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With City Hall Silent (Again) State Senate Passes SB 9 Co-Authored By State Senator Gonzalez; It Requires Cities To Allow (Except In Historic Districts) Four Housing Units On Single Family Lots, No Add'l Parking Req'd If Within Half a Mile Of "High Quality" Public Transit

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(May 26, 2021, 6:20 p.m.) -- The state Senate today (May 26) voted 28-6 to approve SB 9 that would (except for historic districts as it defines them) require cities to allow four housing units on single family lots.

SB 9 would require a city or county to grant "ministerial" (City Clerk) check list type approval to either or both of the following:

  • a) A housing development of no more than two units (duplex) in a single-family zone.

  • b) The subdivision of a parcel zoned for residential use, into two approximately equal parcels (lot split).

SB 9 also prohibits cities from applying parking requirements if the split/subdivided parcel is within a half mile walking distance of either a "high-quality transit corridor or a major transit stop," or if there is a car share vehicle located within a block of the parcel.

The bill's definition of "historic district" is one "included on the State Historic Resources Inventory, as defined in Section 5020.1 of the Public Resources Code, or within a site that is designated or listed as a city or county landmark or historic property or district pursuant to a city or county ordinance."

State Senator Lena Gonzalez (D, LB-S E LB) is a named co-author of SB 9 so as expected she voted "yes." State Senator Tom Umberg (D, SE LB-west OC) also voted "yes" on the bill.

The state Senate action comes one day after the Long Beach City Council's "State Legislation Committee" (Uranga, Austin, Richardson) received a presentation from city management's government affairs staffer Tyler Curley, who didn't mention the bill. The Committee's three members commended Mr. Curley for his presentation and likewise didn't mention SB 9.

Corliss Lee of the Eastside Voice testified in the Committee opposition to SB 9 and said she'd urged Councilmembers for months to agendize the bill for Council voted opposition. No Committee member acknowledged her testimony.

Khalil Gharios of the Lakewood Village Neighborhood Ass'n submitted written testimony in opposition to SB 9. No Committee member acknowledged his written testimony.

The Council's "State Legislation Committee" doesn't plan to meet again until late July by which time SB 9 will have advanced to within barely a month from passage. SB 9 has to pass the Assembly (with state Senate approval of any Assembly amendments) by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31.

Ms. Lee indicates the Eastside Voice plans to step up its opposition to SB 9 and her group will hold Councilmembers who seek re-election or higher office accountable for their failure to oppose the bill.

Any Council incumbent could have and still can agendize SB 9 for Council voted action to support or oppose SB 9. None have done so although the bill has been pending since Dec. 7. 2020.

SB 9's supporters/opponents as listed in the state Senate floor legislative analytics are:

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(Verified 5/20/21) SUPPORT

AARP
Abundant Housing LA
ADU Task Force East Bay
All Home
American Planning Association, California Chapter
Bay Area Council
Bridge Housing Corporation
California Apartment Association
California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce
California Building Industry Association
California Chamber of Commerce
California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
California YIMBY
Casita Coalition
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Circulate San Diego
City of Oakland
City of San Diego
Council Member Jon Wizard, City of Seaside
Council Member Zach Hilton, City of Gilroy
Council of Infill Builders
County of Monterey
East Bay for Everyone
Eden Housing
Facebook, INC.
Fieldstead and Company, INC.
Generation Housing
Greenbelt Alliance
Habitat for Humanity California
Hello Housing
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
Housing Action Coalition
Innercity Struggle
LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) San Diego
Livable Sunnyvale
Local Government Commission
Long Beach YIMBY
Los Angeles Business Council
Mayor Darrell Steinberg, City of Sacramento
MidPen Housing Corporation
Modular Building Institute
Mountain View YIMBY
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
North Bay Leadership Council
Northern Neighbors
Peninsula for Everyone
People for Housing - Orange County
San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce
San Fernando Valley YIMBY
San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Research Association
San Francisco YIMBY
Sand Hill Property Company
Santa Cruz YIMBY
Schneider Electric
Share Sonoma County
Silicon Valley @ Home
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
South Bay YIMBY
South Pasadena Residents for Responsible Growth
Streets for People Bay Area
TechEquity Collaborative
Tent Makers
Terner Center for Housing Innovation At the University of California, Berkeley
The Two Hundred
TMG Partners
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Urban Environmentalists
YIMBY Action
YIMBY Democrats of San Diego County
Zillow Group
92 Individuals

Sponsor

OPPOSITION: (Verified 5/20/21)

