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32 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-R ______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, (1) ADOPTING THE
CULVER CITY COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN
STANDARDS, AND (2) FINDING THESE STANDARDS
ARE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA).
WHEREAS, Complete Streets is a holistic transportation strategy designed to ensure streets are safe, accessible, and comfortable for everyone, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists, and involving intentional infrastructure enhancements—such as improved sidewalks, expanded bicycle networks, transit amenities, and strategic landscaping —to foster a multimodal environment that meets the diverse mobility needs of the Culver City community, and recognizing that each street has a unique context, requiring tailored solutions rather than a one-size-fits-all approach; and WHEREAS, in January 2020, the City Council adopted a Complete Streets Policy (Policy) to foster healthier, more sustainable and equitable mobility for all Culver City residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the Policy authorizes the Public Works Director/City Engineer to develop street design standards tailored specifically to Culver City; and WHEREAS, the Public Works Department, Mobility & Traffic Engineering Division developed the proposed Complete Streets Design Standards with assistance of a professional consultant and input from the community; and WHEREAS, the proposed Complete Streets Design Standards further the intent of the Policy and the City’s commitment to fostering healthier, more sustainable and equitable mobility for all Culver City residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA) Guidelines, the Complete Streets Desi gn Standards do not create any potentially significant adverse impacts on the environment; and
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32 WHEREAS, the Complete Streets Design Standards are statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code 21080.25, which exempts projects involving pedestrian and bicycle facilities that improve safety, access, or mobility within the public right -of-way, p rojects that improve customer information and wayfinding for transit riders, bicyclists, or pedestrians within the public right -of-way, transit prioritization projects and projects for the designation and conversion of general purpose lanes to high- occupancy vehicle lanes or bus -only lanes, or highway shoulders to part -time transit lanes; and
WHEREAS, the Complete Streets Design Standards is categorically exempt under sections 15301 (existing facilities), 15304 (minor alterations to land) and 15308 (actions by regulatory agencies for protection of the environment) of the CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, on June 23, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting on the proposed Complete Streets Design Standards , fully considering the related staff report, environmental information and all public comments presented.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows:
Pursuant to the foregoing recitations, the City Council hereby:
1. Finds the Complete Streets Desig n Standards do not create any potentially significant adverse impacts on the environment.
2. Finds the Complete Streets Design Standards to be statutorily exempt, pursuant to Public Resources Code 21080.25.
3. Finds the Complete Streets Design Standards to be categorically exempt under Section 15301 (existing facilities), Section 15304 (minor alterations to land), and Section 15308 (actions by regulatory agencies for protection of the environment), of the CEQA Guidelines.
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32 4. Adopts the Complete Streets Design Standards, published at www.culvercity.org/completestreets and incorporated herein.
5. Provides that the Complete Streets Design Standards herein adopted shall apply to all street improvement projects.
6. Authorizes the Public Works Director to administrative ly approve updates to the Complete Streets Design Standards as necessary; provided, all substantive updates , s uch as significant revisions to design guidelines, introduction of new Complete Streets elements, or changes that affect regulatory compliance , w ill be clearly documented and communicated to the public and reported to the City Council and the City’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
7. Provides that this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of , 2025.
DAN O’BRIEN, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JEREMY BOCCHINO, City Clerk HEATHER BAKER, City Attorney