AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 26, 2026

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

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CHAPTER 43

Statutes of 2026

[ Approved by Governor June 30, 2026. Filed with Secretary of State June 30, 2026. ]

Introduced by Assembly Member Patel

February 11, 2026

An act to amend Section 66426 of the Government Code, relating to land use.

Vote: majority   Appropriation: no   Fiscal committee: no   Local program: no

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

The Subdivision Map Act requires a tentative and final map for specified subdivisions, including subdivisions of 5 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.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 66426 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 783 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 20 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 40 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).