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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/20/83t April 15, 1983 Honorable Mayor and Members City Council Workshc;a of the City Council April 20, 1983 Amending Zoning Code by Redefining/Defining the Terms Hotel, Motel, Boarding House, Lodging and Rooming House, and by Determining the Appropriate Zones for These Uses At the City Council meeting of March 8, 1983, the Council decided that this item would progress with greater efficiency if the City Council were to gather for a workshop session on this issue. At the March 8, 1983 meeting, the City Council indicated concern over the following items: I. Will the new definition of Hotel adversely effect small scale future development? In FY81-82, the five existing Hotels/Motels (combined) contributed $18,602.87 (attachment 1) in the form of occupancy tax. By contrast, one project (proposed and rather large) in Manhattan Beach will yield in transient tax (at 7.5;e vs. 5% for us) $409,000 for the first year of operation. See attachment II. So, yes, the new definition of Hotel will tend to dis- courage small scale projects. II. Since Hotels often involve large assemblages of people, is it appropriate for them to be required to secure a conditional use permit? The additional step and the uncertainty (for the developer•` that it may create are both inconsistent with the current effort to encourage larger scale developments. III. It seems that kitchen facilities are being permitted in res.- dential zones (boarding, lodging and rooming house) and,.i_;- couraged in commercial zones (Hotel and Motel). Actually the opposite is being proposed. As being define: a boarding house, rooming/lodging house are permitted in R-3 zones only (with a CUP). None of these are permitted to have kitchens. A boarding house is defined as consist- ing of a room with meals provided, whereas rooming, lodzin house entail a room with no meals. Hotels, as being defined, allow for one kitchen unit for each ten units. Kitchen facilities in hotels are being suggested so as to better accommodate the type of trav- eler who prefers to remain in his suite. Motels, as being defined, allow for one kitchen unit for each five units. This more liberal ratio is being suggested because motels have a propensity to attract automobile V City Council Workshop - April 20, 1983 Amending Zoning Code by Redefining/Defining the Terms Hotel, Motel, Boarding House, Lodging and Rooming House, and by Determining the Appropriate Zones for These Uses Page 2 travelers who often are the family on vacation type with a preference for cooking facilities. IV. Will the new definitions affect existing businesses; will it make them legal non -conforming? Of the five existing Hotel/Motels, four would take on legal non -conforming status - the Sea Sprite (located in a C-1 zone) is currently operating as a non -conform- ing use. But then so are all the "Bars" and skateboard shops along the Strand and Pier Avenue; these uses are currently per- mitted only in C-3 zones. Yet all these businesses thrive, non -conforming status notwithstanding. Furthermore, the new definitions are intended to dis- courage the manifestation of uses which are deleterious to the safety and economic well being of the community. Attached is the proposed ordinance which has been corrected to include provision (Section 5) for Hotels in C-2 zones. QMaw, T44 Greg ry ./Meyer. City Manager ARM/ld � 4R_ n Alf re R. Mercado, PlanningAl'de Pamela. Sape to Planning Di ector IN SMA �I M - I 9 1. E I THE KLEMP COMPANY PROPOSED 400 -ROOM HOTEL MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIFORNIA TABLE 3 EARNED AND DISBURSED REVENUES TO THE CITY OF MANHATTAN BEACH CATEGORY Year 1 1984 Year 2 1985 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Transient Occupancy Tax 1986 1987 1988 (7.5% of Room Revenues $.409,000 $710,000 $817,000 $937,000 $1,033,000 Current Rent Disburse- ments Accrued Rent 33,000 307,0001 33,000 613,000 757,000 834,000 544,000 48,000 0 9 Current Annual Earned Revenues $749,000 $1,287,000 $1,478,000 $1,694,000 $1,867,000 Less: Accrued Rent But Not Paid ($307,000) ($ 544,000) ($ 48,000) 0 Plus: Deferred Rent Paidl 0 0 Disbursed Revenues to City $442,000 $ 743,000 0 $1,430,000 $ 150,000 $1,844,000 $ 257,000 $2,124,000 IDeferred rent paid to City is based on a 20/80 split after debt service and current of cash flaw to development rent payments. �.DaI:hLl March 2, 1983 Honorable Mayor and Members Regular Meeting_of of the City Council March 8, 1983 AMENDING THE ZONING CODE BY REDEFINING/DEFINING THE TERMS HOTEL, HOTEL, BOARDING HOUSE & LODGING HOUSE & BY DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE ZONES FOR THESE USES Recommendation That the City Council review the attached ordinance which amends Articles 2 and 11.5 of the City Zoning Code by redefining/defining Hotel, Motel, Boarding House and Rooming/Lodging House, and also amends Articles 6, 10 and 11.5 affecting the zones in which these uses are permitted, and that the City Council direct staff to prepare an ordinance to implement the suggested alternatives if the Council agrees with them. Finally, to return this item to the Planning Com- mission to consider changes to Planning Commission recommendations. Background Presently, the Zoning Code defines both hotel and motel, but does not distinguish between the two. Furthermore, the Zoning Code does not define a boarding house, rooming house or lodging house yet it does permit these uses in commercial zones. On December 6, 1982 the BZA considered this project and determined it would not have a sig- nificant effect on the environment; provided that a conditional use permit be required for boarding houses and rooming/lodging houses in R-3 zones. BZA issued a negative declaration for this project. On January 4, 1983 the Planning Commission approved both definitions and proposed zones as presented to you ftt your regular meeting of Febr.;w:--_: 8, 1983, and requested that staff further address some ambiguities in its recommendation. Analysis The purpose here is to add clarity to the intent of the Zoning -Code and to discourage the manifestation of uses which, are deleterious to the safety and economic well-being of the community. The rationale for distinguishing between a hotel and a motel is bass: on the following four reasons: 1. Need to recognize the different parking demands for hotels and motels; more taxi utilization for hotels and more automobile use for motels. This has prompted our proposal to provide a sliding scale parking requirement for hotels. That is, the greater number of units, the fewer parking spaces required. 