# Newsom signs SB 9 allowing lot splits in California

Date: 2021

California Governor [Gavin Newsom](/people/edu-gavin-newsom) signed Senate Bill 9 into law on 16 September 2021 as part of a package of housing measures. The statute lets owners of qualifying single-family parcels split them or add extra homes under set conditions, opening a ministerial approval route that bypasses discretionary local review for such projects.

## People

- Gavin Newsom: https://factrail.ai/people/gavin-newsom

## Sources

- https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/09/16/governor-newsom-signs-historic-legislation-to-boost-californias-housing-supply-and-fight-the-housing-crisis/
- https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-09-17/what-just-happened-with-single-family-zoning-in-california

## Methodology

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