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(a) The following uses are permitted in the CP
District if conducted within an enclosed building:
(1) Offices.
(2) Financial Institutions.
(3) Hospitals or sanitariums, including
convalescent hospitals (except animal hospitals), and home
for the aged as defined in Title 22, Div~sion 2, Subdivision
4, Chapter 6, Article 1, Section 40001 through 40007 of the
Administrative Code of California, and board and care
facil~ties.
(4) Medical and dental clinics and laborator-
ies.
(5) Gymnasiums, reducing salons and similar
physical education centers.
(6) Business colleges or private schools
operated as commercial enterprises, including studios for the
teaching of music, art and drama.
(7) Music conservatories and music instruction.
(8) Public serv~ces, including fire or police
stations, telephone exchanges, and the like.
(9) Retail sales and services related or inci-
dental to, and in the same building as the uses listed above,
such as barber and beauty shops, confectionery stores,
florist shops, gift shops, office supply stores, pharmacies
and restaurants (no dancing or entertainment).
(b) Residentially used property in the CP district
should be rezoned R3.
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(c) The following development standards shall apply in
the CP district: Three stories, 45 foot height limit, 2.0
times commerclally zoned lot area for floor area and above
ground floor parking and covered non-subterranean parking,
and 75% lot coverage. (Additional height and floor area may
be allowed with accumulation of additional development pOlnts
for medical and related uses under a Development Point System
to be established.)
(d) No demolition permit shall be issued until
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 7. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedlngs to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the Ml Limited Industrial District and M2 Industrial District
as follows:
(a) Rezone the area at Stewart Street and the freeway
to R-4 from Ml to reflect its current use as a residential
area and to protect its current funct1on.
(b) Rezone the area on Olympic Boulevard between 19th
Court and 20th Street to C4 (from Ml and M2) to reflect its
current use and to protect ltS current nelghborhood commer-
cial function.
(c) Rezone the Ml and M2 areas bounded by Colorado
Avenue, the north edge of the properties frontlng on Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, Stewart Street, the south end of the properties
fronting on Pennsylvania Avenue, 26th Street, Olympic
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Boulevard, and Cloverfield Boulevard to C4A to reflect the
predominant use and to contain office development within the
port~on of the present industrial district where it will be
less disruptive to the goal of mainta~ning industrial uses
within the City.
(d) Rezone the following M zoned areas to MIA (an
overlay zone w~th the same permitted uses as Ml distr~ct, but
different development standards) to ensure that the uses and
he~ghts of buildings are compatible w~th adJacent residential
and commerc~al development:
The MI and M2 zoned areas north of Colorado
( 1 )
Avenue.
( 2 )
from 26th Street
block of Stanford
Berkeley Street.
(e) The M2
The Ml zoned areas along Colorado Avenue
to Stanford Street, along the 1600 (odd)
Street, and along the 1700 (odd) block of
zoned area from Stewart Street to Centinela
Avenue between the railroad tracks and Expos~tion Boulevard
rezone to MIA.
(f) Eliminate office use as a permitted use in the M
zones except where the off~ce is attached to and associated
with an ~ndustrlal or manufacturing business. The office
area should be restricted to 35% or less of the total floor
area of the structure, and support facilities should be
limited to those appropriate to industrial and manufacturing
uses so that later conversion to office use can he accom-
plished only with further City approval.
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(g) Residential and neighborhood commercial uses
should be permitted uses in the M districts and should be
allowed after City review, but only in conjunction with
1ndustrial and manufacturing development on parcels of
100,000 square feet or more.
(h) Permitted uses would remain unchanged, except for
the deletion of office uses.
(i) The MIA district should have a height limit of 36
feet and there should be a requirement that at least 10% of
the s1te be landscaped.
(j) The building standards in the Ml and M2 districts
should remain unchanged with a height limit of 45 feet with
no requ1red setback.
(k) The combining of existing lots to create a project
site of 25,000 square feet or greater in the industrial
corridor west of 20th Street should be allowed only by a
conditional use permit to ensure that small scale "incubator"
spaces in this area are maintained.
(1) The street tree plantlng program should be
extended into the industrial corridor area.
(m) Pocket parks should be established in the
industrial corridor.
(n) On s1tes of 100,000 square feet or more, site
review is required.
(0) Site review is required for proposed developments
lncorporat1ng on-site housing.
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(p) On-site hous~ng must be oriented toward adjacent
resldential or commercial development.
(q) No demolition permit shall be issued until
approval has been granted for the replacement structure.
SECTION 8. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text so that when a residen-
tial district abuts any other district with a higher height
limit (with the exception of Rl abutting R2), the lower
height limit will prevail in the district with the higher
height limit for the first one-third of the adjacent lot but
in no event less than 35 feet. A property is adjacent if
separated by alley but a property ~s not adjacent if it is
separated by a street. One half of the alley width shall be
considered in any distance calculation.
SECTION 9. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordlnance to change the text and district for the
R4 Multiple Residential District as follows:
(a) Building height shall be not more than four stor-
ies and not more than 50 feet in height.
(b) Lot area per dwelling shall be a minimum of 900
square feet of lot area for each dwelling.
(c) A bulk standard should be developed with the goal
of achieving reduction of lot coverage and provision of light
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and air.
(d) The property on Centinela Avenue between Ocean
Park Boulevard and Pearl Street currently in the R3 district
shall be rezoned to R4.
(e) Site review shall be required for any project in
the R4 district on Ocean Avenue.
SECTION 10. Pursuant to Santa Monica Munlcipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text for the R3 Multiple
Residential District as follows:
(a) Lot area per dwelling shall be a minimum of 1,250
square feet of lot area for each dwelling.
(b) A bulk standard should should be explored.
SECTION 11. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
lntention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the district for
the R2 Multiple Residential District so that the properties
currently in the R2 district set forth below are subject to
development standards providing for a maximum lot coverage of
50% and a minimum of 1,500 square feet of lot area for each
dwelling:
(a) Properties bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway,
20th Street, pico Boulevard, and Lincoln Boulevard.
(b) Properties bounded by Pico Boulevard, the east
City boundary, the south City boundary, and Lincoln Boulevard
to Ocean Park Boulevard to 11th Street and 11th Street to
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Pico Boulevard (with the exception of those properties zoned
R2 on Oak Street).
(c) Propert1es bounded by Montana Avenue from 14th
Street to the east City boundary, the east C1ty boundary to
Olympic Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard to C10verfield
Boulevard, Cloverfield Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard,
Santa Monica Boulevard to 26th Street, 26th Street to
Wilshire Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard to 14th Street, and
14th Street to Montana Avenue.
Cd) Propert1es on Lincoln Boulevard and Ninth Street
north of Montana Avenue.
(e) Properties on Exposit1on Boulevard east of Stewart
Street.
(f) Properties bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway,
Cloverfield Boulevard, pico Boulevard, and 20th street.
(g) Properties bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway
from 20th Street to 29th Street, 29th street to pico Boule-
vard, pico Boulevard to 20th Street, and 20th Street to the
Santa Monica Freeway.
(h) Properties bounded by W1lshire Boulevard from 14th
Street to 26th Street, 26th Street to Santa Monica Boulevard,
Santa Monica Boulevard to Cloverfield Boulevard, C10verfield
Boulevard to Colorado Avenue, Colorado Avenue to 14th Street,
and 14th Street to Wilshire Boulevard.
SECTION 12. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
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Land Use Ordinance to change the text and the distr1ct for
the R2 Multiple Resident1al District so that the properties
currently 1n the R2 district set forth below are subject to
development standards providing for a maximum lot coverage of
50%, a minimum of 1,500 square feet of lot area for each
dwel11ng, and a 30 feet height limit with a maximum cornice-
line height of 25 feet when the roof exceeds the maximum
cornice-line height.
(a) propert1es bounded by Pico Boulevard from 4th
street to 11th Street, 11th Street to Ocean Park Boulevard,
Ocean Park Boulevard to Lincoln Boulevard, Lincoln Boulevard
to the south City boundary, the south City boundary to 4th
Street, and 4th Street to pico Boulevard.
