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CA Govt Code § 65865.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65865.1.

65865.1.  Procedures established pursuant to Section 65865 shall include provisions requiring periodic review at least every 12 months, at which time the applicant, or successor in interest thereto, shall be required to demonstrate good faith compliance with the terms of the agreement. If, as a result of such periodic review, the local agency finds and determines, on the basis of substantial evidence, that the applicant or successor in interest thereto has not complied in good faith with terms or conditions of the agreement, the local agency may terminate or modify the agreement.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 934.)
CA Govt Code § 65865.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65865.2.

65865.2.  A development agreement shall specify the duration of the agreement, the permitted uses of the property, the density or intensity of use, the maximum height and size of proposed buildings, and provisions for reservation or dedication of land for public purposes. The development agreement may include conditions, terms, restrictions, and requirements for subsequent discretionary actions, provided that such conditions, terms, restrictions, and requirements for subsequent discretionary actions shall not prevent development of the land for the uses and to the density or intensity of development set forth in the agreement. The agreement may provide that construction shall be commenced within a specified time and that the project or any phase thereof be completed within a specified time.The agreement may also include terms and conditions relating to applicant financing of necessary public facilities and subsequent reimbursement over time.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 143, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 65865.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65865.3.

65865.3.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), Section 65868, or Section 65869.5, notwithstanding any other law, if a newly incorporated city or newly annexed area comprises territory that was formerly unincorporated, any development agreement entered into by the county prior to the effective date of the incorporation or annexation shall remain valid for the duration of the agreement, or eight years from the effective date of the incorporation or annexation, whichever is earlier. The holder of the development agreement and the city may agree that the development agreement shall remain valid for more than eight years, provided that the longer period shall not exceed 15 years from the effective date of the incorporation or annexation. The holder of the development agreement and the city shall have the same rights and obligations with respect to each other as if the property had remained in the unincorporated territory of the county.(b) The city may modify or suspend the provisions of the development agreement if the city determines that the failure of the city to do so would place the residents of the territory subject to the development agreement, or the residents of the city, or both, in a condition dangerous to their health or safety, or both.(c) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d), this section applies to any development agreement which meets all of the following requirements:(1) The application for the agreement is submitted to the county prior to the date that the first signature was affixed to the petition for incorporation or annexation pursuant to Section 56704 or the adoption of the resolution pursuant to Section 56800, whichever occurs first.(2) The county enters into the agreement with the applicant prior to the date of the election on the question of incorporation or annexation, or, in the case of an annexation without an election pursuant to Section 57075, prior to the date that the conducting authority orders the annexation.(3) The annexation proposal is initiated by the city. If the annexation proposal is initiated by a petitioner other than the city, the development agreement is valid unless the city adopts written findings that implementation of the development agreement would create a condition injurious to the health, safety, or welfare of city residents.(d) This section does not apply to any territory subject to a development agreement if that territory is incorporated and the effective date of the incorporation is prior to January 1, 1987.(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 664, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65865.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65865.4.

65865.4.  Unless amended or canceled pursuant to Section 65868, or modified or suspended pursuant to Section 65869.5, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of Section 65865.3, a development agreement shall be enforceable by any party thereto notwithstanding any change in any applicable general or specific plan, zoning, subdivision, or building regulation adopted by the city, county, or city and county entering the agreement, which alters or amends the rules, regulations, or policies specified in Section 65866.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 857, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 65865.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65865.5.

65865.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, after the amendments required by Sections 65302.9 and 65860.1 have become effective, the legislative body of a city or county within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley shall not enter into a development agreement for property that is located within a flood hazard zone unless the city or county finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, one of the following:(1) The facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control or other flood management facilities protect the property to the urban level of flood protection in urban and urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas.(2) The city or county has imposed conditions on the development agreement that will protect the property to the urban level of flood protection in urban and urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas.(3) The local flood management agency has made adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system that will result in flood protection equal to or greater than the urban level of flood protection in urban or urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas for property located within a flood hazard zone, intended to be protected by the system. Except as provided in Section 65962.1, for urban and urbanizing areas protected by project levees, the urban level of flood protection shall be achieved by 2025.(4) The property in an undetermined risk area has met the urban level of flood protection based on substantial evidence in the record.(b) The effective date of amendments referred to in this section shall be the date upon which the statutes of limitation specified in subdivision (c) of Section 65009 have run or, if the amendments and any associated environmental documents are challenged in court, the validity of the amendments and any associated environmental documents has been upheld in a final decision.(c) This section does not change or diminish existing requirements of local flood plain management laws, ordinances, resolutions, or regulations necessary to local agency participation in the national flood insurance program.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 208, Sec. 1. (AB 838) Effective January 1, 2021.)
CA Govt Code § 65866 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65866.

