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1 City Council Meeting: October 13, 2026 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT BASE FEE FOR
NEW MARKET-RATE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT PURSUANT TO
SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.64.070(C) BASED ON
CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND LAND COSTS
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2005, the City Council amended Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.56.070, now renumbered Section 9.64.070(C), to provide that commencing on July 1, 2006, the Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee shall be automatically adjusted annually by City Council resolution based on changes in construction costs and land costs; and
WHEREAS, in order to implement the Council’s decision, staff formulated a specific method of measuring changes in construction costs and land costs; and WHEREAS, this proposed methodology was detailed in an April 24, 2006 letter prepared by Paul S. Silvern of HR&A Advisors, Inc. (“HR&A”) on behalf of the City and approved by the Council on June 13, 2006; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on June 27, 2006, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10149 (CCS) which established an affordable housing unit base fee for condominiums of $28.15 per square foot and an affordable housing unit base fee for apartments of $24.10 per square foot; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on July 24, 2007, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10229 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by Attachment A
2 $1.41 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $1.21 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on July 23, 2008, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10329 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $1.33 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $1.14 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on September 8, 2009, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10422 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $0.80 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.69 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on September 28, 2010, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10529 (CCS) which incrementally decreased these base fees by $0.41 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.35 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on June 14, 2011, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10578 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $0.66 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.56 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on September 11, 2012, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10705 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $0.26 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.22 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
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3 WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 27, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10763 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $0.26 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.22 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 26, 2014, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10833 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $2.34 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $2.00 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 25, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10902 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $1.71 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $1.46 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 23, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10985 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $1.31 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $1.13 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 8, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11069 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $1.89 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $1.62 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 14, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11130 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by Attachment A
4 $1.99 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $1.70 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 13, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11191 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted these base fees by $0.92 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.79 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on August 24, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11356 (CCS) which incrementally decreased these base fees by $1.15 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.99 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on October 25, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11478 (CCS) which incrementally decreased these base fees by $1.15 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $0.99 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on October 10, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11549 (CCS) which incrementally increased these base fees by $2.27 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $2.65 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on October 8, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11620 (CCS) which incrementally increased these base fees by $2.27 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $2.65 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
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5 WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on October 14, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 11705 (CCS) which incrementally increased these base fees by $1.39 per square foot for new market rate condominiums and $1.19 per square foot for new market rate apartments; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 10149 (CCS), Resolution No. 10229 (CCS), Resolution No. 10329 (CCS), Resolution No. 10422 (CCS), Resolution No. 10529 (CCS), Resolution No. 10578 (CCS), Resolution No. 10705 (CCS), Resolution No. 10763 (CCS), Resolution No. 10833 (CCS), Resolution No. 10902 (CCS), Resolution No. 10985 (CCS), Resolution No. 11069 (CCS), Resolution No. 11130 (CCS), Resolution No. 11191 (CCS), and Resolution No. 11356 (CCS), Resolution No. 11478(CCS), Resolution No. 11549(CCS), Resolution No. 11620(CCS), and Resolution 11705 (CCS) thereby established an affordable housing unit base fee for condominiums of $52.69 per square foot and an affordable housing unit base fee for apartments of $45.10; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.64.070 and the City Council’s approved methodology, staff has calculated the required incremental adjustment to these base fees based on the changes to construction costs and land costs that have occurred since the adjustment undertaken last year; and WHEREAS, on, September 14, the City published a notice that at the October 13, 2026 City Council meeting, the City Council would consider a proposed resolution to incrementally adjust the affordable housing fee that private developers pay to the City for the production of affordable housing based on this methodology and that the staff analysis was available for review in the City Clerk’s Office; and Attachment A
6 WHEREAS, the City republished this notice on September 28, 2026 and WHEREAS, a copy of staff’s analysis has been available in the City Clerk’s Office for public review September 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, based on this analysis, an increase in the amount of $0.23 per square foot of the current Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee of $45.33for apartments and an increase in the amount of $0.26 per square foot of the current Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee of $52.95 for condominiums would be appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The current Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee for new market rate condominiums of $52.69 per square foot established by Resolution No. 10149 (CCS), Resolution No. 10229 (CCS), Resolution No. 10329 (CCS), Resolution No. 10422 (CCS), Resolution No. 10529 (CCS), Resolution No. 10578 (CCS), Resolution No. 10705 (CCS), Resolution No. 10763 (CCS), Resolution No. 10833 (CCS), Resolution No. 10902 (CCS), Resolution No. 10985 (CCS), Resolution No. 11069 (CCS), Resolution No. 11130 (CCS), Resolution No. 11191 (CCS), Resolution No. 111356 (CCS) Resolution No. (CCS) 11478, Resolution 11620(CCS), and Resolution 11705 (CCS) shall be increased by $0.26 per square foot of floor area.
SECTION 2. The current Affordable Housing Unit Base Fee for new market rate apartment of $45.10 per square foot established by Resolution No. 10149 (CCS), Resolution No. 10229 (CCS), Resolution No. 10329 (CCS), Resolution No. 10422 (CCS), Resolution No. 10529 (CCS), Resolution No. 10578 (CCS), Resolution No. 10705 (CCS), Resolution No. 10763 (CCS), Resolution No. 10833 (CCS), Resolution Attachment A
7 No. 10902 (CCS), Resolution No. 10985 (CCS), Resolution No. 11069 (CCS), Resolution No. 11130 (CCS), Resolution No. 11191, Resolution No. 111356 (CCS), Resolution No. (CCS) 11478, Resolution 11549 (CCS), Resolution 11620 (CCS), and Resolution 11705 (CCS) shall be increased by $0.23 per square foot of floor area.
SECTION 3. Resolution No. 10149 (CCS), Resolution No. 10229 (CCS), Resolution No. 10329 (CCS), Resolution No. 10422 (CCS), Resolution No. 10529 (CCS), Resolution No. 10578 (CCS), Resolution No. 10705 (CCS), Resolution No. 10763 (CCS), Resolution No. 10833 (CCS), Resolution No. 10902 (CCS), Resolution No. 10985 (CCS), Resolution No. 11069 (CCS), Resolution No. 11130 (CCS), Resolution No. 11191 (CCS), Resolution No. 11356 (CCS), Resolution No. (CCS) 11478, Resolution 11549 (CCS), Resolution 11620 (CCS), and Resolution 11705 (CCS) shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be superseded or altered by this resolution in any way.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect on December 1, 2026.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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HEIDI VON TONGELN
City Attorney