City Council Meeting 9-13-05
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Staff
Subject: An
Interim Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Santa Monica Extending And
Adjusting The Modifications To Fence, Wall And Hedge Standards, Including
Changes To The Hedge Definition, Allowable Hedge Heights, Defined Front Yard
Area, Front Yard Ornamental Structures, Front Yard Safety Guardrails, And
Terraced Walls; Grandparenting Existing Nonconforming Hedges, Fences And Walls,
And Establishing Administrative And Discretionary Height Modification
Procedures
Introduction
At its meeting
on August 9, 2005, the City Council introduced for first reading an interim
ordinance extending and adjusting the modifications to fence, wall and hedge
standards, including changes to the hedge definition, allowable hedge heights,
defined front yard area, front yard ornamental structures, front yard safety
guardrails, and terraced walls; grandparenting existing nonconforming hedges,
fences and walls, and establishing administrative and discretionary height
modification procedures. The Ordinance
is now presented to the City Council for adoption.
Recommendation
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
ordinance be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Marsha Jones Moutrie, City Attorney
ATTACHMENT: ORDINANCE