{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"65850.02","citation":"Gov. Code, § 65850.02","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000. - 66499.58.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000. - 66345.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Zoning Regulations [65800. - 65912.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7/division-1/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Adoption of Regulations [65850. - 65863.13.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-7/division-1/chapter-4/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 635, Sec. 1.   (AB 916)   Effective January 1, 2023.","effective":"2023-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Notwithstanding any other local law, with respect to land zoned for residential use, the legislative body of a city or county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance requiring a public hearing as a condition of reconfiguring existing space to increase the bedroom count within an existing dwelling unit.</p><p>(b) This section shall only apply to a permit application for no more than two additional bedrooms within an existing dwelling unit.</p><p>(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit a local agency from requiring a public hearing for a proposed project that would increase the number of dwelling units within an existing structure.</p><p>(d) The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring adequate housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section <a href=\"/gov/5\">5</a> of Article IX of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.</p>","text":"(a) Notwithstanding any other local law, with respect to land zoned for residential use, the legislative body of a city or county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance requiring a public hearing as a condition of reconfiguring existing space to increase the bedroom count within an existing dwelling unit. (b) This section shall only apply to a permit application for no more than two additional bedrooms within an existing dwelling unit. (c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit a local agency from requiring a public hearing for a proposed project that would increase the number of dwelling units within an existing structure. (d) The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring adequate housing is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of Article IX of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/adoption-of-regulations-65850-02","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}