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

• § 65565.5 — (a) Every city and county shall review and update its local open-space plan by January 1, 2026.
• § 65566 — Any action by a county or city by which open-space land or any interest therein is acquired or disposed of or its use restricted or regulated, whether or not pursuant to this part, must be consistent
• § 65567 — No building permit may be issued, no subdivision map approved, and no open-space zoning ordinance adopted, unless the proposed construction, subdivision or ordinance is consistent with the local open-
• § 65568 — If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person is held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application of such provision to other persons shall not be affected the
• § 6557 — Said indenture may include covenants or other provisions relating to the bonds issued thereunder requiring the entity to fix, prescribe and collect rates, tolls, fees, rentals or other charges in conn
• § 65570 — (a) The department may establish, after notice and hearing, rules and regulations, and require reports from local officials and may employ, borrow, or contract for such staff or other forms of assista
• § 6558 — The indenture may include covenants or other provisions, other than or in lieu of the provisions required by Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of this chapter, relating to the collection, depos
• § 65580 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing and a suitable living environment for every
• § 65581 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article: (a) To assure that counties and cities recognize their responsibilities in contributing to the attainment of the state housing goal.
• § 65582 — As used in this article, the following definitions apply unless specified otherwise: (a) “Above moderate income” means income exceeding the moderate-income level described in Section 50093 of the Heal
• § 65582.1 — The Legislature finds and declares that it has provided reforms and incentives to facilitate and expedite the construction of affordable housing.
• § 65583 — The housing element shall consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and schedule
• § 65583.05 — (a) (1) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall publish, by December 31, 2026, advisory guidance, including, but not limited to, sample analyses and programs, pertaining to both of t
• § 65583.1 — (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development, in evaluating a proposed or adopted housing element for substantial compliance with this article, may allow a city or county to identify adequa
• § 65583.2 — (a) A city’s or county’s inventory of land suitable for residential development pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65583 shall be used to identify sites throughout the community,
• § 65583.3 — (a) For a housing element or amendment adopted on or after January 1, 2021, the planning agency shall submit to the department an electronic copy of its inventory of land suitable for residential deve
• § 65583.4 — (a) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 65583, subdivision (c) of Section 65583.
• § 65584 — (a) (1) For the fourth and subsequent revisions of the housing element pursuant to Section 65588, the department shall determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region pursuant to
• § 65584.01 — For the fourth and subsequent revision of the housing element pursuant to Section 65588, the department, in consultation with each council of governments, where applicable, shall determine the existin
• § 65584.03 — (a) At least 28 months prior to the scheduled housing element update required by Section 65588, at least two or more cities and a county, or counties, may form a subregional entity for the purpose of
• § 65584.04 — (a) At least two years before a scheduled revision required by Section 65588, each council of governments, or delegate subregion as applicable, shall develop, in consultation with the department, a pr
• § 65584.045 — Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (m) of Section 65584.
• § 65584.05 — (a) At least one and one-half years before the scheduled revision required by Section 65588, each council of governments and delegate subregion, as applicable, shall distribute a draft allocation of r
• § 65584.06 — (a) For cities and counties without a council of governments, the department shall determine and distribute the existing and projected housing need, in accordance with Section 65584, Section 65584.
• § 65584.07 — (a) During the period between adoption of a final regional housing needs allocation and the due date of the housing element update under Section 65588, the council of governments, subregional entity,
• § 65584.08 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The state faces a serious housing crisis, due in part to decades of underproduction of housing of all types, to serve all income levels
• § 65584.09 — (a) For housing elements due pursuant to Section 65588 on or after January 1, 2006, if a city or county in the prior planning period failed to identify or make available adequate sites to accommodate
• § 65584.1 — Councils of government may charge a fee to local governments to cover the projected reasonable, actual costs of the council in distributing regional housing needs pursuant to this article.
• § 65584.2 — A local government may, but is not required to, conduct a review or appeal regarding allocation data provided by the department or the council of governments pertaining the locality’s share of the reg
• § 65584.2.2 — (a) A local government within the same county as a tribe may enter into a voluntary agreement with a tribe to allow new tribal housing development projects to count toward the locality’s share of the
• § 65584.3 — (a) A city that is incorporated to promote commerce and industry, that is located in the County of Los Angeles, and that has no residentially zoned land within its boundaries on January 1, 1992, may e
• § 65584.6 — (a) The County of Napa may, during its current housing element planning period, identified in Section 65588, meet up to 15 percent of its existing share of the regional housing need for lower income h
• § 65585 — (a) In the preparation of its housing element, each city and county shall consider the guidelines adopted by the department pursuant to Section 50459 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 65585.01 — In any suit brought to enforce either this article or any state law listed under subdivision (j) of Section 65585, the department and the office of the Attorney General shall each have the uncondition
• § 65585.02 — (a) For purposes of this section, “quantified development standard” means a site’s maximum density or requirements for a height limit, setback, maximum or minimum unit size, lot coverage, or floor are
• § 65585.03 — A housing element or amendment shall be considered to be in substantial compliance with this article when the local agency adopts the housing element or amendment for the current planning period in ac
• § 65585.1 — (a) The department shall notify the city, county, or city and county and may notify the office of the Attorney General that the city, county, or city and county is in violation of state law, as provid
• § 65585.3 — (a) The department shall notify the office of the Attorney General that the County of Napa or the City of Napa, as applicable, is in violation of state law, as provided in subdivision (j) of Section 6
• § 65587 — (a) Each city, county, or city and county shall bring its housing element, as required by subdivision (c) of Section 65302, into conformity with the requirements of this article on or before October 1
• § 65588 — (a) Each local government shall review its housing element as frequently as appropriate to evaluate all of the following: (1) The appropriateness of the housing goals, objectives, and policies in cont
• § 65589 — (a) Nothing in this article shall require a city, county, or city and county to do any of the following: (1) Expend local revenues for the construction of housing, housing subsidies, or land acquisiti
• § 65589.11 — (a) The department shall post on its internet website each month a list of jurisdictions that have failed to adopt a housing element that has been found by the department to be in substantial complian
• § 65589.3 — In any action filed on or after January 1, 1991, taken to challenge the validity of a housing element, both of the following shall apply, as applicable: (a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption of
• § 65589.4 — (a) An attached housing development shall be a permitted use not subject to a conditional use permit on any parcel zoned for an attached housing development if local law so provides or if it satisfies
• § 65589.5 — (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (A) The lack of housing, including emergency shelters, is a critical problem that threatens the economic, environmental, and social qua
• § 65589.5.1 — (a) For the purposes of Section 65589.
• § 65589.5.2 — (a) For the purposes of Section 65589.
• § 65589.55 — (a) For purposes of a local agency’s approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of a housing development project pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65589.
• § 65589.6 — In any action taken to challenge the validity of a decision by a city, county, or city and county to disapprove a project or approve a project upon the condition that it be developed at a lower densit
• § 65589.7 — (a) The housing element adopted by the legislative body and any amendments made to that element shall be immediately delivered to all public agencies or private entities that provide water or sewer se
• § 65589.8 — A local government which adopts a requirement in its housing element that a housing development contain a fixed percentage of affordable housing units, shall permit a developer to satisfy all or a por
• § 65589.9 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to create incentives for jurisdictions that are compliant with housing element requirements and have enacted prohousing local policies.
• § 6559 — The indenture may include a covenant or other provision relating to the insurance upon such project, or any part thereof, against any or all risks, and in case of loss the application of the insurance
• § 65590 — (a) In addition to the requirements of Article 10.
• § 65590.1 — Any local government which receives an application as provided in Section 30600.
• § 65591 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act.
• § 65592 — Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
• § 65593 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The waters of the state are of limited supply and are subject to ever increasing demands.
• § 65594 — (a) Except as provided in Section 65595, if by January 1, 1993, a local agency did not adopt a water efficient landscape ordinance and did not adopt findings based on climatic, geological, or topograp
• § 65595 — (a) (1) To the extent funds are appropriated, not later than January 1, 2009, by regulation, the department shall update the model water efficient landscape ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 1145
• § 65596 — The updated model ordinance adopted pursuant to Sections 65595 and 65596.
• § 65596.5 — (a) On or before January 1, 2020, and at least every three years thereafter, the department, after holding one or more public hearings, shall do one of the following: (1) Update the model water-effici
• § 65596.7 — (a) On or before June 30, 2019, the director shall convene a working group comprised of representatives from the landscape nursery industry, the agricultural community, the landscape retail industry,
• § 65597 — Not later than January 31, 2010, each local agency shall notify the department as to whether the local agency is subject to the department’s updated model ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 65595,
• § 65598 — Any model ordinance adopted pursuant to this article shall exempt cemeteries from all provisions of the ordinance except those set forth in subdivisions (h), (k), and (l) of Section 65596.
• § 65599 — Any actions or proceedings to attach, review, set aside, void, or annul the act, decision, or findings of a local agency on the ground of noncompliance with this article shall be brought pursuant to S
• § 6560 — The indenture may include a covenant or other provision containing prohibitions against or limitations upon the sale, lease or other disposition of such project or any part thereof.
• § 65601 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Water Recycling in Landscaping Act.
• § 65602 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The waters of the state are of limited supply and are subject to ever-increasing demands.
• § 65603 — Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions used in this section govern the construction of this article: (a) “Designated recycled water use area” means areas within the boundaries of the l
• § 65604 — If a recycled water producer determines that within 10 years the recycled water producer will provide recycled water within the boundaries of a local agency that meets all of the conditions described
• § 65605 — (a) Within 180 days of receipt of notification from a recycled water producer pursuant to Section 65604, the local agency shall adopt and enforce a recycled water ordinance pursuant to this article.
• § 65606 — The recycled water ordinance adopted by a local agency pursuant to Section 65605 shall not apply to either of the following: (a) A tentative map as defined in Section 66424.
• § 65607 — (a) This article shall not apply to any local agency that adopted a recycled water ordinance or other regulation requiring the use of recycled water in its jurisdiction prior to January 1, 2001.
• § 6561 — The indenture may contain covenants or other provisions providing for prohibitions against or limitations upon the issuance of any additional bonds or the incurring of additional indebtedness payable
• § 6562 — The indenture may contain covenants or other provisions whereby the consent or agreement of a stated percentage or number of the holders of the bonds may bind all bondholders to modifications of or ch
• § 65620 — For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Housing development” or “development” means new or substantially rehabilitated residential dwelling units cons
• § 65621 — (a) A local government may establish a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone by preparing an environmental impact report pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Co
• § 65622 — (a) Before a date that is no later than five years from the date the local government has adopted the specified plan, the local government shall complete the analysis required by Section 21166 of the
• § 65623 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for a period of five years from the adoption of the specific plan pursuant to Section 65621, a local government shall approve a development that satisfies
• § 65624 — (a) A local government may submit an application to the Department of Housing and Community Development for a grant or no-interest loan, or both, to support the local government’s efforts to develop a
• § 65625 — A local government shall include within its annual report provided pursuant to Section 65400 the number of housing units approved within a zone that comply with the criteria in subdivision (c) of Sect
• § 6563 — The indenture may provide for the issuance of a duplicate in the manner and upon such terms and conditions as the governing body of the entity may determine, in the event any bond, temporary bond, cou
• § 65630 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The 2020 annual report, as published by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, found that California is falling far short
• § 65631 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Thrift retail store” means a retail store and related donation facilities engaged primarily in the sale of secondhand clothing, shoe
• § 65632 — (a) Except as provided by subdivisions (c) to (e), inclusive, a local agency shall not treat a thrift retail store differently from a nonthrift retail store engaged in the sale of new items that are s
• § 6564 — The indenture may include a covenant or provision against the entering into of any agreement which impairs the operation of the project or any part of it necessary to secure adequate revenues to pay t
• § 6565 — The indenture may provide for events of default and the terms upon which the bonds may be declared due before maturity and the terms upon which that declaration and its consequences may be waived.
• § 65650 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Administrative office space” means an organizational headquarters or auxiliary office space utilized by a nonprofit organizati
• § 65651 — (a) Supportive housing shall be a use by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if the proposed housing development
• § 65652 — A developer of supportive housing subject to this article shall provide the planning agency with a plan for providing supportive services, with documentation demonstrating that supportive services wil
• § 65653 — (a) The local government shall approve a supportive housing development that complies with the applicable requirements of this article.
• § 65654 — If the supportive housing development is located within one-half mile of a public transit stop, the local government shall not impose any minimum parking requirements for the units occupied by support
• § 65655 — This article shall not be construed to do either of the following: (a) Preclude or limit the ability of a developer to seek a density bonus, including any concessions, incentives, or waivers of develo
• § 65656 — The Legislature finds and declares that, by adoption of Proposition 2 at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, the voters expressly approved of the development of permanent supportive hous
• § 65658 — This article may be cited as the Office to Housing Conversion Act.
