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El Segundo commission recommends R1 code changes to comply with SB 450; removes affordability requirement for two‑unit splits
Summary
The commission voted 3-0 to recommend that the City Council adopt an ordinance aligning single‑family R1 development standards and rules for urban lot splits with state law (SB 450), including removing a city affordability requirement for two‑unit urban lot splits and carrying several urban‑lot standards into the R1 code with limited exceptions.
The El Segundo Planning Commission on March 27 voted 3-0 to adopt Resolution 2963 recommending City Council adopt an ordinance amending development standards for the single‑family R1 zone, including rules for two‑unit residential developments and urban lot splits, to comply with California Senate Bill 450.
Paul, principal planner, told the commission that SB 450 prevents cities from imposing development standards on urban lot splits that are more burdensome than the underlying R1 zone, except where the city chooses to make a standard more permissive to facilitate such development. The draft ordinance aligns the urban lot split chapter with the R1…
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