1997 MAY 20 CC PACKETAGENDA
EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 350 Main Street
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The Public can participate in the discussion of any item listed on the Agenda. To facilitate your presentation, please place a check mark
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if desired. Please respect the time limits.
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at least six days prior to the City Council Meeting (by 2:00 p.m. the prior Tuesday). The request must include a brief general
description of the business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting.
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Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, May 20, 1997 - 4:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Pro Tern Nancy Wernick
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit per person, 30
minute limit total.) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and
employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a
misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250.
CLOSED SESSION: The City Council may move into a closed session pursuant to applicable law,
including the Brown Act (Government Code §54950, et sue.) for the purposes of conferring with the City's
Real Property Negotiator; and/or conferring with the City Attorney on potential and/or existing litigation;
and /or discussing matters covered under Gov't Code §54957 (Personnel); and /or conferring with the City's
Labor Negotiators as follows:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov't Code §54956.9(a))
1. Coalition for Economic Equity (CEE) v. Pete Wilson, et al., C 96 -4024 TEH
2. Siadek et al. V. City of El Segundo, LASC Case No. YCO25264
3. Rinebold /Hawk v. City of El Segundo, LASC Case No. YCO25220
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov't Code §54956.9(b): -2- potential cases (no further public
statement is required at this time); Initiation of litigation pursuant to Gov't Code §54956.9(c): -7- matters.
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DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS (Gov't Code §54957). None.
CONFERENCE WITH CITY'S LABOR NEGOTIATOR - (Gov't Code §54957.6) - Meet with
Negotiator.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Gov't Code §54956.8) Meet with
Negotiator regarding the acquisition of a strip of land owned by Chevron along the easterly boundary known
as Assessor Parcel 4138 -16 -06 and a strip of land owned by Allied Signal along the westerly boundary
known as Assessor Parcels 4138- 15 -13, 4138 -15 -14 and 4138 -15 -21 as additional right -of -way in connection
with the Sepulveda Boulevard widening project.
REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (if required)
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AGENDA
EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 350 Main Street
The City Council, with certain statutory exceptions, can only take action upon properly posted and listed agenda items.
The Public can participate in the discussion of any item listed on the Agenda. To facilitate your presentation, please place a check
mark ./ beside each item you would like to address on the Agenda provided by the City Clerk, preferably PRIOR to the start of the
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during Public Communications.
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represent, if desired. Please respect the time limits.
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Office at least six days prior to the City Council Meeting (by 2:00 p.m. the prior Tuesday). The request must include a brief
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Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
REGULAR MEETING OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1997 - 7:00 P.M.
Next Resolution # 4013
Next Ordinance # 1272
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION - Chaplain Mark Karle, United States Air Forces Base
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Wernick
PRESENTATIONS -
Proclamation declaring May 23, 1997 as the 75th Anniversary of the El Segundo Woman's
Club and commending its members, past and present, for their continuing service to the
community. (Jean Hayos, President to receive Proclamation).
2. Proclamation commemorating May 9, 1997 as Police Officers Memorial Day and proclaiming
the week of May 16 -24, 1997 as Police Week in El Segundo. (Police Officer Walt Williams
to receive Proclamation).
Proclamation declaring the week of May 18 -24, 1997 as National Public Works Week in the
City of El Segundo, encouraging all citizen and civic organizations to acquaint themselves
with the challenges involved in providing public works facilities and services and recognizing
the contributions that public works officials make every day to our health, safety and comfort.
4. Presentation from Centinela Valley YMCA President, Doug Herbst, to El Segundo Teen
Center for one -half the proceeds ($707.25) from the Mayor's Good Friday Breakfast.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit per person, 30
minute limit total) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and
employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a
misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $150.
1. Request by Lacy G. Cook, Cubmaster, Pack 968C, for City support for the Cub Adventure
Soapbox Derby Race to be held from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. on July 12, 1997 at Grand
Avenue from Arena to Eucalyptus Streets. (Cost to City: approximately $392.00)
Recommendation - Discussion and possible action.
A. PROCEDURAL MOTIONS
1. Consideration of a motion to read all ordinances and resolutions on this Agenda by title only.
Recommendation - Approval.
B. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS -
1. Continued Public hearing on the following proposed Amendments to the General Plan, Zone
Text and Zoning Map: Smoky Hollow Specific Plan (SHSP) Parking, Subdivision Extensions,
SHSP Height Bonus, Service Stations /Automobile Services, MU North and South,
Architectural Landscape Features, Initiation of ZTA/GPA, Planning Commission Appeals,
Golf Course, Sepulveda Boulevard Building Heights, Video Arcades, Drive - thrus, Residential
Heights, Edison Right -of -Way, TDRs- Transfer of Development Rights, and Wireless
Communication Facilities (General Plan Amendment only); and, a Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impacts in accordance with CEQA. Environmental Assessment EA -405,
General Plan Amendment GPA 97 -1, Zone Text Amendment ZTA 97 -1, and Zone Change
ZC 97 -1. Applicants: City of El Segundo - Citywide Amendments, Hughes Electronics -
Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs)
Recommendation -
1) Hold continued public hearing;
2) Discussion;
3) Direct Staff to draft Ordinance consistent with Planning Commission
Recommendations or consistent with alternate City Council direction;
4) Schedule introduction and first reading of Ordinance on June 3,1997; and /or,
5) Schedule a special workshop /continued public hearing for a future date, if
required; and /or,
6) Other possible action /direction.
2. Public hearing and appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to Approve a Mitigated
Negative Declaration for a Groundwater Handling Project in the M -2 Zone, located at
720 West El Segundo Boulevard. The use is a permitted use in the M -2 Zone and no other
approvals are required. The proposed project is the expansion of Chevron's existing Effluent
Treatment Plant (ETP) in order to accommodate the incremental groundwater that requires
biological treatment to meet Chevron's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Permit (EA -404) standards. Applicant: Chevron Products Company. Appellant: H.
Margarete O'Brien.
Recommendation -
1) Hold public hearing;
2) Discussion; and,
3) Uphold Planning Commission's decision; or
4) Other possible action /direction.
3. Public Hearing on proposed amendments to the General Plan and Zoning Code to provide
new regulations for Wireless Communication Facilities; and, a Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impacts in accordance with CEQA. Environmental Assessment EA -403,
General Plan Amendment GPA 97 -2, and Zone Text Amendment ZTA 96 -3. Applicant: City
of El Segundo.
Recommendation -
1) Hold public hearing;
2) Discussion;
3) Introduction and first reading of Ordinance;
4) Schedule second reading and adoption of Ordinance on June 3,1997; and /or,
5) Schedule a special workshop /continued public hearing for a future date; and /or,
6) Other possible action /direction.
C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
1. Continued Workshop Discussion of FY 97/98 Preliminary Budget and Five -Year Capital
Improvement Plan.
Recommendation - Discussion, direction to staff and possible action.
D. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS -
Presentation of the Five -Year Capital Improvement Plan by the Chairman of the Capital
Improvement Program Advisory Committee, Harry Reeves.
Recommendation - Discussion, direction to staff and possible action.
E. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed are to be adopted by one motion without discussion and passed unanimously. If a call for
discussion of an item is made, the item(s) will be considered individually under the next heading of business.
Warrant Numbers 238540- 238829 on Demand Register Summary Number 40 in total amount
of $663,617.22, and Wire Transfers in the amount of $939,036.46.
Recommendation - Approve Warrant Demand Register and Authorize staff to release.
Ratify: Payroll and Employee Benefit checks; checks released early due to contracts or
agreements; emergency disbursements and /or adjustments; and wire transfers from
04/24/97 to 05/13/97.
2. City Council meeting minutes of May 6. 1997.
Recommendation - Approval.
Adopt specifications for repair and modernization of the Joslyn Center Elevator at Recreation
Park (estimated cost $20,000.00).
Recommendation -
1) Adopt specifications.
2) Authorize staff to solicit bids from qualified vendors.
4. Report from Thomas, Bigbie & Smith dated April 8, 1997 entitled "Review of City's
Investment Policies and Transactions" covering the months of October, November and
December, 1996.
Recommendation - Receive and file.
Consideration of extension to street sweeping contract with Nationwide Environmental
Services for an additional three years at the same rate Annual fiscal impact: $94,560.00.
Recommendation - Authorize staff to prepare a three year contract extension agreement
for the Mayor's signature.
6. Request to replace the Police Department's Firearms Range Bullet Trap using funds currently
appropriated from the General Fund Capital Equipment Account
Recommendation - Approve replacement of the existing range bullet trap on a sole
source basis in an amount not to exceed $52,396.25.
7. Recommendation for vehicle replacement and purchase Fiscal Impact• S29,500.00)
Recommendation - Authorize staff to purchase a vehicle as outlined in the Staff Report.
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8. Agreement between TRW Inc. and the City of El Segundo for the installation of a crosswalk
and flashing caution lights across Park Place east of Nash Street (fiscal impact - none).
Recommendation - Approve agreement and authorize the Mayor to execute the
agreement on behalf of the City.
9. Award contract for construction of a storm drain system in Sierra Street, Maple Avenue and
Lomita Street Project No PW 94 -4 (contract amount = $246,178.00).
Recommendation -
1) Approve an additional allocation of $45,000 from Capital Improvement Funds.
2) Award contract to Tri -Build Development Corporation in the amount of
$246,178.00.
3) Authorize the Mayor to execute the standard Public Works contract after
approval as to form by the City Attorney.
10. Adoption of a Resolution pursuant to City Council direction of May 6, 1997, to deny the
appeal of the Planning Commission decision, thereby Denying Environmental Assessment
EA -387 and Conditional Use Permit CUP 96 -3, and rejecting a Mitigated Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impacts, which would allow a new 3,050 gross square foot
Carl's Jr. Drive -Thru Restaurant, located at 639 North Sepulveda Boulevard.
Recommendation -
1) Reading of Resolution by title only; and,
2) By motion, adopt Resolution.
CALL ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA
F. NEW BUSINESS - CITY MANAGER -
Request by South Bay Economic Development Partnership for Council and staff participation
to plan and implement an economic development and marketing strategy to retain and create
jobs and to stimulate economic growth for the South Bay. Fiscal impact: Approximately
$2,000 per year after the first year in addition to Council and staff time.
Recommendation - Discussion and possible action.
2. Request for Council action respecting Southern California Edison Company's (SCE) Utility
Users Tax (UUT). (Fiscal Impact: Increased income of $175,000.)
Recommendation - The City Council suspend, for the 1996/1997 fiscal year, UUT taxes
imposed on SCE for the utilization of natural gas to produce electrical energy that
exceed $175,000.
Agreements with Chevron U.S.A. and AlliedSignal for right -of -way donations and
reimbursement to Chevron and AlliedSignal for their costs to relocate existing facilities within
the property to be donated to Caltrans for the Sepulveda Boulevard Widening _ Pro ject.
Recommendation - Approve agreements and authorize the Mayor to execute the
agreements on behalf of the City.
G. NEW BUSINESS - CITY ATTORNEY - NONE
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H. NEW BUSINESS - CITY CLERK - NONE
I. NEW BUSINESS - CITY TREASURER - NONE
J. NEW BUSINESS AND REPORTS - CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
Councilman Gordon - NONE
- Councilman Weston - NONE
Councilwoman Friedkin -
The City of El Se ung do's participation in regional and subregional organizations.
Recommendation - Discussion and possible action.
- Mayor Pro Tern Wernick - NONE
Mayor Jacobs - NONE
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit) Individuals who have
received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and employees speaking on behalf of their employer,
must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250.
MEMORIALS
CLOSED SESSION
The City Council may move into a closed session pursuant to applicable law, including the Brown Act
(Government Code Sec. 54960, et seq.) for the purposes of conferring with the City's Real Property
Negotiator; and/or conferring with the City Attorney on potential and/or existing litigation; and/or discussing
matters covered under Government Code section 54957 (Personnel); and/or conferring with the City's Labor
Negotiators; as follows:
Continuation of matters listed on the City Council Agenda for 5:00 p.m., May 20, 1997 under "Closed
Session" (if needed).
REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION (if required)
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Special Orders of Business
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Continued Public hearing on the following proposed Amendments to the General Plan, Zone Text, and Zoning Map:
Smoky Hollow Specific Plan (SHSP) Parking, Subdivision Extensions, SHSP Height Bonus, Service
Stations/Automobile Services, MU North and South, Architectural Landscape Features, Initiation of ZTA/GPA,
Planning Commission Appeals, Golf Course, Sepulveda Boulevard Building Heights, Video Arcades, Drive -
thru's, Residential Heights, Edison Right -of -Way, TDB's- Transfer of Development Rights, and Wireless
Communication Facilities (General Plan Amendment only); and, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts
in accordance with CEQA. Environmental Assessment EA -405, General Plan Amendment GPA 97 -1, Zone Text
Amendment ZTA 97 -1, and Zone Change ZC 97 -1. Applicants: City of El Segundo - Citywide Amendments, Hughes
Electronics - Transfer of Development Rights (TDB's).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Hold Continued public hearing;
2) Discussion;
3) Direct Staff to draft Ordinance consistent with Planning Commission Recommendations or consistent with
alternate City Council direction;
4) Schedule introduction and first reading of Ordinance on June 3, 1997; and /or,
5) Schedule a special workshop /Continued public hearing for a future date, if required; and /or,
6) Other possible action /direction.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
On May 6, 1997, the City Council opened the public hearing on the proposed General Plan, Zone Text, and Zoning
Map Amendments, took no action, and Continued the public hearing to May 20, 1997. On March 27, 1997, the
Planning Commission Adopted Resolution No. 2390 which recommends approval of revisions to the City's General
Plan, Zoning Code, and the Zoning Map. The Planning Commission Resolution was previously distributed to the City
Council.
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ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
1. List of future GPA's, ZTA's, and ZC's authorized for initiation by the City Council on December 17, 1996 -
Exhibit "A ".
2. Draft General Plan Amendments, Zoning and Subdivision Code Text Amendments and Zone Changes,
dated May 20, 1997 - Exhibits 1 through 15.
3. Draft Initial Study / Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts - April 3, 1997.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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City Council Staff Report
May 20, 1997
On November 5, 1996, the City Council considered and initiated a Quarterly Zoning Code (text and map) Amendment
Program similar to one already in place for review of proposed Amendments to the City s General Plan document and
map. The Council generally agreed with Staff's recommendation that such a system may make the processing of
ZTAs (Zoning Code Text Amendments) and ZCs (Zone Map changes) easier to manage, track, and implement. While
the City Council determined that such a system should improve the processing of Zoning Code Amendments, it
stressed that there may be some occasions that the "fast- tracking" of an Amendment may also be fortuitous; and, so
the Council 'reserved the opportunity' to initiate and process Amendments outside the "Quarterly Program" when it
deemed it most appropriate. At the November 5, 1996 meeting, the Council asked for more time to review the list of
proposed amendments and come to a consensus on those amendments which had not previously received majority
Council approval to initiate. On December 17, 1996, the City Council reconsidered the list of proposed amendments,
made minor revisions, and directed Staff and the Planning Commission to begin processing the amendments as soon
as possible. The list of proposed Amendments, as authorized by the City Council to initiate, is attached to this Report
as Exhibit "A ".
On January 23, February 13 and 27, and March 6 and 27, 1997, the Planning Commission conducted public hearings
to study revisions to the topics mentioned above, as initiated by the City Council. The following discussion provides
a brief background of each proposed Amendment, together with a discussion and analysis of the various options which
the Planning Commission discussed and the final recommended changes. A brief summary of the Planning
Commission's recommendations is shown at the beginning of each subject In bold. Several of the proposed
amendments may require multiple amendments such as a General Plan Amendment (GPA), Zone Text Amendment
(ZTA), and Zone Change (ZC); and, therefore they have been organized so that there is only one discussion for each
item to avoid duplication. Each proposed amendment also has multiple redline /strikeout exhibits associated with it.
Each exhibit has been labeled with a header to easily cross - reference the exhibit to the appropriate proposed
Amendment.
1. SHSP Parking - Eliminate 10% parking reduction in Smoky Hollow Zones (SB and MM) to have one
standard for the whole City (ZTA). {Exhibit 1)
The City Council expressed concerns regarding the current provisions in the parking section of the Zoning Code
(Section 20.54.030 B., Page 246) which allow the Planning Commission to approve a maximum 10% parking reduction
for properties located in Smoky Hollow (SB, MM, GAC and MDR Zones). Existing provisions (Section 20.54.030, B.,
Page 246) allow the Planning Commission to modify the required number of parking spaces in my zone, based on
the submittal of a Parking Demand Study. Staff believes that in order to provide equity for all properties in all zones,
the provisions which allow the 10% maximum parking reduction in Smoky Hollow should be eliminated. Instead the
existing provisions which allow the parking space modification with submittal of a Parking Demand Study would apply
to all zones, including Smoky Hollow. On February 13, 1997, the consensus of the Planning Commission was to accept
Staff's recommendation to eliminate the 10% maximum parking reduction in Smoky Hollow. [Consideration of the
overall Parking Demand Study concept is currently before the Planning Commission in its Second Quarter Amendment
Program packet.]
2. Subdivision Extensions - Revise Subdivision Code to increase maximum approval period for tentative
subdivision maps from 3 years to 5 years, consistent with State law (ZTA). {Exhibit 2)
This Amendment was initiated by Planning Staff for consistency with existing State law. On September 24, 1996, the
Governor of the State of California signed into law SB 560 which amended Section 66452.6 of the State of California
Government Code (the Subdivision Map Act {SMA)) which regulates the subdivision of land. The prior provisions of
the SMA allowed a legislative body or appropriate advisory body to extend an approved or conditional approved
Tentative Subdivision Map, prior to its expiration, for a period or periods not to exceed three (3) years. The City of El
Segundo's current Subdivision Code (Section 19.04.150) designates the Planning Commission as the body which may
approve or deny tentative map extensions, and consistent with prior SMA Regulations, the total time extensions may
not exceed three years. Consistent with the new SMA Regulations, as authorized, although not required, by SB 560,
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May 20, 1997
Staff and the Planning Commission recommend that Section 19.04.150 of the City's Subdivision Code be amended,
to allow total time extensions not to exceed five (5) years.
3. SHSP Height Bonus - Revise inconsistency in height limit bonus for lot consolidation between the MM
Zone (10 feet) and SHSP (15 feet) by revising the MM Zone to allow 15 foot height bonus (ZTA).
(Exhibit 3)
Staff has identified an inconsistency between Section 20.43.060 C. of the Zoning Code (Medium Manufacturing (MM)
Zone), which allows the Planning Commission to grant a 10 foot height bonus to buildings containing certain elements
in the lot consolidation provisions of the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan, and Section 20.46.030 F of the Smoky Hollow
Specific Plan which describes a 15 foot height bonus that may be granted. The Specific Plan does not indicate a limit
to the bonus which can be granted, but states a case -by -case analysis should be used to determine the appropriate
height bonus. Staff recommended to the Planning Commission that it might be appropriate to place a limit on the
maximum height bonus in the Specific Plan in order to make the Specific Plan less vague and consistent with the
existing development standard in the MM Zone. Given the proximity of the MM Zone to single - family residential zones
north of Holly Avenue, Staff recommended placing a maximum height bonus limit of 10 feet in the Smoky Hollow
Specific Plan to be consistent with the language in the MM Zone.
On February 13, 1997, the Planning Commission directed staff to revise the standards in Section 20.46.030 F. of the
MM Zone to permit a 15 foot height bonus in order to provide maximum flexibility in the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan
area and provide consistency between the policies in the Specific Plan and the existing development standard in the
MM Zone.
4. Service Stations /Automobile Services - Require a minimum 500 foot distance from service stations
and automobile service, and residential zones. Require an Administrative Use Permit for automobile
services with up to four (4) service bays, beyond 500 feet from residential and require a Conditional
Use Permit for automobile services with more than four (4) bays, and all service stations, beyond 500
feet from residential (ZTA). (Exhibit 4)
The City Council raised concerns about service stations' potential impacts related to dust, noise, fumes, odors, and
hazardous materials on surrounding areas, particularly residential, because of the use; and, directed Staff and the
Planning Commission to add a distance requirement between service stations and residential areas to help eliminate
and/or reduce those impacts. The Zoning Code currently permits service stations in the C -RS, C -2, 0-3, CO, MU, M -1,
M -2, SB, MM, and GAC Zones, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Service stations are defined
in Section 20.08.710 of the Zoning Code. Automobile services, which are defined in Section 20.08.153 of the Zoning
Code, could also have similar impacts to service stations and should therefore, Staff suggested, be regulated similarly
to service stations. The Zoning Code allows automobile services in Smoky Hollow, Small Business, and Medium
Manufacturing Zones as permitted uses. However, projects with more than four automobile service bays are subject
to approval of an Administrative Use Permit (AUP).
Other surrounding cities were contacted in order to identify what planning criteria are being used to allow service
stations and mitigate their impacts on surrounding residential neighborhoods. These cities have indicated that "service
stations" are permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit, just as our Zoning Code provides; and, that
all concerns are generally handled during the review process of the Conditional Use Permit. In addition to the required
Conditional Use Permit, one city (Redondo Beach) has established specific zoning criteria that pertains to service
stations. Redondo Beach's criteria is attached as Exhibit 7.
It is worth noting that, if a minimum distance criteria is used, all existing service stations could become non - conforming
since several existing service stations are presently adjacent to residential properties and others are a maximum of
380 feet away from residential areas. If a 500 foot distance is required between service stations, and automobile
services and residential zones, there would be no new service stations or automobile services in the City west of
Sepulveda Boulevard except north of Sycamore and south of Holly Avenues. The Commission inquired about
Proposition 65 requirements, as they relate to the toxic materials typically stored at service stations, and the Fire
Department has informed Staff that the law requires businesses which store or handle toxic substances (that are
known to cause cancer or birth defects) to notify surrounding properties.
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May 20,1997
With the new proposed zoning requirements as recommended by the Planning Commission, the Code will permit; 1)
Service Stations a minimum of 500 feet from any residential zoned properties, in the C -RS, C -2, C -3, CO, MU, M -1,
M -2, SB, MM and GAC Zones, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit; 2) Automobile Services (with up to
four bays) a minimum of 500 feet away from residential properties, as permitted uses, and projects with more than
four bays, subject to approval of an Administrative Use Permit (AUP), in the Small Business (SB) and Medium
Manufacturing (MM) Zones; and, 3) Service Stations, east of Sepulveda, subject to approval of a Conditional Use
Permit.
S. MU North and South - Split the Mixed Use land use designation and Zone to Mixed Use -North and
Mixed Use -South at El Segundo Boulevard and allow adult- oriented businesses with an Adult
Business Permit and massage establishments as permitted uses only in the Mixed -Use South Zone
(GPA, ZTA, ZC). (Exhibit 5)
On September 17, 1996, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1260, which included new regulations for adult -
oriented businesses (Chapter 20.80 of the El Segundo Municipal Code). The regulations permit adult - oriented
businesses only in the Urban Mixed -Use (MU) Zone, subject to approval of a special Adult Business Permit (ABP).
At that time, Council directed Staff to review the splitting of the Urban Mixed Use General Plan land use designation
and MU Zone into two separate designations -- MU North and MU South, with adult oriented business only permitted,
with an ABP, in the MU Zone south of El Segundo Boulevard. The area that encompasses "Continental Park" would
become the Urban Mixed -Use South land use designation and zone. The current Urban Mixed -Use area bounded by
El Segundo Boulevard, Aviation Boulevard, Imperial Highway and just west of Nash Street would become the Urban
Mixed -Use North land use designation and zone. Adult- oriented businesses would be prohibited in the Mixed -Use
North Zone. All other permitted uses and development standards for the two land use designations and zones (Chapter
20.36 and a new Chapter 20.38) would remain the same.
The City Attorney has reviewed the amount of land and the number of buildings that are in the proposed MU -S Zone
to determine if there would be sufficient opportunity for an adult- oriented business to find a location within the new
zone. This is a standard courts have looked at when reviewing the validity of measures regulating adult - oriented
businesses. The City Attorney believes the proposed MU -S Zone will provide an adequate number of properties, given
the overall size of the City, for a perspective adult- oriented business to locate.
On January 21, 1997, the City Council approved Ordinance No. 1265, as an urgency measure, related to massage
establishments and their location within the MU Zone. The Council subsequently extended this Ordinance on March
4, 1997, and then again on April 15, 1997. The Ordinance adds massage establishments, as defined in Section
20.08.590 of the Zoning Code, to the MU Zone as a permitted use, subject to the business license requirements in
Chapter 5.40 of the Municipal Code and other requirements imposed by law. Massage establishments are not
considered adult entertainment uses but more akin to medical offices. Staff has amended the proposed MU -S Zone
to incorporate the provisions for massage establishments. Massage establishments would only be permitted in the
MU -S Zone.
Staff has also identified three additional sections of the Zoning Code which require amending in order to reflect the
split of the Mixed -Use (MU) Zone into the Mixed -Use North (MU -N) Zone and the Mixed -Use South (MU -S) Zone.
Section 20.16.010 should be amended to add MU -North and MU -South to the list of zone names in the City. Section
20.54.040 B. and Section 20.54.060 of the Parking Chapter contain tables which list the standards for tandem parking
and loading areas for each zone. The MU -N and MU -S Zones have been added to these tables for consistency. The
standard for both zones would remain the same as currently exists for the MU Zone. The consensus of the Planning
Commission was to accept Staff's recommendations for splitting the MU Zone.
6. Architectural Landscape Features - Allow architectural landscape features, such as fountains, arbors,
and pergolas to encroach Into setbacks in Commercial and Industrial Zones up to 80% of setback,
with 20 foot height limit, a minimum 5 foot setback, and roof and sides less than 20% solid component
portions (ZTA). (Exhibit 61
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At its meeting on February 18, 1997, the City Council directed Staff to prepare a "fast tracked" Zone Text Amendment
to permit Architectural Landscape Features to encroach into setback areas in commercial and industrial zones.
Staff has prepared a definition of Architectural Landscape Features which would include small landscape structures
such as fountains, arbors, statuary, trellises, and other similar features. In order to prevent buildings from being
considered as landscape features, Staff included requirements in the definition that Architectural Landscape Features
do not contain floor area, or a roof or side walls with more than 20% component solid portions. Staff proposed to allow
Architectural Landscape Features to encroach into non - residential setbacks up to 80% of the setback, provided a
minimum setback of 5 feet is maintained. No more than 25% of the total setback area could be covered by such
features and they would also be limited to a maximum height of 20 feet. In order to add some flexibility for designers,
Staff proposed permitting the use of the Adjustment process (Chapter 20.78) as a means for approval of landscape
features in excess of the standards enumerated in Section 20.12.170. The consensus of the Planning Commission
was to accept Staff's recommendations for Architectural Landscape Features.
7. Initiation of ZTA/GPA -Clarify only City Council, not the Planning Commission, can initiate ZTA/GPA.
(ZTA). (Exhibit 7)
At the January 23, 1997 meeting, the Planning Commission considered the City Attorney's recommendation that the
City Council consider a Zone Text Amendment to require that only the City Council, not the Planning Commission nor
City Staff or the public (unless an application and fee is submitted), can formally initiate any Zone Text or General Plan
amendments. That is, while these groups /individuals can suggest such Amendments, only the Council can direct Staff
to initiate the process. On February 13 and 27, 1997, the Planning Commission again reviewed the proposed
modification to Sections 20.86.020 (B) and 20.86.040 of the City s Municipal Code, and at the March 6, 1997 meeting,
the Commission recommended approval of the proposed text amendment to the Council.
Planning_ Commission Ap e�als - Clarify language regarding appeals of Planning Commission and
Director of Planning and Building Safety actions to indicate that if the 10th day (the last day to appeal
a decision) falls on a holiday or weekend, the appeal may be filed on the next business day (ZTA).
(Exhibit 81
On January 23, 1997, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and discussed the Zone Text Amendment,
proposed by Planning Staff and the City Attorney, to clarify language regarding appeals of Planning Commission items
in Sections 20.82.015 and 20.82.020 of the El Segundo Municipal Code. The provisions require that any appeal of
either the Planning and Building Safety Director's decision to the Planning Commission, or an appeal of the decision
of the Planning Commission to the City Council, must be made within 10 calendar days after the date of the decision.
Generally, since regular Planning Commission meetings are held on Thursdays, the tenth day of the appeal of a
Planning Commission decision falls on a Sunday. However, there is no provision in the Code to clarify that if the 10th
day falls on a holiday or weekend, the appeal may be filed on the next business day. As a result, at its February 13
and 27, 1997 meetings, the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed language, and on March 6, 1997,
recommended to the City Council approval of the proposed modifications to the attached Code sections to clarify the
language.
9. Golf Course - Update Open Space and other Elements related to the Municipal golf course to reflect:
a) the new location of the boundaries between the golf course and driving range facility and the West
Basin Municipal Water District (WBMWD) facility, b) the actual size of the golf course, c) the zone
change from Public Facilities to Parks/Open Space as they relate to the new boundary, d) the golf
course and driving range is existing, and e) the City should continue the operation, upkeep, and
public use of the golf course (GPA, ZTA, ZC). (Exhibit 9)
This amendment was requested by the Director of Recreation and Parks in order to update the document's language
related to the golf course. At its meeting of January 23, 1997, and several other subsequent meetings, the Planning
Commission reviewed the proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for the Municipal golf course, and
directed Staff to update the Open Space, other Elements, and the Zoning Map related to the Municipal golf course.
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The 1992 General Plan text does not reflect the existence of the new Municipal golf course and driving range
development which was completed in 1994. In 1992, when the City's General Plan revision was in progress, the 9 -hole
golf course was a proposed development, and the actual acreage was not accurately known. According to City
records, the project site consisted of five (5) lots totaling 31.4 acres. This includes 25.5 acres of land which was
deeded to the City by Chevron USA to be used as a golf course, a 1.2 acre triangular section, previously part of the
West Basin Municipal Water District ( WBMWD) property which is now owned by the City, 0.22 acres of the WBMWD
site which is leased to the City for parking, 0.98 acres of frontage along Sepulveda Boulevard which was transferred
from the WBMWD to the City for parking, and 3.5 acres of the Southern California Edison right -of -way which runs
along the east side of the golf course. This last portion of the site (3.5 acres) is included in the acreage of private
Open Space in the General Plan text, and therefore, the golf course site, which is publicly owned, is actually 27.9
acres. As a result, the Open Space and Land Use Elements of the General Plan have been revised by adding 0.9
acres to the public Open Space inventory and the acreage of public vs. private Open Space has been adjusted
accordingly. The Zoning Map has been revised to reflect the new location of the boundaries between the golf course
and driving range facility and the WBMWD facility. Additionally, Open Space Policy OS1 -1.10 has been revised to
reflect that the golf course and driving range is existing, and that the City should continue the operation, upkeep, and
public use of the golf course.
10. Sepulveda Heights - Revise height limits along Sepulveda corridor and east of Sepulveda Boulevard
from 200 foot limits to 150 -200 feet, depending on distance of building east of Sepulveda Boulevard
(ZTA). {Exhibit 10)
The subject of height limits east of Sepulveda Boulevard and along the Sepulveda Boulevard corridor was previously
reviewed by the Planning Commission in 1996 as part of the last series of Zone Text Amendments (EA- 376A). The
City Council (seated at that time) did not come to a consensus at that time on the height amendments and referred
them back to the Planning Commission for further evaluation and recommendations.
During the processing of the 1996 Code Amendments, Staff presented revisions to the height limits east of Sepulveda
Boulevard which would have reduced height limits from 200 feet to 150 feet between Sepulveda Boulevard and
Continental/Lairport Streets. Between Continental /Lairport Streets and Nash Street, height would have been reduced
from 200 feet to 175 feet. Height limits east of Nash Street would have been permitted to increase from 175 feet to
200 feet. The purpose of the tiered height limit was to gradually decrease height limits and the associated visual impact
of development on the residential neighborhood as one got closer to Sepulveda Boulevard. The previous proposal
would have placed a 200 foot height limit adjacent to the residential areas of Del Aire in Los Angeles County, east of
Aviation Boulevard. The current standards allows a 175 foot height limit in the MU Zone and 200 foot height limits in
the other zones east of Sepulveda Boulevard.
Staff was asked by the City Council to examine height from the perspective of the existing topography to determine
if height limits could be based on some reference datum, such as the elevation of Sepulveda Boulevard above sea
level, to determine if buildings of a certain height above this reference datum would be visible from areas west of
Sepulveda Boulevard. Using topographical maps, which are still accurate enough for this study, Staff has prepared
a graph which depicts relative elevations throughout the City. The City generally increases in elevation gradually from
Aviation Boulevard to Sepulveda Boulevard and then becomes much more varied with steeper hills east toward Main
Street. Since most land east of Sepulveda Boulevard is lower than the residential areas, the impacts of future building
heights east of Sepulveda should be minimized by virtue of beginning at a lower elevation. Staff believes that using
a reference datum which is some distance from the location of the construction project could pose difficulties during
the plan check review process because the exact height of the property in relation to the reference datum would have
to be verified and this would likely require a survey to be conducted for each and every project.
At the Planning Commission meeting on January 23, 1997, the Commission reviewed the subject of height limits east
of Sepulveda Boulevard and along the Sepulveda Boulevard corridor. Staff was requested to research any Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations which would impact height limits east of Sepulveda Boulevard. The FAA
indicated that there are no specific height limits for buildings near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Instead,
the FAA reviews each building on a case -by -case basis to determine if that specific building will have an impact on
aircraft operations. The FAA then issues an airspace determination which approves the height for the particular
building. However, FAA regulations also indicate that a building within three (3) nautical miles to the south of LAX with
a height above 200 feet could be considered an obstruction by the FAA. Staff is not aware of any building in El
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Segundo which has been judged to be an obstruction by the FAA. Thus, based on the most recent information from
the FAA, FAA regulations should not be a constraint on height limits east of Sepulveda Boulevard.
The Commission consensus was to not pursue the use of an off -site reference datum to determine the elevation from
which to measure height; in part because the Commission did not want a height standard which might result in future
buildings all having the same height or a skyline with uniform heights. The Commission preferred requirements which
were based on the existing topography and thus would encourage buildings to have varying height even if all buildings
were built to the maximum allowed height. Therefore, Staff again recommended the use of the height limits presented
during the processing of the 1996 Code Amendments. Staff presented revisions to the height limits east of Sepulveda
Boulevard which would have reduced height limits from 200 feet to 150 feet between Sepulveda Boulevard and
Continental/Lairport Streets. Between Continental/Lairport Streets and Nash Street, height would have been reduced
from 200 feet to 175 feet. Height limits east of Nash Street would have been permitted to increase from 175 feet to
200 feet. The previous proposal would have placed a 200 foot height limit adjacent to the residential areas of Del Aire
in Los Angeles County, east of Aviation Boulevard. The current standards allow a 175 foot height limit in the MU Zone
and 200 foot height limits in the other zones east of Sepulveda Boulevard. The Commission consensus was to
recommend revisions to the Zoning Code consistent with recommendations of Staff, as described above.
11. Video Arcades - Revise standards for video arcades to require: a) an Administrative Use Permit (AUP)
for video arcades with three (3) or fewer video or arcade machines, and b) a Conditional Use Permit
(CUP) for video arcades with four (4) or more video or arcade machines, based on a number of
performance criteria (ZTA). {Exhibit 11)
At its meeting of January 23, 1997, the Planning Commission began to consider revisions to the existing standards
for video arcades in the Zoning Code, as directed by the City Council. Section 20.31.040 F of the El Segundo
Municipal Code (ESMC) presently permits video arcade establishments only in the Downtown Commercial (C -RS)
Zone, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Arcades with less than eight (8) machines are allowed
in any commercial zone as a permitted use. The existing provision addresses only video arcade establishments which
maintain eight (8) or more machines, and does not include any provisions to address video arcade establishments
with less than eight (8) machines. As a result, other cities were contacted to identify what planning criteria are currently
being used to mitigate the potential problems (security, noise, traffic, etc.) associated with video arcade establishments
and address compatibility with adjacent and surrounding uses (see attached Exhibit 9). On February 27 and March
6, 1997, the Planning Commission held public hearings, reviewed the draft language for video arcades, discussed
the following common performance standards that other cities apply to video arcade establishments, and directed Staff
to include additional performance standards associated with video establishments in the City of El Segundo:
• location of and distance from existing residential uses, schools, hospitals, public playgrounds, and bars;
• maximum number of machines;
• the combination of uses proposed;
• the number of similar establishments or uses within close proximity;
• hours of operation;
• adult supervision and the ability to prevent problems related to potential crowd control;
• participants' age (during school hours);
• number of parking spaces;
• bicycle racks, to accommodate bicycles utilized by arcade patrons;
• prohibition of smoking, eating, and drinking alcoholic beverages;
• odor, dust, noise /vibrations that may be generated by the proposed arcade; and,
• other general criteria such as lighting, public telephone, bathrooms, sound proofed walls, litter, and loitering.
At its March 27, 1997 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed standards and recommended
approval of the proposed text amendment to the City Council. The proposed amendment requires an AUP for three
or less video or arcade machines at one facility and a CUP for four (4) or more machines. There are more general
performance criteria for three (3) or fewer machines. Establishments with four or more machines, in addition to the
general performance criteria for the three or fewer machines, require more stringent performance criteria. The draft
amendment shows video arcades as uses permitted with an AUP or CUP in all the commercial zones (C -RS, C -2, C -3,
CO and M -U), but not in the industrial zones (M -1, M -2, SB and MM).
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12. Drive - thru's - Prohibit drive -thru restaurants In the C -RS, C -2 and C -3 Zones west of Sepulveda
Boulevard and require a Conditional Use Permit in other areas (GPA, ZTA). (Exhibit 12)
The City Council requested that the General Plan and Zoning Code be revised to encourage drive -thru restaurants
in zones where the City will consider approving the use, and discourage them in all other zones. Council expressed
concerns regarding the potential impacts, due to significant noise, lighting, odor, emissions, traffic, litter, crime, etc.,
of drive -thru restaurants on nearby residential properties.
Drive -thru restaurants are defined in Section 20.08.335, and they are currently allowed in all Commercial and Industrial
Zones with approval of a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 20.74). Prior to 1993, drive -thru restaurants, considered
as an outdoor -use, were prohibited in all Commercial and Industrial Zones. The 1993 Zoning Code update provided
more flexibility in its interpretation of permitted uses, and the C -3 Zone (Section 20.33.060 Al) was revised to permit
"outdoor restaurants, cafes or seating areas; outdoor retail activities customarily conducted outdoors, including but
not limited to, lumber yards and nurseries... ". The Council expressed concerns that this Code section, along with the
flexibility of the Code through the Administrative Determination process, could be interpreted to allow drive -thru
restaurants as a permitted use. On April 2, 1996, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1251, as an Urgency
Ordinance, requiring a Conditional Use Permit for all drive -thru restaurants in all Commercial and Industrial Zones.
On June 18, 1996, Ordinance No. 1257 was adopted which permanently codified the requirements for a Conditional
Use Permit for drive -thru restaurants.
The Commission reviewed the three following potential approaches to encouraging and discouraging drive -thru
restaurants in particular zones:
1) Prohibit drive - thru's in certain zones, such as the C -RS, C -2 and C -3 (west of Sepulveda Boulevard) Zones,
and to require a Conditional Use Permit for drive - thru's in the other Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts.
The majority of the C -RS, C -2 and C -3 Zones are immediately adjacent to Residential Zones. This approach
would most directly regulate the potential impacts of drive - thru's by prohibiting them in the majority of areas
that may impact residential uses.
2) Prohibit drive - thru's located within a certain distance, 100 to 500 feet, of all Residential Zones. This approach
would limit, but not prohibit, drive - thru's in the Downtown (C -RS Zone) area and allow them on the west side
of Sepulveda Boulevard generally north of Sycamore and south of Holly Avenues. A Conditional Use Permit
would still be recommended for all zones outside of the 100 -500 foot prohibition radius.
3) Develop performance standards or criteria that the Planning Commission could use to evaluate the impacts
of any proposed drive -thru restaurant. Staff has researched several other cities' drive -thru restaurant
regulations. Some cities (such as Sierra Madre, South Pasadena, Rolling Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes and
San Luis Obispo) totally prohibit drive - thru's citywide, where others prohibit the use in certain zones, or in
combination with residential uses, and allow the use in other zones with a Conditional Use Permit. None of
the cities contacted allowed drive -thru restaurants as an outright permitted use. One of the cities contacted
(Santa Monica) has specific criteria, in addition to the Conditional Use Permit findings, such as prohibiting
restaurant operations located adjacent to residential areas to operate between 10:00 pm and 7:00 am,
minimum lot size, minimum driveway size and vehicle stacking /waiting area, parking and circulation plan
approval, refuse storage, litter control within 300 feet, equipment location, maximum decibel (noise) levels,
and minimum distance requirements for the drive -thru speaker.
A new General Plan Land Use Policy LU -1 -5.9 is recommended by the Planning Commission to implement the City
Council's direction to encourage and discourage drive -thru restaurants in certain zoning districts in order to minimize
impacts to nearby residential uses.
The recommendation of the Commission is to prohibit drive -thru restaurants in the C -RS, C -2 and C -3 Zones west
of Sepulveda Boulevard and continue to require a Conditional Use Permit for drive -thru restaurants in all other zones.
Sections 20.31.040, 20.32.040 and 20.33.040 have been revised to reflect this change and Sections 20.31.050,
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201.32.050, and 20.33.050, Prohibited Uses, have been added to the C -RS, C -2 and C -3 Zones to specify that drive -
thru restaurants are prohibited in these zones west of Sepulveda Boulevard.
13. Residential Heights - Investigate alternatives and develop new standards for measuring residential
structure heights (ZTA). {Exhibit 13)
The City Council directed Staff to review different methods for measuring the height of residential buildings and
structures. The Zoning Code definition of building height, which is used for residential as well as commercial and
industrial buildings (Section 20.08.185), is taken directly from the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and measures height
from the highest point of a flat roof or the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof to finished
grade within a 5 -foot horizontal distance of the exterior wall of the building. If there is a difference of more than 10 feet
between the highest finished grade and the lowest finished grade around the building, height is measured from a
reference datum 10 feet up from the lowest finished grade. The Zoning Code (Section 20.08.185) contains illustrations
to help explain the definition. This definition was adopted in 1993 as part of a comprehensive Zoning Code update in
order to provide consistency between the Zoning Code and the UBC so property owners and developers could use
one standard that was already familiar to them. Because the definition measures height to the average height of a
sloped roof, which is most common in residential construction, the maximum height limit was reduced from 30 feet
to 26 feet in order to maintain approximately the same height limit even though the definition changed. Prior to 1993,
height was measured from the top of a roof to natural (existing) grade on any point on the lot. This was difficult to
apply, particularly on sloped lots, because it was not easy to determine where the natural grade on a property was,
particularly without requiring a survey of the property.
