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Council Provides Direction on Housing Element Implementation

02/27/2023 11:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

To support implementation, City Council considered proposed amendments to Santa Monica’s Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), Downtown Community Plan (DCP), Bergamot Area Plan (BAP), and Zoning Ordinance for consistency with Santa Monica’s certified Housing Element and for compliance with State law.

Council Provides Direction on Housing Element Implementation

02/27/2023 11:18 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

To support implementation, City Council considered proposed amendments to Santa Monica’s Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), Downtown Community Plan (DCP), Bergamot Area Plan (BAP), and Zoning Ordinance for consistency with Santa Monica’s certified Housing Element and for compliance with State law.

Renderings Revealed for Santa Monica Housing Project Intended to Consolidate Developer’s Inclusionary Housing Requirements

02/27/2023 11:10 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Project would replace a parking lot at 1215 19th Street just off of Wilshire

A new affordable housing development has been proposed in Santa Monica, according to a recent presentation to the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board. The project is set to serve as the receiver site for affordable housing required in developer’s Cypress Equity’s neighboring mixed-use project.

Developer to Build Apartments with Retail Near Santa Monica Library

02/27/2023 11:08 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

A developer is planning to build 60 apartments with ground-floor retail across the street from the Santa Monica Public Library’s main branch. No on-site parking is proposed for this development.

Wary Council Discusses Ways to Tweak Housing Plan

02/27/2023 10:59 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The Council knew first hand that if its Housing Element falls out of compliance, it could open the floodgates to development that would be largely beyond the City's control.

Suggestion to Transfer Housing to Palmdale "Immoral and Repulsive," Former Mayor Says

02/23/2023 11:41 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Former mayor Sue Himmelrich -- whose transfer tax measure would generate some $40 million a year to prevent homelessness and build affordable housing -- said the proposal undermines the voters' will.

Palmdale Council Votes to Explore Housing Deal With Santa Monica

02/22/2023 1:19 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The "new business" item on the agenda called for exploring a "possible partnership" between the "land poor" beach city and "land rich" Palmdale, said City Manager Ronda Perez.

The proposal is "very much in its infancy stage" and involves the "potential transfer of some housing units in exchange for money," Perez added.

Eight story hotel sandwiched between apartments heads for Planning Commission

02/21/2023 10:35 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

The project at 516 Colorado would pack 74 guest rooms, a ground floor restaurant, outdoor seating area, lobby, guest drop-off area, rooftop bar and two subterranean levels with a fitness area and business center into an eight-story building on the 41.75 ft wide former site of Angels Attic dollhouse museum.

Santa Monica City Council Targets Montana Avenue for Effective Transformation and Destruction.

02/21/2023 10:30 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

Letter to the Editor from Houman David Hemmati, M.D., Ph.D.

I join thousands of my neighbors and fellow Santa Monica citizens and residents to say that I am absolutely outraged by the proposal to change the zoning on Montana Avenue and other quiet, beautiful, pedestrian-friendly avenues in our iconic, seaside city, to allow five and six-story buildings.

SMa.r.t. Column: Santa Monica City Council – Planners, Politicians, or Developers?

02/20/2023 9:48 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

It’s truly unbelievable that our city council next Tuesday is voting to increase existing heights from 1, 2, & 3 story development on the four neighborhood boulevards and avenues to 5 stories. Replacing 1, 2, & 3 stories with 5 stories is very visible in the transformation of Lincoln Boulevard. It’s stunning to realize city council is considering changing neighborhood commercial into the density, character, and height of downtown boulevards –affecting demand on public transportation, school safety, parking, and other social, ecological, and economic systems.