ORDINANCE 1197ORDINANCE NO. 1197
APPROVAL OF EA-269 AND ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND EXTENISION OF INTERIM ORDINANCE No. 1188 OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AS AN URGENCY
ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING DMMRIM ZONING STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN C-M, M-1
AND M-2 ZONED PROPERTIES LOCATED BAST OF SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD.
WHEREAS, on November 5, 1991, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1167 as an urgency
ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, and whereas said Ordinance established zoning
standards for C -M, M -1 and M -2 zoned properties located east of Sepulveda Boulevard; and
WHEREAS, on December 3, 1991, the City Council received and filed a status report pursuant to
Government Code Section 65858a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the expiration of Ordinance No 1167
on December 19, 1991; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 1991, the Planning Commission held a duly advertised public hearing
on EA -269 and recommended to the City Council approval of EA -269 and extension of the Interim Zoning
Ordinance adopted by Ordinance No. 1167; and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 1991, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing and
opportunity was given to all persons to present evidence for and against EA -269 and the extension of the
Interim Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, at said City Council hearing on December 17, 1991, the following facts were
established:
That the General Plan revision project currently underway is scheduled for adoption in
March, 1992.
That there exists a threat to the health, safety and welfare unless interim zoning standards
are adopted.
3. That the interim zoning standards are necessary to guide the consideration of additional
subdivisions, re- zonings, land use permits, variances, building permits, and other applicable
land use entitlement.
WHEREAS, on December 17, 1991 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1170 extending the
Interim Zoning Ordinance pursuant to Government Code Section 65858; and
WHEREAS, on January 7, January 21, January 30, and February 4 the City Council held continued
public hearings on Ordinance No. 1170 and opportunity was given to all persons to present evidence for
and against adopted Ordinance No. 1170; and
WHEREAS, at the public hearing on February 4, 1992 the City Council determined that
mocFfications to Ordinance No. 1170 were necessary, and the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1171,
thereby amending Interim Ordinance No. 1170; and
'WfIEREAS, on February 18 and March 3, 1992, the City Council held continued public hearings
on Oren. -an c: No 1171 and determined that modifications to Ordinance No. 1171 were not necessary and
closed d-ie pui:fflc hearing; and
WHER&�t", at the public hearing on September 9, 1992 the City Council determined that
modifications to On3.inarce No. 1171 were necessary and the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1185,
thereby amending interim Ordnance No. 1171; and
WHEREAS, on October 20, 1993 the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing and
opportunity was given to all persons to present evidence for and against EA -269 and the City Council
determined that extension of Ordinance No. 1185 was necessary and adopted Ordinance No 1188; and
WHEREAS, on April 20, 1993, the City Council received and filed a status report pursuant to
Government Code Section 65858 a minimum of ten (10) days prior to the expiration of Ordinance No.
1188 on May 4, 1993; and
WHEREAS, on April 20, 1993 the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing and
opportunity was given to all persons to present evidence for and against EA -269 and the City Council
continued the public hearing to May 4, 1993: and
WHEREAS, at said City Council hearing on May 4, 1993, a continued public hearing was held and
opportunity was given to all persons to present evidence for and against EA -269 and the City Council
determined that extension of Ordinance No. 1188 was necessary; and
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WHEREAS, at said City Council hearing on May 4, 1993, the following facts were established:
The General Plan revision project has been completed. The City Council held public
hearings on the final General Plan and adopted the General Plan on December 1, 1992.
Staff has presented one quarterly progress report to Council identifying several areas that
may require future revisions.
2. The City has commenced work on a comprehensive zoning amendment, which is
scheduled to be completed by November 1993.
3. That until the zoning code is updated there continues to exists a threat to the health,
safety and welfare unless the interim zoning standards are extended.
4. That the interim zoning standards are necessary to guide the consideration of additional
subdivisions, re- zonings, land use permits, variances, building permits, and other applicable
land use entitlement.
That Ordinance No. 1188 will expire on May 4, 1993.
NOW, THEREFORE, TBE MY COUNCIL OF TBE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. This extension to Ordinance No. 1188 is adopted pursuant to the terms and
conditions of Section 65858 and Section 65090 of the Government Code. The term of this extension of
the Interim Zoning Ordinance shall begin on May 5, 1993 and shall expire on November 4, 1993 or until
rescinded by the City Council.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the following interim standards:
1) Except as provided herein, all other provisions of the Zoning Ordinance shall remain in
full force and effect.
2) No building permit, business license except for renewals of existing businesses, or other
use entitlement shall be approved or issued for affected properties located east of
Sepulveda Boulevard unless in conformance with the standards and requirements of this
interim Ordinance.
3) The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to any property currently zoned C -M and
located in the area bounded by El Segundo Boulevard, Rosecrans Avenue, Sepulveda
Boulevard and Aviation Boulevard.