Staff has researched the methods of determining height in several different cities and found there are many different
methods of determining height, some of which are simple and some of which are much more complicated. Attached
are the definitions of height and the associated definitions of grade from various cities. All but two of the cities surveyed
measure height to the highest point of the roof. Portland uses a slightly different version of the UBC definition currently
used in El Segundo.
The use of existing or finished grade is also an important part of measuring height. Some jurisdictions use existing
grade in order to prevent properties from being built up through grading, thereby creating a higher pad on which to
build. Some communities also use averaging of various points of existing grade on a property to create a reference
datum from which height will be measured. Typically, the elevations at the corners of the property, or a line bisecting
the center of the property, are used to create the reference datum. Height can also be measured from the top of curb
or even the midpoint of the facing street. The use of finished grade in measuring height has the advantage of not
having to determine the natural, or existing grade of a property, which is most accurately done with a survey, and the
City Council's policy has been to not require a survey for residential construction. Finished grade typically does not
have to be verified with a survey because the grade is apparent when construction and grading is completed.
On March 6, 1997, the Planning Commission reviewed different methods for measuring the height of residential
buildings and structures. Base on that review, the Commission recommends revising the definition of building height,
which is used for residential, as well as commercial and industrial buildings (Section 20.08.185). The revised text
reflects the Commission's recommendation to retain the point at which the height is measured - namely the highest
point of a flat or mansard roof or the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. The grade from
which building height is measured has been amended to replace finished grade, as defined by the Uniform Building
Code, with the existing grade at the time of original construction. This revision would prevent an unfair height
advantage being gained by the filling of a lot to create a higher pad on which to build. The revised definition returns
the point at which grade is measured to that which was in effect prior to the 1993 Zoning Code update which
introduced finished grade. The Commission also recommends revising the definition of building heights to place a
maximum height that the ridge of a gable, pitched, or hipped roof may extend above the height limit by 6 feet which
would still permit the use of a sloped roof on top of a two story house while ensuring adequate light and air would be
available to neighboring properties.
14. Edison Right- of -wav - No change recommended for Edison right -of -way and adjacent properties south
of Holly Avenue, north of Grand Avenue, along Illinois Street. Options discussed included: a)
changing land use designation and Zone from Open Space to Smoky Hollow Mixed- Use/Medium
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Manufacturing (MM) Zone; or, b) changing land use designation and zone to Parking (P) or other
designation and Zone; or, c) changing Open Space Zone to allow parking with a Conditional Use
Permit and additional landscaping (ZTA or GPA, ZC). (Exhibit 14)
The City Council directed Staff to change the General Plan Land Use Designation from "Open Space" to "Smoky
Hollow Mixed -Use" and the Zoning Classification from "Open Space" (OS) to "Medium Manufacturing" (MM) for the
0.62 acres of Southern California Edison right -of -way (SCE R -O -W) and adjacent property, located at the southwest
comer of Holly Avenue and Illinois Street, for consistency with the existing surrounding land uses. Staff recommended
that the 0.66 acres of land which includes the SCE R -O -W and adjacent property immediately south of the SCE RO-
W, located at the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Illinois Street, also be included in any Amendment for the
same reason.
MEDIUM MANUFACTURING (MM) ZONE
The proposed change to Medium Manufacturing (MM), with an overlay district of Medium Density Residential (MDR),
would be consistent with the actual land uses, and land use designation of surrounding properties, which are mostly
auto services, manufacturing and light industrial uses; and, would provide for more permitted uses on the properties.
The subject properties are currently used for parking, and equipment and vehicle storage. The subject properties are
surrounded by properties that are included in the Smoky Hollow area of the City. Although the majority of the SCE
R -O -W located throughout the City is designated and zoned as Open Space, the portion immediately to the south of
Grand Avenue is zoned MM and along Sepulveda Boulevard the R -O -W is zoned General Commercial (C -3). The
designation of the subject portion of the SCE R -O -W as MM would be consistent with the designation of the land to
the south of Grand Avenue, which is currently used for parking and storage.
SCE has indicated to Staff that based on current company practice, they do not lease their properties for new public
active recreational uses, although passive parks are potentially feasible, so the feasibility of providing a new public park
on the property is quite low. The Recreation and Parks Director has indicated that at this time there is no present
interest in expanding a City park into these areas. Additionally, he indicated that development of the area into a park
or other recreational facility is not presently practical given the existing and surrounding land uses.
The proposed Amendments will be consistent with the General Plan, including Policy OS1 -4.2 which encourages
expanding landscaping and recreational use along the SCE R -O -W where feasible. and Objective H4 -2 which
encourages new housing opportunities to be developed within the Smoky Hollow Mixed -Use designation. The 0.62
acre portion of the property on the southwest corner of Holly Avenue and Illinois Street, which would be in the "Medium
Density Residential (MDR) Overlay District", if the designation is changed, could possibly add 11 dwelling units to the
Smoky Hollow residential stock. However, because of the surrounding land uses (automobile services, printing
company, parking, and manufacturing), the activation of the Medium Manufacturing (MM) Zone to the Medium Density
Residential (MDR) Zone would not likely happen.
Although the proposed amendments would be consistent with; a) the actual land uses, and land use designation of
surrounding properties (which are mostly auto services, manufacturing and light industrial uses); b) SCE's lease
regulations (which generally do not allow new public active recreational use); and, c) the City's current disinterest in
expanding a City park into these areas, the Commission expressed concerns about the potential future development
of the sites with industrial and/or multiple family residential uses and the permanent loss of Open Space, both visually
and potentially as usable Open Space, for trails or parks or passive open, green undeveloped space. The Commission
expressed concerns about potential density, intensity and impacts of industrial development on the site in close
proximity to residential uses. The Planning Commission then directed Staff to provide additional information on the
Zoning Classification of "Automobile Parking" (P).
A Land Use Designation and Zoning Classification of Automobile Parking (Pages 3 -7 of the General Plan Land Use
Element and Chapter 20.19 of the Zoning Code), which allows open air parking lots as permitted uses and parking
structures, subject to a Conditional Use Permit, would also be consistent with the surrounding land uses. Additionally,
the existing uses of the subject properties are parking and storage of cars (northeast corner of Grand Avenue and
Illinois Street), and storage of landscaping equipment (southwest corner of Holly Avenue and Illinois Street). Although
SCE's Standard Lease Agreement currently does not allow parking or storage of cars, the company has indicated that
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leases are reviewed and revised on a case -by -case basis and on the subject properties the lease agreement would
be reviewed to accommodate parking uses. The Planning Commission also rejected this option, again for some of
the same reasons as changing the zone to Medium Manufacturing, as this would be a permanent loss of open space.
OPEN SPACE (OS) ZONE - PARKING WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
A third option to keep the properties with the existing zoning designation of Open Space (OS) and allow parking lots
as a permitted use, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), was then presented to the Commission.
This modification would not require a General Plan Amendment or Zone Change; it would only require a Zone Text
Amendment to revise Section 20.18.040 of the Zoning Code. The Commission considered language that would not
imply that airport parking lots are conditionally permitted. This was a concern when Inter -Modal Transit Facilities were
added to the OS Zone during the last Zoning Code revisions; and, language was added to ensure that long -term
parking would not be allowed.
The two participating Planning Commissioners (the Chair being absent and the two other Commissioners not
participating because of a potential conflict of interest) discussed the proposed amendment and directed Staff to
proceed with this third option. However, the Commission requested that additional landscaping be required for parking
lots as a primary use, since the intent of the land use designation and zone is to provide open space and parks. No
specific direction was given at the meeting by the Commission for a specific percentage of area to be dedicated to
landscaping. Staff drafted language to allow parking lots as a permitted use subject to approval of a CUP; and, require
ten percent (10 %) of the at -grade vehicular use area to be landscaped (instead of five percent (5 %) as currently
required by the Code) and five (5) foot minimum landscaped setback, to ensure that more landscaping is provided
when the primary use is a parking lot.
The Assistant City Attorney then determined that there was no longer a potential conflict of interest for any of the
Commissioners since the discussion and potential action was focused on the entire Open Space Zone, not just the
two properties which were originally discussed, and he, therefore, further indicated that all members of the
Commission could discuss and take action on this item. With the entire Commission then participating in the
discussion, the final consensus and recommendation was for no change to the General Plan, Zoning Code or Zoning
Map for the Southern California Edison and adjacent properties; so the properties would remain as Open Space.
15. TDR's - Transfer of Development Rights - Establish very limited General Plan and Zoning Code
provisions for the Transfer of Development Rights (TDB's) (GPA, ZTA). {Exhibit 15)
In February 1996, Hughes Electronics submitted applications for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Text
Amendment, to allow the Transfer of Development Rights ( TDR's). The Planning Commission discussed the proposed
revisions on February 22 and 29, and March 7 and 14, 1996; and, on March 14, 1996, the Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2378 which approved the General Plan Amendment (EA- 377 /GPA 96 -1) for TDB's with the
recommendation that a new Policy (Policy LU 5 -4.1) be added to the General Plan to "Develop guidelines for permitting
Transfer of Development Rights ( TDR's) with clearly identified public benefit objectives." On the other hand, the
Planning Commission did not approve the Zoning Code language which would have set out the procedures under
which the TDR's could be approved. The Commission expressed concern that there was no clearly defined public
benefit which would be gained by the TDR language as proposed and that further study was necessary before the TDR
requirements should be adopted.
The Planning Commission recommendation was forwarded to the City Council at its March 18, 1996 meeting. The
Council discussed the proposal, expressed concerns similar to those of the Planning Commission, continued the public
hearing to meetings throughout the months of March to June 1996, then closed the public hearing; taking no final
action on the application. With this new set of amendments initiated by the City Council in December 1996, the
proposal was returned to the Planning Commission for its reconsideration, and the Planning Commission does
recommend the adoption of very narrow provisions to allow Transfer of Development Rights.
TDB's would allow a property to increase its building square footage by purchasing allowed building square footage
from another site. There would be no net increase in the allowed building square footage, just a transfer of that square
footage from one property (donor site) to another (receiving site).
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The following key provisions of the proposal, as drafted by the City Attorney and Staff, which address the previous
concerns of the Council, Commission, and Staff, have been incorporated into the proposed TDR Zone Text
Amendment:
a) The purpose of Transfer of Development Rights is to reduce the impacts of the potential increased
development on properties west of Sepulveda Boulevard and allow new development east of Sepulveda, while
minimizing traffic impacts and maximizing public benefit.
b) The properties involved in the transfer must be under common ownership.
C) Transfers would only be allowed from donor sites west of Sepulveda Boulevard, from the C -3 and CO Zones,
to receiving sites east of Sepulveda Boulevard, to the C -3, CO, MU -N, MU -S, and M -1 Zones. Transfers
between parcels east of Sepulveda Boulevard would be prohibited.
d) Transfers of FAR would only be permitted =i of the area west of Sepulveda Boulevard, not into these areas.
e) The total square footage of transfers may not exceed 10 percent of the total buildout square footage for each
zone, as specified in the General Plan Summary of Buildout (Exhibit LU -3). This provision would ensure
consistency within the established General Plan land use balance.
f) A minimum net floor area of 25,000 square feet may be transferred.
g) The new floor area must conform to all requirements of the Zoning Code, except FAR, for the receiving site.
h) Receiving sites may not abut or take access off of Sepulveda Boulevard.
The donor and receiving sites must be located in the same Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) and all potential traffic
impacts associated with the proposed TDR must be evaluated and mitigated.
j) The TDR would require approval of a Transfer Plan by the Planning Commission through the Public Hearing
process, noticed to all property owners within 300 feet of both the donor and receiving sites, with the decision
appealable to the City Council.
k) The Transfer Plan must indicate the proposed uses for both the donor and receiving sites.
The Transfer Plan must compensate for any potential impacts such as aesthetics, noise, smoke, dust, fumes,
vibrations, odors, traffic and hazards.
M) The Transfer Plan must provide a public benefit such as improved traffic circulation, open space, recreational
facilities, landscaping, pedestrian access or other public benefit.
n) The Transfer Plan must be consistent with the General Plan.
o) A covenant detailing the TDR approval and conditions must be recorded on both the donor and receiving sites.
P) The covenant shall lock in the FAR's at the time of the approval of the Transfer Plan, however the owner could
apply for a subsequent amendment.
q) A Title Insurance Policy in an amount equal to the value of the Net Floor Area (NFA) being transferred is
required.
The provisions as proposed would severely limit the amount of square footage that could be transferred. Hughes has
approximately 146,000 square feet of potential transferable square footage west of Sepulveda Boulevard and
Development Rights cannot be transferred into the Sepulveda corridor, which will encourage new development in
areas less impacted by traffic.
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In order to ensure that the General Plan Land Use Element balance is maintained, the Planning Commission
requested that Staff develop the following scenario. Hughes Electronics property located west of Sepulveda Boulevard
at 1700 East Imperial Avenue is in the CO Zone which has a maximum total buildout (for the entire CO Zone) of
12,351,000 square feet. The Hughes property is 419,918 square feet in area, the Zoning Code allows a maximum
building area of 335,935 square feet (419,918 x 0.8), the existing building square footage is approximately 190,000
square feet and the maximum allowable additional square footage on the site is 145,935 (335,935 - 190,000). This
square footage equals approximately 1.18 percent of the total buildout square footage of the CO Zone. This is the
maximum square footage that Hughes could transfer, and their representatives have stated to Staff that they anticipate
the square footage would be transferred to their satellite facility east of Sepulveda Boulevard, which is located in the
M -1 Zone. The transfer of 145,935 square feet from the CO Zone west of Sepulveda Boulevard to the M -1 Zone east
of Sepulveda Boulevard would add approximately 0.79% to the total buildout square footage of the M -1 Zone, which
is 18,529,000 square feet.
In response to the Planning Commission's questions regarding why Title Insurance is required, the City Attorney
advised Staff that this clause would protect the City in case the Transfer Plan is not properly recorded. If the plan is
not recorded properly, a new owner purchasing a donor site may not be aware that they will not be permitted to build
to the density allowed in the Zoning Code. If this happens, the Title Insurance would then cover any potential legal
costs incurred due to litigation and the City would not bear that expense. Additionally, the Title Insurance Policy will
ensure that both donor and transfer site properties are under common ownership, which is a requirement of the
provisions, and there is no "cloud" on the Title with respect to property ownership.
The Planning Commission also discussed establishing an overall plan or vision for specific sites of public benefit and
providing incentives for historic preservation by encouraging those sites to become donor sites. Both of these
suggestions are beyond the scope of this proposed Transfer of Development Rights Amendments, which is a Zone
Text Amendment request from Hughes Electronics and the provisions are very focused and limited in the type and
volume of transfers which may be permitted. A future amendment to the Transfer of Development Rights provision
may be initiated to expand the provisions to address these issues, if the City Council directs Staff to do so.
The Planning Commission and Staff believe that the proposed Amendments, allowing the Transfer of Development
Rights (TDR's), address the concerns previously raised by the Planning Commission and City Council.
16. Wireless Communication Facilities - Addition of a General Plan Policy related to Wireless
Communications (GPA) {Exhibit 16).
A Zone Text Amendment is being processed separately to address new regulations for Wireless Communication
Facilities. In addition, the City's General Plan Land Use Element is proposed to be amended to include the following
Wireless Communication Facility related policy:
LI17 -1.7 "Develop standards for Wireless Communication Facilities, to regulate their location
and design, to protect the public safety, general welfare and quality of life in the City."
Because this is the second General Plan Amendment proposed in 1997, the first quarter General Plan Amendments,
Zone Text Amendments and Zone Changes, (EA -405) being the first amendment, Staff would recommend that the
City Council adopt the proposed General Plan Amendment separate from the Zone Text Amendment for Wireless
Communication Facilities (and at the time of this first quarter packet) in order to minimize the number of General Plan
Amendments processed in 1997. As the Council is aware, a maximum of four General Plan Amendments are allowed
in any one calendar year and with the Council directed quarterly schedule of General Plan Amendments, Zone Text
Amendments, and Zone Changes, three more potential General Plan Amendments could be processed in 1997.
17. Wall Heigh (Continued to Second Quarter) - Revise Standards for Residential Wall Heights to limit
fill to less than six (6) feet (ZTA).
This item was discussed extensively by the Planning Commission during the First Quarter General Plan Amendments,
Zone Text Amendments, and Zone Changes. The Commission requested additional information from Staff and there
was no consensus reached on a recommendation regarding revising wall height requirements. Therefore, this item
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was continued to the Second Quarter General Plan Amendment, Zone Text Amendment, and Zone Change
discussions and the Planning Commission recommendation on this item will be forwarded to the City Council with the
other Second Quarter items.
An Initial Study/Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts is required to evaluate the potential impacts which may
be caused by the proposed regulations. Since a Negative Declaration requires a minimum 20 -day public notice and
circulation period, based on the direction and recommendations from the Planning Commission on the General Plan
and Zone Text Amendments and the Zone Map changes, the City proceeded with the required environmental review
process for the proposed Amendments, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and City
Council Resolution No. 3805, after the Planning Commission adopted the Resolution with their recommendations. The
Draft Initial Study / Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts was circulated for the 20 day public and agency
review period from April 3rd to April 22nd, 1997, and no comments were received on the document. Planning Staff
recommends that the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts which indicates there will
be no environmental impacts associated with the project.
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May 20th, 1997
To the
E1 Segundo
City Council
Re.: Environmental Assessment EA -404
Applicant: Chevron Products Company, 324 E1 Segundo Blvd.
I am not able to attend tonights City Council meeting because
I made travel plans on April 29. I Mould like to ask you to
postpone your decision on the Chevron permit until after I
get back on the 3rd of June. I'm enclosing a copy of my
appeal and a copy of my airplane reservations.
Sincerely, e
H. Margarete O'Brien
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4. Golf Course. SUPPORT
6. Initiation of ZTA/GPA SUPPORT
7. Service Stations /automobile Services, UNDERSTUDY
S. Sepulveda Heights. There did not appear to be kny significant reason for revising the building
heights East of Sepulveda. Therefore in the Committee's opinion stability and predictability in the
Zoning Code would be promoted by no change in current standards. OPPOSE
9. Video Arcades. UNDER STUDY
10. Drive- thm's. A blanket Revision along the West side of Sepulveda prohibiting drive thru
restaurants did not appear to be in the best interest of either the community or the property
owners. There is a need to improve the appearance of the Sepulveda corridor and to bring the
vacant and underdeveloped parcels into some kind of attractive use. The Committee suggests that
this now be sent back to the Planning Commission with the recommentation that some reasonable
set of development standards be written that would allow for an appropriate use of this land.
OPPOSE
WTI
12. Residential Heigh NO POSITION TAKEN
13. MU North and South. SUPPORT
14. Edison Right of-way. The Committee felt this specific parcel of Southern Californian Edison Right
of Way, South of Holly Avenue North of grand Avenue along Illinois Street should be changed
to medium manufacturing (MM). This will permit continuation of its current use. Review of other
parcels along the Edison Right of Way should be the subject for future study. SUPPORT as
presented herein.
It is the Committee's hope that the above comments and recommendations will prove useful to the Council's
deliberations. The Committee requests that the Public Hearing on the proposed Revisions be kept open for sufficient
time beyond the May 20, 1997 meeting, to give the Committee time to complete its deliberations on those items
shown as 'under study' and to comment on such other General Plan/Zoning matters raised in the CityStaff s May
6, 1997 Agenda Item Statement.
Respectfully Submitted
Bill Mason
Chairman Ad Hoc General Plan/Zoning Revisions Committee
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Copies to: Members of the City Council
James Morrison
Bret Bernard
Marsha Pummel
Committee Members
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6. Establish provisions for Transfer of Development Rights (Hughes Electronics).
7. Revise standards for residential wall heights to limit fill to less than 6 feet
(Council, Staff) (continued to second quarter).
8. Investigate alternatives for measuring residential structure heights (Council,
Staff).
9. Revise Subdivision Code (Title 19 of ESMC) to increase maximum approval
period for tentative subdivision maps to 5 years (Staff).
10. Revise inconsistency in height limit bonus for lot consolidation between the MM
Zone (10 feet) and SHSP (15 feet)(Staff).
11. Clarify only City Council, not the Planning Commission, can initiate ZTA/GPA
(City Attorney).
12. Allow /prohibit drive - thru's in certain land use areas (Council).
13. Clarify language regarding appeals of Planning Commission items -- Code
stipulates 10 days (Staff, City Attorney).
14. Develop regulations for Wireless Communication Facilities (Council, Staff).
15. Develop standards for Architectural Building Features to allow them to encroach
into setbacks in Industrial and Commercial Zones (Council, February 18, 1997)
1. Create standard for pedestrian access for outdoor dining in private walkways
(Staff).
2. Revise the parking standards for high schools and adult schools (Council).
3. Revise requirements for Parking Demand Studies (Council).
4. Revise Sign requirements, including political signs (Chapter 20.60) (Staff, City
Attorney).
5. Move Sound Transmission Control (Chapter 20.58) to Title 16 of the ESMC and
revise standards (Staff).
6. Revise off -site parking covenant requirements (Section 20.54.080) to provide a
time limit for the covenant (City Attorney).
7. Limit number of Amplified Sound Permits per address annually (Staff).
8. Revisions to provide a minimum street side setback of 20 feet for garages in R -1
and R -2 Zones (Council).
9. 20.20.025 - (R -1) - Prohibit toilets and potentially prohibit sinks in accessory
buildings. No "R" occupancy (UBC) in accessory buildings (Staff).
10. Revise standards for residential wall heights to limit fill to less than 6 feet
(Council, Staff) (continued from first quarter).
1. Create mini - variance procedures (Staff).
2. Revise non - conforming uses (Chapter 20.70) (Council).
3. Mansioniiation /Livable Neighborhood revisions (ie, heights, setbacks,
encroachments, porches, and wall modulation /encroachment lines) (Staff, P.C.,
Council).
4. Public Hearing Waiver for minor Coastal Development Permits (Staff).
5. Revise standards for residential curb cuts and driveways to decrease width
(Council).
6. Revisions to provide a time limit to bring non - conforming uses into conformance
(Council).
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7. 20.08.020 - "Accessory" Definition - Require accessory buildings to be "internally
integrated and connected" with the main building to be considered part of the
main building (Staff).
1. Reorganize General Provisions (Chapter 20.12) (Staff).
2 Revise R -2 Front/Rear Setbacks. (Council).
3. Revise landscaping requirements for front and street side setbacks for residential
property (Staff).
4. Initiate merger of 25 foot wide lots or rezoning vacant parcels to Open Space
(Council).
5. Revise standards for legal second units in the R -1 Zones consistent with State
provisions (Council, City Attorney).
6. 20.20.020 K 1 and 2 - (R -1) - Requires Mobile and Manufactured homes be
certified to 1974 Manufacturing Housing Codes and Title 25 California Health and
Safety Code. Move to Chapter 16 for Building Safety to enforce (Staff).
7. 20.20.025 - (R -1) - Permitted Accessory Uses. Combine A and B which lists the
types of permitted uses and their limitations (Staff).
8. 20.08.340 - "Dwelling" Definition - Eliminate, covered by "Dwelling Unit' definition
(Staff).
9. 20.20.040 - (R -1) - Move mobile home Title 25 California Health and Safety Code
Conformance to Chapter 16 (Staff).
10. 20.12.040 - Fences, Walls, Hedges - Resolve conflicts between 6 foot fence
allowed in rear of reverse corner lot, but only 42 inches in front of key lot (Staff).
1. Split the MU Zone at El Segundo Blvd. to MU -North and MU -South (Council).
2. Change Edison R -O -W and adjacent properties south of Holly Avenue, north of
Grand Avenue, along Illinois Street from O -S Zone to MM Zone (Council).
Change Thrifty property at Standard /Grand from SM Zone to C -RS Zone (Staff).
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DRAFT AMENDMENT - MAY 20, 1997
SHSP PARKING - EXHIBIT 1
Compact parking shall be allowed for office and industrial uses to a maximum of twenty (20 %) percent of
required parking spaces. Parking spaces provided in excess of the required number may be compact
size. Compact parking shall not be allowed for retail uses.
The Planning Commission may modify the required number of parking spaces based on the submittal of a
parking demand study. Additionally, for any use for which the number of parking spaces is not listed, the
Director of Planning and Building Safety or Planning Commission shall specify the required number of
spaces based on a parking demand study. (Ord. 1260).
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DRAFT AMENDMENT - MAY 20, 1997
SUBDIVISION EXTENSIONS - EXHIBIT 2
19.04.150 EXPIRATION OF TENTATIVE MAP APPROVAL.
Page 1 of 1
C. Time Limit on Extensions: Each extension of tentative map approval or conditional
approval shall be allowed for a period not to exceed 1 year from the original
anniversary approval date. The total time extensions shall not exceed three tn
years. The ultimate length of the extension shall be consistent with the Subdivision
Map Act. atld 613428.
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DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20,1997
SHSP HEIGHT BONUS - EXHIBIT 3
CHAPTER 20.43 MEDIUM MANUFACTURING (MM) ZONE
20.43.060 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
C. Height
No building or structure within the MM Zone shall exceed a height of 35 feet.
However, that building providing enclosed or rooftop parking or utilizing a parapet
wall on top of the eave of the top floor in order to hide rooftop equipment shall not
exceed 40 feet. Buildings incorporating certain elements as outlined in the lot
consolidation provisions (Section 20.46.030.F.) may, with the concurrence of the
Planning Commission, exceed the stated height limit by up to 1 ,59 feet. This
provision may also be applied to special accessory structures ancillary to the basic
use at the Planning Commission's option.
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SERVICE STATIONS - EXHIBIT 4
USES SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
20.31.040
Downtown Commercial (C -RS) Zone
20.32.040
Neighborhood Commercial (C -2) Zone
20.33.040
General Commercial (C -3) Zone
20.34.040
Corporate Office (CO) Zone
20.36.040
Urban Mixed Use North (MU -N) Zone
20.38.040
Urban Mixed Use South (MU -S) Zone
20.40.040
Light Industrial (M -1) Zone
20.41.040
Heavy Industrial (M -2) Zone
20.42.040
Small Business (SB) Zone
20.43.040
Medium Manufacturing (MM) Zone
20.44.040
Grand Avenue Commercial (GAC) Zone
Service Stations. if a 500 foot minimun
20.42.010 PURPOSE.
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The purpose of this Zone is to perpetuate the existence of the small business and incubator
industrial user in the Smoky Hollow area. As such, this Zone is to be utilized only within the
boundaries of Smoky Hollow Specific Plan. It is recognized that the areas that provide small
businesses a place to establish and prosper are becoming more and more scarce and at the
same time becoming increasingly desirable. This unique environment is felt to be an
appropriate location for light industrial activities, research, and technological processes,
restaurants, cafeterias and related industrial offices. It is also the purpose of this dial. ictzg1le
to allow maximum site development flexibility in return for well- conceived and efficient site
planning and landscaping to complement the good development which presently exists in the
area.
PERMITTED USES
20.42.020 Small Business (SB) Zone
20.43.020 Medium Manufacturing (MM) Zone
Automobile service uses with up to four service
an
Permit;
USES SUBJECT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT.
20.42.030 Small Business (SB) Zone
20.43.030 Medium Manufacturing (MM) Zone
a greater number
required
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SERVICE STATIONS - EXHIBIT 4
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10- 2.1602 Service stations.
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish land use standards unique to the
development, alteration or re -use of service stations in order to assure that service stations are
functionally and aesthetically compatible with adjacent uses; provide adequate traffic circulation and
off - street parking; minimize visual/noise /air pollution; and reduce pedestrian - vehicular conflict.
These standards are in addition to other applicable land use and development standards elsewhere
in this chapter,
B. Criteria.
1. Site location. Establishment of a new service station may be permitted only when
the site is located at the intersection of streets controlled by a traffic signal or when the site is within
200 feet of the intersection of a primary highway as designated by the General Plan and an interstate
highway on -ramp or off -ramp.
2. Site area and size. Establishment of a new service station may be permitted only
when the site area is no less than 20,000 square feet, except when it becomes a part of a
functionally integrated commercial or industrial complex.
3. Setbacks. New buildings or additions to existing buildings shall be set back at least
25 feet from the street property lines. New gasoline pump islands or additions to existing gasoline
pump islands shall be set back at least 16 feet from any property line.
4. Signs. All signs shall conform to the provisions of Article 6 of this chapter. For
a'terations to existing service stations, conformance with the provisions of Article 6 of this chapter
s ^a'! be a: des:, bed in subsection 19 of this subsection B.
5. Driveways. The location and design of driveways shall be as follows. For alterations
to exist .r-, service stations, conformance shall be as described in subsection 19 of this subsection
a. The maximum width of driveways shall be 35 feet at the sidewalk, unless the
Planning Commission determines a wider driveway is necessary due to the unique nature of the site
or due to the volume or pattern of traffic circulation.
b. Access drives shall be no closer than 25 feet from the point of intersection of
the ultimate right -of -way lines of the adjoining streets, but in no case closer than five (5) feet to the
point of curb return.
c. There shall be no more than two (2) driveways for any one (1) street frontage.
Such driveways shall be at least 25 feet apart and may not be closer than five (5) feet to any side
property line except in functionally integrated commercial or industrial complexes.
6. Walls. Decorative masonry walls shall be constructed where necessary to effectively
screen the service station, or uses operating within the service station, from adjacent properties and
public rights -of -way. For alterations to existing service stations, conformance shall be as described
in subsection 19 of this subsection B.
7. Utilities. All on -site utilities shall be placed underground. For alterations to existing
service stations conformance shall be as described in subsection 19 of this subsection B.
8. Accessory structures. No accessory structures, including movable or portable
buildings, shall be permitted on any service station site, except that tire storage cabinets and other
small structures may be permitted subject to a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 10-
2.2506.
9. Operations. Operations outside permanent structures shall be limited to the
dispensing of gasoline, oil, additives, water, air, minor parts replacement, and cleaning and detailing.
No painting, body, and fender repair or tire recapping shall be allowed on the site.
10. Inoperable vehicles. No damaged or permanently disabled vehicles shall be kept
on the site for more than 48 hours.
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SERVICE STATIONS - EXHIBIT 4
11. Prohibited outside sales. No automobile service station shall engage in the display,
storage, rental, or sale of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, boats, campers, dolly carts, garden or
household supplies, or other retail items not associated with automobile operation outside the main
structure, except as provided in subsection 12 of this subsection B. Such items may be displayed,
stored, rented, or sold only inside the walls of the main structure. This prohibition shall not be
construed to prohibit the display of auto - related items (i.e. oil, additives, fluids, etc.) from display
racks located at pump islands to render efficient service to the motoring public.
12. Incidental sales and rentals.
a. Subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 10-
2.2506, incidental convenience items (i.e. soft drinks, candy, cigarettes, etc.) for the immediate
consumption of the motoring public may be displayed and sold within an architecturally screened
area that is an extension of the main structure and specifically designed for that purpose.
b. Subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 10 -2506,
the rental of trucks and utility trailers within an architecturally screened area designed specifically
for that purpose may be permitted as long as such truck and utility trailer rentals shall not interfere
with the normal operation of the service station or the efficient circulation of automobiles on the site.
13. Towtrucks. No more than two (2) tow trucks shall be allowed as an incidental use
on any service station site.
14. Vending machines. All vending machines shall be located inside the building or in
an architecturally screened area designated for such machines.
15. Landscaping. Landscaping and landscape areas shall be installed pursuant to
Section 10- 2.1900. For alterations to existing service stations, conformance shall be as deszr _-ed
in subsection 19 of this subsection B.
16. Incidental motor vehicle repair. Incidental motor vehicle repair may be permitted
subject to a Conditional Use Permit pursuant to Section 10- 2.2506.
17. Trash enclosures. Trash enclosures and recycling areas shat: ;-e provided pugs ant
to Section 10- 2.1536 and Section 10- 2.1538. For alterations to existing service stations,
conformance shall be as described in subsection 19 of this subsection B.
18. Hours of operation. Hours of operation for all service stations shall be comcat.ble
with adjacent land uses.
19. Other improvements. If a Ccnd:' :,.,- : _'se Pe�^-' ;s _� = _ c ^'. to s :~s= _
C of this section, an existing service station shall be reviewed with re`e.,e-:e to the criter a :n :-,:s
section as well as to the method of station operation as it relates to station maintenance,
compatibility with adjacent land uses and overloading of the site. Conditions of approval may require
the applicant to make reasonable efforts to conform with the purpose and criteria of this section, and
may include requirements for installation of new signs that conform to Article 6 of this chapter;
construction of new driveways, walls, landscaping, and trash enclosures; undergrounding of utilities;
removal of accessory structures; and limitations on operations.
C. Conditional Use Permit required.
1. New service station. No service station use shall be established on a site unless
a Conditional Use Permit is obtained pursuant to Section 10- 2.2506 of this chapter.
2. Existing service station. No equipment, service, or use shall be added to any
existing service station within the City, nor shall any structural or architectural alterations, except
incidental maintenance, be made to any existing service station within the City, unless a Conditional
Use Permit is obtained pursuant to Section 10- 2.2506 of this chapter.
a. Abandoned service station. No service station abandoned for a period of
two (2) or more years shall resume operation as a service station unless a Conditional Use Permit
is obtained pursuant to Section 10- 2.2506.
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DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20, 1997
MU NORTH AND SOUTH - EXHIBIT 5
Urban Mixed -Use i
Permits a mixture of office, research and development, retail, and hotel uses. Light industrial uses conducted
within a fully enclosed building shall be permitted if approved with a discretionary application. The maximum
floor area ratio (FAR) is limited to 1.3.
General Plan* Land Use Element Pages 3-7, 3 -8
Northeast Quadrant
On the 1992 Land Use Plan, the majority of the northeast quadrant is designated either Corporate Office
(193.4 ac) or Urban Mixed- Use (279.0 ac). Corporate Office allows a mixture of office uses with retail in the
lobby. This designation covers the "Superblock Area" and will allow uses similar to those currently in that
area.
The Urban Mixed -Use North and South designations allows a mixture of uses, including office, hotels, and
retail and light industrial with discretionary approval. The Urban Mixed -Use b1grth and 5g th designation§ M
is designed to allow for a flexibility of uses near the three ins proposed, and one future, Green Line transit
stations. For the most part, the types of uses allowed are different from the light and heavy industrial uses
currently in this area. The§g designations will accommodate a transition from these uses, which is being
driven by the market forces described in the Economic Development Element.
General Plan - Land Use Element Pages 3-10,3-11
Southeast Quadrant
The majority of the southeast quadrant is designated light industrial (365.9 ac). This category allows for a
mixture of light industrial and office uses, similar to what is now existing in some of the business parks
between Douglas Street and Aviation Boulevard.
The southern portion of the quadrant, along Rosecrans Avenue west of Aviation Boulevard, is designated as
Urban Mixed -Use 59y1b, allowing a mixture of office, hotel, and retail uses. This area totals 70.6 acres. The
northeast comer of Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard (84.8 ac), currently occupied by Air
Products and Allied Chemical, are designated for heavy industrial. There is a small commercial piece (0.9
ac) along Sepulveda Boulevard, just south of El Segundo Boulevard.
General Plan - Land Use Element Pages 3 -11
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CHAPTER 20.16 ZONES AND USES
20.16.010 DESIGNATION OF ZONE NAMES.
Page 5 of 14
In order to classify, regulate, restrict and segregate the uses of lands and buildings, to
regulate and restrict the height and bulk of buildings, to regulate the area of yards and other
open spaces about buildings and to regulate the density of population, the classes of use
zones are by this title established, to be known as follows:
R -1 -
Single - Family Residential Zone.
R -2 -
Two - Family Residential Zone.
R -3 -
Multi - Family Residential Zone.
MDR -
Medium Density Residential Zone.
P -
Automobile Parking Zone.
C -RS -
Downtown Commercial Zone.
C -2 -
Neighborhood Commercial Zone.
C -3 -
General Commercial Zone.
GAC -
Grand Avenue Commercial Zone.
CO -
Corporate Office Zone.
MU-IN -
Urban Mixed -Use Zone.
Urban Mixed -Use South Zone.
M -1 -
Light Industrial Zone.
M -2 -
Heavy Industrial Zone.
SB -
Small Business Zone.
MM -
Medium Manufacturing Zone.
O-S_
Open Space Zone.
P -F -
Public Facilities Zone.
PRD -
Planned Residential Development Zone.
C_W4PTE9 20.36 URBAN a NORTH ii ► •►
20.36.010 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Zone is to provide consistency with and implement policies related to
those locations which are designated Urban Mixed -Use = on the General Plan Land Use
Map and in the General Plan text. The Urban Mixed -Use = (MU--N-) zone is established
to provide area(s) where a mixture of compatible commercial, offices, research and
development, retail and hotel uses can locate and develop in a mutually beneficial manner.
It is the intent of the MUD Zone to have several types of uses occupy a single building, or
if a project includes multiple buildings, then each building should contain a different type of
use. It is anticipated, although not required, that each type of use will be from two or more
of the following categories: Retail, service, hotel, office, research and development, theaters
or recreational facilities. It is further intended to ensure that adequate open space and
development regulations will create a favorable environment for abutting uses as well as
ensuring the compatibility and harmonious existence of development within MUD zoned
property. Businesses located within this Zone are encouraged to provide street level uses
which allow for, and facilitate, pedestrian activity for area workers and visitors.
Ell Segundo Zoning Code • Chapter20.18 & 20.36 Urban Mixed -Use North (MU -N) Zone
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20.36.020 PERMITTED USES.
The following uses are permitted in the MU-N Zone:
20.36.060 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Page 6 of 14
All uses within the MUD( Zone shall comply with the Development Standards contained in
this Section.
E. Lot Frontage
Each lot in the MUD Zone shall have a minimum frontage on a street of 100 feet.
G. Walls/Fences
Fences in the MUD Zone shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 20.12,
General Provisions. A minimum 6 -foot high masonry wall shall be provided along
property lines for those yards abutting residential or industrial zones.
20.36.080 OFF - STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES.
Off - street parking and loading spaces in the MU-N Zone shall be provided as required by
Chapter 20.54, Off - Street Parking and Loading Spaces,
20.36.090 SIGNS.
Signs in the MUD zone shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 20.60, Signs.
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MU NORTH AND SOUTH - EXHIBIT 5
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Page 4 of 14
1992 Genera! Piao
Summary of Etdstfng Trends Bulldout
Land Use Category
I Acres
Dwelllns Units Square Footage
Single - Fundy Residential
357.2 2,858
--
Two- Funily Residential
57.4 934
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Planned Residential
5.7 65
--
Multi- Family Residential
119.3 3,379
—
Neighborhood Commercial
7.1 851
100,000
Downtown Commercial
30.4 86,
1.237,000
General Commercial
44.3 —
1,930.000
Corporate Office
211.2 —
12.35 1,000
Smoky Hollow
93.6 257
1,986,000
Urban Muted Use - North
279 349:& —
4 797
Urban Mixed Use ou
70.6
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Light Industria!
356.1 —
18,529,000
Heavy Industrial
1,086.8 —
—2
Pu bU Facilities
94.1 —
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Fe %eral Government
90.6 —
—
Open Space
85.0
Parks
47.6 —
—
S tree is & Railroad R.O.W.
442.6 —
—
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3,494.4 1 7,664 1
55,930,000
Population Projection 17,244
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MU NORTH AND SOUTH - EXHIBIT 5
Alley
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MU NORTH AND SOUTH - EXHIBIT 5
20.3
Sians in the MU -S zone shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 20,60, Signs.
CHAPTER 20.54 OFF - STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES
20.54.050 PARKING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
B. Tandem Parking
Parking stalls in a tandem configuration are prohibited in all Zones, except as
follows:
ALLOWABLE TANDEM
ZONE
PARKING PROVISIONS
PERCENTAGES
All residential zones
Restricted to 2 vehicles in tandem, in
N/A
a designated parking space for use
by occupants in the same dwelling
unit
SB, MM, and Grand Avenue
Tandem parking up to 4 cars deep
N/A
Commercial
shall be allowed with a travel lane on
both ends. The following uses are
allowed to have a certain percentage
of tandem parking spaces:
General Retail
30
Manufacturing
85
Offices
85
Research and Development
85
(includes office with on -site testing
facilities)
Restaurants
10
Warehousing
85
C -RS, C -2, C -3, MU;�J,
Tandem parking shall be allowed for
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UU-.E, M -1 & M -2 office and manufacturing, except for
structures under 15,000 sq.ft., in
which case said use shall obtain a
C.U.P.
20.54.060 LOADING AREA DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Page 13 of 14
Every building hereafter established, erected, enlarged or expanded for commercial,
manufacturing or institutional purposes in the Commercial or Manufacturing Zones listed
below shall be provided with loading space as follows. However, for any building or use
enlarged or increased in capacity, additional loading spaces shall be required only for such
enlargement or increase. All required loading spaces shall be in addition to the required on-
site parking spaces set forth in Section 20.54.030 and shall be developed and maintained in
accordance with Section 20.54.020. Loading spaces may be provided either completely or
partially within a building when such building is designated to include adequate ingress and
egress to the loading spaces.
Loading Space Sizes
Space
Width
Space Depth
Vertical
Clearance
13 feet
50 feet
16 feet
NUMBER OF LOADING SPACES REQUIRED
Required loading spaces for hotel or institutional uses shall be provided as set forth in the
1 11
LOADING
BUILDING FLOOR AREA
SPACES
WAITING SPACES
ZONE
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
SB & MM
e 0 - 10,000 sq. ft.
Zero
e 10,000 - 25,000 sq. ft.
One
C -3, CO,
e 0 - 999 sq ft
Zero
MUA-
a 1,000 - 25,000 sq. ft.
One
M -1, M -2
C -3, CO,
a 25,001 - 100,000 sq. ft.
Two
MUD,
a 100,001 - 250,000 sq. ft.
Three
UL L-21
a Each additional 100,000
M -1, M -2,
sq. ft. or fraction thereof
One
SB, MM
a Over 1,000,000 sq. ft.
One for every five
loading spaces.
Each space
13'Wx50'L x1 6'H.
