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Comparison of General Retail District Land Use Tables

Santa Monica City Council
February 24, 2026

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Comparison of General Retail District Land Use Tables
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February 24, 2026
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Comparison of General Retail District Land Use Tables
SMMC 9.13.020 -
Employment Districts
SMMC Section 9.12.020 -
Bergamot Districts

IC OC HMU BTV MUC CAC CCS
Retail, Small (Existing Regs.) P P P P P P P
Retail, Medium (Existing Regs.) CUP CUP - CUP CUP CUP - Retail, Large (Existing Regs.) - - - CUP CUP - -
Retail, SMALL (Proposed Regs.) P P P P P P P
Retail, MEDIUM (Proposed Regs.) L(X) L(X) - L(X) L(X) L(X) - Retail, LARGE (Proposed Regs.) CUP CUP - CUP CUP - -
L(X): Permitted upon approval of a Parking and Loading Operations Plan (PLOP) by the Mobility Division.

SMMC 9.11.020
Mixed-Use and Commercial Districts

MUBL MUB GC NC
Retail, Small (Existing Regs.) L(19)/CUP L(19)/CUP L(19)/CUP L(19)/CUP Retail, Medium (Existing Regs.) CUP CUP L(19)/CUP -
Retail, Large (Existing Regs.) - - CUP -
Retail, SMALL (Proposed Regs.) P P P P
Retail, MEDIUM (Proposed Regs.) MUP MUP MUP -
Retail, LARGE (Proposed Regs.) - - - -
L(19): Limitation shall only apply to new construction and alterationsto existing buildings that result in a combination or enlargement of tenantspaces: No individual tenantspace in the MUBL, MUB, and GC Districts shall occupy more than 12,500 square feet of floor area and/or exceed 75 linear feet of ground floorstreet frontage without the approval of a Conditional Use Permit.

L(X): Permitted upon approval of a Parking and Loading Operations Plan (PLOP) by the Mobility Division.

SMMC 9.10.040 -
Downtown Districts
LT NV BC (3rd St) BC (Exc. 3rd St) TA OT WT
Retail, Small (Existing Regs.) L(5)/CUP L(5)/CUP P L(5)/CUP L(5)/CUP L(5)/CUP L(5)/CUP Retail, Medium (Existing Regs.) CUP CUP P CUP CUP - CUP Retail, Large (Existing Regs.) - - - - - - -
Retail, SMALL (Proposed Regs.) P P P P P P P
Retail, MEDIUM (Proposed Regs.) MUP L(X) L(X) L(X) L(X) - MUP Retail, LARGE (Proposed Regs.) - - - - - - -
L(5): Permitted if within buildings existing as of the date the ordinance codified in this Chapter is effective.

Permitted in new buildings, except: (a)No individual ground floor tenantspace shall occupy more than 7,500 square feet of floor area and/or exceed 50 linear feet of ground floorstreet frontage without a Conditional Use Permit. (b) Ground floortenantspacesin the Santa Monica Place are notsubject to size limitations.

L(X): Permitted upon approval of a Parking and Loading Operations Plan (PLOP) by the Mobility Division.

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