Agenda packet — South Pasadena City Council, September 27, 2023 (part 3 of 3)

WHEREAS, on August 19, 2022, the Settlement Agreement was adopted as the Court Order and committed the City to adopting a housing element certified by or eligible for certification by HCD no later than May 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, on May 30, 2023, the City Council held a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the Draft Housing Element. After hearing public testimony on the project, considering the staff report, staff presentation, and Council discussion, in keeping with the stipulations of the Court Order, the City Council adopted the Housing Element, thereby commencing the 120-day period in which the City must adopt changes to the Zoning Ordinance to support the Housing Element and its programs; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2023, and June 17, 2023, public workshops on the General Plan and DTSP were held wherein the community received a presentation and provided input on the Project; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, the Draft General Plan and DTSP were released for public comments; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2023, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed Public Hearing and continued to the Public Hearing to August 21, 2023, wherein the Planning Commission received a staff presentation, considered the staff report, public testimony, Planning Commission discussion, and all other materials and evidence, whether written or oral, and in a 5-0 vote, adopted Resolution No, P.C. 23- 06 recommending the City Council approve the project; and WHEREAS, a Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) was prepared for the Project, including related Housing Element implementation actions, and the Planning Commission considered the Draft PEIR and at a duly noticed Public Hearing that commenced on August 8, 2023 and continued on August 21, 2023, through Resolution No. P.C. 23-05, recommended the City Council of the City of South Pasadena certify the final PEIR, adopt required findings of fact, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
WHEREAS, the project was presented to the City Council in a Study Session meeting on August 29, 2023, wherein the City Council received a presentation from staff, including a presentation from Rangwala and Associates, the project’s consultant, received public testimony, and City Council discussion on the project; and
WHEREAS, the project was the subject of a duly-noticed Public Hearing before the City Council on September 18, 2023, wherein the City Council received a presentation from staff, considered the staff report, public testimony, the Draft General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan, and City Council discussion on the Project; and
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WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1: The above recitals are hereby declared to be true and correct and are incorporated herein as findings of the South Pasadena City Council.

SECTION 2: Based upon substantial evidence presented to the City Council during the Public Hearing, including public testimony and written and oral staff reports, and the environmental documentation, the City Council finds:

A. All necessary Public Hearings and opportunities for public testimony and comment have been conducted in compliance with applicable law; B. That the environmental impacts of the Project have been adequality analyzed and addressed, and that the City Council, through Resolution ____, adopts and approves the project.

SECTION 3: GENERAL PLAN FINDINGS. South Pasadena Municipal Code (SPMC) Section 36.620.070(A) stipulates that a General Plan Amendment may be approved only if certain findings are met. The new General Plan follows the same process as a General Plan Amendment, meaning the following findings apply:

1. The proposed amendment is internally consistent with the actions, goals, objectives, policies, and programs of the General Plan; The proposed General Plan update is internally consistent with the actions, goals, objectives, policies, and programs of the 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element that was adopted on May 30, 2023. The current General Plan that was adopted in 1998 is not internally consistent with the recently adopted Housing Element. The Housing Element is one of the elements required by State law. Therefore, adopting an updated General Plan that implements the policies and programs of the 2021-2029 Housing Element would make the documents internally consistent. Therefore, the City Council can make this finding in support of the Project.

2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience or general welfare of the City; The General Plan Update would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience or general welfare of the City because it would achieve internal consistency, including with the adopted 2021-2029 16 - 105
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Housing Element. The General Plan Update also reflects substantial public comment, supporting a vision that was created by South Pasadena residents and community stakeholders. The General Plan will guide future growth of the City, and its goals, policies, and actions will support the health and safety of residents. Two chapters of the General Plan, Our Safe Community and Our Healthy Community, specifically address the safety and health of City residents. The General Plan goals, policies, and actions further support the convenience and general welfare of the City by preserving existing single-family neighborhoods and focusing growth into specific areas where residents will have access to services and public transportation. The General Plan supports mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods, and provides the development capacity to accommodate projected future growth along with the housing programs identified in the Housing Element. Therefore, the City Council can make this finding.

3. If applicable, the site is physically suitable (including absence of physical constraints, access, compatibility with adjoining land uses, and provision of utilities) for the requested/anticipated project.

The General Plan applies to the entire City of South Pasadena and would implement the policies and programs of the 2021-2029 Housing Element.

Substantial work went into identifying the City’s options in meeting its state-mandated housing allocation. As the proposed General Plan supports the adopted Housing Element, a document that applies citywide, the City Council can make this finding.

As stated above, the City Council can make all of the necessary findings listed in SPMC Chapter 36.620.070(A) to adopt the new General Plan.

SECTION 4: SPECIFIC PLAN FINDINGS. Pursuant to SPMC Section

36.440.060, the City Council may adopt a specific plan only if it finds that:

1. The proposed plan is in conformance with the actions, goals, objectives, policies, and programs of the General Plan and other adopted goals and policies of the City.

