SB 9 created a state-law pathway that may allow qualifying residential property to be divided and/or developed with additional primary homes, subject to statutory and local implementation requirements.
Use it to understand the pathway named in your HABU report. A screen can identify a reason to investigate; only project-specific local and professional review can validate a development plan.
If every condition is satisfied, the pathway could lead to a second legal parcel, additional primary homes, or both. The actual end state depends on the existing improvements, the proposed map, access and utilities, local objective standards, title conditions, and the owner's plan.
HABU compares available jurisdiction, zoning, parcel size, existing-use, hazard, and preliminary economic data against screening rules. The result is an early indication of whether the path deserves a detailed feasibility review, not a legal eligibility determination.
A local agency, surveyor, title professional, designer or engineer, and development advisor must validate the statutory qualifications, subdivision map, parcel dimensions, easements, access, utilities, fire requirements, existing tenancy or use restrictions, objective standards, and project economics.
No. It identifies a possible pathway from the data available to HABU. The local agency and qualified professionals must confirm every statutory, map, site, title, and infrastructure condition.
Depending on the approved plan, the result may include a second parcel, additional primary homes, or both. HABU should describe the screened concept, while the approved map and plans establish what can actually be created.
Read the state source, then compare the other pathway definitions before treating one option as the answer for your property.