Can I split my lot under SB 9 in Sausalito?

Sausalito's code: Each new parcel must be at least 1,200 square feet. (Applies to each newly created parcel.) (§ 9.70.020); At least 3 years. (The owner intends to live in 1 unit as principal residence, counted from the lot split approval.) (§ 9.70.020).

Lot splits under SB 9 in Sausalito: the local rules

Sausalito code What Sausalito's code adds
How the lot may be divided	Each new parcel must be at least 40% of the original parcel's lot area. Applies: Applies to an urban lot split in the R-1-20, R-1-6 or R-1-8 zones. § 9.70.020 · code text Is at least 40 percent of the lot area of the original parcel;
Unit size	No more than 1,200 square feet of floor area. Applies: Applies to new dwelling units built on a lot created under this chapter. § 9.70.040 · code text New dwelling units constructed under this chapter shall be no more than 1,200 square feet in floor area.
Minimum new lot size	Each new parcel must be at least 1,200 square feet. Applies: Applies to each newly created parcel. § 9.70.020 · code text Is at least 1,200 square feet in size;
Standards	At least 20 feet of street frontage. Applies: Applies to all lots created under this chapter, except new flag lots. § 9.70.030 · code text Except as set forth in subsection B of this section, all lots created under this chapter must have no less than 20 feet of street frontage. At least 10 feet of street frontage. Applies: Applies to a new flag lot when the remaining lot has at least 20 feet of frontage. § 9.70.030 · code text New flag lots are permitted, but the new flag lot parcel must have at least 10 feet of street frontage, so long as the remaining lot has a frontage of at least 20 feet. No more than 2 dwelling units. Applies: Applies to each parcel created under this chapter. § 9.70.040 · code text no more than two dwelling units shall be permitted on any parcel created under the provisions of this chapter. These standards are waived if they would prevent 2 units or make either unit smaller than 800 square feet. Applies: Applies to urban lot split objective standards. § 9.70.030 · code text or would necessarily result in a unit size of less than 800 square feet for either unit:
Owner occupancy	At least 3 years. Applies: The owner intends to live in 1 unit as principal residence, counted from the lot split approval. § 9.70.020 · code text The owner of the parcel intends to occupy one of the housing units as their principal residence for a minimum of three years from the date of the approval of the urban lot split. Owner occupancy is not required. Applies: Applies when the owner is a community land trust or qualified nonprofit corporation under state tax law. § 9.70.020 · code text Owner-occupancy is not required if the owner is a community land trust or qualified nonprofit corporation under Section 214.15 or 402.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
Parking	At least 1 off-street parking space. Applies: Each parcel, except within a 1/2-mile walk of a high-quality transit corridor or major transit stop, or 1 block of a car share vehicle. § 9.70.030 · code text A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be provided on each parcel except no parking shall be required where the parcel meets one or both of the following instances:

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