4) Projects authorized by an existing approved Precise Plan, Specific Plan, Conditional Use
Permit, Development Agreement or other similar land use entitlement shall be exempt
from the provisions of the Ordinance.
5) The provisions of City Council Resolution No. 3517, Procedures for the Implementation
of the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, shall remain in full force and
effect.
6) Existing non - conforming uses or structures shall continue to be subject to the provisions
of Chapter 20.70 of the El Segundo Municipal Code. Requests for change of use or
structural modification of non - conforming buildings on properties within the C -M, M -1,
and M -2 zones located east of Sepulveda Boulevard shall, further, be in accordance with
the provisions of this Ordinance.
7) Uses and structures that are conforming as of the date of adoption of this Ordinance may:
A. Make minor interior or exterior alterations to existing buildings that do not result
in additional square footage an(Vor a change from the existing use.
B. Construct expansions or additions to existing buildings that do not result in a
change from the existing use, or that do not result in an expansion or addition of
more that 20% over the existing gross square footage or a maximum of 15,000
square feet, whichever is lesser, of an affected building. For properties with more
than one building, this shall mean that each building is entitled to an expansion
of not more than 20% over the existing gross square footage, or 15,000square feet
maximum, whichever is lesser.
8) Amendment to Section 20.36.020, Permitted Principal Uses, to require an Administrative
Use Permit for the following uses in the C -M Zone:
(6) Candles, manufacturing of;
(7) Catering services and flight kitchens;
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(10) Extrusion of plastic (excluding any melting or odorous process);
(11) Fiberglass products, continuous filament lamination of;
(12) Furniture manufacturing;
(14) Manufacturing of cleaning agents, waxes and finishes;
(15) Manufacturing of cutlery, hardware, hard tools and kitchen utensils;
(16) Manufacturing and assembly of electrical appliances, electric instruments and
devices, radio and phonographs; including the manufacturing of small tools and
parts such as coils, condensers, transformers, crystal holders, etc.;
(17) Manufacturing, processing and packaging of pharmaceutical, drugs, toiletries and
cosmetics, including soap;
(18) Processing and packaging of seeds and nuts;
(19) Production of investment castings;
(25) Warehouses.
9) Amendment to Section 20.36.020, Principal Permitted Uses, to require a Conditional Use
Permit for the following uses in the C -M Zone:
(13) Hotels and motels;
(25b) Transfer, moving and storage, freighting, truck yards, truck terminals, distribution
centers, freight forwarding or other air cargo related uses.
10) Amendment to Section 20.40.020, Permitted Principal Uses, to require an Administrative
Use Permit for the following uses in the M -1 Zone:
(1) Light industrial uses and related offices;
(2) Warehouses.
11) Amendment to Section 20.40.020, Principal Permitted Uses, to require an Conditional Use
Permit for the following uses in the M -1 Zone:
(2) Transfer, moving and storage, freighting, truck yards, truck terminals, distribution
centers, freight forwarding or other air cargo related uses.
12) Amendment to Section 20.42.020, Principal Permitted Uses, to require a Administrative Use
Permit for the following uses in existing buildings 75,OOOsquare feet or less in gross area
in the M -2 Zone:
(1) Light industrial uses and related offices;
(2) Commercial offices and establishments for research, professional and technical
services;
(3) Public facilities, including, but not limited to, fire and police facilities, post offices,
and libraries;
(4) Public utilities, including, but not limited to power substations and telephone
exchanges;
(5) Administrative or executive offices of commercial, financial or industrial
establishments;
(6) Advertising agencies;
(7) Banks, saving and loan institutions and credit unions;
(8) Blueprinting, photocopying, film processing, printing, engraving and
lithographing;
(9) Business service establishments such as electronic computer facilities and
addressing services;
(10) Candles, manufacturing of;
(11) Catering services and flight kitchens;
(12) Electric distribution substations, electric transmission substations and public utility
buildings;
(13) Engineering, industrial design, consultation and other offices;
(14) Extrusion of plastic (excluding any melting or odorous process);
(15) Fiberglass products, continuous filament lamination of;
(16) Furniture manufacturing;
(17) Recreational facilities (public and private);
(18) Manufacturing of cleaning agents, waxes and finishes;
(19) Manufacturing of cutlery, hardware, hand tools and kitchen utensils;
(20) Manufacturing and assembly of electrical appliances, electric instruments and
devices, radios and phonographs; including the manufacturing of small tools and
parts such as coils, condensers, transformers, crystal holders, etc.;
(21) Manufacturing processing and packaging of pharmaceutical, drugs, toiletries and
cosmetics, except soap;
(22) Processing and packaging of seeds and nuts;
(23) Production of investment castings;
(24) Restaurants, coffee shops and cafes;
(25) Retail and wholesale sales and service;
(26) Scientific research and experimental development laboratories;
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(27) Telephone district offices;
(28) Trade union halls, clubs, including service clubs, veterans' organizations, lodges
and similar nonprofit organizations;
(29) Warehouses.
