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CA Govt Code § 65940 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65940.

65940.  (a) (1) Each public agency shall compile one or more lists that shall specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a development project. Each public agency shall revise the list of information required from an applicant to include a certification of compliance with Section 65962.5, and the statement of application required by Section 65943. Copies of the information, including the statement of application required by Section 65943, shall be made available to all applicants for development projects and to any person who requests the information.(2) An affected city or affected county, as defined in Section 66300, shall include the information necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 66300 in the list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1).(b) The list of information required from any applicant shall include, where applicable, identification of whether the proposed project is located within 1,000 feet of a military installation, beneath a low-level flight path or within special use airspace as defined in Section 21098 of the Public Resources Code, and within an urbanized area as defined in Section 65944.(c) (1) A public agency that is not beneath a low-level flight path or not within special use airspace and does not contain a military installation is not required to change its list of information required from applicants to comply with subdivision (b).(2) A public agency that is entirely urbanized, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 65944, with the exception of a jurisdiction that contains a military installation, is not required to change its list of information required from applicants to comply with subdivision (b).(d) For purposes of this section, “development project” includes a housing development project as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5. (e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 654, Sec. 6) by Stats. 2021, Ch. 161, Sec. 4. (SB 8) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions. See later operative version amended by Sec. 5 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 161.)
CA Govt Code § 65940 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65940.

65940.  (a) Each public agency shall compile one or more lists that shall specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a development project. Each public agency shall revise the list of information required from an applicant to include a certification of compliance with Section 65962.5, and the statement of application required by Section 65943. Copies of the information, including the statement of application required by Section 65943, shall be made available to all applicants for development projects and to any person who requests the information.(b) The list of information required from any applicant shall include, where applicable, identification of whether the proposed project is located within 1,000 feet of a military installation, beneath a low-level flight path or within special use airspace as defined in Section 21098 of the Public Resources Code, and within an urbanized area as defined in Section 65944.(c) (1) A public agency that is not beneath a low-level flight path or not within special use airspace and does not contain a military installation is not required to change its list of information required from applicants to comply with subdivision (b).(2) A public agency that is entirely urbanized, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 65944, with the exception of a jurisdiction that contains a military installation, is not required to change its list of information required from applicants to comply with subdivision (b).(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.(Amended (as added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 654, Sec. 7) by Stats. 2021, Ch. 161, Sec. 5. (SB 8) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 65940.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65940.5.

65940.5.  (a) No list compiled pursuant to Section 65940 shall include an extension or waiver of the time periods prescribed by this chapter within which a state or local agency shall act upon an application for a development project.(b) No application shall be deemed incomplete for lack of an extension or waiver of time periods prescribed by this chapter within which a state or local government agency shall act upon the application.(c) Except for the extension of the time limits pursuant to Section 65950.1, no public agency shall require an extension or waiver of the time limits contained in this chapter as a condition of accepting or processing the application for a development project.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 283, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 65941 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65941.

65941.  (a) The information compiled pursuant to Section 65940 shall also indicate the criteria which the agency will apply in order to determine the completeness of any application submitted to it for a development project.(b) If a public agency is a lead or responsible agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, that criteria shall not require the applicant to submit the informational equivalent of an environmental impact report as part of a complete application, or to otherwise require proof of compliance with that act as a prerequisite to a permit application being deemed complete. However, that criteria may require sufficient information to permit the agency to make the determination required by Section 21080.1 of the Public Resources Code.(c) Consistent with this chapter, a responsible agency shall, at the request of the applicant, commence processing a permit application for a development project prior to final action on the project by a lead agency to the extent that the information necessary to commence the processing is available. For purposes of this subdivision, “lead agency” and “responsible agency” shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code and Section 21069 of the Public Resources Code, respectively.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1131, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 65941.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65941.5.

65941.5.  Each public agency shall notify applicants for development permits of the time limits established for the review and approval of development permits pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 65940) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 65950), of the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 65962.5, and of the public notice distribution requirements under applicable provisions of law. The public agency shall also notify applicants regarding the provisions of Section 65961. The public agency may charge applicants a reasonable fee not to exceed the amount reasonably necessary to provide the service required by this section. If a fee is charged pursuant to this section, the fee shall be collected as part of the application fee charged for the development permit.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 985, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 65941.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65941.6.

