California Senate Bill 684 (2023)
California Senate Bill 684 (SB 684) is a 2023 California statute which requires cities to ministerially allow property owners to subdivide multifamily lots to create subdivisions with up to 10 houses, townhouses or condos in multi-family-zoned areas.[1] The law amended the 1974 Subdivision Map Act to streamline approvals for more housing on a single parcel of land. The law requires that eligible housing projects must protect existing housing that:
- is designated for low-income tenants;
- is rent-controlled;
- has been occupied by renters in the last 5 years, and subject to local and environmental standards.[2]
The law, drafted by Anna Caballero, was originally written to apply to single-family zones of housing, but the language regarding single-family zones was removed by the Assembly Housing Committee prior to passing the Assembly.[3] The bill was signed into law by Gavin Newsom on October 11, 2023, and took effect on July 1, 2024.[4]
Amendments
[edit]A subsequent law, SB 1123 (2024), allows for SB 684 to be applied to vacant lots in single family zones. The bill also clarified language in SB 684 so that variety of different lower-cost homeownership types and builders are eligible to use the bill, including tenancies in common and community land trusts.[5][6] The bill, also drafted by Caballero, was signed into law by Newsom on September 19, 2024, and will take effect on July 1, 2025.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Streamlining for Small Subdivision Developers". JD Supra. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "Bill Text - SB-684 Land use: streamlined approval processes: development projects of 10 or fewer residential units on urban lots under 5 acres". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ Acosta-Galvan, Kayla (2023-09-15). "Statement on Senate passage of SB 684". California YIMBY. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
- ^ "Bill Text - SB-684 Land use: streamlined approval processes: development projects of 10 or fewer residential units on urban lots under 5 acres". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Flores, Ricardo; Hatcher, Konstantin (2024-08-20). "Lawmakers can revitalize the California dream by removing the chokehold of single-family zoning". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "SB 1123". California YIMBY. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ Rancaño, Vanessa (2024-09-19). "'We're Turning Up the Heat' Newsom Signs Slate of Housing, Homelessness Bills | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "Bill Text - SB-1123 Planning and zoning: subdivisions: ministerial review". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-20.