65866.  (a) Unless otherwise provided by the development agreement, rules, regulations, and official policies governing permitted uses of the land, governing density, and governing design, improvement, and construction standards and specifications, applicable to development of the property subject to a development agreement, shall be those rules, regulations, and official policies in force at the time of execution of the agreement. A development agreement shall not prevent a city, county, or city and county, in subsequent actions applicable to the property, from applying new rules, regulations, and policies which do not conflict with those rules, regulations, and policies applicable to the property as set forth herein, nor shall a development agreement prevent a city, county, or city and county from denying or conditionally approving any subsequent development project application on the basis of these existing or new rules, regulations, and policies.(b) Notwithstanding Section 65803, this section shall also apply to a charter city.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 856, Sec. 11. (SB 1333) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 65867 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65867.

65867.  A public hearing on an application for a development agreement shall be held by the planning agency and by the legislative body. Notice of intention to consider adoption of a development agreement shall be given as provided in Sections 65090 and 65091 in addition to any other notice required by law for other actions to be considered concurrently with the development agreement.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 26.)
CA Govt Code § 65867.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65867.5.

65867.5.  (a) A development agreement is a legislative act that shall be approved by ordinance and is subject to referendum.(b) A development agreement shall not be approved unless the legislative body finds that the provisions of the agreement are consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan.(c) A development agreement that includes a subdivision, as defined in Section 66473.7, shall not be approved unless the agreement provides that any tentative map prepared for the subdivision will comply with Section 66473.7.(d) Notwithstanding Section 65803, this section shall also apply to a charter city.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 856, Sec. 12. (SB 1333) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 65868 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65868.

65868.  A development agreement may be amended, or canceled in whole or in part, by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement or their successors in interest. Notice of intention to amend or cancel any portion of the agreement shall be given in the manner provided by Section 65867. An amendment to an agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Section 65867.5.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 934.)
CA Govt Code § 65868.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65868.5.

65868.5.  No later than 10 days after a city, county, or city and county enters into a development agreement, the clerk of the legislative body shall record with the county recorder a copy of the agreement, which shall describe the land subject thereto. From and after the time of such recordation, the agreement shall impart such notice thereof to all persons as is afforded by the recording laws of this state. The burdens of the agreement shall be binding upon, and the benefits of the agreement shall inure to, all successors in interest to the parties to the agreement.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 934.)
CA Govt Code § 65869 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65869.

65869.  A development agreement shall not be applicable to any development project located in an area for which a local coastal program is required to be prepared and certified pursuant to the requirements of Division 20 (commencing with Section 30000) of the Public Resources Code, unless: (1) the required local coastal program has been certified as required by such provisions prior to the date on which the development agreement is entered into, or (2) in the event that the required local coastal program has not been certified, the California Coastal Commission approves such development agreement by formal commission action.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 934.)
CA Govt Code § 65869.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.5 - Development Agreements|Section 65869.5.

65869.5.  (a) If state or federal laws or regulations, enacted after a development agreement has been entered into, prevent or preclude compliance with one or more provisions of the development agreement, those provisions of the agreement shall be modified or suspended as may be necessary to comply with those state or federal laws or regulations.(b) Notwithstanding Section 65803, a development agreement entered into by a charter city before July 1, 2018, shall not be required to comply with this article.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 856, Sec. 13. (SB 1333) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 65870 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.7 - Covenants for Easement|Section 65870.

65870.  Any city or county may adopt an ordinance for the imposition of covenants pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 996, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65871 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.7 - Covenants for Easement|Section 65871.

65871.  (a) In addition to any other method for the creation of an easement, an easement may be created pursuant to an ordinance adopted implementing this article, by a recorded covenant of easement made by an owner of real property to the city or county. An easement created pursuant to this article may be for parking, ingress, egress, emergency access, light and air access, landscaping, or open-space purposes.(b) At the time of recording of the covenant of easement, all the real property benefited or burdened by the covenant shall be in common ownership. The covenant shall be effective when recorded and shall act as an easement pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 801) of Title 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Civil Code, except that it shall not merge into any other interest in the real property. Section 1104 of the Civil Code shall be applicable to conveyance of the affected real property.(c)  A covenant of easement recorded pursuant to this section shall describe the real property to be subject to the easement and the real property to be benefited thereby. The covenant of easement shall also identify the approval, permit, or designation granted which relied upon or required the covenant.(d) A covenant executed pursuant to this section shall be enforceable by the successors in interest to the real property benefited by the covenant.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 996, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65873 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.7 - Covenants for Easement|Section 65873.

65873.  The covenant of easement shall be recorded in the county where all or a portion of the restricted property is located and shall contain a legal description of the real property and be executed by the owner of the real property. From and after the time of its recordation, the covenant shall impart notice thereof to all persons to the extent afforded by the recording laws of this state. Upon recordation, the burdens of the covenant shall be binding upon, and the benefits of the covenant shall inure to, all successors in interest to the real property.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 996, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65874 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.7 - Covenants for Easement|Section 65874.

65874.  (a) The ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 65870 shall provide a procedure for the release of the covenant. The procedure shall require a public hearing by the agency designated by the ordinance for that purpose. The hearing shall be held at the request of any person whether or not that person has title to the real property.(b) Upon a determination that the restriction of the property is no longer necessary to achieve the land use goals of the city or county, a release shall be recorded by the city or county in the county where the restricted property is located.(c) The ordinance may provide for the imposition of fees to recover the reasonable costs of processing the release from those persons requesting the release pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 996, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65875 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.7 - Covenants for Easement|Section 65875.

65875.  Nothing in this article shall create in any person other than the city or county and the owner of the real property burdened or benefited by the covenant standing to enforce or to challenge the covenant or any amendment thereto or release therefrom.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 996, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65890.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.9 - Guidebook for Jobs-Housing Balance|Section 65890.1.

65890.1.  The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) State land use patterns should be encouraged that balance the location of employment-generating uses with residential uses so that employment-related commuting is minimized.(b) Balance in employment and residential land use patterns reduces traffic congestion and may contribute to improvement of air quality in urban areas.(c) Balancing of employment-generating land uses and residential land uses improves economic and housing opportunities and reduces loss of economic productivity caused by transportation delay.(d) The attainment of a more balanced land use pattern requires the cooperation of government agencies with the private sector to assure that public and private decisions affecting land use take into consideration the need to seek balance in the location of employment-generating land uses and residential land uses. (e) Local agencies and state agencies should cooperate to facilitate the balancing of employment-generating land uses and residential land uses and provisions of transportation to serve these uses.(f) Local governments have the primary responsibility to plan for local land use patterns, within the parameters established by state law to achieve statewide needs.(g) Housing must be provided for the estimated 3 million new workers and their families expected to be added to the California economy in the 1990’s.(h) It is the intent of the Legislature to move toward the goal that every California worker have available the opportunity to reside close to his or her jobsite.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 843, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65890.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.9 - Guidebook for Jobs-Housing Balance|Section 65890.3.

65890.3.  The Department of Housing and Community Development shall prepare a guidebook for use by cities, counties, councils of government, state agencies, and the private sector in the planning and development of a housing supply to meet the need created by employment growth. The guidebook shall be prepared in time for use following the availability of the 1990 Census of Population and Housing.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 843, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65890.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 2.9 - Guidebook for Jobs-Housing Balance|Section 65890.5.

65890.5.  (a) The guidebook shall include the following:(1) Methodologies for measuring the balance of jobs and housing.(2) Methodologies for analysis of the projected needed housing supply to serve projected employment growth.(3) Methodologies to encourage the balance of jobs and housing.(4) Incentives which local, regional, and state agencies may offer to the private sector to encourage developments and design which will facilitate an improved balance between employment generating land use and residential land use.(5) Methodologies cities and counties may use to analyze trip generation and vehicle miles traveled to and from employment centers.(6) Methodologies cities and counties may use to achieve more efficient use of transportation facilities serving major employment centers.(7) Descriptions of successful and unsuccessful efforts by cities or counties to move toward improved jobs-housing balance.(b) The guidebook shall seek to describe and evaluate the various tools available to local, regional, and state governments to measure, evaluate, and improve the balance of jobs and housing and to mitigate the undesirable effects of any imbalance between jobs and housing. The guidebook shall describe efforts by cities, counties, and regional agencies to improve the balance of jobs and housing. (c) The department shall consult with interested parties and organizations such as academic institutions, environmental groups, businesses, labor unions, real estate groups, housing advocacy groups, cities, counties, and regional agencies. The final guidebook shall be completed no later than December 31, 1993.(d) Within two years of final publication of the guidebook, the Assembly Office of Research shall complete a study of the effectiveness of the guidebook as a decisionmaking tool by public agencies and the private sector to facilitate improved jobs-housing balance. The study shall include the office’s recommendations for legislation needed to improve the effectiveness of decisionmaking as it relates to achieving jobs-housing balance, if any.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 843, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4 - Zoning Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 65900.

65900.  The legislative body of a city or county may, by ordinance, create and establish either a board of zoning adjustment, or the office of zoning administrator or both. It may also, by ordinance, create and establish a board of appeals. Members of a board of zoning adjustment and members of a board of appeals may receive compensation for their attendance at each meeting of their respective boards in a sum to be fixed by the legislative body by which they are appointed. In addition, they may also receive reasonable traveling expenses to and from the usual place of business of such board to any place of meeting of the board within the county or city.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1880.)