65941.6.  (a) Each local agency shall develop materials relating to the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.). The local agency shall provide these materials to an applicant along with notice that approval of a permit does not signify that the applicant has complied with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.(b) For the purposes of complying with the requirements of subdivision (a), a local agency may, in lieu of developing its own materials, provide applicants with those materials which the California Commission on Disability Access has developed and made available pursuant to Section 8299.06.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 13, Sec. 6. (SB 269) Effective May 10, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 65942 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65942.

65942.  The information and the criteria specified in Sections 65940, 65941, 65941.5 shall be revised as needed so that they shall be current and accurate at all times. Any revisions shall apply prospectively only and shall not be a basis for determining that an application is not complete pursuant to Section 65943 if the application was received before the revision is effective except for revisions for the following reasons resulting from the conditions which were not known and could not have been known by the public agency at the time the application was received:(a) To provide sufficient information to permit the public agency to make the determination required by Section 21080.1 of the Public Resources Code, as provided by Section 65941.(b) To comply with the enactment of new or revised federal, state, or local requirements, except for new or revised requirements of a local agency which is also the lead agency.(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 803, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65943.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65943.5.

65943.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any appeal pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943 involving a permit application to a board, office, or department within the California Environmental Protection Agency shall be made to the Secretary for Environmental Protection.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any appeal pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943 involving an application for the issuance of an environmental permit from an environmental agency shall be made to the Secretary for Environmental Protection under either of the following circumstances:(1) The environmental agency has not adopted an appeals process pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943.(2) The environmental agency declines to accept an appeal for a decision pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943.(c) For purposes of subdivision (b), “environmental permit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71012 of the Public Resources Code, and “environmental agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71011 of the Public Resources Code, except that “environmental agency” does not include the agencies described in subdivisions (c) and (h) of Section 71011 of the Public Resources Code.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 419, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Govt Code § 65945 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65945.

65945.  (a) At the time of filing an application for a development permit with a city or county, the city or county shall inform the applicant that he or she may make a written request to receive notice from the city or county of a proposal to adopt or amend any of the following plans or ordinances:(1) A general plan.(2) A specific plan.(3) A zoning ordinance.(4) An ordinance affecting building permits or grading permits.The applicant shall specify, in the written request, the types of proposed action for which notice is requested. Prior to taking any of those actions, the city or county shall give notice to any applicant who has requested notice of the type of action proposed and whose development project is pending before the city or county if the city or county determines that the proposal is reasonably related to the applicant’s request for the development permit. Notice shall be given only for those types of actions which the applicant specifies in the request for notification.The city or county may charge the applicant for a development permit, to whom notice is provided pursuant to this subdivision, a reasonable fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing that notice. If a fee is charged pursuant to this subdivision, the fee shall be collected as part of the application fee charged for the development permit.(b) As an alternative to the notification procedure prescribed by subdivision (a), a city or county may inform the applicant at the time of filing an application for a development permit that he or she may subscribe to a periodically updated notice or set of notices from the city or county which lists pending proposals to adopt or amend any of the plans or ordinances specified in subdivision (a), together with the status of the proposal and the date of any hearings thereon which have been set.Only those proposals which are general, as opposed to parcel-specific in nature, and which the city or county determines are reasonably related to requests for development permits, need be listed in the notice. No proposal shall be required to be listed until such time as the first public hearing thereon has been set. The notice shall be updated and mailed at least once every six weeks; except that a notice need not be updated and mailed until a change in its contents is required.The city or county may charge the applicant for a development permit, to whom notice is provided pursuant to this subdivision, a reasonable fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing that notice, including the costs of updating the notice, for the length of time the applicant requests to be sent the notice or notices.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 11.)
CA Govt Code § 65945.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65945.3.

65945.3.  At the time of filing an application for a development permit with a local agency, other than a city or county, the local agency shall inform the applicant that he or she may make a written request to receive notice of any proposal to adopt or amend a rule or regulation affecting the issuance of development permits.Prior to adopting or amending any such rule or regulation, the local agency shall give notice to any applicant who has requested such notice and whose development project is pending before the agency if the local agency determines that the proposal is reasonably related to the applicant’s request for the development permit.The local agency may charge the applicant for a development permit, to whom notice is provided pursuant to this section, a reasonable fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing that notice. If a fee is charged pursuant to this section, the fee shall be collected as part of the application fee charged for the development permit.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 12.)
CA Govt Code § 65945.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65945.5.

