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Planning commission backs code changes to implement statelaws on urban lot splits and two-unit developments
Summary
The planning commission voted to recommend that city council amend local development code to conform with state Senate Bill 9 and follow-up changes in SB 450, removing certain local design controls and clarifying ministerial review standards.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend that City Council adopt changes to the municipal code to implement state laws on urban lot splits and two-unit developments, and to find the amendments exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Andrew Perez, the city's planning manager, told commissioners the proposed amendments respond to Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) and a 2025 follow-up bill he referenced as SB 450. "These types of developments are related to Senate Bill 9, which became effective on 01/01/2022," Perez said, and SB 450 "amends state law as it applies to urban lot splits and two-unit developments."
The changes before the commission would repeal objective local design standards that Perez said do not apply uniformly across single-family zones, clarify that cities may regulate only lot dimensions and access for urban lot splits, and reflect a 60-day "shot clock" for ministerial approval of a complete SB 9 application. Perez summarized: "SB 450 prohibits imposing design standards that are…
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