City of Hermosa Beach --- 05-09-00

ORDINANCE NO.   00 -

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE, ZONING ORDINANCE, TO ADOPT AN IMPLEMENTING ORDINANCE FOR THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM, ESTABLISHING A COASTAL DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE, AND OTHER TEXT AMENDMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICIES OF COASTAL LAND USE PLAN

 

The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby resolve and order as follows:

Section 1. Portions of the City of Hermosa Beach are located within the Coastal Zone and subject to the requirements of the California Public Resources Code, Division 20, California Coastal Act of 1976, as amended:

Section 2. The City of Hermosa Beach desires to certify their Local Coastal Program, including Land Use Plan and Implementing Ordinance, and obtain the authority to issue Coastal Development Permits.

Section 3. The City Council, pursuant to applicable law, held a duly noticed hearing on May 9, 2000, to consider the proposed Local Coastal Program, including the proposed Implementation Ordinance and text amendments as recommended by the Planning Comission, at which testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Council.

Section 4. The Planning Commission, pursuant to applicable law, held a duly noticed hearing on March 21, and April 5, 2000, to consider the proposed Local Coastal Program, including the proposed Implementation Ordinance and text amendments, at which testimony and evidence, both written and oral, was presented to and considered by the Commission.

Section 5 . Based on the evidence considered at the public hearing, the City Council makes the following findings

  1. The proposed Implementation Ordinance of the Local Coastal Program and Zoning Amendment has been prepared in accordance with the California Public Resources Code, Division 20, California Coastal Act of 1976, as amended, and :
  2. The proposed Implementation Ordinance and Zoning Code Amendment is consistent with the City’s Certified Land Use Plan, as amended, General Plan and Municipal Code.
  3. The proposed Amendments to the Certified Land Use Plan, Implementation Ordinance and Zoning Code Amendment are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.9.

Section 6. Based on the foregoing, the City Council hereby ordains that the Municipal Code be amended as follows, to be submitted for consideration and certification by the California Coastal Commission as the Implementing Ordinance for the Local Coastal Program:

  1. Amend the Zoning Ordinance, Title 17, by adding "Chapter 17.37, Coastal Development Overlay Zone," attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
  2. Amend the City’s Official Zoning Map as follows:
  1. Designate the Beach and Strand as Open Space for consistency with the General Plan Open Space Designation.
  2. Designate the Coastal Zone area on the Zoning Map with a Coastal Zone Overlay designation ("CZ").
  3. Amend Section 17.44.040, Parking Requirements for Downtown, as follows:

  4. "17.44.040 Parking requirements for the downtown area.

    The following requirements apply within in the boundary of the downtown area, as defined by the map incorporated by this reference.

    A. For new retail and office developments of expansion of existing retail and offices the amount of parking shall be calculated at sixty-five (65) percent of the parking required for these uses each particular use as set forth in Section 17.44.030.

    B. Building sites equal to or less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet: If the floor area to lot area ratio is 1:1 or less no parking is required. If the floor area to lot area ratio exceeds 1:1 only the excess floor area over the 1:1 ratio shall be considered in determining the required parking pursuant to subsection A of this section.

    B. C . Bicycle racks/facilities shall be provided and/or maintained in conjunction with any intensification of use, or new construction, in an amount and location to the satisfaction of the planning Community Development Director."

  5. Amend Section 17.44.140(E) pertaining to parking requirements for expansion of existing uses, as follows:

  6. "E. When the use of an existing building or structure is changed to a more intense use with a higher parking demand there shall be no additional parking requirement for sites in the downtown area except to the extent there is a change of floor area to lot area ratio in excess of 1:1. Otherwise , the requirement for additional parking, shall be calculated as the difference between the required parking as stated in this chapter for that particular use as compared to the requirement for the existing or previous use which shall be met prior to occupying the building unless otherwise specified in this chapter."

  7. Amend Section 17.44.190 A, Off-street parking within vehicle parking districts, as follows

"17.44.190 Off-street parking within vehicle parking districts.

A. Parking requirements within parking districts shall be as provided in this chapter, except that when the city council provides for contributions to an improvement fund in lieu of parking spaces so required, said contributions shall be considered to satisfy the requirements of this chapter.

If the downtown business area enhancement district commission City Council determines that the private party is responsible for the in-lieu fee, the private party shall pay said fee as requested by the DBAEDC City Council .

B. The building Community Development Director shall be responsible for the calculations required under this chapter and the building department shall calculate and collect the in-lieu contribution for, and as directed by, resolutions passed by the vehicle parking district commission, as approved by the City Council.

C. The following allowances for parking The contribution of fees in-lieu of parking in the downtown area may be allowed permitted with a parking plan as approved by the planning commission and as prescribed in Section 17.44.210.

1. Building sites containing less than four thousand one (4,001) square feet with a ratio of building floor area to building site of one to one or less may pay an "in-lieu" fee for all required spaces.

2. Building sites of less than four thousand one (4,001) square feet where buildings will exceed a one to one gross floor area to building site area ratio shall be required to provide a minimum of twenty-five (25) percent of the required parking on-site.

3. Building sites containing four thousand one (4,001) square feet or greater but less than twelve thousand one (12,001) square feet shall be required to provide a minimum of fifty (50) percent of all required parking on-site.

4. Building sites with or greater than twelve thousand one (12,001) square feet shall be required to provide one hundred (100) percent of all required parking on-site."

Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days of its final passage and adoption.

Section 8. Prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the date of its adoption, the City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published in the Easy Reader, a weekly newspaper of general circulation published and circulated, in the City of Hermosa Beach in the manner provided by law.

Section 9. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance, shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said city, and shall make minutes of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of , 2000, by the following vote:

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