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Join us for the Second ADU Workshop
Thursday, October 6th @6PM!
To help us administer Program 1.G of the 6th Cycle Housing Element, the City of Santa Monica has received funding from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to help accelerate Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) production as part of the solution to address the State’s housing crisis. The goal of this grant is to help assess and modernize the City’s ADU permitting processes and policies, as well as build informative best practices and develop a user-friendly ADU handbook for Santa Monica.
The purpose of this
second workshop will be to share key findings from the technical work
not already presented at the first
workshop, provide project updates, and provide the opportunity to give
feedback on draft materials that will be presented to decision-makers. Key materials include the ADU
Handbook, ADU Concept Plans Package, and ADU Cost Estimator Tool, which can be
viewed below.
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The City Held the First Workshop on Objective Design Standards
The City of Santa Monica has received funding from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) through the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grant program to help accelerate housing production as part of the solution to address the State's housing crisis. The project will evaluate the City's policies and development standards with a focus on improving the Bergamot Area Plan area, and develop objective design/development standards in coordination with the 6th Cycle Housing Element Implementation.
As part of the initial phase of the project, the City hosted a virtual workshop to inform community members and stakeholders about the project. The workshop took place on Monday, August 22nd. A recording of the workshop, along with presentation materials, can be found below:
Review the Final Draft of the 6th Cycle Housing Element for 2021 to 2029!
On Thursday, September 22nd, 2022, the Planning Commission reviewed the final draft of the 6th Cycle Housing Element and recommended that the City Council adopt the September final draft as amended.
The community will have two weeks to review the draft prior to the October 11th adoption hearing with City Council. Once the plan is adopted, the City will submit the final draft to HCD for their review and certification by their October 15th deadline.
Download and read a copy of the Adopted Plan below:
September 2022 Final Draft of the 6th Cycle Housing Element (2021 to 2029)
September 2022 Final Draft of the 6th Cycle Housing Element (2021 to 2029)[Redlines]
June 2022 Draft of the 6th Cycle Housing Element (2021 to 2029)
June 2022 Draft of the 6th Cycle Housing Element (2021 to 2029) [Redlines]
SSI Form Transmitted to HCD (June 2022)
(To display SSI form: Download and open the document, select "View" > "Unhide" in the top tool bar)
HCD Letter Deeming a Compliant Draft Housing Element 9/6/22
Appendix B - Housing Needs Assessment
Appendix C - LUCE Goals and Policies
Appendix D - Housing Resources
Appendix E - Constraints on Housing
Appendix E - Constraints on Housing (REDLINE)
Appendix F - Report on Suitable Sites Inventory Analysis
Appendix F - Report on Suitable Sites Inventory Analysis (REDLINE)
Appendix G - Review of Past Performance
Appendix H - Opportunities for Energy Conservation
Appendix I - 2020 Assessment of Fair Housing
ADU Accelerator Grant Program
The City has received funding from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to help accelerate accessory dwelling unit (ADU) production as part of the solution to address the State's housing crisis. As part of the grant, a workshop was held to get input from the community as the City develops a new process and handbook to make building an ADU easier. For information on the workshop, or for more updates on progress made to accelerate ADU production, see the new ADU Grant page.
The City of Santa Monica has Released the Final Housing Element EIR for Public Review
The Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the
6th Cycle Housing Element has been completed and is available for
review online. The Final EIR responds to the comments received on the Draft EIR
and includes the Draft EIR with text revisions. The Final EIR will be submitted
to the City Planning Commission and City Council for requested certification
and action on the Project. A virtual online Planning Commission public hearing
for the project will be held on September 24, 2021.
Appendix A - Notice of Preparation, Scoping Summary, Initial Study
Appendix B - Air Quality and HGH Report
Appendix C – Health Risk Assessment
Appendix D – Historic Architectural Resources Report
Appendix E – Energy Calculations
Appendix F – Noise Calculations
Appendix G – Transportation Study
Appendix H – AB 52 Construction
Appendix I – Mobility Division Survey Results
Appendix J – Comment Letters Received on the Draft EIRComponents of the Housing Element
The components of the Housing Element are largely dictated by the State and typically must include:
- A detailed analysis of the City’s demographic, economic, and housing characteristics.
- A comprehensive analysis of the barriers to producing and preserving housing.
- A review of the City’s progress in implementing current housing policies and programs.
- An identification of goals, objectives, and policies, in addition to a full list of programs that will implement the vision of the plan.
- A list of sites (aka the Suitable Sites Inventory) that could accommodate new housing, demonstrating the City’s ability to meet the quantified housing number established in the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). Identification of a site’s capacity does not guarantee that construction will occur on that site. If there are insufficient sites and capacity to meet the RHNA allocation, then the Housing Element is required to identify a rezoning program to create the required capacity.
Schedule for Updating the Housing Element
As required by State law, the revised Housing Element must be certified by the Santa Monica City Council no later than October 15, 2021, or the City of Santa Monica could lose eligibility for significant sources of State funding. The City’s anticipated timeline and steps for revising the Housing Element can be found on the Project Timeline page.
Contact the planning team directly at HousingUpdate@smgov.net.
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