1 City Council Meeting: March 14, 2023 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING A FEE FOR ZONING CONFORMANCE REVIEW OF OUTDOOR
COMMERCIAL USES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.72.010 authorizes the imposition of charges for the amount of user fees or fees for services which are provided to or benefit particular individuals rather than the general public; and WHEREAS, it is the policy of the City of Santa Monica (City) to charge for the full costs of services provided by City Staff when such services benefit individual users, rather than members of the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, concurrent with this Resolution, City Council introduced for first reading an ordinance that would, among other things, adopt Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.31.199, authorizing and establishing regulations for outdoor commercial uses on private property; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the proposed ordinance, outdoor commercial uses on private property are subject to zoning conformance review in accordance with the provisions of Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 9.38; and WHEREAS, the City desires to establish a fee for zoning conformance review of outdoor commercial uses on private property as authorized by proposed Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.31.199.
2 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby establishes a fee of $433.32 for Zoning Conformance Review—Outdoor Commercial Uses on Private Property.
SECTION 2. The fee for Zoning Conformance Review--Outdoor Commercial Use on Private Property shall become effective upon the effective date of the ordinance introduced concurrently herewith.
SECTION 3. 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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DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney