SB 9 contains eligibility criteria addressing environmental site constraints (e.g., wetlands, wildfire risk, etc.), anti-displacement measures for renters and low-income households, and the protection of historic structures and districts.

What this bill does: Senate Bill 9 – the California Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency (HOME) Act streamlines the process for a homeowner to create a duplex or subdivide an existing lot. To be eligible for the streamlining provided by this bill, a parcel must meet a specific list of qualifications that protects historic districts ...

Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) is a new California State Law taking effect January 1, 2022. SB 9 changes existing limits on how many homes can be built on a lot zoned as single-family.

SB-9 seeks to expand housing construction in certain single-family residential zones. However, this law contains a number of detailed conditions, exceptions and allowances that apply to the permitting of two residential units, the lot split, or both.

Senate Bill 9 (SB-9) (see CA Government Code section 65852.21 and 66411.7) requires local entities to streamline the approval of certain housing projects by providing a ministerial approval process, removing the requirement for CEQA analysis, and removing the requirement for Conditional Use Authorization or other similar discretionary ...

2024年4月25日 · A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this week struck down SB 9, a 2021 California law allowing property owners to split their lots and build up to two new homes.

2024年12月2日 · SB 9 (2025) clarifies that previous legislation exempting ADUs from owner-occupancy requirements applies to all ADUs, not just newly-built ones.