20250AB__183496CHP INTRODUCED 2026-02-11 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-03-26 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2026-04-09 PASSED_SENATE 2026-06-18 ENROLLED 2026-06-22 CHAPTERED 2026-06-30 APPROVED 2026-06-30 FILED 2026-06-30 AB CHP CHP Introduced by Assembly Member Patel LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Patel

An act to amend

Section of the Government Code, relating to land use. land use Subdivisions: tentative and final map: exceptions. The Subdivision Map Act requires a tentative and final map for specified subdivisions, including subdivisions of or more parcels or condominiums, except under certain circumstances, including if the land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway, which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial development, and which has the approval of the governing body as to street alignments and widths.

Existing law requires a subdivision that qualifies for one of those exceptions to file a parcel map instead. This bill would expand the exception described above to additionally include land that comprises part of a tract of land zoned for mixed-use development, inclusive of mixed-use developments containing residential uses, and that satisfies the other requirements contained in that exception. MAJORITY NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 66426. (

a) A tentative and final map shall be required for all subdivisions creating five or more parcels, five or more condominiums as defined in

Section of the Civil Code, a community apartment project containing five or more parcels, or for the conversion of a dwelling to a stock cooperative containing five or more dwelling units, except if any one of the following occurs:

(1) The land before division contains less than five acres, each parcel created by the division abuts upon a maintained public street or highway, and no dedications or improvements are required by the legislative body.

(2) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of acres or more and has an approved access to a maintained public street or highway.

(3) The land consists of a parcel or parcels of land having approved access to a public street or highway, which comprises part of a tract of land zoned for industrial, commercial, or mixed-use development, inclusive of mixed-use developments containing residential uses, and which has the approval of the governing body as to street alignments and widths.

(4) Each parcel created by the division has a gross area of not less than acres or is not less than a quarter of a quarter section.

(5) The land being subdivided is solely for the creation of an environmental subdivision pursuant to

Section 66418.2. (

b) A parcel map shall be required for those subdivisions described in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a).