City Council

F. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance Amending the Text of the Santa Monica Municipal Code\nCreating Article 13, Neighborhood Preservation, and Chapter 13.02, Property Maintenance, and\nChapter 13.04, Vacant Properties and Moving Language Found in Chapter 8.96, Abatement of\nNuisances, to New Chapter 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances, and Retitling Chapter 8.96 to Reserved\nNew Item Received. 8/17/2023\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption and no possibility of significant effect pursuant\nto Section 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment) and\nSection 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) of the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2. Introduce for first reading an Ordinance amending the text of the Santa Monica Municipal\nCode by creating new Article 13, Neighborhood Preservation, Chapter 13.02, Property\nMaintenance, and Chapter 13.04, Vacant Properties, and moving language found in\nChapter 8.96, Abatement of Nuisances, to new Chapter 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances,\nand retitling Chapter 8.96 to Reserved.\n3. Adopt Resolution Amending the Administrative Citation Schedule of Fines for Fiscal Year\n2023-24 to Include Violations of Chapters 13.02, Property Maintenance, 13.04, Vacant\nProperties, and 13.06, Abatement of Nuisances, to the Administrative Citation Fee\nSchedule and Removing All Violations of Chapter 8.96, Abatement of Nuisances from the\nAdministrative Citation Fee Schedule.\n4. Consider providing direction to staff to return at a future City Council meeting with an\nitem creating a vacant property registration program that includes fees which serve to\nrecover costs associated with the inspection and ongoing monitoring of vacant properties\nin the City of Santa Monica.\nStaff Report Printout\na. Ord-CDD-Property Maintenance and Vacant Properties 082223\nb. Reso-CDD-Revised Admin Fines Property Maintenance +Vacant Properties\nc. Exhibit 2 - Taxicab\nd. Exhibit 3 - Parking Citation\ne. Exhibit 4 - False Alarm Fines\nf. Exhibit 5 - Library Fines\ng. Revisions to Fine Schedule