Lot splits under SB 9 in Hawaiian Gardens: the local rules

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How the lot may be divided	Each new lot must be between 40% and 60% of the original lot area. Applies: Each resulting lot. § 17.06.50 · code text Each of the resulting lots must be between 60 percent and 40 percent of the original lot area.
Minimum new lot size	Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. Applies: Each resulting lot. § 17.06.50 · code text The resulting lots must each be at least 1,200 square feet.
Standards	The lot to be split must be at least 2,400 square feet. Applies: Original lot. § 17.06.50 · code text The lot to be split must be at least 2,400 square feet. Only lots in the R-1: 10,000 single-family estate zone or the R-1 single-family zone may be split. Applies: Lot to be split. § 17.06.50 · code text The lot to be split is in either the single-family estate (R-1: 10,000) zone or the single family residential (R-1) zone. Each new lot must have at least 25 feet of frontage on the public right-of-way. Applies: Each resulting lot. § 17.06.50 · code text Each resulting lot must have frontage on the public right-of-way of at least 25 feet. Each new lot must adjoin the public right-of-way. Applies: Access for each resulting lot. § 17.06.50 · code text Each resulting lot must adjoin the public right-of-way. Only two-unit projects that meet the city code are allowed. Applies: Lots created by an urban lot split. § 17.06.50 · code text Lots created via this urban lot split chapter shall only be permitted to be developed with two-unit projects pursuant to Section 18.40.025 and all other applicable provisions of this Code.

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Can I split my lot under SB 9 in Hawaiian Gardens?

Hawaiian Gardens's code: Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. (Each resulting lot.) (§ 17.06.50); The lot to be split must be at least 2,400 square feet. (Original lot.) (§ 17.06.50).

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