Bill > SB5364

This bill aims to increase housing options by allowing existing residential lots in cities planning under the Growth Management Act to be split into two lots, as long as certain conditions are met. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Cities must adopt or amend ordinances by July 1, 2024, to allow for lot splitting within their urban growth areas, or the state-level requirements will take effect and supersede any conflicting local regulations. 2. Cities cannot prohibit the splitting of a single residential lot into two lots, as long as the resulting lots are at least 1,500 square feet and at least 40% the size of the original lot, are consistent with subdivision review standards, and the original lot was not created through a previous lot split. 3. Cities cannot impose certain regulations on the resulting lots, such as requiring more than one off-street parking space per lot, more than 20 feet of frontage width per lot, or greater permitting requirements or impact fees than for new residential construction in the same zone. The intent of the bill is to ease restrictions on and expand opportunities for lot splitting in order to provide current homeowners the ability to maintain homeownership in changing circumstances and to provide new homebuyers with more affordable ownership opportunities.