2: ifotels, as defined, will better accommodate all hour travelers from LAX, since hotels are being required to maintain a twenty- four hour lobby. _ 3. City's proximity to L. A. airport yields a favorable environment for larger scale projects which in turn yield greater revenues to the City. - Continued - City Council Meeting of March 8, 1083 Proposed Zoning Code Amendments Page 2 4. A few larger projects will require fewer municipal services, e.g., police and fire, than will numerous smaller scale projects scattered throughout the commercial corridors. Staff has provided definitions (Attachment I) along with a statement of where such uses are most appropriate (Attachment II). A hotel is being defined as providing six or more guest rooms on a temporary basis and with most, if not all, activity occurring within the structure. Furthermore a hotel shall have a minimum eight hundred square foot registration lobby manned twenty-four hours a day, and the management shall provide daily cleaning services. The Building Department has informed us that studies have indicated that there is an inverse relationship between the size cf a hotel and the amoun7 of parking it requires. Therefore, we propose that parking require- ments for hotels become less restrictive as the number of rooms in the hotel increases (see Section 5 of proposed ordinance). Kitchen facilities are proposed according to the following ratio: one kitchen unit for each ten units, inclusive of the managerial unit. Hotels are being proposed for the C-2 and C-3 zones in which they are currently permitted. Motels are defined as one or more buildings containing guest rooms for guest sleeping purposes on a temporary basis and with management providing daily cleaning services. Kitchen facilities are being proposed according to the following ratio: one kitchen unit for each five units, inclusive of the managerial unit. The design of motels, e.g., parking placement, is not being predetermined as to permit such facilities a greater opportunity to conform to more than one commercial zone. Consequently, motels are being proposed for C-2 and C-3 zones. They are currently allowed in C-3 zones only. Boarding houses are defined as not more than five guest rooms with meals included. Rooming house and lodging house are also defined as not having more than five guest rooms, but with no meals included. These types of uses are viewed as more compatible with the more densely populated and quicker paced R-3 zones. Such uses would require a conditional use permit. The impact that the new definitions of hotel and motel will have on existing businesses (see Chart A) is that all are excluded from the category of hotel since none mans a lobby 24 hours a day. Secondly, they are exelud,.,ci, as presently operating, from the definition of motel since none provides daily cleaning service to all units; .since not all units are rented on a daily basis. Furthermore, existin operating practices further remove these businesses from the defini- tion of a motel by the amount of cooking facilities provided; the exception here boin ifermosa Iiotel. Finally, the Sea Sprite located at 1016 Strand as in a C-1 zone, and therefore is presently a non- conforming use; irregardless of these new definitions. City Council Meeting of March 8, 1953 Proposed Zoning Code Amendments Page 3 Alternatives 1. One alternative would be to address the question, in the tonin- code now, of what to do when an applicantappears with more tnan 101. kitchens in a hotel or more -than 20% kitchens in a motel.. While these may not be considered appropriate to Hermosa Beacn, there is a doctrine in zoning law which holds that a city- with comprehensive ening must make some provision for evert- legitimate use. These uses could be defined as Residential Hotel and Residential hotel and could be restricted to Commercial Planned Developments only. This restriction would allow these uses to be built only in conjunction with a commercial develop- ment, and would limit the residential floor area to thirty -fire percent of the total floor area. Further, it is suggested that the parking requirement should be 1.5 to one (or even 1.75 to one); because the utilization of parking would occur_ somewhere between apartment house use and hotel/motel use. Iii case your Honorable Body believes that the question of Residential Hotels and Residential Motels should be addressed now, it is recommen:?e that the Following conditions to the Zoning Code be given favor..`,_` consideration: New definition reading, "Residential Hotel: A residential hole= shall conform to the definition of a hotel except that more than ten percent (10) of the rooms contain cooking facil- ities." New definition reading, "Residential Motel: A residential mote_ shall conform to the definition of a motel except that more than -twenty percent (20°a) of the rooms contain cooking facili ties." Add the following use to the C-2 and C-3 zones: "Residential hotels and Residential Motels, when such use is part of a Commercial Planned Development and conforms to the standards described in Article 8.5 of the Zoning Code. Add the following to Section 1152 on off-street parking: "(D) Residential Hotels and Two spaces for manager's Residential 'Motels apartment or office, plus one and one-half space for each rental unit. 2. A second alternative :vould be to wait for an applicant to apply: for more kitchen:i than are allowed in the proposed definitions of Ilotel and '.lore]_. The Planning Commission could then attempt to apply the clau6e under -each zone which provides for other uses by allowing, "Oilier similar enterprises or businesses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are not more obnoxious, hazardous or detrimental to the welfare of the par- ticular district than the enterprises or businesses herein in this secc;o- entlmerazt.'d The conmi6z ion could al= o . Lr-E7,:::ir - Continued - City Council Meeting of 'larch 8, 1983 Proposed Zoning Code Amendments Page 4 to condition their finding that the above clause applies; and such conditions could require a Commercial Planned Devel- opment, different parking standards, etc. This has the advantage of flexibility and the disadvantage of no written standards for equal application. Alfr&)d Mercado, Planning Aide Pamela japecto ` Planning Director Leland Alton Director of Building and Safety Concur: (34sz,,/ P'l GreloV.