Can I split my lot under SB 9 in Corte Madera?

Corte Madera's code: Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. (Applies to both lots created by an urban lot split.) (§ 18.31A.040); A unit may be up to 1,200 square feet. (Only if the unit meets the setbacks of the T3 Edge Neighborhood Zone.) (§ 18.31A.050).

Lot splits under SB 9 in Corte Madera: the local rules

Corte Madera code What Corte Madera's code adds
How the lot may be divided	Neither new lot may be smaller than 40% of the original lot's area. Applies: Applies to urban lot splits in the R-1, R-1-A, R-1-B or R-1-C zones. § 18.31A.040 · code text Neither resulting parcel shall be smaller than 40 percent of the lot area of the parcel proposed for the subdivision.
Unit size	A unit may be up to 1,200 square feet. Applies: Only if the unit meets the setbacks of the T3 Edge Neighborhood Zone. § 18.31A.050 · code text If the unit complies with the setbacks for the T3 Edge Neighborhood Zone, as set forth in Section 22.03.030 of the Municipal Code, the unit size may be a maximum of 1,200 square feet. Units may be up to 800 square feet. Applies: Applies to new units in a two-unit development; a unit that meets the T3 Edge Neighborhood Zone setbacks may be up to 1,200 square feet. § 18.31A.050 · code text Any modifications of development standards shall be the minimum modification necessary to avoid physically precluding two units of 800 square feet each on each parcel.
Minimum new lot size	Each new lot must be at least 1,200 square feet. Applies: Applies to both lots created by an urban lot split. § 18.31A.040 · code text Both resulting parcels are no smaller than 1,200 square feet.
Setbacks	Rear and side setbacks must be at least 4 feet. Applies: Applies to new units in a two-unit development or on lots from an urban lot split. § 18.31A.050 · code text the required rear and side yard setbacks shall be a minimum of four feet No setback is required. Applies: Only for an existing legal structure, or one rebuilt in the same place and to the same size. § 18.31A.050 · code text no setback shall be required for an existing legally created structure, or a structure constructed in the same location and to the same dimensions as an existing legally created structure.
Standards	New units may be no more than 16 feet high. Applies: Applies to new units in a two-unit development, unless the unit meets T3 Edge Neighborhood Zone setbacks or must be raised in the flood plain. § 18.31A.050 · code text the maximum height of any new dwelling units shall not exceed 16 feet Up to 20 feet high, only as far as needed for the required elevation. Applies: Only for a flood-plain unit that must be raised by law and does not meet T3 Edge Neighborhood Zone side or rear setbacks. § 18.31A.050 · code text that unit may exceed 16 feet in height only to the extent necessary to accommodate the required elevation and only up to a maximum of 20 feet in height. Each new lot must have street frontage. Applies: Applies to urban lot splits; the Zoning Administrator must grant an exception if this rule would prevent the new lot. § 18.31A.040 · code text Parcels shall have frontage on a street. Each new lot must have access to, provide access to, or border the public vehicle right-of-way. Applies: Applies to urban lot splits. § 18.31A.040 · code text Each resulting parcel shall have access to, provide access to, or adjoin the public vehicular right-of-way.
Parking	1 parking space per unit. Applies: New two-unit development units; none required within a one-half mile walk of a high-quality transit or major transit stop, or 1 block of car-share parking. § 18.31A.050 · code text One parking space shall be required per unit constructed via the procedures set forth in this section

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