65850.02. (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.(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 635, Sec. 1. (AB 916) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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