Corte Madera board backs revisions to lot-splitting rules

Corte Madera board backs revisions to lot-splitting rules

The Corte Madera Planning Commission has recommended changing an ordinance to bring the town into compliance with a California lot-splitting law. California instated a new law last year, Senate Bill 450, to strengthen Senate Bill 9, a 2021 law that allows homeowners to split their lots in two and build up to two homes on each lot. The implementation of SB 9 has been rocky, with some jurisdictions dragging on application responses, denying projec…