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CA Govt Code § 65404 (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 65404.

65404.  (a) On or before January 1, 2005, the Governor shall develop processes to do all of the following:(1) Resolve conflicting requirements of two or more state agencies for a local plan, permit, or development project.(2) Resolve conflicts between state functional plans.(3) Resolve conflicts between state infrastructure projects.(4) Provide, to the extent permitted under federal law, for the availability of mediation between a branch of the United States Armed Forces, a local agency, and a project applicant, in circumstances where a conflict arises between a proposed land use within special use airspace beneath low-level flight paths, or within 1,000 feet of a military installation.(b) The process may be requested by a local agency, project applicant, or one or more state agencies. The mediation process identified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) may also be requested by a branch of the United States Armed Forces.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 906, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Govt Code § 65450 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65450.

65450.  After the legislative body has adopted a general plan, the planning agency may, or if so directed by the legislative body, shall, prepare specific plans for the systematic implementation of the general plan for all or part of the area covered by the general plan.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 18.)
CA Govt Code § 65451 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65451.

65451.  (a) A specific plan shall include a text and a diagram or diagrams which specify all of the following in detail:(1) The distribution, location, and extent of the uses of land, including open space, within the area covered by the plan.(2) The proposed distribution, location, and extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the plan and needed to support the land uses described in the plan.(3) Standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable.(4) A program of implementation measures including regulations, programs, public works projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).(b) The specific plan shall include a statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1199, Sec. 5.)
CA Govt Code § 65452 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65452.

65452.  The specific plan may address any other subjects which in the judgment of the planning agency are necessary or desirable for implementation of the general plan.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 18.)
CA Govt Code § 65453 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65453.

65453.  (a) A specific plan shall be prepared, adopted, and amended in the same manner as a general plan, except that a specific plan may be adopted by resolution or by ordinance and may be amended as often as deemed necessary by the legislative body.(b) A specific plan may be repealed in the same manner as it is required to be amended.(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1199, Sec. 6.)
CA Govt Code § 65454 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65454.

65454.  No specific plan may be adopted or amended unless the proposed plan or amendment is consistent with the general plan.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 18.)
CA Govt Code § 65455 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65455.

65455.  No local public works project may be approved, no tentative map or parcel map for which a tentative map was not required may be approved, and no zoning ordinance may be adopted or amended within an area covered by a specific plan unless it is consistent with the adopted specific plan.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 18.)
CA Govt Code § 65456 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65456.

65456.  (a) The legislative body, after adopting a specific plan, may impose a specific plan fee upon persons seeking governmental approvals which are required to be consistent with the specific plan. The fees shall be established so that, in the aggregate, they defray but as estimated do not exceed, the cost of preparation, adoption, and administration of the specific plan, including costs incurred pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. As nearly as can be estimated, the fee charged shall be a prorated amount in accordance with the applicant’s relative benefit derived from the specific plan. It is the intent of the Legislature in providing for such fees to charge persons who benefit from specific plans for the costs of developing those specific plans which result in savings to them by reducing the cost of documenting environmental consequences and advocating changed land uses which may be authorized pursuant to the specific plan.(b) Notwithstanding Section 66016, a city or county may require a person who requests adoption, amendment, or repeal of a specific plan to deposit with the planning agency an amount equal to the estimated cost of preparing the plan, amendment, or repeal prior to its preparation by the planning agency.(c) Copies of the documents adopting or amending the specific plan, including the diagrams and text, shall be made available to local agencies, and 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 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.(d) A city or county may charge a fee for a copy of a specific plan or amendments to a specific plan in an amount that is reasonably related to the cost of providing that document.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 10.)
CA Govt Code § 65457 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8 - Specific Plans|Section 65457.

65457.  (a) Any residential development project, including any subdivision, or any zoning change that is undertaken to implement and is consistent with a specific plan for which an environmental impact report has been certified after January 1, 1980, is exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. However, if after adoption of the specific plan, an event as specified in Section 21166 of the Public Resources Code occurs, the exemption provided by this subdivision does not apply unless and until a supplemental environmental impact report for the specific plan is prepared and certified in accordance with the provisions of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. After a supplemental environmental impact report is certified, the exemption specified in this subdivision applies to projects undertaken pursuant to the specific plan.(b) An action or proceeding alleging that a public agency has approved a project pursuant to a specific plan without having previously certified a supplemental environmental impact report for the specific plan, where required by subdivision (a), shall be commenced within 30 days of the public agency’s decision to carry out or approve the project.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 65458 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.2 - Community Plans|Section 65458.

65458.  For purposes of this article:(a) “Community plan” means a plan that meets all of the following requirements:(1) The plan was adopted by a city, including a charter city, or county for a defined geographic area within its jurisdictional boundaries.(2) The plan serves as the land use element, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65302, for the area covered by the plan.(3) The plan has not been updated for more than 10 years before the operative date of this article.(4) The plan includes two or more transit priority areas, as defined in Section 21099 of the Public Resources Code.(5) The city or county that adopts the plan has adopted, on or after January 1, 2015, a circulation or mobility element as a part of the general plan. (6) The city or county that adopts the plan has a housing element that includes housing capacity to sufficiently accommodate regional housing needs projects as set forth in Section 65584.01.(7) The city or county that adopts the plan has adopted a vehicle miles traveled threshold of significance for the area covered by the plan in compliance with Section 15064.3 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.(8) The area covered by the plan update is located within an urbanized area, as defined by Section 21071 of the Public Resources Code.(9) The city or county that adopts the plan has also adopted any required ordinances or regulations related to either of the following:(A) The designation of very high fire hazard severity zones pursuant to Section 51179.(B) Flood plain management in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program, pursuant to Part 60 (commencing with Section 60.1) of Subchapter B of Chapter I of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(b) “Development project” has the same meaning as defined in Section 65928.(c) “Update” means a comprehensive amendment to a community plan that is intended to bring the community plan up to date with the most current land use policies and that includes amendments to both the plain text and plan land use map, as well as the adoption or amendment of any zoning ordinances necessary to bring zoning into consistency with the community plan.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 269, Sec. 2. (AB 1515) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 65458.3.)
CA Govt Code § 65458.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.2 - Community Plans|Section 65458.1.

65458.1.  Notwithstanding Section 21168.9 of the Public Resources Code, in any order that results from an action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the acts or decisions of the local agency, including a charter city, in adopting an update to a community plan on the grounds of noncompliance with Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, the court shall not, on the basis of that noncompliance, invalidate, review, void, or set aside the approval of any development project for which either of the following applies:(a) The development project is approved before the court issues a stay in connection with the action or proceeding or an order or writ requiring the challenged environmental impact report or community plan update to be rescinded or set aside.(b) The application for the development project is deemed complete, pursuant to Section 65943, before the court issues a stay, order, or writ described in subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 269, Sec. 2. (AB 1515) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 65458.3.)
CA Govt Code § 65458.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.2 - Community Plans|Section 65458.2.

65458.2.  This article does not do either of the following:(a) Affect or alter the obligation for the approval of a development project that is consistent with an approved community plan to comply with Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. (b) Except as expressly provided in Section 65458.1, preclude or limit an action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the approval of a development project that is consistent with an approved community plan pursuant to Section 21167 of the Public Resources Code.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 269, Sec. 2. (AB 1515) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, pursuant to Section 65458.3.)
CA Govt Code § 65458.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.2 - Community Plans|Section 65458.3.

65458.3.  (a) This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the repeal of this article pursuant to this section shall not affect any right or immunity granted pursuant to this article to a development project that meets the requirements specified in Section 65458.1 before January 1, 2025.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 269, Sec. 2. (AB 1515) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 8.2, commencing with Section 65458.)
CA Govt Code § 65460 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.