• § 65658.1 — For purposes of this article: (a) (1) “Adaptive reuse project” means the retrofitting and repurposing of an existing building to create new residential or mixed uses including office conversion projec
• § 65658.10 — (a) A local government shall not adopt or impose any requirement, including, but not limited to, increased fees or inclusionary housing requirements, that applies to a project solely or partially on t
• § 65658.11 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an adaptive reuse project shall be exempt from all impact fees that are not reasonably related to the impacts resulting from the change of use of the site from nonre
• § 65658.12 — Notwithstanding any law, and in addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article shall be s
• § 65658.13 — Notwithstanding any law, and in addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article shall meet
• § 65658.14 — In addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any development project for an adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article that include
• § 65658.15 — In addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any development project for an adaptive reuse project that includes 40 or more housing units and that includes a building
• § 65658.16 — This article shall become operative on July 1, 2026.
• § 65658.3 — (a) A local government may adopt an ordinance to implement this article and specify the process and requirements applicable to adaptive reuse projects, provided that the ordinance is consistent with t
• § 65658.4 — The Legislature finds and declares that encouraging commercial-to-resident conversions to help address the statewide housing crisis addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affa
• § 65658.5 — (a) (1) An adaptive reuse project that meets the requirements of subdivision (b) shall be deemed a use by right in all zones, regardless of the zoning of the site, and subject to the streamlined, mini
• § 65658.6 — (a) An adaptive reuse project that satisfies the requirements of Section 65658.
• § 65658.7 — (a) (1) (A) Before submitting an application for an adaptive reuse project pursuant to Section 65658.
• § 65658.8 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any local law, if a local government’s planning director or equivalent position determines that an adaptive reuse project submitted pursuant to this article is consistent with
• § 65658.9 — (a) A local government shall issue a subsequent permit required for an adaptive reuse project approved under this article if the application substantially complies with the project as it was approved
• § 6566 — The indenture may provide for the rights, liabilities, powers and duties arising upon the entity’s breach of any covenants, conditions or obligations of the indenture.
• § 65660 — For purposes of this article: (a) “Low Barrier Navigation Center” means a Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary l
• § 65662 — A Low Barrier Navigation Center development is a use by right in areas zoned for mixed use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if it meets the requirements of this article.
• § 65664 — Within 30 days of receipt of an application for a Low Barrier Navigation Center development, the local jurisdiction shall notify a developer whether the developer’s application is complete pursuant to
• § 65666 — The Legislature finds and declares that Low Barrier Navigation Center developments are essential tools for alleviating the homelessness crisis in this state and are a matter of statewide concern and n
• § 6567 — The indenture may provide for a fiscal agent and the deposit of funds therewith.
• § 6568 — The indenture may contain any other provision or covenant valid under the Constitutions of the State of California and the United States of America which the governing body of the entity deems necessa
• § 6569 — The indenture authorizing the issuance of said bonds and all resolutions or orders in the proceeding for the issuance of said bonds shall constitute a contract with the holders of the bonds, and such
• § 6570 — Any bonds issued under this act shall be payable within not more than forty (40) years from the date of issue thereof.
• § 65700 — (a) This chapter shall not apply to a charter city, except to the extent that the same may be adopted by charter or ordinance of the city and except that charter cities shall adopt general plans in an
• § 65701 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of Industry’s approval of, and decisions regarding, the development, planning, design, location, site acquisition, financing, leasing, construction
• § 6571 — The bonds shall be issued and sold as the governing body may determine and for not less than par and accrued interest to date of delivery, except that, in the case of a project for the generation or t
• § 6571.2 — Any joint powers agency which, prior to January 1, 1972, has issued revenue bonds pursuant to Section 6571.
• § 6572 — The bonds shall be secured by a pledge of and lien upon the revenues of the project described in the indenture authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and such revenues may be used only as provided in
• § 6573 — So long as any bonds or interest coupons thereof are outstanding and unpaid, the revenues and interest thereon shall not be used for any purpose not authorized by the indenture, unless the authority t
• § 6574 — The entity shall operate, maintain and preserve the project in good repair and working order, and shall operate the project in an efficient and economical manner; provided, however, that the entity ma
• § 6575 — All bonds and the interest thereon or income therefrom are exempt from all taxation in this State other than gift, inheritance and estate taxes.
• § 65750 — As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Petition” includes any form of pleading brought pursuant to Section 65751, whether it is a petition, complaint, cross-complaint, co
• § 65751 — Any action to challenge a general plan or any element thereof on the grounds that such plan or element does not substantially comply with the requirements of Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300)
• § 65752 — All actions brought pursuant to Section 65751, including the hearing of any such action on appeal from the decision of a lower court, shall be given preference over all other civil actions before the
• § 65753 — (a) The petitioner shall request a hearing or trial on the alternative writ or peremptory writ of mandate, and any other party may request a hearing or trial, within 90 days of the date the petitioner
• § 65754 — In any order or judgment issued in an action brought to challenge the validity of the general plan of any city, county, or city and county, or any mandatory element thereof, that resolves whether the
• § 65754.5 — (a) During the pendency of any action described in Section 65754, or when issuing a final judgment in favor of the plaintiff or petitioner finding that the general plan or any element thereof does not
• § 65755 — (a) The court shall include, in the order or judgment rendered pursuant to Section 65754, one or more of the following provisions for any or all types or classes of developments or any or all geograph
• § 65756 — If the court orders a reference of any action brought pursuant to this article or pursuant to any provision of law which grants a court the authority to appoint expert witnesses, monitors, masters, or
• § 65757 — (a) During the pendency of any action described in Section 65754, the court shall, upon a showing of probable success on the merits, grant the relief provided in Section 65755 as temporary relief.
• § 65758 — If the court orders any temporary relief in an action or proceeding subject to this article, any party to the action or proceeding may file with the court a written request that the court make a final
• § 65759 — (a) In any action brought under this section, the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) does not apply to any action necessary
• § 6576 — The entity may provide for the issuance, sale or exchange of refunding bonds for the purpose of redeeming or retiring any revenue bonds issued by the entity and any other indebtedness incurred by the
• § 65760 — In determining whether a housing development will have an impact on the ability of the city, county, or city and county to properly adopt and implement an adequate housing element, the court shall con
• § 65761 — In no event shall any court grant as relief in any action brought pursuant to this article the revocation of any building permits or related permits for the construction of residential housing which h
• § 65762 — Nothing in this article shall prohibit a court from invalidating any development permit based on failure to comply with the Subdivision Map Act, Division 2 (commencing with Section 66401) of Title 7 o
• § 65763 — (a) The provisions of this article apply to all actions, proceedings, and causes of action set forth in this article, whether commenced or alleged by the filing of a petition, complaint, cross-complai
• § 6577 — Funding or refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to provide funds for the payment of all of the following: (a) All bonds to be funded or refunded by them.
• § 6578 — This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
• § 6579 — In addition to the revenue bonds authorized by this article, an agency or entity established pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may also issue revenue bonds pursuant to the provisions of the R
• § 6579.5 — In addition to the revenue bonds authorized by this article and in addition to other powers, any agency, commission, or board provided for by a joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to Article
• § 6580 — As used in this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “Joint county park board” means a board, commission, or other public entity organized pursuant to an agreement made
• § 65800 — It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the adoption and administration of zoning laws, ordinances, rules and regulations by counties and cities, as well as to implement such general plan as
• § 65801 — Any action brought in the superior court relating to this chapter may be subject to a mediation proceeding conducted pursuant to Chapter 9.
• § 65802 — No provisions of this code, other than the provisions of this chapter, and no provisions of any other code or statute shall restrict or limit the procedures provided in this chapter by which the legis
• § 65803 — Except as otherwise provided, this chapter shall not apply to a charter city, except to the extent that the same may be adopted by charter or ordinance of the city.
• § 65804 — It shall be the purpose of this section to implement minimum procedural standards for the conduct of city and county zoning hearings.
• § 6581 — A joint county park board may designate the sheriff of any one of the counties as the park sheriff.
• § 6582 — Upon the designation of a park sheriff in the manner provided in Section 6581, and until such time as the designation is revoked by the termination of the contract designating the park sheriff, the pa
• § 6583 — The provisions of this article applicable to a park sheriff, if one has been designated, shall apply to all deputies and subordinates of the park sheriff in their capacities as such deputies or subord
• § 6584 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Marks-Roos Local Bond Pooling Act of 1985.
