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1.30.25 New Housing Laws Training Recording

Recording from the January 2025 Planning Commissioners Training on New Housing Laws featuring a deep dive into HAA/Builder’s Remedy and AB 1893, new ADU laws (SB 1211, AB 2533), and SB 9 and SB 450. Please note that this recording has been compressed, and the final five minute discussion has been cut out due to audio …

January 30, 2025Meeting Materials, Presentationmp4
HCD SB 9 Fact Sheet

HCD’s SB 9 Fact …

January 30, 2025Bill Summary, Fact Sheet, Handout/Flyer, Meeting Materialspdf
1.30.25 New Laws Training Slides

Slides from the January 2025 Planning Commissioners Training on New Housing Laws featuring a deep dive into HAA/Builder’s Remedy and AB 1893, new ADU laws (SB 1211, AB 2533), and SB 9 and SB …

January 30, 2025Meeting Materials, Presentationpdf
12.19.24 SB 450 Brainstorming Session Recording

Recording of December 2024 SB 450 Brainstorming …

December 19, 2024Meeting Materials, Presentationmp4
Government Code Section 65913.4 (a)(6)(B)-(K)

State of California GOVERNMENT CODE Section 65913.4. Sections (a)(6), (B)-(K) have been highlighted to reflect changes from SB …

December 19, 2024Bill Summary, Meeting Materialspdf
SB 450 State Law

Text of SB 450 from the 2024 Legislative …

December 19, 2024Bill Summary, Meeting Materialspdf
SB9 Survey for Jurisdiction Plans

Google sheet with responses from …

July 5, 2024www
Mural Board Screenshots

March 13, 2023 Meeting – Housing Element Priorities Mural Board …

March 13, 2023Meeting Materialspdf
2021 New Housing Legislation Summary

A summary of significant housing legislation passed in the 2021 legislative session and subsequently signed into law by Governer …

August 24, 2022Bill Summarydocx
Sample Form: SB 9 Sample Prior Tenancies Affidavit

Sample of an SB 9 Prior Tenancies …

August 24, 2022Template/Sampledocx
Sample Form: SB 9 Sample Owner Occupancy Affidavit

Template for an SB 9 compliant owner occupancy …

August 24, 2022Template/Sampledocx
Sample Form: SB 9 Sample Deed Restriction Two Unit Development

Template for an SB 9 compliant deed restriction for two-unit …

August 24, 2022Template/Sampledocx
SB 9 Application Checklist

Checklist of SB 9 qualifying …

August 24, 2022Checklistdocx
SB 9 planner worksheet

SB 9 Key Actions/Decisions Worksheet for Planners (June …

August 24, 2022Worksheetdocx
SB 9 FAQs with HCD updates

Frequently asked questions on SB 9 with updates from …

August 24, 2022Memodocx
SB 9 guidance for RHNA

Explains strategies (and challenges) for using SB9 sites in your sites …

August 24, 2022Bill Summarydocx
Sample Form: SB 9 Sample Deed Restriction Lot Split

Sample deed restriction for an SB 9 urban lot …

August 23, 2022Template/Sampledocx
SB 9 Model Ordinance

Model ordinance for compliance with SB …

August 23, 2022Model Ordinancedocx
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) Overview for the public (PDF)

An overview of Senate Bill 9 (SB 9): what is is and how it impacts residential land …

July 18, 2022Bill Summarypdf
SB 9 Legal Summary updated March 2022

Legal bill summary of SB9, updated in March …

March 16, 2022Bill Summarydocx
SB9 FAQs updated March 2022

Frequently asked questions on SB9, updated in March …

March 16, 2022Memodocx
SB9 Staff report sample updated March 2022

Template staff report for jurisdiction recommendations on actions related to …

March 16, 2022Template/Sampledocx
SB 9 guidance 030722

Memo on using SB9 to help satisfy RHNA …

March 7, 2022Memodocx
CCC Memo Coastal Zone and SB 9

13-page memo from the California Coastal Commission outlines how the Coastal Act and SB9 …

January 21, 2022Memopdf
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) Overview for professionals, editable 12 15 21 (Word)

Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) Overview editable 12 15 …

December 15, 2021Infographicdocx
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) Overview for professionals 12 15 21 (PDF)

SB9 graphic explanation and overview …

December 15, 2021Infographicpdf
Senate Bill 9 Legal Summary 12 8 draft

SB9 Bill Summary from …

December 13, 2021Bill Summarypdf
SB 9 Slide Deck Presentation 12 8 draft

SB9 template presentation for jurisdiction …

December 13, 2021Template/Samplepdf
SB 9 sample staff 12 8 draft

SB9 staff memo draft template from …

December 13, 2021Template/Samplepdf
SB 9 FAQs 12 8 draft

SB9 frequently asked questions from …

December 13, 2021Memopdf
SB9 SB10 Overview Presentation, Burlingame City Council, Oct. 2021

Burlingame staff report on SB9 and …

November 19, 2021Staff Reportppt
SB 9 Legislative Overview Slides

A presentation on the impact of new housing legislation, SB 9, was presented on September 20, 2021 by Goldfarb and Lipman …

September 20, 2021Meeting Materialspdf