Required loading spaces for hotel or institutional uses shall be provided as set forth in the
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ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE FEATURES - EXHIBIT 6
ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE FEATURES
Chapter 20.08 DEFINITIONS
Chapter 20.12 GENERAL PROVISIONS
20.12.070 OPEN SPACE AREAS AND ENCROACHMENTS.
A porte cochere (open carport) may be placed over a driveway in the front twenty feet of one
side yard setback, outside of the front yard setback, or attached to the front twenty feet of one
dwelling unit closest to the front lot line, provided the structure is not more than one story in
height, is unenclosed on three sides, and is entirely open except for the necessary supporting
columns and architectural features.
Every required yard shall be open and unobstructed from the ground up, except the
following intrusions may project 2 feet into required yards, provided the required yard
shall not be reduced to less than 3 feet in width:
-IA. Cornices, belt courses, sills, eaves or similar architectural features. Eaves
may project 6 inches into any nonconforming side yard which is 3 feet in
width;
?B. Fireplace structures not wider than 8 feet measured in the general direction
of the wall of which it is a part, but may not encroach into an interior side
yard setback;
26. Uncovered porches and platforms which do not extend above the floor level
of the first floor;
4B. Planting boxes or masonry planters not exceeding 42 inches in height;
,5E. Guard railing for safety protection around ramps;
§F. Mechanical equipment, such as pool heaters, water heaters, and air
conditioners not wider than 8 feet measured in the general direction of the
wall of which it is a part, and adequately soundproofed, but not encroaching
into the front yard setback;
Z6r. Bay windows, only on the first floor, not wider than 8 feet measured in the
general direction of the wall of which it is a part; and,
§H. Greenhouse windows.
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following schedule:
Page 14 of 14
Loading spaces within the boundaries of the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan should be located
on the side or in the rear of buildings whenever possible. If located in the front yard, the
loading platform shall be setback from the front property line a minimum of 30 feet.
Commercial or Manufacturing zoned lots or parcels that are less than 6,000 square feet in
area shall provide an on -site loading space area that is not less than 12 feet wide and is
comprised of an area equal to not less than 8% of the lot or parcel area and in no case shall
such loading area be less than 360 square feet.
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LOADING
BUILDING
SPACES
WAITING
FLOOR AREA
REQUIRED
SPACES REQUIRED
0 - 999 sq. ft.
Zero
1,000 - 15,000 sq. ft.
One
15,001 - 75,000 sq. ft.
Two
Each additional 100,000 sq. ft. or
One
fraction thereof.
Over 1,000,000 sq. ft.
One for every five
loading spaces. Each
space 13'Wx50'Lx16'H.
Loading spaces within the boundaries of the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan should be located
on the side or in the rear of buildings whenever possible. If located in the front yard, the
loading platform shall be setback from the front property line a minimum of 30 feet.
Commercial or Manufacturing zoned lots or parcels that are less than 6,000 square feet in
area shall provide an on -site loading space area that is not less than 12 feet wide and is
comprised of an area equal to not less than 8% of the lot or parcel area and in no case shall
such loading area be less than 360 square feet.
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PLANNING COMMISSION APPEALS - EXHIBIT 8
20.82.010 PURPOSE.
The purpose of this chapter is to establish procedures for appeal of Planning Commission
decisions for those individuals aggrieved by those decisions.
20.82.015 APPEAL OF DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND BUILDING DECISION
Any individual may appeal a decision or determination of the Director of Planning and
Building Safety to the Planning Commission. The appeal shall be made within 10 calendar
days of the date after a date of the Planning and Building Safety Director's decision by filing
a letter of appeal, with the required appeal fee, with the Secretary of the Planning
Commission. In the event that the tenth day falls on a holiday or weekend, the anneal letter
May be filed on the next business day. Any appeal of an Administrative Use Permit must be
received, with the required appeal fee, prior to the decision being received and filed by the
Planning Commission. All appeals shall state specifically wherein it is claimed there was an
error or abuse of discretion by the decision maker or where a decision is not supported by
the evidence in the record.
Following the receipt of an appeal, the Director of Planning and Building Safety shall transmit
to the Planning Commission the letter of appeal, the application and all other papers
constituting the record upon which the action of the Director of Planning and Building Safety
was taken. The Planning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing, in the manner
prescribed in Chapter 20.90, on the decision of the Director of Planning and Building Safety,
which has been appealed. The hearing shall be held within 40 calendar days of the appeal
request. The project applicant shall provide the list of property owners, radius map and any
additional information required for the public hearing to the Department of Planning and
Building Safety. The Planning Commission may affirm, reverse, or modify a decision of the
Director of Planning and Building Safety. The decision of the Planning Commission is
appealable to the City Council, pursuant to Section 20.82.020. (Ord. 1245).
20.82.020 APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION
Any individual may appeal a decision of the Planning Commission to the City Council. The
appeal shall be made within 10 calendar days after the date of the Planning Commission
decision by filing a letter of appeal, with the required appeal fee, with the City Clerk. JDJhQ
next buslness day. The appeal shall state specifically wherein it is claimed there was an
error or abuse of discretion by the body making the decision or where a decision is not
supported by the evidence in the record. Following the receipt of an appeal, the Director of
Planning and Building Safety shall transmit to the City Council the letter of appeal, the
application, and all other papers constituting the record upon which the action of the Planning
Commission was taken.
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ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPE FEATURES - EXHIBIT 6
IL
20.12.170 LANDSCAPING.
3. Property Perimeter
All required setback areas shall be fully landscaped including permanent irrigation
systems. The landscaping shall incorporate the theme utilized for the public rights -of-
way and one shade tree shall be provided for every 25 feet of street frontage. 1bg
following encroachments are permitted into the landscaped setback areas:
I?
Parking may encroach into the landscaped setback up to a maximum of
50% of the required setback area provided a minimum landscaped setback
of 5 feet is maintained.
A combination of soft and hard landscape materials may be installed, provided the
use of such materials will form a cohesive, attractive and functional design. Such
design is to be integrated with and, if appropriate, physically connected to that
provided for the Building and VUA areas.
Chapter 20.78 ADJUSTMENTS
20.78.010 GRANTING.
Whenever a strict interpretation of the provisions of this Title or its application to any specific
case or situation pertaining to height or location of a wall, hedge, or fence would result in the
unreasonable deprivation of the use or enjoyment of property, an adjustment may be granted
in respect to height or location of a wall, fence, or hedge, subject to the following restriction
and in the manner hereafter provided.
No adjustment shall be made to permit a wall, hedge, or fence to exceed 8 feet in height.
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INITIATION OF ZTA/GPA - EXHIBIT 7
20.86.010 PURPOSE.
Whenever public necessity, convenience and general welfare require, the modification of
Zoning Boundaries established by this Title, the classification of permitted or conditionally
permitted uses, or other provisions of this Title, such changes may be undertaken in one of
the following methods:
A. By amending the Zoning Map;
B. By amending precise plans; and,
C. By revising the text of the Zoning Code.
20.86.020 INITIATION.
Amendments of this title may be initiated:
A. Upon the verified application of one or more owners of property which is proposed
to be changed or reclassified; "n
6:1L Upon the adoption of a motion by the City Council requesting the Planning
Commission to process in the manner prescribed by law:
1. Any change in zone boundaries;
2. Any change to a precise plan; or,
3. Any amendment of the Zoning Code text.
20.86.030 APPLICATION.
Whenever the owner of any land or building desires an amendment, supplement to or change
of the regulations prescribed for his property or desires approval of an amendment to a
precise plan, he shall file an application with the Department of Planning and Building Safety.
20.86.040 PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING PROCEDURE.
Upon filing of a verified application or upon the adoption of a motion by the City Council, or
, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing as provided
in Chapter 20.90.
The Planning Commission shall announce its findings by formal resolution not more than 40
calendar days following the hearing, and the resolution shall recite, among other things, the
facts and reasons which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, make the approval or
denial of the application necessary to carry out the general purpose of this title, and shall
recommend the adoption of the Amendment or modification to the precise plan by the City
Council or deny the application,
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GOLF COURSE - EXHIBIT 9
The City has excellent open space and recreation facilities, which exceed the State suggested standards.
These areas include publicly -owned parks, private parks, a publicly -owned beach area open for public use,
utility rights -of -way that have been used for park and open space areas, a publicly owned aolf course and
drivin�a rte, and the Chevron -owned preserve for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly.
General Plan - Land Use Element Page 3 -4
Southeast Quadrant
The majority of the southeast quadrant is designated light industrial (365.9 ac). This category allows for a
mixture of light industrial and office uses, similar to what is now existing in some of the business parks
between Douglas Street and Aviation Boulevard.
The southern portion of the quadrant, along Rosecrans Avenue west of Aviation Boulevard, is designated as
Urban Mixed -Use, allowing a mixture of office, hotel, and retail uses. This area totals 70.6 acres. The
northeast comer of Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard (84.8 ac), currently occupied by Air
Products and Allied Chemical, are designated for heavy industrial. There is a small commercial piece (0.9
ac) along Sepulveda Boulevard, just south of El Segundo Boulevard.
The remaining land in the southeast quadrant is designated as public facilities for the Green Line station along
El Segundo Boulevard and the proposed water reclamation facility north of Hughes Way, parks for the Golf
Course/ AaQ Driving Range along Sepulveda Boulevard, and open space along the Southern California Edison
transmission line rights -of -way. The privately -owned park for Hughes employees is also designated as open
space, to ensure it will continue to be used as a recreation facility.
General Plan - Land Use Element Page 3 -11
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Page 6 of 8
1992 General Plan
Summary of Existing Trends Buildout
Land Use Category,
Acres
Dwelling Units
Square Footage
Single- Family Residential
357.2
2,858
- --
Two- Family Residential
57.4
934
- --
Planned Residential
5.7
65
- --
Multi- Family Residential
119.3
3,379
- --
Neighborhood Commercial
7.1
851
100,000
Downtown Commercial
30.4
861
1,237,000
General Commercial
44.3
- --
1,930,000
Corporate Office
211.2
- --
12,351,000
Smoky Hollow
93.6
257
1,986,000
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19,797,000
Urban Mixed -Use South
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18,529,000
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Public Facilities
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Parks
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3,494.4
7,664
55,930,000
Population Projection 17,269
1 Existing construction such as the market, and recently constructed, renovated cortunercial centers and legal rwnfonforrning
residential uses at densities that are currently higher than allowed by the land use designations in this plan will not realistically
be converted to mixed commerciaVresidential uses and these buildings are expected to remain for the life of the Plan.
2 The heavy industrial shown on this plan includes the Chevron Refinery, Southern California Edison Generation Station, Air
Products and Allied Chemical facilities. These facilities have processing equipment and tanks rather than buildings and are
expected to remain for the life of the Plan. Therefore, no estimated building square footage is shown.
Source: City of El Segundo Planning Department and The Lightfoot Planning Group
General Plan Amendment (GPA 97 -1)
C I T V OF EL S E G U N D O GENERA L P L A N
1992 General Plan exhibit
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EA 405 /GPA 97 -1/ZTA 97 -1/ZC 97 -1 Page 7 of 8
DRAFT AMENDMENT - MAY 20,1997
GOLF COURSE - EXHIBIT 9
The City of El Segundo has a wide variety of open space and recreational resources. For purposes of this
Element, they will be grouped into two categories: publicly -owned resources, and privately- owned resources.
See Exhibits OS -1 and OS -2. The publicly -owned resources include ten public parks, three school sites, a
utility transmission corridor, a golf course and driving range, a recreation facility, and a beach area. The
public facilities contribute a total of 89.57 2.Qa acres of open and recreational space to the City of El
Segundo. The privately -owned facilities include three parks, two utility transmission corridors, landscaping,
a wildlife preserve, and three recreational facilities. The private facilities account for a total of
acres.The entire open space and recreation inventory for the City of El Segundo totals 212.56 13.46 acres.
General Plan • Open Space Element Page 6 -2
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EA- 405 /GPA 97 -1/ZTA 97 -1/ZC 97 -1 Page 8 of 8
DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20, 1997
GOLF COURSE - EXHIBIT 9
The City of El Segundo owns and operates the Urho Saari Swim Stadium and a golf driving
range for public use. The swim stadium is 0.46 acres in size and is operated by the El Segundo
Recreation and Parks Department. The facility offers a variety of aquatic activities for the enjoyment of all
ages. The IF se,e 9 -hole mun golf
course and driving range is 27.9 acres in size.
General Plan - Open Space and Recreation Element Page 6 -8
The Subdivision Map Act (Chapter 4, Article 3, Section 66477(b)), allows the dedication of 3.0 acres of
park area per 1,000 population. However, if the amount of existing neighborhood and community park
area exceeds that limit, the City may adopt a higher standard, up to 5.0 acres /1,000 population. El
Segundo has a total of 66.11 §= acres of park land that is available to the public (excluding the indoor
recreational 0.46 swim facility). Utilizing the 1990 Census population figure of 15,223, the City of El
Segundo operates at a park land to population ratio of 5.-7 = acres /1,000 population. See calculations
below.
66-." 85.21 acres = X acres
15,223 pop. 1,000 pop.
2. (15,223 pop.) x (X acres) = (66--f KZ acres) x (1,000 pop.)
3. X acres = (66-. f 85.21 acres) x (1000 pop.)
15,223 pop.
4. X = &-7,5M acres per 1,000 population
Because the City exceeds the allowable 3.0 acres /1,000 population standard ratio, it is able to adopt the
higher park land to population ratio of 5.0 acres /1,000 population.
General Plan - Open Space and Recreation Element Page 6 -10, 6 -11
Policy OSi -1.10
General Plan - Open Space and Recreation Element Page 6 -12
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DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20, 1997
SEPULVEDA HEIGHTS - EXHIBIT 10
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DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20, 1997
SEPULVEDA HEIGHTS - EXHIBIT 10
HEIGHT LIMITS EAST OF SEPULVEDA
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Page 2 of 5
No btfilding .1.2di exceed M iW feet
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DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20, 1997
SEPULVEDA HEIGHTS - EXHIBIT 10
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USES SUBJECT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT.
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DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20, 1997
VIDEO ARCADES - EXHIBIT 11
20.36.040 Mixed Use North (MU -N) Zone
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20.54 OFF - STREET PARKING AND LOADING SPACES
Page 3 of 8
(5) Offices, Commercial, video 1 space for each 300 sq.ft. For the first 25,000
arcades, and food -to -go uses sq.ft.
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DRAFT AMENDMENTS - MAY 20,1997
DRIVE -THRUS - EXHIBIT 12
Policy LU1 -5.9
Page 1 of 1
Develop standards to address the potential impacts of drive -thru restaurants on residential uses.
General Plan Land Use Element Page 3-21
USES SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
20.31.040 Downtown Commercial (C -RS) Zone
20.32.040 Neighborhood Commercial (C -2) Zone
USES SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
20.33.040 General Commercial (C -3) Zone
PROHIBITED USES
20.31.050 Downtown Commercial (C -RS) Zone
20.32.050 Neighborhood Commercial (C -2) Zone
20.33.050 General Commercial (C -3) Zone
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RESIDENTIAL HEIGHTS - EXHIBIT 13
20.08.185 BUILDING HEIGHT.
Page 1 of 4
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RESIDENTIAL HEIGHTS - EXHIBIT 13
DEFINITIONS OF BUILDING HEIGHT
Page 2 of 4
"Building height" or "height" shall mean the vertical distance as measured continuously along a line at
existing grade bisecting the width of the lot to the highest point of a building or structure, except as provided
elsewhere in this chapter (see illustration below).
"Grade, existing" shall mean the surface of the ground or pavement at a stated location as it exists prior to
disturbance in preparation for a construction project.
"Grade, finished" shall mean the finished surface elevation of the ground or pavement at a stated location
after the completion of a construction project.
"Building height" is the vertical distance measured from the average natural grade to the highest point of the
roof. However, in connection with development projects in the Ocean Park Districts, building height shall be
mean the vertical distance measured from the theoretical grade to the highest point of the roof.
"Grade, average natural" the average elevation of the ground level of the parcel surface in its natural state
as measured at the intersection of the rear and front setback lines (if any) with the side setback lines of the
parcel. For parcels with a grade differential of 12.5 feet or more, as measured from either any point on the
front setback line to any point on the rear setback line, or from any point on a side setback line to any point
on the opposing setback line, average natural grade shall be calculated on three equal segments of the parcel
created by drawing imaginary lines connecting opposite parcel lines at the intersection of the rear and front
setback lines (if any) with the side setback lines at one -third increments of the depth of the parcel from the
rear to the front setback (if any). This height calculation method shall be optional for parcels with less than a
12.5 -foot grade differential.
"Grade, theoretical" an imaginary line from the midpoint of the parcel on the front property line to the midpoint
of the parcel on the rear property line, from which height calculations in the Ocean Park District are measured.
"Height of a building" or "height of a structure" is the vertical distance measured from all points on top of
the structure or any of its appurtenances to grade directly below.
"Grade" is the elevation of the surface of the ground of a premises, pre - existing or finished, whichever is lower
in elevation.
"Pre - existing grade" is the ground elevation of a premises which existed prior to modifications for
development or redevelopment. Reference to grade on adjacent properties may be utilize to assist in
establishing pre- existing grade when the presence of said grade is not readily apparent on the subject
premises.
"Finished grade" is the elevation that will exist when all cut, fill or improvements, including but not limited to,
pathways, pavements, hardscape or landscaping, are complete.
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"Height of building" means the vertical distance between average top of curb and to the highest edge of
a gable, hip or shed roof or top of parapet. Building height shall apply to not less than ninety -five percent
of the total roof surface; the remaining five percent may project not more than ten feet above top of
parapet and may only be used for enclosing elevators, mechanical penthouses, solar structures, antennas
or other equipment.
"Grade" means the average of the existing ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In case walls
are parallel to, and within five feet of, a sidewalk, the ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk.
"Established grade" means the curbline grade at the lot lines established by the city engineer.
"Building height (structure height)" - The vertical distance from any part of the structure, excluding
appurtenances, to the existing or natural grade below. In a subdivision for which overlot grading was permitted
prior to October 18, 1994, the overlot grading shall be the existing grade.
Measuring Height:
A. Measuring building height. Height of buildings is generally measured as provided in the Oregon
Structural Speciality Code (the Uniform Building Code as amended by the State.) The height of
buildings is the vertical distance above the base point described in Paragraphs 1. or 2. below. The
base point used is the method that yields the greater height of building. For a flat roof, the
measurement is made to the top of the parapet, or if there is no parapet, to the highest point of the
roof. The measurement is made to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height of the
highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof that has a roof pitch of 12 in 12 or less. For pitched or hipped
roofs with a pitch steeper than 12 in 12, the measurement is to the highest point. For other roof
shapes such as domed, vaulted, or pyramidal shapes, the measurement is to the highest point. See
Figure 930 -5. The height of a stepped or terraced building is the maximum height of any segment of
the building.
1. Base point 1. Base point 1 is the elevation of the highest adjoining sidewalk or ground
surface within a 5 foot horizontal distance of the exterior wall of the building when such
sidewalk or ground surface is not more than 10 feet above lowest grade. See Figure 930 -6.
2. Base point 2. Base point 2 is the elevation that is 10 feet higher than the lowest grade when
the sidewalk or ground surface described in Paragraph 1. above, is more than 10 feet above
lowest grade. See Figure 930 -7.
B. Measuring height of other structures The height of other structures such as flag poles and fences is
the vertical distance from the ground level immediately under the structure to the top of a structure,
excluding exempted portions. When chimneys and other objects are allowed to exceed the base
height of the zone by a set amount, that set amount is measured to the top of these objects. Special
measurement provisions are also provided below.
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RESIDENTIAL HEIGHTS - EXHIBIT 13
1. Measuring height of retaining walls and fences. Retaining walls and fences on top of retaining
walls are measured from the ground level on the higher side of the retaining wall. See Figure
930 -8.
2. Measuring height of decks. Deck height is determined by measuring from the ground to the
top of the floor of the deck if there is no rail or if the rail walls are more than 50 percent open,
and from the ground to the top of the rails for all other situations.
"Determining Average Slope" When calculating the slope of a lot an average slope is used based on the
elevations at the corners of the lot. The average slope of a lot is calculated by subtracting the average
elevation of the uphill lot line and the average elevation of the downhill lot line and dividing the sum by the
average distance between the two lot lines. The average elevation of the uphill or downhill lot line is calculated
by adding the elevations at the ends of the lot line and dividing by two. See Figure 930 -9.
"Height of building ": The vertical distance above finished grade to the highest point of a flat roof, to the deck
line of a mansard roof or to the average height between the plate and the ridge of gable or hip roofs. The
height of a stepped or terraced building is the maximum height of any segment of the building.
"Building height": The vertical distance from the natural, mean ground elevation of the lot to the highest point
of the building.
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DRAFT AMENDMENT - MAY 20,1997
EDISON RIGHT -OF -WAY - EXHIBIT 14
Change Open Space to Medium Manufacturing (MM) Zone, with Medium Density Residential (MDR)
overlay.
Northwest Quadrant
The northwest quadrant of the City has the most varied mix of uses within the City. All of the City's residential
units, the Downtown area, the Civic Center, and the older industrial area of Smoky Hollow, are located in this
quadrant. The 1992 Plan retains the three residential designations found on the old Plan: single - family, two -
family, and mufti- family, plus a new designation of Planned Residential Development. The Plan shows 357.2
acres of single - family, 57.4 acres of two- family, 119.4.3 acres of multi - family and 5.7 acres of planned
residential development. This includes the re- designation of Imperial Avenue School, which is no longer used
for educational purposes, from public facility to planned residential development. The total number of dwelling
units projected by the Plan is :7,664 . One of the major goals of the 1992 Plan is to preserve the
residential neighborhoods.
The Smoky Hollow area, which houses many of the Citys older industrial uses, has been designated Smoky
Hollow Mixed -Use, in recognition of the existing Smoky Hollow Specific Plan. The Specific Plan allows a
combination of industrial, retail, office, and residential uses. The Smoky Hollow area is approximately 99
LiM acres.
The 30 -acre Downtown area is designated as Downtown Commercial, where existing uses are already of a
community- serving nature. There are also 7.1 acres designated for Neighborhood Commercial uses along
Grand and Imperial Avenues and at Mariposa and Center Streets. These have been designated only where
there are existing neighborhood- serving commercial uses.
The public schools, private schools, Civic Center, Library, and other public uses are all shown as Public
Facilities. In addition, each of the existing public parks are designated as such. The open space areas under
utility transmission corridors and the preserve for the Blue Butterfly are designated as open space.
The areas designated for parking on the Plan include public- and privately -owned lots which are necessary
to serve existing businesses and the Downtown area.
The southwest comer of Sepulveda Boulevard and Imperial Avenue is designated Corporate Office (17.8 ac)
allowing a mix of office uses, similar to what exists there now, with retail in the lobby.
There are General Commercial uses indicated along Sepulveda Boulevard, where there are existing
commercial uses including the Hacienda Hotel. There is also one General Commercial area along Imperial
Avenue, where the Crown Sterling Suites Hotel now exists.
General Plan - Land Use Element Page 3 -9
Each exhibit shows the amount of acreage by land use designation and number of dwelling units or square
footage projected, where appropriate. The total number of dwelling units increases on the 1992 Plan because
of land designated for a higher intensity residential use that has not yet been developed to its allowed density.
The projected 7,664 dwelling units would house an estimated population of 17,244 people. In
addition, the projected non - residential buildout of the 1992 General Plan is less than the projected buildout
of the previous General Plan. This is due to the fact that some allowed FAR's were lowered in order to project
a more realistic and achievable buildout scenario.
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EDISON RIGHT -OF -WAY - EXHIBIT 14
Based on the Citys 1992 Land Use Element, it has been calculated that the City would reach residential build
out at 7-,664-7.675 units. This figure includes vacant residential land and underdeveloped land (property with
less than 50 percent of its allowable density), which creates a net increase of 474 485 units. Under the 1985
General Plan, buildout was calculated at 7,735 units.
As required by State guidelines, other sites that may be suitable for residential development have been
identified. The El Segundo Planning Department conducted a survey of vacant, underdeveloped, and
recyclable land within the City. This survey, indicated in Exhibit H -1, illustrates acreage and land use
designations of the properties.
In January 1990, the El Segundo Air Force Base was scheduled for closure due to the lack of affordable
housing for military personnel in the South Bay region. Previously, the Air Force was considering El Segundo
as an option for the location of 250 townhouse -style units. However, recently the Air Force has been
negotiating instead to build new housing in San Pedro at the Fort McArthur military site. The City Council has
supported the concept of subsidizing market rents, through a Joint Powers Association (JPA), for military
personnel employed at the Air Force Base in El Segundo until housing can be built to accommodate them.
The 1988 Smoky Hollow Specific Plan identified 19.e U acres as suitable for medium density residential.
This site is currently occupied by existing light industrial uses. One residential project known as Grand Tropez
has been developed providing 88 units. The remaining available 9-4 J= acres, which could be developed
for residential, would provide 469 JZ units based on the General Plan density. Existing infrastructure which
serves the existing light industrial uses within the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan area would be adequate to
serve residential uses.
Based on the 1992 Land Use Element for the City of El Segundo, it is not feasible for the City to obtain its
SCAG 2010 projection of 1,350 additional units over the next 19 years. Buildout has been identified at the
addition of 4-74 495 units to a total buildout of ?-,664 Z,0 units. It can be estimated, based on the Planning
Department log book, that applications for 302 units were submitted or approved from January 1989 through
February of 1991. Based upon construction/demolition estimates for those two years, it can be estimated that
a net increase in housing of 25 to 60 units can be expected annually for the next two years. Based on
historical trends, which indicate the City typically adds an estimated 40 units a year to its housing stock, the
City would reach its buildout of 7;664 Z&M units in the year 2003. The current growth rate and the limited
number of units available under the 1992 Land Use Element buildout calculation illustrates that it is not
reasonable or obtainable to reach the SCAG 1988 Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) projection
of 1,148 additional units by 1994.
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1992 General Plan
Summary of Existing Trends Buildout
Land Use Category
Acres
Dwelling Units
Single- Family Residential
357.2
2,858
Two - Family Residential
57.4
934
Planned Residential
5.7
65
Multi- Family Residential
119.3
3,379
Neighborhood Commercial
7.1
85
Downtown Commercial
30.4
86
General Commercial
44.3
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Corporate Office
211.2
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Smoky Hollow
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94.88
26
Urban Mixed -Use
349.6
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Parking
15.8
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Light Industrial
356.1
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Heavy Industrial
1,086.8
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Public Facilities
94.1
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Federal Government
90.6
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Open Space
4_5:9-
83
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Parks
47.6
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Street & Railroad R.O.W.
442.6
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Totals I 3,494.4 17,675 4-
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100,000
1,237,000
1,930,000
12,351,000
4T93(; 9W Q- 2,0
19,797,000
18,529,000
Population Projection +7-,?A4- 17,269
Existing construction such as the market, and recently constructed, renovated commercial centers and legal nonfonforming
residential uses at densities that are currently higher than allowed by the land use designations in this plan will not realistically
be converted to mixed commercial/residential uses and these buildings are expected to remain for the life of the Plan.
The heavy industrial shown on this plan includes the Chevron Refinery, Southern California Edison Generation Station, Air
Products and Allied Chemical facilities. These facilities have processing equipment and tanks rather than buildings and are
expected to remain for the life of the Plan. Therefore, no estimated building square footage is shown.
Source: City of El Segundo Planning Department and The Lightfoot Planning Group
General Plan Amendment (GPA 95 -1)
11 -16 -95
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Lands Suitable for Residential Development
Land Use Designation
Vacant
Acres
Underdeveloped
Acres
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Acres
Net Potential
New Units
Single- Family
1.3
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0.3
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63
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0.0
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5.7
65
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0.6
23.4
6.2
168
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0.0
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and r"ckng of residential land lo non- ros,dential uses p.s. R -3 lo Commora O.
Source: The Ughdoot P*Mng Group.
General Plan Amendment (GPA 93 -1)
11/02/93
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO GENERAL PLAN
Lands Suitable Suitable for Residential H_h1
Development
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TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS - EXHIBIT 15
CHAPTER 20.33 GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C -3) ZONE
20.33.060 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
F. Building Area
The total net floor area of all buildings shall not exceed the total net square footage of the
property multiplied by 1.0 or an FAR 1:1. Additional FAR may be aranted for properties east
of Sepulveda Bowlevaro nly, with approval of a Transfer of Development Riahts (TDR) Plan
CHAPTER 20.34 CORPORATE OFFICE (C -0) ZONE
20.34.060 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
F. Building Area
The total net floor area of all buildings shall not exceed the total net square footage of the
property multiplied by 0.8 or an FAR 0.8:1, Additigpgl FAR may bg aranted for properties
CHAPTER 20.36 URBAN MIXED USE NORTH (MU -N) ZONE
20.36.060 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
F. Building Area
The total net floor area of all buildings shall not exceed the total net square footage of the
property multiplied by 1.3 or an FAR 1.3:1. Additignal FAR may be granted for properties
east of Sepulveda Boulevard only. with approval of a Transfer of Development Rights (TDB)
CHAPTER 20.38 URBAN MIXED USE SOUTH (MU -S) ZONE
20.38.060 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
F. Building Area
The total net floor area of all buildings shall not exceed the total net square footage of the
property multiplied by 1.3 or an FAR 1.3:1. Additignal FAR may be granted for properties
CHAPTER 20.40 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (M -1) ZONE
20.40.060 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
F. Building Area
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The total net floor area of all buildings, as defined in Chapter 20.08, on any parcel or lot shall
not exceed the total square footage of the parcel or lot area multiplied by 0.6, thereby giving
a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.6:1. However, additional FAR may be granted by the City upon
the preparation and approval of a specific plan, consistent with Section 65450 et.al of the
California Government Code, eoulveda Boulevard only. with the
aooroval of a Transfer of DevQj2gMe0t Riahts (TDR) Plan. The total net floor area of high
and medium bay labs may be multiplied by a factor of 0.5 to determine the allowed net floor
area, if an agreement is recorded which ensures that the use and the number of employees
is consistent with the definition in 20.08.467 (Ord. 1250).
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EDISON RIGHT -OF -WAY - EXHIBIT 14
Keep Open Space - Add Parking as Conditional Use
20_18 OPEN SPACE
20.18.040 USES SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
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The following uses shall be allowed subject to obtaining a conditional use permit consistent
with Chapter 20.74, Variance and Conditional Use Permit.
A. Buildings or structures allowed in conjunction with Permitted Uses which exceed the
height limitations of Section 20.18.050;
B. Inter -modal transit facilities entirely within 500 feet of a Metro Green Line station, a
minimum of 500 feet from residential property, and with a parking time limit of 24
consecutive hours;
C. Landscape nurseries (no wholesale or retail sales on premises);
D. Qpen air oarkina lots:
OZ. Private recreation;
EL Recreational or multi - purpose recreational building in conjunction with park or
playground facilities;
FQ. Utility facilities; and,
St1. Other similar uses approved by the Director of Planning and Building Safety, as
provided by Section 20.72, Administrative Determinations. (Ord. 1260).
20.18.070 LANDSCAPING.
Five percei it of the ett grade tots' vehieular use areet she" be landscaped. Lai idseaviiiq shet"
co iFe ... i io Ghapter 19.195, Water Gonservimq hamdseapimg. (&d. 1245).
& Landscaoina shall be provided as required by Section 20.12.170, Landscaoina.
D_ Qmn air oarkina lots (as a primafy use) shall have ten percent (10 %) of the at -arade
Vehicular Use Area landscaped. and five (5) foot minimum landscaped setbacks
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LAND USE ELEMENT
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LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Following is discussion of each type of land use designation found in the City. Each contains a short
description and an indication of the maximum land use density or intensity allowed.
Land use density refers to the number of dwelling units per acre of land (du /ac). This distinction is
generally used only for residential designations. Land use intensity refers to the quantity of building
on a specific lot size. For example, a 3,000 square foot single - family home would be considered a
more intense use than a 1,600 square foot home on the same size lot. An example of non - residential
intensity would be a multi -story building, which is considered a more intense use than a single story
building on the same sized lot. For non - residential uses, intensity is expressed in terms of Floor Area
Ratio (FAR) which describes the ratio of the lot size to the building size or as otherwise defined in the
Zoning Code from time to time. For example, typically a lot with a land area of 10,000 square feet
and a FAR of 1.0, would allow a building area of 10,000 square feet. The allowed FAR may be
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CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
CITY WIDE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS, ZONE TEXT
AMENDMENTS AND ZONE MAP CHANGES
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EA -405/
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 97 -1/
ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 97 -1/
ZONE CHANGE 97 -1
APRIL 3, 1997
Prepared by:
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY
350 MAIN STREET
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
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SECTION 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The following General Plan Amendments, Zone Text Amendments and Zone Changes are proposed Citywide:
1. Planning Commission AR eals - Clarify language regarding appeals of Planning Commission items
-- Municipal Code stipulates 10 days (ZTA).
The City of El Segundo Municipal Code, Sections 20.82.015 and 20.82.020, include provisions which require
that any appeal of either the Planning and Building Safety Director's decision to the Planning Commission,
or an appeal of the decision of the Planning Commission to the City Council, must be made within 10 calendar
days after the date of the decision. Generally, since regular Planning Commission meetings are held on
Thursdays, the tenth day of the appeal of a Planning Commission decision falls on a Sunday. However, there
is no provision in the Code to clarify that if the 10th day falls on a holiday or weekend, the appeal may be filed
on the next business day. The proposed modifications to the Zoning Code clarify the language.
2. SHSP Parking - Revise 10% parking reduction in Smoky Hollow Zones (ZTA).
The current provisions in the parking section of the Zoning Code (Section 20.54.030 B., Page 246) allow the
Planning Commission to approve a maximum 10% parking reduction for properties located in Smoky Hollow
(SB, MM, GAC and MDR Zones). Other existing provisions (Section 20.54.030, B., Page 246) allow the
Planning Commission to modify the required number of parking spaces in any zone, based on the submittal
of a Parking Demand Study. In order to provide equity and consistency for all properties in all zones, the
provisions which allow the 10% maximum parking reduction in Smoky Hollow are proposed to be eliminated.
Instead the existing provisions which allow the parking space modification with submittal of a Parking Demand
Study are proposed to apply to all zones, including Smoky Hollow.
3. Subdivision Extensions - Revise Subdivision Code to increase maximum approval period for
tentative subdivision maps to 5 years (ZTA).
In September 1996, SB 560 was signed into law which amended Section 66452.6 of the State of California
Government Code (The Subdivision Map Act (SMA)) which regulates the subdivision of land. The prior
provisions of the SMA allowed a legislative body or appropriate advisory body to extend an approved or
conditional approved Tentative Subdivision Map, prior to its expiration, for a period or periods not to exceed
three (3) years. The City of El Segundo's current Subdivision Code (Section 19.04.150) designates the
Planning Commission as the body which may approve or deny tentative map extensions, and consistent with
prior SMA Regulations, the total time extensions may not exceed three years. Consistent with the new SMA
Regulations, as authorized by SB 560, Section 19.04.150 of the City's Subdivision Code is proposed to be
amended, to allow total time extensions not to exceed five (5) years.
4. SHSP Height Bonus - Revise inconsistency in height limit bonus for lot consolidation between the
MM Zone (10 feet) and SHSP (15 feet) (ZTA).
Staff has identified an inconsistency between Section 20.43.060 C. of the Zoning Code (Medium
Manufacturing (MM) Zone), which allows the Planning Commission to grant a 10 foot height bonus to buildings
containing certain elements in the lot consolidation provisions of the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan, and Section
20.46.030 F. of the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan which describes a 15 foot height bonus that may be granted.
The Specific Plan does not indicate a limit to the bonus which can be granted, but states a case -by -case
analysis should be used to determine the appropriate height bonus. The amendment will place a maximum
height bonus limit of 10 or 15 feet so that the Smoky Hollow Specific Plan language and the MM Zone
language are consistent.
5. Golf Course - Update Open Space and other Elements related to the Municipal golf course and the
adjacent West Basin Municipal Water District (WBMWD) Water Reclamation Facility, and change
portions of the Public Facilities designation and Zone to Parks /Open Space (GPA, ZTA, ZC).
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The 1992 General Plan text indicates that the City operates a driving range, however it does not reflect the
existence of the new municipal golf course and driving range development which was completed in 1994. In
1992, when the City's General Plan revision was in progress, the 9 -hole golf course was a proposed
development, and the actual acreage was not accurately known. According to City records, the project site
consisted of five (5) lots totaling 31.4 acres. This includes 25.5 acres of land which was deeded to the City
by Chevron USA to be used as a golf course, a 1.2 acre triangular section, previously part of the West Basin
Municipal Water District (WBMWD) property which is now owned by the City, 0.22 acres of the WBMWD site
which is leased to the City for parking, 0.98 acres of frontage along Sepulveda Boulevard which was
transferred from the WBMWD to the City for parking, and 3.5 acres of the Southern California Edison right -of-
way which runs along the east side of the golf course. This last portion of the site (3.5 acres) is included in
the acreage of private Open Space in the General Plan text, and therefore, the golf course site, which is
publicly owned, is actually 27.9 acres. The Open Space and Land Use Elements of the General Plan will be
revised by adding 0.9 acres to the public Open Space inventory and the acreage of public vs. private Open
Space will be adjusted accordingly. The Zoning Map will be revised to reflect the new location of the
boundaries between the golf course and driving range facility and the WBMWD facility. Additionally, Open
Space Policy OS1 -1.10 will be revised to reflect that the golf course and driving range is existing; and, that
the City should continue the operation, upkeep, and public use of the golf course.
6. Initiation of ZTA/GP -Clarify only City Council, not the Planning Commission, can initiate ZTA/GPA
(ZTA).
Consistent with current policy and practice, a Zone Text Amendment is proposed to require that only the City
Council or the public, not the Planning Commission nor City Staff, can formally initiate any Zone Text or
General Plan amendments. Language to this effect is proposed for Sections 20.86.020 (B) and 20.86.040
of the City's Municipal Code.
7. Service Stations/Automobile Services - Create distance requirement for Service Stations and
automobile services from residential uses (ZTA).
The Zoning Code permits service stations in the C -RS, C -2, C -3, CO, MU, M -1, M -2, SB, MM, and GAC
Zones, subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Service stations are defined in Section
20.08.710 of the Zoning Code. The proposed amendment will address concerns about service stations'
potential impacts, related to dust, noise, fumes, odors, and hazardous materials on surrounding areas
because of the use; by adding a distance requirement between service stations and residential areas to help
eliminate and /or reduce those impacts. Automobile services, which are defined in Section 20.08.153 of the
Zoning Code, could also have similar potential impacts and are, therefore, proposed to be regulated similarly
to service stations. The Zoning Code allows automobile services in Smoky Hollow, Small Business, and
Medium Manufacturing Zones as permitted uses. However, projects with more than four automobile service
bays are subject to approval of an Administrative Use Permit (AUP). In addition to the required Conditional
Use Permit, the proposed amendment may establish specific zoning criteria that pertains to service stations.
If a minimum distance criteria of 500 feet from residential zones is used, all existing service stations could
become non - conforming, since several existing service stations are presently adjacent to residential properties
and others are a maximum of 380 feet away from residential areas. If a 500 foot distance is required between
service stations and residential, there would be no new service stations allowed on Sepulveda Boulevard
except north of Sycamore and south of Holly Avenues.
8. Sepulveda Heights - Revise height limits along Sepulveda corridcr and east of Sepulveda Boulevard
(ZTA).
The subject of height limits east of Sepulveda Boulevard and along the Sepulveda Boulevard corridor was
previously reviewed by the Planning Commission in 1996. The City Council did not come to a consensus at
that time on the height amendments and referred them back to the Planning Commission for further evaluation
and recommendations.
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During the processing of the 1996 Code Amendments, Staff presented revisions to the height limits east of
Sepulveda Boulevard which would have reduced height limits from 200 feet to 150 feet between Sepulveda
Boulevard and Continental/Lairport Streets. Between Continental/Lairport Streets and Nash Street, height
would have been reduced from 200 feet to 175 feet. Height limits east of Nash Street would have been
permitted to increase from 175 feet to 200 feet. The purpose of the tiered height limit was to gradually
decrease height limits and the associated visual impact of development on the residential neighborhood as
one got closer to Sepulveda Boulevard. The previous proposal would have placed a 200 foot height limit
adjacent to the residential areas of Del Aire in Los Angeles County, east of Aviation Boulevard. The current
standards allows a 175 foot height limit in the MU Zone and 200 foot height limits in the other zones east of
Sepulveda Boulevard. The proposed amendment would incorporate these revisions
As an alternative, height limits could be based on some reference datum, such as the elevation of Sepulveda
Boulevard above sea level. This method could be used to determine if buildings of a certain height above this
reference datum would be visible from areas west of Sepulveda Boulevard. Using 1966 topographical maps,
which are still accurate enough for this study, Staff has prepared a graph which depicts relative elevations
throughout the City. The City generally increases in elevation gradually from Aviation Boulevard to Sepulveda
Boulevard and then becomes much more varied with steeper hills east toward Main Street. Since most land
east of Sepulveda Boulevard is lower than the residential areas, the impacts of future building heights east
of Sepulveda should be minimized by virtue of beginning at a lower elevation.
As additional information, the FAA indicated that there are no specific height limits for buildings near the Los
Angeles International Airport. Instead, the FAA reviews each building on a case -by -case basis to determine
if that specific building will have an impact on aircraft operations. The FAA then issues an airspace
determination which approves the height for the particular building. Staff is not aware of any building in El
Segundo which was judged to be too tall by the FAA. Thus, based on the most recent information from the
FAA, FAA regulations should not be a constraint on height limits east of Sepulveda Boulevard.
9. Video Arcades - Revise standards for video arcades (ZTA).
Section 20.31.040 F. of the El Segundo Municipal Code (ESMC) presently permits video arcade
establishments only in the Downtown Commercial Zone (C -RS), subject to approval of a Conditional Use
Permit (CUP). The existing provision addresses only video arcade establishments which maintain eight (8)
or more machines. Arcades with less than eight machines are now allowed in any commercial zone as a
permitted use. Provisions to address video arcade establishments are proposed to mitigate the potential
problems (security, noise, traffic, etc.) associated with video arcade establishments and address compatibility
with adjacent and surrounding uses.
The following performance standards may be applied to video arcade establishments:
• location of and distance from existing residential uses, schools, hospitals, public playgrounds, and bars;
• maximum number of machines;
• the combination of uses proposed;
• the number of similar establishments or uses within close proximity;
• hours of operation;
• adult supervision and the ability to prevent problems related to potential crowd control;
• participants' age (during school hours);
• number of parking spaces;
• bicycle racks, to accommodate bicycles utilized by arcade patrons;
• prohibition of smoking, eating, and drinking alcoholic beverages;
• odor, dust, noise /vibrations that may be generated by the proposed arcade; and,
• other general criteria such as lighting, public telephone, bathrooms, sound proofed walls, litter, and
loitering.
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The proposed amendment will require an AUP for three or less video or arcade machines at one facility and
a CUP for four or more machines. More general performance criteria is proposed for arcades with three or
less machines. Establishments which have four or more machines, in addition to the general performance
criteria for the three or less machines, would require more stringent performance criteria. The proposed
amendment shows video arcades as uses permitted with an AUP or CUP in all the commercial zones (C -RS,
C -2, C -3, CO and M -U), but not in the industrial zones (M -1, M -2, SB and MM).
10. Drive- thru's Encourage /Discourage drive - thru's in certain land use areas and Zones (GPA, ZTA).
The General Plan and Zoning Code are proposed to be revised to encourage drive -thru restaurants in zones
where the City will consider approving the use, and discourage them in all other zones. The amendment will
address concerns regarding the potential impacts, due to significant noise, lighting, odor, emissions, traffic,
litter, crime, etc., of drive -thru restaurants on nearby residential properties. Drive -thru restaurants are defined
in Section 20.08.335, and they are currently allowed in all Commercial and Industrial Zones with approval of
a Conditional Use Permit (Chapter 20.74).
The three following potential approaches to encouraging and discouraging drive -thru restaurants in particular
zones will be considered:
a) One approach would be to prohibit drive- thru's in certain zones, such as the C -RS, C -2 and
C -3 (west of Sepulveda Boulevard) Zones, and to require a Conditional Use Permit for drive -
thru's in the other Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts. The majority of the C -RS, C -2
and C -3 Zones are immediately adjacent to Residential Zones. This approach would most
directly regulate the potential impacts of drive - thru's by prohibiting them in the majority of
areas that may impact residential uses.
b) The second option would be to prohibit drive- thru's located within a certain distance, 100 to
500 feet, of all Residential Zones. This approach would limit, but not prohibit, drive - thru's in
the Downtown (C -RS Zone) area and allow them on the west side of Sepulveda Boulevard
generally north of Sycamore and south of Holly Avenues. A Conditional Use Permit would
still be recommended for all zones outside of the 100 -500 foot prohibition radius.
C) A third approach would be to develop performance standards or criteria that the Planning
Commission could use to evaluate the impacts of any proposed drive -thru restaurant.
Different criteria such as totally prohibiting drive- thru's Citywide, or in certain zones, or in
combination with residential uses, and allow the use in other zones with a Conditional Use
Permit will be considered. Specific criteria, in addition to the Conditional Use Permit findings,
such as prohibiting restaurant operations located adjacent to residential areas to operate
between 10:00 pm and 7:00 am, minimum lot size, minimum driveway size and vehicle
stacking /waiting area, parking and circulation plan approval, refuse storage, litter control
within 300 feet, equipment location, maximum decibel (noise) levels, and minimum distance
requirements for the drive -thru speaker, may be considered.
A new General Plan Land Use Policy, which encourages and discourages drive -thru restaurants in certain
zoning districts in order to minimize impacts to nearby residential uses, is also proposed.
11. Architectural Landscagg Features - Develop standards to allow Architectural Landscape Features
to encroach into setbacks in Commercial and Industrial Zones (ZTA).
The Zoning Code currently requires all structures to respect the required setbacks, with a few minor
exceptions for encroachments (Section 20.12.070). The definition of a structure (Section 20.08.855) is very
broad, and includes most anything that is constructed or placed above the ground. The required setback
provisions are primarily intended for buildings and other large structures, and do not accommodate landscape
features which may greatly enhance the appearance of a commercial or industrial project, such as fountains,
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arbors, pergolas and statuary. These structures could compliment the design of a project and benefit the
public if they are placed closer to the street, in locations that are more visible and accessible to the public. A
minimum setback or a minimum percent of the setback required in the particular zone for architectural
landscape features will be considered. Additionally, maximum height limits and the maximum percentage of
the setback area which may include these encroachments will be provided.
12. Residential Heights - Investigate alternatives and develop new standards for measuring residential
structure heights (ZTA).
The proposed amendment will evaluate different methods, and provide ,iew standards, for measuring the
height of residential buildings and structures. The current Zoning Code definition of building height, which is
used for residential as well as commercial and industrial buildings (Section 20.08.185), is taken directly from
the Uniform Building Code (UBC) and measures height from the highest point of a flat roof or the average
height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof to finished grade within a 5 -foot horizontal distance of
the exterior wall of the building. If there is a difference of more than 10 feet between the highest finished grade
and the lowest finished grade around the building, height is measured from a reference datum 10 feet up from
the lowest finished grade. The Zoning Code (Section 20.08.185) contains illustrations to help explain the
definition. Prior to 1993, height was measured from the top of a roof to natural (existing) grade on any point
on the lot. This was difficult to apply, particularly on sloped lots, because it was not easy to determine where
the natural grade on a property was, particularly without requiring a survey of the property.
There are many different methods of determining height, some of which are simple and some of which are
much more complicated. Most cities measure height to the highest point of the roof. The use of existing or
finished grade is also an important part of measuring height. Existing grade may be used in order to prevent
properties from being built up through grading, thereby creating a higher pad on which to build. Averaging of
various points of existing grade on a property to create a reference datum from which height will be measured
may also be used. The elevations at the corners of the property, or a line bisecting the center of the property,
may be used to create the reference datum. Height can also be measured from the top of curb or even the
midpoint of the facing street. The use of finished grade in measuring height has the advantage of not having
to determine the natural, or existing grade of a property, which is most accurately done with a survey.
Finished grade typically does not have to be verified with a survey because the grade is apparent when
construction and grading is completed.
13. MU North and South - Split the Mixed Use land use designation and Zone to Mixed Use -North and
Mixed Use -South at El Segundo Boulevard and only allow adult- oriented businesses in the Mixed
Use -South (MU -S) Zone (GPA, ZTA, ZC).
In September 1996, the City adopted new regulations for adult- oriented businesses which permit adult -
oriented businesses only in the Urban Mixed -Use (MU) Zone, subject to approval of a special Adult Business
Permit (ABP). At that time, Council directed Staff to review the splitting of the Urban Mixed Use General Plan
land use designation and MU Zone into two separate designations, -- MU North and MU South, with adult
oriented business only permitted, with an ABP, in the MU Zone south of El Segundo Boulevard. The area that
encompasses "Continental Park" is proposed to become the Urban Mixed -Use South land use designation
and zone. The current Urban Mixed -Use area bounded by El Segundo Boulevard, Aviation Boulevard, Imperial
Highway and just west of Nash Street is proposed to become the Urban Mixed -Use North land use
designation and zone. Adult- oriented businesses would be prohibited in the Mixed -Use North Zone. All other
permitted uses and development standards for the two land use designations and zones (Chapter 20.36 and
a new Chapter 20.38) are proposed to remain the same, with the exception of adding massage
establishments as a permitted use to the Mixed -Use South Zone subject to the requirements of Chapter 5.40.
City Staff has reviewed the amount of land and the number of buildings that are in the proposed MU -S Zone
to determine if there would be sufficient opportunity for an adult - oriented business to find a location within the
new zone. This is a standard courts have looked at when reviewing the validity of measures regulating adult-
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oriented businesses. City Staff believes the proposed MU -S Zone will provide an adequate number of
properties, given the overall size of the City, for a perspective adult- oriented business to locate.
14. Edison Right- of -w av -Change Open Space Zone to allow parking with a Conditional Use Permit and
additional landscaping or change land use designation and Zone for Edison right -of -way and adjacent
properties south of Holly Avenue, north of Grand Avenue, along Illinois Street from Open Space to
Smoky Hollow Mixed- Use/Medium Manufacturing (MM) Zone or Parking or other designation and
Zone (ZTA or GPA, ZC).
The proposed amendment would modify the Zoning Code to allow parking lots with the approval of a
Conditional Use Permit in the Open Space Zone. This modification would not require a General Plan
Amendment or Zone Change; it would only require a Zone Text Amendment to revise Section 20.18.040 of
the Zoning Code.
As another option the proposed amendment would change the General Plan Land Use Designation from
"Open Space" to "Smoky Hollow Mixed -Use" and the Zoning Classification from "Open Space" (OS) to
"Medium Manufacturing" (MM) for the 0.62 acres of Southern California Edison right -of -way (SCE R -O -W)
and adjacent property, located at the southwest corner of Holly Avenue and Illinois Street, and the 0.66 acres
of land which includes the SCE R -O -W and adjacent property immediately south of the SCE R -O -W, located
at the northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Illinois Street, for consistency with the existing surrounding land
uses.
The second option would be consistent with the actual land uses, and land use designation of surrounding
properties, which are mostly auto services, manufacturing and light industrial uses; and, would provide for
more permitted uses on the properties. The subject properties are currently used for parking and equipment
and vehicle storage. The subject properties are surrounded by properties that are included in the Smoky
Hollow area of the City. Although the majority of the SCE R -O -W located throughout the City is designated
and zoned as Open Space, the portion immediately to the south of Grand Avenue is zoned MM and along
Sepulveda Boulevard the R -O -W is zoned C -3. The designation of the subject portion of the SCE R -O -W as
MM would be consistent with the designation of the land to the south of Grand Avenue, which is currently used
for parking and storage.
SCE has indicated to Staff that based on current company practice, they do not lease their properties for new
public active recreational uses, although passive parks are potentially feasible, so the feasibility of providing
a new public park on the property is quite low. The City has no interest at this time in expanding a City park
into these areas. Additionally, the development of the area into a park or other recreational facility is not
presently practical given the existing and surrounding land uses. The properties are located under existing
SCE high power tension lines, which do emit a certain level of electro- magnetic fields (EMF's). No agency
has defined or established any thresholds of significance for EMF levels, since no definite conclusions or
consensus have been drawn from the numerous studies that have been done related to the potential health
hazards associated with EMF's.
The second option will be consistent with the General Plan, including Policy OS1 -4.2 which encourages
expanding landscaping and recreational use along the SCE R-O -W where feasible. and Objective H4 -2 which
encourages new housing opportunities to be developed within the Smoky Hollow Mixed -Use designation. The
0.62 acre portion of the property on the southwest corner of Holly Avenue and Illinois Street, which will be in
the "Medium Density Residential (MDR) Overlay District", could possibly add 11 dwelling units to the Smoky
Hollow residential stock. However, because of the surrounding land uses (automobile services, printing
company, parking, and manufacturing), the activation of the Medium Manufacturing (MM) to Medium Density
Residential (MDR) Zones would not likely happen.
A third option would be to change the Land Use Designation and Zoning Classification for the above
mentioned properties to Automobile Parking (Pages 3 -7, General Plan Land Use Element and Chapter 20.19
of the Zoning Code), which would allow open air parking lots as permitted uses and parking structures, subject
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to a Conditional Use Permit, which would be consistent with the surrounding land uses. The existing uses
of the subject properties are parking and storage of cars (northeast corner of Grand Avenue and Illinois
Street), and storage of landscaping equipment (southwest corner of Holly Avenue and Illinois Street).
Although SCE's Standard Lease Agreement currently does not allow parking or storage of cars, the company
has indicated that leases are reviewed and revised on a case -by -case basis and on the subject properties the
lease agreement would be reviewed to accommodate parking uses.
1s. TDR's Transfer of Development Rights - Establish General Plan and Zoning Code provisions for
Transfer of Development Rights (TDB's) (GPA, ZTA).
In February 1996, Hughes Electronics submitted applications for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Text
Amendment, to allow the Transfer of Development Rights ( TDR's). The Planning Commission discussed the
proposed revisions February thru March, 1996 and recommended that a new General Plan Policy be added
to the General Plan to "Develop guidelines for permitting Transfer of Development Rights (TDB's) with clearly
identified public benefit objectives." On the other hand, the Planning Commission did not recommend
approval of the Zoning Code language which would have set out the procedures under which the TDR's could
be approved. The Commission expressed concern that there was no clearly defined public benefit which
would be gained by the TDR language as proposed and that further study was necessary before the TDR
Zoning Code requirements should be adopted. The Planning Commission recommendation was forwarded
to the City Council, who discussed the proposal, and expressed concerns similar to those of the Planning
Commission. With this new set of amendments the proposal is being returned to the Planning Commission
for its reconsideration.
TDR's would allow a property to increase its building square footage by purchasing allowed building square
footage from another site. There would be no net increase in the allowed building square footage, just a
transfer of that square footage from one property (donor site) to another (receiving site). The following key
provisions of the proposal have been incorporated into the proposed TDR Zone Text amendment:
a) The properties involved in the transfer must be under common ownership.
b) Transfers would only be permitted in the C -3, CO, MU and M -1 Zones.
C) Transfers of FAR would only be permitted gW of the area west of Sepulveda Boulevard, not into these
areas.
d) A minimum net floor area of 25,000 square feet may be transferred.
e) The new floor area must conform to all requirements of the Zoning Code, except FAR, for the
receiving site.
f) The TDR would require approval of the Planning Commission through the Public Hearing process,
with the decision appealable to the City Council.
g) The donor and receiving sites must be located in the same Traffic Analysis Zone (TAZ) and all
potential traffic impacts associated with the proposed TDR must be evaluated and mitigated.
h) The Transfer Plan must indicate the proposed uses for both the donor and receiving sites.
i) A covenant detailing the TDR approval and conditions must be recorded on both the donor and
receiving sites.
j) The covenant shall lock in the FAR's at the time of the approval of the Transfer Plan, however the
owner could apply for a subsequent amendment.
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k) A title insurance policy in an amount equal to the value of the Net Floor Area (NFA) being transferred
is required.
Transfers would only be allowed from donor sites west of Sepulveda Boulevard, from the C -3 and CO
Zones, to receiving sites east of Sepulveda Boulevard, to the C -3, �-_10, MU -N, MU -S, and M -1 Zones.
Transfers between parcels east of Sepulveda Boulevard would be prohibited. (This would severely
limit the amount of square footage that could be transferred.) Hughes has approximately 200,000
square feet of potential transferable square footage west of Sepulveda Boulevard. Development
Rights cannot be transferred into the Sepulveda corridor; receiver parcels must be located a minimum
distance east of Sepulveda Boulevard. (This would encourage new development in areas less
impacted by traffic.)
m) The total square footage of transfers may not exceed a certain percentage, (such as 10 %) of the total
buildout square footage for each zone, as specified in the General Plan Summary of Buildout (Exhibit
LU -3). (This provision would ensure consistency within the established General Plan land use
balance.)
n) The Transfer Plan must provide a public benefit such as improved traffic circulation, open space,
recreation facilities, landscaping, pedestrian access or other improvements.
SECTION 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT
The City of El Segundo is located in the Los Angeles urban area and is considered part of the Airport/South
Bay subregion at the southwestern edge of the Los Angeles coastal basin. Downtown Los Angeles is about
20 freeway miles northeast of El Segundo. The City itself is 5.46 square miles (3,494.4 acres), with a resident
population, per 1995 estimates, of 15,853 people, with a total of 7,190 dwelling units, and a considerably larger
daytime (employee) population of approximately 56,000.
Immediately to the north is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in the City of Los Angeles. The Los
Angeles residential areas of Playa del Rey and Westchester are located just northerly of the Airport. To the
east is Del Aire, which is an island of Los Angeles County, as well as the City of Hawthorne. Both areas are
predominantly residential. Some commercial uses in the City of Hawthorne line Aviation Boulevard. The City
of Manhattan Beach is directly south of El Segundo. The Chevron Refinery is located in the southern portion
of El Segundo, between the City's residential areas and the City of Manhattan Beach. To the west of El
Segundo is the Pacific Ocean. A majority of the coastline is owned by the City of Los Angeles, which operates
two facilities within this area: the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant, currently undergoing an expansion, and
the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Scattergood Generating Station. A small portion of the
coastline, 0.8 miles, is within the El Segundo City limits. The Southern California Edison Generating Station
and a coastal portion of the Chevron Refinery are located along this portion of the shoreline. The beach area
is publically owned and accessible.
The City of El Segundo has a very strong residential base, which is a mixture of single - family, two - family, and
multi - family residential. A majority of the residential area is in single - family use; however, according to the
1990 Census, over one -half of the population lived in multi - family units. Almost 66 percent of all residential
acreage, and almost 77 percent of the area located west of Sepulveda Boulevard and north of El Segundo
Boulevard, is in single - family use. Total acreage is about 687, or nearly 15 percent of the City. However,
single - family units account for only 47 percent of the housing units in the City. The two- family residential
category accounts for only 25 acres, or less than one percent of land in the City. Typical densities are 10 to
17 units per acre. Nearly one -third of all R -2 zoned sites are in single - family use. Multiple family residential
uses include apartment buildings and condominiums. Land area devoted to multiple family use accounts for
approximately 105 acres, or three percent of the total land area of the City. Densities generally range from
18 to 45 units per acre, in projects up to three and one -half acres. As of 1990, multi - family units comprise 53
percent of all residential units available.
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Near the residential area is Downtown, which includes the Civic Center and provides a strong focal point for
the City. Also in this general vicinity is an older industrial area called Smoky Hollow. This area contains
mostly older industrial buildings of one or two stories.
There are neighborhood commercial areas scattered throughout the residential areas to serve the residents
of the City. In addition, there are some commercial uses east of Sepulveda Boulevard, mostly designed for
the daytime employee population. In addition to retail commercial, the City has a growing number of hotel
uses. There are over 1,446 hotel rooms currently available in the City.
The area of the City south of El Segundo Boulevard and west of Sepulveda Boulevard is taken up mostly by
the Chevron Refinery. The Refinery occupies approximately one -third of the City. The portion of the City east
of Sepulveda Boulevard is a combination of industrial, office, and commercial uses. This area contains the
"super block" development, a mixture of office and research and development uses, as well as the U.S. Air
Force Base.
An additional category of land use is public and quasi - public uses. These include the U.S. Air Force Base;
property owned by the City and County, including the City Hall and the Library; as well as the School District
property. Two of the District's school sites are not being used, one is vacant and the other is being leased
to the L.A. Raiders as a training camp. In addition, there is one parochial school and several churches
throughout the City. The City has excellent open space and recreation facilities, which exceed the State
suggested standards. These areas include publicly -owned parks, private parks, a publicly -owned beach area
open for public use, utility rights -of -way that have been used for park and open space areas, and the Chevron -
owned preserve for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly. Other uses not discussed above include railroad rights -of-
way, parking lots, streets and alleys.
The City of El Segundo is served by the existing network of roadways which is essentially a grid system of
north /south and east/west roadways. The primary north /south roadways are Aviation Boulevard, Douglas
Street, Nash Street, Sepulveda Boulevard, Center Street, Main Street, and Vista Del Mar. The primary
east/west streets are Imperial Highway, Imperial Avenue, Maple Avenue, Mariposa Avenue, Grand Avenue,
El Segundo Boulevard, and Rosecrans Avenue.
The six lane Glenn Anderson Freeway (Interstate 105), built along the City's northern boundary adjacent to
Imperial Highway, opened to the public in October 1993. Exits for the freeway are located at Nash Street and
Sepulveda Boulevard with eastbound entrances at Atwood Way off of Douglas Street and Imperial Avenue
off of Sepulveda Boulevard. The freeway terminates at California Street. The San Diego Freeway (Interstate
405) is located on the City's eastern boundary, with entrances and exists off of the 1 -105, El Segundo
Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) immediately north provides for
international air traffic.
The Century-El Segundo Extension Rail Transit Project (the Metro Green Line) opened in August of 1995.
Stations are located at Aviation Boulevard and 116th Street (connecting with the Century Rail Line), Mariposa
Avenue at Nash Street, El Segundo Boulevard at Nash Street, Douglas Street near Alaska Avenue, and
ending at Compton/Marine Boulevard in the City of Redondo Beach. A future station (Del Norte) will be
located near Douglas Street between the Aviation and Mariposa Stations.
SECTION 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM
Reproduced as Appendix 1 is the City of El Segundo Initial Study and Checklist under the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The purpose of the form is to identify and evaluate potential
adverse environmental impacts. The checklist consists of background information, a checklist of
environmental impacts, and a determination by the lead agency of the project's potential impacts on the
environment and the type of CEQA document that will be prepared. A discussion of the items checked on the
form is located in Section 4.0.
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SECTION 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The first six proposed Zone Text Amendments are only minor text changes for consistency with current City
Policies, practices and existing conditions, or consistency within the text itself, or with State Law, and therefore
they will have no foreseeable environmental impacts, in any of the categories, The next amendments (7 -10)
will have a less than significant impacts related to Land Use, Noise, Hazards, Public Services and, Aesthetics
since the provisions create standards which currently do not exist in order to minimize potential land use
incompatibilities, minimize potential impacts from hazardous materials and noise, reduce potential impacts
to public services and minimize any potential aesthetic impacts.
The next two Amendments (11 and 12) simply provide more up -to -date Code language and, as discussed
under the project descriptions, will have no foreseeable environmental impacts in any of the categories. The
next Amendment (13) does not change any of the existing Code criteria, it only splits an existing zone into two
zones and only allows adult- oriented businesses in the southern portion of the zone. Since all of these
regulations are existing, there are no foreseeable environmental impacts in any of the categories.
The next revision (14) will have a less than significant impact related to Land Use, Population and Housing,
Hazards, Public Services, Utilities and Service Systems, and Recreation. As discussed in the project
description, the proposed Amendment would minimize existing land use incompatibilities, potentially help the
job/housing balance, minimize any potential health (EMF) hazards and impacts on Public Services and Utilities
and Service Systems, and would not impact recreational uses since the site is currently not used for
recreational purposes. The last revision (15) will have a less than significant impact related to Land Use and
Transportation /Circulation since the provisions limit the zones that will permit transfers, limit transfers only
from west to east in the same Traffic Analysis Zone with a minimum 25,000 square feet of area, require a
Transfer Plan with a defined public benefit and a noticed public hearing, require Covenants and Title
Insurance and limit the square footage to maintain a balance of land uses. As further described in the
previous project descriptions, the proposed Amendments address all potential environmental concerns and
there is a less than significant impact for all of the Amendments due to the provisions which have been
incorporated into the Amendments themselves.
16. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The proposed Amendments, as minor Amendments to the General Plan, Zoning Code and Zoning Map do
not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment and will not achieve short-term goals to the
disadvantage of long -term environmental goals. There are no foreseeable negative cumulative impacts or
any impacts that will have an adverse affect on human beings, for the reasons previously detailed.
SECTION 5.0 SOURCES
Hughes Electronics Applications for Transfer of Development Rights, Environmental Assessment EA-
377, General Plan Amendment GPA 96 -1, and Environmental Assessment EA -380, Zone Text
Amendment ZTA 96 -2
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Project # EA- 405 /GPA 97 -1 /ZTA 97 -1/ZC 97 -1
I. BACKGROUND
1. Project Title: General Plan Amendments (GPA), Zone Text Amendments (ZTA) and Zone Changes (ZC)
2. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of El Segundo
3. Contact Person and Phone Number: Laurie B. Jester, Planning and Building Safety Department, (310)
322 -4670, extension 212
4. Project Location: Citywide - City of El Segundo
5. Project Sponsor's Name and Address: City of El Segundo, 3F0 Main St., El Segundo, CA. 90245 -
Citywide Amendments /Hughes Electronics - Building C1 M5A162, Box 80028, Los Angeles, CA 90045 -
Transfer of Development Rights
6. General Plan Designation: All designations
7. Zoning: All zones
8. Description of Project: (Describe the whole action involved, including but not limited to later
phases of the project, and any secondary, support, or of/ -site features necessary for its
implementation. Attach additional sheets if necessary)
The proposed project includes Citywide General Plan Amendments, Zone Text Amendments and Zone
Changes as initiated by the City Council. Many of the amendments (Planning Commission Appeals, Smoky
Hollow Specific Plan (SHSP) Parking, Subdivision Extensions, SHSP Height Bonus, Golf Course and
Initiation of ZTA/GPA) are minor text changes for consistency with current City policies, practices and
existing conditions or consistency within the text itself or with State law. Other amendments are in response
to the public's concerns about potential impacts of certain land uses, particular impacts on residential areas
(Service Stations/Automobile Services, Sepulveda Corridor Building Heights, Video Arcades and
Drive -thru Restaurants). Other revisions provide new and more up -to -date code language such as
Architectural Landscape Features and Residential Heights. Recently new adult- oriented business
regulations were adopted and the Zone which these uses, s, are permitted in is being split into two zones so
the adult- oriented businesses, in addition to Massage Establishment, will only be permitted in the southern
portion of the Mixed -Use Zone, south of El Segundo Boulevard. Several potential revisions to the Open
Space Zone are contemplated. The first would allow parking with a Conditional Use Permit throughout the
entire Zone and alternatives would change the designation and Zone to Smoky Hollow Mixed- Use/Medium
Manufacturing or Parking, for only a small portion of the Open Space Zone near Grand Avenue, under the
Southern California Edison power lines. The last proposed amendment was requested by Hughes
Electronics to allow very limited provisions for the Transfer of Development Rights (TDB's).
9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: (Briefly describe the project's surroundings)
The City of El Segundo is located in the Los Angeles urban area and is considered part of the Airport/South
Bay subregion. Situated between Los Angeles International Airport to the north, the City of Los Angeles
Hyperion Wastewater and Department of Water and Power Treatment Plants and the Pacific Ocean to the
west, the Chevron refinery and the City of Manhattan Beach to the south, and the City of Hawthorne to the
east.
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10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval Is Required (e.g., permits, financing approval, or
participation agreemeno:
None
II. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least
one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact' as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
Land Use and Planning
_ Biological resources
Utilities and Service
Systems
Population and Housing
_ Energy and Mineral
Resources
_ Aesthetics
_ Geological Problems
Hazards
Cultural Resources
Water
Noise
— Recreation
— Air Quality
Public Service
— Mandatory Findings of
Transportation /Circulation
Significance
III. DETERMINATION:
On the basis of this Initial Study of Environmental Impact, the Planning Commission of the City of El
Segundo finds the following:
X That the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE
DECLARATION will be prepared.
That although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a
significant effect in this case because mitigation measures, as described on an attached sheet, have been added
to the project. A NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
That the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT is required.
That the proposed project MAY have a significant effect(s) on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been
adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by
mitigation measures based on earlier analysis as described on attached sheets, if the impact is "potentially
significant impact" or a "potentially significant unless mitigated." An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is
required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
I find that although the project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL NOT be a significant
effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR
pursuant to applica andards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to an earlier EIR, including
revisions or ' gation asures that are imposed upon the proposed project.
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Direct of P nning
Secretary of the Pla
City of El Segundo
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IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS (Explanations of all answers are required on attached sheets).
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Potentially
Significant
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
1. Land Use Planning. Would the proposal:
a) Conflict with general plan designation or
X
zoning?
b) Conflict with applicable environmental plans or
X
policies adopted by agencies with jurisdiction
over the project?
c) Be incompatible with existing land use in the
X
vicinity?
d) Affect agricultural resources or operations (e.g.
X
impacts to soils or farmlands, or impacts from
incompatible land uses)?
e) Disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of an
X
established community (include a low- income or
minority community)?
2. Population and Housing. Would the proposal:
a) Cumulatively exceed official regional or local
X
population projections?
b) Induce substantial growth in an area either
X
directly or indirectly (e.g., through projects in an
undeveloped area or extension of major
infrastructure)?
c) Displace existing housing, especially affordable
X
housing?
3. Geologic Problems. Would the proposal result
in or expose people to potential impacts
involving:
a) Fault rupture?
X
b) Seismic ground shaking?
X
c) Seismic ground failure, including liquefaction?
X
d) Seiche, tsunami, or volcanic hazard?
X
e) Landslides or mudflows?
X
f) Erosion, changes in topography or unstable soil
X
conditions from excavation, grading, or fill?
g) Subsidence of the land?
X
h) Expansive soils?
X
i) Unique geologic or physical features?
X
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am
Potentially
Significant
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
4. Water. Would the proposal result in:
a) Changes in absorption rates, drainage patterns,
X
or the rate and amount of surface runoff?
b) Exposure of people or property to water related
X
hazards such as flooding?
c) Discharge into surface waters or other alteration
X
of surface water quality (e.g., temperature,
dissolved oxygen or turbidity)?
d) Changes in the amount of surface water in any
X
water body?
e) Changes in currents, or the course or direction
X
of water movements?
f) Change in the quality of ground waters, either
X
through direct additions or withdrawals, or
through interception of an aquifier by cuts or
excavations, or through substantial loss of
groundwater recharge capacity?
g) Altered direction or rate of flow of groundwater?
X
h) Impacts to groundwater quality?
X
i) Substantial reduction in the amount of
X
groundwater otherwise available for public water
supplies?
5. Air Quality. Would the proposal:
a) Violate any air quality standard or contribute to
X
an existing or projected air quality violation?
b) Expose sensitive receptors to pollutants?
X
c) Alter air movement, moisture, or temperature,
X
or cause any changes in climate?
d) Create objectionable odors?
X
6. Transportation/Circulation. Would the
proposal result in:
a) Increased vehicle trips or traffic congestion?
X
b) Hazards to safety from design features (e.g.,
X
sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
c) Inadequate emergency access or access to
X
nearby uses?
d) Insufficient parking capacity on -site or off -site?
X
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Potentially
Significant
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
e) Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or
X
bicyclists?
f) Conflicts with adopted policies supporting
X
alternative transportation (e.g., bus turnouts,
bicycle racks)?
g) Rail, waterborne or air traffic impacts?
X
7. Biological Resources. Would the proposal
result in impacts to:
a) Endangered, threatened, or rare species or their
X
habitats (including, but not limited to, plants,
fish, insects, animals, and birds)?
b) Locally designated species (e.g., heritage
X
trees)?
c) Locally designated natural communities (e.g.,
X
oak forest, coastal habitat, etc.)?
d) Wetland habitat (e.g., marsh, riparian and
X
vernal pool)?
e) Wildlife dispersal or migration corridors?
X
8. Energy and Mineral Resources. Would the
proposal:
a) Conflict with adopted energy conservation
X
plans?
b) Use non - renewable resources in a wasteful and
X
inefficient manner?
c) Result in the loss of availability of a known
X
mineral resource that would be of future value to
the region and the residents of the State?
9. Hazards. Would the proposal involve:
a) A risk of accidental explosion or release of
X
hazardous substances (including, but not limited
to, oil, pesticides, chemicals, or radiation)?
b) Possible interference with an emergency
X
response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
c) The creation of any health hazard or potential
X
health hazard?
d) Exposure of people to existing sources of
X
potential health hazards?
e) Increased fire hazard in areas with flammable
X
brush, grass, or trees?
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Potentially
Significant
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
10. Noise. Would the proposal result in:
a) Increases in existing noise levels?
X
b) Exposure of people to severe noise levels?
X
11. Public Services. Would the proposal have an
effect upon, or result in a need for new or
altered government services in any of the
following areas:
a) Fire protection?
X
b) Police protection?
X
c) Schools?
X
d) Maintenance of public facilities, including roads?
X
e) Other governmental services?
X
12. Utilities and Service Systems. Would the
proposal result in a need for new systems or
supplies, or substantial alterations to the
following utilities:
a) Power or natural gas?
X
b) Communications systems?
X
c) Local or regional water treatment or distribution
X
facilities?
d) Sewer or septic tanks?
X
e) Storm water drainage?
X
I) Solid waste disposal?
X
g) Local or regional water supplies?
X
13. Aesthetics. Would the proposal:
a) Affect a scenic vista or scenic highway?
X
b) Have a demonstrable negative aesthetic effect?
X
c) Create light or glare?
X
14. Cultural Resources. Would the proposal:
a) Disturb paleontological resources?
X
b) Disturb archaeological resources?
X
c) Affect historical resources?
X
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17. EARLIER ANALYSES. Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA
process, one or more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section
15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should identify the following on attached sheets:
a) Earlier analyses used. Identify earlier analyses and state where they are available for review.
b) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and
adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects
were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis.
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Potentially
Significant
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
d) Have the potential to cause a physical change
X
which would affect unique ethnic cultural
values?
e) Restrict existing religious or sacred uses within
X
the potential impact area?
15. Recreation. Would the proposal:
a) Increase the demand for neighborhood or
X
regional parks or other recreational facilities?
a) Affect existing recreational opportunities?
X
16. Mandatory Findings of Significance.
a) Does the project have the potential to degrade
X
the quality of the environment, substantially
reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species,
cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below
self - sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a
plant or animal community, reduce the number
or restrict the range of a rare or endangered
plant or animal or eliminate important examples
of the major periods of California history or
prehistory?
b) Does the project have the potential to achieve
X
short-term, to the disadvantage of long -term,
environmental goals?
c) Does the project have impacts that are
X
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? ( "Cumulatively considerable"
means that the incremental effects of a project
are considerable when viewed in conjunction
with the effects of past projects, the effects of
other current projects, and the effects of
probable future projects.)
d) Does the project have environmental effects
X
which will cause substantial adverse effects on
human beings, either directly or indirectly?
17. EARLIER ANALYSES. Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA
process, one or more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section
15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should identify the following on attached sheets:
a) Earlier analyses used. Identify earlier analyses and state where they are available for review.
b) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and
adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects
were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis.
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c) Mitigation measures. For effects that are "Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated," describe the
mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they
address site - specific conditions for the project.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Special Orders of Business
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Public hearing and appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to Approve a Mitigated Negative Declaration for a
Groundwater Handling Project in the M -2 Zone, located at 720 West El Segundo Boulevard. The use is a permitted
use in the M -2 Zone and no other approvals are required. The proposed project is the expansion of Chevron's existing
Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) in order to accommodate the incremental groundwater that requires biological
treatment to meet Chevron's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (EA -404) standards.
Applicant: Chevron Products Company. Appellant: H. Margarete O'Brien.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Hold public hearing;
2) Discussion; and,
3) Uphold Planning Commission's decision; or
4) Other possible action/direction.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
The Planning Commission, at its April 24, 1997 meeting, considered and Approved the above referenced project.
On May 5, 1997, an Appeal of the Planning Commission decision was filed by H. Margarete O'Brien, a City of
Manhattan Beach resident. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2392, the approved Minutes from the April 24, 1997
Planning Commission meeting, and the Planning Commission Staff Report, attachments and other related information
were distributed to the City Council on May 9, 1997. The Planning Commission Staff Report includes more detailed
background and analysis of the proposed project. A Resolution will be drafted for City Council adoption subsequent
to this evening's meeting, pursuant to direction provided by the Council.
(Continued on the next page)
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Appeal letter dated May 5, 1997.
(Planning Commission Staff Report, Minutes, Resolution, and related materials -- previously distributed)
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: Capital Improv. Budget:
None Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance: Date:
Account Number:
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required - Yes _ No
ORIGINATED: Date: 8 May 1997
Bret B. Bernal%. im Director Planning and Building Safetv
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Chevron Groundwater Handling Project— Appeal
City Council Staff Report
Date: May 2Q. 1997
DISCUSSION:
On April 24, 1997, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, took public testimony from the public and adopted
Resolution No. 2392, approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Groundwater Handling Project. The appellant
raised concerns at the Planning Commission public hearing and in the appeal letter, that the project would generate
additional noise and the project would expand the Refinery capacity which would also produce more noise and air
pollution.
The applicant, Chevron El Segundo Refinery, has been operating a comprehensive liquid hydrocarbon (LHC) recovery
system since February 1989 in order to remove LHC from the shallow aquifer beneath the refinery and prevent the
migration of LHC toward the ocean. This has been accomplished by installing several extraction wells at various
locations within the Refinery. To advance recovery efforts, additional dual pump (oil and groundwater) extraction wells
have been installed, and several skimmer wells have been converted to dual pumps. These wells, and wells already
in operation, will extract groundwater to enhance oil recovery. The incremental rate of groundwater expected to be
recovered from these new wells is 540 gallons per minutes (gpm). Extracted groundwater is currently treated and
discharged through the existing refinery waste water treatment system, through the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP).
Due to the capacity limitations of the existing ETP, which is part of the existing refinery waste water treatment system,
additional groundwater handling facilities are required to start-up and optimize the last installations of the recovery
system, and guarantee meeting all requirements of the NPDES Permit. According to the applicant, in order to comply
with the State Regional Quality Control Board Clean -up and Abatement Order No. 8855, the proposed treatment
system, for full treatment of extracted groundwater, should be completed by April 1, 1998. No expansion of the
Refinery itself is proposed; and, the existing ETP will only be modified so it can treat more wastewater, which will
improve the groundwater quality beneath the Refinery, as well as the entire surrounding area. It should not necessarily
allow for future Production Plant Expansion.
The proposed project will include: a) installation of 10,000 linear feet of above -grade piping for collecting and
transporting the groundwater from the new well sites to an existing oil- storage tank (T -172) located near the ETP,
which has existing oil- skimming capabilities; b) installation of 1,000 linear feet of primarily above -grade piping (with
25 feet below grade) to transport the groundwater into an existing Equalization Basin (T- 500) - -the groundwater stored
in the T -500 Basin will be biologically treated and discharged via an existing outf all line and diffuser into Santa Monica
Bay; c) conversion of the existing T -500 Basin to an Aeration Basin, which will be accomplished by increasing the air -
distribution piping located at the bottom of the Basin -- existing maximum design process air rates are 2000 standard
cubic feet per minute (scfm), which will increase to a maximum design rate of up to 14,300 scfm; additionally, as part
of the T -500 Basin conversion, the recycle sludge (bio -mass or bacteria in the aeration basins that consume
contaminants in the water) from existing clarifiers will be routed into the converted T -500 Basin, while retaining the
flexibility of also routing recycle sludge into the existing aeration basins; due to the longer distance, the existing recycle
pumps (impellers) will be upgraded to handle the new flow of recycle sludge. This requires replacing existing 30 Horse
Power (HP) motors with 40 HP motors; and, d) installation of a new air blower to provide the incremental air supply
to the converted basin - -the new air blower (K -500 C) will be identical in size (8,200 scfm with a 450 HP motor) to the
larger of three (3) existing air blowers, and the required air capacity from the air blower will be met by normally running
more than one blower.
The ETP is located on the Chevron Refinery on the far west side of the site. The project site is approximately 500 feet
from Vista del Mar to the west, 650 feet from Grand Avenue to the north, 4,500 feet from Rosecrans Avenue to the
south and 8,100 feet from Sepulveda Boulevard to the east. New recovery wells, shown as 6B and 7 on the site plan,
are located a minimum of 700 feet from El Segundo Boulevard to the north, 1,200 feet from Rosecrans Avenue to the
south and 2,600 feet from Sepulveda Boulevard to the east. These wells are very similar to an existing well, enclosed
with a chain link fence, which Chevron currently operates at the south end of their parking lot at the west end of El
Segundo Boulevard, on the southwest comer of Binder Place and Whiting Street.
The Planning Commission determined that the project's potential significant environmental impacts could be mitigated
to an insignificant level; and, therefore the Planning Commission Approved the application for the proposed
Groundwater Handling Project.
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Bret B. Bernard, AICP
Director of Planning
and Building Safety
City of E1 Segundo
City Hall
350 Main Street
E1 Segundo, Ca 90245
CITY CLERK -
Cl SEGUNDO, CAUFj'
11aJyI'
1997 MAY - 5 A44:448
H. Margarete O'Brien
713, 36th Street
Manhattan Beach,
Ca 90266
May 5, 1997
Re.: Environmental Assessment EA -404
Applicant: Chevron Products Company, 324 E1 Segundo
Blvd.
Dear Mr. Bernard,
I would like to file and appeal to the approval of the
Environmental Assessment ES -404
Chevron Refinery Ground Water Handling Project
Location: 720 West E1 Segundo Boulevard
Applicant: Chevron Products Company
I, and many of my neighbors, are concerned that by allowing
this project to go forward Chevron will:
1) generate more airborne noise and
2) expand their refining capacity and produce
more noise and air pollution.
Our neighborhood greatly suffers from noise and airpollution
from Chevron as it is.
Sincerely,
r
H. Margarete O'Brien
MAY - 5
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Special Orders of Business
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Public Hearing on proposed amendments to the General Plan and Zoning Code to provide new regulations for
Wireless Communication Facilities; and, a Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts in accordance with CEQA.
Environmental Assessment EA -403, General Plan Amendment GPA 97 -2, and Zone Text Amendment ZTA 96 -3.GPA
97 -2 will be processed with the first quarter General Plan Amendments/ Zone Text Amendments, (EA -405, GPA 97 -1,
and ZTA 97 -1). Applicant: City of El Segundo.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Hold public hearing;
2) Discussion;
3) Introduction and first reading of Ordinance;
4) Second reading and adoption of Ordinance on June 3, 1997; and /or,
5) Schedule a special workshop /continued public hearing for a future date; and /or,
6) Other possible action/direction.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
In February 1996, the Federal Telecommunications Act was signed into law, which preserves local authorities the right
to govern, through an ordinance, the placement, design, and construction of Wireless Communication Facilities.
At the November 5, 1996 City Council meeting, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65858, the Council
approved an Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO) , Ordinance No. 1262, as an "urgency' measure. The Ordinance
imposed a forty -five (45) day moratorium upon the issuance of permits for Wireless Communication Facilities in the
City. At the December 17, 1996 City Council meeting, the IZO was extended to remain in effect until November 4,
1997, ten months and 15 days from the expiration date; or, until it is superseded by the adoption of another Ordinance.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
1. Draft Ordinance No.
2. Exhibit "2" - Utility and Street Light Pole Heights and Widths
2. Draft Initial Study / Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts - May 1, 1997.
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: Capital Improv. Budget:
None Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance: Date:
Account Number:
Project Phase:
Appropriation Re uired - Yes No
ORIGINATED: Date: 09 May 1997
Bret B. Bernard, AicP, Director of lanninag and Building Safety
REVIEWE Y- Date:
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Jam orrison, City Manager
ACTION ]OAKEN:
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INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND (Cont.):
On January 9, 1997, the Planning Commission conducted a public workshop to study the issues pertaining to wireless
communication facilities, and directed staff to schedule a public hearing for discussion and consideration of Wireless
Communication Facilities regulations, and a related General Plan Policy. On January 30, 1997, Planning Staff and the
City Attorney met with representatives from telecommunication carriers and consulting services (LA Cellular, Air
Touch, AT &T Wireless, Nextel, Cox, Next Wave, and Koll Telecommunication Services, The Planning Consortium,
and JM Consulting Group), discussed a number of issues relative to the proposed regulations and received their input
on the draft regulations. On February 13 and 27, March 6 and 27, and April 10 and 24, 1997, the Planning
Commission held public hearings on Wireless Communication Facilities Regulations.
On April 24, 1997, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2391 which recommends approval of revisions
to the City/s General Plan and Zoning Code. The Planning Commission Resolution was previously distributed to the
City Council.
DISCUSSION:
Section 20.08.020 of the ESMC (Zoning Code) presently allows cellular towers in non - residential zones as accessory
uses; and, Section 20.12.030 provides an exemption to building height for cellular towers, or other similar structures,
so that they may be erected above the height limits required by the zoning district. Since the City's Zoning Code does
not currently provide specific standards or regulations for Wireless Communication Facilities, the continued application
of the very minimal standards contained in the City's Zoning Code could result in a threat to the public safety and
welfare. The citizens of El Segundo have expressed significant concern relating to the location of wireless
communication facilities within the community. Their primary concern relates to the aesthetic effects of such facilities
on neighboring properties and the community as a whole. The proposed General Plan and Zone Text Amendments,
by adding new definitions and regulations for Wireless Communication Facilities, should serve to reduce the potential
for negative impacts to the community. These regulations are intended to supersede applicable provisions of the City's
Zoning Code pertaining to antenna structures and communication equipments, and to establish requirements and
guidelines for governance of wireless communication facilities, without imposing unreasonable limitations on cellular
transmission facilities.
The proposed Zone Text Amendment addresses specific safety and aesthetics concerns through a two -tired regulatory
process which divides antennas and supporting structures into "Major Facilities" and "Minor Facilities." The
amendment requires Planning Commission approval for Major Facilities through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
process and administrative approval through a Wireless Communication Facilities Permit (WCFP), which would utilize
the existing Administrative Use Permit (AUP) process.
The Amendment specifies general regulations for all facilities, including location, design, and development
requirements, as well as discretionary screening and site selection guidelines. The screening and site selection
guidelines allow the City to evaluate and process any facility permit based on size, obtrusiveness, location preferences,
and the extent to which the proposed facility is architecturally integrated into a concealing structure, or blends into the
surrounding environment. Additionally, the proposed amendment provides separate regulations for Major and Minor
Facilities.
For example, if a Minor Facility is proposed to be located within a residential zone, Planning Commission approval of
a Conditional Use Permit is required. Major Facilities are prohibited within two hundred (200) feet of any property
containing a residential use. More detailed discretionary guidelines with respect to screening, site selection, and
setbacks of major and minor facilities and their location in close proximity to other types of utility facilities, are also
provided.
Additionally, the proposed amendment includes provisions that make pre- approved locations available for lease to
wireless communications providers. These provisions will allow the providers to install a Major Facility by obtaining
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an administrative approval of a Wireless Communications Facilities Permit (WCFP). It also encourages the providers
to lease public and other pre- approved properties in locations that the City determines are best suited for such
purposes. These properties may include the City water tower, the golf course, park light poles, the bell tower at the
High School and Southern California Edison substations or rights -of -way. It is Staffs intention and goal to identify and
have the Planning Commission and City Council pre- approve antenna locations as soon as possible after the new
Code amendment is adopted. Additionally, the City Council will need to adopt fees for the new WCFP and Coordinated
Antenna Plan (CAP) Permits concurrently with the adoption of the Zoning Code Amendment, or shortly thereafter. This
effort will follow a similar noticed public hearing process.
The proposed Amendment also includes Coordinated Antenna Plan (CAP) provisions, which allow Wireless
Communication Facility providers to request Planning Commission approval for the location of potential future facilities
without providing detailed design specifications. The CAP will identify potential future facility locations by lot and parcel
number. Approval of a CAP authorizes the Director of Planning and Building Safety to later approve major facilities
through an administrative WCFP, subject to the requirements of the CAP without further Planning Commission
approval.
The Amendment, as originally drafted by the City Attorney, included a provision which required quarterly processing
of all Major Facilities applications. This would allow the Planning Commission to review all major applications received
in a quarter at one time at one public hearing. This is similar to the Quarterly General Plan Amendment/Zone Text
Amendment/Zone Change system that Staff and the City Council have recently established. The provision could
speed up the processing of some applications and slow down others. Also, it would give the Planning Commission
the opportunity to look at the broader issues of the potential impacts of multiple facilities. The Planning Commission
did not recommend approval of this provision, as they were concerned that it may delay the processing of applications
and providers may "time" their application submittal which may not be beneficial to the City.
The Planning Commission also recommended an exemption, Section 20.62.060 D1 on page five (5) of the draft
Ordinance, for "Ham" radio antennas. Although Ham radio antennas can have visual impacts, the proposed
amendment is directed at regulating the potential proliferation of cellular antennas.
The Planning Commission recommends that a Variance not be required for either Minor or Major facilities in order to
exceed height limitations existing in the applicable zoning district. Sections 20.62.100 C. and 20.62.120 D. of the
proposed regulations require approval of a Conditional Use Permit for any Facilities, except Utility Mounted, which
exceed the maximum building height for the applicable zoning district.
In order to ensure the City s security in the event that a Facility is abandoned, and that the City will not be required to
incur costs in connection with a Facility's removal, Sections 20.62.220 C, D, and F of the regulations require that until
the cost of removal, repair, restoration and storage is paid in full, a lien will be placed on the abandoned personal
property and any real property on which the Facility was located, for the full amount of the cost of removal, repair,
restoration and storage.
The Planning Commission also had concerns regarding the telecommunication carriers various needs related to Utility
Mounted Facilities, and the appropriate lateral or vertical extensions beyond the existing utility pole. Exhibit "A" has
information on the average vertical height and horizontal extension for utility and street light poles in the City of El
Segundo. Most carriers indicated that they have no specific need for Utility Mounted Facilities, since they have no
intention of either attaching their facilities to utility poles or have no current projects. Sections 20.62.100 D and E
provide some flexibility for Utility Mounted Facilities, and Section 20.62.080 D (Screening and Site Selection
Guidelines) will be used when evaluating any proposed Facility. The Planning Commission believes these sections
will adequately address concerns regarding the potential visual impact of ladders and cages, often associated with
utility mounted poles for access and safety.
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In addition to the Zone Text Amendment, the City's General Plan Land Use Element is proposed to be amended to
include the following wireless communication facility related policy:
LU 7 -1.7 "Develop standards for wireless communications facilities, to regulate their
location and design, to protect the public safety, general welfare and quality
of life in the City."
Because this is the second General Plan Amendment proposed in 1997, the first quarter General Plan Amendments,
Zone Text Amendments and Zone Changes, (EA -405) being the first amendment, Staff would recommend that the
City Council adopt the proposed General Plan Amendment separate from the Zone Text Amendment for Wireless
Communication Facilities (and at the time of the aforementioned first quarter packet) in order to minimize the number
of General Plan Amendments processed in 1997. As the Council is aware, a maximum of four General Plan
Amendments are allowed in any one calendar year and with the Council directed quarterly schedule of General Plan
Amendments, Zone Text Amendments, and Zone changes, three more potential General Plan Amendments could
be processed in 1997.
An Initial Study/Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts is required to evaluate the potential impacts which may
be caused by the proposed regulations. Since a Negative Declaration requires a minimum 20 -day public notice and
circulation period, based on the direction and recommendations from the Planning Commission on the General Plan
and Zone Text Amendments and the Zone Map changes, the City proceeded with the required environmental review
process for the proposed Amendments, as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and City
Council Resolution No. 3805, after the Planning Commission adopted the Resolution with their recommendations. The
Draft Initial Study / Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts was circulated for the 20 day public and agency
review period from May 1 st to May 29th, 1997, and no comments were received on the document. Planning Staff
recommends that the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts which indicates there will
be no environmental impacts associated with the project.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EA -403 AND ZONE
TEXT AMENDMENT ZTA 96 -3 REGULATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
FACILITIES. PETITIONED BY THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO.
WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996, the City Council did, pursuant to California Government Code Section
65858, adopt an Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO) (Ordinance No. 1262) as an urgency measure to impose a forty-five
(45) day moratorium upon the issuance of permits for Wireless Communicabon Facilities; and,
WHEREAS, on December 17, 1996, the City Council did hold, pursuant to law, a duly advertised public
hearing and extended the Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO), by adopting Ordinance No. 1266, until November 4, 1997,
ten months and fifteen (15) days from the expiration date on December 20, 1996; and,
WHEREAS, an Environmental Assessment (EA -403), including a Draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impacts forthe Zone Text Amendments, General Plan Amendments, and Zone changes,
has been prepared and circulated to all interested parties, staff, and affected public agencies for review and comment
in the time and manner prescribed by law; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 1997, the Planning Commission did hold, pursuant to law, a public workshop to
review revisions to the Zoning Code and the General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on February 13, 1997, the Planning Commission did hold, pursuant to law, a duly advertised
public hearing on amendments to the Zoning Code and City's General Plan, and notice was given to the time, form
and manner prescribed by law; and,
WHEREAS, on February 27, March 6, and 27, and April 10, and 24, 1997, the Planning Commission did hold,
pursuant to law, duly advertised continued public hearings on amendments to the Zoning Code and City's General
Plan, and notice was given to the time, form and manner prescribed by law, and,
WHEREAS, on April 24, 1997, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2391 recommending to
the City Council approval of Environmental Assessment EA -403, General Plan Amendment 97 -2, and Zone Text
Amendments ZTA 97 -1 regarding amendments to the Zoning Code and General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on May 20, 1997, the City Council did hold, pursuant to law, a duly advertised public hearing
on amendments to the Zoning Code and City's General Plan; and notice was given to the time, form and manner
prescribed by law; and,
WHEREAS, at said hearing, the City Council established the following facts and findings:
1. That the Federal Telecommunications Act was signed into law in February of 1996. The effects of this Act
upon the City's ability to regulate these facilities require further study by the City; and,
2. That changes in wireless telecommunications technology, additional licenses granted by the Federal
Communications Commission, and the increased demand for wireless communication services have led to
a significant increase in the demand for wireless communication facilities within the City of El Segundo.
There has been an increase in the number of applications for, and inquiries regarding, proposed wireless
communication facilities in the City; and,
3. That the citizens of El Segundo have expressed significant concern relating to the location of wireless
communication facilities within the City. Their primary concern relates to the aesthetic effects of such
facilities on neighboring properties and the community as a whole; and,
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4. That failure to implement new rFgulations for wireless communication facilities will result in a substantial
number of wireless communicption facilities being installed without regulations needed to protect the public
safety and welfare of the citizens of El Segundo. New regulations will provide for consistency in decision -
making among applications before the City; and,
5. That because of its size, topography, and development, there are a limited number of potential sites in the
City which would be acceptable for the installation of wireless communication facilities; end,
6. That the City of El Segundo is nearly fully developed with a variety of residential and commercial uses; and,
That the adoption of regulations and guidelines for the establishment of wireless communkation facilities will
serve to reduce the potential for negative ihhpacts On the community; and,
8. That the requirements and restrictio0s impssed by this Ordinance are necessary to protect the safety and
welfare of the citizens of El Segundo.
9. That the Planning Commission considered and recommended approval of a General Plan Amendment
encouraging the development of standilrd hx the location and design of wireless communication facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that after consideration of the above facts and study of proposed
Environmental Assessment EA-403 and Zone Text Amendment 96 -3 the City Council finds as follows:
GENERAL PLAN
The proposed Zoning Code amendments are consistent with the 1992 Geseral Plan.
2. The General Plan Amendment considered by the Planning Commission Wil be reviewed in conjunction with
other General Plan Amendments as port of Environmental Assessment EA-405 and General Plan
Amendment 97 -2.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
The Draft Initial Study was made available to all local and affected agencies and for public review and
comment in the time and manner prescribed by law. The Initial Study concluded that the proposed project
will not have a significant adverse effect an the environment, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impact was prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
2. That when considering the whole record, there is no evidence that the project will have the potential for an
adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat on which,the wildlife depends, because the project is in
a built -out urban environment; and
That the City Council directs the Director of Planning and Building Safety to file with the appropriate agencies
a Certificate of Fee Exemption and de minimus finding pursuant to AB 3158 and the California Code of
Regulations. Within ten (10) days of the approval of the Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental
Impacts, the applicant shall submit to the City of El Segundo a fee of $25.00 required by the County of Los
Angeles for the filing of this certificate along with the required Notice of Determination. As approved in AB
3158, the statutory requirements of CEQA will not be met and no vesting shall occur until this condition is
met and the required notices and fees are filed with the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Council approves EA-403 and Zone Text
Amendment ZTA 96 -3, and adopts changes to the El Segundo Municipal Code as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 20.62, "Wireless Communication Facilities," is hereby added to the El Segundo Municipal
Code to read as follows:
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"Chapter 20.62
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
Sections:
20.62.020
Purpose.
20.62.040
Definitions.
20.62.060
Applicability.
20.62.070
Distances.
20.62.080
Regulations For All Wireless Communication Facilities.
20.62.100
Additional Regulations for Minor Facilities.
20.62.120
Additional Regulations for Major Facilities.
20.62.140
Public Property Facilities.
20.62.160
Coordinated Antenna Plans.
20.62.190
Appeal or Review and Notices.
20.62.200
Reservation of Right to Review Permits.
20.62.220
Facility Removal.
20.62.020 PURPOSE.
The purpose of these requirements and guidelines is to regulate the location and design of 'Wireless
Communication Facilities' as defined herein to protect the public safety, the general welfare, and the
quality of life in the City of El Segundo, and to facilitate the orderly deployment and development of
wireless communications services in the City of El Segundo. The El Segundo City Council has found
and determined that these requirements and guidelines for Wireless Communication Facilities are
necessary to attain such purpose. These regulations are intended to supersede applicable provisions
of the El Segundo Zoning Code pertaining to antenna structures and appurtenant communications
equipment and to establish minimum requirements and flexible guidelines for the governance of
Wireless Communications Facilities, taking into consideration the rapid technological advances and
the proliferation in use of radio communication services.
20.62.040 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Ordinance, the following words, terms, phrases and their derivations shall have
the meanings given herein. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
A. "Accessory structure" means an "accessory structure" as defined in Section 20.08.020 of the
El Segundo Municipal Code.
B. "Antenna structure" means an antenna, any structure designed specifically to support an
antenna, and /or any appurtenances mounted on such structure or antenna.
C. "Collocation" or "collocated" means the location of multiple antennas which are either owned
or operated by more than one service provider at a single location and mounted to a
common supporting structure, wall or building.
D. "Commercial mobile service" means any Mobile Service that (1) is offered in return for
monetary compensation, (2) is available to the public or a substantial portion of the public
and (3) provides subscribers with the ability to access or receive communication from the
public switched telephone network. Commercial Mobile Service includes, but is not limited
to, paging service, wireless data transmission, cellular telephone service, specialized mobile
radio service (SMR), and personal communications service (PCS).
E. 'Coordinated antenna program" or 'CAP" means a coordinated program to pre- approve
multiple locations for proposed and potential future Facilities.
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F. 'Disguised facility" means any Wireless Communication Facility which is designed to blend
into the surrounding environment, typically one that is architecturally integrated into a building
or other concealing structure.
G. `Fixed wireless service" means any service providing Radio Communication to or from
antenna structures at fixed and specified locations which are not designed to be moved
during operation and which offers the ability to access or receive communication from the
public switched telephone network.
H. 'Ground Mounted "means Mounted to a pole, lattice tower or other freestanding structure that
is specifically constructed for the purpose of supporting an antenna.
I. 'Lattice tower"means a tower -like structure used to support antennae, typically with a height
in excess of forty feet (40') and comprised of three or four steel support legs.
J. 'Major facility" means a Wireless Communication Facility that is either Ground Mounted or
Roof Mounted; provided that a Roof Mounted facility screened on all four sides by solid
material that is architecturally compatible with the surrounding environment and does not
exceed the maximum height of the applicable zoning district shall be deemed a Minor
Facility.
K. 'Microwave communication" means the transmission or reception of Radio Communication
at frequencies of a microwave signal (generally, in the 3GHz to 300GHz frequency
spectrum).
L. 'Minor facility "means a Wireless Communication Facility that is either (1) Wall Mounted, (2)
Utility Mounted, or (3) Roof Mounted in such a manner that the entire facility is screened by
solid material on four sides, is architecturally compatible with the surrounding environment,
and does not exceed the maximum height of the applicable zoning district.
M. 'Mobile service" means any service providing Radio Communication to or from at least one
antenna that is designed to be moved during operation or used during halts at unspecified
locations; or as otherwise defined in 47 USCS Section 153 and interpreted by the Code of
Federal Regulations and the Federal Register.
N. 'Mounted" means any manner of attachment, support, or connection, whether on ground or
on a structure.
O. 'Multipoint distribution service" means a Microwave Communication service that delivers
video programming directly to subscribers, including multichannel multipoint distribution
services, instructional television fixed services, and local multipoint distribution services, or
as otherwise defined by the Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Section
1.4000 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations and any interpretive decisions thereof
issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
P. 'Radio communication" means the transmission and /or reception of impulses, writing, signs,
signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds through space by means of electromagnetic waves.
Q. 'Roof Mounted" means a Facility that is Mounted on any structure that is not specifically
constructed for the purpose of supporting antennae, in any manner that does not satisfy the
either the definition of Wall Mounted or Utility Mounted, typically Mounted on the roof of an
existing building.
R. 'Utility Mounted" means a Facility that is Mounted to an existing above - ground structure
specifically designed and originally installed to support electrical power lines, cable television
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lines, street lighting, traffic signal equipment, park lighting or a structure on public or private
property deemed by the City to be similar in nature.
S. 'Wall Mounted" means a Facility that is Mounted on any vertical or nearly vertical surface
of a building or other existing structure that is not specifically constructed for the purpose of
supporting an antenna (including without limitation the exterior walls of a building, an existing
parapet, the side of a water tank, the face of a church steeple, or the side of a freestanding
sign) such that the highest point of the Antenna Structure is at an elevation equal to or lower
than the highest point of the surface on which it is mounted.
T. 'Wireless communications facility' or 'Fac1Ry" means an Antenna Structure and any
appurtenant facilities or equipment located within City limits and that is used in connection
with the provision of Wireless Service.
U. 'Wireless service "means any type of wireless service providing Radio Communications that
satisfies the definition of Commercial Mobile Service, Fixed Wireless Service, or Wireless
Video Service.
V. ' Wireless video service" means any service providing Radio Communication which delivers
video programming.
20.62.060 APPLICABILITY.
A. All Facilities which are erected, located, or modified within the City of El Segundo
on or following the effective date of this Ordinance shall comply with this Chapter,
subject to the categorical exemptions under Paragraph 3 of this Section, provided
that:
1. All Facilities for which applications were determined complete by the Planning and
Building Safety Department prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall be
exempt from the regulations and guidelines of this Chapter;
2. All Facilities for which building permits were issued by the Planning and Building
Safety Department prior to the effective date of this Ordinance shall be exempt from
the regulations and guidelines of this Chapter, unless and until such time as
subparagraph (2) of this Section applies; and,
B. All Facilities for which building permits and any extension thereof have expired shall comply
with the provisions of this Chapter.
C. The following uses shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter until such time as
federal regulations are repealed or amended to eliminate the necessity of the exemption:
1. Any Antenna Structure that is one meter (39.37 inches) or less in diameter and is
designed to receive direct broadcast satellite service, including direct -to -home
satellite service, as defined by Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and any interpretive decisions thereof
issued by the Federal Communications Commission;
2. Any Antenna Structure that is two meters (78.74 inches) or less in diameter located
in a [commercial or industrial zone) and is designed to transmit or receive Radio
Communication by Satellite Antenna;
3. Any Antenna Structure that is one meter (39.37 inches) or less in diameter or
diagonal measurement and is designed to receive Multipoint Distribution Service,
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provided that no part of the Antenna Structure extends more than twelve feet (12)
above the principal building on the same lot; and,
D. The following uses shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter:
1. Any Antenna Structure that is designed and used solely to receive television
broadcast transmission.
2. Any Antenna Structure that is designed and used solely in connection with
authorized operations of an amateur radio station licensed by the FCC (.e., a "HAM"
radio transmission).
20.62.070 DISTANCES.
For the purpose of this Chapter, all distances shall be measured in a straight line without regard to
intervening structures, from the nearest point of the proposed Major Facility to the relevant property
line.
20.62.080 REGULATIONS FOR ALL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES.
A. Application Requirements and Procedures.
Each applicant for a permit required by this Chapter shall submit (1) a Site Plan to
the City which includes a description and visual diagram of the location and design
of the proposed Facility; and (2) a completed application for either a Wireless
Communications Facilities Permit ("WCFP') or a Conditional Use Permit ("CUP "), in
accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapters 20.72 (Administrative
Determination) and 20.74 (Variance and Conditional Use Permit) of the City of El
Segundo Municipal Code, and such additional or different requirements as are made
applicable by this Chapter. Any application that is improperly submitted or fails to
contain all of the information as required by this Chapter shall be deemed
incomplete.
2. Each application shall contain a brief narrative accompanied by written
documentation that explains and demonstrates Applicant's efforts to locate the
facility in accordance with the Screening and Site Selection Guidelines set forth in
Paragraph (3) of this Section.
3. Each application shall contain a narrative that discloses the exact location and
nature of any and all existing Facilities that are owned, operated or used by the
Applicant and located within five (5) miles from the geographic borders of the City
of El Segundo.
4.14 Each application shall contain a narrative and appropriate maps that disclose the
geographic area(s) within the City of El Segundo that are proposed to be serviced
by the proposed Facility, the geographic area(s) bordering the City of El Segundo,
if any, that will be serviced by the proposed Facility, the nature of the service to be
provided or purpose of the Facility, the reasons, if any, why the Applicant cannot
locate the Facility outside the City of El Segundo, and the efforts, If any, that
Applicant has made to locate the Facility outside the City of El Segundo.
5. Notwithstanding any permit that may be granted in accordance with this Chapter, the
Facility shall be erected, located, operated and maintained at all times incompliance
with this Chapter and all applicable laws, regulations and requirements of the
Building Code, and every other code and regulation imposed or enforced by the City
of El Segundo, the State of California, and the United States Federal Government.
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Applicants are separately required to obtain all applicable building and construction
permits that may be required prior to erecting or installing the Facility.
B. Development Requirements. The Facility shall comply with each of the following
requirements:
The Facility shall not bear any signs or advertising devices other than certification,
public safety, warning, or other required seals or required signage.
2. Any and all accessory equipment, or other equipment associated with the operation
of the Facility, including but not limited to transmission cables, shall be located within
a building, enclosure, or underground vault in a manner that complies with the
development standards of the zoning district in which such equipment is located.
In addition, if equipment is located above ground, it shall be visually compatible with
the surrounding buildings and either (1) shrouded by sufficient landscaping to screen
the equipment from view, or (2) designed to match the architecture of adjacent
buildings. If no recent and /or reasonable architectural theme is present, the Director
of Planning and Building Safety may require a particular design that is deemed by
the Director to be suitable to the subject location.
The Facility exterior shall be comprised of non - reflective material(s) and painted or
camouflaged to blend with surrounding materials and colors.
4. Any and all screening used in connection with a Wall Mounted and /or Roof Mounted
Facility shall be compatible with the architecture, color, texture and materials of the
building or other structure to which it is Mounted.
C. Setback Requirements and Guidelines. The Facility shall be considered an Accessory
Structure. If the Facility is located in a residential zone or within two hundred (200) feet of
a residential use, then the Facility shall comply with the setback requirements for such zone.
In all other instances, the extent of compliance with the setback requirements for the zone
in which the Facility is located shall be considered, in accordance with the following
guidelines, by the City in connection with its processing of any Facility permit.
D. Screening and Site Selection Guidelines. In addition to the above requirements the following
guidelines shall be considered by the City in connection with its processing of any Facility
permit.
The extent to which the proposed Facility blends into the surrounding environment
or is architecturally integrated into a concealing structure, taking into consideration
alternate sites that are available.
2. The extent to which the proposed Facility is screened or camouflaged by existing or
proposed new topography, vegetation, buildings, or other structures.
3. The total size of the proposed Facility, particularly in relation to surrounding and
supporting structures.
4. The location of the proposed Facility and the extent to which it conforms to the
following in order of preference (Item a being the most preferred):
a. Collocated with an existing Facility or located at a pre-approved location.
b. Attached to an existing structure such as an existing building,
communication tower, church steeple or utility.
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C. Located in an industrial zoning district.
d. Located in a commercial zoning district.
The availability of suitable alternative locations for the Facility.
20.62.100 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR MINOR FACILITIES.
The following requirements shall apply in addition to the requirements of Section 20.62.080.
A. Requirement for Wireless Communications Facilities Permit C'WCFP'). Subject to
Subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this Section, each Minor Facility that is not specifically exempt
under Section 20.62.060 of this Chapter must first obtain administrative approval of a WCFP
in accordance with Chapter 20.72, Administrative Determinations and any additional or
different requirements made applicable by this Chapter. If the Director of Planning and
Building Safety denies an application for a WCFP, (s)he shall make a written determination
supported by findings that the proposed Facility would cause significant negative impacts on
the public safety or welfare.
B. Residential Zones Require Conditional Use Permit. A Minor Facility shall not be located
within a residential zone in the City of El Segundo unless such Facility receives Planning
Commission approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
C. Height Requirements. Notwithstanding any other provision in the El Segundo Municipal
Code, no Minor Facility, except Utility Mounted facilities, shall exceed the maximum building
height for the applicable zoning district unless such Facility receives Planning Commission
approval of a Conditional Use Permit, which permit shall not be considered for approval
unless:
(1) the applicant demonstrates to the City's satisfaction that exceeding the height
limitation is reasonably necessary for operation of the facility; or
(2) the Facility is collocated and the height in excess of zoning requirements is
reasonably necessary to the proposed shared use.
D. Vertical Extension - Utility Mounted Facilities - A Utility Mounted Facility may, if approved by
the Director of Planning and Building Safety or Planning Commission, as appropriate, exceed
the maximum building height limit for the applicable zoning district. The extent that the Utility
Mounted Facility increases the height of the existing utility pole or structure, and the need
for such height increase, shall be additional considerations taken into account by the City in
connection with its processing of any permit for a Utility Mounted Facility. A Utility Mounted
Facility shall not increase the height of a utility pole or structure by more than four (4) feet
of its existing height unless such facility receives Planning Commission approval of a
Conditional Use Permit.
E. Horizontal Extension - Utility Mounted Facilities - The extent that the Utility Mounted Facility
protrudes or extends horizontally from the existing utility pole or structure, and the need for
such extension, shall be additional considerations taken into account by the City in
connection with its processing of any permit for a Utility Mounted Facility. A Utility Mounted
Facility may not protrude or extend horizontally more than eighteen (18) inches from the
existing utility pole or structure unless such Utility Mounted Facility receives Planning
Commission approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
20.62.120 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR MAJOR FACILITIES.
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The following requirements shall apply in addition to the requirements of Section 20.62.080.
A. Requirement for Conditional Use Permit. Each Major Facility that is not specifically
exempt under Section 20.62.060 of this Chapter must first obtain Planning
Commission approval of a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Chapter 20.74,
Variance and Conditional Use Permit, and any additional or different requirements
made applicable by this Chapter. If the Planning Commission denies any application
for a Conditional Use Permit, it shall make a written determination supported by
findings that the proposed Facility would cause significant negative impacts on the
public safety or welfare.
B. Location Requirements.
Lattice Towers shall not be located in (1) any part of Zones C -RS or C -2, (2) any
area zoned for residential use, or (3) any part of Zone C -3 located west of
Sepulveda Blvd. Lattice Towers may be permitted in all other Zones; provided,
however, that they shall not be located within one hundred (100) feet of any property
containing a residential structure.
2. No portion or extension of a Major Facility shall protrude beyond property lines or
extend into any portion of property where such facility is not itself permitted;
provided, however, that the City may approve the location of guy wires in a required
setback if such approval is consistent with the guidelines and requirements set forth
in this chapter.
3. A Ground Mounted Facility shall not be located in a required parking area, vehicle
maneuvering area, vehicle/ pedestrian circulation area or area of landscaping such
that it interferes with, or in any way impairs, the utility or intended function of such
area.
C. Additional Design Requirements.
A Ground Mounted Facility shall be secured from access by the general public with
a fence of a type and design approved by either the Director of Planning and
Building Safety or the Planning Commission.
2. A Ground Mounted Facility shall be covered with a clear anti - graffiti material of a
type approved by the Director of Planning and Building Safety. The City may grant
an exception to this requirement if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of
the City that there is adequate security around the Facility to prevent graffiti.
D. Height Requirements. Notwithstanding any other provision in the El Segundo Municipal
Code, no Major Facility shall exceed the maximum building height for the applicable zoning
district unless such facility receives Planning Commission approval of a Conditional Use
Permit, which permit shall not be considered for approval unless:
(1) the applicant demonstrates to the City's satisfaction that exceeding the height
limitation is reasonably necessary for operation of the facility; or
(2) the Facility is collocated and the height in excess of zoning requirements is
reasonably necessary to the proposed shared use.
E. Additional Screening and Site Selection Guidelines. In addition to the above requirements,
the following guidelines shall be considered by the City in connection with its processing of
any facility permit.
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1. A Major Facility should not be located within two hundred (200) feet of any property
containing a residential use.
2. A Major Facility should be located at least five hundred (500) feet from the nearest
existing, legally established Major Facility (except in the event that such Facility is
Collocated).
A Ground Mounted Facility should be located in close proximity to existing above
ground utilities, such as electrical tower or utility poles (not scheduled for removal
or undergrounding in the next eighteen (18) months), light poles, trees of comparable
height, water tanks and other areas where the Facility will not detract from the image
or appearance of the City.
4. A Roof Mounted Facility that extends above the existing parapet of the building on
which it is Mounted should be screened by a material and in a manner that is
compatible with the existing design and architecture of the building.
5. A Roof Mounted Facility, and any guy wires, supporting structures and accessory
equipment should be located and designed so as to minimize the visual impact as
viewed from surrounding properties and public streets.
6. No part of a Ground Mounted Facility should be located in any required setback.
20.62.140 PUBLIC PROPERTY FACILITIES.
A. Pre - Approved Locations,
The City will approve by Resolution, following a duly noticed public hearing, a list of
sites which may be located on public property or within the public right -of -way and
which are approved for Major Facilities. Each site shall include a description of
permissible development and design characteristics, including but not limited to
maximum height requirements. The City shall make said Resolution available to all
persons upon request. The approved list of locations may be subsequently
amended by Resolution from time to time.
2. All Facilities located on a public property site which is pre- approved in accordance
with subparagraph B.1. of this Section following the effective date of this Ordinance
must obtain administrative approval of a WCFP in accordance with Chapter 20.72,
Administrative Determinations, and any additional or different requirements made
applicable by this Chapter.
All leases of public property which are preapproved in accordance with
subparagraph B.1. of this Section shall be non - exclusive. The operator of a Facility
located on such public property shall make the supporting structure of the Facility
available to any other Applicant wishing to collocate to the extent technically
feasible.
B. Reguirement for Separate Lease Agreement Any lease of City-owned property for the
purpose of erecting a Wireless Communications Facility shall require a negotiated lease
agreement or other written license granted by the City of El Segundo. The existence of a
lease agreement or license shall not relieve Applicant of any obligations to obtain appropriate
permits as required by the El Segundo Municipal Code.
20.62.160 COORDINATED ANTENNA PLANS.
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A. Requirements. Any Wireless Service provider may apply for Planning Commission approval
of a Coordinated Antenna Plan (CAP) to obtain pre - approval for the use of proposed and
potential future locations for Facilities, subject to the following requirements:
1. The CAP shall specify permissible development and design characteristics for
identified future locations, including but not limited to maximum height and size, type
of supporting structure, and type of antenna.
2. The CAP shall identify potential future locations by lot and parcel number.
3. Applications for a CAP may be considered by the Planning Commission after holding
a noticed public hearing thereon in accordance with Section Chapter 20.90,
Procedures for Hearings, Notices and fees.
4. Following Planning Commission approval of a CAP, each Facility that complies with
the specifications of the CAP may be approved subject to an administrative WCFP
in accordance with the requirements set forth and referenced herein. Except for the
type of permit, nothing in this Section shall relieve the Applicant of the obligation to
comply with the Regulations, Requirements, and Guidelines as required by this
Chapter, and the Director of Planning and Building Safety may deny a WCFP, or
place conditions upon its approval, notwithstanding prior approval of a CAP.
Any conditions placed on the approval of a WCFP for a Facility which complies with
the CAP shall not be inconsistent with the specifications of the CAP.
6. The CAP shall not vest any permanent rights to use the pre- approved locations for
Facilities beyond the date of expiration. Unless extended, the CAP shall expire
twenty-four (24) months following its approval by the Planning Commission
regardless of whether any WCFP has been granted pursuant to the CAP. The
Planning Commission may at its discretion, after written request therefor, extend the
term of the CAP for up to twenty four (24) additional months; no CAP shall continue
longer than forty-eight (48) months.
B. Findings. The Planning Commission shall approve a CAP based upon the following findings:
The intent and purpose of this Chapter, and all its Regulations and Requirements
will be preserved.
2. Any future Facility complying with the specifications imposed by the CAP will not
have a significant adverse impact on the subject site or surrounding community
beyond those impacts considered in the approval of the CAP.
Any future Facilities within the specifications of the CAP will be consistent with the
General Plan and the uses permitted in the Zoning Code, subject to subsequent
approval of a WCFP.
B. Application Procedures. Each applicant for a CAP shall submit the following information:
Written application on a form prescribed by the Planning and Building Safety
Department;
2. A map clearly indicating the following information:
a. Lot and parcel dimensions for proposed locations;
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b. Location, size, height and use of all existing buildings and structures on the
proposed location and abutting properties;
C. Location, height, and description of all existing above - ground utility facilities
on the proposed location and abutting properties;
d. Location, size, and dimensions of all existing yards, setbacks, landscape
areas, parking, walls, fences, and spaces between structures on the
proposed location and abutting properties.
e. Any other information as may be required by the Planning and Building
Safety Department.
3. Written statement indicating for each location (1) the proposed maximum height of
the Facility; (2) the anticipated type of Antenna Structure; (3) any anticipated
accessory equipment to be located on the site; (4) proposed screening materials, if
any, in general terms; and (5) willingness to collocate on the proposed location.
4. All applicable permit processing fees as established by Resolution. An additional
permit fee for each proposed Facility shall be submitted with each subsequent
application for a WCFP, and with each request for modification of a permit.
D. Modification Procedures. Subsequent approval of a WCFP for a Major Facility subject to a
CAP requires strict compliance with the specifications of the CAP (in addition to any
additional conditions of the WCFP); provided, however, that the Director of Planning and
Building Safety may approve a Minor Modification of the CAP concurrent with an application
for a WCFP. For the purposes of this Section, a Minor Modification shall include any
adjustment to the approved specifications of the CAP which (a) does not increase the height
of the Facility by more five percent (5 %) from the approved maximum height, (b) does not
move the location of the Facility closer to any approved location, (c) does not move the
location of the Facility within two hundred (200) feet of a residential property or school
facility, and (d) does not otherwise significantly increase the adverse impacts upon the
subject site or surrounding community.
20.62.180 APPEAL OR REVIEW AND NOTICES.
Any Applicant or the operator and /or owner of a facility may appeal a final decision of the Director
of Planning and Building Safety or Planning Commission. All appeals shall be processed as provided
by Chapter 20.82, ( Appeal or Review) and Chapter 20.90 (Procedures for Hearings, Notices and
Fees).
20.62.200 RESERVATION OF RIGHT TO REVIEW PERMITS.
A. Chanced Circumstance. Any Conditional Use Permit or WCFP granted or approved
pursuant to this Chapter shall be granted or approved by the City and its Planning
Commission with the reservation of the right and jurisdiction to review and modify the permit
(including the conditions of approval) based on changed circumstances. Changed
circumstances include, but are not limited to, the following in relation to the approved facility
as described and diagramed in the related Site Plan: increased height or size of the facility;
additional impairment of the views from surrounding properties; change in the type of
antenna or supporting structure; changed color or materials; substantial change in location
on the site; and an effective increase in signal output above or near the Maximum
Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits imposed by the Revised Radio frequency Emissions
Guidelines by the Federal Communications Commission.
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B. Additional Right to Revoke for Violation. The reservation of right to review any permit
granted or approved hereunder by the City, its Planning Commission and /or City Council is
in addition to, and not in lieu of, the right of the City, its Planning Commission and /or City
Council to review and revoke or modify any permit granted or approved hereunder for any
violations of the conditions imposed on such permit.
C. Modification of Permit/ Collocation. Upon review, any changed circumstance as determined
by the Director of Planning and Building Safety shall require the application and approval of
a modification to the original WCFP or Conditional Use Permit, provided that any modification
to accommodate collocated facilities may be approved administratively without the approval
of the Planning Commission.
20.62.220 FACILITY REMOVAL.
A. Discontinued Use. The operator of a lawfully erected Facility, and the owner of the premises
upon which it'is located, shall promptly notify the Director of Planning and Building Safety
in writing in the event that use of the Facility is discontinued for any reason. In the event
that discontinued use is permanent, then the owner(s) and /or operator(s) shall promptly
remove the Facility, repair any damage to the premises caused by such removal, and restore
the premises as appropriate such as to be in conformance with applicable zoning codes.
All such removal, repair and restoration shall be completed within ninety (90) days after the
use is discontinued, and shall be performed in accordance with all applicable health and
safety requirements. For purposes of this paragraph, a discontinued use shalt be permanent
unless the Facility is reasonably likely to be operative and used within the immediately
following three -month period.
B. Abandonment. A Facility that is inoperative or unused for a period of six (6) continuous
months shall be deemed abandoned. Written notice of the City's determination of
abandonment shall be provided to the operator of the Facility and the owner(s) of the
premises upon which the Facility is located. Such notice may be delivered in person, or
mailed to the address(es) stated on the Facility permit application, and shall be deemed
given at the time delivered or placed in the mail. A written notice of the City's determination
of abandonment shall be mailed or delivered to the operator of the Facility at the address
stated in the relevant permit application.
C. Removal of Abandoned Facility or Hearing. The operator of the Facility and the owner(s)
of the property on which it is located, shall within thirty (30) days after notice of abandonment
is given either (1) remove the facility and restore the premises, or (2) provide the Planning
and Building Safety Department with written objection to the City's determination of
abandonment and request for hearing before the Director of Planning and Building Safety
in accordance with the procedures in Chapter 20.90 (Procedures for Hearings, Notices and
Fees) of the City of El Segundo Municipal Code. If a written objection is timely received and
a hearing is property requested, the procedures for hearings, notices and related fees set
forth in Chapter 20.90 of the City of El Segundo Municipal Code shall apply. The operator
and /or owner shall be given the opportunity to provide evidence that the Facility was in use
during'the relevant six (6) month period and that it is presently operational. The operator
and /or owner shall be given the opportunity to cross - examine any evidence provided by the
City to the contrary. The Director of Planning and Building Safety shall review all evidence,
determine whether or not the Facility was properly deemed abandoned, and provide the
operator notice of its determination.
D. Removal by City. The City may remove the abandoned Facility, repair any and all damage
to the premises caused by such removal, and otherwise restore the premises as is
appropriate to be in compliance with applicable code at any time: 1) after thirty (30) days
following the notice of abandonment, or 2) following a notice of decision by the Director of
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Planning and Building Safety, if applicable, subject to the owner /operator's right of appeal
under Chapter 20.82 (Appeal or Review) of the El Segundo Municipal Code. The City may,
but shall not be required to, store the removed Facility (or any part thereon. The owner of
the premises upon which the abandoned Facility was located, and all prior operators of the
Facility, shall be jointly liable for the entire cost of such removal, repair, restoration and
storage, and shall remit payment to the City promptly after demand therefore is made. The
City may, in lieu of storing the removed Facility, convert it to the City's use, sell it, or dispose
of it in any manner deemed by the City to be appropriate.
E. Penalties. The operator of the Facility, and the owners of the premises upon which it is
located shall be in violation of this Chapter for failure to timely comply with any requirements
hereunder. Each such person shall be subject to penalties for each such violation, pursuant
to Chapter 90.98 (Penalties) of the City of El Segundo Municipal Code.
F. City Lien on Property. Until the cost of removal, repair, restoration and storage is paid in full,
a lien shall be placed on the abandoned personal property and any real property on which
the Facility was located, for the full amount of the cost of removal, repair, restoration and
storage. The Director of Planning and Building Safety shall cause the lien to be recorded
in the County of Los Angeles Recorder's Office.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is
for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares
that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses,
phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 9. 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 the City; shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof
in the records of the proceedings of the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall within
fifteen (15) days after the passage or adoption thereof cause the same to be published or posted in accordance with
the law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of .1997.
ATTESTED:
Cindy Mortesen,
City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J.*,lMark Hensley,
City Attorney
Sandra Jacobs, Mayor
City of El Segundo, California
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EXHIBIT 2
UTILITY AND STREET LIGHT POLE HEIGHTS AND WIDTHS
STREET LIGHT
UTILITY POLES
STREET LIGHT
Major Arterial (i.e. Sepulveda, Aviation)
120 -180 feet
POLES
150 -175 feet
Wood Poles
Transmission Towers
Local- Residential (i.e. Hillcrest, Palm)
Height
35 -110 feet
75 -175 feet
30 -40 feet
Horizontal cross arm
Max. 6 feet
Max. 10 feet
4 -6 feet
length
(each side)
(5 feet on each side)
12 feet Imperial Hwy.
(each side)
STREET LIGHT
Street Type
Spacing Interval
Major Arterial (i.e. Sepulveda, Aviation)
120 -180 feet
Secondary Arterial (i.e. Nash, Grand)
150 -175 feet
Collectors (i.e. Main -4 lane, Center -2 lane)
110 -170 feet
Local- Residential (i.e. Hillcrest, Palm)
140 -200 feet
* Light pole spacing is often influenced by the location of existing structures, block lengths, property lines, and roadway
geometry and classifications.
