SANTA MONICA OUTDOORS
TEMPORARY
OUTDOOR PROGRAM
Extension Request
City Council May 11, 2022
SANTA MONICA OUTDOORS PILOT PROGRAM
TONIGHT'S REQUEST
1) Amend SMMC Chapter 6.40 Santa Monica Outdoors Pilot
Program to extend term to September 30, 2022 (TUP operations + fee waivers)
2) Adopt a resolution to authorize extension of fee waivers for monthly outdoor license fees, including existing monthly sidewalk dining license fees and outdoor fitness fees in City Parks and the Beach 3) Introduce and Adopt an Emergency IZO amending and extending interim zoning regulations established by Emergency Interim Zoning Ordinance No. 2674 (CCS) and extended by Emergency IZO Ordinance No. 2678
SANTA MONICA OUTDOORS – TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
SANTA MONICA OUTDOORS PILOT PROGRAM
❑ Established under City Council Emergency Orders
❑ To facilitate these uses prior to the Emergency Order expirations, City Council adopted an ordinance establishing the SM Outdoors Pilot Program (SMMC Chapter 6.40) and a resolution to waive associated fees on June 8, 2021 ❑ On December 14, 2021 Council extended the Pilot Program to June 30, 2022 Recommended Action: To extend the SM Pilot Program through September 30, 2022
Staff will return to Council in June 2022 to review options for longer-term parklet program.
IZO Extension of Outdoor Use of Private Property | Extended Through December 31, 2022 ❑ Temporary Outdoor Use of Private Property
» Outdoor Dining | Retail | Fitness | Personal Services » Surface Parking Lots | Other Open Space Areas
❑ Emergency Response & Economic Recovery
» Temporarily allow Public Safety Facilities and Emergency Shelters in all Zones » Temporarily allow Drive-Through Facilities (COVID Testing + Vaccination Sites) ❑ Continued Economic Recovery
» Allow Temporary Uses supportive of Economic Recovery (up to 6 months) » Off-Site Restaurant Alcohol Sales and Retail Alcohol Sales ❑ Separate Review Path from the Parklet Program
» Staff to return to Council in Fall 2022 (specific Program for Outdoor Use of Private Property) SIDEWALK DINING – LEVERAGING CITY ASSETS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES PARKLETS DINING – LEVERAGING CITY ASSETS TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
OUTDOOR DINING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
MAIN STREET AL FRESCO
Photo Credit: Sean Paul Franjet
TEMPORARY FITNESS ZONES + PERMITS