California SB 9 Law In Effect Today - 410,000 Lots Affected

[Steven Rich]

Today is the first day that Californians can apply for a permit to split their single-family residential lot into two in order to develop up to three more housing units.

Several options exist, including tearing down the primary residential home and building two duplexes. Or, keeping the primary home and building a smaller “Granny Flat” on the first lot and building a duplex on the second lot.

This blog post uploaded today explains: 

How Californians Can Build 2 Duplexes on One Lot in 2022

Experts claim that 410,000 California lots are “market feasible” for a split and development.