Agenda - City of Santa Monica

1.9 “Floor Area Ratio" and FAR” means floor area ratio as defined in
Sections 9.04.02.030.320 and 9.04.08.15.060(a)(2) of the Zoning Ordinance and Section
3(f) of Interim Ordinance No. 2417.
1.10 “Including” means “including, but not limited to.”
1.11 "LEED® Rating System" means the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System for New Construction &
Major Renovations, adopted by the U.S. Green Building Council in effect at the time of
ARB approval. An alternate version of the rating system or an alternate rating system
may be used with approval of the City’s Planning Director.
1.12 “Legal Action” means any action in law or equity.
1.13 “Low Income Studio Units” means studio units set aside for low income
households as defined by Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.56.020
1.14 “Maximum Floor Area” means 46,421 square feet of floor area.
1.15 “Ministerial Approvals” mean any action which merely requires the City
(including any board, commission, or department of the City and any officer or employee
of the City), in the process of approving or disapproving a permit or other entitlement, to
determine whether there has been compliance with applicable statutes, ordinances,
regulations, or conditions of approval.
1.16 “Parties” mean both the City and Developer and “Party” means either
the City or Developer, as applicable.
1.17 “Planning Director” means the Planning Director of the City of Santa
Monica, or his or her designee.
1.18 “Project Plans” mean the plans for the Project that are attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit “B.”
1.19 “Very-Low Income One-Bedroom Units” means one-bedroom units set
aside for very-low income households as defined by Santa Monica Municipal Code
Section 9.56.020.
1.20 “Zoning Ordinance” means the City of Santa Monica Comprehensive
Land Use and Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 9.04 of the SMMC), and any applicable
Interim Zoning Ordinance, as the same are in effect on the Effective Date, is set forth in
its entirety as part of Exhibit “E” (Planning and Zoning).
ARTICLE 2
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
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