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CA Govt Code § 66017 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 8 - Procedures for Adopting Various Fees|Section 66017.

66017.  (a) Any action adopting a fee or charge, or increasing a fee or charge adopted, upon a development project, as defined in Section 66000, which applies to the filing, accepting, reviewing, approving, or issuing of an application, permit, or entitlement to use shall be enacted in accordance with the notice and public hearing procedures specified in Section 54986 or 66016 and shall be effective no sooner than 60 days following the final action on the adoption of the fee or charge or increase in the fee or charge.(b) Without following the procedure otherwise required for the adoption of a fee or charge, or increasing a fee or charge, the legislative body of a local agency may adopt an urgency measure as an interim authorization for a fee or charge, or increase in a fee or charge, to protect the public health, welfare and safety. The interim authorization shall require four-fifths vote of the legislative body for adoption. The interim authorization shall have no force or effect 30 days after its adoption. The interim authority shall contain findings describing the current and immediate threat to the public health, welfare, and safety. After notice and public hearing pursuant to Section 54986 or 66016, the legislative body may extend the interim authority for an additional 30 days. Not more than two extensions may be granted. Any extension shall also require a four-fifths vote of the legislative body.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 320. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 66018 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 8 - Procedures for Adopting Various Fees|Section 66018.

66018.  (a)Prior to adopting an ordinance, resolution, or other legislative enactment adopting a new fee or approving an increase in an existing fee to which this section applies, a local agency shall hold a public hearing, at which oral or written presentations can be made, as part of a regularly scheduled meeting. Notice of the time and place of the meeting, including a general explanation of the matter to be considered, shall be published in accordance with Section 6062a.(b)Any costs incurred by a local agency in conducting the hearing required pursuant to subdivision (a) may be recovered as part of the fees which were the subject of the hearing.(c)This section applies only to the adopting or increasing of fees to which a specific statutory notice requirement, other than Section 54954.2, does not apply.(d) As used in this section, “fees” do not include rates or charges for water, sewer, or electrical service.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 20.)
CA Govt Code § 66018.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 8 - Procedures for Adopting Various Fees|Section 66018.5.

66018.5.  “Local agency,” as used in this chapter, has the same meaning as provided in Section 66000.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 20.)
CA Govt Code § 66021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9 - Protests, Legal Actions, and Audits|Section 66021.

66021.  (a) Any party on whom a fee, tax, assessment, dedication, reservation, or other exaction has been imposed, the payment or performance of which is required to obtain governmental approval of a development, as defined by Section 65927, or development project, may protest the establishment or imposition of the fee, tax, assessment, dedication, reservation, or other exaction as provided in Section 66020.(b) The protest procedures of subdivision (a) do not apply to the protest of any tax or assessment (1) levied pursuant to a principal act that contains protest procedures, or (2) that is pledged to secure payment of the principal of, or interest on, bonds or other public indebtedness.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 689, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Govt Code § 66022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9 - Protests, Legal Actions, and Audits|Section 66022.

66022.  (a) Any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance, resolution, or motion adopting a new fee or service charge, or modifying or amending an existing fee or service charge, adopted by a local agency, as defined in Section 66000, shall be commenced within 120 days of the effective date of the ordinance, resolution, or motion.If an ordinance, resolution, or motion provides for an automatic adjustment in a fee or service charge, and the automatic adjustment results in an increase in the amount of a fee or service charge, any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the increase shall be commenced within 120 days of the effective date of the increase.(b)Any action by a local agency or interested person under this section shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(c) This section shall apply only to fees, capacity charges, and service charges described in and subject to Sections 66013, 66014, and 66016.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Govt Code § 66023 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9 - Protests, Legal Actions, and Audits|Section 66023.

66023.  (a) Any person may request an audit in order to determine whether any fee or charge levied by a local agency exceeds the amount reasonably necessary to cover the cost of any product, public facility, as defined in Section 66000, or service provided by the local agency. If a person makes that request, the legislative body of the local agency may retain an independent auditor to conduct an audit to determine whether the fee or charge is reasonable, but is not required to conduct the audit if an audit has been performed for the same fee within the previous 12 months.(b) To the extent that the audit determines that the amount of any fee or charge does not meet the requirements of this section, the local agency shall adjust the fee accordingly. This subdivision does not apply to a fee authorized pursuant to Section 17620 of the Education Code, or Sections 65995.5 and 65995.7.(c) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (h), the local agency shall retain an independent auditor to conduct an audit only if the person who requests the audit deposits with the local agency the amount of the local agency’s reasonable estimate of the cost of the independent audit. At the conclusion of the audit, the local agency shall reimburse unused sums, if any, or the requesting person shall pay the local agency the excess of the actual cost of the audit over the sum which was deposited.(d) Any audit conducted by an independent auditor to determine whether a fee or charge levied by a local agency exceeds the amount reasonably necessary to cover the cost of providing the product or service shall conform to generally accepted auditing standards.(e) The procedures specified in this section shall be alternative and in addition to those specified in Section 54985.(f) The Legislature finds and declares that oversight of local agency fees is a matter of statewide interest and concern. It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature that this chapter shall supersede all conflicting local laws and shall apply in charter cities.(g) This section shall not be construed as granting any additional authority to any local agency to levy any fee or charge which is not otherwise authorized by another provision of law, nor shall its provisions be construed as granting authority to any local agency to levy a new fee or charge when other provisions of law specifically prohibit the levy of a fee or charge.(h) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), if a local agency does not comply with subdivision (b) of Section 66006 for three consecutive years, both of the following shall apply:(1) The local agency shall not require a deposit for an independent audit requested pursuant to this section and shall pay the cost of the audit.(2) The independent audit conducted shall include each consecutive year the local agency did not comply with subdivision (b) of Section 66006.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 385, Sec. 1. (SB 319) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 66024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9 - Protests, Legal Actions, and Audits|Section 66024.

