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Council aligns local zoning with SB9, directs staff to return on broader local reforms
Summary
After extended debate about local control and neighborhood impacts, the council adopted zoning amendments to conform to state SB9 rules for duplexes and lot splits, and directed staff to prepare a separate local ordinance package to pursue council's prior May 13, 2025 policy directions (including guaranteed unit-size and owner-occupancy changes).
The City Council voted on April 14 to adopt zoning text amendments aligning Santa Monica's code with California's SB9 framework for duplexes and small-lot subdivisions in single-family zones, while simultaneously directing staff to prepare a follow-up local ordinance to implement the council's previous May 13, 2025 policy package.
Planning staff explained the amendments implement state floors (including 800-square-foot minimum unit size…
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