(b) R2 properties on Oak Street.
SECTION 13. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9149, the City Council does hereby give notice of its
intention to initiate proceedings to amend the Comprehensive
Land Use Ord1nance to change the text to provide the follow-
ing standards for a commercial use in any residential
district:
(a) A commercial use shall be permitted 1n a residen-
t1a1 district by conditional use permit only.
(b) Commercial activities should be encouraged that
serve the d1rect needs of the surrounding neighborhood and
are not inconsistent with its character such as convenience
grocers, laundromats, dry cleaners without plant on prem1ses,
and day care centers.
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(c) Commercial activities should be discouraged that
do not serve the direct needs of the surrounding neighborhood
or are inconsistent with its character such as restaurants,
bars, bookstores, massage parlors, health clubs, general
retail, automotive and appliance sales and repair, and liquor
stores.
(d) Commercial act1v1ties that are in not close
proximity to commercially-zoned property should be considered
more favorably. A proposed commercial activity shall be
cons1dered to be in close proximity to commercially-zoned
property if, the case of the R2, R2R, R3, and R4 districts,
it is in within 1,000 feet of commercially-zoned property and
if, in the case of the Rl District, it is within 1,500 feet
of the commercially zoned property.
(e) Commercial activity within structures also used
for residential purposes should be given more favorable
consideration.
(f) Commercial act1vity within structures also serving
as the principal residence of the owner of the commercial
activity should be given more favorable consideration.
(g) Prior to permitting a commercial activity in a
residential district, any and all factors important for the
preservat10n of the residential character of the residential
distr1ct should be considered.
(h) All commercial units shall be located on the
ground floor and shall count as resident1al units for zoning
purposes. {Thus, a property that allows 10 residential un1ts
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may have two commercial units and eight residential units,
but cannot have 10 residential units and two commercial
units.) Residential use shall not be permitted in a desig-
nated commerc1al unit while it is being used for commercial
purposes. Permitted commercial units shall fully comply with
all health, safety and fire codes.
<i) In order to encourage neighborhood commercial use,
a priority permit process shall be established for hearing
condit10nal use permit applications for commercial uses in
residential districts. The priority permit process shall be
described in any zoning regulation summaries distributed to
the public.
(j) A conditional use perm1t may be denied notwith-
standing its compliance w1th the factors set forth above at
the discretion of the decision-making body. The expressed
V1ews of those who reside in surrounding neighborhoods shall
be seriously considered. In granting any conditional use
permit, conditions shall be imposed that are reasonably
necessary to accommodate the concerns of residents of the
surrounding neighborhoods.
SECTION 14. Pending final determination of the
proceedings initiated pursuant to Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 of this Resolution, no develop-
ment shall be approved pursuant to Section 5 of Ordinance
Number 1220 (CCS) that 1S 1nconsistent with the changes
proposed In such sections.
SECTION 15. No development in any commercial or indus-
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trial distrlct shall be approved pursuant to Section 5 of
Ordinance Number 1220 (CCS) unless the applicant agrees to
comply with the following conditions of permit approval:
(a) For developments of under 7,500 square feet of
adJusted floor area, an Arts and Social Service Fee of 1.5%
of the total project costs.
(b) For developments of between 7,500 and 20,000
square feet of adjusted floor area, one housing unit for each
5,000 square feet of adjusted floor area or an in lieu fee of
6.5% of the total project cost in addltion to the require-
ments of subdivision (a) of thlS Section. The housing shall
be mix of bedrooms and shall be affordable to low and
moderate income persons.
(c) For developments of between 20,001 and 40,000
square feet of adjusted floor area, a traffic and emission
abatement plan which includes the use of mass transit in
addition to the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b) of
this Section.
(d) For developments of between 40,001 and 70,000
square feet of adjusted floor area, a day care center avail-
able and affordable by all economic segments of the community
or other community space in additlon to the requlrements of
subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of this Section.
(e) For developments of greater than 70,000 square
feet of net usuable floor area, open space in addition to the
requlrements of subdivlsions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this
Sectlon.
