Santa Monica
City Council
Agenda Item A
A. Adoption of a Resolution to Amend the Text of the Downtown Community Plan and Introduction and
First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Text of the Zoning Ordinance to Implement the City’s
Realignment Plan by Increasing the Development Potential of City-Owned Sites in the Downtown and
Sites Located Within the Gateway Master Plan Area
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the potential environmental effects of the Ordinances have been
previously analyzed as part of the certified Downtown Community Plan Environmental
Impact Report, the 6th Cycle Housing Element Environmental Impact Report and
subsequent addendum, and a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to
Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines;
2. Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Text of the Downtown Community Plan to Effectuate
the Goals of the Realignment Plan by Increasing the Potential of City-Owned Sites in the
Downtown Community Plan Area and Sites Located Within the Gateway Master Plan
Area; and
3. Introduce for First Reading an Ordinance Amending the Text of the Zoning Ordinance to
Effectuate the Goals of the Realignment Plan by Increasing the Potential of City-Owned
Sites in the Downtown Community Plan Area.
Staff Report Printout
a. CDD-Ord-City-Owned Sites 07.14.2026
b. CDD-RESO-DCP-City-Owned Sites and Gateway Master Plan 07.14.2026_COMBINED