City
Planning Division
Welcome
to the City Planning Division of the City of Santa Monica.
Our mission is to create a better community for the people
of Santa Monica. We offer information and services to enhance and
maintain Santa Monica's environment while ensuring a high
quality of life for the community.
If
you don't find the information you need on this website, please visit us at
1685 Main Street, or call (310) 458-8341.
The City is preparing a new
Housing Element! Preparation of the 2008-2014 Housing
Element has begun, and PCD is using the opportunity to coordinate the
City's housing objectives with the Land Use and Circulation Element's
goals for shaping Santa Monica's future in the next 20 years. Community
input will also be coordinated with the LUCE. To view the City's current
Housing Element (2000-2005), click
here.
The City Council adopted changes
to the Affordable Housing Production Program
that affect the options developers have to satisfy their affordable
housing obligations in conjunction with multifamily development. View
the ordinance that was adopted on June 13, 2006. For more
detailed information and sample scenarios please click the following
links:
Density Bonus & Affordable Housing
Incentives Summary and
Affordable
Housing Production Program & Density Bonus Worksheet.
New Zoning
Regulations for Santa Monica Automobile Dealerships
The City Council adopted new standards that apply to proposals for new
auto dealerships and dealership remodels
Find out more.
New Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page
The City Planning Division has
created a new FAQ page to help answer some of the most commonly
asked questions. To find our more please click
here for a direct link.
New Fence, Wall, and Hedge
Regulations The City Council recently adopted interim
standards including opportunities to register and object to existing
nonconforming fences, walls, and hedges.
Find out more.
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Help Us Shape the
Future!
Be part of the effort to update the
city's Land Use Element and Zoning Ordinance and help create a
vision for Santa Monica in 2025. |
American Planning Association's Ethical
Principles in Planning
