City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: January 13, 2026
Agenda Item: 4.K
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Heidi Von Tongeln, Interim City Attorney, City Attorney's Office, Administration
Subject: Second Reading and Adoption of an Interim Zoning Ordinance Updating Applicability Thresholds and Standards for Resource and Recycling Room Dimensions Set Forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.21.130 in Order to Further Economic Recovery Efforts by Facilitating a Self-Certification Building Permit Program
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Ordinance.
Executive Summary
At its meeting on December 16, 2025, the City Council introduced for first reading an Interim Zoning Ordinance updating applicability thresholds and standards for resource and recycling room dimensions set forth in Santa Monica Municipal Code Section
9.21.130 in order to further economic recovery efforts by facilitating a self-certification building permit program. The ordinance is now presented to the City Council for adoption.
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Prepared By: Bradley Michaud, Legal Administrative Services Officer Approved Forwarded to Council
Attachments:
A. ORD-Self-Certification IZO_2d