SB 1116 Tightens the Screws on Cities, Clearing a Path for Bay Area Starter-Home Subdivisions

Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature on SB 1116 removes the acreage caps, story limits and setback rules that Northern California cities have used to shrink small-lot, for-sale projects, setting up a new wave of infill subdivisions from Silicon Valley to Sacramento when the law takes effect Jan. 1, 2027.