HomeMy WebLinkAboutMISC24-0009 SB9 ChecklistButte County Department of Development Services PLANNING DIVISION
7 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965 Planning Center Phone 530.552.3701 Fax 530.538.7785 dsplanning@buttecounty.net
Senate Bill 9 Urban Lot Split Checklist
Address:
APN: Lot Size: Zoning:
Owner Name:
Contact (email / phone):
Planner:
Senate Bill 9, among other things, requires two-lot Urban Lot Splits to be considered for ministerial approval (with
no discretionary review or public hearing required) if the projects meet certain standards as outlined below. The
bill also permits local agencies to apply objective zoning, subdivision, and design standards that do not conflict with
the provisions of SB 9 in their ministerial reviews.
This checklist must be completed by a County Planner.
Urbanized Area/Urban Cluster Determination
If “no” to the below item, any parcel is ineligible for a two-lot Urban Lot Split.
YES NO STAFF
1.Is the parcel subject to development
or lot split wholly within the
boundaries of an urbanized area or
urban cluster as designated by the US
Census Bureau? If so, which UA or
UC?
Urban Lot Split Requirements
If “no” to any of the below items, the parcel is ineligible for a two-lot Urban Lot Split.
YES NO STAFF
1.Are both resultant parcels
approximately equal in area provided
that one parcel shall not be smaller
FORM NO
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than 40 percent of the lot area of the
original parcel proposed for
subdivision?
2.Are both resultant parcels larger than
1,200 feet?
3.Is the parcel subject to lot split
located in a Single Family Residential
Zone?
4.Does lot split conform to the
applicable objective Subdivision Map
act provisions pursuant to Section
66410 of Division 2?
If “yes” to any of the below items, the parcel is ineligible for a two-lot Urban Lot Split.
YES NO STAFF
5.Does the proposed split entail the
alteration or demolition of any
affordable or rent controlled housing,
any housing for which
accommodations for rent or lease
have been removed within the past
15 years (pursuant to Ch. 12.75), or
any housing occupied by tenants in
the past three years?
6.Is the parcel subject to lot split
located within a historic district or
property included on the State
Historic Resources Inventory or as
designated by a local ordinance?
7.Has the parcel been previously
subdivided per this section?
8.Has either the owner or an agent of
the owner previously subdivided an
adjacent parcel using an Urban Lot
Split per this section?
9.Would the application of objective
standards physically preclude
development of up to 2 units on
either resulting parcel or either unit
being ≥ 800 sq. ft.?
Environmental Review
If “yes” to any of the below items, the parcel is ineligible for a two-lot Urban Lot Split.
YES NO STAFF
10.Is the parcel located in Prime
Farmland / Farmland of Statewide
Significance?
11.Is the parcel located in identified
Wetlands?
12.Is the parcel located in the Very High
Fire Hazard Severity Zone?
13.Is the parcel located on a Hazardous
waste site?
14.Is the parcel located on a delineated
Earthquake fault zone?
15.Is the parcel located in a special flood
hazard area? (If so, development can
still be occur given a Letter of Map
Revision prepared by FEMA or if the
site meets the minimum flood plain
management criteria of the National
Flood Insurance Program)
16.Is the parcel within a regulatory
floodway (unless the development
has received a no-rise certification in
accordance with Section 60.3(d)(3) of
Title 44 of the Code of Federal
Regulations)?
17.Is the parcel located within
conservation Lands / under
conservation easement?
18.Does the parcel provide habitat for
protected species identified as
candidate, sensitive, or species of
special status by state or federal
agencies, fully protected species, or
species protected by the federal
Endangered Species Act?
*review specific parcels for applicability of setback, easement, access, parking, rental, and owner occupancy
requirements pursuant to 66411.7 (c) 1()*