13) Amendment of Section 20.42.020, Principal Permitted Uses, to require a Conditional Use
Permit for all new uses defined as "Heavy Industrial ", per Section 20.08.222, in the M -2
zone and for all new uses in existing buildings that are larger than 75,000 square feet in
total gross area.
A Conditional Use Permit is also required for the following uses in the
M -2 zone:
(1) Transfer, moving and storage, freighting, truck yards, truck terminals, distribution
centers, freight forwarding or other air cargo related uses;
(2) Hotels and motels.
14) Director of Planning and Building Safety's Administrative Use Permit:
To provide an expeditious method by which certain provisions of this Ordinance may be
processed and decided, the City Council hereby directs that the Director of Planning or
her/his designee, shall have the authority to make determinations on the following
applications:
Administrative Use Permits. The Director of Planning and Building Safety shall have the
authority to determine petitions for Administrative Use Permits. The procedures for an
Administrative Use Permit shall be as follows:
A petition for an Administrative Use Permit shall be filed with the Department of
Planning and Building Safety on forms provided by the Department of Planning
and Building Safety. Within five (5) working days of the filing of a petition, the
Director of Planning and Building Safety shall notify the applicant as to the
completeness of the application. The Director of Planning and Building Safety shall
have the authority to request any additional information deemed necessary to
evaluate the application. Failure of the Director of Planning and Building Safety
to respond within five (5) working days shall deem an application complete.
2. Within ten (10) working days from the date an application is deemed complete,
the Director of Planning and Building Safety shall issue a written determination
as to the approval or denial of the application. The written determination shall
state the findings for decision. In approving an application the Director of
Planning and Building Safety shall have the authority to attach conditions to the
approval deemed necessary.
3. All written application determinations made by the Director of Planning and
Building Safety shall be placed as a receive and file item on the next available
agenda of the Planning Commission. Any Planning Commissioner may request that
the item be set for a formal public hearing. An appeal of any decision of the
Director of Planning and Building Safety by the applicant or member of the public
at large may be filed with the Department of Planning and Building Safety prior
to the meeting at which the decision is to be received and filed by the Planning
Commission. No decision of the Director of Planning and Building Safety is final
until the decision is received and filed by the Planning Commission.
Any appeal filed on the Director of Planning and Building Safety's determination
by the applicant, member of the public, or Planning Commission shall be set for
public hearing before the City Council following the procedural and public
noticing requirements established by the El Segundo Municipal Code and
applicable provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and State
Planning and Zoning Law.
The filing fee for an Administrative Use Permit shall be $500.00. The appeal fee
shall also be $500.00. No appeal fee shall be required of a Planning Commissioner.
6. The City Council further directs that the Director of Planning and Building Safety
shall make available to any applicant for an Administrative Use Permit an
"expedited" process at a fee of $100 per hour for application processing plus a
$500 application fee. The expedited Administrative Use Permit shall provide for
the processing of a completed Administrative Use Permit within a period not to
exceed five (5) total working days. The written determination shall be subject to
the same review and appeal process set forth above in Subsections (3) and (4) of
Section (13), Director of Planning and Building Safety's Administrative Use Permit.
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The Director of Planning and Building Safety is authorized to utilize the services
of a consultant of his/her selection for purpose of processing these expedited
reviews and written determinations.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, this ordinance is adopted as an urgency
ordinance based upon the finding of the City Council that there is a current and immediate threat to the
public health, safety and welfare.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage. The City Clerk shall certify
to the passage and adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of original
ordinances of said city; shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof, and cause the same to
be published or posted according to law.
ATTEST:
Ci dy Morte , ity Clerk
City of El Segundo (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORK-
el0and C. Dolley, City'AtIorney
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of May . 1993.
`�- . L
Larl Jacobso , Mayor
City of El Segundo,
California
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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, 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. 1197 is a full, true correct original
of ORDINANCE NO. 1197 of the said City of El Segundo, California, entitled:
APPROVAL OF EA -269 AND ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND EXTENSION OF INTERIM ORDINANCE
NO. 1188 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING INTERIM
ZONING STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN C -M, M -1, AND M -2 ZONED
PROPERTIES LOCATED EAST OF SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD.
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor or said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of
the said Council held on the 4TH DAY OF MAY 1993, and the same was so passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Jacobson, Mayor ProTem Wise, and Councilman
West, and Councilman Switz.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT PARTICIPATING: Councilman Robbins
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. 1197,
as duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said
City of El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published
and circulated within said City and that the same was so published therein.
CINDY M R ESEN
City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo, California
(SEAL)