Santa Monica College 2024 Main Campus Master Plan Update

Santa Monica College 2024 Main Campus Master Plan Update

The Project Site encompasses the Santa Monica College (SMC) Main Campus located at 1900 Pico Blvd. in the City of Santa Monica, CA. The Main Campus encompasses approx. 43.98 acres and is generally bounded by Pico Blvd. to the north, 18th Ct. to the east, Pearl St. to the south, and 16th St. to the west, and includes adjacent properties along Pico Blvd. between 16th St. and 14th St. and along Pearl St. between 17th St. and 18th Ct. (“Project Site”). The Project would include the demolition of existing temporary and permanent buildings, totaling approximately 360,100 gross square feet (gsf) of building area, and the construction of new buildings consisting of 265,216 gsf of new floor area in five main new buildings. The Project would also include approximately 207,073 gsf of building renovations to two existing buildings (the Physical and Life Science Complex and the Library and Media Center). The Project would create various new and enhanced open spaces throughout the campus, including landscaping the proposed new Student Union building, a Welcome Lawn, an outdoor amphitheater, a Science Quad, the Tri (triangular open space area), and New Quad. The Proposed Project would generally retain the current vehicular circulation and access points and existing parking supply. The Project would be constructed in three phases beginning in 2025 with final buildout anticipated to be completed by 2035.

Santa Monica

Los Angeles

Southern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Department of General Services (DGS), Office of Historic Preservation, Santa Monica Bay Restoration, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, University of California Natural Reserve System (UCNRS), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Educational (265,216 gsf)

Master Plan

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Archeological / Historical