SB 1069, as introduced, Wieckowski. Land use: zoning.
The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to regulate, among other things, the intensity of land use, and also authorizes a local agency to provide by ordinance for the creation of 2nd units in single-family and multifamily residential zones, as specified. That law makes findings and declarations with respect to the value of 2nd units to California’s housing supply.
This bill would add to those findings and declarations that allowing 2nd units in single-family or multifamily residential zones provides additional rental housing stock in California.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 65852.150 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
The Legislature finds and declares that second units
4are a valuable form of housing in California. Second units provide
5housing for family members, students, the elderly, in-home health
6care providers, the disabled, and others, at below market prices
7within existing neighborhoods. Homeowners who create second
8units benefit from added income, and an increased sense of
P2 1security.begin insert Allowing second units in single-family or multifamily
2residential zones provides additional rental housing stock in
3California.end insert
4It is the intent of the Legislature that any second-unit ordinances
5adopted by local agencies have the effect of providing for the
6creation of second units and
that provisions in these ordinances
7relating to matters including unit size, parking, fees and other
8requirements, are not so arbitrary, excessive, or burdensome so as
9to unreasonably restrict the ability of homeowners to create second
10units in zones in which they are authorized by local ordinance.
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