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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Discussion of Options Regarding the Preparation of an SB 9 Implementation Ordinance; and (2) Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: April 25, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: William Kavadas, Assistant Planner
Erika Ramirez, Current Planning Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-5706
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [X] No [] Date: TBD
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/20/2022);
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (04/18/2022),
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) discuss options regarding the preparation of an SB 9 implementation ordinance; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom approved Senate Bill 9 ("SB 9"), entitled the California Home Act, which became effective on January 1, 2022. SB 9 requires cities to both: (1) allow any lot in a single-family residential zone to be split, roughly into halves, with resulting lots as small as 1,200 square feet ("urban lot splits"); and (2) allow any lot in a single-family residential zone to be developed with up to two single-family primary dwellings ministerially ("two-unit projects") without discretionary review, if the proposed development meets certain requirements. A copy of the complete text of SB 9 is included as Attachment 1.
At the October 25, 2021 City Council meeting, Council Member Eriksson received support from the Council to discuss the preparation of an SB 9 implementation ordinance at a future City Council meeting.
On December 10, 2021, City Council held a discussion regarding implementation of SB9 generally laying out the following principles:
* Preservation of Existing Trees
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