City Council

A. Introduction and First Reading of an Interim Zoning Ordinance to Extend Interim Zoning Regulations\nRelated to Outdoor Dining and Seating on Sidewalks, to Promote Economic Recovery by Simplifying\nthe City’s Outdoor Dining Program\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant environmental effects pursuant to Section\n15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and findings of categorical exemptions\npursuant to Sections 15301 and 15305 of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Guidelines; and\n2. Introduce for First Reading an Interim Zoning Ordinance (IZO) Extending IZO Number\n2837 Amending Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.31.200, Outdoor Dining and\nSeating on Sidewalks, to Promote Economic Recovery by Simplifying the City’s Outdoor\nDining Program.\nStaff Report Printout\na. 2026.02.10 - Sidewalk Dining IZO Extension