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EXHIBIT 2
UTILITY AND STREET LIGHT POLE HEIGHTS AND WIDTHS
STREET LIGHT
UTILITY POLES
STREET LIGHT
Major Arterial (i.e. Sepulveda, Aviation)
120 -180 feet
POLES
150 -175 feet
Wood Poles
Transmission Towers
Local- Residential (i.e. Hillcrest, Palm)
Height
35 -110 feet
75 -175 feet
30 -40 feet
Horizontal cross arm
Max. 6 feet
Max. 10 feet
4 -6 feet
length
(each side)
(5 feet on each side)
12 feet Imperial Hwy.
(each side)
STREET LIGHT
Street Type
Spacing Interval
Major Arterial (i.e. Sepulveda, Aviation)
120 -180 feet
Secondary Arterial (i.e. Nash, Grand)
150 -175 feet
Collectors (i.e. Main -4 lane, Center -2 lane)
110 -170 feet
Local- Residential (i.e. Hillcrest, Palm)
140 -200 feet
* Light pole spacing is often influenced by the location of existing structures, block lengths, property lines, and roadway
geometry and classifications.
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CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
DRAFT INITIAL STUDY/
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EA -403
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 97 -2
ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 96 -3
May 1, 1997
Prepared by:
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY
350 MAIN STREET
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
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SECTION 1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The proposed project is a new General Plan Policy and zoning regulations for Wireless Communication
Facilities. Following the passage of the Federal Telecommunications Act in February 1996, the City Council
approved an Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO), Ordinance No. 1262, on November 5, 1996 (together with an
extension of the IZO on December 17, 1996) in order for the City to have adequate time to consider and adopt
a City Ordinance regulating the location, and design of Wireless Communications' Facilities within El Segundo.
Section 20.08.020 of the ESMC (Zoning Code) presently allows cellular towers in non - residential zones as
accessory use, and Section 20.12.030 provides an exemption to building height for cellular towers, or other
similar structures, so that they may be erected above the height limits required by the zoning district. Since
the City's Zoning Code does not currently provide specific standards or regulations for Wireless
Communication Facilities, the continued application of the very minimal standards contained in the City's
Zoning Code could result in a threat to the public safety and welfare. The proposed General Plan and Zone
Text Amendments include provisions regarding new Wireless Communication Facilities in the City's Zoning
Code, and a related policy in the General Plan Land Use Element. These regulations are intended to
supersede applicable provisions of the City's Zoning Code pertaining to antenna structures and
communication equipments, and to establish requirements and guidelines for governance of wireless
communication facilities, without imposing unreasonable limitations on cellular transmission facilities. The
proposed Zone Text Amendments address specific safety and aesthetics concerns through a two- tiered
regulatory process which divides antennas and supporting structures into "Major Facilities" and "Minor
Facilities." The amendment requires Planning Commission approval for Major Facilities through the
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process, and administrative approval through a Wireless Communications
Facilities Permit (WCFP), which would utilize the Administrative Use (AUP) process. The provisions will apply
to all zoning districts.
The proposed Zone Text Amendment specifies general regulations for all facilities, including location, design,
and development requirements, as well as discretionary screening and site selection guidelines. Additionally,
the proposed amendment provides separate regulations for Major and Minor Facilities. For example, if a
minor facility is proposed to be located within a residential zone, Planning Commission approval of a
Conditional Use Permit is required. Major facilities are prohibited within two hundred (200) feet of any property
containing a residential use. More detailed discretionary guidelines with respect to screening, site selection,
and setbacks of major and minor facilities and their location in close proximity to other types of utility facilities,
are also provided.
Additionally, the proposed amendment includes provisions that make pre- approved locations available for a
lease to wireless communications providers. These provisions will allow the providers to install a major facility
by obtaining an administrative approval of a WCFP. It also encourages the providers to lease public and other
pre- approved properties in locations that the City determines are best suited for such purposes.
The proposed amendment also includes Coordinated Antenna Plan (CAP) provisions, which allow wireless
communication facility providers to request Planning Commission approval for the location of potential future
facilities without providing detailed design specifications. The CAP will identify potential future facility locations
by lot and parcel number. Approval of a CAP authorizes the Director of Planning and Building Safety to later
approve major facilities through an administrative WCFP, subject to the requirements of the CAP without
further Planning Commission approval.
In addition to the Zone Text Amendment, the City's General Plan Land Use Element is proposed to be
amended to include a Wireless Communication Facilities related policy, which will state: Develop standards
for Wireless Communication Facilities, to regulate their location and design, and to protect the public safety,
general welfare and quality of life in the City.
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SECTION 2 0 DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING ENVIRONMENT
The City of El Segundo is located in the Los Angeles urban area and is considered part of the Airport/South
Bay subregion at the southwestern edge of the Los Angeles coastal basin. Downtown Los Angeles is about
20 freeway miles northeast of El Segundo. The City itself is 5.46 square miles (3,494.4 acres), with a resident
population, per 1995 estimates, of 15,853 people, with a total of 7,190 dwelling units, and a considerably larger
daytime (employee) population of approximately 56,000.
Immediately to the north is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in the City of Los Angeles. The Los
Angeles residential areas of Playa del Rey and Westchester are located just northerly of the Airport. To the
east is Del Aire, which is an island of Los Angeles County, as well as the City of Hawthorne. Both areas are
predominantly residential. Some commercial uses in the City of Hawthorne line Aviation Boulevard. The City
of Manhattan Beach is directly south of El Segundo. The Chevron Refinery is located in the southern portion
of El Segundo, between the City's residential areas and the City of Manhattan Beach. To the west of El
Segundo is the Pacific Ocean. A majority of the coastline is owned by the City of Los Angeles, which operates
two facilities within this area: the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant, currently undergoing an expansion, and
the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Scattergood Generating Station. A small portion of the
coastline, 0.8 miles, is within the El Segundo City limits. The Southern California Edison Generating Station
and a coastal portion of the Chevron Refinery are located along this portion of the shoreline. The beach area
is publicly owned and accessible.
The City of El Segundo has a very strong residential base, which is a mixture of single - family, two - family, and
multi- family residential. A majority of the residential area is in single - family use; however, according to the
1990 Census, over one -half of the population lived in multi - family units. Almost 66 percent of all residential
acreage, and almost 77 percent of the area located west of Sepulveda Boulevard and north of El Segundo
Boulevard, are in single - family use. Total acreage is about 687, or nearly 15 percent of the City. However,
single - family units account for only 47 percent of the housing units in the City. The two - family residential
category accounts for only 25 acres, or less than one percent of land in the City. Typical densities are 10 to
17 units per acre. Nearly one -third of all R -2 zoned sites are in single - family use. Multiple family residential
uses include apartment buildings and condominiums. Land area devoted to multiple family use accounts for
approximately 105 acres, or three percent of the total land area of the City. Densities generally range from
18 to 45 units per acre, in projects up to three and one -half acres. As of 1990, multi - family units comprise 53
percent of all residential units available.
Near the residential area is Downtown, which includes the Civic Center and provides a strong focal point for
the City. Also, in this general vicinity is an older industrial area called Smoky Hollow. This area contains
mostly older industrial buildings of one or two stories.
There are neighborhood commercial areas scattered throughout the residential areas to serve the residents
of the City. In addition, there are some commercial uses east of Sepulveda Boulevard, mostly designed for
the daytime employees population. In addition to retail commercial, the City has a growing number of hotel
uses. There are more than 1,446 hotel rooms currently available in the City.
The area of the City south of El Segundo Boulevard and west of Sepulveda Boulevard is taken up mostly by
the Chevron Refinery. The Refinery occupies approximately one -third of the City. The portion of the City east
of Sepulveda Boulevard is a combination of industrial, office, and commercial uses. This area contains the
"super block" development, a mixture of office and research and development uses, as well as the U.S. Air
Force Base.
An additional category of land use is public and quasi - public uses. These include the U.S. Air Force Base;
property owned by the City and County, including the City Hall and the Library; as well as the School District
property. Two of the District's school sites are not being used, one is vacant and the other is being leased
to the L.A. Raiders as a training camp. In addition, there are one parochial school and several churches
throughout the City. The City has excellent open space and recreation facilities, which exceed the State
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suggested standards. These areas include publicly -owned parks, private parks, a publicly -owned beach area
open for public use, utility rights -of -way that have been used for park and open space areas, and the Chevron -
owned preserve for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly. Other uses not discussed above include railroad rights -of-
way, parking lots, streets and alleys.
The City of El Segundo is served by the existing network of roadways which is essentially a grid system of
north /south and east/west roadways. The primary north/south roadways are Aviation Boulevard, Douglas
Street, Nash Street, Sepulveda Boulevard, Center Street, Main Street, and Vista Del Mar. The primary
east/west streets are Imperial Highway, Imperial Avenue, Maple Avenue, Mariposa Avenue, Grand Avenue,
El Segundo Boulevard, and Rosecrans Avenue.
The six lane Glenn Anderson Freeway (Interstate 105), built along the City's northern boundary adjacent to
Imperial Highway, opened to the public in October 1993. Exits for the freeway are located at Nash Street and
Sepulveda Boulevard with eastbound entrances at Atwood Way off of Douglas Street and Imperial Avenue
off of Sepulveda Boulevard. The freeway terminates at California Street. The San Diego Freeway (Interstate
405) is located on the City's eastern boundary, with entrances and exists off of the 1 -105, El Segundo
Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) immediately north provides for
international air traffic.
The Century-El Segundo Extension Rail Transit Project (the Metro Green Line) opened in August of 1995.
Stations are located at Aviation Boulevard and 116th Street (connecting with the Century Rail Line), Mariposa
Avenue at Nash Street, El Segundo Boulevard at Nash Street, Douglas Street near Alaska Avenue, and
ending at Compton/Marine Boulevard in the City of Redondo Beach. A future station (Del Norte) will be
located near Douglas Street between the Aviation and Mariposa Stations.
SECTION 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM
Reproduced as Appendix 1 is the City of El Segundo Initial Study and Checklist under the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The purpose of the form is to identify and evaluate potential
adverse environmental impacts. The checklist consists of background information, a checklist of
environmental impacts, and a determination by the lead agency of the project's potential impacts on the
environment and the type of CEQA document that will be prepared. A discussion of the items checked on
the form is located in Section 4.0.
SECTION 4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The proposed General Plan and Zone Text Amendments include regulations that are intended to supersede
applicable provisions of the City's Zoning Code pertaining to antenna structures and communication
equipments, and to establish requirements and guidelines for governance of wireless communication facilities,
without imposing unreasonable limitations on cellular transmission facilities. Therefore, the proposed
regulations will have no foreseeable environmental impacts in the Land Use Planning, Population and
Housing, Geologic Problems, Water, Air Quality, Transportation/Circulation, Biological Resources, Energy and
Mineral Resources, Hazards, Noise, Public Services, Utilities and Service Systems, Cultural Resources, and
Recreation categories. The Amendment will have a less than significant impact related to Aesthetics, since
there are measures incorporated into the provisions to minimize the potential impacts of the Wireless
Communication Facilities. The screening and site selection guidelines allow the City to evaluate and process
any facility permit based on size, obtrusiveness, location preferences, and the extent to which the proposed
facility is architecturally integrated into a concealing structure, or blends into the surrounding environment.
These guidelines will mitigate any potential aesthetic impacts of Wireless Communication Facilities.
Additionally, the facilities require setbacks, anti - graffiti material coating, and removal of abandoned facilities
which will mitigate any potential aesthetic impacts. In addition, the proposed Amendment addresses specific
safety and aesthetics concerns through a two- tiered regulatory process which divides antennas and supporting
structures into "Major Facilities" and "Minor Facilities." The amendment requires Planning Commission
approval for Major Facilities through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process, and administrative approval
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through a Wireless Communications Facilities Permit (WCFP), which would utilize the Administrative Use
(AUP) process. The Planning Commission can require mitigation measures as required to eliminate or
minimize potential negative effects. Both of these processes require public notice and Planning Commission
Review which will allow the public opportunity to review and comment on any proposal.
16. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
The proposed Amendment to the General Plan and Zoning Code does not have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment and will not achieve short-term goals to the disadvantage of long -term
environmental goals. There are no foreseeable negative cumulative impacts or any impacts that will have an
adverse affect on human beings, for the reasons previously detailed.
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Project # EA- 403 /GPA 97 -2/ZTA 96 -3
1. BACKGROUND
1. Project Title: General Plan Amendments (GPA), and Zone Text Amendments (ZTA).
2. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of El Segundo.
3. Contact Person and Phone Number: Sara Mosleh, Planning and Building Safety Department, (310)
322 -4670, extension 401.
4. Project Location: Citywide - City of El Segundo
5. Project Sponsor's Name and Address: City of El Segundo, 350 Main St., El Segundo, CA. 90245 -
Citywide Amendment.
6. General Plan Designation: All designations
7. Zoning: All zones
8. Description of Project: (Describe the whole action involved, Including but not limited to later
phases of the project, and any secondary, support, or off-ske features necessary for Its
implementation. Attach additional sheets if necessary)
The proposed project is a citywide General Plan Amendment and Zone Text Amendment to include provisions
regarding new Wireless Communication Facilities in the City's Zoning Code, and a related policy in the
General Plan Land Use Element. The proposed draft Zone Text Amendment addresses specific safety and
aesthetics concerns through a two -tired regulatory process which divides antennas and supporting structures
into "Major Facilities" and Minor Facilities ". The amendment requires Planning Commission approval for Major
Facilities through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process, and administrative approval through a Wireless
Communications Facilities Permit (WCPF), which would utilize the Adminstrative Use Permit (AUP) process.
9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: (Briefly describe the project's surroundings)
The City of El Segundo is located in the Los Angeles urban area and is considered part of the Airport/South
Bay subregion. Situated between Los Angeles International Airport to the north, the City of Los Angeles
Hyperion Wastewater and Department of Water and Power Treatment Plants and the Pacific Ocean to the
west, the Chevron refinery and the City of Manhattan Beach to the south, and the City of Hawthorne to the
east.
10. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval Is Required (e.g., permits, financing approval, or
participation agreement):
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II. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least
one impact that is a "Potentially Significant impact" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
Land Use and Planning
Population and Housing
Geological Problems
Water
_ Air Quality
Transportation/Circulation
III. DETERMINATION:
— Biological resources
Energy and Mineral
Resources
Hazards
Noise
Public Service
_ Utilities and Service
Systems
Aesthetics
Cultural Resources
Recreation
Mandatory Findings of
Significance
On the basis of this Initial Study of Environmental Impact, the Planning Commission of the City of El
Segundo finds the following:
X That the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE
DECLARATION will be prepared.
That although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a
significant effect in this case because mitigation measures, as described on an attached sheet, have been added
to the project. A NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
That the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT is required.
That the proposed project MAY have a significant effect(s) on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been
adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by
mitigation measures based on earlier analysis as described on attached sheets, if the impact is "potentially
significant impact" or a "potentially significant unless mitigated." An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is
required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
I find that although the project could have a significant effect on the environment, there WILL NOT be a significant
effect in this case because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR
pursuant to applicable standards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to an earlier EIR, including
revisions or mfy� measures that are imposed upon the proposed project.
Bret Bernyrd, Al
Direct 6r of Vlannini
Secretary of the K
City of El Segundo
nd Building Safety
ling Commission
May 1 X19 97
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IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS (Explanations of all answers are required on attached sheets).
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Potentially
Significant
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
1. Land Use Planning. Would the proposal:
X
a) Conflict with general plan designation or
X
zoning?
d) Affect agricultural resources or operations (e.g.
X
impacts to soils or farmlands, or impacts from
incompatible land uses)?
e) Disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of an
X
established community (include a low- income or
minority community)?
2. Population and Housing. Would the proposal:
a) Cumulatively exceed official regional or local
X
population projections?
b) Induce substantial growth in an area either
X
directly or indirectly (e.g., through projects in an
undeveloped area or extension of major
infrastructure)?
c) Displace existing housing, especially affordable
X
housing?
3. Geologic Problems. Would the proposal result
in or expose people to potential impacts
involving:
a) Fault rupture?
X
b) Seismic ground shaking?
X
c) Seismic ground failure, including liquefaction?
X
d) Seiche, tsunami, or volcanic hazard?
X
e) Landslides or mudflows?
X
f) Erosion, changes in topography or unstable soil
X
conditions from excavation, grading, or fill?
g) Subsidence of the land?
X
h) Expansive soils?
X
i) Unique geologic or physical features?
X
4. Water. Would the proposal result in:
a) Changes in absorption rates, drainage patterns,
X
or the rate and amount of surface runoff?
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Potentially
Significant
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
b) Exposure of people or property to water related
X
hazards such as flooding?
c) Discharge into surface waters or other alteration
X
of surface water quality (e.g., temperature,
dissolved oxygen or turbidity)?
d) Changes in the amount of surface water in any
X
water body?
e) Changes in currents, or the course or direction
X
of water movements?
f) Change in the quality of ground waters, either
X
through direct additions or withdrawals, or
through interception of an aquifier by cuts or
excavations, or through substantial loss of
groundwater recharge capacity?
g) Altered direction or rate of flow of groundwater?
X
h) Impacts to groundwater quality?
X
i) Substantial reduction in the amount of
X
groundwater otherwise available for public water
supplies?
S. Air Quality. Would the proposal:
a) Violate any air quality standard or contribute to
X
an existing or projected air quality violation?
b) Expose sensitive receptors to pollutants?
X
C) Alter air movement, moisture, or temperature,
X
or cause any changes in climate?
d) Create objectionable odors?
X
6. Transportation/Circulation. Would the
proposal result in:
a) Increased vehicle trips or traffic congestion?
X
b) Hazards to safety from design features (e.g.,
X
sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
c) Inadequate emergency access or access to
X
nearby uses?
d) Insufficient parking capacity on -site or off -site?
X
e) Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or
X
bicyclists?
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Potentially
Significant
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
f) Conflicts with adopted policies supporting
X
alternative transportation (e.g., bus turnouts,
bicycle racks)?
g) Rail, waterborne or air traffic impacts?
X
7. Biological Resources. Would the proposal
result in impacts to:
a) Endangered, threatened, or rare species or their
X
habitats (including, but not limited to, plants,
fish, insects, animals, and birds)?
b) Locally designated species (e.g., heritage
X
trees)?
c) Locally designated natural communities (e.g.,
X
oak forest, coastal habitat, etc.)?
d) Wetland habitat (e.g., marsh, riparian and
X
vernal pool)?
e) Wildlife dispersal or migration corridors?
X
8. Energy and Mineral Resources. Would the
proposal:
a) Conflict with adopted energy conservation
X
plans?
b) Use non - renewable resources in a wasteful and
X
inefficient manner?
C) Result in the loss of availability of a known
X
mineral resource that would be of future value to
the region and the residents of the State?
9. Hazards. Would the proposal involve:
a) A risk of accidental explosion or release of
X
hazardous substances (including, but not limited
to, oil, pesticides, chemicals, or radiation)?
b) Possible interference with an emergency
X
response plan or emergency evacuation plan?
c) The creation of any health hazard or potential
X
health hazard?
d) Exposure of people to existing sources of
X
potential health hazards?
e) Increased fire hazard in areas with flammable
X
brush, grass, or trees?
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elm, •.
Potentially
Significant
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
10. Noise. Would the proposal result in:
a) Increases in existing noise levels?
X
b) Exposure of people to severe noise levels?
X
11 Public Services. Would the proposal have an
effect upon, or result in a need for new or
altered government services in any of the
following areas:
a) Fire protection?
X
b) Police protection?
X
c) Schools?
X
d) Maintenance of public facilities, including roads?
X
e) Other governmental services?
X
12. Utilities and Service Systems. Would the
proposal result in a need for new systems or
supplies, or substantial alterations to the
following utilities:
a) Power or natural gas?
X
b) Communications systems?
X
c) Local or regional water treatment or distribution
X
facilities?
d) Sewer or septic tanks?
X
e) Storm water drainage?
X
f) Solid waste disposal?
X
g) Local or regional water supplies?
X
13. Aesthetics. Would the proposal:
a) Affect a scenic vista or scenic highway?
X
b) Have a demonstrable negative aesthetic effect?
X
c) Create light or glare?
X
14. Cultural Resources. Would the proposal:
a) Disturb paleontological resources?
X
b) Disturb archaeological resources?
X
c) Affect historical resources?
X
elm, •.
17. EARLIER ANALYSES. Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA
process, one or more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section
15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should identify the following on attached sheets:
a) Earlier analyses used. Identify earlier analyses and state where they are available for review.
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Potentially
Significant
ISSUES (and Supporting Information Sources)
Potentially
Unless
Less Than
Significant
Mitigation
Significant
No
Impact
Incorporated
Impact
Impact
d) Have the potential to cause a physical change
X
which would affect unique ethnic cultural
values?
e) Restrict existing religious or sacred uses within
X
the potential impact area?
15. Recreation. Would the proposal:
a) Increase the demand for neighborhood or
regional parks or other recreational facilities?
a) Affect existing recreational opportunities?
X
16. Mandatory Findings of Significance.
a) Does the project have the potential to degrade
X
the quality of the environment, substantially
reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species,
cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below
self- sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a
plant or animal community, reduce the number
or restrict the range of a rare or endangered
plant or animal or eliminate important examples
of the major periods of California history or
prehistory?
b) Does the project have the potential to achieve
X
short-term, to the disadvantage of long -term,
environmental goals?
c) Does the project have impacts that are
X
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? ( "Cumulatively considerable"
means that the incremental effects of a project
are considerable when viewed in conjunction
with the effects of past projects, the effects of
other current projects, and the effects of
probable future projects.)
d) Does the project have environmental effects
X
which will cause substantial adverse effects on
human beings, either directly or indirectly?
17. EARLIER ANALYSES. Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA
process, one or more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section
15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should identify the following on attached sheets:
a) Earlier analyses used. Identify earlier analyses and state where they are available for review.
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b) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and
adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects
were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis.
c) Mitigation measures. For effects that are "Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated," describe the
mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they
address site- specific conditions for the project.
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14IMTES OF THE
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, May 6, 1997 - 5:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER Mayor Jacobs at 5:09 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilman Gordon
ROLL CALL
Mayor Jacobs Present
Mayor ProTem Wernick Present
Councilman Gordon Present
Counciman Weston Present
Councilwoman Friedkin Present
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit per person, 30
minute limit total.) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another,
and employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so
shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250. NONE
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS -
1. Appointment of City Manager as real property negotiator for the City owned -land adjacent
to the property owned by Project One -Fifty and known as 150 S. Sepulveda Boulevard,
which consists of approximately forty one thousand three hundred forty (41,340) square
feet, as shown on Parcel Map No. 17749, recorded in Book 207, Page 58, in the office of
the County Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and which
property is currently leased to Project One -Fifty for a term ending January 31, 2005.
MOVED by Councilwoman Friedkin SECONDED by Councilman Gordon to appoint the City
Manager as real property negotiator for the City owned -land adjacent to the property owned by Project
One -Fifty and known as 150 S. Sepulveda Boulevard, which consists of approximately forty one thousand
three hundred forty (41,340) square feet, as shown on Parcel Map No. 17749, recorded in Book 207,
Page 58, in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and
which property is currently leased to Project One -Fifty for a term ending January 31, 2005. MOTION
PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 510
CLOSED SESSION: The City Council moved into a closed session pursuant to applicable law,
including the Brown Act (Government Code §54950, =.) for the purposes of conferring with the
City's Real Property Negotiator; and /or conferring with the City Attorney on potential and /or existing
litigation; and /or discussing mattf:rs covered under Gov't Code §54957 (Personnel); and /or conferring
with the City's Labor Negotiator, as follows:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov't Code §54956.9(a))
Coalition for Economic Bluity (CEE) v. Pete Wilson, et al., C 96 -4024 TEH
Siadek et al. V. City of Et Segundo, LASC Case No. YCO25264
Rinebold /Hawk v. City of El Segundo, LASC Case No. YCO25220 0 152
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov't Code §54956.9(b): -2- potential cases (no further
public statement is required at this time); Initiation of litigation pursuant to Gov't Code §54956.9(c): -7-
matters.
DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS (Govt Code §54957). None.
CONFERENCE WITH CITY'S LABOR NEGOTIATOR - (Gov't Code §54957.6) - Meet with
Negotiator.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (Govt Code §54956.8) Meet with
Negotiator regarding: (a) acquisition of a strip of land owned by Chevron along the easterly boundary
known as Assessor Parcel 4138 -16 -06 and a strip of land owned by Allied Signal along the westerly
boundary known as Assessor Parcels 4138- 15 -13, 4138 -15 -14 and 4138 -15 -21 as additional right -of -way
in connection with the Sepulveda Boulevard widening project; and (b) negotiations with respect to the
City owned -land adjacent to the property owned by Project One -Fifty and known as 150 S. Sepulveda
Boulevard, which consists of approximately forty one thousand three hundred forty (41,340) square feet,
as shown on Parcel Map No. 17749, recorded in Book 207, Page 58, in the office of the County
Recorder of the County of Los Angeles, State of California, and which property is currently leased to
Project One -Fifty for a term ending January 31, 2005.
REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION NONE
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit) Individuals who
have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and
employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing
the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250.
NONE
Recess to Open Session at 6:55 P.M.
Reconvene at 11:30 P.M.
All Members present
ADJOURNMENT at 12:28 A.M.
Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1997 - 7:00 P.M.
CALLED TO ORDER by Mayor Jacobs at 7:05 p.m.
INVOCATION - given by Reverend Alexei Smith, Saint Andrew Russian Greek Catholic Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - led by Councilman Gordon
PRESENTATIONS -
1. Proclamation declaring May, 1997 "Older Americans Month," encouraging all residents to
participate in the Senior Recognition Day luncheon on May 17, 1997 and honoring Carlota
Guy as the 1997 El Segundo Senior Citizen of the Year.
Mayor Jacobs presented Carlota Guy with the Proclamation
2. Proclamation declaring Saturday, May 10, 1997 as FIRE SERVICE DAY and encouraging
all citizens to visit the Open House at the Fire Station Headquarters, 314 Main Street,
Saturday, May 10, 1997, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., to become better
acquainted with El Segundo's fire service personnel, equipment, and facilities.
Councilwoman Friedkin presented Fire Chief Jake Neilson with the Proclamation
3. Proclamation declaring the week of May 4 -10, 1997 as Municipal Clerks' Week, expressing
the City's appreciation to City Clerk Cindy Mortesen and her staff and recognizing the vital
services they perform.
Mayor ProTem Wernick presented Clerk Mortesen with the Proclamation
ROLL CALL
Mayor Jacobs
Present
Mayor ProTem Wernick
Present
Councilwoman Friedkin
Present
Councilman Weston
Present
Councilman Gordon
Present
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit per person, 30 minute limit
total) Individuals who have received value of $50 or more to communicate to the City Council on behalf of another, and employees
speaking on behalf of their employer, must so identify themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a
misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250. Four (4) individuals addressed the City Council.
1. Bob Bramhall, 409 Virginia: spoke regarding the gardening club and a presentation on May 28, at
1:30 p.m. at Joslyn Center on Treas of the LA Costal area.
2. Dorothy Kent, 909 Dune; t.ianked ESRA and Mayor ProTem Wernick for the help on the Hyperion
project that was withdrawn.
3. Marcia Pummell, Chamber of Commerce President; invited everyone to attend "Let's Do Lunch"
Wednesday May 7, 1997
4. Resident; announced the Memorial Day Services will be held May 26, 2997 at the El Segundo
High School at 10:00 A.M.
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A. PROCEDURAL MOTIONS
Consideration of a motion to read all ordinances and resolutions on this Agenda by title
only.
MOVED by Councilwoman Friedkin SECONDED by Mayor ProTem Wernick to read all ordinances and
resolutions on this Agenda by title only. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 5/0
B. SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS -
Public Hearing and Appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to Deny a Conditional
Use Permit to construct a 3,050 gross square foot (approximate) Carl's Jr. fast food
restaurant with a drive -thru, to be located on an 0.86 acre vacant parcel of land at the
southwest corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Palm Avenue, at 639 North Sepulveda
Boulevard, in the General Commercial (C -3) Zone. Drive -thru restaurants require approval
of a Conditional Use Permit in all commercial and industrial zones (EA -387, CUP 96 -3).
Applicant and Appellant: CKE Restaurants, Inc., (Carl's Jr.). Property Owner: N/S Express,
Inc., Mr. Tom Ennis.
Mayor Jacobs stated this is the time and place hereto fixed for a Public Hearing and Appeal of the
Planning Commission's decision to Deny a Conditional Use Permit to construct a 3,050 gross square foot
(approximate) Carl's Jr. fast food restaurant with a drive -thru, to be located on an 0.86 acre vacant parcel
of land at the southwest corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Palm Avenue, at 639 North Sepulveda
Boulevard, in the General Commercial (C -3) Zone. Drive -thru restaurants require approval of a
Conditional Use Permit in all commercial and industrial zones (EA -387, CUP 96 -3). Applicant and
Appellant: CKE Restaurants, Inc., (Carl's Jr.). Property Owner: N/S Express, Inc., Mr. Tom Ennis. She
asked if proper notice had been done and had any written communications been received.
Clerk Mortesen stated proper noticing had been done and three (3) written communications have been
received by the Clerk's office.
Bret Bernard, Director of Planning and Building Safety gave a brief staff report.
Public communications:
The following residents spoke against the Carls Jr. Restaurant:
Carl Caleaono, 1630 E. Palm Chris Mengle, Woodies Owner
Lottie Gillig 1637 E. Palm Sherry Long resident
Gert Vaugley
Mitch Green
Jim Kerkis
Jenny Kirkis
Jim Lanskey
Rick Hannah
Locrezia Van Dye
Mariposa
1560 E. Palm
1564 E. Palm
1564 E. Palm
1524 E. Palm
1445 E.. Palm
1629 E. Palm
Lynn James, resident
Annette Ladshaw, 1534 E. Palm
Greg Adder, 1629 E. Palm
The following people spoke in sufport of Carl's Jr. Restaurant
Marcia Pummell, Chamber of Corimerce President
John Condas, attorney for CKE
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Lorenzo Reyes, CKE Enterprises
Tim Muldone, Construction Consultant
Steve Sheldon, Consultant
Council consensus to close the Public Hearing.
The City Attorney Mark Hensley stated that the Council decision must be to either uphold, modify, oppose
or return to the Planning Commission, and they must make an independent decision based on the
information provided.
MOVED by Councilman Weston SECONDED by Mayor ProTem Wernick to direct staff to prepare a
Resolution denying the appeal and uphold the Planning Commission decision. MOTION PASSED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOICE VOTE. AYES: MAYOR PROTEM WERNICK, COUNCILMAN GORDON,
COUNCILMAN WESTON, AND COUNCILWOMAN FRIEDKIN. NOES: MAYOR JACOBS. 4/1
RECESS: 10:15 p.m.
RECONVENE 10:35 p.m.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
2. Public hearing on the following proposed Amendments to the General Plan, Zone Text and
Zoning Map: Planning Commission Appeals, Smoky Hollow Specific Plan (SHSP) Parking,
Subdivision Extensions, SHSP Height Bonus, Golf Course, Initiation of ZTA /GPA, Service
Stations /Automobile Services, Sepulveda Boulevard Building Heights, Video Arcades,
Drive- thrus, Architectural Landscape Features, Residential Heights, MU North and South,
Edison Right -of -Way, TDRs- Transfer of Development Rights, and a Negative Declaration of
Environmental Impacts in accordance with CEQA. Environmental Assessment EA -405,
General Plan Amendment GPA 97 -1, Zone Text Amendment ZTA 97 -1, Zone Change 97 -1.
Applicants: City of El Segundo - Citywide Amendments, Hughes Electronics - Transfer of
Development Rights (TDRs).
Mayor Jacobs stated this is the time and place hereto fixed for a Public hearing on the following proposed
Amendments to the General Plan, Zone Text and Zoning Map: Planning Commission Appeals, Smoky
Hollow Specific Plan (SHSP) Parking, Subdivision Extensions, SHSP Height Bonus, Golf Course, Initiation
of ZTA /GPA, Service Stations /Automobile Services, Sepulveda Boulevard Building Heights, Video
Arcades, Drive - thrus, Architectural Landscape Features, Residential Heights, MU North and South, Edison
Right -of -Way, TDRs- Transfer of Development Rights, and a Negative Declaration of Environmental
Impacts in accordance with CEQA. Environmental Assessment EA -405, General Plan Amendment GPA
97 -1, Zone Text Amendment ZTA 97 -1, Zone Change 97 -1. Applicants: City of El Segundo - Citywide
Amendments, Hughes Electronics - Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs). She asked if proper notice
had been done and had any written communications been received.
Clerk Mortesen stated proper noticing had been done and two (2) written communications have been
received by the Clerk's office.
MOVED by Councilwoman Friedkin SECONDED by Mayor ProTem Wernick to continue the Public
Hearing to May 20, 1997 regular Council meeting . MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE
5/0.
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C. UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
Second reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of El
Segundo, California, amending Section 2.28.030, Title 2 of the El Segundo Municipal Code
to reflect the deletion of certain exclusions from the personnel merit system.
MOVED by Councilwoman Friedkin SECONDED by Councilman Gordon to adopt Ordinance No. 1271,
amending Section 2.28.030, Title 2 of the El Segundo Municipal Code to reflect the deletion of certain
exclusions from the personnel merit system.
MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 5/0
2. Select date for initial Budget Workshop for the 1997/98 Operating Budget. The Public
Hearing is scheduled to be held June 3, 1997.
Council consensus to schedule May 19, 1997 at 7:00 P.M.
D. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS -
El Segundo Senior Citizen Housing Corporation Financial Statements and Supplementary
Information.
Council received and filed the report.
E. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed are to be adopted by one motion without discussion and passed unanimously. If a call for
discussion of an item is made, the item(s) will be considered individually under the next heading of
business.
1. Warrant Numbers 238202- 238535 on Demand Register Summary Number 39 in total
amount of $629,218.95, and Wire Transfers in the amount of $850,776.65.
2. City Council meeting minutes of March 25, April 1, April 15, and April 28, 1997.
Request that the City Council approve the selection of LDM Associates, a professional
consulting firm, to administer and implement the City's Community Development Block
Grant Minor Home Repair (MHR) and Residential Sound Insulation (RSI) projects, effective
as of this date and through 30 June 2000, Contract No. 2499.
4. The City Clerk's Office, Finance, Library, Planning and Building Safety, and Human
Resources Departments periodically conduct an extensive clean up, reorganization and
inventory of their records storage area located in the basement of City Hall. Numerous
older records have been set aside for destruction in accordance with the provisions of
Section 34090 of the Government Code of the State of California. The City Attorney has
consented to the plan for records destruction, Resolution No. 4009
5. Request to enter into a three -year agreement for calendar years 1997, 1998, and 1999 with
Hayer Consultants, Inc. to perform the Annual High -Rise Building inspections. No fiscal
impact to the City cis contractor is paid directly by building owners Contract No. 2500.
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6. ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMAN WESTON.
7. Award of Contract Number 2501 to Southland Construction, for the exterior painting of the
Urho Saari Swim Stadium at 219 West Mariposa Avenue (contract amount $40,000).
8. Amendment of City's deferred compensation plans: United States Conference of Mayors
Deferred Compensation Plan administered by PEBSCO and Deferred Compensation Plan
administered by 1CMA Retirement Corporation, is required due to enacted amendments to
the Internal Revenue Code, and adopt Resolutions Numbers 4010, and 4011.
9. Recommendation for vehicle replacement and purchase. (Purchase price $15,232.00 with
tax).
10. Amended Liability Self- Insurance Service Agreement Number 1960 (C) between the City of
El Segundo and Colen & Lee, Inc., administrator of the City's general and automobile
liability self - insurance programs. (Fiscal Impact: $1,200 additional per year.)
11. Authorize the lease of 953 acre feet of adjudicated water rights to the Dominguez Water
Corporation, Contract Number 2502. (Fiscal Impact: $95,300 of revenue to the Water
Fund.)
12. Award of Contract Number 2503 to C. J. Construction, Inc. for the reconstruction of alley
east of Main Street, between Holly Avenue and Mariposa Avenue, public works contract
PW 97 -9 (contract amount $57,406.50).
13. ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMAN GORDON
MOVED by Councilwoman Friedkin SECONDED by Mayor ProTem Wernick to approve consent items
numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. MOTION PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE 5/0
CALLED ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA
6. Adopt plans and specifications for installation of playground equipment at Sycamore Park
(estimated cost: $25,000.00)
Councilman Weston requested this item be returned to the Recreation and Parks Commission for further
investigation on alternatives to plastic equipment with more originality.
13. A. First Amended Agreement Number 2386 (A) between the County of Los Angeles
and the City of El Segundo for construction of the Arena Drain and Storm Drain
Pump Station No. 19 project.
B. Resolution Number 4012 approving the Arena Drain and Pump Station Project
administered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and
conveying the property at 199 East El Segundo Boulevard to the County as the site
of the new County pump station.
Mayor Jacobs not participating on this item.
MOVED by Councilman Gordon SECONDED by Councilwoman Friedkin to approve the amendment to
Contract Number 2386, and to adept Resolution Number 4012. MOTION PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING
VOICE VOTE. AYES: MAYOR PROTEM WERNICK, COUNCILMAN GORDON, COUNCILMAN
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F. NEW BUSINESS - CITY MANAGER - NONE
G. NEW BUSINESS - CITY ATTORNEY - NONE
H. NEW BUSINESS - CITY CLERK - NONE
I. NEW BUSINESS - CITY TREASURER - NONE
J. NEW BUSINESS AND REPORTS - CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
Councilman Gordon - NONE
Councilman Weston -
Spoke regarding TRW and Business attraction and retention. announce July 27, 1997 for the Nash Car
Days
Councilwoman Friedkin -
Spoke regarding the Medal of Valor luncheon, Business Expo, and the Trees on Sepulveda
Mayor Pro Tern Wemick -
Spoke regarding the Medal of Valor luncheon, Business attraction and the Program presented by the
Mormon Church celebrating the family. Also stated that to agendize for a future date direction from
Council to the Economic Development department on types of business to focus on for attraction.
Mayor Jacobs -
Congratulations to Councilwoman Jane Friedkin who was elected to SCAGC Council
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS - (Related to City Business Only - 5 minute limit) Individuals who have received
value of $50 or more to com municute to the City Council on behalf of another, and employees speaking on behalf of their employer, must so
identh, themselves prior to addressing the City Council. Failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of $250. NO
individuals addressed the City Council.
MEMORIALS Wes Sherrill son of Joan and Bob Sherrill long time residents of El Segundo.
City Manager Morrison announced that the Council would be holding their closed session for May 20,
1997 at 4:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION at 11:30 P.M.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT
The City Council moved into a closed session pursuant to applicable law, including the Brown Act
(Government Code Sec. 54960, et seg.) for the purposes of conferring with the City's Real Property
Negotiator; and /or conferring with the City Attorney on potential and /or existing litigation; and/or discussing
matters covered under Government Code section 54957 (Personnel); and /or conferring with the City's
Labor Negotiators; as follows:
Continuation of matters listed on the City Council Agenda for 5:00 p.m., May 6, 1997 under "Closed
Session" (if needed).
REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION NONE
ADJOURNED at 12:30 a.m. to May 19, 1997 at 7:00 p.m.
Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Agenda
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Adopt specifications for repair and modernization of the Joslyn Center Elevator at Recreation Park
(estimated cost $20,000.00).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Adopt specifications.
2. Authorize staff to solicit bids from qualified vendors.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
The Facilities Maintenance Program in the fiscal year 1996 -97 operating budget includes a project to repair
the Joslyn Center elevator at Recreation Park.
DISCUSSION:
The existing elevator for Joslyn Center at Recreation Park was installed in 1980 primarily for use by senior
citizens and handicapped individuals. The elevator is unreliable with frequent maintenance problems, does
not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and subject to vandalism.
Staff has discussed the elevator with a consultant who specializes in elevator repair and developed
specifications for repairing and modernizing the equipment. The proposed work includes replacing the
existing pump, replacing the existing obsolete relay logic control with solid state microprocessor controls,
replacing the existing electric eye /door hedge with an infrared device to control the door opening and
closing, installing a new vinyl floor, replacing the existing conventional telephone communicating equipment
with speaker phones, install vandal resistant push buttons and upgrading the elevator to ADA compliance.
(continued on next page....)
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Vicinity map.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget:
No
Capital Improvement Budget:
Yes
Amount Requested:
$20,000.00
Project/Account Budget:
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$24,000.00
Project/Account Balance:
$21.000.00 Date: 4/21/97
Account Number.
405 -400 - 6215 -FAC 703
Project Phase:
Adopt specifications
Appropriation Required:
No
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DISCUSSION: (continued)
The work also includes installation of a communication system between the elevator and the Joslyn Center
reception desk and an elevator control device at the reception desk. With this device, a user at the elevator
will have to talk to the reception desk staff and that staff member could then activate the elevator for use.
The purpose of this device would be to restrict the elevator to senior citizens and disabled individuals.
Currently, there are two (2) existing underground conduits between the elevator and Joslyn Center and the
requested bid prices assume that these existing conduits can be utilized for installing the wiring between
the elevator and Joslyn Center. The specifications also provide for 12 month maintenance after completion
of the repair work.
It is currently estimated that the cost of this work will be within budgeted funds, however due to the
specialized nature of the work and limited number of contractors who perform this work, bids received may
exceed $20,000.00.
After reviewing bids, staff will make a recommendation to the City Council for contract award.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Report from Thomas, Bigbie & Smith dated April 8, 1997 entitled "Review of City's Investment Policies and
Transactions" covering the months of October, November and December, 1996.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Receive and file.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
DISCUSSION:
A Report from Thomas, Bigbie & Smith covering the months of October, November and December, 1996 entitled
"Review of City's Investment Policies and Transactions" and dated April 8, 1997 was received by the City Manager
on May 5, 1997.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Review of City's Investment Policies and Transactions" dated April 8, 1997.
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: Capital Improv. Budget:
Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance: Date:
Account Number:
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required - Yes_ No`
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Agenda
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration of extension to street sweeping contract with Nationwide Environmental Services for an
additional three years at the same rate. Annual fiscal impact: $94,560.00.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Authorize staff to prepare a three year contract extension agreement for the Mayor's signature.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
In June 1994 the City awarded a three year contract to Joe's Sweeping (now National Environmental Services)
for sweeping of all City streets, alleys and parking lots. Residential streets, commercial streets, and alleys are
swept once each week, and downtown streets and alleys are swept daily on weekdays. The contract is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 1997, however it contains a three year extension clause.
DISCUSSION:
Nationwide Environmental Services has submitted a letter requesting the City to exercise its contract extension
option. In response to this letter, staff surveyed El Segundo's neighboring cities who contract for street
sweeping. Their costs are as follows:
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Letter from Vart Samuelian of Nationwide Environmental Services requesting three year contract extension.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget:
Capital Improvement Budget:
Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance:
Account Number:
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required:
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DISCUSSION (continued):
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Cost Per Mile
Manhattan Beach
$12.20
Hermosa Beach
$12.30
Lawndale
$12.70
Hawthorne
$13.43
El Segundo
$10.80
El Segundo has 7,600 curb miles swept annually, and at $10.80 per curb mile is currently paying less than any
of the surveyed cities. Based on the rate charged in the next lowest city (Manhattan Beach at $12.20 per curb
mile) El Segundo is presently saving $10,640.00 per year.
Nationwide is doing a good job and we receive a minimum number of complaints. When complaints are
received, National is quick to respond and takes the necessary corrective action.
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the three year contract extension.
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February 11, 1997
City of El Segundo
Mr. Jack Hilton
General Services Manager
350 Main Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Dear Mr. Jack Hilton:
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FEB 20 1997
SAMUet FAQIUTI
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for contracting with our company to
provide street sweeping services for the City of El Segundo. We have enjoyed our
relationship with the City of El Segundo and we look forward to continued service for
many more years.
At this time, we would like to request a street sweeping contract renewal from the City of
El Segundo. Our street sweeping contract expires June 30, 1997 and we would like to
continue sweeping services based upon our original contract terms. We are requesting a
3 year contract with no increase in the contract price.The benefits to the extension are
simple. We have provided quality service at reasonable rates and by extending the contract
for an additional 3 years the City will save the time, effort and money.
We look forward to continuing our relationship with the City of El Segundo and will make
ourselves available to respond to any questions from you or your staff. Thank you for your
cooperation.
Since
Vart Samuelian
General Manager
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Request to replace the Police Department's Firearms Range Bullet Trap using funds currently appropriated from the General
Fund Capital Equipment Account.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Approve replacement of the existing range bullet trap on a sole source basis in an amount not to exceed $52,396.25
BRIEF SUMMARY:
The Police Department's firearms range has been in service since 1978 with now more than 18 years of usage. The current range
employs a bullet trap that uses angled smash plates to stop the fired lead projectiles. Due to normal service wear, the bullet trap
no longer functions in accordance with the manufacturers' specifications. This presents an increased safety problem to all
personnel who use the range for firearms training. The bullet trap was recently evaluated by Bruce E. Pyatt of the Detroit Armor
Corporation, the manufacturer of the trap. Mr. Pyatt found that the bullet trap is nearing the end of it's intended useful life. Due
to excessive wear the bullet trap is causing projectile back splatter. Back splatter occurs when the fired projectile strikes the
smash plates and fragmentary pieces blow back into the open range which poses a potential hazard for officers and other persons
using the range. Furthermore, we have determined that smashed plate technology is no longer desirable as it lends itself to high
airborne lead emissions which presents a health hazard to those persons in the range. Firearms instruction /usage continues to
be one of the most litigated areas in the law enforcement community. In order to continue to provide the finest and safest training
to Department personnel, the existing bullet trap must be replaced with safer up -to -date equipment.
In recent years, improved design technology has emerged within the industry. One company, Super Trap Bullet Containment
Systems, Inc., has developed a trap system that complements our concerns for officer safety and hazardous materials
containment. The Super Trap Bullet Containment System offers unique features on its bullet trap design that reduce airborne
lead transmissions, fragmentary lead splatter, and noise pollution. All of these features improve officer safety. The Super Trap
is a patented pending invention. This is the newest technology with no competitors currently in the field. The extent of these
innovative safety improvements has lead to the recommendation that this project be bid on a sole source basis to Super Trap Inc.
An added benefit of this new technology is the fact that the materials it uses are far less expensive than would be the cost of
replacing our existing angled steel plates. Super Trap, Inc. has proposed a bid of $32,396.25 to remove and dispose of the
existing bullet trap, clean out hazardous materials and install their new technology trap. They will also repair and refurbish existing
range baffles with sound reducing ballistic condensed rubber media. Since the initial bid was submitted, it was determined that
range safety would be further enhanced by the installation of an eyebrow baffle. This device would increase the bullet traps'
efficiency at capturing fragmenting lead projectiles at an additional cost of $12,500.00. It is requested that, in addition to the bullet
trap and eyebrow baffle installation, approval also be given to install the rubber materials on certain walls and floor areas, where
appropriate. This covering costs $7.50 per square foot and is intended to enhance sound deadening as well as to catch bullets
that strike the range walls and floors, preventing them from fragmenting. Approximately 1,000 square feet at $7.50 ($7,500) is
requested for a total cost not to exceed $52,396.25. It should be noted that our previous estimate for replacement of the steel
plate system was $53,148.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Staff report to Chief Tim Grimmond by Lieutenant M. Tavera
Capital Equipment Justification Form
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: X Capital Improv. Budget:
Amount Requested:$52.396.25
Project/Account Budget: $53,148.00
Project/Account Balance:
Account Number: 001 - 400 - 3101 -8104
Project Phase:
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Inter - Departmental Correspondence
May 12, 1997
To: Tim Grimmond, Chief of Police (Through Channels)
From: Lieutenant M. Tavera
Subject: Replacement of Range Bullet Trap
Problem
The Department's firearms range employs a bullet trap that uses angled smash plates
to stop the fired lead projectiles. Due to normal service wear, the bullet trap no longer
functions in accordance with manufacturer's specifications. This presents an increased
safety problem to all personnel who use the range for firearms training. Therefore, it
has become necessary to upgrade and replace the bullet trap for continued safe use of
the department's indoor firearms range.
Background
The firearm's range has been in service since 1978. The existing bullet trap therefore
has more than 18 years of usage. The bullet trap was recently evaluated by Bruce E.
Pyatt of the Detroit Armor Corporation, the manufacturer of our bullet trap. Mr. Pyatt
found that the bullet trap is nearing the end of it's intended useful life. During budget
year 1995 -1996, the Department requested and had approved a Capital Equipment
Justification for a new bullet trap. Funding for range comes from the Asset Forfeiture
Account.
The bullet trap in existence uses smash plate technology to stop and catch fired
projectiles. This type of technology is no longer acceptable as it lends itself to high
airborne lead emissions. Due to its wear the bullet trap is causing projectile back
splatter. Back splatter occurs when the fired projectile strikes the smash plates and
fragmentary pieces blow back into the open range. This occurrence could be
potentially dangerous for officers and other persons using the range.
Firearms instruction/usage continues to be one of the most litigated areas in the law
enforcement community. In order to continue to provide the finest and safest training
to our personnel, the existing bullet trap must be replaced with safer up -to -date
equipment.
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Recommendation
It is recommended that the City replace the current bullet trap. The request for the
installation of a new bullet trap was approved in the 1995 -1996 Asset
Forfeiture /Capital Equipment Budget, and funded in the total amount of $53,148.00.
Since this time the Department of Treasury and The Department of Justice have
adopted new asset forfeiture guidelines. The new guidelines restrict the use of asset
forfeiture funds and no longer allow the replacement of recipient resources. After
careful review the replacement of the bullet trap can no longer be funded through the
Asset Forfeiture Account. A new Capital Equipment Budget form was submitted in
the 1996/97 Police Department General Fund Budget.
Research was conducted as to the types of replacement bullet traps presently available.
The Detroit Armor Corporation and Computer Design Ranges Inc., offer a bullet trap
similar in design to our existing one. Detroit Armor Corporation bid a price of
$37,800.00 for the removal of our old bullet trap and the installation of a new Escalator
bullet trap. Computer Design Ranges never responded with a formal bid but verbally
committed to beat Detroit Armor's quoted price. Escalator -type bullet traps use angled
steel to prevent bullets from penetrating the rear of the Range facility, but cause the
bullets to fragment and particles to ricochet. The range thereby generates a large
quantity of hazardous lead dust and pulverized lead particles which are not easy to
retrieve.
In March of 1997, I was contacted by Kerry O'Neal, President of Super Trap, bullet
containment systems. Super Trap offers a new bullet trap that has several advantages
over conventional bullet trap designs. The bullet trap contains between two (2) and
three(3) feet of ballistic rubber media, consisting of chopped rubber from used tires.
It consists of 95% plus recycled material from non - binding, pure rubber products cut
into 1/2" to 1 -1/2" size chunks. The type of advantages this media offers is as follows:
• Allows the receiving of bullets fired from all conventional shotguns, handguns
and rifles up to 50 caliber, using soft point, hollow point and full metal jacket
ammunition. The received bullets will be contained 99% whole and
unfragmented with the Super Trap. This will allow the use of AR -15 A3 tactical
rifles and other shoulder weapons to be used on the range facility.
• Prevents bullets from penetrating the rear wall of the range facility.
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• Provides ricochet -proof operations and full bullet containment within the bullet
trap, thus protecting shooters and range personnel from bullets ricocheting off
the backstop, and from lead particles and dust from fragmenting bullets. This
allows for increased combat range training. Officers will be able to move
towards targets and shoot at point blank range without the fear of ricocheting
projectiles.
• Captures 99% of all bullet fragmentation, deviation, deformation, and
disintegration. 99% of all captured bullets will be contained whole in the bullet
trap, reducing the pulverized lead particles needing to be removed, and the lead
dust created to 1% of the bullet's weight.
• Provides for 99% recovery of expended bullets as unfragmented whole bullets,
with easy lead mining adhering to all governmental safety guidelines.
• Reduces existing range noise levels by at least 25 %.
Mr. Kerry O'Neal of Super Trap Bullet Containment Systems submitted a proposal in
the amount of $32,396.25., for the following:
1. Remove and dispose of the existing bullet trap, cleaning all lead hazardous
materials.
2. Install a new bullet trap using previously mentioned ballistic media.
3. Repair and refurbish existing range baffles with sound reducing ballistic
condensed rubber media.
The Super Trap Bullet Containment System is a patented pending invention.
Range Master Russ Peltz and I traveled to the Fullerton Police Department to view a
demonstration on the Super Trap's effectiveness - Fullerton P.D. has a Super Trap
installed in their range facility. During the demonstration it was noted that there
were no bullet ricochets, a noticeable reduction in range noise and the ability to use a
high power automatic shoulder weapon at point -blank range.
Based on the aforementioned information it is recommended that the Department
select Super Trap Bullet Containment System's bid of $32,396.25., on a sole source
basis to remove our existing bullet trap and install a new bullet trap system.
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Originally $53,148.00 in funds were requested for removal/replacement of the existing
bullet trap. Due to the cost saving of Super Trap's bid, $20,751.75 in funds remain
available. Super Trap has a sound absorbing ballistic rubber covering that can be
placed on the range floor and wall areas. This covering catches and absorbs bullets
that strike the range walls and floor and prevents them fragmenting. The covering
cost $7.50. per square foot and can be installed after the installation of the new bullet
trap. Up to approximately 1,000 square feet of walls may be suitable for installation
of this material.
Attachment 1 - Condition of existing bullet trap.
Attachment 2 - Capital Equipment Justification Form.
Attachment 3 - Super Trap Bullet Containment System bid.
Attachment 4 - Super Trap Bullet Containment System Information sheet.
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ATTACHMENT 1
homes `°'ro' „'°y DETROIT ARMOR CORPORATION
720 Industrial Drive #112, Cary, Illinois 60013 U.S.A.
Telephone (708) 639 -7666
FAX (708) 639 -7694
As of January 20, 1996,
area code will be 847
El Segundo Police
Lt. Mitch Travera
348 Main Street
El Segundo. CA 90245
Dear Lt. Travera:
January 24,1996
The following is in response to your request. Detroit Armor Corporation is the original
manufacturer of your existing bullet trap. This Model AFP has be out of production for at
least 10 years. We do not retain parts or prints for bullet traps that no longer meet our
current standards. The smash plate technology which your bullet trap employs is no
longer acceptable as it lends itself to high airborne lead emissions. We at Detroit Armor
now use deceleration chambers ( opposing scrolls ) to slow the incoming bullets to a.safe
level before depositing them in recycling trays. This design satisfies the demands of high
usage academies while maintaining affordability.
Finally, your bullet trap has over the past four years been prone to backsplatter. This is
a potentially serious condition usually indicating a bullet trap that no longer meets our
tolerances or specifications for that design.
If I can help further, please call.
Detroit Armor Corpor tion
ruc Pyatt
Senior Project Manager
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ATTACHMENT 2
ItITY OF EL SEGUNDO
ADOPTED OPERATING BUDGET
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT' JUSTIFICATION
Department / DhWoa: Police / And Forfeiture Fund
Account Number. 109400.31054104
Item Requested: Bullet Trap
Quandty: 1
Unit Price: $39,860
Proposed Make: Detroit Armor Corporation
Description and 3 position bullet trap, specifications are found in attached letter
SpeciAations:
Equipment Cat: 5 39,860
Other Casts:
10,000
Allowance for InAstfoa:
Sale Tax: 3,288
ToW Cost: _5 33, l48
Budget Year. 1993/96
Source Of Bruce Pyatt, Technical Sales Manager
Quoted Prim-
Daft of Quotation: October 19, 1994
Purpose of Replacement of current bullet tW in Police Firearms Range
Equipment:
Equipment to All Department persowd
be Used By:
Justification of Need: The existing bulbs trap in the Firearms Range has bees in service since 1978. It
was recently evaluated sad found to be near the end of its intended purpose. The
new bullet trap will allow our department to continue providing the final firearms
iamuction/training to all personnel.
Submitted By: M.K. Tama
Title: 1.4euuenant
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ATTACHMENT 3
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March 16, 1997 B��le t C e
Lt. Mitch Tavera
El Segundo Police Department
348 Main Street
El Segundo. Ca 90245
Dear Lt. Tavera:
Thank you for your time and interest in Super Trap Bullet Containment Systems. Super Trap Systems
offer the quickest return on your dollar as well as offering the safest and most environmentally
conscious system available.
In response to our meeting on March 13 1997, Super Trap would like to give you a proposal on the
most advanced firing range bullet containment technology available on the market today. Super
Trap's patent- pending design, engineering and technology have revolutionized more conventional
approaches to range health and safety issues by offering full bullet containment, thereby protecting
shooters and range personnel from ricochet bullets. Since bullets are captured, range maintenance
and lead recovery become an easy, low cost operation.
Super Trap custom designed bullet containment systems include the following features:
■ Ricochet -proof design and engineering
• Near -total containment of lead bullets
• Personnel training in range operation and maintenance
• Rapid response (within 48 hours) service and maintenance
• The Super Trap System consists of 95% recycled materials.
■ The Super Trap System will reduce hazardous airborne or ground lead contamination
Super Trap is proposing to install a new state of the art bullet containment system, capable of
handling all conventional pistol and rifle calibers using soft point ammunition. Please note the
specifications below:
1. Install Super Trap Backstop
a. Width - approximately 19 feet
b. Height - approximately 8 feet
2. Range Construction, Materials and Guarantees:
a. Angled steel frame to support ballistic media.
b. 2 feet of ballistic rubber media, consisting of chopped rubber from used tires.
C. 1/40 steel baffle at top of system.
d. Super Trap will train maintenance personnel in conjunction with maintenance and
mining.
e. Super Trap will guarantee all workmanship and materials for 5 year, providing the
system is maintained property.
Total $ 19,889.00
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3. Demo and remove existing backstop
a. Dismantle and remove existing backstop
b. Clean all lead dust and fragments off of existing backstop
C. Dispose of all hazardous lead materials
Total $ 11,011.00
4. Repair and refurbish existing baffles
a. Repair or replacer all damaged parts, ie. all plywood and any metal surfaces that
are not ballisticly sound
b. Repair or replace any structural steel that has been damaged or become ballisticly
unsound
C. Resurface baffles with sound reducing ballistic condensed rubber media
d. This bid does not include the eyebrow baffle.
Total per baffle $ 1,496.25
5. Install new fragment catching sound absorbing ballistic rubber on floor and wall areas.
Total per sq. ft. $ 7.50
Material Taxes will be paid by Super Trap
Super Trap would like to request a 50% of the job total to be paid within 15 days after materials have
been delivered. The balance is due within 15 day upon completion.
There is a 20 % penalty of the gross amount of the job cost for every 10 days late of payment. All
prices are good for 30 days. You may hold these current prices for 1 year with a 25 % non- refundable
deposit placed within 30 days. All orders are F.O.B. from Temecula, California to El Segundo PD.
If the preceding is of agreement to your department, please authorize below.
Name Date
Sincerely,
Kerry O'Neal
President
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SUPER TRAP
P.O. BOX 890911
TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA 92589
909 - 693 -2322
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THE COMPANY
Super Trap"J represents a new, advanced concept in operationally and environmentally
safe shooting facilities. The Super Trap'74 concept was created by Mr. Kerry O'Neal,
President of Super TrapTm. in response to first -hand experience as a fund - raiser and
lobbyist for the National Rifle Association which brought him into daily contact with health
and safety problems at shooting ranges throughout the United States. These problems
include, but are not limited to:
1. Individual Safety Risks
Ricochetting bullets, as well as fragmenting bullets from hard surfaces used
for existing steel, sand, and earth bullet stop /containment systems, put the
safety of law enforcement personnel and sportsmen at risk during shooting
exercises.
State -of -the -art bullet stop /containment technologies typically lack compre-
hensive safety design and engineering concepts/features, and employ a
variety of materials that do not consistently reduce safety risks.
2. Individual Health Risks
Hard surface bullet stop systems generate extensive lead dust upon impact,
with approximately 50% of the buffet's lead immediately turned to hazardous
lead dust. This hazardous lead material is largely unrecoverable and causes
ground and air contamination as well as lead ingestion. Each year, range
personnel are being retired early due to high levels of lead in their blood
resulting from ingestion and /or absorption through the skin.
State -of -the -art bullet stop /containment systems typically fail to consider
airbome and ground lead contamination as a significant health risk to range
personnel and to the environment.
3. Environmental Hazards
Airborne lead dust contaminates the air at the shooting facility and may be
carried on the wind to surrounding communities. This environmental problem
is compounded by ground lead contamination which, as small fragmented
particle matter, puts ground water resources at risk of lead contamination.
The very existence of shooting range facilities has been brought into
question with the daily closure of facilities deemed to be environmentally
unsafe.
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The Super TrapTm Bullet Containment System definitively solves these problems:
1. Individual Safety
The Super TrapTm Bullet Containment System eliminates the problem of ricochet
bullets and air borne lead fragmentation. The Super TrapTm System captures bullets
through the use of advanced engineering and design concepts employing
proprietary, patent - pending polyurethane materials and rubber media.
2. Individual Health
The Super TrapT"w System all but eliminates the problem of air -borne lead dust and
ground water lead since bullets are captured and contained within the polyurethane
membrane. Range personnel at new Super TrapT'wshooting ranges may breathe
easy, confident that their health is not being impaired from air -borne lead dust.
3. Environmental Safety
The Super TrapTu System puts an end to environmental contamination! Fully 99. +%
of the lead can be recovered. This prevents lead pollution of air and ground which
would normally occur from bullet impact with metal, sand and ground (Figure 1).
The recovery of bullets from the Tm is a relatively simple process. What was formerly
a hazardous waste now becomes a reusable commodity, the proceeds of which can
be used to pay for the installation of a new Super TrapTm System within a few short
years.
The Super TrapTM System could save a total of 1000 ranges in the State of California
alone which might otherwise be shut down by OSHA pursuant to new, stricter lead
contamination laws commencing in 1996.
The creation of Super TrapTu began with a comprehensive vision and concept of what an
advanced bullet containment system should be. This was followed by months of intensive
system design and engineering requiring the formulation of new polyurethane materials that
had not yet been invented. System prototypes were designed, developed, and tested.
Patent applications were filed, and the initial systems fabricated and installed. To date,
market response to the superior performance characteristics of the Super Trapm Bullet
Containment Systems has been outstanding, representing requests for site surveys and
bids from private shooting ranges at the local, state, and national levels, to say nothing of
law enforcement requests at the county, state and Federal levels of government.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Agenda
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Recommendation for vehicle replacement and purchase (fiscal impact: $29,500.00).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Authorize staff to purchase a vehicle as outlined in the report.
INTRODUCTION IND BACKGROUND-
Included in the City's Equipment Replacement Fund for FY 96 -97 is Unit #2205, a 1978 Chevrolet
pickup with 93,000 miles, identified for replacement in FY 96 -97. This vehicle is assigned to the
Equipment Maintenance Division and used for maintenance and repairs of remote located equipment
such as storm pumps, emergency generators, parks and golf course vehicles. Additionally, Unit #2205
is used for transport of equipment and to assist disabled vehicles in the field. Originally scheduled for
replacement in 1990, Unit #2205 has been evaluated and held over each year.
The current configuration of Unit #2205 no longer suits the need of the Equipment Maintenance Division
and Staff recommends it be replaced with a utility bodied truck. A truck of this type would allow the
vehicle to carry the necessary tools, equipment and parts to maintain and repair vehicles and equipment
in the field. A vehicle of this type, fully stocked, can reduce down time in critical emergency situations
when storm pumps, emergency generators, etc. are out of service.
Operating Budget:
Capital Improvement Budget
Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
Project(Account Balance:
Account Number.
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required:
Discussion continued on the next page .. .
Yes
No
$29.500.00 (estimated)
$38,650.00 Date: As of 6/30/97
601 -400- 000 -8104
No
vM"'11M ► i Cv: � _/I 1 1—%W �/ Date:
John Hilton, Ge rail Services M�an�ageerr, Public or /
Carl Nessel, att lion Chief, Fire Department (1.. te: S
REVIEW:ED1 a�Y: a
James anaaer
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The Fire Department has unit #3315, a 1986 Ford utility bodied pickup, with less than 25,000 miles.
This vehicle does not fit the needs of the Fire Department other than the ability to tow the air
compressor and haul equipment. The Fire Department would like a vehicle that can be used for the
following functions:
A vehicle that can transport five or six firefighters and equipment;
Can tow the air compressor, mobile command trailer, etc.;
Can be used as a reserve command vehicle;
Can be used as a Strike Team Leader's vehicle when responding to wildland fires.
The vehicle that best meets all criteria is a crew -cab pickup truck. This type of vehicle would be of
great value to the Fire Department in the performance of routine and emergency duties.
Discussions between the Equipment Maintenance Division and the Fire Department revealed that both
needs can be met by purchasing only one vehicle instead of two. The Equipment Maintenance Division
will purchase a crew -cab pickup. This new vehicle will be transferred to the Fire Department. In return,
the Fire Department's utility pickup, Unit #3315 will be transferred to the Equipment Maintenance
Division.
The Equipment Maintenance Division will outfit Unit #3315 as described earlier. The Fire Department
will outfit the new crew -cab pickup for emergency responses and as the designated Strike Team
vehicle. Both departments get a vehicle better suited for their operational needs, resulting in only one
vehicle being purchased, a significant savings to the City.
It is further recommended the normal bid process be suspended for this purchase. By authorizing the
Equipment Maintenance Division and the Fire Department to proceed in this manner, the vehicle most
compatible with the current fleet will be purchased in a timely fashion. Recent events indicate the
brushfire season is already upon us and the Fire Department would need time to outfit the vehicle for
emergency response. The normal bid process would delay the acquisition several months and, could
increase the overall cost by ordering next year's model.
The estimated cost of the vehicle is: ...... $29,500
The breakdown of available funds (balance in Equipment Replacement Fund):
Equip Maint Div Unit #2205 ....... $16,000
Fire Dept Unit #3315 ............. 22.650
Total: ....................... $38,650
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Agenda
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Agreement between TRW Inc. and the City of El Segundo for the installation of a crosswalk and flashing
caution lights across Park Place east of Nash Street (fiscal impact - none).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Approve agreement and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
TRW has recently located four hundred (400) employees to a building at 830 Nash Street. The parking for
these employees is located in a parking structure at 2121 Park Place. These employees have to cross
Park Place to access the parking structure.
DISCUSSION:
TRW has requested the City to permit TRW to install a crosswalk across Park Place and flashing amber
caution lights to facilitate their employee access from the parking structure to the office building. TRW has
agreed to design and install these improvements at TRW's cost. TRW has also agreed to indemnify the
City from any liability that may arise from these improvements.
Staff has developed an agreement between the City and TRW to allow TRW to install the crosswalk and
the caution lights. This agreement is similar to the ones the City has recently entered into with Mattel,
Merisel and Xerox Companies for similar crosswalk/caution light installations.
The City Attorney has reviewed the agreement and has approved it as to form.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
1. Letter from TRW Inc.
2. Proposed City-TRW agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget:
Capital Improvement Budget:
Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance:
Account Number.
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required:
ORIGINATED:
REVIEWED
Date:
Date: P/' /9 %
Date:
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TRW Electronics Systems One Space Park
& Technology Division Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Space & Electronics Group 310 812 4321
03/1238
(310) 812 -7499
31 March 1997
D 141. MGT.97 -006
Mr. Bellur Devaraj
City Engineer
350 Main Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Dear Mr. Devaraj:
Fi sw 'IVED
APR 3 1997
r,t4DIVISION
#XNrw has recently relocated four hundred employees from our Manhattan Beach
site to 830 Nash Street in El Segundo, California. We have procured additional
parking spaces in the parking structure across the street located at 2121 Park Place
for our employees to use. Our employees have to cross Park Place several times a
day in order to get to their work stations. Presently there is not a pedestrian cross
walk located in the vicinity where our employees cross Park Place to access the
northeast entrance at 830 Nash Street. .r :' would like to formally request
permission to install a pedestrian cross walk on Park Place. Please see attached
sketch for exact location.
The pedestrian cross walk S?":: proposes to install would be a duplicate of the one
installed on Grand Avenue. We would install two pole mounted solar powered
flashing yellow lights, one facing east and the other one facing west, two pole
mounted pedestrian crossing diamonds approximately fifty feet from the flashing
yellow lights on each side and an eight foot wide pedestrian cross walk painted on
Park Place.
Please provide #7M' with the appropriate steps required for approval by the City of
El Segundo to install the pedestrian cross walk as outlined above.
Sincerely,
M. G. Tabor, Facilities Manager
Electronics Systems and Technology Division
Attachment: Sketch
oc: J. G. Ott
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AGREEMENT
This Agreement is made on 1997, and entered into by
and between the City of Ell Segundo, a Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as
"City ") and TRW Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "TRW').
RECITALS
A. TRW has agreed to construct a crosswalk and flashing amber caution lights
at the crosswalk location (hereinafter referred to as the "crosswalk signal ") across Park
Place between Nash Street and Apollo Street.
NOW, THEREFORE, for mutual consideration, the parties agree as follows:
1. Performance of Work. TRW will do and perform, cause to be done and
perform in a professional manner and furnish at its own expense all required materials,
labor, equipment and power for installing a crosswalk and crosswalk signal, all to the
reasonable satisfaction of the City Engineer.
The design plans and specifications shall be prepared by a State of
California registered professional engineer and submitted to the City Engineer for review
and approval. Construction shall be performed by a contractor licensed by the State for
this type of work in the public right -of -way, under a permit from the City Public Works
Department.
2. Work, Places and Manner to be Fixed by City Engineer. All of the work is
to be done at the places, using the materials and in the manner described and specified
in design plans, approved by the City Engineer.
3. Ownership of Crosswalk Signal. The crosswalk signal shall remain the
property of TRW. By this Agreement, the City is granting TRW a license to place and
maintain the crosswalk signal on the City's right -of -way.
4. Maintenance of Crosswalk and Crosswalk Signal. After construction of the
crosswalk and the crosswalk signal is completed and approved by the City Engineer,
TRW shall be responsible for maintaining the crosswalk and the crosswalk signal in
proper working order.
5. Hold Harmless Agreement. TRW hereby agrees to, and shall protect
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City, its elected officials and appointed boards,
commissions, officers, agents and employees for any liability which may arise from the
NAAGREEMNTITRW.AGR (5/1/97) 1
construction of the crosswalk and the crosswalk signal, the malfunction of the above -
named crosswalk signal, from the failure to properly maintain the crosswalk and the
installed crosswalk signal equipment; from a dangerous condition created or exacerbated
by the crosswalk and crosswalk signal; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity
shall not apply with respect to any liability which may arise as a result of the active
negligence or willful misconduct of the City, its elected officials, appointed boards,
commissions, officers, agents or employees.
6. Insurance. TRW shall procure and maintain, at its cost, comprehensive
general liability and property damage insurance, against all claims for injuries against
persons or damages to property resulting from TRW s acts or omissions arising out of or
related to its performance under this Agreement. Such insurance shall be kept in effect
during the term of this Agreement and shall not be subject to reduction in coverage,
cancellation or termination without thirty (30) days prior written notice by registered letter
to the City. A certificate evidencing the foregoing and naming the City as an additional
insured on the general liability insurance policy shall be delivered to and approved by the
City prior to commencement of this Agreement. The procuring of such insurance or the
delivery of policies or certificates evidencing the same shall not be construed as a
limitation of TRW s obligation to indemnify the City, its contracts or employees, under the
terms of paragraph 5 of this Agreement. The amount of insurance required hereunder
for personal injury and property damage shall not be less than $1,000,000.00 per
occurrence.
7. Entire Agreement of the Parties. This Agreement supersedes any and all
agreements, either oral or written, between the parties thereto and with respect to the
construction and maintenance of the crosswalk signal. Each party to this Agreement
acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or
otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which
are not embodied herein, and that no other agreement, statement or promise not
contained in the Agreement will be valid or binding. Any modification of this Agreement
will be effective only if it is in writing signed by the parties to be charged.
8. Attorney Fees. If any action at law or in equity, including an action for
declaratory relief, is brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this Agreement, the
prevailing party will be entitled to reasonable attorney fees, which may be set by the court
in the same action or in a separate action for that purpose, in addition to any other relief
to which that party may be entitled.
9. Termination. TRW may, at its sole option, elect to terminate this Agreement
on twenty (20) day's notice to the City provided, however, that if TRW has installed the
crosswalk and crosswalk signal prior to electing to terminate this Agreement, TRW shall
remove such crosswalk and crosswalk signal by the effective date of such termination
and restore the street to its original condition, at TRW s cost.
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10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in,
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized representative.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
Sandra Jacobs, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Mark D. Hensley
City Attorney
ATTEST:
Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA HEADING: Consent Agenda
Award contract for construction of a storm drain system in Sierra Street, Maple Avenue and Lomita Street,
Project No. PW 94-4 (contract amount = $246,178.00).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Approve an additional allocation of $45,000 from Capital Improvement Funds.
2. Award contract to Tri-Build Development Corporation in the amount of $246,178.00.
3. Authorize the Mayor to execute the standard Public Works contract after approval as to form by
the City Attorney.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
The City Council on March 18, 1997 adopted plans and specifications for the construction of a storm drain
system in Sierra Street, Maple Avenue, and Lomita Street to improve drainage of the low areas of Sierra
Street and Lomita Street.
DISCUSSION:
On April 29, 1997, the City Clerk received and opened the following bids:
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ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Staff report to the March 18, 1997 City Council meeting with location map.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget: No
Capital Improvement Budget: Yes
Amount Requested: $265.000.00
Project/Account Budget: $230,000.00
Project/Account Balance: $220,000.00 Date: 5/7/97
Account Number. 301- 400 -8205 -8359
Project Phase: Award of Contract
Appropriation Required: Yes - $45.000.00
ORIGINATEDle , � Date:
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d ar c r der / Director of Public Works
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DISCUSSION: (continued)
Engineer's Estimate $260,000.00
Staff has verified and received favorable responses from the low bidder's references of recently completed
projects. The low bidder has limited experience in installing storm drains in non -urban areas, but no
experience in such work in residential neighborhoods. The low bidder is properly licensed for the work and,
in staffs opinion, lack of experience in this particular type of work is not sufficient justification to deny
recommendation of contract award. Staff has discussed the requirements of the contract with the low
bidder and he appears to be knowledgeable in all aspects of the work and has stated a willingness to work
with staff to ensure the improvements are property constructed with minimal inconvenience to the residents
in the area.
The total estimated cost of the project, including contingencies and inspection costs, is $265,000.00. The
current fund balance of $220,000 is not adequate to complete the work. As reported in the March 18, 1997
staff report requesting City Council adoption of plans and specifications, the estimated costs based on
detailed design were higher than that contemplated during the development of the Capital Improvement
Program primarily due to the eighteen feet (18) depth of excavation required to install the storm drain pipes.
An additional appropriation of $45,000 from Capital Improvement Funds is requested to complete funding
for the project.
Staff recommends award of contract to the low bidder, Tri-Build Development Corporation, in the amount
of $246,178.00.
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NAME OF COMPANY
AMOUNT
1.
Tri-Build Development Corporation
$246,178.00
2.
Majich Bros., Inc.
$268,130.00
3.
Mike Prlich & Son
$290,591.00
4.
Zaich Construction, Inc.
$305,470.00
5.
John T. Malloy, Inc.
$322,038.00
6.
Miramontes Construction Company, Inc.
$333,008.00
7.
Los Angeles Engineering, Inc.
$335,672.00
8.
Marconi Engineering, Inc.
$348,340.00
9.
Colich & Sons
$355,484.00
10.
Savala Construction Company, Inc.
$368,472.00
11.
Gansek Construction
$376,470.00
Engineer's Estimate $260,000.00
Staff has verified and received favorable responses from the low bidder's references of recently completed
projects. The low bidder has limited experience in installing storm drains in non -urban areas, but no
experience in such work in residential neighborhoods. The low bidder is properly licensed for the work and,
in staffs opinion, lack of experience in this particular type of work is not sufficient justification to deny
recommendation of contract award. Staff has discussed the requirements of the contract with the low
bidder and he appears to be knowledgeable in all aspects of the work and has stated a willingness to work
with staff to ensure the improvements are property constructed with minimal inconvenience to the residents
in the area.
The total estimated cost of the project, including contingencies and inspection costs, is $265,000.00. The
current fund balance of $220,000 is not adequate to complete the work. As reported in the March 18, 1997
staff report requesting City Council adoption of plans and specifications, the estimated costs based on
detailed design were higher than that contemplated during the development of the Capital Improvement
Program primarily due to the eighteen feet (18) depth of excavation required to install the storm drain pipes.
An additional appropriation of $45,000 from Capital Improvement Funds is requested to complete funding
for the project.
Staff recommends award of contract to the low bidder, Tri-Build Development Corporation, in the amount
of $246,178.00.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: March 18, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Agenda
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Adoption of plans and specifications for construction of a storm drain system in Sierra Street, Maple
Avenue, and Lomita Street, Public Works Specifications No. PW 94-4 (estimated cost: $295,000).
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Adopt plans and specifications.
2. Authorize staff to advertise the project for receipt of construction bids.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
The adopted 1996 -97 Capital Improvement Program includes a project to construct storm drains in Maple
Avenue, between Sierra Street and an existing storm drain in Center Street, and storm drains in the 700
block of Sierra and Lomita Streets to connect to the proposed drain in Maple Avenue. Currently, the low
area of Sierra Street drains into the City sanitary sewer system by means of a small grate inlet and the low
area of Lomita Street drains to Maryland Street (one block to the east) through an easement within adjacent
private properties. Both these existing drains are not adequate to address storm runoffs during heavy rains.
The proposed storm drain system will provide the needed storm water protection for this residential area
and eliminate potential private property flooding during heavy rains.
DISCUSSION:
Engineering Division staff has prepared plans and specifications for the storm drain project. The project
includes 24" diameter storm drains in Sierra and Lomita Streets and a 30" diameter storm drain in Maple
Avenue connected to an existing 72" diameter storm drain in Center Street, which outlets to the City's storm
water retention basin at Center Street and Imperial Avenue.
discussion continued on next page....
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Location map.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget:
Capital Improvement Budget:
Amount Requested:
Project(Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance:
Account Number.
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required:
No
Yes
$230.000.00
Date:
301 -400- 8205 -8359
Adoption of plans and specifications
Not at this time
ORIGINATEDU 4 / J f ,y Date: 7
Eduard Schroder. Director of Public Works
REVIEWED BY: Date:
James W. Morrison. City Manaaer
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DISCUSSION: (continued)
The estimated cost of the project, including staff costs for design and inspection and construction
contingencies, is $295,000. The budgeted amount in the Capital Improvement Program is $230,000.
During detailed design it was determined that portions of the storm drain have to be installed at a depth of
eighteen (18) feet, which resulted in a estimate higher than the one used during development of the Capital
Improvement Program. The revised estimate is close enough to the budgeted amount that the City may
receive a low bid which will allow the project to be constructed without any additional funding. Staff
recommends advertising the project for receipt of construction bids to establish actual construction costs.
After bid opening, staff will submit recommendations to the City Council for award of contract and any
budget allocations, if needed.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Agenda
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Adoption of a Resolution pursuant to City Council direction of May 6, 1997, to Deny the appeal of the Planning
Commission decision, thereby Denying Environmental Assessment EA -387 and Conditional Use Permit CUP 96-
3, and rejecting a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts, which would allow a new 3,050 gross
square foot Carl's Jr. Drive -Thru Restaurant, located at 639 North Sepulveda Boulevard.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Reading of Resolution by title only; and,
2) By motion, adopt Resolution.
INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
The City Council, at its May 6, 1997 meeting, held a public hearing, reviewed the facts, required findings, and draft
Mitigated Negative Declaration related to Environmental Assessment EA -387 and Conditional Use Permit CUP 96-
3; and, upheld the Planning Commission decision, thereby Denying the referenced project. The attached
Resolution is for Council's adoption.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
1) City Council Resolution No.
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: Capital Improv. Budget:
Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
None Project/Account Balance: Date:
Account Number:
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required - Yes No
ORIGINATED: _ Date: May 8, 1997
Bret B. Bernard,' C Dir for of -P rannin
REVIEWED Y:
James W.Ndrri� —On, City Man
ACTION TAKEN:
Date:
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIIY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DENYING, AND UPHOLDING THE
PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION DENYING
ENvIRoNMENTAL ASSESSMENT EA -387 AND CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT CUP 96 -3 FOR A 3,050 GROSS SQUARE FOOT
CARL'S JR. DRIVE -THRU RESTAURANT AT 639 NORTH
SEPULVEDABOULEVARD. PETITIONED BYCKE RESTAURANTS,
INC.
WHEREAS, on May 3, 1996 an application was received from CKE Restaurants, Inc.,
requesting approval of an Environmental Assessment and a Conditional Use Permit to
allow the development of a 3,050 gross square foot Carl's Jr. drive -thru restaurant
development on a 0.86 acre currently vacant property located at 639 North Sepulveda
Boulevard in the General Commercial (C -3) Zone; and,
WHEREAS, an Environmental Assessment (EA -387), including a Draft Initial Study
and Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impacts for the proposed use, was
prepared and circulated to all interested parties, City Staff, and affected public agencies
for review and comment in the time and manner prescribed by law; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the application and supporting
evidence with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality
Act, State CEQA Guidelines, and the City of El Segundo Guidelines for the Implementation
of the California Environmental Quality Act (Resolution No. 3805); and,
WHEREAS, on February 27 and March 27, 1997, the Planning Commission did hold,
pursuant to law, duly advertised public hearings on such matter in the Council Chamber
of the City Hall, 350 Main Street, and notice of the public hearings was given in the time,
form and manner prescribed by law; and,
WHEREAS, opportunity was given to all persons present at such Commission
meetings to speak for or against the findings of Environmental Assessment EA -387, and
Conditional Use Permit CUP 96 -3; and,
WHEREAS, on April 10, 1997, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution
No.2380, finalizing its findings made on February 27 and March 27, 1997, and denying
Environmental Assessment EA -387 and Conditional Use Permit CUP 96 -3; and
WHIJ", on April 3, 1997, within the ten (10) day appeal period after the March
27, 1997 Planning Commission decision, an appeal of the Planning Commission's denial
of Environmental Assessment EA -387, Conditional Use Permit CUP 96 -3 was filed by Mr.
Lorenzo Reyes, Representative for CKE Restaurants, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, on May 6, 1997, the City Council did hold, pursuant to law, a duly
advertised public hearing on the appeal, and notice of hearing was given in time, form
and manner prescribed by law; and
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VaE REAS, at said hearing, opportunity was given to all persons present to present
testimony or documentary evidence for or against the findings of Environmental
Assessment EA-387 and Conditional Use Permit CUP 96 -3; and
WHEREAS, at said hearings the following information was presented:
The proposed project is the construction of a new approximately 3,050 gross
square foot (2,966 square foot net) 89 seat Carl's Jr. fast -food restaurant with a
drive -thru. No outdoor dining or alcohol sales were proposed and the inside sit -
down portion of the restaurant would be owned and operated by CKE.
Approximately 50% of the business would be generated by the drive -thru. The
restaurant was proposed to operate from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm Sunday through
Thursday and 7:00 am to 2:00 am on Friday and Saturday. The drive -thru had at
the Planning Commission hearings been proposed to operate twenty -four (24)
hours a day, seven (7) days a week. Staff had proposed limiting the hours of
operation for the drive -thru to 8:00 am to 12:00 midnight on Saturday, 8:00 am to
10:00 pm on Sunday, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm Monday thru Thursday and 7:00 am
to 12:00 midnight on Friday. At the City Council meeting the applicant agreed to
the hours of operation for the drive -thru, as proposed by Staff. The menu
board /speaker box was proposed to be located on the northeast corner of the
building with the drive -thru queue on the east side, and pick -up window on the
north side. The building would be one story and 25 feet maximum in height.
2. Access to the site was proposed by a new 25 foot wide two -way driveway on
Sepulveda Boulevard, on the south end of the site. Three existing curb cuts on
Palm Avenue would be removed and a new 30 foot wide curb cut was proposed,
approximately 47 feet east of the westerly side property line. The new curb cut
was proposed to accommodate a two -way driveway with an accentuated "pork -
chop" shaped raised median to accommodate a right -turn only exit off of the
property onto Palm Avenue. A 13 foot wide by 50 foot long loading zone was
proposed on the west side of the building and 40 total parking spaces were to be
provided. A portion of the Hacienda Hotel surface parking lot, which encroaches
approximately 13 feet ten inches onto the west side of the property, was proposed
to remain.
