CC RESOLUTION 4306RESOLUTION NO. 4306
A RESOLUTION APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
NO. 02 -03 AMENDING THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE
GENERAL PLAN.
The City Council of the City of El Segundo does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds as follows:
A. On August 6, 2002, the City Council directed staff to initiate the
process to amend the General Plan Land Use Element to eliminate
references to expansion of structures that exceed allowable floor
area ratio (legal nonconforming structure);
B. On January 23, 2003 and February 13, 2003, the Planning
Commission held public hearings to receive public testimony and
other evidence regarding the application including, without
limitation, information provided to the Planning Commission by
staff, and adopted Resolution No. 2545 recommending approval to
the City Council;
C. On April 15, 2003, the City Council held a public hearing to receive
public testimony and other evidence regarding the application
including, without imitation, information provided to the City Council
by staff;
D. The City Council considered the information provided by City staff
and public testimony. This Resolution, and its findings, are made
based upon the evidence presented to the City Council at its April
15, 2003 hearing, the record of public hearings conducted by the
Planning Commission, and, without limitation, staff reports
submitted by the Department of Community, Economic and
Development Services;
E. The Land Use Element of the City's General Plan has not been
amended more than four times during the calendar year;
F. It is in the public interest to amend the City's General Plan as set
forth in this Resolution;
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G. The environmental impacts of these amendments were considered
in EA No. 604. A Negative Declaration was approved by
Resolution No. 4305, adopted on April 15, 2003. No further
environmental review is needed.
SECTION 2: Policies LU1 -3.1 and LU1 -3.3 and the ( "Commercial Designations -
Smoky Hollow Mixed - Use ") in the Land Use Element of the El Segundo General
Plan are amended as set forth in attached Exhibit 'A," which is incorporated by
reference.
SECTION 3: The City Clerk is directed to certify the adoption of this Resolution;
record this Resolution in the book of the City's original resolutions; and make a
minute of the adoption of the Resolution in the City Council's records and the
minutes of this meeting.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk is directed to make copies of this Resolution (and
the General Plan amendments) available to any interested person within two (2)
business days.
SECTION 5: This Resolution will become effective thirty (30) days after its
adoption and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15thday of April , 2003.
ike Gordon, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City is five; that the
foregoing Resolution No. 4306 was duly passed and adopted by said City Council,
approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested to by the City Clerk of
said City, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 15"' day of April, 2003,
and the same was so passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Gordon, Council Members Gaines, McDowell and Wernick
NOES: Mayor Pro Tern Jacobs
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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Cindy Mortesen,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark D. Hensley, City A ney
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EXHIBIT A
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 4306
Smoky Hollow Mixed -Use
Permits primarily light industrial uses including light manufacturing, research and
development, warehousing, and office uses. The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) for
newly constructed projects is 0.6. Through May 6, 2006, existing, non - conforming
structures can expand one time up to fifty percent (50 %) or fifteen thousand (15,000)
square feet, whichever is greater, provided the expansion conforms to the Smoky
Hollow provisions within the El Segundo Municipal Code and Policy LU1 -3.2. Grand
Avenue commercial uses, and multi - family residential, are also permitted in locations as
designated under the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan. The permitted FAR for commercial
uses is 0.5 for newly constructed projects. Existing commercial buildings may be
utilized, using the same criteria as stated above. Permitted residential densities are 18
dwelling units per acre. All lots proposed as multi - family residential development must
be a minimum of 2.5 acres in size or one complete block, whichever is greater.
However, existing lots less than 2.5 acres in size, which are completely surrounded by
other land use designations and confined by existing streets are allowed to develop as
multi - family residential without a variance from the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan.
General Plan Land Use Element Policy LU1 -3.1
All existing legal or legal non - conforming uses or structures within the non - residential
land use categories, with the exception of Smoky Hollow, in existence as of the
effective date of the Plan, which are now non - conforming or which became non-
conforming with the land use definitions of this Plan, may continue and can remodel or
rebuild provided that the structure does not remain vacant for a period of 12
consecutive months. Through May 6, 2006, such structures and uses are also
permitted to expand one time up to twenty percent (20 %) or fifteen thousand (15,000)
square feet, whichever is less, provided that the expansion meets all applicable criteria
of the El Segundo Municipal Code.
General Plan Land Use Element Policy LU1 -3.3
All existing legal or legal non - conforming structures within the residential land use
categories, existing on the effective date of the Plan, that are now non - conforming or
which become non - conforming with the land use designations of this Plan, may
continue and can remodel or rebuild. Through May 6, 1006, such structures and uses
are also permitted to expand one time up to twenty percent (20 %) or fifteen thousand
(15,000) square feet, whichever is less, provided that the expansion meets all
applicable criteria of the El Segundo Municipal Code.
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