Agenda - City of Santa Monica

CA:f\atty\muni\laws\barry\1318 2 nd Street Development Agreement
City Council Meeting 05-14-13
Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER __________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND 1320 2 ND STREET, LLC.,
A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
WHEREAS, 1320 2 nd Street, LLC, a California limited liability corporation
(“Developer”) is the owner of property located at 1318-1324 2 nd Street; and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2012, Developer submitted an application for a
development agreement for a new mixed-use development project involving the
construction of a 4-story building consisting of 53 residential units and approximately
6,700 square feet of ground floor neighborhood serving commercial space with a twolevel
subterranean parking; and
WHEREAS, this project is an i nfill project exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Section 21159; and
WHEREAS, the development agreement is consistent with the General Plan,
as summarized below, and as detailed in the accompanying City Council staff report
prepared for this proposed project and the exhibits thereto, incorporated herein by
reference, including, but not limited to:
(a) Consistent with LUCE Policy D7.1 of the Downtown District, the proposed
mixed-use project balances a broad mix of uses that creates dynamic activity in both
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