Item 6-C

Council Mtg: 7/8/97                          Santa Monica, CA

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff

SUBJECT:  Certification of Statement of Official Action for
          Appeal of the Approval of Final Mitigated Negative
          Declaration (IS 96-004); Text Amendment (TA 97-001);
          Variance (VAR 95-015); Conditional Use Permit (CUP 97-002) and Development Review (DR 95-002) to permit
          construction of a 66-unit senior housing project and a
          public parking structure located at 1136-1144 Fourth
          Street.

INTRODUCTION
This report transmits for City Council certification the
Statement of Official Action for denial of two appeals of
Planning Commission approval of a proposed 66-unit senior housing
project/public parking structure located at 1136-1144 Fourth
Street.  The Planning Commission approval involved the following 
actions:
o    Approval of the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration;

o    Approval of a variance to permit structural encroachments
     into the sideyard setback and to permit parcel coverage in
     excess of 50% (56.1% proposed); 

o    Approval of a Conditional Use Permit to permit a parking
     structure within the "A"
     Off-Street Parking Overlay District with one above-ground
     level and one below- ground level parking level; and  

o    Approval of a Development Review Permit  to permit a 66-unit, 46,857 square foot senior housing project and public
     parking structure in the NWR3A District. 

Additionally, the Planning Commission, in approving the project,
recommended that the Council approve a zoning ordinance text
amendment for the "A" Off-street Parking Overlay District
development standards to allow access to parking located within a
required sideyard adjacent to a commercially-zoned parcel and to
allow above-ground level parking structures with approval of a
conditional use permit.  

On May 6, 1997, the Council denied the appeals and upheld the
Planning Commission action, approved the Final Mitigated Negative
Declaration  and introduced for First Reading an Ordinance
amending the Santa Monica Municipal Code regarding the "A" Off-Street Parking Overlay District development standards to allow
access to parking located within a required side yard adjacent to
a commercially-zoned parcel and to allow above-ground level
parking structures with approval of a conditional use permit. The
Council approval  is based on the findings and conditions
contained in the attached Statement of Official Action.

BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
The recommendation presented in this report does not have any
budget or financial impact.

RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Council approve the
attached Statement of Official Action.

Attachments are available at the the City of Santa Monica City
Clerk's Office or at any of the Santa Monica Public Libraries

Prepared by:   Karen Ginsberg, Planning Manager
               David Martin, Acting Senior Planner
               Susan Healy Keene, Associate Planner
               City Planning Division
               Planning and Community Development Department