Santa Monica

City Council

February 11, 2025 Order of Business 16 #M

Agenda Item M

M. Request of Councilmembers Zwick and Raskin that the City Council direct the City Manager and City\nAttorney to adjust the Administrative Approval criteria for housing projects within the Bergamot Area\nPlan (BAP) and present them for Council consideration and adoption at the April 22 meeting.\nSpecifically, to ensure that housing projects are feasible, street and pathway requirements shall be\nlimited to those envisioned in the BAP (p. 207) and interpreted liberally in favor of ensuring the\nproduction of new housing, their exact location shall be flexible so as to avoid bisecting parcels and\nlimiting site feasibility, they shall be credited towards the 14% open space requirement at a ratio of\n1.5:1, and subject to staff discretion for sites under 2 acres. New Item Received. 2/06/2025