(f) A condition of approval of any application subject
to this Section shall be that the applicant submit a plan
prior to the issuance of a building permit as to the manner
of meeting the requirements of this Section, which Plan shall
be approved by the Planning Commission or City Council on
review thereof.
(g) For purposes of this Section, in addition to new
constructlon, development includes both renovation and change
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of use when the total proJect cost of such renovation or
change of use exceeds $ 350,000. There shall be excluded
from total project cost the cost of bringing a building into
compliance with the City's fire safety and seismic safety
ordinances.
(h) For purposes of this Section total project cost
includes the cost of land acquisltlon (excluding financing
costs) and the cost of construction (excluding architectural,
engineering and other plannlng fees and financing costs),
except In the case of a renovation or change of use, total
project cost includes only the cost of construction.
(i) Any Arts and Soclal Service Fee shall be paid into
an Arts and Social Services Fund which shall be used to
provide arts and social services in the community and any in
lieu fees for housing shall be paid to the Housing Authority
of the Clty of Santa Monica to provide for low and moderate
income housing.
(j) This Section does not apply to the CM Special Main
Street Commercial District.
SECTION 16. No development in the CM Special Main
Street Commerclal District shall be approved pursuant to
Section 5 of Ordinance Number 1220 (CCS) unless the applicant
agrees to comply with the followlng conditions of permit
approval:
(a) Payment of a development fee calculated as fol-
lows:
ADJUSTED
FLOOR AREA
(SQUARE FEET)
o - 2,000
FEE EQUAL TO
FOLLOWING PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL PROJECT COST
1.5%
2,001 - 5,000
5.0%
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5,001 - 10,000
10,001 - 20,000
20,001 - 40,000
40,001 - 50,000
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6.0%
8.0%
9.0%
10.0%
12.0%
(b) The development fee shall be reduced by 5% for
each credit (up to a maximum of 20) as follows:
CREDIT WEIGHT
1
2 for 6 spaces
plus I for each
additional 3 spaces
to a maximum of 5
Credits
1 - 7
I for each 10% to
total employment
to a maximum of 5
Credits
2
4
10 Credits for
each 20% of
adjusted floor
area
ATTRIBUTE
Height, floor area below maximum
permitted (1 story or 25% floor
area)
provision of more parking than
required
1 Credit for each 10% over the
required 30% adjusted floor area
community oriented occupancy
Santa Monica resident employees
Alternative Energy
Mixed Use: residential with
commercial (residential minimum
of 30% of adjusted floor area)
Mixed Use: residential affordable
to low and moderate income per-
sons (10 Credits for each 20% of
adjusted floor area)
area)
(c) For purposes of this Section, in addition to new
construction, development includes both renovation and change
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of use.
(d) For purposes of this Section total project cost
includes the cost of land acquisition (excluding financing
costs) and the cost of construction (excluding architectural,
engineering and other planning fees and f~nancing costs),
except in the case of a renovation or change of use, total
project cost includes only the cost of construct~on.
(e) Any development fees pa~d pursuant to this Section
shall be placed ~n a Special Main Street Fund and be used
only to prov~de parking, art, social services, housing, and
other commun~ty uses in the the CM Special Main Street Com-
mercial District.
SECTION 17. No demolition of any residential, recre-
ational, or social service use shall be approved pursuant to
Section 5 of Ordinance Number 1220 (CCS) unless the demoli-
tion is part of a development that w~ll replace the residen-
tial, recreational, or social service use to be demolished.
SECTION 18. Nothing contained in this Resolution shall
permit a permit be~ng issued pursuant to Section 5 of Ordi-
nance Number 1220 (CCS) for a project not currently permitted
for the district in which the property is located by the Com-
prehensive Land Use Ordinance.
SECTION 19. This Resolution shall be of no further
force or effect after the date of expiration of Ordinance
Number 1220 (CCS).
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SECTION 20. The City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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R?BERT M. MYERS
C~ty Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
27th
DAY
OF
October
, 1 981 .
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
NO. 6385
WAS DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUHCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON
October 27
, 1981 BY THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Conn, Edwards, Press, Zane
Mayor Yannatta Goldway
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Reed
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Jennings
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK