SB 9 - NYU Furman Center

State Land Use Enacted Legislation

Bill #	State	Year	Party	Topic
SB 9	CA	2021	D	Allow lot split, By-right zoning, Density Increases, Encouraging duplex, triplex, fourplexes and townhomes, Lot Size Requirements, Minimum parking requirements, Streamline application, Streamline hearings, Written findings, burden and standard of proof

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Summary

Requires all jurisdictions to allow for up to four units to be built on most existing single-family parcels in California (two units on original lot, lot splits with two units on each parcel).

Requires a proposed housing development containing no more than 2 residential units within a single-family residential zone to be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or hearing, if the proposed housing development meets certain specified requirements.
Authorizes a local agency to impose objective zoning, subdivision, and design standards, unless those standards would physically preclude construction of up to 2 units or either of the 2 units from being at least 800 square feet in floor area; additionally prohibits the imposition of setback requirements under certain circumstances, and setting maximum setback requirements under all other circumstances.
Requires a local agency to ministerially approve a parcel map for an urban lot split that meets certain specified requirements.
Requires an applicant to sign an affidavit that they intend to occupy one of the housing units as their principal residence for at least 3 years from date of approval of urban lot split (implicating perjury if not true).