It is already legal to add an ADU and a junior ADU to a property zoned single-family. Another bill has passed the California Senate that allows up to four units total – and to be able to create two parcels, which means they could be sold separately – if the owner agrees to occupy the property for at least three years. Here’s a thorough article on the subject with examples:
https://calmatters.org/housing/2021/08/california-housing-crisis-zoning-bill/
An excerpt:
Senate Bill 9 would technically allow as many as two duplexes, two houses with attached units, or a combination — capped at four units — on single-family lots across California, without local approval.
The bill would allow more building where it’s now illegal, with the intent of reducing California’s fast-rising home prices and increasing access to homeownership through a greater variety of options, according to state Senate leader Toni Atkins, a Democrat from San Diego who introduced the bill and similar versions in the past.
The bill returns to the Senate for expected concurrence on the amendments before heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk.
A group calling itself Californians for Community Planning Initiative immediately filed a proposed constitutional amendment for the November 2022 ballot to reassert local control over zoning and land-use decisions in opposition to the bill.
But some analysts say the linchpin of the Senate’s housing package would probably have a negligible impact on the California housing crisis, at least in the short-term. As for the nightmare scenario described by opponents? There simply isn’t enough evidence to back that up, either.
That’s because a change to zoning means very little in reality, starting with the number of units that would actually get built, these analysts say.
https://calmatters.org/housing/2021/08/california-housing-crisis-zoning-bill/
Link directly to Senate Bill 9 text:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB9
> As for the nightmare scenario described by opponents? There simply isn’t enough evidence to back that up, either.
> “You would not see the wholesale bulldozing of single-family homes….There’s just no financial basis for that fear.” ~ David Garcia, policy director for the Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley
Oh, hell no. The consequences of increased density don’t stop at the property line. This proposal seeks to steal a little bit of value and quiet enjoyment from the surrounding neighbors to benefit the property owner. Zoning cuts both ways. It protects approved use and protects others from uses they did not approve.
Good point.
Look at the picture at the top of the opponent’s web page:
https://www.communitiesforchoice.org/
Good for 20 million votes.
How about the construction of a motel for the homeless on the SFR lot with lots of surrounding bike lanes and pot shops?
The city of Carlsbad is fighting against this SB9 bill as they should, Mayor & council have been having discussions with Sacramento about it and they are urging all Carlsbad residents to call Sacramento and voice your displeasure with this proposed bill immediately.