65460.  This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.1.

65460.1.  (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(1) Federal, state, and local governments in California are investing in new and expanded transit systems in areas throughout the state, including Los Angeles County, the San Francisco Bay area, San Diego County, Santa Clara County, and Sacramento County.(2) This public investment in transit is unrivaled in the state’s history and represents well over ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000) in planned investment alone.(3) Recent studies of transit ridership in California indicate that persons who live within a one-half-mile radius of transit stations utilize the transit system in far greater numbers than does the general public living elsewhere.(4) The greater use of public transit facilitated by the development of transit villages improves local street, road, and highway congestion by providing viable alternatives to automobile use.(5) The development of transit village development districts can improve environmental conditions by increasing the use of public transit, facilitating the creation of and improvement to walkable, mixed-use communities, and decreasing automobile use.(6) The development of transit village development districts throughout the state should be environmentally conscious and sustainable, and related construction should meet or exceed the requirements of the California Green Building Standards Code, Part 11 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, or its successor code.(7) Only a few transit stations in California have any concentration of housing proximate to the station.(8) Interest in clustering housing and commercial development around transit stations, called transit villages, has gained momentum in recent years.(b) For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:(1) “Bus hub” means an intersection of three or more bus routes, with a minimum route headway of 10 minutes during peak hours.(2) “Bus transfer station” means an arrival, departure, or transfer point for the area’s intercity, intraregional, or interregional bus service having permanent investment in multiple bus docking facilities, ticketing services, and passenger shelters.(3) “District” means a transit village development district as defined in Section 65460.4.(4) “Peak hours” means the time between 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., inclusive, and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., inclusive, Monday through Friday.(5) “Transit station” means a rail or light-rail station, ferry terminal, bus hub, or bus transfer station.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 354, Sec. 1. (AB 987) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.2.

65460.2.  A city or county may prepare a transit village plan for a transit village development district that addresses the following characteristics:(a) A neighborhood centered around a transit station that is planned and designed so that residents, workers, shoppers, and others find it convenient and attractive to patronize transit.(b) A mix of housing types, including apartments, within not more than one-half mile of the main entrance of the transit station.(c) Other land uses, including a retail district oriented to the transit station and civic uses, including day care centers and libraries.(d) Pedestrian and bicycle access to the transit station, with attractively designed and landscaped pathways.(e) A transit system that should encourage and facilitate intermodal service, and access by modes other than single occupant vehicles.(f) Demonstrable public benefits beyond the increase in transit usage, including any six of the following:(1) Relief of traffic congestion.(2) Improved air quality.(3) Increased transit revenue yields.(4) Increased stock of affordable housing.(5) Redevelopment of depressed and marginal inner-city neighborhoods.(6) Live-travel options for transit-needy groups.(7) Promotion of infill development and preservation of natural resources.(8) Promotion of a safe, attractive, pedestrian-friendly environment around transit stations.(9) Reduction of the need for additional travel by providing for the sale of goods and services at transit stations.(10) Promotion of job opportunities.(11) Improved cost-effectiveness through the use of the existing infrastructure.(12) Increased sales and property tax revenue.(13) Reduction in energy consumption.(14) Minimization of the impact of goods movement on air quality, traffic, and public safety through the provision of dedicated loading and unloading facilities for commercial space.(g) Sites where a density bonus of at least 25 percent may be granted pursuant to specified performance standards.(h) Other provisions that may be necessary, based on the report prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) of former Section 14045, as enacted by Section 3 of Chapter 1304 of the Statutes of 1990.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. (AB 2008) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.3.

65460.3.  To increase transit ridership and to reduce vehicle traffic on the highways, local, regional, and state plans should direct new development close to the transit stations. These entities should provide financial incentives to implement these plans.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.4.

65460.4.  A transit village development district shall include all land within not more than one-half mile of the main entrance of a transit station designated by the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county that has jurisdiction over the station area.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 354, Sec. 3. (AB 987) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.5.

65460.5.  A city or county establishing a district and preparing a plan pursuant to this article shall be eligible for available transportation funding.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 78, Sec. 3. (AB 2605) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.6.

65460.6.  An agency responsible for the preparation and adoption of the congestion management program may exclude district impacts from the determination of conformance with level of service standards pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65089.3.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.7.

65460.7.  (a) A transit village plan shall be prepared, adopted, and amended in the same manner as a general plan, except for plans qualified as transit village plans pursuant to Section 65460.11.(b) A transit village plan may be repealed in the same manner as it is required to be amended.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 309, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.8.

65460.8.  No transit village plan may be adopted or amended unless the proposed plan or amendment is consistent with the general plan.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 65460.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 3 - Local Planning|ARTICLE 8.5 - Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994|Section 65460.9.

65460.9.  No local public works project may be approved, no tentative map or parcel map for which a tentative map was not required may be approved, and no zoning ordinance may be adopted or amended within an area covered by a transit village plan unless it is consistent with the adopted transit village plan.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 780, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)