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Santa Clara SB 9 Plans Stalled

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Santa Clara's Planning Commission pushed a decision on the City's SB 9 requirements to the next meeting following a lengthy parking debate.

A plan to help Santa Clara deal with the implementation of SB 9, the new state law that allows single-family homeowners to divide their lots and create a second housing unit, stalled at the May 11 Planning Commission meeting. City staff presented commissioners with proposed amendments to the General Plan that would allow the City … Read more

California SB 9: No Cause for Panic

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A look at what California's SB 9 means for Santa Clara and single-family housing as we know it. Plus, how ADUs impact the new law.

If Henny-Pennys have convinced you that SB 9 is going to “destroy your neighborhood,” relax. That’s the key message from Santa Clara Community Development Director Andrew Crabtree at the City Council’s Jan. 25 study session on SB 9, the 2021 Housing Opportunity and More Efficiency Act. Although there are 18,000 single-family (R-1 zoned) lots in … Read more