City Council Meeting: March 21, 2023 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _____ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING THE SANTA MONICA GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP FOR
CONSISTENT DESIGNATION OF IDENTIFIED PARCELS
WHEREAS, on July 6, 2010, the City Council adopted the Land Use and Circulation Element (“LUCE”) of the City’s General Plan including a General Plan Land Use Map; and
WHEREAS, the City’s new Zoning Ordinance, Chapters 9.01 through 9.52 of Article 9 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code (“Zoning Ordinance”), became effective on July 24, 2015, and included a revised Official Districting Map; and WHEREAS, on July 25, 2017, the City Council adopted the Downtown Community Plan which revised the Official Districting Map to include the DCP subareas; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65860 was amended by SB 1333, which became effective on January 1, 2019, to require that Charter Cities have consistency between their General Plans and Zoning Ordinances; and WHEREAS, on July 17, 2019, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution Number 19-014, declaring its intention to consider recommending to the City Council that the City Council amend the land use designations in the General Plan Land Use Map and the Official Districting Map for consistent designation of identified parcels; and WHEREAS, the City has reviewed and analyzed the currently adopted General Plan Land Use and Official Districting (Zoning) Maps and identified specific parcels for which there are inconsistencies between the two maps that require resolving; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 66300 was added by SB 330, the Housing Crisis Act of 2019, and prohibits a local agency from changing the general plan land use designation, specific plan land use designation, or zoning of a parcel or parcels of property to a less intensive use or reducing the intensity of land use within an existing general plan land use designation, specific plan land use designation, or zoning district in effect at the time of the proposed change, below what was allowed under the land use designation or zoning ordinances of the affected county or affected city, as applicable, as in effect on January 1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65915 et al., the State Density Bonus Law provides that, for purposes of determining maximum allowable residential density, if the density allowed under the zoning ordinance is inconsistent with the density allowed under the land use element of the general plan or specific plan, the greater shall prevail; and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2022, the City Council conducted a duly-noticed public hearing to consider adopting the amended 6th Cycle Housing Element, and after considering oral and written testimony, adopted Resolution Number 11469 (CCS), adopting an amended 6th Cycle Housing Element, which was certified by the State on October 14, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes a variety of programs intended to achieve goals and policies related to new housing production for all income categories and the preservation of existing housing, ensuring there is equitable housing access to all neighborhoods, housing for the homeless including housing assistance and supportive services to low-income households, and eliminating housing discrimination; and WHEREAS, the Housing Element sets forth a range of goals, policies and programs, including, but not limited to, procedural changes related to streamlining the review of housing projects, updating development standards and the Affordable Housing Production Program (“AHPP”) to ensure housing projects are feasible, providing opportunities for housing in areas of the City that do not currently permit housing, incentivizing housing in areas of the City that have not historically supported housing production, amending the City’s density bonus ordinance to ensure consistency with State law and integration into the City’s land use system, and committing to the production of affordable housing on City-owned/publicly owned land; and WHEREAS, the Housing Element requires the City to implement certain programs through amendments to the Land Use and Circulation Element of the General Plan, the Bergamot Area Plan, the Downtown Community Plan, and the Zoning Ordinance in phases, subject to specified deadlines; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2023, the Planning Commission conducted a dulynoticed public hearing, and after considering oral and written testimony, adopted a Resolution of Recommendation, Resolution Number 23-006 (PCS), recommending that the City Council amend the General Plan Land Use Map for consistent designation and in light of State law requirements, consistent with implementation of the 6th Cycle Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2023, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the recommendation of the Planning Commission, and, after considering all oral and written testimony, desires to adopt the proposed amendments to the General Plan Land Use Map.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Amendments to the General Plan Map. Pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.45.080, the City Council does hereby amend the General Plan Land Use Map as set forth in Exhibits A and B, attached to this Resolution.
SECTION 2. The Director of the Community Development Department 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
EXHIBIT A
Amendments to the General Plan Map Listed By Parcel
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4 Parcel for LUCE Map Changes
# APN Address Street Current LUCE Designation
Zoning
Designation Existing Development/Use LUCE Change SSI
1 4283020040 1860 9th St
Low Density Housing/General
Commercial split R2 Multi-unit residential
General
Commercial
2 4275010016 1443 18th St Low Density Housing MUBL 2-unit residential Mixed Use
Boulevard Low X
3 4275009013 1441 19th St. Low Density Housing MUBL Multi-unit residential Mixed Use
Boulevard Low
4 4275010009 1442 19th St. Low Density Housing MUBL Multi-unit residential Mixed Use
Boulevard Low
5 4275009009 1450 20th St.
Low Density Housing/Mixed Use
Boulevard Low split MUBL
Surface parking for
commercial on Broadway
Mixed Use
Boulevard Low X
6 4270007005 2305 31st St Single-family residential Split R1/R2 Multi-unit residential Low Density
Residential
7 4270020020 2665 31st St Low Density Housing Split (R2/NC) Multi-unit residential Neighborhood
Commercial
8 4289002047 2102 Lincoln Blvd
Low Density Housing/General
Commercial split GC Santa Monica Motel
General
Commercial
9 4289018003 2015 Main St
Low Density
Housing/Neighborhood
Commercial split NC
Market (Santa Monica
Farms)
Neighborhood
Commercial
10 4284025028 1343 Ocean Park Blvd
Single Family Housing/Medium
Density Housing split Split (R1/R3) Mt. Olive Lutheran Church; Medium Density
Housing X
5 # APN Address Street Current LUCE Designation
Zoning
Designation Existing Development/Use LUCE Change SSI
11 4270019052 3205 Ocean Park Blvd NC/Low Density Residential split NC Multi-tenant Office
complex with rear surface
parking.
Neighborhood
Commercial
12 4274026019 2019 Pico Blvd
Neighborhood Commercial/Low
Density Housing split
Split
(MUBL/R2) Multi-unit residential
Mixed Use
Boulevard Low
13 4274026020 2029 Pico Blvd
Neighborhood Commercial/Low
Density Housing split
Split
(MUBL/R2)
Rear half of Pizza Hut with a
parking lot
Mixed Use
Boulevard Low
14 4281019026 1217 Wilshire
Mixed Use Boulevard/Low Density
Housing Split (R2/MUB) Multi-tenant Commercial
Mixed Use
Boulevard
EXHIBIT B
Map of Amendments to the General Plan Land Use Map
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