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Lot splits under SB 9 in Pismo Beach

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How the lot may be divided	About equal; each new lot between 40% and 60% of the original parcel. Applies: The 2 lots from an urban lot split. § 17.119.060 · code text The two lots resulting from an urban lot split shall be approximately equal, and no smaller than forty (40) percent or larger than sixty (60) percent of the lot area of the original parcel.
Minimum new lot size	Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. Applies: Each lot from an urban lot split. § 17.119.060 · code text No lot resulting from an urban lot split shall be smaller than one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet.
Setbacks	No setback required. Applies: An existing structure or one rebuilt in the same place and size, unless the Local Coastal Plan says otherwise. § 17.119.060 · code text Provided, however, no setback shall be required for an existing structure or structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as the existing structure, unless otherwise identified in the City's Local Coastal Plan in order to protect coastal resources (e.g., bluff, wetland, stream, Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Areas setbacks).
Standards	No more than 2 residential units per new lot, including any ADU or junior ADU. Applies: Each lot from an urban lot split. § 17.119.060 · code text No lot resulting from an urban lot split shall have more than two (2) residential units inclusive of any accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit. At least 20 feet wide. Applies: Any lot from an urban lot split. § 17.119.060 · code text The width of any lot resulting from an urban lot split shall not be less than twenty (20) feet wide. Height no greater than allowed in R-1 zones, and consistent with the Local Coastal Plan. Applies: A unit built under SB 9. § 17.119.060 · code text Height of a unit developed pursuant to SB 9 and the chapter shall be no greater than permitted in R-1 zones and shall be consistent with the City's Local Coastal Plan in order to protect coastal resources. No more than 25% of the exterior structural walls may be demolished. Applies: An existing structure with a tenant in the 3 years before the SB 9 application. § 17.119.060 · code text More than twenty-five (25) percent of the exterior structural walls of the existing structure shall not be demolished if the existing structure has been occupied by a tenant in the three (3) years prior to the submission of an SB 9 Development Project application. SB 9 two-unit projects and urban lot splits are not allowed. Applies: R-1 parcels above Longview Avenue and Stratford Street in Pismo Heights (very high fire hazard, one way in and out). § 17.119.060 · code text Two-residential unit developments and urban lot splits are not permitted on parcels located in the R-1 zone above the intersection of Longview Avenue and Stratford Street in the Pismo Heights planning area due to being in very high fire hazard severity zones No ADU or junior ADU allowed. Applies: A parcel with an urban lot split that also has an SB 9 two-unit development. § 17.119.060 · code text No accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted on a parcel subject to an urban lot split under this chapter and also improved with a two-residential unit development under this chapter. No short-term rentals of 30 days or less. Applies: Units built under SB 9. § 17.119.060 · code text A short-term rental use of thirty (30) days or less shall not be permitted in units developed pursuant to SB 9 and this chapter.
Owner occupancy	At least 3 years. Applies: The owner intends to live in one unit as a principal residence, from lot split approval. § 17.119.030 · code text Applicants for an urban lot split shall, in addition, sign an affidavit stating that the owner intends to occupy one of the housing units as their principal residence for at least three (3) years from the date of the approval of the urban lot split. No owner-occupancy affidavit is required. Applies: The owner is a community land trust or qualified nonprofit corporation. § 17.119.030 · code text Provided, however, this provision shall not apply to an owner that is a community land trust or qualified nonprofit corporation as those terms are defined and described in California Revenue and Taxation Code Sections 402.1 and 214.15, respectively.
Parking	1 enclosed or partly enclosed parking space. Applies: Each unit created under SB 9, on the same parcel. § 17.119.050 · code text One (1) enclosed or partially enclosed parking space is required for each unit created pursuant to the regulations in SB 9 and this chapter and such parking space shall be located on the same parcel as the unit. No additional parking spaces. Applies: Property within a half-mile walk of a high-quality transit corridor or major transit stop. § 17.119.050 · code text Additional parking spaces required under Subsection 17.119.050. A of this Code shall not be required for units developed pursuant to SB 9 and this chapter if the property upon which the unit is created meets one or more of the following criteria: No additional parking spaces. Applies: A car share vehicle is within 1 block of the project. § 17.119.050 · code text There is a car share vehicle located within one (1) block of the project. 1 off-street parking space per unit. Applies: Studio or 1-bedroom units in the Coastal Zone west of Route 101, within a quarter-mile walk of qualifying coastal access, trail, park or view area. § 17.119.050 · code text One (1) off-street parking space is required for each studio and one-bedroom unit created pursuant to the regulations in SB 9 and this chapter and such parking space shall be located on the same parcel as the unit. 2 off-street parking spaces per unit. Applies: 2-bedroom or larger units in the Coastal Zone west of Route 101, within a quarter-mile walk of qualifying coastal access, trail, park or view area. § 17.119.050 · code text Two (2) off-street parking spaces are required for each two-bedroom or larger unit created pursuant to the regulations in SB 9 and this chapter and such parking space shall be located on the same parcel as the unit.

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Pismo Beach's code: About equal; each new lot between 40% and 60% of the original parcel. (The 2 lots from an urban lot split.) (§ 17.119.060); Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. (Each lot from an urban lot split.) (§ 17.119.060).

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