Adams Hill Neighborhood Association
Aids Healthcare Foundation
Alameda Citizens Task Force
Albany Neighbors United
Berkeley Associated Neighbors Against Non-affordable Housing
Brentwood Homeowners Association
Burton Valley Neighborhoods Group
California Alliance of Local Electeds
California Cities for Local Control
California Contract Cities Association
Catalysts
Cities of Arcata, Azusa, Bellflower, Belmont, Beverly Hills, Brea, Brentwood,
Burbank, Camarillo, Carpinteria, Carson, Cerritos, Chino, Chino Hills, Clayton,
Clearlake, Clovis, Colton, Corona, Cupertino, Cypress, Diamond Bar, Dorris,
Downey, Dublin, Eastvale, El Segundo, Escalon, Fortuna, Foster City,
Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Glendora, Grand Terrace, Half Moon Bay, Hesperia,
Hidden Hills, Huntington Beach, Indian Wells, Inglewood, Irvine, Irwindale,
Kerman, King, La Canada Flintridge, La Mirada, La Palma, La Quinta, La Verne,
Lafayette, Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Lakeport, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lomita,
Los Alamitos, Los Altos, Martinez, Maywood, Menifee, Merced, Mission Viejo,
Montclair, Monterey, Moorpark, Murrieta, Newman, Newport Beach, Norwalk, Novato,
Oakdale, Ontario, Orinda, Palo Alto, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pasadena,
Pinole, Pismo Beach, Placentia, Pleasanton, Poway, Rancho Cucamonga,
Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redding, Redondo Beach, Rohnert Park,
Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Carlos, San Clemente, San Dimas, San Gabriel,
San Jacinto, San Marcos, San Marino, Santa Clara, Santa Clarita, Santa Monica, Saratoga,
Signal Hill, South Pasadena, Stanton, Sunnyvale, Temecula, Thousand Oaks, Torrance,
Tracy, Vacaville, Ventura, Vista, Westlake Village, Whittier, and Yorba Linda
Citizens Preserving Venice
Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods
Coalition to Save Ocean Beach
College Street Neighborhood Group
College Terrace Residents Association
Committee to Save the Hollywoodland Specific Plan
Community Associations Institute - California Legislative Action Committee
Comstock Hills Homeowners Association
D4ward
Durand Ridge United
Encinitas Neighbors Coalition
Friends of Sutro Park
Hidden Hill Community Association
Hills 2000 Friends of The Hills
Hollywood Knolls Community Club
Hollywoodland Homeowners Association
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association
Kensington Property Owners Association
La Brea Hancock Homeowners Association
Lafayette Homeowners Council
Lakewood Village Neighborhood Association
Las Virgenes-Malibu Council of Governments
Latino Alliance for Community Engagement
League of California Cities
League of California Cities Central Valley Division
Linda Vista-Annandale Association
Livable California
Livable Pasadena
Los Altos Residents
Los Angeles County Division, League of California Cities
Los Feliz Improvement Association
Marin County Council of Mayors and Councilmembers
Miracle Mile Residential Association
Miraloma Park Improvement Club
Mission Street Neighbors
Montecito Association
Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance Trees Committee
North of Montana Association
Northeast Neighbors of Santa Monica
Pacific Palisades Community Council
Planning Association for The Richmond
Riviera Homeowners Association
San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (UNREG)
Save Lafayette
Seaside Neighborhood Association
Shadow Hills Property Owners Association
Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association
South Bay Cities Council of Governments
South Bay Residents for Responsible Development
South Shores Community Association
Southwood Homeowners Association
Sunnyvale United Neighbors
Sunset-Parkside Education and Action Committee
Sustainable Tamalmonte
Tahoe Donner Association
Temecula Valley Neighborhood Coalition
Towns of Apple Valley, Colma, Fairfax, Mammoth Lakes, Ross, and Truckee
Ventura Council of Governments
Verdugo Woodlands West Homeowners Association
West Pasadena Residents' Association
West Torrance Homeowners Association
West Wood Highlands Neighborhood Association
Westside Regional Alliance of Councils
Westwood Hills Property Owners Association
Westwood Homeowners Association
Wilshire Montana Neighborhood Coalition
Windsor Square Association
236 individuals

Sponsor

Sponsor

The state Senate's approval vote sends SB 9 to the Assembly where it will be go through Assembly hearings before it can advance to the Assembly floor. Assembly passage and Senate approval of any Assembly amendments must occur by 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31.

Sponsor



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