ORDINANCE 1569 ORDINANCE NO. 1569
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE
SECTIONS 15-5D-2, 15-5D-3 AND 15-5D-5, MODIFYING PERMITTED
USES, PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND CONDITIONALLY
PERMITTED USES IN THE CORPORATE OFFICE (CO) ZONE.
(Environmental Assessment No. 1218 and
Zone Text Amendment No. 18-01)
The City Council of the city of EI Segundo does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: The Council finds and declares as follows:
A. On February 14, 2018, Marcos A. Ned initiated the process to amend Title 15 of
the Municipal Code in order to allow dry cleaners in the Corporate Office (CO)
Zone;
B. The project applications were reviewed by the City's Planning and Building Safety
Department for, in part, consistency with the General Plan and conformity with the
EI Segundo Municipal Code (ESMC);
C. The City reviewed the project's environmental impacts under the California
Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.,
"CEQA") and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of
Regulations §§ 15000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines");
D. On May 24, 2018, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to receive public
testimony and other evidence regarding the application including information
provided by city staff, and adopted PC Resolution No. 2836 recommending that
the City Council approve the proposed amendments;
E. On June 19, 2018, the City Council held a public hearing and considered the
information provided by City staff and public testimony regarding this Ordinance;
and,
F. This Ordinance and its findings are made based upon the entire administrative
record including testimony and evidence presented to the City Council at its June
19, 2018 public hearing and the staff report submitted by the Planning and Building
Safety Department.
SECTION 2: General Plan Amendment. As required under Government Code § 65860,
the ESMC amendments proposed by the Ordinance, and the proposed development
project are consistent with the EI Segundo General Plan, because concurrently with this
Ordinance, the City Council is also considering a General Plan Amendment No. 18-01.
That Resolution amends the General Plan as follows:
A. An amendment to the text in the "Land Use Designations — Commercial
Designations, Corporate Office" subsection of the Land Use Element to
include Office-worker oriented service uses.
B. An amendment to the text in the "Proposed Land Use — Northeast
Quadrant" subsection of the Land Use Element, to include Office-worker
oriented service uses.
SECTION 3: Zone Text Amendment Findings. In accordance with ESMC § 15-26-6 and
based on the findings set forth herein, the proposed Zone Text Amendment is consistent
with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan as follows:
A. The amendments are consistent with the purpose of the ESMC, which is to
serve the public health, safety, and general welfare and to provide the
economic and social advantages resulting from an orderly planned use of
land resources.
B. The amendments are consistent with the purpose of the Corporate Office
(CO) Zone in that it expands the allowable uses by including service uses
that are supportive to office workers and complimentary to other allowable
uses in the CO Zone.
C, The amendments are necessary to facilitate new uses that are office
worker-oriented and compatible with surrounding properties and uses in the
CO Zone.
SECTION 4: General Plan Findings. As required under Government Code § 65454 the
proposed amendments are consistent with the City's General Plan goals and policies in
that the amendments are in the public interest, and there will be a community benefit
resulting from the amendments.
A. Goal LU-1: Maintain EI Segundo's "small town" atmosphere, and provide an
attractive place to live and work.
The proposed amendments will provide greater opportunities in the CO zone
by including service uses that are supportive to office workers; complimentary
to the allowable uses in the CO Zone; provides and promotes bicycles as an
alternative to automobiles as a mode of mobility; and eliminates freight
forwarding as the use is not consistent with the purpose and intent of the CO
Zone.
B. Objective LU44: Provide areas where development has the flexibility to mix
uses, in an effort to provide synergistic relationships which have the potential
to maximize economic benefit, reduce traffic impacts, and encourage
pedestrian environments.
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The provision of Office worker-oriented services expands the mix of uses by
including service uses that are supportive to other businesses, thereby
maximizing economic benefit in the CO Zone. Further, allowing bike stations
encourages mobility alternatives to create a more pedestrian-friendly
environment. Lastly, eliminating freight forwarding uses reduces the traffic
impacts caused by large vehicles that are used to transport goods that are
associated with freight forwarding operations.
SECTION 5: Environmental Assessment. The City Council makes the following
environmental findings:
A. Due to the facts contained in Section 2, the proposed project was analyzed for
its environmental impacts under CEQA. The City prepared an Initial Study of
Environmental Impacts (IS) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines and a Negative
Declaration (ND) of Environmental Impacts is proposed for this project.
B. The draft IS/ND concluded the project will either not create or result in, or will
have less than significant impacts to: aesthetics; agriculture and forestry
resources; air quality; geology/soils; greenhouse gas emissions;
hazards/hazardous materials; hydrology/water quality; land use; mineral
resources; noise; population and housing; public services; recreation;
biological resources; cultural resources; transportation/traffic; and, utilities.
C. Accordingly, based upon the evidence presented to the Planning Commission,
the City need not prepare an environmental impact report for the proposed
project.
SECTION 6: ESMC §15-5D-2 (Permitted Uses) is amended to read as follows
(strikethre unh is language deleted, and .V ru _ rN%o. is language added):
15-5D-2: PERMITTED USES:
The following uses are permitted in the CO Zone:
A. Daycare centers.
B. Fitness centers.
C. General offices.
D. Medical-dental offices.
E. Public uses, including, but not limited to, fire and police stations, post offices and
libraries.
F. Recreational facilities (public and private).
G. Research and development uses, located east of Pacific Coast High +
S,epu4vefJa-BeWev,ar-d only.
H. Restaurants and cafes.
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SECTION 7: ESIVIC Section 15-5D-3 (Permitted Accessory Uses) is amended to read as
follows:
15-513-3: PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES:
A. Any use customarily incidental to a permitted use.
B. Cafes Bike-share_d.ockina statiot 1.
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C. Drive-through or walk-up services, including financial operations, but excluding
drive-through restaurants.
D. Lim-ited_s4ppe � ses,.-Open storage of commodities sold or utilized
on the premises.
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SECTION 8: ESIVIC Section 15-5D-4 (Uses Subject to Administrative Use Permit) is
amended to read as follows:
15-5D-4: USES SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT:
A. The off-site sale of alcohol at limited support service retail establishments as an
accessory use.
B. The on-site sale and consumption of alcohol at restaurants, drive-through
restaurants, and delicatessens.
C. Such uses a th Director deems to be 5-imilar and not mor
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SECTION 9: ESMC Section 15-5D-5 (Uses Subject to Conditional Use Permit) is
amended to read as follows:
15-5D-5: USES SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT:
A. Drive-through restaurants, except properties located west of Pacific CQ, . t
Hig,b y„rSe el eda”-Bou4vaf-d where drive-through restaurants are prohibited.
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BC. Helicopter landing facilities subject to the provisions of section 15-2-13 of this title.
CD. Hotels-and motels, except properties located west of Pacific Coa . jghm ,y
Sepu-lveda, and east of Aviation Boulevards where hotels and motels are
prohibited.
D€. Museums.
E . On site sale and consumption of alcohol at bars.
FG. Outdoor dining areas for restaurants, except cafes, that are larger than two
hURdFed (2004 square feet.
GH. Service stations, if a fi"u 500J- Qo.L! minimum distance from any
residential zoned property is provided. This distance criteria does not apply to
properties east of P.mmp.fic Coast Hia � pulve ul d.
H_f. Other similar uses approved by the Director, as provided by chapter 22 of this
title.
SECTION 10: CONSTRUCTION. This ordinance must be broadly construed in order to
achieve the purposes stated in this ordinance. It is the City Council's intent that the
provisions of this ordinance be interpreted or implemented by the City and others in a
manner that facilitates the purposes set forth in this ordinance.
SECTION 11: VALIDITY OF PREVIOUS CODE SECTIONS. If this entire ordinance or its
application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, any repeal or
amendment of the ESMC or other city ordinance by this ordinance will be rendered void
and cause such previous ESMC provision or other ordinance to remain in full force and
effect for all purposes.
SECTION 12: SEVERABILITY. If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the city council intends that such invalidity will
not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end,
the provisions of this Ordinance are severable..
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SECTION 13: The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City of EI Segundo's book of original
ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and,
within 15 days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be published
or posted in accordance with California law.
SECTION 14: This Ordinance will become effective on the 31 st day following its passage
and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED ORDINANCE No. 1569 this 25th day of June,
2018.
Drew Bora-Mayor
ATTEST:
(Al
Tracy Weal City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark D. Hensley, C' ttorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of EI Segundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 1569 was duly introduced by said City Council at a regular meeting held
on the 19th day of June 2018, and was duly passed and adopted by said City Council,
approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 25th day of June, 2018, and the same was so passed
and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Boyles, Mayor Pro Tem Pirsztuk, Council Member Pimentel, and
Council Member Nicol
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Brann
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this " day of August,
2018.
b"W' , Ua
Tra Weaver, City Clerk
of the City of EI Segundo,
California