Small Lot Subdivisions - SB 684
Updated: Mar. 6, 2025
Senate Bill 684, Small Lot Subdivisions, became effective on January 1, 2024 requiring a local agency to ministerially consider a parcel map or a tentative and final map for a housing development project on multi-family zoned property provided that the subdivision will result in 10 or fewer lots and residential units. The site, lot and development criteria are provided in the Small Lot Subdivisions for Multi-Family Properties Checklist provided in the Handouts section.
Ministerial permits are exempt from CEQA and are not subject to discretionary review or public hearing provided that they meet specific criteria as detailed in the Small Lot Subdivisions Checklist accompanying the development permit application.
Submitting an Application:
- Contact a City of Hayward Planner: Contact a planner by emailing planning.division@hayward-ca.gov or calling (510) 583-4216 to determine the required entitlements and submittal materials. Please include the project address and a detailed description of your project.
- Register for an e-Permit Portal account: You must be a registered user of the Hayward e-Permit Portal before you can submit your application. Learn more about how to register on our e-Permit Portal help page.
- Apply for your Plan Type: Using the e-Permit Portal, apply for your Plan by completing the online application and attaching the required submittal materials. Learn more about how to apply for a Plan on our e-Permit Portal help page.
Required Submittal Materials:
The submittal items below are required for this project type. Please note additional submittal items may be required depending on the project scope. A list of all the submittal requirements can be found in the Development Permit Checklist in Handouts.
For Tentative Map for subdivision of land:
- Tentative Map
- Geotechnical Soils Report
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
- Preliminary Title or Title Guarantee Report: A recent preliminary title report or title guarantee prepared within the last 90 days (A hyperlinked PDF Report if preferred).
- Required Findings: A written justification on how each of the required findings in Section 10-1.3150 the Hayward Municipal Code can be made.
- SB 684 Checklist. See Form in Handouts.
- Owner Authorization Form: Only required if the applicant is not the property owner. (See Owner Authorization Form in Handouts)
- Plan Sharing Authorization Form: See Form in Handouts.
In addition to the items above, if the project proposes new development, you must also submit the following items to allow for Site Plan Review:
- Architectural Plans: Existing and proposed site plan, floor plans, and elevations and Project Data. (See Development Permit Checklist in Handouts for specifics)
- Civil Plans including Utility, Grading and Drainage, and Landscape and Irrigation Plans. (See Development Permit Checklist in Handouts for specifics)
- Stormwater Control Plan
Project Review:
Applicants will be notified by email or can login to the e-Permit Portal for updates on their application. Ministerial Small Lot Subdivision applications may take between 5 and 7 months to process. Estimated processing times do not include the time needed by the applicant to revise and resubmit their application.
Paying Fees:
After submitting your application through the e-Permits Portal, staff will reach out to coordinate payment. The initial application deposit for a Tentative Map is $4,000 and the deposit for Site Plan Review for new development is $4,000. The ultimate deposit amount shall reflect the sum of the individual application deposits.
If the cost to process the application exceeds this deposit, the applicant or owner must cover the cost. If the cost ends up being less than the deposit, the difference is refunded.
Plan - Requires Planning Director Approval: Submit online via e-Permits Portal
