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CA Govt Code § 65302.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 5 - Authority for and Scope of General Plans|Section 65302.10.

65302.10.  (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) “Community” means an inhabited area within a city or county that is comprised of no less than 10 dwellings adjacent or in close proximity to one another.(2) “Disadvantaged unincorporated community” means a fringe, island, or legacy community in which the median household income is 80 percent or less than the statewide median household income.(3) “Fringe community” means any inhabited and unincorporated territory that is within a city’s sphere of influence.(4) “Island community” means any inhabited and unincorporated territory that is surrounded or substantially surrounded by one or more cities or by one or more cities and a county boundary or the Pacific Ocean.(5) “Legacy community” means a geographically isolated community that is inhabited and has existed for at least 50 years.(b) On or before the due date for the next adoption of its housing element pursuant to Section 65588, each city or county shall review and update the land use element of its general plan, based on available data, including, but not limited to, the data and analysis developed pursuant to Section 56430, of unincorporated island, fringe, or legacy communities inside or near its boundaries. The updated land use element shall include all of the following:(1) In the case of a city, an identification of each island or fringe community within the city’s sphere of influence that is a disadvantaged unincorporated community. In the case of a county, an identification of each legacy community within the boundaries of the county that is a disadvantaged unincorporated community, but not including any area within the sphere of influence of any city. This identification shall include a description of the community and a map designating its location.(2) For each identified community, an analysis of water, wastewater, stormwater drainage, and structural fire protection needs or deficiencies.(3) An analysis, based on then existing available data, of benefit assessment districts or other financing alternatives that could make the extension of services to identified communities financially feasible.(c) On or before the due date for each subsequent revision of its housing element pursuant to Section 65588, each city and county shall review, and if necessary amend, its general plan to update the analysis required by this section.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 330, Sec. 14. (SB 1090) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 65302.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 5 - Authority for and Scope of General Plans|Section 65302.15.

65302.15.  (a) Upon the next revision of a local hazard mitigation plan, adopted in accordance with the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390), on or after January 1, 2022, or, if a local jurisdiction has not adopted a local hazard mitigation plan, beginning on or before January 1, 2022, the safety element adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65302 shall be reviewed and updated as necessary to identify evacuation routes and their capacity, safety, and viability and evacuation locations under a range of emergency scenarios. A county or city that has adopted a local hazard mitigation plan, emergency operations plan, or other document that fulfills commensurate goals and objectives may use that information in the safety element to comply with this section and, in that event, shall summarize and incorporate into the safety element that other plan or document.(b) After the initial revision of the safety element pursuant to subdivision (a), the planning agency shall review and, if necessary, revise the safety element upon each revision of the housing element or local hazard mitigation plan, but not less than once every eight years, to identify new information relating to flood and fire hazards and climate adaptation and resiliency strategies applicable to the city or county that was not available during the previous revision of the safety element.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 481, Sec. 1. (AB 1409) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 65303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 5 - Authority for and Scope of General Plans|Section 65303.

65303.  The general plan may include any other elements or address any other subjects which, in the judgment of the legislative body, relate to the physical development of the county or city.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 9.)
CA Govt Code § 65303.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 5 - Authority for and Scope of General Plans|Section 65303.4.

65303.4.  The Department of Water Resources or the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, as appropriate, and the Department of Fish and Game may develop site design and planning policies to assist local agencies which request help in implementing the general plan guidelines for meeting flood control objectives and other land management needs.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 369, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 65350 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65350.

65350.  Cities and counties shall prepare, adopt, and amend general plans and elements of those general plans in the manner provided in this article.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 13.5.)
CA Govt Code § 65350.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65350.5.

65350.5.  Before the adoption or any substantial amendment of a city’s or county’s general plan, the planning agency shall review and consider all of the following:(a) An adoption of, or update to, a groundwater sustainability plan or groundwater management plan pursuant to Part 2.74 (commencing with Section 10720) or Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) of Division 6 of the Water Code or groundwater management court order, judgment, or decree.(b) An adjudication of water rights.(c) An order or interim plan by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 10735) of Part 2.74 of Division 6 of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 347, Sec. 2. (AB 1739) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 65351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65351.

65351.  During the preparation or amendment of the general plan, the planning agency shall provide opportunities for the involvement of citizens, California Native American Indian tribes, public agencies, public utility companies, and civic, education, and other community groups, through public hearings and any other means the planning agency deems appropriate.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 102. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Govt Code § 65352.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65352.3.

