California SB 330, "The Housing Crisis Act of 2019," became effective January 1, 2020. It makes changes to land use and zoning law to remove barriers and impediments to building new housing in urban areas of the state. To increase transparency and certainty in the development application process, SB 330 allows a housing developer to submit a "preliminary application" to a local agency for a housing development project with a specific subset of information on the proposed housing development ahead of providing the full amount of information required by the local government for a housing development application.
CA SB9 became effective January 1, 2022. The law codified in California Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7 allows property owners within a single-family residential zone to build two units and/or to subdivide an existing lot into two parcels, for a total of four units.
CA SB 10 is an option for cities to choose to authorize construction of up to ten units on a single parcel without requiring an environmental review (otherwise mandated under the California Environmental Quality Act).
Builder’s Remedy is a state provision that allows developers to bypass local zoning if cities fail to meet housing mandates. The “Builder’s Remedy” under the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) is applicable to jurisdictions in the State of California that do not have a compliant housing element adopted. In such cases, cities cannot deny approval of qualifying housing developments because they are inconsistent with the City's General Plan, Specific Plan, and/or Zoning regulations. These regulations include residential density, allowed uses, lot sizes, height, and setbacks.
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