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CIty CouncIl Meeting 6/23/81
ResolutIon No. 6296
(City Council serIes)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING POLICY
CONCERNING THE USE OF THE SANTA MONICA
AIRPORT AND DIRECTING THE PREPARATION OF
A SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE PHASED DEVELOPMENT
OF THE PROPERTY.
WHEREAS, the property on which the Santa Monica AIrport is
located
presently used primarIly for general aVIation
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purposes; and
WHEREAS, the continued use of the property for airport
purposes causes adverse environmental Impacts on and a danger to
the resIdential neighborhoods surrounding the airport; and
WHEREAS, the continued use of the property for aIrport
purposes benefits only a small number of persons, and produces
far less revenue and other community benefits than would
development of the property to other uses; and
WHEREAS, the City CouncIl has found that there IS a need to
address a serious shortage of affordable housing in the City, to
regulate commercial development in light of overall communIty
needs, and to attract industry to the community; and
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WHEREAS, the 215 acres of airport property provide a unique
opportunity for development that will be beneficial to the
overall needs of the community: and
WHEREAS, development of the airport property should be
comprehensively planned in a manner that will involve all
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interested segments
long-term needs and
airport; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65450 et seq. authorizes
the City to adopt a specific plan for a part of the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:
section 1. It is the POlICY of the CIty of Santa Monica to
effect the closure of the Santa Monica MunicIpal Airport as soon
as possible and to devote the property on which it is located to
its highest and best use, consistent with the needs of the City
for a continuous base of revenue, for provision of opportunities
for affordable housing, for parks and open space, and for an
environment consistent with the City's generally residential
of the community and will account for both
the interim use of the property as an
character.
Section 2. It is the policy of the City of Santa Monica to
honor its contractual commitments, and in recognition of the
outstanding commitments of the CIty to maintain a general
aVIation airport, the CIty Council intends to plan both for the
long-term development of the airport property and for the interim
operation of an airport consistent with the maximum promotion of
the City's ultimate goals.
Section 3. The City Manager, the City Attorney and the
Planning Director are directed to prepare, for submission to the
PlannIng Commission, a Specific Plan for the development of the
property on WhICh the Santa Monica Municipal AIrport is located,
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in accordance with the provisions of Government Code Section
65450, et seq.
Section 4. All interested parts of the community, including
residents of surrounding neighborhoods, aviation interests, and
developers of residentIal, commercial, and industrial property,
shall be Involved in the preparation of the Specific Plan.
Section 5. The views of the Federal Government,
particularly the Federal Aviation Administration, and of the
State of California, shall be solicited in connection with the
preparation of the SpecIfIc Plan.
Section 6. The planning and development of the property
shall proceed In phases, as follows:
I. The establishment of long-term goals for the use of the
entire property.
II. The establishment of a base of aIrport operations on
the North side of the runway, for such period as the City is
legally required to operate an airport. This base shall be
concentrated in as small an area as possible, and shall provide
services necessary to permIt safe aviation operations during the
time the airport is operated as such. Regulations for the
exclusion of noisy aircraft and the elimination of unsafe and
undesirable types of aviation activities shall be developed. The
Airport CommissIon shall hold a hearIng on this phase prior to
its submission to the Planning Commission.
III. The development of the property on the South side of
the runway for mIxed uses compatIble with the long-term goals,
including but not limited to commercial, light industrial,
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residential, and open space. Priority for residential development
shall be given to housing affordable by persons of low and
moderate loncome.
IV. The development of the property adjacent to the base of
aviation operations for mixed uses compatible with aviation uses
and with the long-term goals.
V. The closure of the airport and the development of the
entire property consistent with the long-term goals.
Section 7.
The City Attorney is directed to enter lonto
negotiations with Cloverleaf Aviation and California Aviation,
and with such other lessees as he deems appropriate, in order to
resolve pend long litigation and effectuate the purposes of this
Resolution.
Section 8. The City Clerk shall attest to the adoption of
this resolution, and thereafter it shall be in full force and
effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Robe rt M. Myers V
City Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED THIS
OF June , 1981,
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I ~AYOR GI
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOIMG RESOLUTION~
[WI 6296 , HAS DULY ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUtJCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA r10NICA AT A REGULA~ rlEETIrJG THEREOF HEL:J ON
June 23 J 1981 BY THE FOLLOIfItIG COUNCIL VOTE:
AYES:
CDUNC I U1Ei'1BERS :
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Conn~ Edwards~ Jennings, Press,
Reed, Zane and Hayor Yannatta Goldway
tJOES:
CDUNe I U'Er1BE~S:
None
ABSEtlT: CDUNe 1l!'1E~~3ERS: None
ABSTAIN: COU~JCIU1EMDERS: None
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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