1996 Planning, Zoning, and Development Laws
Governor's Office of Planning and Research
State of California
Pete Wilson, Governor
State of California
Pete Wilson, Governor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Pete, Wilson, Governor
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH
Lee Grissom, Director
Editor:
Nancy Patton
Contributors:
Robert Cervantes
Anthony Hernandez
Dan Jones
Michael Levitt
Mike Poe
Diana Poss.
Antero Rivasplata
Victoria Scribner
Jolena Voorhis
INTRODUCTION-Legislative Summary
THE PLANNING AND ZONING LAW
(California Government Code Sections 65000 - 66037)
TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE
DIVISION I. PLANNING AND ZONING
Chapter 1. General Provisions
Chapter 1.5. Office of Planning and Research
Chapter 1.9 Rural Economic Development
Chapter 2. Regional Planning Districts
Chapter 2.3. Long Range Transportation Planning
Chapter 2.5. Transportation Planning and Programming
Chapter 2.6. Congestion Management
Chapter 2.7. Public Hearings
Chapter 3. Local Planning
Chapter 4. Zoning Regulations
Chapter 4.2. Housing Development Approvals
Chapter 4.3. Density Bonuses and Other Incentives
Chapter 4.4. Interagency Referrals
Chapter 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects
Chapter 4.7. School Facilities
Chapter 4.8. Environmental Improvement Authorizations
Chapter 4.9. Payments of Fees, Charges, Dedications,
or Other Requirements Against a Development Project
Chapter 5. Fees for Development Projects
Chapter 6. Fees for Development Projects Reconstructed
After a Natural Disaster
Chapter 7. Fees for Specific Purposes
Chapter 8. Procedures for Adopting Various Fees
Chapter 9. Protests, Legal Actions, and Audits
Chapter 9.3. Mediation and Resolution of Land Use Disputes
THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT
(California Government Code Sections 66410 - 66499.58)
DIVISION 2. SUBDIVISIONS
Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions
Chapter 2. Maps
Chapter 3. Procedure
Chapter 4. Requirements
Chapter 4.5. Development Rights
Chapter 5. Improvement Security168
Chapter 6. Reversions and Exclusions
Chapter 7. Enforcement and Judicial Review
DIVISION 3. OFFICIAL MAPS
MISCELLANEOUS PLANNING-RELATED LAWS
COMMON INTEREST SUBDIVISIONS
(California Civil Code Sections 783, 783.1, 1351, and
1372)
SUBDIVIDED LANDS
(Business and Professions Code Sections 11003 - 11004,
11010)
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SITES
(California Education Code Sections 39440, 39476, 81033
and 81951)
AIRPORT APPROACHES ZONING
(California Government Code Sections 50485-50485.14)
Chapter 2. Public Property
Article 6.5. Airport Approaches Zoning Law
AIRPORT LAND USE PLANNING
(California Public Utilities Code Sections 21670-21679.5)
Chapter 4. Airports and Air Navigation Facilities
FEES - SELECTED STATUTES
(Excerpts from the California Government Code and Public
Resources Code.)
Chapter 1. General
APPLICATION OF LOCAL REGULATIONS TO OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES
(Excerpts from the California Government Code)
Chapter 1. General
SURPLUS LAND
(Excerpts from the California Government Code)
Chapter 5. Property
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING ACT
(Excerpts from the California Business and Professions
Code)
Chapter 2. Advertisers
INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS
(Excerpts from California Public Resources Code Sections
40000 - 41903)
Part 1. Integrated Waste Management
Chapter 1. General Provisions
Part 2. Integrated Waste Management Plans
Chapter 1. Plan Preparation
ZONING OF HEALTH FACILITIES
(California Health and Safety Code Sections 1267.8,
1267.9)
ZONING OF COMMUNITY CARE FACILITIES
(California Health and Safety Code Sections 1566.3,
1567.1)
ZONING OF RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY
(California Health and Safety Code Sections 1568.083,
1568.0831, 1569.85)
LOCAL REGULATION OF ALCOHOLISM RECOVERY FACILITIES
(California Health and Safety Code Sections 11834.02
- 11834.30)
ZONING OF FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES
(California Health and Safety Code Sections 1596.70
- 1596.795; 1597.40 - 1597.47,1597.65)
ZONING OF HOMES OR FACILITIES FOR MENTALLY DISORDERED,
HANDICAPPED PERSONS, OR DEPENDENT AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN
(California Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5115
- 5120)
MOBILE HEALTH CARE UNITS
(California Health and Safety Code Sections 1765.105,
1765.155)
ZONING AND CONCURRENT SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL WITH
BEER/WINE
(California Business and Professions Code Section 23790,
23790.5)
OCCUPANCY STANDARDS AND ZONING VARIANCES
(California Health and Safety Code Sections 17922.9,
17959.5)
ALQUIST-PRIOLO EARTHQUAKE FAULT ZONING ACT
(California Public Resources Code Sections 2621-2630;
2690-2699.6)
Chapter 7.5. Earthquake Fault Zoning
Chapter 7.8. Seismic Hazards Mapping
SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 1975
(California Public Resources Code Sections 2761-2764)
OPEN-SPACE ELEMENTS AND TRAILS
(California Public Resources Code Section 5076)
Chapter 1. State Parks and Monuments
SAFETY ELEMENT REVIEW - FIRE PROTECTION
(California Public Resources Code Sections 700, 4125,
4128.5)
Chapter 1. Prevention and Control of Fires
CALTRANS-AUTHORIZED LEASES OF AREAS ABOVE AND BELOW
HIGHWAYS
(California Streets & Highways Code Section 104.12,
104.16)
MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCILS
(California Government Code Section 31010)
Division 4. Employees
Part 1. Employees
COUNTY ELECTIONS
(California Elections Code Sections 3705.5, 4009.5)
APPENDIX
Planning Related Laws
INDEX
This year's most recent deletions as well as additions to the code sections have been noted. Additions continue to be noted by bold-faced type within the text, while asterisks (***) denote the deletion of punctuation, words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs.