Senate Bill 9 (SB 9)

**Passed by California Legislature on September 1, 2021, and went into effect on January 1, 2022, Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) allows ministerial (staff-level) approval of urban lot split and certain housing development projects containing up to two dwelling units (i.e., duplexes) on a single-family zoned parcel, only subject to the State or local objective development standards. **

The Town of Los Altos Hills adopted an urgency ordinance (Municipal Code Section 10-1.1501 – 1509) on December 16, 2021. The urgency ordinance will expire in October 2023. If no permanent SB 9 ordinance is adopted by the Town, the minimal requirements in the State Bill (Government Code 65852.21 and 66411.7) will apply.

On October 6, 2022, during a regular Planning Commission meeting, the Town of Los Altos Hills formed an SB 9 Ad Hoc Committee that consists of two Planning Commissioners to work with staff on a permanent SB 9 ordinance. The Planning Commission plans to hold a series of Study Sessions until the draft permanent ordinance is prepared for the City Council's decision. The Town welcomes any comments on the draft SB 9 ordinance.