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21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 65098.2.7 — (a) The purpose of this section is to ensure that logistics use developments, beginning January 1, 2026, are sited in locations that minimize adverse impacts on residential communities and enhance tra
• § 65098.2.8 — (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), a jurisdiction that is not in a warehouse concentration region shall adopt an ordinance, on or before January 1, 2028, that shall do all of the following: (
• § 65098.3 — (a) Anti-idling signs indicating a three-minute heavy-duty truck engine idling restriction shall be posted at logistics use developments along entrances to the site and at the truck loading bays.
• § 65098.4 — (a) Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, a logistics use development operator shall establish and submit for approval to the planning director or equivalent position for the city, coun
• § 65098.5 — (a) A city, county, or city and county shall not approve development of a logistics use development that does not meet or exceed the standards outlined in this chapter.
• § 65098.6 — A city, county, or city and county shall condition approval of a logistics use development on the following: (a) Two-to-one replacement of any demolished housing unit that was occupied within the last
• § 65098.7 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede mitigation measures required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Co
• § 65098.8 — The Legislature finds and declares that the movement and storage of freight and the impact of this activity on public health and communities across the state as set forth in this chapter is a matter o
• § 65098.9 — The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a logistics use development if it meets both of the following: (a) The logistics use development is a mixed-use development that may create sensitive
• § 6510 — The agreement may be continued for a definite term or until rescinded or terminated.
• § 65100 — There is in each city and county a planning agency with the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of this title.
• § 65101 — (a) The legislative body may create one or more planning commissions each of which shall report directly to the legislative body.
• § 65101.1 — The Hoopa Valley Business Council, as the governing body of the Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe, may participate as a legislative body, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65101 on the Humboldt County As
• § 65102 — A legislative body may establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards which do not conflict with state or federal laws.
• § 65103 — Each planning agency shall perform all of the following functions: (a) Prepare, periodically review, and revise, as necessary, the general plan.
• § 65103.5 — (a) In compliance with Section 65102, a local planning agency shall ensure architectural drawings that contain protected information are made available to the public in a manner that does not facilita
• § 65104 — The legislative body shall provide the funds, equipment, and accommodations necessary or appropriate for the work of the planning agency.
• § 65105 — In the performance of their functions, planning agency personnel may enter upon any land and make examinations and surveys, provided that the entries, examinations, and surveys do not interfere with t
• § 65106 — Upon request all public officials shall furnish to the planning agency within a reasonable time any available information as may be required for the work of the planning agency.
• § 65107 — Any action brought in the superior court relating to this chapter may be subject to a mediation proceeding conducted pursuant to Chapter 9.
• § 6511 — The agreement shall provide for the disposition, division, or distribution of any property acquired as the result of the joint exercise of powers.
• § 6512 — The agreement shall provide that after the completion of its purpose, any surplus money on hand shall be returned in proportion to the contributions made.
• § 6512.1 — If the purpose set forth in the agreement is the acquisition, construction or operation of a revenue-producing facility, the agreement may provide (a) for the repayment or return to the parties of all
• § 6512.2 — If the purpose set forth in the agreement is to pool the self-insurance claims of two or more local public entities, the agreement may provide that termination by any party to the agreement shall not
• § 6513 — All of the privileges and immunities from liability, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, all pension, relief, disability, workmen’s compensation, and other benefits which apply to the activity
• § 6514 — A state department or agency concerned with the provisions of services or facilities to persons with intellectual disabilities and their families may enter into agreements under this chapter.
• § 6514.5 — Any public agency may enter into agreements with other state agencies pursuant to the provisions of Section 11256.
• § 6515 — In addition to other powers, any agency, commission or board provided for by a joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of this chapter between an irrig
• § 6516 — Public agencies conducting agricultural, livestock, industrial, cultural, or other types of fairs or exhibitions may enter into a joint powers agreement to form an insurance pooling arrangement for th
• § 6516.3 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency established in Orange County pursuant to a joint powers agreement in accordance with this chapter may issue bonds pursuant to Article
• § 6516.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency provided for by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of this chapter may create risk pooling
• § 6516.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency established pursuant to a joint powers agreement in accordance with this chapter may issue bonds pursuant to Article 2 (commencing
• § 6516.7 — One or more public agencies and one or more private entities that provide child care or operate child day care facilities, as defined in Section 1596.
• § 6516.8 — Any two or more harbor agencies may establish a joint powers authority pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 1690) of Division 6 of the Harbors and Navigation Code.
• § 6516.9 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency or entity provided for by a joint powers agreement pursuant to this article, the members of which may conduct agricultural, livestock,
• § 6517 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Department of General Services may enter into a joint powers agreement with any other public agency for the purpose of creating an agency o
• § 6517.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles may advance funds, not to exceed four million dollars ($4,000,000), to the Depart
• § 6517.6 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the Department of General Services may enter into a joint powers agreement with any other public agency to finance the acquisition of real proper
• § 6518 — (a) A joint powers agency, without being subject to any limitations of any party to the joint powers agreement pursuant to Section 6509, may also finance or refinance the acquisition or transfer of tr
• § 6519 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State of California does hereby pledge to, and agree with, the holders of bonds issued by any agency or entity created by a joint exercise of powers agr
• § 6520.1 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the Board of Supervisors of Siskiyou County and the city councils of the cities within Siskiyou County may create, by joint powers agreement, the Coll
• § 6522 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any state department or agency entering into a joint powers agreement with a federal, county, or city government or agency or public district in or
• § 6523 — (a) The West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, a joint powers entity that is created pursuant to an agreement entered into, in accordance with this article, by the City of West Sacramento, Reclama
• § 6523.10 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of El Dorado may enter into a joint powers agreement with a public agency, as defined in Section 65
• § 6523.11 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Santa Barbara may enter into a joint powers agreement with a public agency, as defined in Sectio
• § 6523.4 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Selma Community Hospital, a private, nonprofit hospital in Fresno County, may enter into a joint powers agreement with one or more of the f
• § 6523.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Contra Costa may enter into a joint powers agreement with a public agency, as defined in Section 650
• § 6523.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Tulare may enter into a joint powers agreement with a public agency, as defined in Section 6500.
• § 6523.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Kings may enter into a joint powers agreement with a public agency, as defined in Section 6500.
• § 6523.8 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a nonprofit hospital in the County of Tuolumne may enter into a joint powers agreement with a public agency, as defined in Section 6500.
• § 6523.9 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a nonprofit hospital in the County of San Diego may enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency, as defined in Section 6500.
• § 6524 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit children’s hospital in a county of the third class may enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency, as defined
• § 6525 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a mutual water company may enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purpose of jointly exercising any power common to
• § 65250 — (a) A city with a population in excess of three million may establish a Long Range Planning Trust Fund in accordance with subdivision (b) to consist of those moneys that are voluntarily paid by an ass
• § 6526 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any public agency that is a member of the South East Regional Reclamation Authority, the Aliso Water Management Agency, the South Orange County Reclamation
• § 6527 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where two or more health care districts have joined together to pool their self-insurance claims or losses, a nonprofit corporation that provides health
• § 6528 — A charter school, including a charter school organized pursuant to Section 47604 of the Education Code, may be considered a public agency, as defined in Section 6500, for the purpose of being eligible
• § 6529 — (a) (1) The Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal Council, as the governing body of the Elk Valley Rancheria, California, a federally recognized Indian tribe, may enter into a joint powers agreement with the Co
• § 6529.5 — (a) Any joint powers authority that includes a federally recognized Indian tribe shall not have the authority to authorize or issue bonds pursuant to the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985 (Art
• § 65300 — Each planning agency shall prepare and the legislative body of each county and city shall adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and of any l
• § 65300.2 — (a) For the purposes of this article, a “200-year flood plain” is an area that has a 1 in 200 chance of flooding in any given year, based on hydrological modeling and other engineering criteria accept
• § 65300.5 — (a) In construing the provisions of this article, the Legislature intends that the general plan and elements and parts thereof comprise an integrated, internally consistent and compatible statement of
• § 65300.7 — The Legislature finds that the diversity of the state’s communities and their residents requires planning agencies and legislative bodies to implement this article in ways that accommodate local condi
• § 65300.9 — The Legislature recognizes that the capacity of California cities and counties to respond to state planning laws varies due to the legal differences between cities and counties, both charter and gener
• § 65301 — (a) The general plan shall be so prepared that all or individual elements of it may be adopted by the legislative body, and so that it may be adopted by the legislative body for all or part of the ter
• § 65301.5 — The adoption of the general plan or any part or element thereof or the adoption of any amendment to such plan or any part or element thereof is a legislative act which shall be reviewable pursuant to
• § 65302 — The general plan shall consist of a statement of development policies and shall include a diagram or diagrams and text setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and plan proposals.
• § 65302.01 — (a) Upon the next update of one or more elements described in Section 65302, on or after January 1, 2028, the safety element shall be reviewed and updated as necessary to address the hazard of extreme
• § 65302.02 — (a) A county or city that is located in a warehouse concentration region, as defined in Section 65098, shall update its circulation element, as required by subdivision (b) of Section 65302, to do all
• § 65302.1 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The San Joaquin Valley has a serious air pollution problem that will take the cooperation of land use and transportation planning agenc
• § 65302.10 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Community” means an inhabited area within a city or county that is comprised of no less than 10 dwellings adjac
• § 65302.13 — (a) On or after January 1, 2027, but no later than January 1, 2030, each city, county, or city and county shall prepare and adopt an electrification plan, decarbonization plan, community energy plan,
• § 65302.15 — (a) Upon the next revision of a local hazard mitigation plan, adopted in accordance with the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390), on or after January 1, 2022, or, if a local j
• § 65302.2 — Upon the adoption, or revision, of a city or county’s general plan, on or after January 1, 1996, the city or county shall utilize as a source document any urban water management plan submitted to the
• § 65302.3 — (a) The general plan, and any applicable specific plan prepared pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 65450), shall be consistent with the plan adopted or amended pursuant to Section 21675 of
• § 65302.4 — The text and diagrams in the land use element that address the location and extent of land uses, and the zoning ordinances that implement these provisions, may also express community intentions regard
• § 65302.5 — (a) At least 45 days prior to adoption or amendment of the safety element, each county and city shall submit to the California Geological Survey of the Department of Conservation one copy of a draft o
• § 65302.6 — (a) A city, county, or a city and county may adopt with its safety element pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65302 a local hazard mitigation plan (HMP) specified in the federal Disaster Mitigatio
• § 65302.7 — (a) For the purposes of complying with Section 65302.
• § 65302.8 — If a county or city, including a charter city, adopts or amends a mandatory general plan element which operates to limit the number of housing units which may be constructed on an annual basis, such a
• § 65302.9 — (a) Within 24 months of July 2, 2013, each city and county within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley shall amend its general plan to contain all of the following: (1) (A) The data and analysis containe
• § 65303 — The general plan may include any other elements or address any other subjects which, in the judgment of the legislative body, relate to the physical development of the county or city.
• § 65303.4 — The Department of Water Resources or the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, as appropriate, and the Department of Fish and Game may develop site design and planning policies to assist local agenci
• § 6532 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the communities located in and around the City of Santa Clara that a joint powers agency that includes the City of Santa Clara
• § 6533 — (a) The board of directors of the Eastern Water Alliance Joint Powers Agency may grant available funds to a member public agency for the purposes of assisting that member public agency in acquiring wa
• § 6534 — (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Prison Inmate Health Service Reform Act.
• § 6535 — Any entity that is established pursuant to a joint powers agreement authorized under this article that is also licensed under Chapter 2.
• § 65350 — Cities and counties shall prepare, adopt, and amend general plans and elements of those general plans in the manner provided in this article.
• § 65350.5 — Before the adoption or any substantial amendment of a city’s or county’s general plan, the planning agency shall review and consider all of the following: (a) An adoption of, or update to, a groundwat
• § 65351 — During the preparation or amendment of the general plan, the planning agency shall provide opportunities for the involvement of citizens, California Native American Indian tribes, public agencies, pub
• § 65352 — (a) Before a legislative body takes action to adopt or substantially amend a general plan, the planning agency shall refer the proposed action to all of the following entities: (1) A city or county, w
• § 65352.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to foster improved communication and coordination between cities, counties, and school districts related to planning for school siting.
• § 65352.3 — (a) (1) Prior to the adoption or any amendment of a city or county’s general plan, proposed on or after March 1, 2005, the city or county shall conduct consultations with California Native American tr
• § 65352.4 — For purposes of Section 65351, 65352.
• § 65352.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is vital that there be close coordination and consultation between California’s water supply or management agencies and California’s land use approval ag
• § 65353 — (a) When the city or county has a planning commission authorized by local ordinance or resolution to review and recommend action on a proposed general plan or proposed amendments to the general plan,
• § 65354 — The planning commission shall make a written recommendation on the adoption or amendment of a general plan.
• § 65354.5 — (a) A city or county with a planning agency, other than the legislative body itself, which has the authority to consider and recommend the approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of a proposed
• § 65355 — Prior to adopting or amending a general plan, the legislative body shall hold at least one public hearing.
• § 65356 — (a) The legislative body shall adopt or amend a general plan by resolution, which resolution shall be adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total membership of the legisla
• § 65357 — (a) A copy of the adopted general plan or amendment to the general plan shall be sent to all public entities specified in Section 65352 and any other public entities that submitted comments on the pro
• § 65358 — (a) If it deems it to be in the public interest, the legislative body may amend all or part of an adopted general plan.
• § 65359 — Any specific plan or other plan of the city or county that is applicable to the same areas or matters affected by a general plan amendment shall be reviewed and amended as necessary to make the specif
• § 6536 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit corporation that conducts fairs and other events and exhibitions on land leased from the County of Los Angeles may enter into
• § 65360 — The legislative body of a newly incorporated city or newly formed county shall adopt a general plan within 30 months following incorporation or formation.
• § 65361 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon application by a city or county, the Director of Planning and Research shall grant a reasonable extension of time not to exceed two years from the
• § 65362 — Any city, county, or city and county whose application for an extension of time under Section 65361 has been denied or approved with conditions by the director may appeal that denial or approval with
• § 6537 — (a) The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the communities on the Monterey Peninsula that any joint exercise of powers authority formed under this article to which the Monterey Penin
• § 6538.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one or more private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations that are organized pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, forme
• § 6538.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one or more private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations that are organized pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, forme
• § 6539 — Notwithstanding any other law, the composition of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority shall not include alternate members.
• § 6539.1 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, two or more local agencies may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to this chapter to create and operate a regional housing trust to fund housing to ass
• § 6539.5 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Orange and any of the cities within the County of Orange may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to this chapter to create and operate a j
• § 6539.6 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Los Angeles and any or all of the cities within the jurisdiction of the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments may enter into a joint powers agr
• § 6539.7 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Riverside and any of the cities located within western Riverside County that are members of the Western Riverside Council of Governments may enter
• § 6539.8 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to this chapter to create and operate a joint powers agency to fun
• § 6539.9 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Los Angeles and any or all of the cities within the jurisdiction of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments may enter into a joint powers agree
• § 6539.9.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any law, for purposes of streamlining the return of land use authority to the County of Riverside and ensuring the continued maintenance of public infrastructure, the March Joint P
• § 6540 — As used in this article “bonds” means revenue bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness.
• § 65400 — (a) After the legislative body has adopted all or part of a general plan, the planning agency shall do both of the following: (1) Investigate and make recommendations to the legislative body regarding
• § 65400.1 — In the annual report provided by the planning agency to the legislative body, the Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development required pursuant to paragrap
• § 65400.2 — (a) For purposes of the housing element portion of the annual report required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 65400, for up to 25 percent of a jurisdiction’s moderate-income regional ho
• § 65400.3 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Acutely low income” has the same meaning as defined in Section 65582.
• § 65401 — If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, within such time as may be fixed by the legislative body, each county or city officer, department, board, or commission, and each governmental body,
• § 65402 — (a) If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, no real property shall be acquired by dedication or otherwise for street, square, park or other public purposes, and no real property shall be d
• § 65403 — (a) Each special district, each unified, elementary, and high school district, and each agency created by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of
• § 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 devel
• § 6541 — “Bondholder” or “holder of bonds” or any similar term, as used in this article, shall mean any person who shall be the bearer of any outstanding revenue bond or the owner of bonds which shall at the t
• § 6542 — “Entity” as used in this article means any agency, board or commission provided for by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter.
• § 6542.1 — “Fair and exhibition authority,” as used in this article, means an entity created by a joint powers agreement for the purpose of financing or otherwise facilitating agricultural, livestock, industrial
• § 6542.5 — “Local agency” as used in this article means any public agency designated in Section 6500 other than the federal government or any federal department or agency, this state, an adjoining state, or any
• § 6543 — “Governing body” as used in this article means the board or commission provided for by a joint powers agreement, pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter.
• § 6544 — “Indenture” as used in this article means the instrument providing the terms and conditions for the issuance of the revenue bonds, and may be a resolution, order, agreement or other instrument.
• § 6545 — “Project” as used in this article includes buildings, structures, improvements and all facilities appurtenant thereto or provided therefor together with land and offstreet parking facilities necessary
• § 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 genera
• § 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, w
• § 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.
• § 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 a
• § 65454 — No specific plan may be adopted or amended unless the proposed plan or amendment is consistent with the general plan.
• § 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 ar
• § 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.
• § 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
• § 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 local jurisdiction for a defined geographic area within its
• § 65458.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 21168.
• § 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 Divisio
• § 65458.3 — This article applies to a development project for which an application has been filed with, and accepted as complete by, the local jurisdiction on or before January 1, 2036.
• § 65458.4 — The Legislature finds and declares that the expedited approval of development projects to address the state’s ongoing housing and homelessness crisis and to provide economic opportunities is a matter
• § 6546 — In addition to other powers, any agency, commission, or board provided for by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) may issue revenue bonds pursuant to this art
• § 6546.1 — In the County of Los Angeles, any agency, commission, or board provided for by joint powers agreement entered into by cities pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of this chapter for th
• § 6546.11 — In addition to other powers, any joint powers entity created to exercise the powers granted by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 33750) of Part 1 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code or Part
• § 6546.12 — In any county with a population determined by the last official census of 4,000,000 or more, any agency, commission, or board provided for by joint powers agreement entered into by cities pursuant to
• § 6546.13 — (a) The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, or its successor organization, may issue revenue bonds pursuant to this article or bonds pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 6584), for th
• § 6546.2 — In addition to other powers, any agency, commission or board provided for by joint powers agreement pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of this chapter and created in a county of the
• § 6546.3 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any local agency entering into one or more leases or rental contracts or agreements with a joint powers entity formed for the purposes specified in Section
• § 6546.4 — The governing body of any local agency adopting an ordinance pursuant to Section 6546.
• § 6546.5 — In the event that two-thirds of the votes cast in an election called pursuant to Section 6546.
• § 6546.6 — In addition to any other powers, any agency, commission, or board provided for by joint powers agreement entered into by cities pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) and created in a co
• § 6546.7 — Public agencies may enter into a joint powers agreement for the purposes of creating a fair and exhibition authority with the power to issue revenue bonds for financing projects under this article.
• § 65460 — This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Transit Village Development Planning Act of 1994.
• § 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 st
• § 65460.10 — A city, county, or city and county may require a developer to enter into a development agreement pursuant to Article 2.
• § 65460.11 — Any portion of a specific plan or redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 2006, that conforms to the requirements set forth in Section 65460.
• § 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 i
• § 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.
• § 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
• § 65460.5 — A city or county establishing a district and preparing a plan pursuant to this article shall be eligible for available transportation funding.
• § 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
• § 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.
• § 65460.8 — No transit village plan may be adopted or amended unless the proposed plan or amendment is consistent with the general plan.
• § 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 ar
• § 6547 — The power of the entity to issue revenue bonds is additional to the powers common to the parties to the joint powers agreement, but shall not be exercised until authorized by the parties to that agree
• § 6547.1 — Any entity which shall have been authorized to exercise the power to issue revenue bonds pursuant to this article shall have the further additional power to incur other forms of indebtedness pursuant
• § 6547.2 — Notice of the enactment of an ordinance subject to referendum under Section 6547 shall be published after adoption as required by Section 6040.