• § 6584.5 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) That there is a critical need within the state to expand, upgrade, and otherwise improve the public capital facilities of local government
• § 6585 — All of the following definitions govern the construction and interpretation of this article: (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), “authority” means an entity created pursuant to Artic
• § 65850 — The legislative body of any county or city may, pursuant to this chapter, adopt ordinances that do any of the following: (a) Regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land as between industry, bu
• § 65850.01 — (a) The Department of Housing and Community Development, hereafter referred to as “the department” in this section, shall have the authority to review an ordinance adopted or amended by a county or ci
• § 65850.02 — (a) Notwithstanding any other local law, with respect to land zoned for residential use, the legislative body of a city or county shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance requiring a public hearing as
• § 65850.1 — (a) The legislative body of any city or county may adopt an ordinance or other regulation governing the issuance of permits to engage in the use of property for occasional commercial filming on locati
• § 65850.2 — (a) Each city and each county shall include, in its information list compiled pursuant to Section 65940 for development projects, or application form for projects that do not require a development per
• § 65850.3 — Any ordinance adopted by the legislative body of a city or county that regulates amateur radio station antenna structures shall allow those structures to be erected at heights and dimensions sufficien
• § 65850.4 — (a) The legislative body of any county or city may regulate, pursuant to a content neutral ordinance, the time, place, and manner of operation of sexually oriented businesses, when the ordinance is de
• § 65850.5 — (a) The implementation of consistent statewide standards to achieve the timely and cost-effective installation of solar energy systems is not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of A
• § 65850.52 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Energy Commission” means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
• § 65850.55 — (a) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that oversight of permitting fees for solar energy systems is a matter of statewide concern and not a municipal affair, as that term is used in Section 5 of
• § 65850.6 — (a) A colocation facility shall be a permitted use not subject to a city or county discretionary permit if it satisfies the following requirements: (1) The colocation facility is consistent with requi
• § 65850.7 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The implementation of consistent statewide standards to achieve the timely and cost-effective installation of electric vehicle charging
• § 65850.71 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following: (1) An electric vehicle charging station has a significant economic impact in California and is not a municipal affair, as the term is use
• § 65850.72 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Electric vehicle charging station” or “charging station” means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is de
• § 65850.75 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Emergency standby generator” means a stationary generator used for the generation of electricity that meets the
• § 65850.8 — (a) (1) On or before September 30, 2018, every city, including a charter city, county, or city and county with a population of 200,000 or more residents, and on or before January 31, 2019, every city,
• § 65850.9 — (a) A city, county, or city and county shall not restrict which types of electric vehicles, including, but not limited to, plug-in hybrid vehicles, may access an electric vehicle charging station appr
• § 65851 — For such purposes the legislative body may divide a county, a city, or portions thereof, into zones of the number, shape and area it deems best suited to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
• § 65852 — All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building or use of land throughout each zone, but the regulation in one type of zone may differ from those in other types of zones.
• § 65852.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 65906, any city, including a charter city, county, or city and county may issue a zoning variance, special use permit, or conditional use permit for a dwelling unit to be c
• § 65852.11 — (a) No city or county, including a charter city, county, or city and county, which has adopted or enacted a local rent control ordinance for mobilehome park spaces, shall adopt or enforce any ordinanc
• § 65852.21 — (a) A proposed housing development containing no more than two residential units within a single-family residential zone shall be considered ministerially, without discretionary review or a hearing, i
• § 65852.24 — (a) (1) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022.
• § 65852.25 — (a) No local agency shall enact or enforce any ordinance, regulation, or resolution that would prohibit the reconstruction, restoration, or rebuilding of a multifamily dwelling that is involuntarily d
• § 65852.27 — (a) Each local agency shall, by January 1, 2025, develop a program for the preapproval of accessory dwelling unit plans.
• § 65852.28 — (a) A development proponent may submit an application for a housing development project on a lot that is subdivided pursuant to Section 66499.
• § 65852.3 — (a) A city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall allow the installation of manufactured homes certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards
• § 65852.35 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, all state and local programs designed to facilitate home ownership or residence, including loan origination and repayment programs, downpayment assistance, and tax c
• § 65852.4 — A city, including a charter city, a county, or a city and county, shall not subject an application to locate or install a manufactured home certified under the National Manufactured Housing Constructi
• § 65852.5 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 65852.
• § 65852.6 — (a) It is the policy of the state to permit breeding and the maintaining of homing pigeons consistent with the preservation of public health and safety.
• § 65852.7 — A mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be deemed a permitted land use on all land planned and zoned for residential land use as designated by the applicabl
• § 65852.8 — (a) An owner of an existing mobilehome park who is subject to, or intends to qualify for, a valid permit to operate issued pursuant to Section 18505 of the Health and Safety Code, whose permit to oper
• § 65852.9 — (a) The Legislature recognizes that unused schoolsites represent a potentially major source of revenue for school districts and that current law reserves a percentage of unused schoolsites for park an
• § 65853 — A zoning ordinance or an amendment to a zoning ordinance, which amendment changes any property from one zone to another or imposes any regulation listed in Section 65850 not theretofore imposed or rem
• § 65854 — (a) The planning commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance.
• § 65855 — After the hearing, the planning commission shall render its decision in the form of a written recommendation to the legislative body.
• § 65856 — (a) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the planning commission, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing.