Tag: planning

Editor's note: Last week's SMa.r.t. column discussed urban and architectural design. This week's column  discusses process, zoning and conclusions as ...

Final recommendations have been released for the future of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and City Council will debate the ...

Our last two SMa.r.t. columns focused on the advantages of low-rise, 2- to 4-story buildings and how our typical low-rise ...

Former Speaker of the U.S. House Tip O'Neill coined the phrase, “All politics are Local.” Indeed, he's correct. Certainly residents ...

Did the completion of the LUCE and zoning update leave you with too much free time in your week? Is ...

When City Council approved the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE) zoning code updates, there were a number of issues ...

Curb your DA's. No, we're not talking about District Attorneys, but rather the propensity of our planning staff to negotiate ...

Editor: While I admire the people protesting the removal of trees, I have to wonder where they are when it ...

Plans to redesign Lincoln Boulevardreceived an overwhelmingly positive response this week when presented to the Planning Commission at their Sept. ...

  Anybody wanting to live in Santa Monica today has a limited number of housing types from which to choose. ...