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CC - PUBLIC HEARING: Introduction of an Ordinance Approving City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment P2025-0066-ZCA to Amend the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) to Implement California State Senate Bill 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act.
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Meeting Date: May 11, 2026
Contact Person/Dept: Lauren Wrenn / Planning & Development Department
Troy Evangelho / Planning & Development Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-5766 / (310) 253-5744
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Public Notification: (Published) Culver City News (04/23/2026), (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/07/2026)
Department Approval: Mark E. Muenzer, Planning and Development Director (04/27/2026) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an ordinance approving Zoning Code Amendment P2026-0066-ZCA to implement interim standards for California State Senate Bill 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act as stated in Exhibit A of the Ordinance (Attachment 1), with a condition that this ordinance does not become effective until SB 79 becomes effective.
BACKGROUND
Senate Bill (SB) 79 was signed by Governor Newsom on October 10, 2025. The bill, called the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, establishes new development standards for "transit-oriented housing developments" (TODs), which are residential projects on land zoned for commercial, residential, and mixed uses within specified distances of transit stops. These standards will supersede otherwise applicable standards and will allow increased heights and densities to encourage residential and mixed-use development near transit stops. These new standards apply only to TODs with five or more units and a minimum 30 dwelling units per acre (du/ac), while all other projects would be subject to existin...
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