• Y. "leypr Cit,, Manager A�1.1 / 1 d ATTACHIIENT I Definitions: A. "Hotel" shal.,1 mean one or more r„i-1 di n¢s containinz six (6) Lor more guest rooms, with such rooms being designed, intended to be u. -sed or are used, rented or hired out as temporary or overnight accommodations for guests, with the requirement that daily services of linen change, towel change, soap change and eneral clean 34T) -be -provided by the management. Access is to be provided though a common entrance; the registration lobby is to be a minimum of eight hundred (800) square ff ,-n area and is to be manned on a twenty-four (24) hour alis. Kitchen facilities shall be permitted in hotels according to . the following ratio: one kitchen unit f -or each ten (10) units, inclusive of the managerial unit. This definition excludes jails, hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages, prisons, detention homes and similar buildings where human beings are housed and detained under legal restraint. B. ":Motel” shall mean one (1) or more buildings containing guest rooms where each room is used for guest sleeping purposes, with the requirement that daily services of linen change, towel change, soap change and general cleanup being provided by the management. Such facilities are designed, used or intended to be used, rented or hired out for temporary or overnight accommo- dations for guests and are offered to automobile tourists or transients. Kitchen facilities shall be permitted in motels according to the following xaatio _ one _(1) kitchen unit for each five_ tti- ief ua-inclusivothn L&ZaZgerial unit. C. "Boarding House" means a building with not more than five (5) guest rooms where lodging and meals are provided for compensatio::, for not more than ten (10) persons, but shall not include rest homes or convalescent homes or sanitariums, orphanages, detentio:: homes and buildings of similar uses. D. "Rooming House/Lodging House: means the same as -boarding house, but no meals shall be provided. ATTACHMENT II ..What should be allowed in respective zones: I. Hotel - is presently permitted in C-2 and C-3. These zones appear to be most appropriate. A major character- istic of a hotel is that it tends to operate in a central- ized manner, with most of its activity, including parking being internally realized. Consequently, hotels are viewed as possessing an adequate capacity to compliment both C-2 and C-3 zones. A sliding scale parking requirement is pro- posed for hotels (see Sec. 5 of proposed ordinance). II. Uxt-e-1- - is presently permitted in C-3 zones only. A motel is being defined as one or more buildings containing guest rooms/dwelling units, with the requirement that management provide daily cleaning services. `^ti•major distinguishing characteristic between a hotel and—motel (as herein described) is that the latter is not required to have an eight hundred (800) square foot lobby manned twenty-four (24) hours a day. The design of a motel is not being predetermined, e.g., location of parking so that proposed projects may have a greater opportunity to conform with more than one type of commercial environment. Consequently, motels are being proposed for C-2 and C-3 zones. III. Boarding house, Rooming house and Lodging house shall be per- mitted in R-3 zones. Such uses will tend to be long term; longer than two weeks and will blend in better with the ambience more commonly associated with the high density resi- dential corridors. That is, the typical tenant will have characteristics more in common with the average resident in R-3 zone than any other of the residential uses. Presently, boarding houses and lodging houses, via a CLP, are permitted in C-2 and C-3 zone. a ORDINANCE NO. 83- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AIIENDINC, ARTICLES 2, 11.5, 6 AND 10 OF THE CITY ZONING CODE. 1 2 WHEREAS, the City Council of Hermosa Beach held a publ 3 hearing on February 8 and a hearing on March 8, 1983 to consider 4 this matter; and 5 WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the City 6 ode in defining hotel and motel does not distinguish between the 7 to,-and that the code does not provide a definition for boardir g house, rooming house or lodging house; and 9 lGHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the lack of 10 clarity on this matter will facilitate the manifestation of advzr; 11 variables in the processing of applications for such uses; and 12 WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the compatibili-l:- 13 f the above mentioned land uses with the various zone categories 14 in the City; and 15 WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the C C 16 and R-3 zones are the most appropriate zones for the above men - 17 tioned land uses; and 18 WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that applicat_„ 19 of the latter three whereas' will_ necessitate amending Articlos 20 2, 11.5, 6 and 10 of the ller_nosa Beach Zoning Code. 21 NOV,, TIiEREi'ORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 1 OI' HER"110SA BEACH DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 22 SECTION 1. That Article 2 "Definitio'ns" be amended L,%- 23 addin,.; as fellows: 24 „Section 201. "Hotel" shall mean one (1) or more buildi- ::- 25 ontainin, six (;) or more guest rooms. with such rooms bein 26 I esi gned, lnconded to be used or are used, rented or hired out 6 27 temporary or overni_,ht accommodations for guests, with the requ,re 23 anent that daily -iervicos of linen change, towel chang=e, soap char-_ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 39 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 and general clean up be provided by the management. Access is be provided through a common entrance; the registration lobby is to be a minimum of eight hundred (800) square feet in area and i; to be manned -on a twenty-four (24) hour basis. Kitchen facilities shall be permitted in hotels accord -4n - to the following ratio: one kitchen unit for each ten (10) unit_. inclusive of the managerial unit. This definition excludes jails. hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages, prisons, detention homes and similar buildings where human beings are housed and detained under legal restraint. Section 262. "Motel: shall mean one (1) or more build-: , containing guest rooms where each room is used for guest sleepi `- purposes, with the requirement that daily services of li _. char--- towel change, soap change and general clean up being pro:-; ed by the management. Such facilities are designed, used or intended to be used,- rented or hired out for temporary or overnight acco=_- dations for guests, and are offered to automobile tourists or transients. Kitchen facilities shall