Can I split my lot under SB 9 in Lawndale?

Lawndale's code: Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. (Applies to both lots created by an urban lot split.) (§ 16.05.030); Owner must live on site; yearly unannounced inspections, with a fee, for 3 years; a restrictive covenant is recorded. (§ 16.05.030).

Lot splits under SB 9 in Lawndale: the local rules

Lawndale code What Lawndale's code adds
How the lot may be divided	Two lots of about equal area; neither may be smaller than 40% of the original lot. Applies: Applies to the two new lots. § 16.05.030 · code text The parcel map subdividing an existing parcel must create no more than two new parcels of approximately equal lot area provided that one parcel shall not be smaller than forty percent of the lot area of the original parcel proposed for subdivision.
Minimum new lot size	Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. Applies: Applies to both lots created by an urban lot split. § 16.05.030 · code text Both newly created parcels created by an urban lot split must be no smaller than one thousand two hundred square feet.
Setbacks	At least 4 feet from side and rear property lines. Applies: Applies to new structures and additions. § 16.05.030 · code text The minimum setback from the side and rear property line is four feet. No setback is required. Applies: Only for an existing permitted structure, or one rebuilt in the same place and to the same size. § 16.05.030 · code text No setback is required for an existing, permitted structure or a structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing, permitted structure.
Standards	At most 2 lots; no lot with over 2 units (homes, ADUs, JADUs); at most 4 units total on both. Applies: Applies to urban lot splits. § 16.05.030 · code text The parcel map subdividing an existing parcel must create no more than two new parcels of approximately equal lot area provided that one parcel shall not be smaller than forty percent of the lot area of the original parcel proposed for subdivision. The subdivision must not be done in a manner that leaves one lot with more than two units including existing and proposed main dwellings, ADUs, and JADUs. No more than four total units may exist on the two new parcels. Detached structures need 6 feet of separation. Applies: Applies to detached structures in an urban lot split. § 16.05.030 · code text A six-foot separation is required for detached structures. Each lot needs at least 50 feet of frontage; otherwise an access strip at least 20 feet wide. Applies: Applies to both new lots; the access strip is used when 50 feet of frontage does not fit. § 16.05.030 · code text Both resulting parcels shall have a minimum frontage of fifty feet. If each parcel cannot accommodate a frontage of fifty feet, then the access strip shall not be less than twenty feet in width. Easement over the front lot to the rear lot for access, public services, utility upkeep and, if required, fire access. Applies: Applies to the front and rear lots. § 16.05.030 · code text An easement must be provided over the front parcel to the rear parcel for access to the public right-of-way, providing public services and facilities, maintenance of utilities, and (if required) fire department access.
Owner occupancy	Owner must live on site; yearly unannounced inspections, with a fee, for 3 years; a restrictive covenant is recorded. § 16.05.030 · code text The property owner must agree to an unannounced inspection every year for the first three years to ensure the property owner is living on site.

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