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CA SB1116

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2026

Primary Sponsor

Anna Caballero

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires height limits on housing developments to apply only to physical building height, not number of floors, for projects on subdivided lots under ministerial approval
  • Prohibits local agencies from imposing front setbacks greater than 10 feet or internal setbacks between newly created parcels on qualifying housing developments
  • Allows newly created parcels on multifamily-zoned land to be as small as 480 square feet (down from 600) and single-family parcels as small as 960 square feet (down from 1,200) when using lot size averaging
  • Excludes stairs and enclosed bicycle parking from the "net habitable square feet" calculation for the 1,750 square foot average unit size limit
  • Requires local agencies to report annually to the Department of Housing and Community Development on applications, approvals, permits, and units constructed under these subdivision provisions

Legislative Description

Planning and zoning: housing development projects: subdivisions.

Last Action

Referred to Coms. on HOUSING and L. GOV.

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Housing2/26/2026
Rules2/17/2026

Full Bill Text

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