THE LUCE IS ADOPTED!

On July 6th, 2010, after a lively and thought-provoking series of 7 Planning Commission and 5 City Council meetings, Santa Monica took a giant leap forward with the adoption of the much anticipated Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE).  Reflecting the involvement of thousands of people and community organizations, the final LUCE preserves the City’s unique identity and neighborhood quality of life and celebrates the natural beauty of our beaches and parklands. It also creates walkable transit villages with creative arts and housing near the future Expo Light Rail stations and expands the range of community benefits. The strategy is balanced to ensure a continued stable, diverse and healthy economy to support emergency, social, cultural, and human services.

With the LUCE vision in place, the City will begin important next steps to bring tangible results to life. This includes community-based planning efforts for the Downtown and Civic Center area, Bergamot Station, Memorial Park and implementation of neighborhood conservation and historic preservation strategies. Consistent with LUCE process, each step will be undertaken in collaboration with the Santa Monica community whose energy, passion and vision for a sustainable future are indelibly woven into the tapestry of ideas contained within the final LUCE.

To review the City Council hearings, please use the links that are provided below:

TUESDAY, JULY 6, AT 5:30 p.m. COMPLETED

• Deliberation
• Adoption of Final LUCE/Certification of Final EIR
• View 7.6.10 Staff Report and Attachments
• Download Final Council Policy Revisions to the Draft LUCE (Please note that the numbering has been adjusted to delete #16, #83, and #89 from the previous Exhibit presented on the evening of 7.6.10)
• Download the Evaluation of Council Policy Revisions (Revised 7.6.10).
• Download the Building Heights Comparison (LUCE, PC and CC Proposals)

THURSDAY, JULY 1, AT 6:30 p.m. COMPLETED

• Building Parameters (Heights and Floor Area Ratio)
• Sustainability/Monitoring & Implementation
• Deliberation
• Download the July 1 Presentation
• Download the Proposed City Council Changes

THURSDAY, JUNE 24, AT 6:30 p.m. COMPLETED

• Final EIR
• Districts
• Activity Centers
• Mix of Uses
• Download the June 24 Presentation

TUESDAY, JUNE 15, AT 5:45 p.m. COMPLETED

• Community Benefits
• Housing Strategy
• Employment Strategy
• Fiscal Impact of Future Land Uses
• Download the June 15 Presentation
• Download the Fiscal Impact Analysis

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, AT 6:30 p.m. COMPLETED

• Overview
• Neighborhood Conservation
• Historic Preservation
• Boulevards
• Circulation Element
• Download the June 10 Presentation

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The Planning Commission has concluded its series of seven public hearings on the Draft LUCE and FEIR. At its June 3rd meeting, the Planning Commission recommended adoption of the Draft LUCE and FEIR, and forwarded a resolution to City Council. The content of these meetings is memorialized below, and includes links to key documents and communications received during the Planning Commission series.

THURSDAY, June 3, 2010 COMPLETED

• Signed Planning Commission Resolution of Adoption Including all Exhibits

THURSDAY, May 6, 2010 COMPLETED

• Introduction to LUCE
• Neighborhood Conservation
• Boulevards
• Download the May 6th Presentation

WEDNESDAY, May 12, 2010 COMPLETED

• Final EIR
• Housing and Employment
• Fiscal Impact/Benefits
• Download the May 12th Presentation
• Download the Fiscal Impact Analysis

MONDAY, May 17, 2010 COMPLETED

• Integrated Land Use and Transportation
• Transit Villages and Districts
• Circulation Element
• Download the May 17th Presentation
  • Land Use
  • Transportation
• Errata Sheet and Issues for Planning Commission Discussion

WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2010  COMPLETED

• Activity Centers
• Community Benefits
• Download the May 19th Presentation
• Download the Financial Feasibility of LUCE Community Benefit Tiers
• Written Public Comments
  • Architect Subcommittee
  • Chamber Subcommittee
  • OPA Letter on Heights
  • OPA Letter on Activity Center
  • OPA Letter on Conflict of Interest

MONDAY, May 24, 2010 COMPLETED

• Sustainability
• Community Character
• Public Participation, Monitoring and Phasing
• Download the May 24th Presentation (not yet available)
• Written Public Comments
  • LUCE Comments Roger Swanson
  • Saint John’s & the LUCE
  • Crossroads Comment on Draft LUCE & City Staff’s Errata Sheet
  • Main Street Comments
  • Details of Denver Bike Sharing Program by Phil Brock

THURSDAY, May 27, 2010 COMPLETED

• Resolution of Adoption
• Commission Discussion

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FINAL EIR RELEASED

The Final Environmental Impact Report has been completed. Please download the following Volumes:

• Volume I: Final EIR
• Volume II: FEIR Appendices
• Volume III: Changes to the Draft EIR, Response to Comments,
  and Mitigation Monitoring Program

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THE DRAFT LAND USE & CIRCULATION ELEMENT

Click below to load individual chapters of the November 24, 2009 Draft Edition of the Land Use and Circulation Element.

• LUCE Executive Summary (664kb)
• Table of Contents & Acknowledgements (106kb)
• I. Overview
  • 1.1 Introduction and Purpose (768kb)
  • 1.2 A History of the Process (1.5mb)
  • 1.3 Urban Form (508kb)
• II. Land Use
  • 2.1 Land Use Policies and Designations (9.47mb)
  • 2.2 Neighborhood Conservation (6.6mb)
  • 2.3 Historic Preservation (1.26mb)
  • 2.4 Santa Monica's Boulevards (13.7mb)
  • 2.5 Activity Centers (4mb)
  • 2.6 Santa Monica's Districts (15.75mb)
  • 2.7 Managing Change (614kb)
• III. Supportive Land Use Policy
  • 3.1 Sustainability and Climate Change (4.4mb)
  • 3.2 Community Benefits (550kb)
  • 3.3 Housing (2mb)
  • 3.4 Diversified and Sustainable Economy (2.3mb)
  • 3.5 Community Enrichment: Integrating the Plan (4mb)
• IV. Circulation (14mb)
  • Transportation and Circulation Policy
  • Streets
  • Walking
  • Bicycle Network
  • Transit
  • Automobile Network
  • Transportation Demand Management
  • Parking
• V. Measuring Progess (3.45mb)
• Appendix (1.1mb)
  • Economics and Demographics

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