• § 6547.3 — In the event that an ordinance enacted pursuant to Section 6547 authorizing the entity to issue revenue bonds is subjected to a successful referendum election or is repealed or rescinded by a local ag
• § 6547.4 — Except for the requirement of an ordinance and the right to referendum thereon, the amendments to Section 6547 adopted at the 1971 Regular Session of the Legislature shall not limit or affect any here
• § 6547.5 — A joint powers entity created pursuant to this chapter may issue revenue bonds pursuant to this article upon authorization by ordinance of only those individual parties to the joint powers agreement w
• § 6547.6 — A joint powers entity created pursuant to this chapter may incur other forms of indebtedness pursuant to Section 6547.
• § 6547.7 — A joint powers entity created pursuant to this chapter may issue mortgage revenue bonds pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 52000) of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, revenue bonds f
• § 6547.8 — No member of the governing body of the authority shall be personally liable on the bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of bonds pursuant to this c
• § 6547.9 — The Treasurer is designated as an elected representative for federal tax purposes of a joint powers agency created pursuant to this chapter.
• § 65470 — (a) (1) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a process for cities and counties to create development patterns in the form of transit priority projects that comply with Chapter 4.
• § 6548 — The revenue bonds may be issued to provide all or any part of the funds required for the acquisition, construction and financing of said project, including any or all expenses incidental thereto or co
• § 6548.5 — The level of fees or charges imposed by, or on behalf of, an agency or entity for the issuance of bonds pursuant to this article shall be disclosed in a report of final sale submitted to the Californi
• § 6549 — An indenture providing the terms and conditions for the issuance of the bonds and the covenants relating thereto shall be adopted in or approved by resolution.
• § 6550 — The principal and interest of the bonds shall be payable: (a) First, out of the revenue derived from the operation of the project or projects for which the bond proceeds were or are to be used or expe
• § 6551 — Revenue bonds issued under this article and contracts or obligations entered into to carry out the purposes for which bonds are issued, payable in whole or in part from the proceeds of said bonds, sha
• § 6552 — All bonds issued by the entity shall contain a recital on their face that neither the payment of the principal or any part thereof nor any interest thereon constitutes a debt, liability or obligation
• § 6553 — The indenture authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall recite the objects and purposes for which the bonds are to be issued, which may include any or all of the purposes stated in this article and
• § 6554 — The indenture authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall provide the denomination or denominations of the bonds, the medium of payment of principal thereof and interest thereon, the place or places
• § 6555 — In the indenture authorizing the issuance of said bonds the governing body may also fix additional terms and conditions and may in any article, section or clause thereof make such provision or covenan
• § 6556 — Said indenture may provide the terms and conditions under which said bonds may be paid, redeemed before maturity (including the premiums, if any, to be payable upon bonds redeemed prior to maturity),
• § 65560 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Amount of land converted to agricultural use” means those lands that were brought into agricultural use or reestablished in agricultural use and were not shown as ag
• § 65561 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) That the preservation of open-space land, as defined in this article, is necessary not only for the maintenance of the economy of the state, but also
• § 65562 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article: (a) To assure that cities and counties recognize that open-space land is a limited and valuable resource which must be conserved wherever
• § 65562.5 — On and after March 1, 2005, if land designated, or proposed to be designated as open space, contains a place, feature, or object described in Sections 5097.
• § 65563 — On or before December 31, 1973, every city and county shall prepare, adopt and submit to the Secretary of the Resources Agency a local open-space plan for the comprehensive and long-range preservation
• § 65564 — Every local open-space plan shall contain an action program consisting of specific programs which the legislative body intends to pursue in implementing its open-space plan.
• § 65565 — (a) A city or county may develop an agricultural land component of the city or county’s open-space element or a separate agricultural land element.
• § 65565.1 — (a) The department shall give priority consideration for any grants, bond proceeds, and other local assistance funding provided by the department to a city or county that does all of the following: (1