§ 9-36.020. Applicability of the Residential Building Permit Allocation System

The following classes of projects are exempt from the provisions of the Residential Building Permit Allocation System:

A.

Class 1 Exemption. The following projects shall not subtract from available allocation grants under the provisions of Section 2 of Measure N and Section 9-36.030 and are immediately eligible and able to be awarded residential building permits.

1.

Rehabilitation or remodeling of an existing dwelling, or conversion of apartments to condominiums in compliance with Government Code Section 66427.1 and Simi Valley Municipal Code Section 9-24.070, so long as no additional dwelling units are created.

2.

Construction of a second dwelling unit in compliance with Government Code Section 65852.2(a)(1)(C), and Simi Valley Municipal Code Sections 9-44.160 and 9-44.170 (Second Dwelling Units).

3.

Replacement of existing single-family or multiple-family structures on a one-for-one basis on the same site.

B.

Class 2 Exemption. Residential development of one residence on a lot that is not part of an approved but unbuilt Planned Development or Cluster Development Permit is immediately eligible to be awarded an allocation grant. This Class 2 exemption shall apply only to two such projects per developer, or his or her agent, per calendar year, provided such developments are not on adjacent sites. When allocation grants from Class 2 exemptions are awarded, their number shall be subtracted from the available grants before grants are awarded to any residential projects in the allocation system.

(§ 4 (Exh. A), Ord. No. 1209, eff. April 18, 2013)