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CA SB1116
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/17/2026
Primary Sponsor
Anna Caballero
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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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