66024.  (a) In any judicial action or proceeding to validate, attack, review, set aside, void, or annul any ordinance or resolution providing for the imposition of a development fee by any city, county, or district in which there is at issue whether the development fee is a special tax within the meaning of Section 50076, the city, county, or district has the burden of producing evidence to establish that the development fee does not exceed the cost of the service, facility, or regulatory activity for which it is imposed.(b) No party may initiate any action or proceeding pursuant to subdivision (a) unless both of the following requirements are met:(1) The development fee was directly imposed on the party as a condition of project approval.(2) At least 30 days prior to initiating the action or proceeding, the party requests the city, county, or district to provide a copy of the documents which establish that the development fee does not exceed the cost of the service, facility, or regulatory activity for which it is imposed. In accordance with Section 6257, the city, county, or district may charge a fee for copying the documents requested pursuant to this paragraph.(c) For purposes of this section, costs shall be determined in accordance with fundamental fairness and consistency of method as to the allocation of costs, expenses, revenues, and other items included in the calculation.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 22. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Govt Code § 66024 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9 - Protests, Legal Actions, and Audits|Section 66024.

66024.  (a) In any judicial action or proceeding to validate, attack, review, set aside, void, or annul any ordinance or resolution providing for the imposition of a development fee by any city, county, or district in which there is at issue whether the development fee is a special tax within the meaning of Section 50076, the city, county, or district has the burden of producing evidence to establish that the development fee does not exceed the cost of the service, facility, or regulatory activity for which it is imposed.(b) No party may initiate any action or proceeding pursuant to subdivision (a) unless both of the following requirements are met:(1) The development fee was directly imposed on the party as a condition of project approval.(2) At least 30 days prior to initiating the action or proceeding, the party requests the city, county, or district to provide a copy of the documents that establish that the development fee does not exceed the cost of the service, facility, or regulatory activity for which it is imposed. In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 7922.530, the city, county, or district may charge a fee for copying the documents requested pursuant to this paragraph.(c) For purposes of this section, costs shall be determined in accordance with fundamental fairness and consistency of method as to the allocation of costs, expenses, revenues, and other items included in the calculation.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 216. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Govt Code § 66025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9 - Protests, Legal Actions, and Audits|Section 66025.

66025.  “Local agency,” as used in this chapter, means a local agency as defined in Section 66000.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1572, Sec. 22.)
CA Govt Code § 66030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9.3 - Mediation and Resolution of Land Use Disputes|Section 66030.

66030.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) Current law provides that aggrieved agencies, project proponents, and affected residents may bring suit against the land use decisions of state and local governmental agencies. In practical terms, nearly anyone can sue once a project has been approved.(2) Contention often arises over projects involving local general plans and zoning, redevelopment plans, the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), development impact fees, annexations and incorporations, and the Permit Streamlining Act (Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 65920)).(3) When a public agency approves a development project that is not in accordance with the law, or when the prerogative to bring suit is abused, lawsuits can delay development, add uncertainty and cost to the development process, make housing more expensive, and damage California’s competitiveness. This litigation begins in the superior court, and often progresses on appeal to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, adding to the workload of the state’s already overburdened judicial system.(b) It is, therefore, the intent of the Legislature to help litigants resolve their differences by establishing formal mediation processes for land use disputes. In establishing these mediation processes, it is not the intent of the Legislature to interfere with the ability of litigants to pursue remedies through the courts.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 66032 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9.3 - Mediation and Resolution of Land Use Disputes|Section 66032.

66032.  (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all time limits with respect to an action shall be tolled while the mediator conducts the mediation, pursuant to this chapter.(b) Mediations conducted by a mediator pursuant to this chapter that involve less than a quorum of a legislative body or a state body shall not be considered meetings of a legislative body pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), nor shall they be considered meetings of a state body pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2).(c) Any action taken regarding mediation conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of current law.(d) Ninety days after the commencement of the mediation, and every 90 days thereafter, the action shall be reactivated unless the parties to the action do either of the following:(1) Arrive at a settlement and implement it in accordance with the provisions of current law.(2) Agree by written stipulation to extend the mediation for another 90-day period.(e) Section 703.5 and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1115) of Division 9 of the Evidence Code apply to any mediation conducted pursuant to this chapter.(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2016.(Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 496, Sec. 2. (SB 1456) Effective September 29, 2010. Section operative January 1, 2016, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 66034 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9.3 - Mediation and Resolution of Land Use Disputes|Section 66034.