65352.3.  (a) (1) Prior to the adoption or any amendment of a city or county’s general plan, proposed on or after March 1, 2005, the city or county shall conduct consultations with California Native American tribes that are on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purpose of preserving or mitigating impacts to places, features, and objects described in Sections 5097.9 and 5097.993 of the Public Resources Code that are located within the city or county’s jurisdiction.(2) From the date on which a California Native American tribe is contacted by a city or county pursuant to this subdivision, the tribe has 90 days in which to request a consultation, unless a shorter timeframe has been agreed to by that tribe.(b) Consistent with the guidelines developed and adopted by the Office of Planning and Research pursuant to Section 65040.2, the city or county shall protect the confidentiality of information concerning the specific identity, location, character, and use of those places, features, and objects.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 670, Sec. 3. Effective October 7, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 65352.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65352.4.

65352.4.  For purposes of Section 65351, 65352.3, and 65562.5, “consultation” means the meaningful and timely process of seeking, discussing, and considering carefully the views of others, in a manner that is cognizant of all parties’ cultural values and, where feasible, seeking agreement. Consultation between government agencies and Native American tribes shall be conducted in a way that is mutually respectful of each party’s sovereignty. Consultation shall also recognize the tribes’ potential needs for confidentiality with respect to places that have traditional tribal cultural significance.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 905, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 65353 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65353.

65353.  (a) When the city or county has a planning commission authorized by local ordinance or resolution to review and recommend action on a proposed general plan or proposed amendments to the general plan, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing before approving a recommendation on the adoption or amendment of a general plan. Notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to Section 65090.(b) If a proposed general plan or amendments to a general plan would affect the permitted uses or intensity of uses of real property, notice of the hearing shall also be given pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65091.(c) If the number of owners to whom notice would be mailed or delivered pursuant to subdivision (b) is greater than 1,000, a local agency may, in lieu of mailed or delivered notice, provide notice by publishing notice pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 65091.(d) If the hearings held under this section are held at the same time as hearings under Section 65854, the notice of the hearing may be combined.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 382, Sec. 5. (SB 194) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 65354 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65354.

65354.  The planning commission shall make a written recommendation on the adoption or amendment of a general plan. A recommendation for approval shall be made by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total membership of the commission. The planning commission shall send its recommendation to the legislative body.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 13.5.)
CA Govt Code § 65354.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65354.5.

65354.5.  (a) A city or county with a planning agency, other than the legislative body itself, which has the authority to consider and recommend the approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of a proposed amendment to a general plan, shall establish procedures for any interested party to file a written request for a hearing by the legislative body with its clerk within five days after the planning agency acts on the proposed amendment. Notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to Section 65090.(b) The legislative body may establish a fee to cover the cost of establishing the procedures and conducting the hearing pursuant to subdivision (a). The legislative body shall impose the fee pursuant to Section 66016.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 8.)
CA Govt Code § 65355 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65355.

65355.  Prior to adopting or amending a general plan, the legislative body shall hold at least one public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given pursuant to Section 65090.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 13.5.)
CA Govt Code § 65356 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65356.

65356.  (a) The legislative body shall adopt or amend a general plan by resolution, which resolution shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total membership of the legislative body. The legislative body may approve, modify, or disapprove the recommendation of the planning commission, if any. However, any substantial modification proposed by the legislative body not previously considered by the commission during its hearings, shall first be referred to the planning commission for its recommendation. The failure of the commission to report within 45 calendar days after the reference, or within the time set by the legislative body, shall be deemed a recommendation for approval.(b) A general plan of a charter city shall be adopted by resolution of the legislative body of the city, or the planning commission if the charter so provides.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 856, Sec. 2. (SB 1333) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 65357 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65357.

65357.  (a) A copy of the adopted general plan or amendment to the general plan shall be sent to all public entities specified in Section 65352 and any other public entities that submitted comments on the proposed general plan or amendment to the general plan during its preparation. Failure to send the adopted general plan or amendment as provided in this section shall not affect its validity in any manner.(b) Copies of the documents adopting or amending the general plan, including the diagrams and text, shall be made available to the general public as follows: (1) Within one working day following the date of adoption, the clerk of the legislative body shall make the documents adopting or amending the plan, including the diagrams and text, available to the public for inspection.(2) Within two working days after receipt of a request for a copy of the adopted documents adopting or amending the plan, including the diagrams and text, accompanied by payment for the reasonable cost of copying, the clerk shall furnish the requested copy to the person making the request.(c) A city or county may charge a fee for a copy of the general plan or amendments to the general plan that is reasonably related to the cost of providing that document.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 338, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65358 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65358.

65358.  (a) If it deems it to be in the public interest, the legislative body may amend all or part of an adopted general plan. An amendment to the general plan shall be initiated in the manner specified by the legislative body. Notwithstanding Section 66016, a legislative body that permits persons to request an amendment of the general plan may require that an amount equal to the estimated cost of preparing the amendment be deposited with the planning agency prior to the preparation of the amendment.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) or (d), no mandatory element of a general plan shall be amended more frequently than four times during any calendar year. Subject to that limitation, an amendment may be made at any time, as determined by the legislative body. Each amendment may include more than one change to the general plan.(c) The limitation on the frequency of amendments to a general plan contained in subdivision (b) does not apply to amendments of the general plan requested and necessary for a single development of residential units, at least 25 percent of which will be occupied by or available to persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined by Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code. The specified percentage of low- or moderate-income housing may be developed on the same site as the other residential units proposed for development, or on another site or sites encompassed by the general plan, in which case the combined total number of residential units shall be considered a single development proposal for purposes of this section.(d) This section does not apply to the adoption of any element of a general plan or to the amendment of any element of a general plan in order to comply with any of the following:(1) A court decision made pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 65750).(2) Subdivision (b) of Section 65302.3.(3) Subdivision (b) of Section 30500 of the Public Resources Code.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 343, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Govt Code § 65359 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65359.

65359.  Any specific plan or other plan of the city or county that is applicable to the same areas or matters affected by a general plan amendment shall be reviewed and amended as necessary to make the specific or other plan consistent with the general plan.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 13.5.)
CA Govt Code § 65360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65360.

65360.  The legislative body of a newly incorporated city or newly formed county shall adopt a general plan within 30 months following incorporation or formation. During that 30-month period of time, the city or county is not subject to the requirement that a general plan be adopted or the requirements of state law that its decisions be consistent with the general plan, if all of the following requirements are met:(a) The city or county is proceeding in a timely fashion with the preparation of the general plan.(b) The planning agency finds, in approving projects and taking other actions, including the issuance of building permits, pursuant to this title, each of the following:(1) There is a reasonable probability that the land use or action proposed will be consistent with the general plan proposal being considered or studied or which will be studied within a reasonable time.(2) There is little or no probability of substantial detriment to or interference with the future adopted general plan if the proposed use or action is ultimately inconsistent with the plan.(3) The proposed use or action complies with all other applicable requirements of state law and local ordinances.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 13.5.)
CA Govt Code § 65362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 6 - Preparation, Adoption, and Amendment of the General Plan|Section 65362.

65362.  Any city, county, or city and county whose application for an extension of time under Section 65361 has been denied or approved with conditions by the director may appeal that denial or approval with conditions to the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council. The council may review the action of the director and act upon the application and approve, conditionally approve, or deny the application, and the decision of the council shall be final. If the council acts on an appeal and by doing so grants a one-year extension, that extension of time shall run from the date of the action by the council.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 13.5.)
CA Govt Code § 65400.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 7 - Administration of General Plan|Section 65400.1.

65400.1.  In the annual report provided by the planning agency to the legislative body, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development required pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 65400, the planning agency shall also include a listing of sites owned by the city or county and included in the inventory prepared pursuant to Section 65583.2 that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of in the prior year. The list shall include the entity to whom each site was transferred and the intended use for the site. (Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 664, Sec. 14. (AB 1486) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Govt Code § 65401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 7 - Administration of General Plan|Section 65401.

65401.  If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, within such time as may be fixed by the legislative body, each county or city officer, department, board, or commission, and each governmental body, commission, or board, including the governing body of any special district or school district, whose jurisdiction lies wholly or partially within the county or city, whose functions include recommending, preparing plans for, or constructing, major public works, shall submit to the official agency, as designated by the respective county board of supervisors or city council, a list of the proposed public works recommended for planning, initiation or construction during the ensuing fiscal year. The official agency receiving the list of proposed public works shall list and classify all such recommendations and shall prepare a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. Such coordinated program shall be submitted to the county or city planning agency for review and report to said official agency as to conformity with the adopted general plan or part thereof.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.)