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Downtown Specific Plan
Update
Background
• Project initiation (late 2021)
• Community Outreach (2022)
• Environmental Impact Report (2023)
• Draft Specific Plan (May 2023)
• Planning Commission Study Session (June 2023)
• City Council Study Session (September 2023)
• Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) public review
(February 2-March 18, 2024)
• Preparation of Final EIR (March 31, 2024)
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Downtown Specific Plan Contents
1. Introduction and Vision
2. Private Realm- Land Use and Development Standards
3. Public Realm- Multimodal Mobility
4. Public Realm- Placemaking and Beautification
5. Infrastructure and Public Facilities
6. Implementation
7. Administration
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Permitted Uses
• Main Street office and financial uses
• Above or behind the primary street
ground floor uses
• Multi -family residential
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Development Standards
• Residential Density
• Current: 1 unit per 3,500 s.f.
• Proposed: No limit
• Commercial Density
• Current FAR: 1.0 max
• Proposed: No limit
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Development Standards
• Height
*Except for properties that front Main Street
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Development Standards
• Parking
• Substantial reductions on private
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• Part of overall Parking and Mobility
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Development Standards
• Parking
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Development Standards
• Outdoor Dining Design
• Dining area enclosures (materials, colors, dimensions)
• Tables, chairs, and other furniture
• Shade structures
• Light fixtures (height clearance, color, brightness, etc.)
• Pedestrian passage along the public sidewalk
• Dining area surface material
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Summary of Parking Strategy
• Reduce private property parking requirements
• Improve pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access
• Improve management of existing private and public parking
• Expand parking supply through parking structures
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CEQA/Envi ron mental Impact Report
• Impacts are less than significant
• Cultural/Historic
• Geology
• Hazardous Materials (Phase 1)
• Public Services
• Tribal
• Public comments
• Cultural/Historic
• Aesthetics
• Land use
• Transportation
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Planning Commission Recommendations
Permitted Uses
Museums
• Currently permitted in Richmond
Street and Civic Center
• Permit in all districts
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Planning Commission Recommendations
Dance / Night clubs
• Currently not permitted
• Permit in Grand Avenue District subject to an
Administrative Use Permit (AUP)
• Amend name to Dance/night clubs or Dance
club/entertainment venue
• Amend definition to permit assembly events
• Establish operational restrictions
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Planning Commission Recommendations
Dance/night club restrictions
• Business size: 4,000 g.s.f max
• Dance floor: 10% of business (& 500 s.f. max)
• Noise:
• Limit music volume to 90 dBA max
• Sound proofing: require through AUP process
• Lighting:
• Design to limit spill -over
• Review through AUP process
• Queue:
• Limit to business frontage width
• Maintain clear passage along public sidewalk
• Entertainment Permit required
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• Location or orientation
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• Prohibition of cover
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Planning Commission Recommendations
Options for Citv Council
• Adopt DSP as currently drafted
• Direct staff to incorporate Museums
and Dance/Night clubs as described
• Provide other direction to staff
regarding the PC recommended uses
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Neighboring Property Owners'Approval
Scenario 1: Signed petition by 100% of adjacent property owners/business owners
located within 100' on the same side of the street
Scenario 2: Immediate adjacent business on both sides of the same street
Scenario 3: No need for adjacent approvals
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Change of Business
Scenario 1: New business must reapply for outdoor dining
Scenario 2: New business may keep previously approved outdoor dining as- is
Scenario 3: New business may keep previously approved outdoor dining, but apply
for tenant improvement if making changes
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Mono URI; i NTH R. rere 0
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El Segundo Outdoor Dining Application and Annual Renewal Fee
Outdoor Dining Application
Department
Public Works
Public Works
Public Works
Public Works
Public Works
Building & Safety
Building & Safety
Planning
City Manager
Fire
Fire
Annual Renewal
Department
Building and Safety
Planning
Public Works
FEE STRUCTURE
REFERENCE NO.
ITEM #
Position
Hou s
Fully Burdened Cost
Total
Administrative Specialist
1
S104.21
$104.21
Senior Associate Engineers
8
S228 3
$1,826 40
Senior Associate Engineers
3
S228.3
$684 90
City Engineer
0.5
S314.44
S157 22
Public Works Director
05
S263.77
$131 89
Senior Building Inspector
1
S194 15
$194 15
Plan Checker
1
$181.54
$181.54
Assistant Planner
1
$203.22
S203 22
Deputy City Manager
05
S263.73
$131 87
fjlC Marshal
05
$204 69
$102 35
Inspector
05
S157 98
$78 99
Total
S3,796.73
Position
Hour(sl
Fully Burdened Cost
Total
Senior Building Inspector
1
S194 15
$194 15
Assistant Planner
1
S203 22
S203 22
City Engineer
2
S314 44
$628 88
Total
$1,026.25
Summary of Actions
• Adopt a Resolution certifying the EIR and approving the
General Plan Amendments for the Project
• Waive first reading and introduce Ordinance adopting the
Specific Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and Zone Text
Amendment
• Schedule a second reading for the Ordinance on May 21, 2024
• Adopt a Resolution updating the payment procedures for
parking in -lieu fees
• Approve the Downtown Outdoor Dining Program Guidelines
• Adopt a Resolution establishing Downtown Outdoor Dining
Application and Fees
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