SB684

At least allow *small* housing developments in urban areas!

State: California

Status: Enacted ✅

Formal Title: An act to add Sections 65852.28, 65913.4.5, and 66499.41 to the Government Code, relating to land use.

Summary: Requires local agencies to ministerially approve, without discretionary review, parcel maps, tentative maps, and final maps for housing development projects of 10 or fewer units on lots zoned for multifamily, 5 acres or less, substantially surrounded by urban uses. It streamlines building permits for such projects and limits the standards local agencies can impose. The bill exempts such projects from minimum parcel size requirements and HOA formation. It also prevents accessory dwelling units and SB 9 lot splits from being required on parcels created through this process.

Main sponsors: Anna Caballero

Legislative text: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB684