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Santa Monica approves self-certification pilot to speed certain commercial permits
Summary
Council approved a pilot allowing licensed professionals to self-certify select commercial nonstructural tenant-improvement permits, paired with a three-strike audit regime, exclusions for high-risk uses and reporting back on program metrics.
The Santa Monica City Council approved a self-certification pilot program intended to shorten permit turnaround for select commercial nonstructural tenant improvements.
Staff described Phase 1 as limited to commercial nonstructural tenant improvements and certain temporary structures used for events, with two later phases tentatively planned for detached ADUs and single-family dwellings. Under the proposal, a licensed…
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