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Advance Planning Division

The Advance Planning Division is responsible for developing and implementing Culver City's long-term vision, values, and goals through land use and policy planning. To do this and understand and address opportunities and issues affecting the community and region, Advance Planning partners with the community, other City Departments, boards, and commissions; and local, regional, and state agencies.

Please refer to the Current Planning Division if you have questions on planning permit applications, forms, and development projects.

Advance Planning Projects

Fox Hills Specific Plan

Coming Soon!

Hayden Tract Specific Plan

Coming Soon!

Prohousing Designation

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Prohousing Designation Program offers recognition of a jurisdiction’s policies that support the state’s housing goals. The designation allows jurisdictions to apply for certain grant funds to increase the availability of housing and to end homelessness, and to receive priority processing or additional points for other grants, such as programs for sustainability, infrastructure, and transportation. Read more about the program at the Department of Housing and Community Development's website.

The application package includes a resolution, a completion schedule for any proposed policies included in the application, the project proposal scoring sheet, and supporting documentation. The most significant portion of the application is the scoring sheet, which evaluates policies across 4 categories:

Favorable Zoning and Land Use
Acceleration of Housing Production Timeframes
Reduction of Construction and Development Costs
Providing Financial Subsidies

A jurisdiction self-scores and must achieve a cumulative score of at least 30 points across the four categories to receive the Prohousing Designation. The draft application proposes a score of 49 points.

The draft application package is now available for the required 30-day public review period, which will end on January 6, 2025. View the draft application here.(PDF, 2MB) Please refer any comments or questions to the Advance Planning Division at advance.planning@culvercity.org or (310) 253-5740.

Upon submission of the application, HCD will review the materials, consulting with staff for clarification as needed, before making its final determination.

Adopted Plans

Housing Element

The Housing Element’s purpose is to identify the City’s housing needs and outline goals, policies, and programs to address them. The Housing Element is an eight-year plan, extending from October 15, 2021, through October 15, 2029. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) approved the Housing Element on October 10, 2022.(PDF, 153KB)

2021-2029 Housing Element

The Housing Element will primarily address these issues: 1) Preserving and improving the existing housing stock, 2) Providing housing for special needs populations, 3) Supplying enough new housing to meet the City’s fair share of the region’s need, and 4) Affirmatively furthering fair housing. The 2021-2029 Housing Element has five chapters.

View/Download the Housing Element as a combined file(PDF, 3MB)

Housing Element Appendices

The Housing Element includes six appendices. Appendix A evaluates the 2013-2021 Housing Element and Appendix B contains background information on the City’s inventory of sites for housing development. Appendix C identifies affordable housing units that are at risk of converting to market rate during the next ten years and outlines potential resources and methods that could be used to preserve their affordability. Appendix D summarizes the public participation program and Appendix E summarizes fair housing issues along with fair housing goals and actions. Appendix F lists the Acronyms used throughout the Housing Element.

Appendix A : Evaluation of the 2013-2021 Housing Element(PDF, 262KB)

Appendix B : Residential Sites Inventory(PDF, 19MB)

Appendix C : Inventory of Affordable Housing Units(PDF, 113KB)

Appendix D : Public Participation(PDF, 205KB)

Appendix E : Fair Housing Assessment(PDF, 12MB)

Appendix F : Acronyms(PDF, 41KB)

Adequate Sites Inventory

The purpose of the housing element’s site inventory is to identify and analyze specific land (sites) that is available and suitable for residential development in order to determine the jurisdiction’s capacity to accommodate residential development and reconcile that capacity with the jurisdiction’s Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA).¹

View/Download Culver City's Sites Inventory as a PDF(PDF, 153KB)

View/Download Culver City's Sites Inventory as an Excel sheet(XLSX, 207KB)

1. The sites inventory will be updated per Measure 4.A (Adequate sites for RHNA) of the Housing Element.

Zoning Code

The City's Zoning Code regulates land uses within the boundaries of Culver City. The Code establishes zoning districts (e.g. Residential, Mixed-Use, Industrial) and establishes the review and approval process for development in the City. The Zoning Code is meant to protect and promote the public health, safety, and general welfare of residents and businesses in the City. The Zoning Code is now available. To view the previous Zoning Code, please visit the Archived Plans page.

Zoning Map(PDF, 596KB)

General Plan 2045

The General Plan is a broad, long-range policy document that guides future development, conservation, and contains goals and policies for city departments. Cities and counties in California are required by State law to have a General Plan. State law requires that the General Plan be made up of seven elements: Land Use; Circulation (Mobility); Housing; Conservation; Open Space; Environmental Justice; Noise; and Safety. The City of Culver City has also adopted additional optional elements including Governance and Leadership; Arts Culture and the Creative Economy; Economic Development; Parks, Recreation, and Public Facilities; Infrastructure; and Greenhouse Gas Reduction. The General Plan 2045(PDF, 86MB) is now available. To view the previous General Plan, please visit the Archived Plans page.

Introduction(PDF, 10MB)

1. Community Health and Environmental Justice(PDF, 3MB)

2. Governance and Leadership(PDF, 1MB)

3. Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy(PDF, 3MB)

4. Land Use and Community Design(PDF, 42MB)

5. Parks, Recreation, and Public Facilities(PDF, 5MB)

6. Economic Development(PDF, 2MB)

7. Infrastructure(PDF, 2MB)

8. Mobility(PDF, 7MB)

9. Greenhouse Gas Reduction(PDF, 1MB)

10. Conservation(PDF, 4MB)

11. Safety(PDF, 6MB)