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Victorville staff previews state housing mandates (SB 9, SB 684, SB 11-23) in planning-commission workshop
Summary
At a July 9, 2025 workshop, Victorville planning staff reviewed state laws (SB 9, SB 684 and the SB 11-23 update) that expand ministerial approvals for lot splits, two-unit developments and small-lot subdivisions. No formal action was taken; staff will prepare municipal-code amendments for future hearings.
On July 9, 2025, Victorville City planning staff presented a workshop to the Planning Commission on recent state housing laws — primarily Senate Bill 9, Senate Bill 684 and the 2024 update known as SB 11-23 — and outlined a forthcoming municipal-code amendment to implement those mandates locally. Commissioners asked questions about fire and infrastructure constraints, parking, fees and exclusion zones; staff said a formal code amendment will return to the commission and then go to the City Council.
"Over the past few years, California lawmakers have enacted legislation intended to accelerate the production of more affordable housing types as means of addressing the state's ongoing housing shortage," Senior Planner Daisy Kawasaki said as she opened the presentation.
Staff summarized the main allowances and limits of the laws discussed. SB 9 (the California Home Act) applies to single-family residential zones and allows ministerial approvals for either (1) two-unit developments on a single lot or (2) urban…
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