The proposed DTSP is consistent with the actions, goals, objectives, policies, and programs of both the proposed General plan and adopted Housing Element. The DTSP envisions additional housing units and nonresidential development potential within the City’s urban core, and supports growth in commercial corridors and higher-density residential areas near the Metro A Line station and bus routes. Specifically, the DTSP would implement the following Housing Element programs: Program 2.a Provide Technical Assistance for Projects with Affordable Housing; Program 3.a Rezone and Re-designate Sites to Meet RHNA; Program 3.b Mixed-Use Developments and Adaptive Re-Use; Program 3.n Zoning 16 - 106
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Changes; and Program 4.e Universal Design. Given the DTSP is internally consistent with the proposed General Plan and adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element, therefore, the City Council can make this finding.

The DTSP also satisfies the requirements listed in SPMC Chapter 36.440.050(A-C), that requires environmental review, a staff report, and public hearings before both the Planning Commission and City Council. As such, the City Council can make all of the applicable findings to approve the Project and rescind the MSSP upon the DTSP taking effect.

SECTION 5: Based upon the foregoing, the City Council:

A. Adopts the General Plan update, thereby making the General Plan internally consistent with the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element. The dwelling units and non-residential development contemplated by the General Plan would be accommodated in the proposed Downtown Specific Plan and other areas of City that will be rezoned consistent with programs identified in the Housing Element. The General Plan will serve as one of the City’s guiding documents, and its goals, policies, and actions will direct the City’s growth and operations through 2040, the estimated lifespan of the General Plan (Exhibit A with modifications as set forth in Exhibit B).

B. Adopts the Downtown Specific Plan and rescinds the Mission Street Specific Plan, which is consistent with the proposed General Plan and adopted 2021- 2029 Housing Element, and that once adopted, the Downtown Specific Plan will supersede and replace the Mission Street Specific Plan (MSSP) and that all references to the MSSP in the applicable South Pasadena Municipal Code (SPMC) sections shall be interpreted as references to the DTSP (Exhibit C with modifications as set forth in Exhibit D).

C. That upon approval and adoption, the existing General Plan that was initially adopted in 1998 and the Mission Street Specific Plan that initially adopted in 1996, shall be rendered moot and shall be superseded by the 2023 General Plan and the 2023 DTSP.

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Jon Primuth, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 27th day of September, 2023. ________________________________
I HEREBY CERTIFY the foregoing Resolution No. ___ was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of South Pasadena, California, at a special meeting held on the 27th day of September, 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:
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Mark Perez, Deputy City Clerk
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Mark Perez, Deputy City Clerk
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Roxanne Diaz, City Attorney
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GENERAL PLAN CITY COUNCIL ERRATA ITEMS 9-18-23
Page Action Reason Notes
Table of
Contents
Revise the mayor's name to "Jon
Primuth" Add this revision to the Acknowledgements section Table of
Contents
Add in the name of "David
Watkins"
David was the Planning and Building Director. He should be listed in the Acknowledgement section.

MISCELLANEOUS (CITY COUNCIL 9-18-23)
Housing
Element Revise Table V1-51 Ed Elsner Letter 8-23-23
The table will be revised to reflect the correct density information.
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DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN ERRATA (CITY COUNCIL 9-18-23)
Page Action Reason Notes
DTSP p. 103
Revise Table C3.1 to require a
CUP for "Public assembly,
meeting facility, place of
worship" uses. Mark Gallatin Letter 8-31-23
DTSP p. 152
Revise Section C9.2 Sign Types:

Signs on historic buildings require
Cultural Heritage Approval. Mark Gallatin Letter 8-31-23 DTSP p. 161
Revise Section C11.1 to delete
"Building Accessory". Mark Gallatin Letter 8-31-23
"Building Accessory" is redundant since "Accessory Building" is already listed.

DTSP p. 171
The Mills Act will be added back
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CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA
ORDINANCE NO.______

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF SOUTH PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING THE

MISSION STREET SPECIFIC PLAN AS ADOPTED IN
ORDINANCE NO. 2035
WHEREAS, the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element calls for amendment of the City Code of the City of South Pasadena and adoption of the Downtown Specific Plan to update zoning designations to allow for additional housing to be constructed within the City; and,
WHEREAS, on May 1, 1996, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2035 adopting the Mission Street Specific Plan and making related zone changes; and, WHEREAS, the area governed by Mission Street Specific Plan is included in the new Downtown Specific Plan, which upon taking effect is intended to supersede the Mission Street Specific Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2023, the South Pasadena Planning Commission considered, among other things, the Downtown Specific Plan and the related rescission of the Mission Street Specific Plan Ordinance at a duly noticed public hearing, as prescribed by law, at which time the City Staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or opposition to this matter; and, WHEREAS, on August 21, 2023, the Planning Commission adopted P.C.

Resolution No. 23-06 recommending, among other things, adoption of the Downtown Specific Plan and Rescission of the Mission Street Specific Plan upon the effective date of the Downtown Specific Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on September 18 and September 27, 2023, the City Council, considered this Ordinance at duly noticed public hearings, as prescribed by law, at which time the City Staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or opposition to this matter; and,
WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the City Council considered the entire record of information received at the public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Recitals. The City Council finds the foregoing recitals and their findings to be true and correct, and hereby incorporates such recitals and their findings into this Ordinance.

Section 2. Findings. The City Council of the City of South Pasadena in approving the proposed Code amendments hereby makes the following findings:

A. This Ordinance is consistent with the South Pasadena 2021-2029 Housing Element, and the South Pasadena General Plan. Specifically, this Ordinance rescinds inconsistent Mission Street Specific Plan to achieve consistency at such time as the Downtown Specific Plan is adopted and becomes effective.

B. This Ordinance will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the City. Rescission of the Mission Street Specific Plan ensures that the Downtown Specific Plan governs the development of the downtown areas in the City.

Section 3. The City Council hereby rescinds the Mission Street Specific Plan.

Once this Ordinance goes into effect, the Mission Street Specific Plan shall be of no further force or effect, and shall be superseded by the Downtown Specific Plan.

Thereafter any reference in the South Pasadena City Code to the Mission Street Specific Plan shall be construed as a reference to the Downtown Specific Plan.

Section 4. Environmental Findings. This Ordinance reflects an action to implement the City’s adopted Housing Element, which was included within the scope of the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) prepared pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the General Plan Update, Downtown Specific Plan and Housing Element Implementation Project. The City Council, exercising its independent judgment, previously adopted Resolution No. [insert number] certifying the Final PEIR, making required findings, adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and adopting a Statement of Overriding considerations for the Project of which this Ordinance is a part. In approving this Ordinance, the City Council hereby relies on the environmental determinations and findings set forth in Resolution No. [insert number], which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The amendments made by this Ordinance were also contemplated by the Environmental Assessment prepared and adopted in conjunction with the City Council’s adoption of the Housing Element. Each of these provide separate and independent bases demonstrating compliance with the CEQA.

Section 5. Severability. If any section subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, or contravened by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining sections and/or provisions of this Ordinance shall remain valid. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or 16 - 125
phrase hereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more section(s) or provision(s) may be declared invalid or unconstitutional or contravened via legislation.

Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect on the date the Downtown Specific Plan goes into effect, the City Clerk of the City of South Pasadena shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and to its approval by the Mayor and City Council, and shall cause the same to be published in a newspaper in the manner required by law.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON this 27th day of September, 2023.

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NOES:

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CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA
ORDINANCE NO.________

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 36 (ZONING) OF

THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA RELATED TO

INCREASED DENSITY INCLUDING REZONING THE EXISTING

FOCUSED AREA OVERLAY ZONE TO MIXED-USE OVERLAY ZONE

AND INCREASING DENSITY IN THE RESIDENTIAL ZONING

DISTRICTS, AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP IN COMPLIANCE
WITH THE UPDATED GENERAL PLAN AND THE 2021-2029 (6TH

CYCLE) HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, Sections 65300 et. seq. of the California Government Code requires each city and county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term, General Plan for the physical development of land within its jurisdiction and Sphere of Influence; and WHEREAS, in strategic planning sessions in 2014 and 2015, the City Council identified the need to update the General Plan and the Mission Street Specific Plan (Project); and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to expand the Mission Street Specific Plan to include the Fair Oaks Avenue Corridor, and the proposed Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP) will apply to the Fair Oaks Corridor, generally bounded by SR110 to the north and Lyndon Street to the south, and Mission Street Corridor generally bounded to the north by Hope Street and to the south by El Centro Street, and to the east to Brent Avenue and Indiana Avenue to the west.

WHEREAS, Sections 65580 et. seq. of the California Government Code requires each city and county to periodically prepare and update its Housing Element in its General Plan. The City of South Pasadena received the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) numbers from the Southern California Association of Government in 2019 and started updating the 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element; and WHEREAS, on April 12, 2022, the City of South Pasadena was sued by Californians for Homeownership for non-compliance with State Housing Law for failing to have adopted a compliant Housing Element by October 15, 2021 (Californians for Homeownership v. City of South Pasadena, LASC Case Nos. 22STCP01388 & 22STCP01161); and WHEREAS, on August 15, 2022, the City entered into a Settlement Agreement with Californians for Homeownership to resolve the lawsuit, and that the Settlement Agreement committed the City to a number of actions, including but not limited to: completing the necessary rezoning to support the Housing Element within 120 days of the adoption of the Housing Element; and addition of a program to seek, through voter approval, the removal of the City’s existing 45-foot height limit for at least any parcel identified in the Housing Element for which the base density is anticipated to exceed 50 dwelling units per acre; and 16 - 130
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WHEREAS, on August 19, 2022, the Settlement Agreement was adopted as the Court Order and committed the City to adopting a housing element certified by or eligible for certification by HCD no later than May 31, 2023; and WHEREAS, on May 30, 2023, the City Council held a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the Draft Housing Element. After hearing public testimony on the Project, considering the staff report, staff presentation, and Council discussion, in keeping with the stipulations of the Court Order, the City Council adopted the Housing Element, thereby commencing the 120-day period in which the City must adopt changes to the Zoning Ordinance to support the Housing Element and its programs; and WHEREAS, on June 3, 2023, and June 17, 2023, public workshops on the General Plan and DTSP were held wherein the community received a presentation and provided input on the Project; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2023, the Draft General Plan and DTSP were released for public comments; and
WHEREAS, on August 8, 2023, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed Public Hearing and continued to the Public Hearing to August 21, 2023, wherein the Planning Commission received a staff presentation, considered the staff report, public testimony, Planning Commission discussion, and all other materials and evidence, whether written or oral; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered this Ordinance on August 21, 2023, at a duly noticed public hearing, as prescribed by law, at which time the City Staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or against this matter and continued the matter to a special meeting on August 23, 2023; and WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the Planning Commission’s consideration of the matter on August 23, 2023, and after due consideration of the testimony, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 23-08, recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance making various amendments to City Code Chapter 36 (Zoning), including specific modifications as recommended by the Planning Commission, and amending the Zoning Map substantially as set forth in Exhibits A and B of this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered this Ordinance on September 18 and September 27, 2023, at a duly noticed public hearing, as prescribed by law, at which time the City Staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in support or against this matter.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The facts set forth in the recitals of this Ordinance are true and correct.

