ORDINANCE 83547 47
ORDINANCE NO. 835
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING THE CONVERSION
OF EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDINGS INTO CON-
DOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, EXCEPT UPON AUTHORI-
ZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL DURING A PERIOD
OF STUDY OF CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT AND
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSIDERING AN EXTENSION OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE.
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission, to protect the public
health, safety and welfare is considering a revision of the zoning regulations
and subdivision regulations for the conversion of existing apartment buildings
to condominiums within the City, and
WHEREAS, at its meeting of January 24, 1974, the Planning Com-
mission by motion made a recommendation that the City Council place a
moratorium on the conversion of existing apartment buildings into condomin-
ium ownership in order to enable the Planning Commission to conduct a study
for the purpose of holding public hearings and making recommendations to the
City Council relative thereto; and
WHEREAS, Section 65858 of the Government Code of the State of
California authorizes the adoption of an interim ordinance as an urgency mea-
sure prohibiting any usage of land which may be in conflict with a contemplated
zoning proposal which the legislative body, or Planning Commission or the
Planning Department is considering, or studying, or intends to study within
a reasonable period of time.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALI10 RNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of the E1 Segundo
Municipal Code, no approval shall be issued for the conversion of an apart-
ment house into a condominium, except upon the following conditions:
1. An application for a Tentative Tract Map shall be filed
with the Director of Planning and plans submitted there-
with in accordance with the presently established pro-
cedures.
2. The plans shall be submitted to the Director of Planning
for a report thereon by the Director of Planning to the
Planning Commission.
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3. The Planning Commission shall make such review of
the plans as it deems necessary; shall review the re-
port of the Director of Planning; and if it finds that said
proposed development is in accordance with the proposed
limitations, restrictions and recommendations of the City
of El Segundo and that such proposed development will
not be in conflict with the proposed zoning amendments or
land division amendments, the Planning Commission may
recommend to the City Council approval of the Tentative
Tract Map upon such conditions it deems necessary to
effect compliance with said report.
4. The City Council shall make such review of the plans it
deems necessary and shall review the report of the Direc-
tor of Planning and the action of the Planning Commission
and if it finds that said proposed development is in accordance
with the proposed limitations, restrictions and recommenda-
tions of the City of E1 Segundo and that such proposed develop-
ment will not be in conflict with the proposed zoning amend-
ments or land division amendments the City Council may
authorize the issuance of a building permit or may approve
the Tentative Tract Map upon such conditions as it deems
necessary to effect compliance with said report and said
proposed limitations, restrictions and recommendations
of the City of E1 Segundo.
SECTION 2. The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to
any condominium for which a valid building permit has been issued or for
which there is an approved zone exception or land division as of the effective
date of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. This ordinance is declared to be an ordinance for
the immediate protection of the public health, safety and general welfare.
The facts constituting the urgency are as follows:
There has been an increase in the requests for the conversion
of apartment buildings to condominiums and the conversions
will result in a lack of adequate off - street parking, visitor
parking, structural amenities, noise pollution control, recrea-
tional areas, and security devices for condominiums.
SECTION 4. A public hearing shall be held before the City Council
on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, beginning at the hour of 7:00 p. m. in the Council
Chamber of the City Hall for the purpose of considering an extension of this
ordinance for a period of eight months and the City Clerk is directed to give
notice of such hearing in the time, form and manner required by law.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption
and shall continue in effect four months from the date of adoption hereof.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adop-
tion of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of original
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ordinances of said city; shall make a minute of the passage and adoption
thereof in the records of the meeting at which the same is passed and
adopted; and shall, within fifteen days after the passage and adoption thereof
cause the same to be published once in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly news-
paper of general circulation, published and circulated within the City of E1
Segundo, and which is hereby designated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 5th day of February
, 1974.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
By
eputy
(SEAL)
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Mayor the City of El Segundo, California.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Arthur E. Jones... .....Acting, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. .835. .
is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. ..835 ....... of the said City of
El Segundo, California, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING THE CONVERSION
OF EXISTING APARTMENT BUILDINGS INTO CON-
DOMINIUM OWNERSHIP, EXCEPT UPON AUTHORI-
ZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL DURING A PERIOD
OF STUDY OF CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT AND
SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSIDERING AN EXTENSION OF THIS ORDI-
NANCE.
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed
by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held on the .. 5th... day of . February
1974 ......... and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen MQ_i:g4rl,. Nggel,,Stephens ......... .
.a,nA Mug,: A4l x�ilpI' ..........................
NOES: Councilmen . None .....................................
ABSENT: Councilmen.. NA ne ...... ............................... .
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933
of the Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance
No. ..... 835 was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of
the City Council of said City in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of
general circulation, printed, published and circulated within said City and that the
same was so published therein on the following date, to wit: ..:z, Zt�f...........
ARTHUR E. JONES
........... ...............................
Acting City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo, California
(SEAL)
By.........
Deputy