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Lot splits under SB 9 in Azusa

Azusa's own rules on lot splits under SB 9, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Azusa Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Azusa's code says

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  • The lot must be in a single-family residential zone.
    Applies: A zone where the only primary residential use allowed is one dwelling on a lot.
    § 66-491 · code text
    The lot to be split is in a single-family residential zone.
  • The lot must not be on prime farmland, wetlands, uncleared hazardous waste sites, conservation land, protected habitat or conservation easements.
    Applies: Lots in very high fire, earthquake fault or 100-year flood areas qualify only if they meet the stated mitigation or flood rules.
    § 66-491 · code text
    The lot to be split is not located on a site that is any of the following:
  • The lot must not be a historic property or be in a qualifying historic district, landmark or historic site.
    Applies: Applies to historic properties and districts.
    § 66-491 · code text
    The lot to be split must not be a historic property or within a historic district that is included on the state historic resources inventory.
  • The lot must not come from an earlier urban lot split, or adjoin a lot the owner created by one.
    Applies: The adjoining-lot rule also covers a split by a person acting together with the owner.
    § 66-491 · code text
    The lot to be split was not established through a prior urban lot split.
  • The split must not demolish or alter income-restricted, rent-controlled, Ellis Act-withdrawn (15 years) or tenant-occupied (3 years) housing.
    § 66-491 · code text
    The urban lot split must not require or include the demolition or alteration of any of the following types of housing:

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Frequently asked questions

Can I split my lot under SB 9 in Azusa?

Azusa's code: The lot must be in a single-family residential zone. (A zone where the only primary residential use allowed is one dwelling on a lot.) (§ 66-491); The lot must not be on prime farmland, wetlands, uncleared hazardous waste sites, conservation land, protected habitat or conservation easements. (Lots in very high fire, earthquake fault or 100-year flood areas qualify only if they meet the stated mitigation or flood rules.) (§ 66-491).

General information, not legal advice.

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