be permitted in motels accordin- to the following ratio: one (1) kitchen unit for each five (5) units, inclusive of the managerial unit. Section 265. "Boarding house'' means a building with no-, more than five (5) guest rooms- where lodging and meals are pro- vided for compensation for not more than ten (10) persons, but shall rot i ncl udo rest hoimies or convalescent homes, rani tariu:::s. ornhana-es, detention homes and buildings of similar uses. Guest rooms numbering six (G) or over shall be considered a hotel. Section 26-1. "Rooming house;Lod-in house" means the 15 16 17 13 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2s same as boarding house, but no meals shall be provided." SECTION 2. That Article 11.5 "Off-street parking" definitions be amended as follows: Section 1150. -Definitions. Delete existing definition of "Hotel or hotel" and introduce the following: � T1Hotel" shall mean one (1) or more buildings containin- I six_(6) or more guest rooms, with such rooms being designed, intended to be used or are used,' rented or hired out as temporary or overnight accommodations for guests, with the requirement that daily services of linen change, towel change, soap change and general clean up be provided by the management. Access is to be I provided through a common entrance; the registration lobby is to be a minimum of eight hundred (800) square feet and is to be manned on a twenty-four (24) hour basis. ; Kitchen facilities shall be permitted in hotels according i to the following ratio: one kitchen unit for each ten (10) unit inclusive of the managerial unit. This definition excludes jails. hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages, prisons, detention homes and similar buildings where human beings are housed and detained under legal restraint. I'Motel" shall mean one (1) or more buildings conitaining. guest rooms where each room is used for guest sleeping purposes, with the requirement that daily services of linen change, towel change, soap chan.-o and general clean up being provided by the management. Such facilities are designed, used or intended to be used, r<-ntOd or hired out for temporary- or overnight accommoda- tions for ;uost.;, anti are offered to automobile tourists or (transients. - 3 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Kitchen facilities shall be permitted in motels according to the following ratio: one (1) kitchen unit for each five (5) units, inclusive of the managerial unit. "Boarding house" means a building with not more than five (5) guest rooms where lodging and meals are provided for compen- sation, for not more than ten (10) persons, but shall not include rest homes or convalescent homes or sanitariums, orphanages, detention homes and buildings of similar uses. "Rooming house/Loding house" means the same as boarding house, but no meals shall be provided. SECTION 3. That Article 6, R-3 Multiple Family Residen- tial Zone, Section 600 Permitted Uses, be ar�ienued by addin,=- as xollows: "(6) Boarding house, Rooming house and Lodging house, subject to the granting of a conditional use permit." SECTION 4. That Artcile 10 Conditonal Uses, Section 1000 Permitted Uses, number (13) be amended to read as follows: "(13) Boarding houses, Rooming/Lodging houses in R-3 zone only. Private clubs, sororities, lodges and similar uses in the C-2 and C-3 zones only." SECTION 5. That Article 8, Section 800-B number (14) be amended as follows: 11(14) Hotel, Motels." SECTION 6. That Article 11.5 Off -Street Parking, Section 1152 Off-street parking, commercial and business uses, be amended as follows: Delete the words "Hotels or" from subsection (C). Add a new subsection (D) to read as follows: l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 271 28 ')eI "(D) Hotels. Two spaces for manager's apartment or office plus one space per unit up to fifty (50) units. I One space per one -and -one-half units for rooms from fifty one (51) through one hundred (100). One space per two rooms for rooms over one hundred (100). SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall take effect thirt\-' days after the date of its adoption. j I SECTION 8. That prior to the expiration of fifteen days' after the date of its adoption, the City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published in the Easy Reader, a weekly newspaper j of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of i Hermosa Beach. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of 1983. i PRESIDENT of the City Council, and ! MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY CHART "A" 1. liar Vista rents on a daily and weekly basis; daily rentals are cleaned on a daily basis, weekly on a weekly basis. 2. Sea Sprite rents on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. On daily and weekly rentals, cleaning service is daily; on monthly rentals, cleaning service is weekly. 3. Unable to contact owner or manager. 4. Grand View mostly rents on a daily basis; towels are changed daily and sheets every other day. 5. Hermosa Hotel rents mostly on a weekly to monthly basfs, and has a washer and dryer available: to tenants. Daily No. of Cleaning Parking Cooking Office hrs. Existing Hotels/Hotels Units Service Spaces Facilities Manned 24 hrs. 1. liar Vista - Pacific See Coast Highway 20 Below 20 10 units No 2. Sea Sprite - 1014 See Strand 17 Below 24 17 units No 3. St. Francis - 11th -� and Beach Dr. 13 , Most units 4. Grand View - 55 See hot plates, 14th Street 17. Below 22 etc. No 5. Hermosa Hotel - See VPD 26 Pier Ave. 21 Below Pkg.Lot None No 1. liar Vista rents on a daily and weekly basis; daily rentals are cleaned on a daily basis, weekly on a weekly basis. 2. Sea Sprite rents on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. On daily and weekly rentals, cleaning service is daily; on monthly rentals, cleaning service is weekly. 3. Unable to contact owner or manager. 4. Grand View mostly rents on a daily basis; towels are changed daily and sheets every other day. 5. Hermosa Hotel rents mostly on a weekly to monthly basfs, and has a washer and dryer available: to tenants. CHART "B" Do cities differentiate between Hotel and Hotel?: Definition Parking Permitted Zone(s) Santa Monica No No Yes Torrance Yes Yes Yes Gardena Yes No No Lawndale Yes No No Manhattan Beach Yes Yes No Redondo Beach Yes No No El Segundo Yes Yes No Hermosa Beach No No Yes I RESOLUTION P.C. 83-3 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING C0;'•tISSION OF HERMOSA BEACH AMEi'1DING ARTICLES 2 and 11.5 OF THE CITY ZONIi!G CODE BY REDEFINING 111OTEL, HOTEL AND DEFI'mNG BOARDING HOUSE, ROOMI1G HOUSE AND LODGING HOUSE. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on January 4, 1963 to consider the above topic; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that motel, hotel, boarding house, rooming house and lodging house all require either redefinition or defin- ition. NO:d, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission does hereby recommend to the City Council that the chances to Articles 2 and 11.5 of the Zoning Code as enumerated in the attached ordinance be adopted. VOTE: AYES : Comms. Brown, Izant, Shapiro, Strohecker, Chmn. Peirce NOES: None ABSE11T: Com. -ns . Loos 1 i , Smi 'Ch ABSTAIN None Certification I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution P.C. 83-3 is a true and C cclete record of the action tPlanning Commission of Hermaken by the mtposa Beach at their regular meeting January 4, 1933. /E1E PEIRC, CHAIR;;Aii . v/ JOLL S APIRO, SECRETARY 3. 7th^ _ �J'il) LO Ln(, . ll :t. :�C''t, _ _c :t? ... i f .•itl., ' . _ . ,"J,UC ' Li tuft Lam, n:LL �n ',Ci cll :o^•('.5 :i:tLd iiseS :L11 I)C :)ter'^.11C t'd. `,t)C?. .lnl .. t. L•^ :Lt:: i + CJ:iL1I iUa.i �jt ht l'.IiLC 2'CC(.:il'.?r1 �LLt�L'•.:LL �, Lv t:•tt Snonsor a, NIL Citv of Hermosa. Beach b . Mailing Address: 1313 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, Ci. 903:75 Phone: 376-6934 �TI �'E DECL�R Eu TIO`; i In accordance wiz"', Resolution 79-4309 of the City of Hermosa Beach, implemen..s the C a'_i=or nia Environmental Quality Act of 1970 in Her:rosa the Environmental -Review Committee must make an environmen -al review of -f pro ate nrojects proposed to be undertaken tCitl'iin the Cit.', and the Bca 4 E Zoning Adjustments must ^w'_ie an environmental revlett" of - all public prc"ez: _oro_::osed to be undertaken within the City, which are subject to the Env--- ' Quality Act. Tllis declaration is documentation of t e reT•1et': an , mental � .. �becoM.es final, no comp-rehensive Environmental Impact Report 1S tea' i=' for this project. F::DItiC OF E\VIRONMENTAL RETIEi11 COMMITTEE We have undertaken and completed an Environmental Impact Review o= this : - posed project in accordance with Resolution 79-4309 of the City Counci'_ c= Hermosa Beach, and find that this project does not require a compre__ien__ En': i ronme 'zal I.^.pact Repo --z because, pro v 1 ded the attached �1M."`L"'11 v a� 1'`�.^_/� T the J i_, �}/l•oiDCt, it would.not have a 51g�:, 1.ic.^...1::Je1 _.-_. i.. .. - on tae �_.t,'iron ..._..7 liccu:^entation supporting this findi. g. is o_. file _ Bu;'.1d-ing Department . Dat_ c1 _ _.. ._n" Glairma ' �•... _ron.mentai reviet•: Cc=1--tee S „e • -act '-ave uncle_�a->^ and ccaa1eted an E^�iron^ental •Im_ tRe%.- ew o=«- ^cs_=rk r^'Gct in •_ acc.-ance with Resoiutioi. 79-4309 of c -e Cit: C 1._ _- -- �:e_mosa �eac^, and a_.._ ;hat this project does not req- -e a cc M:_ e-•=- :rC)n:7' nC.^_'_ I- ac., 0epo= z because it wou1d not have a sib l.fican a=-�-- on C^O .. .nme- DoCa. en tat ion su- por tin; Chis flridi. ' is O:. �e ^�_- J = CIi:Lirman, L'n": ircnmc-n a 0=77 _ T:. 0 zP.D OF �D• ZO`;i:;G . LISTMENTS an En ironI:enLal Illit),"Lc 11 e1: _e'•`• O_ •11 �.:r':_'.•,:). ��r'V ."y ..:.t. �. _. ... .r't? :�JL �h :: e:,01u-4on 9-430✓1 of the CL I.Y CL)�' _ project dot:s not: req,,:_:' 1 %: __._' __ ... :...,:1: 1. ). })eCal::it?, 1) 'n'. t�L1 is }: t a is .cl'? - - - _- r. ilt.`C �5 - • J 1. t1 .��• 1_.. L {.•..l 1:t".L: I{i1 �):.Vv .�.'t'L. �.• ....�- •. .... _.: _ ... .. .. ' . ��. .. ., ..11.x... .".. 1 _ ..,l�,l •() , tl L._ �." �...J:.-.. _ _ _ ♦. PRLLI`,iI*NTAR1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PEIR: HB 82-036 PROJECT: A`.IENDING THE ZO`:ING CODE TO I,\ICLUDE SPE(,.IFIC DEF I.NITIONS OF THE FOLLMVING USES. HOTELS, MOTLLS, BOARDING HOUSES AND ROOMING/LODGI`IG HOUSES: AND DESIGNATING IN WHICH ZO_`;ES SAID USES T1'rILL BE PE R:::ITTED. LOCATION: CITY OF HER_•,IOSA BEACH APPLICANT: CITY OF HER-110SA BEACH ZONE: C-2, C-3 and R-3 ZONES GENERAL PLAN: H I Gii DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND C01,I:,SERC I AL I. PROJECT DiSCR'PTIO_I The Purnose of this projecz is to amend the ZonJng, Code to include more precise def' -nit ions of Motels, Hotels, Boarding Houses and Rc ,�; - n e 7 Code �... ;/you- in rouses. At present the -onin includes a. sin„uia. def_~.inion for both Hozels and; `.Iote, _. The definition is as fol' o•.cs : Hotel or ",'otel . building desi geed, used or intended :.,holl,r or in part for the accommodw- con o: tr_.n`i enc- cont ainiL1T si_� (6) or mo 1-2 b guosc rco:s and ,which is occupied or intended or dcsi,-:e% for occ p , ion by si:. (G) or ~:,ore gu :scs, said guest rooms being n`it':cl. cooing T.e Zonin Code _,`.__..._rs .'soa_d_..' :'ousel and Ro---,-, i n - 'Lo::,in,T in C-2 and C-3 aj a .:0:.J'iJ z Tonal use, bl:7 no spec i < 4Lc�do _ 1..- i L on of ! ( - n T Tr Tr �? i "i %- ter t' o .� od„ln., _U !1 5 3 �_ L_1 i l L..L C d, -- I:, I: (;/) C!_. i.. i:' " :: a %Ioti3l anC1 a .Io.:ol . '1.:1C! ::O I)..� 1C!_ :�t' __ _' '. �. _ _.. _ _ _....., ��?t' :�C)Il1'C!ltl:; !!ull:.;�� .LLC! :'•.L�J::11:.,, to amonC! 2 anl! 11.5 incluC!"'d zh ' A`.IE\DING THE ZONING CODE Page 2 The commercial uses in the Citi• are located primarily along Pacific Coast High -.,.-ay., along Hermosa Avenue, and along Pier Avenue. Although lod ing lacilities are permitted :=:irhin the commercial zones, hotels, motels, boarding houses, and lodrinL-/ rooming houses account for a veru negligible portion. of the commercial activit; in the City. I I I . E_NV I RO'_.':` ='_r'Tr yr I'.:PACT : This project ser, -es primarily to define/redefine the terMs o= the aforementioned lodging facilities. The definition of a Hotel is essentially the salve, ana the use will continue to be permitted in the C-2 and C-3 zones as is currently alloj.ed. Hotels are differentiated from Hotels in that they include external uar'•_�i n.r outside or in close proximity to tree unit. Motels tend to emphasize easy automobile access and therefore are usual'_ located neap major streets and highwa;-s. Ta"in- these factors into accoun z the City has determined that C-3 zones along Pacific Coast ._ighr•;a;; and Aviation would be :Host suited for '.iotels. Under the .^_e-.. amendments, '.Iotei'S ;,11 c^n- tinue to be _rer.-14- _a oni_ in C-3 zones. and Board;^- Houses a ., se f .' r., _. Houses s def er from _.Iot,.ls and o,,�ls aria n e p •i:•me _ t� _ :.�-_. ostav and number of the i::habi„k_.ts. Unlike ';ote'_i otl�lsxhich care_ pr-marily to short -e" '^ - -S these uses are inten_ied for lon=er term residents {at least t.1:0 =teens) . Because these facilities are more representa- _,•P of lining i~. :". a e: ;o_•aacccn:modation, these ,:se.. maye _. .