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CA Govt Code § 65850 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65850.

65850.  The legislative body of any county or city may, pursuant to this chapter, adopt ordinances that do any of the following:(a) Regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land as between industry, business, residences, open space, including agriculture, recreation, enjoyment of scenic beauty, use of natural resources, and other purposes.(b) Regulate signs and billboards.(c) Regulate all of the following:(1) The location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and structures.(2) The size and use of lots, yards, courts, and other open spaces.(3) The percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a building or structure.(4) The intensity of land use.(d) Establish requirements for offstreet parking and loading.(e) Establish and maintain building setback lines.(f) Create civic districts around civic centers, public parks, public buildings, or public grounds, and establish regulations for those civic districts.(g) Require, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the development include a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code. The ordinance shall provide alternative means of compliance that may include, but are not limited to, in-lieu fees, land dedication, off-site construction, or acquisition and rehabilitation of existing units. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 376, Sec. 1. (AB 1505) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 65850.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65850.1.

65850.1.  (a) The legislative body of any city or county may adopt an ordinance or other regulation governing the issuance of permits to engage in the use of property for occasional commercial filming on location. This section shall not limit the discretion of a city or county to limit, condition, or deny the use of property for occasional commercial filming on location to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.(b) All ordinances and regulations enacted by a city or county regulating by permit the use of property for occasional commercial filming on location shall not be subject to zoning ordinances or other land use regulations of that jurisdiction unless the filming ordinance or regulation expressly states that it is subject to, or governed by, those zoning ordinances or other land use regulations.(c) The use of property for occasional commercial filming on location engaged in pursuant to a filming permit issued by a city or county shall be permitted in any zone unless the zoning ordinance or other land use regulations of the jurisdiction expressly prohibit filming in that zone.(Added by renumbering Section 65302.9 by Stats. 1996, Ch. 799, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Govt Code § 65850.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65850.3.

65850.3.  Any ordinance adopted by the legislative body of a city or county that regulates amateur radio station antenna structures shall allow those structures to be erected at heights and dimensions sufficient to accommodate amateur radio service communications, shall not preclude amateur radio service communications, shall reasonably accommodate amateur radio service communications, and shall constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the city’s or county’s legitimate purpose.It is the intent of the Legislature in adding this section to the Government Code, to codify in state law the provisions of Section 97.15 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, which expresses the Federal Communications Commission’s limited preemption of local regulations governing amateur radio station facilities.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 50, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Govt Code § 65850.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65850.4.

65850.4.  (a) The legislative body of any county or city may regulate, pursuant to a content neutral ordinance, the time, place, and manner of operation of sexually oriented businesses, when the ordinance is designed to serve a substantial governmental interest, does not unreasonably limit alternative avenues of communication, and is based on narrow, objective, and definite standards. The legislative body is entitled to rely on the experiences of other counties and cities and on the findings of court cases in establishing the reasonableness of the ordinance and its relevance to the specific problems it addresses, including the harmful secondary effects that the business may have on the community and its proximity to churches, schools, residences, establishments dispensing alcohol, and other sexually oriented businesses.(b) For purposes of this section, a sexually oriented business is one whose primary purpose is the sale or display of matter that, because of its sexually explicit nature, may, pursuant to state law or local regulatory authority, be offered only to persons over the age of 18 years.(c) This section shall not be construed to preempt the legislative body of any city or county from regulating a sexually oriented business or similar establishment in the manner and to the extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the California Constitution.(d) It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the legislative body of any city or county to enter into a legally sanctioned and appropriate cooperative agreement, consortium, or joint powers authority with other adjacent cities or counties regarding regulation of established negative secondary effects of adult or sexually oriented businesses if the actions taken by the legislative body are consistent with this section.(e) The Legislature finds and declares that in order to encourage the legislative body of a city or county in regulating adult or sexually oriented businesses or similar businesses under this section, the legislative body may consider any harmful secondary effects such a business may have on adjacent cities and counties and its proximity to churches, schools, residents, and other businesses located in adjacent cities or counties.(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 550, Sec. 18. Effective September 28, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 33 of Ch. 550.)
CA Govt Code § 65850.55 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65850.55.

