{"id":88,"date":"2026-10-10T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/?p=88"},"modified":"2026-10-10T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T15:00:00","slug":"california-law-creates-a-streamlined-path-for-some-small-lot-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/10\/california-law-creates-a-streamlined-path-for-some-small-lot-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"California Law Creates a Streamlined Path for Some Small-Lot Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Big news for California real estate: Senate Bill 684 just introduced a faster, more predictable approval process for small-lot subdivisions\u2014up to 10 units\u2014on eligible urban infill sites. With this law, projects that meet specific size and unit criteria can now receive ministerial approval within just 60 days. This means no lengthy environmental reviews or public hearings for qualifying developments. As someone who prioritizes honest guidance and keeping my clients informed at every step, I see this as a significant step toward streamlining the path for buyers, sellers, and investors interested in small-scale projects. It\u2019s another example of how the landscape is evolving\u2014and why local expertise and clear communication matter more than ever when navigating these changes.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/hoodline.com\/2026\/09\/california-law-creates-a-streamlined-path-for-some-small-lot-homes\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news for California real estate: Senate Bill 684 just introduced a faster, more predictable approval process for small-lot subdivisions\u2014up to 10 units\u2014on eligible urban infill sites. With this law, projects that meet specific size and unit criteria can now receive ministerial approval within just 60 days. This means no lengthy environmental reviews or public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":89,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88\/revisions\/90"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.desertlist.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}