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agenda-report Request of Councilmembers Zwick and Raskin that the City Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney to adjust the Administrative Approval criteria for housing projects within the Bergamot Area Plan (BAP) and present them for Council consideration and adoption at the April 22 meeting. Specifically, to ensure that housing projects are feasible, street and pathway requirements shall be limited to those envisioned in the BAP (p. 207) and interpreted liberally in favor of ensuring the production of new housing, their exact location shall be flexible so as to avoid bisecting parcels and limiting site feasibility, they shall be credited towards the 14% open space requirement at a ratio of 1.5:1, and subject to staff discretion for sites under 2 acres. New Item Received. 9/17/2026

Santa Monica City Council
February 11, 2025

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agenda-report Request of Councilmembers Zwick and Raskin that the City Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney to adjust the Administrative Approval criteria for housing projects within the Bergamot Area Plan (BAP) and present them for Council consideration and adoption at the April 22 meeting. Specifically, to ensure that housing projects are feasible, street and pathway requirements shall be limited to those envisioned in the BAP (p. 207) and interpreted liberally in favor of ensuring the production of new housing, their exact location shall be flexible so as to avoid bisecting parcels and limiting site feasibility, they shall be credited towards the 14% open space requirement at a ratio of 1.5:1, and subject to staff discretion for sites under 2 acres. New Item Received. 9/17/2026
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City Council Meeting: February 11, 2025
Agenda Item: 16.M
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Nikima Newsome, City Clerk, Records and Election Services Department Subject: Request of Councilmembers Zwick and Raskin that the City Council direct the City Manager and City Attorney to adjust the Administrative Approval criteria for housing projects within the Bergamot Area Plan (BAP) and present them for Council consideration and adoption at the April 22 meeting. Specifically, to ensure that housing projects are feasible, street and pathway requirements shall be limited to those envisioned in the BAP (p. 207) and interpreted liberally in favor of ensuring the production of new housing, their exact location shall be flexible so as to avoid bisecting parcels and limiting site feasibility, they shall be credited towards the 14% open space requirement at a ratio of 1.5:1, and subject to staff discretion for sites under 2 acres.

Prepared By: Nikima Newsome, City Clerk
Approved Forwarded to Council
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