Single Stair: Asking the City to Explore Local Implementation
June 22, 2026
Re: Single Stair Dear Mayor Ramos and Members of the City Council: Mountain View YIMBY thanks the city and council for supporting Single Stair Construction Reform in its Legislative Platform. The Legislature, unfortunately, has chosen not to move forward with the bill the city supported on Single Stair, AB 2252 (Lee). It is also unlikely to see state building code reform any time soon. As such, we would like the city to consider local actions to implement Single Stair. We have created a document as attached that explains how this would work in light of AB 130 (2025), as well as general benefits with regards to the council’s desires for sustainability, family-sized units, and small lot feasibility.
Re: Single Stair
Dear Mayor Ramos and Members of the City Council:
Mountain View YIMBY thanks the city and council for supporting Single Stair Construction Reform in its Legislative Platform. The Legislature, unfortunately, has chosen not to move forward with the bill the city supported on Single Stair, AB 2252 (Lee). It is also unlikely to see state building code reform any time soon.
As such, we would like the city to consider local actions to implement Single Stair. We have created a document as attached that explains how this would work in light of AB 130 (2025), as well as general benefits with regards to the council’s desires for sustainability, family-sized units, and small lot feasibility.
We ask that the council direct staff, through an internal referral or alternative means, to explore such local actions. This may be able to fit in existing workplan items, such as the Low/Middle-Income Homeownership Strategy or Objective Design Standards. If there is concern over existing planning workload, such work should involve the Building Division or the Housing Department rather than the Planning Division, as Single Stair does not involve a change in zoning.
Thank you for your consideration.
David Watson, on behalf of Mountain View YIMBY