66034.  If the mediation does not resolve the action, the court may, in its discretion, schedule a settlement conference before a judge of the superior court. If the action is later heard on its merits, the judge hearing the action shall not be the same judge who conducted the settlement conference, except in counties with only one judge of the superior court.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 66035 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 9.3 - Mediation and Resolution of Land Use Disputes|Section 66035.

66035.  The Judicial Council may adopt rules, forms, and standards necessary to implement this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Govt Code § 66100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 10 - Highway Interchange Districts|Section 66100.

66100.  The Legislature finds and declares that , because substantial public moneys will be expended on the development of the West Side Freeway portion of Interstate Route 5, including the development of recreational and scenic observation sites in relatively undeveloped areas, and because new commercial and other development tends to locate at freeway interchanges in these areas, and this development may be detrimental to both traffic capacity and safety and to the preservation of the scenic characteristics along the freeway route, it is therefore necessary, in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare, and to safeguard community economic development along the route of the freeway, to establish controls over the kinds, intensity, and design of land use and development that are permitted to occur at those interchanges along the freeway route from its intersection with the San Joaquin River to the junction of the route with State Highway Route 99 in the vicinity of Wheeler Ridge.(Added by renumbering Section 66400 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 88. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 66101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 10 - Highway Interchange Districts|Section 66101.

66101.  To preserve the effective traffic capacity and safety of the West Side Freeway, to maintain and enhance the present character of the landscape abutting the freeway, and to ensure compatible land use and development at and near interchanges along the route, the kind, intensity, and design of land use and development occurring at the freeway interchanges on the portion of the West Side Freeway designated in Section 66100 shall be regulated within highway interchange districts, which districts shall be established by each local jurisdiction traversed by the West Side Freeway in which is located any of the interchanges identified in this chapter.(Added by renumbering Section 66401 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 89. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 66102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 10 - Highway Interchange Districts|Section 66102.

66102.  The boundaries of each district shall be designated by the local jurisdiction within which each interchange is located and shall include the territory that the local jurisdiction deems to be affected by each interchange, but in no case shall the area consist of less than a circle of one-mile radius from the point of intersection of the centerline of the West Side Freeway with the centerline of any highway, street, or road intersecting at an interchange.(Added by renumbering Section 66402 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 90. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 66103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 10 - Highway Interchange Districts|Section 66103.

66103.  Each local jurisdiction shall prepare for each highway interchange district a general land use plan and appropriate zoning ordinances by January 1, 1964. It shall be recognized that this state has a continuing interest in adequate enforcement of these plans and ordinances due to construction by this state of the West Side Freeway.(Added by renumbering Section 66403 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 91. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Govt Code § 66200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 1 - PLANNING AND ZONING|CHAPTER 11 - Housing Sustainability Districts|Section 66200.

66200.  For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Approving authority” means an agency of a city, county, or city and county that is established in the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s housing sustainability district ordinance and designated to review permit applications for development within the housing sustainability district in accordance with Section 66205.(b) “City, county, or city and county” includes a charter city, charter county, or charter city and county.(c) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(d) “Developable land” means the area within a housing sustainability district that can be feasibly developed into residential or mixed-use development, including land area occupied by or associated with underutilized residential, commercial, or industrial buildings or uses that have the potential to be converted for residential or mixed use, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department, except for the following:(1) Land that is already substantially developed, including existing parks and open space.(2) Areas exceeding one-half acre that are unsuitable for development due to topographical features or environmental preservation.(e) “Eligible location” means either of the following:(1) An area located within one-half mile of public transit.(2) An area that, by virtue of existing infrastructure, transportation access, existing underutilized facilities, or location, is highly suitable for a residential or mixed-use housing sustainability district.(f) “Mixed use” means that up to 50 percent of the square footage of a proposed development is designated for nonresidential use.(g) “Project” means a proposed residential or mixed use development within a housing sustainability district.(h) “Housing sustainability district” means an area within a city, county, or city and county designated pursuant to this chapter that is superimposed over an area within the jurisdiction of the city, county, or city and county in which a developer may elect to develop a project in accordance with either the housing sustainability district ordinance or the city’s, county’s, or city and county’s otherwise applicable general plan and zoning ordinances.(i) “Housing sustainability district ordinance” means the ordinance adopted by a city, county, or city and county pursuant to Section 66201 establishing a housing sustainability district.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 2. (AB 73) Effective January 1, 2018. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Stats. 2017, Ch. 371, Sec. 4.)