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# Santa Monica planning department handles more cases than neighboring cities
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/the-breakdown/
- Published: 2003-12-02T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:17:30.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

PLANNERS BUSINESS CASES/YR\* BUDGET Culver City 13 40 $1.1M Burbank 13 126 $1.7M Pasadena 34 100 $3.2M Santa Monica 27 190 $2.6M \* The number of cases relates to new businesses opening that are handled by the department each year. Students said in the other three cities the majority of cases are handled “over-the-counter,” whereas more cases are heard administratively in Santa Monica.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 2, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/120203.pdf?ref=smdp.com)