3. According to the Traffic Impact Study, the project was expected to increase daily
traffic volumes along Sepulveda Boulevard by approximately 1,040 trips, or
approximately 1.6 percent of the total daily traffic on Sepulveda Boulevard (58,000
trips /day). Existing Palm Avenue traffic, between Sepulveda Boulevard and
Washington Street, is approximately 800 trips per day and the project was
anticipated to add a maximum of 670 trips (on Saturdays, 650 on weekdays) east
of the project driveway on Palm Avenue - an 84% increase. West of the project
driveway on Palm Avenue, the project was anticipated to generate a maximum of
230 additional trips on Palm Avenue during Saturdays; 100 additional trips are
anticipated weekdays. This would be a 29% increase above the existing Saturday
level and a 13% increase above the existing weekday traffic level.
4. No new fences or walls were proposed. The total site landscaping would have
been approximately 10,838 square feet in area, covering 29% of the total site. A
total of thirty -five (35) to forty (40) employees would have occupied the site; with
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a total of six (6) to eight (8) employees per shift. Currently, the site is relatively
level with ,very little. vegetation and is completely paved containing no unique
geologic features, and is rectangular in shape; 181 feet wide by 206.8 feet in
length.
5. The site is zoned C -3 (General Commercial), which permits those uses set forth in
the El Segundo Municipal Code, Section No. 20.33.020. Drive -thru Restaurants
require approval of a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to- El Segundo Municipal
Code Section No. 20.33.040.
6. The project site is located within the northwest portion of the City of El Segundo,
approximately one mile west of the San Diego (I -405) Freeway and one -half mile
south of the Glenn Anderson (1 -105) Freeway and Los Angeles International Airport
(LAX).
7. The surrounding area is developed with one and two -story multiple - family
residential units (small condominium and apartment complexes, many with
underground parking which limits visibility when vehicles exit) to the north and
west, a two -story restaurant/bar/billiards parlor across Palm Avenue to the north,
an eight -story office building and single story commercial shopping center across
Sepulveda Boulevard to the east, and a surface parking lot, for the Hacienda Hotel,
immediately to the south and west. The Hacienda Hotel parking lot has a curb cut
on Palm Avenue with metal "teeth" in the driveway which only allows vehicles to
exit, not enter the lot from Palm Avenue.
To the west of the parking lot, approximately 74 feet away from the subject
property, is a two -story condominium complex with underground parking. The
Hacienda Hotel parking tot is separated from the condominium project to the west
by a block retaining wall, a landscape strip, and a property line block wall. The
first floor elevation of the condominium complex is approximately ten (10) feet
higher than the elevation of the subject property. Further west on Palm Avenue,
at Washington Street approximately 340 feet west of the subject site is Washington
Street Park; a linear city park with a tot lot, picnic tables, grass areas and par -
course located under the Southern California Edison power lines.
8. The properties to the north across Palm Avenue are zoned Commercial General (C-
3) and Multi- Family Residential (R -3), to the south and west is zoned Parking (P),
and further west is zoned Multi- Family Residential (R -3), and to the east across
Sepulveda Boulevard is zoned Corporate Office (C -0).
9. The proposed project is subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). In accordance with State guidelines and local requirements, a Draft Initial
Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated for
interdepartmental and affected agency review. No significant adverse impacts
were identified by Staff which could not be mitigated to an insignificant level,
including impacts to: transportation /circulation, hazards, noise, public services,
and aesthetics.
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10. At the public hearings, on February 27, March 27 and May 6, 1997, public
testimony was presented by, among others, numerous residents who live in the
immediate vicinity of the project site, and other evidence was presented that
indicated that the project would generate additional vehicular trips which would
negatively impact parking, pedestrian and vehicular safety, and traffic flow on the
streets in the immediate vicinity of the site, particularly that portion of Palm
Avenue near the project site; Palm Avenue is a local street, substandard in width
(40 feet right -of -way, with a pavement width of only 29' -6 ", compared to the
General Plan standard of 50 feet) and sloped; on- street parking on Palm Avenue
is very limited since it is only allowed on the south side of the street, and
prohibited immediately adjacent to the project; the block adjacent to the project
site contains multi - family residential units with limited on-site parking; the
proposed number of parking spaces will be inadequate to accommodate the
parking demands for both customers and employees, particularly since drive -thru
customers often park on -site to eat their meals and limited off -site parking would
also not accommodate drive -thru customers parking and eating in their cars; the
drive -thru operations would serve commuters at the expense of residents of the
City and the surrounding neighborhood; the proposed project would result in an
increase in noise levels due to the drive -thru facility operations including the
honking of car horns, loudspeakers, and car stereos, and the sound will travel
upwards since the condominiums to the west are at a higher elevation; the
increase in vehicle fumes and odors from the drive -thru operations will result in
significant air quality impacts to the adjacent residential areas which will be
hazardous to the health of the residents; the proposed project will increase crime
(above the level of a vacant lot), and decrease property values due to the increase
in traffic volumes, noise, trash and crime; the drive -thru operations will generate
trash which will be scattered throughout the residential neighborhood and park,
and will negatively impact the neighborhood; the proposed drive -thru located near
residential neighborhoods does not promote an upscale image of the town, is not
consistent with the City's "small town" characteristics and will impact the
residential quality of life; the development of the proposed facility in the vicinity
of Washington Park, which is a neighborhood park, will be detrimental to the
safety of children using the park and organized activities such as Little League
and soccer, and will negatively impact activities in the park and residents adjacent
to the park; there are many children which live in the area, particularly Palm
Avenue (approximately 40 within the block between Washington Avenue and
Sepulveda Boulevard), who will be impacted by the additional vehicles; the
proposed on -site lighting is at the same level as the bedrooms of the
condominiums to the west which will have negative off -site light, glare, and
illumination impacts; the "porkehop" median will not stop cars from turning left
onto Palm Avenue from the project driveway, adding further traffic impacts; and
the additional vehicle trips on Palm Avenue (a 13% to 29% increase) is a significant
increase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1[T RESOLVED that after considering the above facts and study of
proposed Environmental Assessment EA -387 and Conditional Use Permit CUP 96 -3, the
City Council makes the following findings and in so doing, Denies the proposed project:
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ONIOXtr ASSESSMENT '
1. The Draft Initial Study was made available to all local and affected agencies and
for public review and comment in the time and manner prescribed by law; and,
2. In reviewing the project the City Council considered the proposed Mitigated
Negative Declaration along with testimony and evidence received at the public
hearings, during the public review process. The City Council received testimony
and evidence at the public hearings which established that significant
environmental impacts may occur which cannot be mitigated to a level of
insignificance. Based on the testimony and evidence related to negative impacts
on land use planning, public services, air quality, parking, circulation, traffic,
aesthetics, and noise, the City Council rejects the proposed Mitigated Negative
Declaration of Environmental Impacts and finds the Mitigated Negative Declaration
to be inadequate.
The site is zoned C -3 (General Commercial), which permits those uses set forth in
the El Segundo Municipal Code Section No. 20.33.020 at a FAR of 1.0 or less. The
proposed drive -thru restaurant would only be allowed under the existing Zoning
designation with approval of a Conditional Use Permit.
The proposed project is not a compatible,use on the particular site in relationship
to other existing and potential uses within the general area in which the use is
proposed to be located; due to the close proximity of the project to residential and
recreational land uses; and,
2. The proposed drive -thru restaurant use is not consistent nor is it compatible with
the purpose of the zone in which the site is located because application of the
applicable development standards in the zone can not mitigate the negative
impacts on the abutting and surrounding land uses that will be created by the
project; and,
3. The proposed project does not adequately compensate for potential impacts that
will be generated by the proposed use, such as noise, smoke, dust, light, fumes,
vibration, odors, traffic, aesthetics, and hazards. Specifically, the development of
the project would result in an increase in noise levels, fumes, odors, light, and
traffic generated by the drive -thru restaurant. The adjacent residential area is
already heavily impacted by traffic, light, and business operations noise from
existing adjacent commercial uses and Sepulveda Boulevard. The project lights
would impact adjacent residences as the height is the same as their bedroom
windows. The development of the proposed facility in the vicinity of the existing
park will also be detrimental to the safety of children using the park and will
negatively impact activities in the park; and,
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4. The proposed location of the proposed project is not in accord with the objectives
of this title, which require a project to serve the public health, safety, and welfare
and provide the economic and social advantages resulting from orderly planned
use of land resources due to existing infrastructure conditions, the project's
location, and traffic impacts, and conflicts with the purposes of the zone in which
the site is located; and,
The proposed location of the conditional use and the conditions under which it
would be operated or maintained will be detrimental to the public health, safety
and welfare, and be materially injurious to properties and improvements in the
vicinity since the proposed project will generate additional vehicular trips and
parking demand, particularly during the weekdays' afternoon peak hours and
during the Saturday afternoon peak hours of I -2 p.m. This will impact vehicular
and pedestrian safety and parking on the streets in the immediate vicinity of the
site, particularly Palm Avenue, which is a local residential street with a sloping
substandard pavement width of only 29' -6" feet and limited on- street parking only
on the south side. The increase in traffic volumes and vehicle fumes will have an
impact to the residential areas to the west and north of the proposed project. The
proposed project would result in an increase in noise levels due to the facility
operations including the honking of car horns, loudspeakers, and car stereos.
SECTION 1. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby upholds the
PIanning Commision's decision and denies Environmental Assessment EA -387 and
Conditional Use Permit CUP 96-3.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution;
shall cause the same to be entered in the book of original resolutions of said City; and
shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records if the
proceedings of the City Council of said City, in the minutes of meeting which the same
is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of May 1997.
ATTESTED:
Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
L AL.-
Q.,Mark D. Hensley, City Attorney
Sandra Jacobs, Mayor
of the City of El Segundo, California
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: New Business - City Manager
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Request by South Bay Economic Development Partnership for Council and staff participation to plan and
implement an economic development and marketing strategy to retain and create jobs and to stimulate economic
growth for the South Bay. Fiscal impact: Approximately $2,000 per year after the first year in addition to Council
and staff time.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Discussion and possible action.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
On April 9, 1997, two Council representatives and the City Manager met with Joe Aro, Executive Director, who
discussed the goals and objectives of the organization. The partnership is affiliated with the Economic
Development Corporation of L.A. County and is one of four regional economic development organizations recently
formed.
DISCUSSION:
The organization will depend on private and public investment. Several large corporations and organizations in
the South Bay region have indicated a commitment to the partnership and include the South Bay Association of
Chambers of Commerce, South Bay Council of Governments, TRW, Aerospace Corporation, GTE, Pacific Telesis
Group, Mattel, The Daily Breeze, GTE, The Gas Company, Economic Development Corp. of LA County, California
State University - Dominguez Hills, Browning- Ferris Inc., Sam Levy Investments, Little Company of Mary Health
Services, Mar Ventures, Inc., Watson Land Company, CB Commercial, Inc., Hollywood Park, Dominguez Services
Corporation, to name some. The organization will also apply for project specific funds through state and federal
agencies with monies available for regional planning and economic development.
The cost to the City would be $2,000 a year after the first year in addition to Council and staff time. Jan Vogel,
Director of the South Bay Private Industry Council, has offered to pay the $2,000 membership for the first year.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
1. South Bay Economic Development Partnership Fact Sheet
2. Draft Scope of Work
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: X Capital Improv. Budget:
Amount Requested: $2.000
Project/Account Budget:
Project/Account Balance: Date:
Account Number:
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required - Yes X _ No
ORIGINATED: Date: May 13, 1997
Director of Economic Development
TAKEN:
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Date: May 13, 1997
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SUUTH BAY
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
PARTNERSHIP
FACT SHEET
ORGANIZATIONAL GOAL
As a partnership of business, labor, education and government, plan and implement an
economic development and marketing strategy to retain and create jobs and to stimulate
economic growth for the South Bay.
OBJECTIVES
• Develop and implement an economic development strategic plan to ensure the South
Bay's competitiveness in a global economy.
• Market the South Bay internally and externally to retain, attract and create jobs.
• Provide one-on -one business retention and attraction assistance.
• Work as a public/private partnership to maximize a business - friendly environment that
supports and improves the South Bay's quality of life.
• Facilitate programs with local education and job training partners to ensure a strong and
diverse work force essential to the South Bay's competitiveness.
• Become the primary source of South Bay economic development information.
• Communicate the impact of federal, state and regional legislation and regulations
affecting South Bay's competitiveness.
• Provide resources that stimulate cooperation within the South Bay.
WHY A REGIONAL APPROACH?
Economic impact does not respect city, county or state boundaries. With competition for
business and economic benefit becoming ever more fierce on a regional basis, the days of a
self - contained community are gone. To respond to this challenge, we must adjust our
approach to economic issues and work together for the long term vitality of the South Bay's
economic base and quality of life.
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Fact Sheet
Page Two
Funding for this private non - profit organization will be generated through investment by both
the public and private sector located in, or doing business within, the South Bay. Additional
project specific funds will be applied for through state and federal agencies with monies
available for regional planning and economic development.
Those firms and/or agencies committed to the Partnership are:
The Aerospace Corporation GTE
Browning - Ferris Inc. Watson Land Company
California State Univ. - Dominguez Hills
Carson Chamber of Commerce
The Carson Companies
Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce
Dominguez Services Corporations
Economic Development Corp. of LA Co.
The Gas Company
Sam Levy Investments
South Bay Assoc. Chambers of Commerce
TRW Space and Electronics Group
Little Company of Mary Health Services
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CB Commercial, Inc.
Pacific Telesis Group
Mattel, Inc.
The Daily Breeze
City of Torrance
Hollywood Park
City of Carson
South Bay Council of Governments
Southern California Edison
Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce
Mar Ventures, Inc.
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April 8, 1997
Draft Scope of Work
1. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS (RFP Tasks I -A, II -A, and II -C)
A. Industry Cluster Study
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(Economic Roundtable)
Use data bases developed by the Economic Roundtable for the SELAC study to conduct a fine -
grain analysis of the entire South Bay industry base and identify currently significant and emerging
industries, common trends, and cluster groupings. This study will identify size, employment
trends, locational quotients, and value of sales in currently important and emerging industries. In
addition, the Economic Roundtable will produce an industry profile for each participating
community.
Findings from the South Bay industry analysis and input- output modeling will be used to identify
growth industries, clusters and networks. This information will be analyzed and synthesized with
information from the community and other studies conducted as part of this project to identify:
Impacts of major industries in terms of personal income, sales, employment
2. Barriers to growth
Incentives needed for further growth
4. Currently available and needed resources and support for industries (training,
infrastructure, planning and zoning codes, etc.)
B. Input- Output Analysis (David Rigby)
Perform input - output modeling to identify and quantify South Bay industry linkages and
networks. Produce two indices of industry linkages:
1. A matrix for each major defense - linked industry in the South Bay showing industry
linkages.
2. Create an index of South Bay industry linkages for high technology industries between
which there are unusually high flows of goods and services.
Use this input- output information to identify and quantify inter - industry linkages that are the
foundation of the South Bay economy, and to determine if there are opportunities to attract
industries that are under - represented in the South Bay and would benefit from moving to the
South Bay to be in closer proximity to key suppliers or customers in their production chain.
C Analysis of South Bay Defense C'onirucls
(Beltramo and Associates)
Analyze DoD data for contract awards to sites in South Bay communities and seek prime
contractors' subcontract data to provide specific information about subcontracting issues and
opportunities. To the extent possible with available data, identify:
Major contracts which may end or are up for renewal within the next twenty -four months.
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2. Potential new contracts for which firms located in the South Bay may compete within the
next twenty -four months.
3. Types of subcontracts which South Bay subcontractors are most and least successful in
obtaining.
D. Strategy to Obtain Mole Subcontracts for Luca/ Firms (Economic Roundtable)
Develop a strategy by which South Bay cities and large prime contractors can achieve a common
end, a growing workforce productively and profitably employed in producing a product sought by
customers. Elements of the strategy will be developed and validated in collaboration with
participating cities and major South Bay firms and may include:
1. Recommendations for creating an inter -city coordinating structure to improve how
defense firms perceive the business environment, and work cooperatively with firms to
secure more funding for local facilities and subcontractors.
2. Monthly, policy -level meetings of major aerospace firms and adjacent cities to identify
political priorities, solve problems, act on issues affecting business viability, support
growth, and explore economic development support for commercializing promising new
technologies.
3. A forum for dialogue with prime contractors and the region's congressional delegation
regarding outsourcing of contract funds awarded to South Bay sites with the objective of
understanding and correcting business environment problems, and building political
support for local jobs.
4. An education and outreach program to strengthen local firms' ability to successfully
compete for subcontracts.
E. Technology Ti•ai»fel- Sti -aie*, (Economic Roundtable)
Analyzing the feasibility and current status of technology transfer /commercialization efforts in the
South Bay and prepare:
1. An inventory of activities
2. An evaluation of activities
3. A review of best practices in the South Bay and elsewhere
Based on this information, consult with community stakeholders and major firms to review, revise
and augment a strategy including action elements such as:
Public sector leadership in convening firms to explore commercialization of technologies
the public sector can buy —e.g., communication networks for police, transportation
technology, data management, or environmental technology.
2. Use of local economic development tools to reduce risks for firms entering new markets.
3. Discussions with large firms to encourage spin -offs, and use of economic development to
help spun -off groups.
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Promotion of joint ventures between aerospace firms and commercial firms to support
entry into new markets.
ANALYSIS OF DEFENSE - LINKED SITES
A. Inventory of Sues
(RFP Tasks I -C and II -B)
(Economic Roundtable)
Obtain site data from cities, major aerospace/defense firms, commercial real estate brokers, and
Economic Roundtable data bases which provide information on approximately 800 defense - linked
firms in the South Bay.
B. SQIJGIS Data Base
(USC Department of Geography GIS Lab)
Construct a SQUGIS data base with information fields for:
• address
• total square footage
• acreage
• building characteristics
• ownership
• availability
• environmental issues
contact persons
site zoning
Import data on current and former defense - linked sites in the South Bay from all available
sources. Produce base maps for the project to display the data.
C Overview of South Bay !Zeal Eviate Market
(KMG Consulting)
Interview major developers, brokers, property owners, and city officials to understand strengths
and weaknesses of the local economy and specific real estate assets. Analyze historical trends in
absorption, vacancy lease rates, construction, etc., for office and industrial uses in Los Angeles
County and the South Bay.
D. Identify Ten Target Sites (Economic Roundtable and KMG Consulting)
Review the site information data base with the Commission, cities and SBACC /SBEDP to identify
ten sites that it is most important to the region to redevelop and that need public sector
intervention for redevelopment to occur.
E. Profile of Ten Target Sile.s (Economic Roundtable and KMG Consulting)
Develop a profile of each target site that includes:
• size and zoning
• facility description
• all known environmental conditions
• sellers' plans and experience -to -date
• zoning and site use requirements
• availability of redevelopment, enterprise zone, and other economic development
tools
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F. Baseline Scenario for Mget Sites (KMG Consulting)
Develop a baseline scenario of what is likely to happen to the ten sites under current market
conditions in the absence of public sector participation in supporting the redevelopment process.
This market analysis will include:
• an estimated market absorption schedule for each site
• identification of likely uses for each site under foreseeable market conditions
• valuation analysis for each site based on recent sales data for comparable land and
buildings
G. Identify Potential Users of Sites
(Economic Roundtable)
Information from industry cluster analysis and input- output modeling will be used to identify
target industries and potential developers for the ten priority sites. Criteria will include:
• Industries identified by the Economic Roundtable as requiring workers with
aerospace- related skills and likely to hire laid -off workers.
Industries identified through input- output modeling as having intense linkages with
industries already concentrated in the South Bay.
• Industries identified through the industry analysis as growing in, or candidates for
locating in, the South Bay.
Growing South Bay firms that may need larger sites.
H. Site Deve/olmmew Sn•utegy (Economic Roundtable and KMG Consulting)
Identify opportunities for attracting firms from target industries to the ten sites through contacts
with commercial real estate brokers and a list for firms generated by the Economic Roundtable.
Cities will be asked participation in exploring infrastructure, financing, and /or land use regulation
adjustments needed to make site redevelopment feasible.
After exploring broker and business responses to the ten sites, the project team will consult with
stakeholders about channeling site marketing efforts into focused pianning/negotiations for one or
more sites. The project team will support through a mix of the following support services to be
determined by the Commission and SBACC /SBEDP:
• Facilitating meetings of cities, brokers, sellers and buyers to explore site
development opportunities and barriers.
• Providing expert, objective real estate marketing analysis so that participating
cities have credible, reliable information about gap financing requirements and
necessary infrastructure improvements to use in assessing the support they can and
should offer for redeveloping sites.
• Producing economic benefit analyses, site requirements, and written strategy
recommendations.
• Interviewing location consultants of targeted industries to establish economic
parameters required to attract such industries to the South Bay.
• Recommending alternatives for cities to assist in reducing costs, i.e., zoning
changes, increased FAR, assessment districts to fund major improvements, fee
waivers, etc.
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3. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Task I -B)
A. Review Relevant Reports and Data (Economic Roundtable)
Analyze and assess data and reports related to community infrastructure and business environment
requirements for retaining and attracting firms provided by cities, schools, EDCs, real estate
brokers, universities, and utilities, as well as reports previously prepared by the Economic
Roundtable.
B. Topic - Oriented Community Stakeholder Meetingly (Economic Roundtable)
Hold six topic- oriented meetings with community stakeholders to produce recommendations and
action plans related to priorities for developing the South Bay's economic infrastructure. Possible
topics, which may be modified after consultation with the Commission and SBACC /SBEDP
include: human resources, finance, educational institutions, physical improvements, political and
technical support, and quality of life.
S. CREATE SOUTH BA Y ADJUSTMENT STRATEC; Y
Based on an analysis of the South Bay's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, develop
a comprehensive economic development strategy to achieve goals generated interactively with
community stakeholders.
The strategy report will include data and analysis developed through the tasks described above
and will also address:
1. Recommendations for 01gani--aliuncil Slrricio•e
Recommendations for a long -term organizational structure that reflect outcomes from
consultations with stakeholders, specific consultations around organizational structure, and
project findings.
2. Strategy for Employment Training and Retrc ininlz
Use currently available data, including material prepared by the Economic Roundtable for the
U.S. Department of Labor as well as the SELAC study, to identify characteristics of workers
needing retraining and potential absorption industries in the South Bay. Incorporate findings from
visits to aerospace retraining programs offered by private industry councils serving the South Bay.
3. Actior/Implementafion S/eps
Integrate data from Parts I and lI of the study, including GIS mapping of project data, into an
Adjustment Strategy, and prepare detailed action and implementation steps.
4. Regional Business Plan
Prepare a regional business plan with recommendations for financing the Adjustment Strategy
using information produced in this project as well as resource material from South Bay cities,
economic development agencies and Southern California Edison's business retention office.
Twenty bound copies as well as an unbound original copy of the Adjustment Strategy will be
printed and delivered to the Commission after final approval by the Commission.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: New Business -City Manager
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Request for Council action respecting Southern California Edison Company's (SCE) Utility Users Tax (UUT).
(Fiscal Impact: Increased income of $175,000.)
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
The City Council suspend, for the 1996/1997 fiscal year, UUT taxes imposed on SCE for the utilization of natural
gas to produce electrical energy that exceed $175,000. It is felt the $175,000 amount is reasonable based on
SCE's impact on the City. Further, it is felt the amount of the tax ($175,000) is not at the level that would be
determined to be excessive by the PUC and, therefore, chargeable back to the City's consumers.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND:
Prior to the election in 1996 adopting Propositions H and I, SCE had an exemption from the City's UUT on the
natural gas used at SCE's El Segundo Generating Station to generate electricity. Since that election, the City has
had ongoing dialogue with SCE on the levy of tax on gas used in the generation of electricity and the unique
factors in their situation.
DISCUSSION:
SCE has requested that their exemption from the UUT be reinstated. They have stated that they received
assurance from a prominent law firm with municipal tax expertise that, notwithstanding the adoption of Measures H
and I by the electorate, the City Council has the power to reinstate an exemption on its own initiative. They have
offered to obtain a written opinion to that effect. Additionally, it is SCE's position that should the City impose a
UUT, SCE will, consistent with PUC determinations, pass this tax through to its El Segundo consumers, the City's
residents and businesses.
The City Attorney believes that the City has some potential exposure if it grants an exemption without the voters
amending H and I to provide an exemption to power generating facilities. However, the City Attorney has opined
that the Council can, pursuant to El Segundo Municipal Code §3.24.160, suspend all, or a portion of the UUT that
can be imposed on SCE for the current fiscal year. Staff, in light of the impending deregulation, is not
recommending an exemption for SCE because deregulation may eliminate SCE's potential ability to pass the UUT
through to the City's residents and businesses. El Segundo residents and businesses may not be the consumers
of the electricity generated by SCE. In an effort to reach a solution with SCE for the UUT which could be imposed
by the City for this fiscal year, staff has met with Edison numerous times. To date, staff has not been able to reach
a compromise with SCE which it would recommend to the Council.
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
Letter dated May 5, 1997 from SCE to the Mayor Sandra Jacobs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
(Check one) Operating Budget: Capital Improv
Amount Requested:
Project/Account Budget:
ProjectlAccount Balance: Date:_
Account Number:
Project Phase:
Appropriation Required - Yes_ No_
TED:
W. Morrison, City Manager
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Budget:
Date: May 13, 1997
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
�r EDI SON
An EDISON INTERNATIONAL"' Company
May 5, 1997
The Honorable Sandra Jacobs
Mayor of the City of El Segundo
350 Main Street
El Segundo, CA 90245 -0989
Dear Mayor Jacobs:
Stephen E. Frank
President and
Chief Operating Officer
I have recently had the opportunity to review the ongoing dialogue
between your City staff and our Company regarding the City's Utility Users' Tax
(UUT) ordinance and its application to the natural gas used at our El Segundo
Generating Station.
I would like to reaffirm and clarify Edison's position on this issue, in hopes
that we might be able to work together for an equitable resolution.
As I'm sure you are aware, Edison opposes the imposition of a UUT on
the gas used at our Generating Station and has requested that the City Council
reinstate the UUT exemption for this unique case. To briefly recount our
position:
Levy of any tax on gas used in the generation of electricity represents an
inequitable double taxation, since energy used to produce the electricity
(in the form of natural gas) would be taxed when consumed by the station
and the product of the gas (electricity) then taxed again when used by our
customers.
Edison intends to divest all of its gas fired generating stations in 1997
(including the El Segundo Station) by way of an auction process. By law,
Edison must disclose to potential buyers that a UUT on station gas use is
imminent. This disclosure is expected to diminish the market value of the
property. Our estimate of that devaluation is $14,000,000 to $16,000,000.
P. O. Box 800
2244 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead. CA 41770 0 210
Mayor Sandra Jacobs
May 5, 1997
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As you know, this reduction in the property value will, in turn, permanently
reduce the property tax base available to the City. The devaluation of the
plant will also unnecessarily increase the amount of Competition
Transition Charge (CTC) which must be collected from all electric
customers, including those in the City.
Should a UUT be imposed on the gas used at Edison's El Segundo
Generating Station, Edison intends to surcharge all customers in the City
of El Segundo an amount, based on consumption, sufficient to recover the
entire UUT and the reasonable costs of implementing it. The California
Public Utilities Commission, in Resolution E -3143, has specifically
addressed the El Segundo situation and supports the use of a surcharge
on customers within the City.
I would also note the following facts about our relationship with the City:
• Edison calculates and collects UUT on behalf of the City and provides
ongoing audits to ensure the UUT is applied to all appropriate accounts
under the City's ordinance, all at no cost to the City.
• No city where Edison's fossil -fuel generating stations are located imposes
UUT on gas used by Edison to generate electricity.
• Edison already pays a very significant fee ($661,832.80 in 1997) under its
franchise with the City each year. This franchise payment alone is
substantially in excess of what most businesses pay in local taxes.
• Edison also pays a sizable annual business license tax to the City. The
levy of a business license tax on a firm already paying an annual
franchise fee discriminates against us as holders of municipal franchises.
I believe that all of these problems, inequities and consequences could be
avoided by the reinstatement of the exemption from the UUT for natural gas
used at the Generating Station. Edison requested a prominent law firm with
recognized municipal tax expertise to consider the City Council's authority to
reinstate the exemption. It is their view that notwithstanding the adoption of
Measures H & I by the electorate, the City Council has the power to reinstate the
exemption on its own initiative. We would be happy to work with you to obtain a
written opinion to that effect if it would enable you to proceed with reinstating our
exemption.
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Mayor Sandra Jacobs
May 5, 1997
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Edison and the City of El Segundo have enjoyed a very long and
productive history of cooperation. We look forward to many more years of
working together for the common good of your citizens and our valued
customers. We sincerely urge the City to reconsider its position on this important
issue.
Very truly yours,
Stephen E. Frank
cc: Ms. Nancy Wemick, Mayor Pro Tem
Ms. Jane Friedkin, Councilmember
Mr. Liam Weston Councilmember
Mr. Mike Gordon, Councilmember
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May 20, 1997 City Council Agenda Item under "New Business - City Manager"
Agreements with Chevron U.S.A. and AlliedSignal for right -of -way donations
and reimbursement to Chevron and AlliedSignal for their costs to relocate existing
facilities within the property to be donated to Caltrans for the Sepulveda
Boulevard Widening, Project.
Recommendation - Approve agreements and authorize the Mayor to execute
the agreements on behalf of the City.
This item has been agendized, but depending on the outcome of a meeting being held (late
afternoon on May 15, 1997) after posting of the agenda, a report and copies of the
Agreement will be provided to Council and for public viewing prior to the May 20, 1997
Council meeting.
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EL SEGUNDO CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: May 20, 1997
AGENDA ITEM STATEMENT AGENDA HEADING: Councilwoman Jane Friedkin
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
The City of El Segundo's participation in regional and subregional organizations.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: Discussion and possible action.
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: The attached matrix reflects the regional and subregional organizations
that the City presently participates in and includes the time spent by members of the Council, as well as staff, and
comments. As the City approaches the '97/98 budget, the level of Council and Staff support provided these
organizations needs to be identified. The purpose for my wanting to identify these activities is to allow the Council
the opportunity to concentrate efforts in those activities that best benefit the City.
DISCUSSION:
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: Matrix
("abbreviations: D - Delegate; V - Volunteer; A - Alternate)
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
ORIGINATED:
Councilwoman Jane Friedkin
Date: May 14,1997
REVIEWED BY: Date: May 14, 1997
James W. Morrison, City Manager
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CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
PAYMENTS BY WIRE TRANSFER
04124/97 THROUGH 05/13/97
Date Payee Amount Description
5/5/97 IRS 131,028.27 Federal Payroll Taxes P/R # 22
5/5/97 Emp. Dev. Dept. 23,634.89 State Payroll Taxes P/R # 22
5/12/97 WBMWD 783,973.30 March water purchase
5/12/97 Federal Reserve 400.00 Employee bonds P/R # 22
Total by Wire: 939,036.46
DATE OF RATIFICATION: 05120197 TOTAL PAYMENTS BY 1MRE: 939,036.46
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Information on actual expenditures is available in the City Treasurer's Office of the City of El Segundo.
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City of El Segundo
INTER- DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE
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James W. Morrison, Cit Mana e
Tim Grimmond,
Boy Scout Box Derby - July 12, 1997
May 12, 1997
The El Segundo Cub Scouts has for a number of years held a soap box derby and again
are requesting the use of Grand Avenue for this event on Saturday, July 12, 1997. They
ask that Grand Avenue be closed between Sheldon Street and Eucalyptus Drive, from
12:00 P.M. to approximately 5:00 P.M. Although the Cub Scouts organized the event, all
youth groups, grade 1 -5 are invited to participate.
The El Segundo Cub Scouts will provide liability insurance approved by the City Attorney
to protect the City, its officers and agents from liability resulting from the event.
The police department will provide the service of one motor officer, one cadet, R.S.V.P.s
and Explorers. Compensation will be at overtime for the motors and straight time for the
cadet.
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Police:
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(5.0 HOUR SHIFT)
One motor officer $217.80
One cadet $ 74.25
$100.00
Total $392.05
Lacy G. Cook
615 Eucalyptus Drive
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 322 -1513
April 29, 1997
Dear El Segundo City Council,
El Segundo Cub Scout Pack 968C, in conjunction with Pacifica District BSA,
requests the use of Grand Avenue from Arena to Eucalyptus on July 12, 1997 for
the Cub Adventure Soapbox Derby Race from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 P.M.
Since this is an annual event, you have our previous requests on file. We are
requesting the assistance of the El Segundo Police Department for traffic control
and that you inform the RTD Bus Lines. In addition, we will need to use the
barricades from the Water Department and have them dropped off the day before
the race as in the past.
Please inform me when this matter will appear on the City Council agenda.
Sincerely,
Lacy G. Cook
Cubmaster Pack 968C
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CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
INTEROFFICE CORRESPONDENCE
Honorable Mayor, Members of Council
Jim Fauk, Director of Recreation and ParksQ
Eunice Kramer, Director of Finance (/ `
WA Bus Pass Subsidy
May 20, 1997
Jim Morrison, City Manager
This memo will provide some additional information concerning the WA Bus Pass alternative locations
should the Council decide to discontinue the Current Subsidy Program.
Ralph's Market at 121 West Grand Avenue in Downtown El Segundo sells all bus passes offered by MTA.
In addition, residents may use Dial -A -Ride services within the City to acquire the monthly pass. (322-
4362)
When the program was initially established, the Senior and Handicapped passes were $7 and the City
provided a $3 subsidy. Student passes were priced higher accordingly. While the MTA prices have
increased significantly, this program has continued to sell the passes at $4, thus increasing the subsidy
provided with Transit funds from $3 initially to the amounts shown below:
No. of Passes Cost City
Sold in May Unsubsidized Subsidy
Jr. High 2 $16 $12
Sr. High 11 20 16
Collegelvocational 1 30 26
Senior Citizens 61 12 8
Handicapped
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No information is available on how many of these passes are sold to residents because our research
indicates that there has been no policy to check for residency, and the City staff only site verifies the
identification. No photocopy records are maintained with proof of identification.
Lastly, although the budget message indicates the staff recommendation to discontinue this program
effective July 1, 1997, page X -12 inadvertently included the budget estimate at the same level as is
currently estimated for FY96 -97, $11,000 and the proposed column should read $ -0-.
If you have any further questions, we are available to respond at tonight's Council meeting.
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City of El Segundo
El Segundo, California
Donald L. Thomas, CPA (Retired)
V.C. Smith, Jr., CPA
Jerry D. Bigbie, CM
Richard A. legman, CI'A
In connection with our audit of the City's financial statements for the year ending June 30, 1997,
1r we have completed our quarterly review of Investment Policies and Transactions for the months
of October, November and December, 1996. Our review consisted of the procedures
summarized below.
1) We reviewed the City's Investment Policy and Minutes of City Council meetings
Lto determine whether it was reviewed /adopted at a public meeting annually and
that it establishes safety, liquidity and yield in order as priority objectives.
2) We reviewed the City's Investment Policy to determine whether it limited reverse
repurchase agreements to 20% of the base portfolio and prohibited inverse
floaters, range notes, interest only strips derived from CMO's.
3) We reviewed the monthly investment reports to determine they included: type of
investment; issuer; maturity; par and dollar amount invested; market value and
source of valuation (for all investments except LAIF, FDIC insured accounts or
other accounts managed by another local government agency) and a statement
from the City's treasurer as to the City's compliance with its adopted investment
policy.
4) We reviewed the monthly investment reports to determine they included a
statement from the City's treasurer regarding the City's ability to meet the next
6 month's budgeted expenditures.
5) We reviewed the minutes of City Council meetings to determine if the prior
quarter's monthly investment reports were presented to the City Council within
30 days of the end of the month.
6) We selected 15 investments held as of the date of the quarterly investment report
and compared them to the maximum maturity limit and portfolio percentage limits
included in the current government code section 53601 and the City's investment
policy.
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7) For the investments selected in step 6 above, we matched the information
reported (including market value) in the monthly investment reports to supporting
documentation.
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8) We judgementally selected 10 investment transactions (buy, sell, maturity)
reflected in the monthly investment reports and matched the reported information
to purchase or sales confirmations, bank statements and third party custodian
receipts or reports.
The above procedures constitute only a portion of our audit procedures in connection with our
examination of the financial statements for the year ending June 30, 1997. Accordingly, this
summary should not be considered an opinion on the financial statements of the City taken as
a whole. Also, these procedures do not constitute an audit opinion of the system of internal
controls in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. Had we performed additional procedures, other matters might have come to our
attention that would have been reported to you. This report relates only to the accounts and
items specified and does not extend to the financial statements of the City, taken as a whole.
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The management of the City is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of internal
accounting control. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are
rr, required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of control procedures. The objective
of a system is to provide management with reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that assets
are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, and that transactions are
executed in accordance with management's authorization and recorded properly to permit the
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Because of inherent limitations in any system of internal accounting control, errors or
irregularities may occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of the system
to future periods is subject to the risk that procedures may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the procedures may deteriorate.
Our procedures disclosed instances of noncompliance with the Government Code and City's
Investment Policy which are described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned
a" Costs and Status of Prior Findings.
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This report is restricted to use by the City Council and management, and should not be used for
any other purpose.
We wish to thank the City staff for their consideration and assistance during the performance
of the quarterly review.
April 8, 1997
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SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
December 31, 1996
V For the quarter ending December 31, 1996, there were no findings or questioned costs except
for those matters which remained unresolved from the prior quarter. Those items are mentioned
in the attached Status of Prior Findings.
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STATUS OF PRIOR FINDINGS
June 30, 1996
A) Submission of Investment Rep.Qrts
Finding:
Section 53646 (b)(1) of the Government Code states that the treasurer or chief
fiscal officer shall submit an investment report within 30 days of the end of the
quarter covered by the report. Section 14.0 of the City's Investment Policy states
that the City Treasurer must file an investment report with the City Manager and
the City Council on a monthly basis. After reading the minutes and speaking
with City staff we determined that the City Treasurer did not present investment
u„ reports to the City Manager and the City Council within 30 days of the end of the
quarter or the month covered by the report as required by the Government Code
and Investment Policy.
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Recommendation:
�+ We recommend the City Treasurer submit the investment report within 30 days
of the end of the month covered by the report as required by the more stringent
Investment Policy, thus complying with the Government Code.
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The City Treasurer concurs and will begin submitting the investment reports
within 30 days as required by the Government Code and the Investment Policy.
For the months covered by this report, the City Treasurer did submit the
investment reports within 30 days of the end of the quarter or the month covered
by the report as required by the Government Code and Investment Policy.
B) Establishing Written Procedures for the Operation of the Investment Program
Finding.
During our review of the Investment Policy, we noted that the City Treasurer has
not established written procedures for the operating of the investment program
consistent with the Investment Policy as stated in Section 5.0 of the City's
Investment Policy. These procedures are to refer to safekeeping, wire transfers,
collateral /depository agreements, banking service contracts, delegation of
authority to persons responsible for investment transactions and shall establish a
■ system of controls to regulate the activities of subordinates officials.
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STATUS OF PRIOR FINDINGS
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B) Establishing Written Procedures for the Operation of the Investment Program
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We recommend the City Treasurer develop a set of written procedures that will
ensure the investment program is functioning consistently with the City's
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Investment Policy.
Response:
The City Treasurer concurs and is currently developing written procedures to
ensure that the investment program is functioning consistently with the City's
Investment Policy.
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which are maintained in the City Treasurer's office.
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C) Establishing Internal Control Procedures over Investment Activities
In Finding:
Section 12.0 of the Investment Policy indicates that an annual process of
in independent review by an external auditor will provide internal control over
investment activities. Internal control is a process whereby the daily practices of
individuals working with an element establish and reinforce the control. An
"' independent external review can only point to problems in the process. It cannot
be the process itself. It appears that Section 12.0 is implying that the City will
exercise no control over investment activities and that the (once a year)
independent external review is the internal control. In many cases, the
independent external review is after the fact.
Recommendation:
MM We recommend that the City consider revising Section 12.0 of the Investment
Policy.
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The City Treasurer concurs and is considering revising Section 12.0 of the
Investment Policy.
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June 30, 1996
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C) Establishing Internal Control Procedures over Investment Activities - Continued
Status:
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the City Council to adopt which contains revisions that address the finding above.
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D) Ci y, Treasurer Investment Reports
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Section 53646 (b)(3) of the Government Code states that the City Treasurer's
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meet its expenditure requirements for the next six months (or provide an
explanation as to why sufficient money may not be available). The current
•• Investment Report provides a statement that the City can meet only the next
month's estimated expenditures. Additionally, we noted that the correct market
valuation of certain investments and the source of such valuation was not included
+r in the investment report as required by Section 53646 (b)(1) of the Government
Code. Furthermore, the Investment Report does not provide for a statement by
the City Treasurer that the City's investment portfolio complies with the City's
Investment Policy, or in such an instance that the City's investment portfolio is
not in compliance with the City's Investment Policy.
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In order to comply with the aforementioned sections of the Government Code, we
recommend that the City Treasurer consider revising the Monthly Investment
Report which is submitted to the City Manager and City Council.
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The City Treasurer concurs and is in the process of revising the Monthly
Investment Report.
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For the months covered by this report, the City Treasurer had revised the
,,. Investment Reports to comply with the Government Code as mentioned above.
Also, Investment Reports did note the source of market valuation of the City's
investments.
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STATUS OF PRIOR FINDINGS
June 30, 1996
E) Safekeeping and Custody of Securities
Finding:
Section 9.0 of the Investment Policy provides that all securities will be held by
a third party custodian. Currently, the City has two certain securities in its vault.
` Recommendation:
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We suggest that either the City Treasurer put these securities in the safekeeping
of a third party custodian or revise the City's Investment Policy to exclude these
types of securities from this requirement under Section 9.0.
Response:
The City Treasurer concurs and is considering modifying Section 9.0 of the
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On April 1, 1997, the City Treasurer submitted the revised Investment Policy to
the City Council to adopt which contains revisions that address the finding above.
F) Investment Policy Deficiencies
Finding:
Section 12.0 of the revised Investment Policy has some revisions that are not
necessarily applicable to the City. Government Code Sections 27133 and 27134
pertain mainly to the County Treasurer, and Government Code Section 16481.2
relates to the State Treasurer. Furthermore, it appears that this section of the
Investment Policy remains a little unclear as to the role of the City Treasurer
and /or the City itself in relation to the above Government Code Sections.
Recommendation:
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City pertaining to Section 12.0, we recommend that the City Treasurer review
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F) Investment Policy Deficiencies - Continued
Response:
The City Treasurer concurs and is considering revising Section 12.0 of the
Investment Policy in regards to these Government Code Sections.
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