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SB 684 and SB 1123 (Caballero) expand the Starter Home Revitalization Act to further facilitate the construction of “starter” home projects consisting of up to 10 dwelling units (not exceeding an average of 1,750 net habitable square feet) on up to 10 parcels. SB 684 provides for a streamlined ministerial (i.e., no CEQA) approval process for qualifying housing development projects in multifamily zoning districts, effective January 1, 2024. SB 1123 extends the same streamlined ministerial approval process to qualifying housing development projects on vacant lots in single-family zoning districts, effective July 1, 2025.
The Starter Home Revitalization Act requires ministerial and expedited approval of qualifying housing development projects. The Act provides:
The following threshold requirements must be met for a housing development project to qualify for streamlined ministerial approval under the Starter Home Revitalization Act. Additional requirements vary depending on whether the project is proposed in a multifamily zoning district or a single-family zoning district (see below).
In addition to the threshold requirements above, the following requirements must be met for a housing development project in a mixed-family zoning district to qualify for streamlined ministerial approval under the Starter Home Revitalization Act:
In addition to the threshold requirements above, the following requirements must be met for a housing development project in a single-family zoning district to qualify for streamlined ministerial approval under the Starter Home Revitalization Act. Please recall that these provisions will not be operative until July 1, 2025 (the effective date of SB 1123).
We expect to see a flurry of development activity under SB 1123 once that law is effective on July 1, 2025. The streamlined ministerial approval process, which must be completed within 60 days, is highly advantageous for housing developers and should result in higher density housing development projects on underutilized properties throughout the State of California. The key will be identifying qualifying properties, particularly vacant properties in single-family zoning districts.
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