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Planning commission hears SB 79 primer as staff readies parcel‑level maps
Summary
City staff briefed the Planning Commission on SB 79, the state's transit‑oriented development law, explaining guaranteed heights/densities near Expo stations, parcel‑based mapping rules, and three local implementation approaches; commissioners asked for parcel‑level maps and neighborhood analyses ahead of a full study session.
The Santa Monica Planning Commission on March 4 was briefed on SB 79, the state law that guarantees development standards for qualifying transit‑oriented projects near major transit stops, and asked staff to return with parcel‑level maps and neighborhood analyses.
Rachel Kwok, environmental planner, opened a legislative‑session update outlining several bills affecting housing and land use, and noted staff will present a more detailed SB 79 study session for the commission and public outreach in April. She summarized AB 130 and SB 131noting AB 130 adds a statutory CEQA exemption for many housing projects and establishes timelines (30 days to deem an application complete, then roughly 60 days to act, with a possible…
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