"YIMBY Law's lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that Newsom unlawfully restricted homeowners' ability to rebuild by giving local governments the green light to shelve SB 9, the 2021 state law that permits duplex construction and lot-splitting on parcels zoned for single-family homes, Politico reported. Residents in the Pacific Palisades appealed to Newsom over the summer to stop SB 9's implementation, fearing that allowing duplexes and split lots would diminish the neighborhood's character and make evacuation efforts in future fires worse."
"Now, as we want to rebuild and come back to the community we love, we're staring down costs we can't meet. SB 9 isn't a danger, it's a lifeline. It gives people like us a real chance to rebuild by creating rental income or making space for multiple generations and families to live on the same land. Taking that option away means pushing out the very people who are trying hardest to come back."
YIMBY Law filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging that Governor Newsom unlawfully restricted homeowners' ability to rebuild by allowing local governments to opt out of SB 9. SB 9 permits duplex construction and lot-splitting on parcels zoned for single-family homes, providing options for rental income or selling part of a lot to fund rebuilding. Pacific Palisades residents and some local officials lobbied the governor to halt SB 9 implementation, citing neighborhood character and evacuation concerns. After the governor's July order, Los Angeles, Malibu, Pasadena and Los Angeles County blocked SB 9 rebuilds in fire-prone areas, and the suit names those jurisdictions as defendants.
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