- �^a-bOtt r st_t0- `o °? h "" �rdensit'residentzc^_ the cO:...n('rC-.I._ z o:l-S . Since the propo-,gid pr,) , _ct serves primarily to p_ v ' t1:C. status Oi a✓ part lC.i 72lodzinT facility, ant: does no: _ t' c t a Si^nil lC:lnt de 1 �c1_ e 1 - prc,.,e::t Cit_ o_ic_ ��, the ,�_ _'_._....ce should ltave no s i__c:t._,. 1)rob1c(ns wh•iLi. ..:L.o .aI _se:1 a particular :�Cv l:. �.: )n:1 _ :t.. 't: :. .... _.. r. .t •� 1�.ulaL• t 1)I•L),)�:1:.. '.� � ^ ? •t :_.. 1_3S_•D:. AMEN -DING THE ZONI:;G CODE Page 3 de%initions. The Cit; also rerco;nizes a need to develop a definition of a Boarding House and a Rooming/Lodging House, since such uses are currently permitted in the City. The no action alternative would not solve the current dilemma of what exactly differentiates a Motel from a Hotel, and what con- stitutes a Boarding House or a Lodging/Rooming :louse. 2. adopt the amended definitions, but continue to classify Rooming/Lodging Houses and Boarding_.Hoases as conditional uses in the C-3 zones. The rationale given for permitting Rooming/Lodging Houses and Boarding Houses in R-3 zones rather than in the commercial area is that since these facilities have a limited number of occupants (10 maximum), and since th'ey serve primarily long term residents, they are More a:in to multi -family- dwelling units than l,tot•�ls o: Hotels. The R-3 zones, therefore, are fell to be :-Toro conducive to these facilities than C-3 zones. 3. Amend t::e Code as stated, except designate Lodging; Rooming :souses and Boarding Houses as condition uses in the R zones. B rociui:ing a conditional use permit, the Cit; can deciul- on the merits and limitations of each i..._:i..- ual pro joc c . This alternative would provide ad di : io::j_ p_.�coci;ion a,-ai_nst unforeseen incom-cacibll_t_?S ma: al _:3C: U'?C'.';(',':'. :hoarding Houses, Roomi:,-/ ods :ice FLr�u residential uses. 4. .Sr^cn. ! tilt' 7,on __..; Code, but adopt different do ` _ ions . riou� C1 i11iti0:15 01loci,i it_.t.., lt? .C.:r'1' t hies, anc� has re,.1'orkod L'::0se -_.;. .t.. s L") inn.._ Chem 'Tiore SL1iL ah1t: to T"'Orn70s a .ccac_.. U "'i',. ..._Llori,; thaii those proposect could bo M, Less Chi? proposed -.. : -""fj i'1r 1., 11 .'t.'(" Wil' L` 1 ! ican C mods t 1C:1L 1011 to (1115, 11'0 1-:1 . _ _ca:,,, %,I i 1 1 occur r.0OS N . , A:•;EN�i i`:G TI=E �Or..I.,G CODE pale s VII. GRO',,TH I\Di CI\G I=MPACTS: , This proJect s::ould not have any direct impact on the number of hotels or me Leis in the City, since these uses will cont'i nue to be permitted in the same zones as t_".e: are at present, and since there is no increase in the overall size or density of these facilities in posed amendment. Under ti=e proposedproject boarding houses and rooming' lodgin3 houses will not be required to obtain a condi- tional use permit, so it may be easier for a facility of this tyre to be established in the City. Hoy:ever, the li-n1tation on the number of roc: -,s and occupants 1n these facilities should ensure that no significant ad=verse gro•. th relazed im-o acts will arise as a result of this project. rk D<n Jtoi�ti, 1�1a::-o'-n,.e--- �A TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Councilmember Jack Wood DATE: March 7, 1983 I would like to take this opportunity to clarify my position on the change in definition for hotels and motels and its impact on the zoning code and, therefore, the city, with regards to the transient tax, etc. I draw your attention to several pages of the city zoning code which I interpret as follows: Section 800 B lists a legitimate use in C-2 as a hotel, item 14, page 4090.12. Continuing on to page 492 you will see that item 19 under the C-3 zone allows for motels and motor hotels and, also, that all uses in C-2 are O.K. in C-3. If you go into the definition of the zoning code, in the 450 page area, you will find that there is no definition for either motel or hotel. The closest thing around is guest house,.accessory living quarters, etc., which do not apply. However, if you go to the off-street parking portion of the zoning code on page 520, you find that the definition of a hotel or a motel is exactly the same. As you must remember, the building official, Mr. Alton, is also the zoning ,administrator. He will make the decision based on the zoning ordinance only - no hearing or C.U.P.'s. Therefore, under the code as written, either a hotel or a motel may be constructed in either zone since the only definition of either one in the code is the same. Once we change the definition and separate those two, no matter what that definition says, then hotels would be legal only in the C-2,.and hotels and motels would be legal in the C-3. I believe that we should not change this, but that is not the issue here, The issue is that the environmental impact report does not state that fact and, in fact, it states the contrary. Consequently, there is a flaw in the environmental impact statement which I believe is fatal, and this law can be challenged by anyone as not meeting the requirements of the California Environ- mental quality Act. Further, I believe that the Planning Commission has not been told of the impact of their decision. Whether or not this is what they want to accomplish is in question. Therefore, encourage that the Preliminary Environmental Impact Report b re m and that the Planning Commission deliberate whether this is what they want to accomplish. If they then make the recommendation that this is, indeed, what they want done we can fight it out at Council level, but at least there will beGno holes in either the argument or the P.E.I.R. This is all that I have requested and I would appreciate your concurrence on it. � ank you. �Jackood Councilmembe/'� CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH § 800-B APPENDIX A—ZONING § 800-B (28) Variety stores. (29) Wearing apparel and clothing stores. (30) Residential: (a) Four (4) or more apartment units, provided that all R-3 requirements are complied with by the total site development, and with no encroachment allowed over city property for residential in. a C -zone. (b) One (1) or_ more apartments may be built above a commercial building, provided the whole building, including the ground floor and second and third floors, has a side. yard setback of ten (10) percent of the width of the lot, with a minimum of three {3) feet and maximum of five (5) feet, the rear setback to be five (5) feet at all floor levels, and with no encroachment over city property (31) Other similar enterprises