SECTION 2: Based upon substantial evidence presented, including public testimony and written and oral staff reports, and the environmental documentation, the City Council finds:

A. All necessary Public Hearings and opportunities for public testimony and comment have been conducted in compliance with applicable law; B. That the proposed Zoning Amendments comply with the Housing Goals in the 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element and updated General Plan.

SECTION 3: ZONING AMENDMENT FINDINGS. South Pasadena Municipal Code (SPMC) Section 36.620.070(B) stipulates that Zoning Amendments and Zoning Map Amendments may be approved if the following findings are made:

1. Findings required for all Zoning Code/Map amendments. a. The proposed amendment is consistent with the actions, goals, objectives, policies, and programs of the General Plan.

The proposed Zone Text Amendments are consistent with the actions, goals, objectives, policies, and programs of the 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element that was adopted on May 30, 2023. The current General Plan that was adopted in 1998 is not internally consistent with the recently adopted Housing Element.

The Housing Element is one of the elements required by State law. Therefore, adopting an updated General Plan that implements the policies and programs of the 2021-2029 Housing Element, and the proposed Zone Text Amendments, would make the documents internally consistent. Further, the proposed Zone Text Amendments are consistent with the following General Plan and Housing Element goals, policies, actions, or programs:
• General Plan Policy P3.2: Direct new growth to the Downtown, Ostrich Farm, and the three neighborhood centers along Huntington Drive; • General Plan Action A3.2b: Update the Development Code to encourage mixed-use, walkable, and contextual development;
• General Plan Policy P3.5: Remove regulatory and procedural barriers to good design;
• General Plan Action A3.5a: Develop and adopt a Form-Based Code for the Downtown area and objective design standards for areas outside the Downtown area;
• Housing Element Goal 3.0: Provide opportunities to increase housing production;
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• Housing Element Program 3.n: Zoning Changes [to update development standards of residential development projects];
Therefore, the City Council hereby makes this finding in support of the Amendments.
b. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the City.

The Zoning Text and Map Amendments would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience or general welfare of the City because it would achieve consistency, including with the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element. The implementation of the General Plan goals, policies, and actions further support the convenience and general welfare of the City by preserving existing single-family neighborhoods and focusing growth into specific areas where residents will have access to services and public transportation. The General Plan supports mixed-use, walkable neighborhoods, and provides the development capacity to accommodate projected future growth along with the housing programs identified in the Housing Element. Therefore, the City Council hereby makes this finding.

2. The proposed amendment is internally consistent with other applicable provisions of this Zoning Code.

The proposed Zoning Amendments are internally consistent with other applicable provisions of the Zoning Code. In addition to the proposed changes to increase density and provide objective standards for residential development projects, the proposed Zoning Amendments also include other ancillary changes to the Zoning Code to ensure internal consistency with other sections of the Code including updated references to the newly proposed adoption of the Downtown Specific Plan (DTSP), maintenance of the single-family zones (RE and RS zones), and modifications of allowable land uses in the Mixed-Use Overlay zone. Therefore, the City Council hereby makes this finding.

3. Additional finding for Zoning Map amendments. The site is physically suitable (including absence of physical constraints, access, compatibility with adjoining land uses, and provision of utilities) for the requested zoning designations and anticipated land uses/projects.

The proposed Zoning Amendments and Zoning Map Amendments are actions taken to implement the General Plan, DTSP, and Housing Element Implementation programs.

As a result of these updates, the existing Zoning Map requires an update to remove the Focused Area overlay, establish the Mixed-Use overlay, remove the Mission Street Specific Plan, and establish the new DTSP boundaries. By making these changes, the Zoning Amendments and Zoning Map Amendments will be consistent with the updated General Plan, DTSP, and Housing Element Implementation programs. Therefore, the City Council hereby makes this finding.
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SECTION 4. Environmental Findings. This Ordinance reflects an action to implement the City’s adopted Housing Element, which was included within the scope of the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) prepared pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the General Plan Update, Downtown Specific Plan and Housing Element Implementation Project. The City Council, exercising its independent judgment, previously adopted Resolution No. [insert number] certifying the Final PEIR, making required findings, adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Project of which this Ordinance is a part. In approving this Ordinance, the City Council hereby relies on the environmental determinations and findings set forth in Resolution No. [insert number], which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. The amendments made by this Ordinance were also contemplated by the Environmental Assessment prepared and adopted in conjunction with the City Council’s adoption of the Housing Element. Each of these provide separate and independent bases demonstrating compliance with the CEQA.

SECTION 5. The City Council hereby amends various sections of Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code of the City of South Pasadena to incorporate the text changes set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, with all sections of Chapter 36 that have no amendments identified in Exhibit A remaining in effect without amendment.

SECTION 6. The City Council hereby adopts the Amended Zoning Map, attached hereto as Exhibit B, and incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 7. Severability. If any section subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, or contravened by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining sections and/or provisions of this Ordinance shall remain valid. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, regardless of the fact that any one or more section(s) or provision(s) may be declared invalid or unconstitutional or contravened via legislation.

SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage, and within fifteen (15) days after its passage, the City Clerk of the City of South Pasadena shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and to its approval by the Mayor and City Council and shall cause the same to be published in a newspaper in the manner required by law.

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CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA
CITY CLERK’S DIVISION

CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA)

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS

CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA)
I, Mark Perez, Deputy City Clerk of the City of South Pasadena, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. _____, was duly and regularly approved and adopted at a Regular meeting of the City Council on this 27th day of September, 2023, by the following votes as the same appears on file and of record in the Office of the City Clerk.

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
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Chapter 36 Zoning
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36.200.020 Zoning Map and Zoning Districts.

The official City of South Pasadena Zoning Map has been adopted by the Council and is on file in the Department.

A. Zoning districts established. The City of South Pasadena shall be divided into zoning districts which implement the General Plan. The zoning districts shown in Table 2-1 are hereby established, and shall be shown on the Zoning Map.

B. Interpretation of zoning district boundaries. If there is uncertainty about the location of any zoning district boundary shown on the Zoning Map, the precise location of the boundary shall be determined by the Director.

1. Where district boundaries approximately follow lot, alley, or street lines, the lot lines and/or street and alley centerlines shall be construed as the district boundaries as appropriate;

2. Where a public street or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the property that was formerly in the street or alley will be included within the zoning district of the adjoining property on either side of the centerline of the vacated or abandoned street or alley.

The Director may refer any question of interpretation of the Zoning Map to the Commission for a determination, at a public hearing.

C. Annexations. Areas annexed to the City shall be zoned according to the pre-annexation zoning classification until City zoning is applied to the site in compliance with Division 36.620 (Amendments).

TABLE 2-1. ZONING DISTRICTS
Zoning District Symbol Zoning District Name
General Plan Land Use
Classification Implemented by
Zoning District
Residential Districts
RE Residential Estate Estate and Very Low Density
ResidentialNeighborhood
RS Residential Single Family Low Density
ResidentialNeighborhood
RM Residential Medium Density Medium Density
ResidentialNeighborhood
RH Residential High Density High Density
ResidentialNeighborhood
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TABLE 2-1. ZONING DISTRICTS
Zoning District Symbol Zoning District Name
General Plan Land Use
Classification Implemented by
Zoning District
Commercial Districts
CG Commercial General General CommercialMixed Use
Core; Fair Oaks Corridor
CO Commercial Office Professional OfficeMixed Use
Core
BP Business Park Business Park, Research and
Development, and Light
ManufacturingMixed Use Core
Special Purpose Districts
CF Community Facilities Community FacilitiesCivic
OS Open Space Parks & Open Space/ParksSpaces;
Preserves
MSSPDTSP Mission Street Downtown
Specific Plan
Mission Street Specific PlanMixed
Use Core; Fair Oaks Corridor
HFSP Holy Family Specific Plan Holy Family Specific PlanCivic Overlay Districts
AM Altos de Monterey Altos de Monterey
ResidentialVery Low Density
Neighborhood
FA MU Focus Area Mixed Use Overlay Focus Areas (General Plan Section 2-7) Mixed Use Core
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Division 36.220. Residential Zoning Districts

36.220.010 Purpose of Division.

This Division lists the uses of land that may be allowed within the residential zoning districts established by Section 36.200.020 (Zoning Map and Zoning Districts), determines the type of zoning approval/approval required for each use, and provides basic standards for site layout and building size.

36.220.020 Purposes of Residential Zoning Districts.

Different residential zoning districts are intended to provide for a variety of housing opportunities through new construction, and the maintenance of existing homes and neighborhoods. The purposes of the individual residential zoning districts and the manner in which they are applied are as follows.

A. RE (Residential Estate) district. The RE zoning district applies to areas appropriate for detached, single-family residential homes on large estate parcels. The allowable residential density ranges from one to 3.5is a maximum of three dwelling units per acre. The RE zoning district is consistent with the Estate/Very -Low Density ResidentialNeighborhood land use designation of the General Plan.

B. RS (Residential Single-Family) district. The RS zoning district is intended for areas appropriate for the development of detached, single-family homes. The allowable residential density ranges from 3.51 to sixis a maximum of five dwelling units per acre. The RS zoning district is consistent with the Low Density ResidentialNeighborhood land use designation of the General Plan.

C. RM (Residential Medium Density) district. The RM zoning district applies to areas appropriate for a variety of housing types. Typical residential land uses include single-family bungalow courts, courtyard housing, townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, ormultiplexes, and other attached or detached single-family dwellings. on smaller lots. The allowable residential density ranges from 65.1 to 1430 dwelling units per acre. The RM zoning district is consistent with the Medium Density ResidentialNeighborhood land use designation of the General Plan.

D. RH (Residential High Density) district. The RH zoning district is intended for areas appropriate for high density single-family attached or multi-family dwelling units, including courtyard housing, townhouses, condominiums, and apartments. The allowable residential density ranges from 1430.1 to 2445 dwelling units per acre. The RH zoning district is consistent with the High Density ResidentialNeighborhood land use designation of the General Plan.

36.220.030 Residential Zoning District Land Uses and Permit Requirements.

A. General requirements. Table 2-2 identifies the uses of land allowed by this Zoning Code in each residential zoning district, and the zonings approval required to establish each use, in compliance with Section 36.210.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements).

Note: where the last column in the tables (“Specific Use Regulations”) includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use; however, provisions in other sections of this Zoning Code may also apply.

B. Altos de Monterey (AM) overlay district. Allowable land uses and permit requirements for parcels within the AM overlay district are established by Section 36.250.030. 16 - 142
TABLE 2-2.

ALLOWED USES AND PERMIT

REQUIREMENTS

FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING

DISTRICTS
P Permitted Use
CUP Conditional Use Permit required
AUP Administrative Use Permit required
— Use not allowed
PERMIT REQUIRED BY DISTRICT Specific Use
Regulations LAND USE (1) RE RS RM RH

RECREATION, EDUCATION, PUBLIC ASSEMBLY & COMMUNITY FACILITY USES Clubs, lodges and fraternal
organizations
— — — CUP
Community center — — — CUP
Private sport courts AUP AUP AUP AUP
Community gardens CUP CUP CUP CUP 36.350.230

RESIDENTIAL USES
Accessory residential uses
and structures
P(3
(2)
P(3 (2) P(3 (2) P(3 (2) 36.350.170
Home occupation P P P P 36.410.030
Multi-family dwellings — — P P 36.350.180,
190
Organizational house
(sorority, convent, etc.)
— — CUP CUP
Residential care facility, 6
persons or less

P P P P
Residential care facility, 7
persons or more
— — CUP CUP 36.350.050
Residential care facility for
the elderly (RCFE)
— — CUP CUP 36.350.050
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TABLE 2-2.

ALLOWED USES AND PERMIT

REQUIREMENTS

FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING

DISTRICTS
P Permitted Use
CUP Conditional Use Permit required
AUP Administrative Use Permit required
— Use not allowed
PERMIT REQUIRED BY DISTRICT Specific Use
Regulations LAND USE (1) RE RS RM RH
SecondAccessory dwelling
unitunits
P P P —P 36.350.200
RESIDENTIAL USES (Continued)
Existing single-family dwelling P P P P
New single-family dwelling P P — —
Transitional and supportive
housing
P P P (multi-family
types located in
the RM district
are subject to
specific use
regulations

36.350.180,190)
P (multi-family
types located in
the RH district
are subject to
specific use
regulations

36.350.180,190)

SERVICE USES
Bed & breakfast inn (B&B) CUP CUP CUP CUP 36.350.070
Child day care center — — CUP CUP 36.350.080
Child day care—Small family
day care home
P P P P 36.350.080
Child day care—Large family
day care home
P P P P 36.350.080
Medical services—Extended
care
— — — CUP(2)
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TABLE 2-2.

ALLOWED USES AND PERMIT

REQUIREMENTS

FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING

DISTRICTS
P Permitted Use
CUP Conditional Use Permit required
AUP Administrative Use Permit required
— Use not allowed
PERMIT REQUIRED BY DISTRICT Specific Use
Regulations LAND USE (1) RE RS RM RH
Mortuaries and funeral
homes
— — — CUP(2)
Notes:
(1) See Article 7 for land use definitions.
(2) Allowable locations restricted to El Centro Street between Fremont and Diamond; Fair Oaks Avenue; Fremont Avenue north of Monterey Road; and Huntington Drive. (3
(2) Permit required determined by Section 36.350.170.

36.220.040 Residential Zoning District General Development Standards.

A. General requirements. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and/or established in compliance with the requirements in Table 2-3, in addition to the applicable development standards (e.g., landscaping, parking and loading, etc.) in Article 3 (Site Planning and General Development Standards).

B. Altos de Monterey (AM) overlay district. Development standards for parcels within the AM overlay district are established by Section 36.250.030.

C. Design Guidelines. and Standards. Land uses and structures proposed within the residential zoning districts shall comply with the City’s Design Guidelines to the extent required by the Design Review Board and/or specific provisions of the Design Guidelines., objective design standards, and to the extent permitted by State law. Qualifying residential projects shall comply with the ministerial approval process established by Section 36.410.040D.6.
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TABLE 2-3. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Requirement by Zoning District (1)
Development
Feature

RE RS RM RH
Minimum lot size Minimum area and width for parcels proposed in new subdivisions.

Area 12,500 sf 10,000 sf 10,000 sf 10,000 sf
Width 75 ft; 85 ft for a
corner lot
50 ft; 60 ft for a
corner lot
60 ft; 80 ft for a corner lot 70 ft
Residential
density
Maximum number of dwelling units allowed in a project. The actual number of units allowed will be determined by the City through subdivision or land use permit approval, as applicable.

Allowable
density
1—Maximum of

3.5 du/acre

3.51—
6Maximum of 5
du/acre

65.1—14 to 30 du/acre 1430.1—24 to
45 du/acre
Minimum density
allowed
Each legal parcel in a residential zoning district will be allowed one single-family dwelling regardless of lot area; parcels in the RE, RS, and RM districts may also be allowed a second dwelling unit in compliance with Section 36.350.200 (Residential Uses—Second Dwelling Units).

Minimum lot
area/ multifamily unit
N.A. 3,200—7,300 sf 1,900—3,200 sf
Setbacks Minimum and, where noted, maximum setbacks required. See Section 36.300.030 for setback measurement, allowed projections into setbacks, and specific exceptions to setbacks.

Front 25% of lot depth, with a minimum
of 25 ft, and a maximum
requirement of 35 ft
20 ft 20 ft; 85 ft from
street centerline
on Huntington
Drive15 ft
Front exception If 60 percent or more of the lots
on the same block face have
structures with front setbacks
different from the above, the
An additional minimum 5 ft setback from the
property line shall be provided for every story
above the second story.
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TABLE 2-3. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Requirement by Zoning District (1)
Development
Feature

RE RS RM RH
required front setback shall be the
average of the existing front
setbacks, provided that no more
than 45 feet shall be required in
the RE district, and 35 ft shall be
required elsewhere.

Sides, each 10% of lot width 10% of lot
width, 4 ft
minimum
An additional minimum 4-
foot setback from the
property line shall be provided
for every additional story
above the second story.
10 ft8 ft
minimum; 10 ft
minimum
setback from the
property line
shall be
provided for
each story
above the
second story.

Side, street side 20% of lot width, to a maximum
requirement of 15 ft
15 ft minimum
Rear 25 ft 20 ft15 ft minimum; or 5 ft
minimum abutting an alley
15 ft, or 5 ft if
abuts an alley.20
ft minimum; 22
ft minimum
setback shall be
provided for
each additional
story above the
second story.

Garage An attached garage shall be set
back a minimum of 10 ft from the
front of the main structure
N/A
Accessory
structures
As required for primary
structures, except that:

See Section 36.350.170 (Residential Uses—
Accessory Residential Structures)
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TABLE 2-3. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Requirement by Zoning District (1)
Development
Feature

RE RS RM RH
• A structure of 120 sf or less
may be placed within a required
side or rear setback, but not a
front setback or in front of the
frontmost dwelling unit on the lot;
• A detached garage or carport
or other accessory residential
structure shall be located at least
5 ft from a side and/or rear
property line, except if the
required side yard setback for the
dwelling/s is less than 5 ft, in
which case the lesser side yard
setback may be used for a
detached garage or carport only.

Such structures cannot be located
in the front setback or in front of
the frontmost dwelling unit on the
lot;
• Accessory structures shall be
located at or beyond the required
street-facing side yard setback for
the dwelling/s, except if the
Director determines that a lesser
setback can be approved using the
Administrative Use Permit process
detailed in Section

36.350.170(C)(3)(e);
• Private residential recreational
facilities shall be located at least 5
ft from a side and/or rear
property line and cannot be
located in the front setback, or in
front of the frontmost dwelling
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TABLE 2-3. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Requirement by Zoning District (1)
Development
Feature

RE RS RM RH
unit on the lot or in the streetfacing side setback of a corner lot.

See also Section 36.350.170
(Residential Uses—Accessory
Residential Structures).

Building
separation
10 ft between structures on the
same site.

Minimum distances shall comply with Fire Code
requirements but in no case shall be less than 10
ft.

Lot coverage Maximum percentage of total lot area that may be covered by structures. 40% N/A N/A
Floor area ratio Maximum allowable ratio of building floor area to lot area. See Article 7 (Definitions) for a definition and illustration.

Floor area ratio
requirement

0.35 Single-family dwellings—0.50
Multifamily projects—1.25
N/A
Single-family
dwellings—0.40
Multifamily
projects—1.25
N/A
Exception Each dwelling unit may have an attached or detached garage or carport of up to 500 sf in addition to the above-listed FAR. Any square footage in excess of 500 sf is included in the FAR calculation.

Height limit Maximum allowable height of structures in other than hillside areas (see Division

36.340 (Hillside Protection) for height limits in hillside areas). See Section

36.300.040 (Height Limits and Exceptions) for height measurement requirements.

See also Section 36.350.170 (Residential Uses—Accessory Residential Structures).

Maximum height 35 ft 45 ft
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TABLE 2-3. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Requirement by Zoning District (1)
Development
Feature

RE RS RM RH
Multiple story
exception
No portion of a structure shall
encroach through a 45-degree
angle projected perpendicularly
from the front property line
toward the rear property line. See
Figure 2-1 in this Division. Building
height in addition to the above
limits may be authorized by
design review (Section

36.410.040) to accommodate
dormer windows and/or
nonhabitableuninhabitable roof
structures where appropriate to
the architectural style of the
dwelling.

N/A
Open Space Not applicableN/A As required by Section 36.350.190 (Multi-Family Project Standards)
Landscaping As required by Division 36.330 (Landscaping Standards) Parking As required by Division 36.310 (Parking and Loading)), unless such development qualifies for an exception to providing parking under provisions of State law Signs As required by Division 36.320 (Signs)
Notes:
(1) Altos de Monterey exceptions. The standards and requirements for development within the Altos de Monterey (AM) overlay zoning district are different from those in this table; see Section 36.250.030.

Figure 2-1. Height Limit Adjacent to Street
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36.220.050 Development of Small Nonconforming Residential Parcels.

The following standards apply to new and remodeled single-family dwellings on legal nonconforming parcels with an area of less than 10,000 square feet, except that all standards, except subsection F (Lot Coverage), do not apply to hillside parcels (as defined by Section 36.340.2020(A) (Hillside Protection)).

These standards are intended to minimize the impacts of single-family dwelling alteration, construction, expansion, and replacement by maintaining the existing residential neighborhood character that might otherwise result in overbuilding on a small single-family parcel.

A. Design compatibility. Proposed construction shall have exterior colors, forms, and materials that are consistent throughout and visually compatible with adjacent structures and the surrounding neighborhood. The size, mass, and scale of new dwellings shall also be visually compatible with adjacent structures and the surrounding neighborhood. New dwellings shall also comply with the City’s Residential Design Guidelines.

B. Setbacks.

1. The front and rear setback shall be 20 feet, or 15 feet for houses with a front porch.

2. A second story shall be set back an additional five feet from the front of the house and three feet on both sides (which may be accommodated within a sloping roof), unless the architectural style requires a zero front or side second story setback, as determined by the Review Authority. In the latter case, the ground floor front setback shall be 25 feet.

C. Driveway width. Driveways shall be limited to a maximum paved width of 10 feet with two feet clear of obstructions on either side, or 40 percent of the parcel frontage, whichever is less. Driveway width at property lines shall be limited to 10 feet.

D. Front yard paving. No more than 45 percent of the total area of the front setback shall be paved for walkways, driveways, and/or other hardcover pavement.

E. Reserved.

F. Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be 50 percent. 16 - 151
G. Parking. For dwellings with detached garages located behind the primary unit, the minimum parking requirement shall be two covered spaces. Attached garages shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the front of the building, and shall include two enclosed spaces. 16 - 152
Division 36.230. Commercial Zoning Districts
Sections:

36.230.010 Purpose of Division.

36.230.020 Purposes of Commercial Zoning Districts.

36.230.030 Commercial District Land Uses and Permit Requirements.

36.230.040 Commercial District General Development Standards.

36.230.050 Mixed Use Overlay Development Standards.

36.230.010 Purpose of Division.

This Division lists the uses of land that may be allowed within the commercial zoning districts established by Section 36.200.020 (Zoning Map and Zoning Districts). It also determines the type of zoning approval/approval required for each use, and provides basic standards for site development.

36.230.020 Purposes of Commercial Zoning Districts.

The Commercial zoning districts are intended to provide a range of commercial opportunities within South Pasadena. The purposes of the individual Commercial zoning districts and the manner in which they are applied are as follows.

A. CG (Commercial General) District. The CG zoning district is applied to areas appropriate for a wide range of commercial retail and service land uses. The CG zoning district is consistent with the General CommercialMixed Use Core land use designation of the General Plan.

B. CO (Commercial Office) District. The CO zoning district is applied to areas appropriate for professional offices. Other uses including business support services, restaurants, and specialty retail land uses may be allowed. The CO zoning district is consistent with the Professional OfficeMixed Use Core land use designation in the General Plan.

C. BP (Business Park) District. The BP zoning district is applied to areas appropriate for light manufacturing and business park uses including research and development, corporate headquarter offices, and support service and retail land uses. Land uses in the BP District are intended to be designed as campus-business park environments. The BP zoning district is consistent with the Business Park, Research & Development, Light ManufacturingMixed Use Core land use designation of the General Plan.

D. MU (Mixed Use) Overlay District. The MU Overlay district may be applied to all CO, CG, and BP zoning districts as an overlay to allow for a wide range of development that contains a mix of functions, including commercial, entertainment, office, and housing. The MU Overlay District is consistent with the Mixed Use Core land use designation in the General Plan. The intent of this overlay district includes implementation of General Plan policy direction and applicable State laws to allow for 100 percent residential development in the CO and CG zoning districts. 16 - 153

36.230.030 Commercial District Land Uses and Permit Requirements.

A. General requirements. Table 2-4 identifies the uses of land allowed by this Zoning Code in the commercial zoning districts, and the zoning approval required to establish each use, in compliance with Section 36.210.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements).

B. Focus area requirements. A site within a focus area (FA) overlay district may be subject to limitations required by Section 36.250.040 (Focus Area (FA) Overlay District).

C. Design guidelines and standards. Land uses and structures proposed within the commercial zoning districts shall comply with any adopted design guidelines to the extent required by the Review Authority and/or specific provisions of any design guidelines and any applicable objective design standards for qualifying residential and mixed-use projects. Qualifying residential projects shall comply with the ministerial approval process established by Section 36.410.040D.6.

TABLE 2-4.