The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the proposed Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) update is now available for review. Please download the DEIR and the Technical Appendix by clicking on the following links:

• Draft LUCE Environmental Impact Report (14mb)
• DEIR Technical Appendix (12mb)
• Notice of Availability (66kb)

Hard copies of the DEIR are available for review at any of the City’s public libraries, and at City Hall (Reception Desk, City Clerk, Planning Counter). Free Compact Discs (CDs) are available at the Planning Counter at City Hall. Hard copies are available for purchase.

As indicated in the Notice of Availability, a 45-day public review period is provided for all interested persons to submit written comments (letters or email) on the adequacy of the Draft EIR. The comment period began on Thursday, January 21, 2010 and will end at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Written comments can be sent via email (click on link), or sent by mail to: Francie Stefan, Community & Strategic Planning Manager, Community & Strategic Planning Division, 1685 Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, CA 90401. FAX: 310-458-3380.

Each comment along with a response will be included in the Final Environmental Impact Report.

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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