65945.5.  At the time of filing an application for a development permit with a state agency, the state agency shall inform the applicant that he or she may make a written request to receive notice of any proposal to adopt or amend a regulation affecting the issuance of development permits and which implements a statutory provision.Prior to adopting or amending any such regulation, the state agency shall give notice to any applicant who has requested such notice and whose development project is pending before the state agency if the state agency determines that the proposal is reasonably related to the applicant’s request for the development permit.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 13.)
CA Govt Code § 65945.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 3 - Applications for Development Projects|Section 65945.7.

65945.7.  No action, inaction, or recommendation regarding any ordinance, rule, or regulation subject to this Section 65945, 65945.3, or 65945.5 by any legislative body, administrative body, or the officials of any state or local agency shall be held void or invalid or be set aside by any court on the ground of any error, irregularity, informality, neglect or omission (hereinafter called “error”) as to any matter pertaining to notices, records, determinations, publications or any matters of procedure whatever, unless after an examination of the entire case, including evidence, the court shall be of the opinion that the error complained of was prejudicial, and that by reason of such error the party complaining or appealing sustained and suffered substantial injury, and that a different result would have been probable if such error had not occurred or existed. There shall be no presumption that error is prejudicial or that injury was done if error is shown.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 14.)
CA Govt Code § 65946 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 4 - Expedited Review|Section 65946.

65946.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:(1) “Certified access specialist” or “CASp” means any person who has been certified pursuant to Section 4459.5.(2) “Construction-related accessibility standard” means a provision, standard, or regulation under state or federal law requiring compliance with standards for making new construction and existing facilities accessible to persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, any provision, standard, or regulation set forth in Section 51, 54, 54.1, or 55 of the Civil Code, Section 19955.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (Appendix A to Part 36 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations).(3) “Written inspection report” means the CASp report required to be provided pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55.53 of the Civil Code.(b) A local agency shall expedite review of a project application if the project applicant meets all of the following conditions:(1) The applicant provides a copy of a disability access inspection certificate, provided by a CASp pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 55.53 of the Civil Code, pertaining to the site of the proposed project.(2) The applicant demonstrates that the proposed project is necessary to address either an alleged violation of a construction-related accessibility standard or a violation noted in a written inspection report.(3) If project plans are necessary for the approval of a project, the applicant has had a CASp review the project plans for compliance with all applicable construction-related accessibility standards.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 13, Sec. 7. (SB 269) Effective May 10, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 65950.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Approval of Development Permits|Section 65950.1.

65950.1.  Notwithstanding Section 65950, if there has been an extension of time pursuant to Section 21100.2 or 21151.5 of the Public Resources Code to complete and certify the environmental impact report, the lead agency shall approve or disapprove the project within 90 days after certification of the environmental impact report.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1240, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 65950.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Approval of Development Permits|Section 65950.5.

65950.5.  (a) If an applicant for a development project for natural gas exploration or production and a public agency agree in writing to expedite the public agency’s actions pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 65940) or this article, the public agency may provide the services, contract with a private entity, or employ persons on a temporary basis to perform the services necessary to meet those time limits.(b) The private entities or persons temporarily employed by the public agency may, pursuant to a contract or agreement with the public agency, perform any of the functions necessary to comply with the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 65940), this article, or local ordinances adopted pursuant to those articles, except those functions reserved by those articles or local ordinances to the legislative body of a local agency.(c) A public agency may charge the applicant a fee that does not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service pursuant to this section. A local agency shall comply with Section 66014, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020).(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 439, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 65951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 4.5 - Review and Approval of Development Projects|ARTICLE 5 - Approval of Development Permits|Section 65951.

65951.  In the event that a combined environmental impact report-environmental impact statement is being prepared on a development project pursuant to Section 21083.6 of the Public Resources Code, a lead agency shall approve or disapprove the project within 90 days after the combined environmental impact report-environmental impact statement has been completed and adopted.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 283, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)