or businesses which, in the opinion of the planning commission, are not more ob- no-xiouQ, hazardous or detrimental to the welfare of the particular district than the enterprises or businesses hereil-z in this section enur_ierated. (Ord. No. N.S. 216, § 3; Ord. No. N.S. 259, §§ 2, 3) Sec. 800-B. C-2 general coreznercial district. Only the following uses are permitted as are hereinafter specifically provided and allowed: (1) Thosa uses permitted in the C-1 district except' resi- (2) Aquarium (sales ani. sup ,lief of marine life). (3) Banks and financial institutions. (4) Baths, Turkish, Swedish and steam. (5) Billiarr3 or pool halls. (6) Blueprinting and photocopying establishments. Supp. No. 7-79 490.11 r _ .800-B HERMOSA BEACH CITY CODE ,� 800-B (7) Bowling alleys. (8) Business offices. (9) Department stores. (10) Electrical and appliance stores, including repair and maintenance of electrical appliances. (11) Florist shop. (12) Furniture store (nes'). (13) Hardware store. (14) Hotels. (15) Interior decorating shops. (16) Jewelry stores. (17) Laundries and clothes cleaning (including spotting and pressing) . (18) Live entertainment establishments which serve food during operating hours and where the serving of alco- holic beverages is an accessory rather than a primary . function (liquor sales permitted subject to the provi= r sions of subsection (4) of section 801) . (19) i`dechanical car wash. (20) 'Medical and dental laboratories. (21) Movie. theaters. (22) A.useums. (23) €a; -Alusic, musical instruments, phonograph record stores, or musical and dancing academies (upon approval of commission). (24) Newspaper, printers. (25) Paint and wallpaper store, linoleum and carpet shop. (26) Photo studios and camera stores. (27) s Radio and television stores and repairs. - SQrP- No. 7-79 490.12 e § 800 .APPENDIX A—ZONING § 800 (28) Restaurants/cafes (liquor sales permitted subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of section 801). (29) Service stations. (30) Sporting goods store. (31) Supermarkets. (32.) Surfboards (retail sales). (33) Toy store. (34) Trunk and leather goods store. (35) Warehouse storage (provided kept within a building). (36) Other similar enterprises or businesses which, in the opinion of the planning commission, are not more obnoxious, hazardous or detrimental to the welfare of the particular district than the enterprises or busi- nesses herein in this section enumerated. (Ord. No. N.S. 216, § 3; Ord. No. N.S. 859, §§ 4, 5; Ord. No. 79-620, § 1, 7-10-79) Sec. 800-C. C-3 gen-oral and highvi ay commercial district. (A) Permitted Uses. Only the following uses are permitted as are hereinafter specifically provided and allowed: (1) Those uses permitted in the C-2 zone. (2) Advertising billboards and . signstructures upon approval by planning commission. (3) Antique shops. (4) Auction houses or store-:. (5) Automobile and paint shops, repair shops. (6) Automobile sales agencies, including sales and services. (7) Boat sales and services, provided no boats are built on premises. Supp. No. 12-79 491 § 800- HERMOSA BEACH CITY CODE § 800 (8) Business establishments engaged in the rental of wheeled vehicles or devices (bicycles, roller skates, skateboards). (9) Catering establishments. Supp. No. 12-79 492 (10) Cocktail bars and beer parlors (subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of section 801). (11) Dancing and music academies. (12) Drive-in restaurants. (13) Drycleaning establishments using cleaning fluid which is nonexplosive and non inflamrcable. (14) Feed and fuel stores (all within an entirely closed building devoted to retail sales only). • (15) Frozen food lockers (retail only). (16) Glass companies, installation sales and service retail only. (17) Lumberyards (retail), provided all materials are stored within an enclosed seven -foot -high masonry wall (open storage limited to twenty -foot height). (18) Mortuaries. (19) Motels and motor hotels. (20) Pawnshops. -(21) Plumbing supply shops (retail), provided all materials are stored within an enclosed seven -foot -high mason- ry wall (open storage limited to twenty -foot height). (22) Public utility substation (distribution only). (23) Rental equipment, provided all materials are stored within an enclosed seven -foot -high masonry wall. (24) Repair garages, including automobile and truck repair and painting or upholstering, and auto body and fender works and car painting. Supp. No. 12-79 492 - r - t r § 800 APPENDIX A—ZONING $ 800 1- (25) Secondhand goods, sold and stored in an enclosed building'(no junkyards). (26) Skating rinks. (27) Taxidermists. (28) Tire sales and service (no retreading). (29) Trade schools, upon . approval of planning conimis- sion. (30) Upholstery shops. (31) Used car and trailer sales lots, office space with toilet facilities to be provided, and all repair work to be conducted entirely within an enclosed building. (32) Wedding chapels (33) Other similar enterprises or businesses which, in the opinion of the planning commission, are not more obnoxious, hazardous or detrimental to the welfare of the particular district than the enterprises or busi- nesses herein in this section enumerated. (B) New Projects Require Conditional Use Permit. All new projects or establishments in the C-3 zone (excluding the remodeling of any existing structure or change of ownership of existing businesses) shall require a conditional use perrnit from the planning commission. The primary purpose shall be to insure a proper transition of uses between the project and neighboring uses, particularly residential uses. (C) Adjacent Residential Lot May Be Part of Comm--rcial Planned Development. The residential lot directly adjacent to a C-3 commercial site may, upon request of the property owner, be considered 'as part of a cor__rnercial planned development with the C-3 zoned property, with the approval of the planning commission. (Ord. No. N.S. 216, § 3; Ord. No. 79-616, § 1, 6-26-79; Ord. No. 79-620, § 2, 7-10-79; Ord. No. 79-623, § 1, 10-23-79) Cross refer.en•^e- Conditional use permit procedure, App. A, Zoning, § - 1403 et seq. Supp. No. 12-79, 493 § 801 HERMOSA BEACH CITY CODE 3 801 Sec. 301. Limitations on permitted uses in C-1, C-2 and C-3 zones. (A) {Conditions and Limitations.) Every use permitted in C-1, C-2 and C-3 zones shall be subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) All uses in said zones shall be conducted wholly within a building. Exceptions may be allowed in the following uses, at the discretion of the planning commission, subject to the prerequisite of a condition- al use