65850.55.  (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that oversight of permitting fees for solar energy systems is a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore this act shall apply to all cities, including charter cities. The Legislature further finds and declares that nothing in this bill is intended to imply approval of any other local fees for solar systems not specifically covered by this bill.(2) For purposes of this section, the term “solar energy system” shall have the same meaning as set forth by subdivision (a) of Section 801.5 of the Civil Code.(b) A city, county, or city and county, in determining fees charged for the installation of a solar energy system, shall not do either of the following:(1) Base the calculation of the fee on the valuation of the solar energy system, or any other factor not directly associated with the cost to issue the permit.(2) Base the calculation of the fee on the valuation of the property on which the improvement is planned, or the improvement, materials, or labor costs associated with the improvement.(c) A city, county, or city and county shall separately identify each fee assessed on an applicant for the installation of a solar energy system on the invoice provided to the applicant.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 538, Sec. 1. (AB 1801) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 65850.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65850.8.

65850.8.  (a) (1) On or before September 30, 2018, every city, including a charter city, county, or city and county with a population of 200,000 or more residents, and on or before January 31, 2019, every city, including a charter city, county, or city and county with a population of less than 200,000 residents, shall make all documentation and forms associated with the permitting of advanced energy storage available on a publicly accessible Internet Web site, if the city, county, or city and county has an Internet Web site.(2) The city, county, or city and county shall allow for electronic submission of a permit application and associated documentation. The city, county, or city and county shall also authorize the electronic signature on all forms, applications, and other documentation in lieu of a wet signature by an applicant, unless the city, county, or city and county determines that it is unable to accept an electronic signature on all forms, applications, and other documents and makes a finding that states the reasons for that inability. (b) The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research may, in consultation with local building officials, the State Fire Marshal, the storage industry, labor representatives from the utility and construction industries, licensed electrical contractors, electrical corporations, publicly owned utilities, the Public Utilities Commission, and other stakeholders, provide guidance on energy storage permitting, including streamlining, best practices, and potential factors for consideration by local government in establishing fees for permitting and inspection.(c) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Advanced energy storage” means an energy storage system, as defined in Section 2835 of the Public Utilities Code, as well as an energy storage system that is designed to provide backup energy services in the event of a grid outage, that is limited to both of the following:(A) Electrochemical energy storage in nonventing packages.(B) Customer-sited installations.(2) “Customer sited” means the system is interconnected to the electrical grid through an existing retail customer interconnection.(3) “Electronic submittal” means the utilization of one or more of the following:(A) Email.(B) The Internet.(C) Facsimile.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 380, Sec. 2. (AB 546) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 65850.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65850.9.

65850.9.  (a) A city, county, or city and county shall not restrict which types of electric vehicles, including, but not limited to, plug-in hybrid vehicles, may access an electric vehicle charging station approved for passenger vehicles that both is publicly accessible and the construction of which was funded, at least in part, by the state or through moneys collected from ratepayers.(b) “Electric vehicle charging station” means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code, as it reads on the effective date of this section, and that delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 368, Sec. 2. (SB 1000) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 65851 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65851.

65851.  For such purposes the legislative body may divide a county, a city, or portions thereof, into zones of the number, shape and area it deems best suited to carry out the purpose of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1880.)
CA Govt Code § 65852 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.

65852.  All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building or use of land throughout each zone, but the regulation in one type of zone may differ from those in other types of zones.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1880.)
CA Govt Code § 65852.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.1.

65852.1.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 65906, any city, including a charter city, county, or city and county may issue a zoning variance, special use permit, or conditional use permit for a dwelling unit to be constructed, or which is attached to or detached from, a primary residence on a parcel zoned for a single-family residence, if the dwelling unit is intended for the sole occupancy of one adult or two adult persons who are 62 years of age or over, and the area of floorspace of the attached dwelling unit does not exceed 30 percent of the existing living area or the area of the floorspace of the detached dwelling unit does not exceed 1,200 square feet.This section shall not be construed to limit the requirements of Section 65852.2, or the power of local governments to permit second units.(b) This section shall become inoperative on January 1, 2007, and shall have no effect thereafter, except that any zoning variance, special use permit, or conditional use permit issued for a dwelling unit before January 1, 2007, pursuant to this section shall remain valid, and a dwelling unit constructed pursuant to such a zoning variance, special use permit, or conditional use permit shall be considered in compliance with all relevant laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations after January 1, 2007.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 888, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007. Inoperative January 1, 2007, as prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 65852.150 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.150.

65852.150.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Accessory dwelling units are a valuable form of housing in California.(2) Accessory dwelling units provide housing for family members, students, the elderly, in-home health care providers, the disabled, and others, at below market prices within existing neighborhoods.(3) Homeowners who create accessory dwelling units benefit from added income, and an increased sense of security.(4) Allowing accessory dwelling units in single-family or multifamily residential zones provides additional rental housing stock in California.(5) California faces a severe housing crisis.(6) The state is falling far short of meeting current and future housing demand with serious consequences for the state’s economy, our ability to build green infill consistent with state greenhouse gas reduction goals, and the well-being of our citizens, particularly lower and middle-income earners.(7) Accessory dwelling units offer lower cost housing to meet the needs of existing and future residents within existing neighborhoods, while respecting architectural character.(8) Accessory dwelling units are, therefore, an essential component of California’s housing supply.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that an accessory dwelling unit ordinance adopted by a local agency has the effect of providing for the creation of accessory dwelling units and that provisions in this ordinance relating to matters including unit size, parking, fees, and other requirements, are not so arbitrary, excessive, or burdensome so as to unreasonably restrict the ability of homeowners to create accessory dwelling units in zones in which they are authorized by local ordinance.(c) Notwithstanding Section 65803, this section shall also apply to a charter city.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 856, Sec. 4. (SB 1333) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 65852.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.3.

65852.3.  (a) A city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall allow the installation of manufactured homes certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401 et seq.) on a foundation system, pursuant to Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code, on lots zoned for conventional single-family residential dwellings. Except with respect to architectural requirements, a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall only subject the manufactured home and the lot on which it is placed to the same development standards to which a conventional single-family residential dwelling on the same lot would be subject, including, but not limited to, building setback standards, side and rear yard requirements, standards for enclosures, access, and vehicle parking, aesthetic requirements, and minimum square footage requirements. Any architectural requirements imposed on the manufactured home structure itself, exclusive of any requirement for any and all additional enclosures, shall be limited to its roof overhang, roofing material, and siding material. These architectural requirements may be imposed on manufactured homes even if similar requirements are not imposed on conventional single-family residential dwellings. However, any architectural requirements for roofing and siding material shall not exceed those which would be required of conventional single-family dwellings constructed on the same lot. At the discretion of the local legislative body, the city or county may preclude installation of a manufactured home in zones specified in this section if more than 10 years have elapsed between the date of manufacture of the manufactured home and the date of the application for the issuance of a permit to install the manufactured home in the affected zone. In no case may a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, apply any development standards that will have the effect of precluding manufactured homes from being installed as permanent residences.(b) At the discretion of the local legislative body, any place, building, structure, or other object having a special character or special historical interest or value, and which is regulated by a legislative body pursuant to Section 37361, may be exempted from this section, provided the place, building, structure, or other object is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 896, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 65852.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.35.

65852.35.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, all state and local programs designed to facilitate home ownership or residence, including loan origination and repayment programs, downpayment assistance, and tax credits, shall include manufactured housing, to the extent feasible.(b) A California Housing Finance Agency loan program is deemed to comply with subdivision (a) if it includes manufactured housing in conformance with a government sponsored enterprise’s guidelines and California Housing Finance Agency’s lending partners’ guidelines.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 727, Sec. 2. (SB 329) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Govt Code § 65852.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.4.

65852.4.  A city, including a charter city, a county, or a city and county, shall not subject an application to locate or install a manufactured home certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401 et seq.) on a foundation system, pursuant to Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code, on a lot zoned for a single-family residential dwelling, to any administrative permit, planning, or development process or requirement, which is not identical to the administrative permit, planning, or development process or requirement which would be imposed on a conventional single-family residential dwelling on the same lot. However, a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, may require the application to comply with the city's, county's, or city and county’s architectural requirements permitted by Section 65852.3 even if the architectural requirements are not required of conventional single-family residential dwellings.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1572, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65852.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.5.

65852.5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 65852.3, no city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, may impose size requirements for a roof overhang of a manufactured home subject to the provisions of Section 65852. 3, unless the same size requirements also would be imposed on a conventional single-family residential dwelling constructed on the same lot. However, when there are no size requirements for roof overhangs for both manufactured homes and conventional single-family residential dwellings, a city, including a charter city, county, city and county, may impose a roof overhang on manufactured homes not to exceed 16 inches.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1223, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65852.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2 - Adoption of Regulations|Section 65852.6.

65852.6.  (a) It is the policy of the state to permit breeding and the maintaining of homing pigeons consistent with the preservation of public health and safety. (b) For purposes of this section, a “homing pigeon,” sometimes referred to as a racing pigeon, is a bird of the order Columbae. It does not fall in the category of “fowl” which includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds other than pigeons.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 63.)