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Rent Control Board approves removal permit for 1923 Uklid with deed restriction for replacement unit
Summary
The board granted a removal permit to allow demolition of a vacant single‑family home at 1923 Uklid and its replacement with two three‑story buildings totaling four units, with one replacement unit deed‑restricted for low‑income tenants; the board directed staff to draft a removal‑permit agreement incorporating conditions from the staff report.
The Santa Monica Rent Control Board on March 12 approved a removal permit application for 1923 Uklid, allowing the demolition of a long‑vacant single‑family home and redevelopment into two three‑story buildings with a total of four rental units. Staff told the board the owners originally proposed six units (including two ADUs) but, after planning review, revised the project to four units; staff recommended approval conditioned on deed‑restricting one replacement unit as affordable to low‑income tenants.
At the staff presentation, commissioners sought specifics about unit configuration and bedroom counts. Staff explained the current proposal: Unit 1 is a four‑bedroom ground‑floor unit; Unit 2 spans two floors with six bedrooms; Unit 3, proposed as the deed‑restricted affordable unit, is a two‑bedroom unit on the second floor; and Unit 4 spans the second and third floors with six bedrooms. Staff said the original six‑unit plan was deleted during planning review.
Commissioner Dudek moved to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law; the board substituted that motion and agreed to grant the removal permit, adopt the findings, and direct staff to draft a removal permit agreement incorporating the conditions in the staff report. The substitute motion by Commissioner Ganska, seconded by Commissioner Lesley, carried on a roll‑call vote. The board recorded the substitute motion as directing the drafting and execution of an agreement that will include the deed‑restriction and the other staff‑recommended conditions.
Staff indicated the deed restriction will match the replacement‑unit approach long used by the board in small‑scale removal matters, requiring the replacement unit to be restricted to low‑income tenants and ensuring the new unit's bedroom count matches the demolished unit’s bedrooms for replacement purposes. The board did not discuss specific affordability levels or the length of the deed restriction during the hearing; staff said those elements will be incorporated into the removal permit agreement.
The board’s action authorizes redevelopment subject to executing the removal permit agreement and meeting the conditions described in the staff report.