permit to be processed in the manner specified in Article 14, section 1403 et seq., of this ordinance: (a) Drive-in or walk-in restaurants. (b) Gasoline stations. (c) Sales of new and used automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, motorcycles and bicyclas. (d) Car washes (mechanical or hand operated). (e) Electrical transformer substations. (f) Horticultural rnvirseries. (g) Other similar enterprises which in the opinion of the planning commission are of such nature that it would be impractical for them to be conducted wholly within a building. (2) The manufacture, assembly or processing of only those products made incident to a permitted use in the C-2 and C-3 zones may be permitted, subject to the following requirements, conditions and limitations: (a) Conditional use permit required. (b) Shall be sold only at retail on the prezn.ises. (c) Not more than five (5) persons may be ern.loyed in such manufacturing, assembly or processing of product. Exception: Surfboard -manufacturing in a C-3 zone and in conjunction with a retail sales outlet in the sante building, provided the building :wherein such use is permitted meets the following requiraments: (a) Adequate ventilation according to state stand- ards. Supp. No. 12-79 494 § Sol APPENDIX A—ZONING § &01 (b) Four-hour exterior walls with insulated open- ings. (c) A sprinkler system affording one hundred (100) percent protection.. (d) Adequate provision for material and trash storage within the building. (e) Adequate noise suppression systems to keep any noise emission to within two (2) db of the ambient noise level. (f) A dust collection_ system totally enclosed within the building. (3) Storage, other than storage warehouse, shall be limited to accessory storage of commodities sold at retail on- the premises. W Supp. No. 12-79 494.1 i § 221 HERMOSA BEACH CITY CODE $ 224 (4) persons, excluding serv�:nts, who are not related by blood or marriage, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit. (Ord. No. IN'. S. 325, 5 1, 3-5-68) See. 221. Ga-rasre, private "Private garage" means an accessory building or an acces- sory portion of the main building, having a roof, enclosed on all sides and designed or used only for the shelter or storage of vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the main building. Sc -e. 722. Gaaage, public. "Public garage" means a building eiielosed on all sides ot-Aer than a private garage used for the care, repair or equipping of automobiles, or where such veincles are stored or kept for hire or sale. Se 223. Glzest houu-a c acc:'4`=ory li'vi I" Cii'n, t iris, "Guest house" or "accessory living quarters" meals living quarters within an accessory building for the use of persons employed on the premises, or for temporary use.by guests of the occupants of the premises. Such quarters shall have no kitchen facilities and shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate d5.,elling. Sec. 224. hospital, r cntaL "dental hospital" means an institution licensed by state agencies under provisions of law to offer facilities, care and treatment for cases of mental and nervous disorders but not licensed to provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics and general medical practice. Establishments limiting serv- ices to juveniles below the age of five years, and establish- ments housing and caring for cases of cerebral palsy are specifically excluded from this definition. . Supp. No. 12-81 458 0 § 1117 APPENDIlf A—ZONING § 1150 (a) Single-family and two-faMily premises: Regardless of the number of rooms and sleeping rooms, not *more than three (3) unrelated persons per dwelling unit. (b) Midii-family premises (three or more ti»its) : For the number of bedrooms or sleeping rooms indicated per unit, not more than the number of unrelated persons indicated per unit: - - Limit Bedrooms (Perso-ns) Efficiency (no full bedroom) One (1) (Licensed motels excluded on nightly oe- cupancy basis) - One Two (2) Two Three (3) Three or more Four (4) (Ord. No. N.S. 325, § 2, Editoes note_ --Ord. No. N.S. 325, § 1, amended the zoLling Or( -"1 C by adding § 1116. Ser. 1117. Reserved. Edit:,: s note ---Ord. No. N.S. 496, § 2, adopted Jug,<a 10, 1975, re- peaIed fo=_iuer § 1117 relative to { om cOrd.oil gtNos N Sl 36ng 4, § li enacted or inore than, three colors and derived Sept_ 2, 1969, and Ord. No. N.S. 415, § 1, enacted Jan. 4, 1972. ARTICLE 11.5. OFF -S'i'r.:.; E l' P .RIM G* S.L. 1150. Def initio«s_ Apartment Douse or vtultiple-family divellbig: Any struc- ture occupied, or designed, built, or rented for occupation as a home by three (3) or more families, each living in a sepprate anartmen` with cooninU facilities within the coz!fines of each apartwon'r. Apartme7tt ar dv;ellivg unit: A. room or suite of rooms which is occupied or which is intended or designed to be occupied by one family for living, sleeping and cooking pur- poses. .Editor's note --Ord. No. N.S. 2V., § 1, enacted Yay 18, 1965, ault--ded the zoning ordinance by adding Art. 11.55, §§ 1150---1167. Supp. No. 6-75 519 t e112- MAOSA B13ACH CITY CODE 50 1150 Bachelor apartanent: Same as "ApariTnent." Entrance-tvay: An opening or passa;eway to a building or structure which permits pedestrian or vehicular access to such building or structure. Gross floor area: The total area occupied by a building or structure, excepting therefrom only the area of any inner courts, corridors, open balconies, open stairways and base- ments, when used for storage purposes only. Such total area shall be calculated by measuring along the outside dimensions of the exterior surfaces of such building or structure. Gross site area: The sum total of the lot areas of the lot or lots constituting a buildir_,6 site, excepting therefrom only the area occupied by any publicri Pubs --of- iay. Hotel or tnotel: A bti_I ii Peg (iieslgned, used or l.ltei�ded wholly or in part for the accommodation of transients, con-_ taining six (6) or more guest rooms and which is occupied or intended or desined for occupation by six (6) or snore guests, said guest rooms being without cooking facilities. 4 31ayor city street: A strest officially designated by the city council as a major city street. Off-street parking shall be deemed to mean parking upon private property as accessory to other permitted land uses, and shall not include publicly -owned parking. Tandem parking: "Tandem parking" means one automo- mobile parked after or behind another in a length-viise fashion. In this ordinance, tandem parking is lirnil.ed to not more than one automobile behind another. Supp. No. 6-75 520