Sec. 26-357. - Ministerial approval.

The City shall ministerially approve a parcel map for a lot split that meets the following requirements or as required by state law:

(a)

The parcel is located within a single-family residential (R-1) zone.

(b)

The parcel map divides an existing parcel to create no more than two (2) new parcels of approximately equal lot area, provided that one (1) parcel shall not be smaller than forty (40) percent of the lot area of the original parcel.

(c)

Both newly created parcels are no smaller than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.

(d)

The parcel is not located in any of the following areas and does not fall within any of the following categories:

(1)

A historic district or property included on the state historic resources inventory, as defined in Section 5020.1 of the Public Resources Code, or within a site that is designated or listed as a City landmark or historic property or district pursuant to a City ordinance.

(2)

A very high fire hazard severity zone as further defined in Government Code section 65913.4(a)(6)(D). This does not apply to sites excluded from the specified hazard zones by a local agency, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51179, or sites that have adopted fire hazard mitigation measures pursuant to existing building standards or state fire mitigation measures applicable to the development.

(3)

A delineated earthquake fault zone as determined by the state geologist in any official maps published by the state geologist, unless the development complies with applicable seismic protection building code

standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission under the California Building Standards Law and by the City's building division.

(e)

The proposed lot split would not require demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:

(1)

Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance or law that restricts rents to levels affordable to persons and families of moderate, low, or very low income;

(2)

Housing that is subject to any form of rent or price control by the City;

(3)

A parcel or parcels on which an owner of residential real property exercised rights under Government Code section 7060 et seq. to withdraw accommodations from rent or lease within fifteen (15) years before the date of the application; or

(4)

Housing that has been occupied by a tenant in the last three (3) years.

(f)

The lot split does not create more than two (2) units on a parcel, including any accessory dwelling units or junior accessory dwelling units.

(Ord. No. 2519, § 5(Exh. A), 2-20-24)