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• § 65857 — The legislative body may approve, modify or disapprove the recommendation of the planning commission; provided that any modification of the proposed ordinance or amendment by the legislative body not
• § 65858 — (a) Without following the procedures otherwise required prior to the adoption of a zoning ordinance, the legislative body of a county, city, including a charter city, or city and county, to protect th
• § 65859 — (a) A city may, pursuant to this chapter, prezone unincorporated territory to determine the zoning that will apply to that territory upon annexation to the city.
• § 6586 — It is the Legislature’s intent that this article be used to assist local agencies in financing public capital improvements, working capital, liability and other insurance needs, or projects whenever t
• § 6586.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 6587, an authority, or any entity acting on behalf of or for the benefit of an authority, may not authorize bonds to construct, acquire, or finance a public capital improve
• § 6586.7 — (a) A copy of the resolution adopted by an authority authorizing bonds or any issuance of bonds, or accepting the benefit of any bonds or proceeds of bonds, except bonds issued or authorized pursuant
• § 65860 — (a) County or city zoning ordinances shall be consistent with the general plan of the county or city by January 1, 1974.
• § 65860.1 — (a) Not more than 12 months after the amendment of its general plan pursuant to Section 65302.
• § 65861 — When there is no planning commission, the legislative body of the city or county shall do all things required or authorized by this chapter of the planning commission.
• § 65862 — When inconsistency between the general plan and zoning arises as a result of adoption of or amendment to a general plan, or any element thereof, hearings held pursuant to Section 65854 or 65856 for th
• § 65863 — (a) Each city, county, or city and county shall ensure that its housing element inventory described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65583 or its housing element program to make sites av
• § 65863.1 — (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Automobile parking requirements” means any parking that a local agency requires an entity to provide, including, but not limited to, parking imposed via ordi
• § 65863.10 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Affected public entities” means the mayor of the city in which the assisted housing development is located, or, if lo
• § 65863.11 — (a) Terms used in this section shall be defined as follows: (1) “Assisted housing development” and “development” shall have the same meaning as in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65863.
• § 65863.12 — (a) Prior to the conversion of a floating home marina to another use, except pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7), or prior to closure of a float
• § 65863.13 — (a) An owner shall not be required to provide a notice as required by Section 65863.
• § 65863.2 — (a) A public agency shall not impose or enforce any minimum automobile parking requirement on a residential, commercial, or other development project if the project is located within one-half mile of
• § 65863.2.1 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Development project” means a residential, commercial, or other development project exempt from minimum automobile parking requirements pursuant to Section 65863.
• § 65863.3 — (a) A public agency shall not increase the minimum parking requirement that applies to a single-family residence as a condition of approval of a project to remodel, renovate, or add to a single-family
• § 65863.4 — (a) Prior to noticing a public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance reducing the density permitted on property authorized for multifamily dwelling uses, the planni
• § 65863.5 — Whenever the zoning covering a property is changed from one zone to another or a zoning variance or conditional use permit is granted with respect to any property, the governing body of the city or co
• § 65863.6 — (a) In carrying out this chapter, each county and city shall consider the effect of ordinances adopted pursuant to this chapter on the housing needs of the region in which the local jurisdiction is si
• § 65863.7 — (a) (1) (A) Prior to the conversion of a mobilehome park to another use, except pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410)), or prior to closure of a mobilehome pa
• § 65863.8 — (a) A local agency to which application has been made for the conversion of a mobilehome park to another use shall, at least 30 days prior to a hearing or any other action on the application, inform t
• § 65863.9 — Unless an earlier expiration appears on the face of the permit, any permit which is issued by a local agency in conjunction with a tentative subdivision map for a planned unit development shall expire
• § 65864 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The lack of certainty in the approval of development projects can result in a waste of resources, escalate the cost of housing and other development to the
• § 65865 — (a) Any city, county, or city and county, may enter into a development agreement with any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of the property as provided i
• § 65865.1 — Procedures established pursuant to Section 65865 shall include provisions requiring periodic review at least every 12 months, at which time the applicant, or successor in interest thereto, shall be re
• § 65865.2 — A development agreement shall specify the duration of the agreement, the permitted uses of the property, the density or intensity of use, the maximum height and size of proposed buildings, and provisi
• § 65865.3 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), Section 65868, or Section 65869.
• § 65865.4 — Unless amended or canceled pursuant to Section 65868, or modified or suspended pursuant to Section 65869.
• § 65865.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, after the amendments required by Sections 65302.
• § 65866 — (a) Unless otherwise provided by the development agreement, rules, regulations, and official policies governing permitted uses of the land, governing density, and governing design, improvement, and co
• § 65867 — A public hearing on an application for a development agreement shall be held by the planning agency and by the legislative body.
• § 65867.5 — (a) A development agreement is a legislative act that shall be approved by ordinance and is subject to referendum.
• § 65868 — A development agreement may be amended, or canceled in whole or in part, by mutual consent of the parties to the agreement or their successors in interest.
• § 65868.5 — No later than 10 days after a city, county, or city and county enters into a development agreement, the clerk of the legislative body shall record with the county recorder a copy of the agreement, whi
• § 65869 — A development agreement shall not be applicable to any development project located in an area for which a local coastal program is required to be prepared and certified pursuant to the requirements of
• § 65869.5 — (a) If state or federal laws or regulations, enacted after a development agreement has been entered into, prevent or preclude compliance with one or more provisions of the development agreement, those
• § 6587 — This article does not limit any other law authorizing, or providing for, the financing of public capital improvements.
• § 65870 — Any city or county may adopt an ordinance for the imposition of covenants pursuant to this article.
• § 65871 — (a) In addition to any other method for the creation of an easement, an easement may be created pursuant to an ordinance adopted implementing this article, by a recorded covenant of easement made by a
• § 65873 — The covenant of easement shall be recorded in the county where all or a portion of the restricted property is located and shall contain a legal description of the real property and be executed by the
• § 65874 — (a) The ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 65870 shall provide a procedure for the release of the covenant.
• § 65875 — Nothing in this article shall create in any person other than the city or county and the owner of the real property burdened or benefited by the covenant standing to enforce or to challenge the covena
• § 6588 — In addition to other powers specified in an agreement pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 6540), the authority may do any or all of the followin
• § 6588.5 — (a) An authority that was in existence at the time of the enactment of this section may purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue, VLF receivables from one or more local agencies.
• § 6588.6 — (a) An authority that was in existence on July 28, 2009, may purchase, with the proceeds of its bonds or its revenue, Proposition 1A receivables from one or more local agencies.
• § 6588.7 — (a) An authority whose financing activities are limited to financing utility projects and projects for the use or benefit of public agencies providing water, wastewater, or electrical service may fina
• § 6588.8 — (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Water Bill Savings Act.
• § 6589 — An authority may enter into a bond purchase agreement with a local agency or agencies.
• § 65890.1 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) State land use patterns should be encouraged that balance the location of employment-generating uses with residential uses so that employment-related commu
• § 65890.3 — The Department of Housing and Community Development shall prepare a guidebook for use by cities, counties, councils of government, state agencies, and the private sector in the planning and developmen
• § 65890.5 — (a) The guidebook shall include the following: (1) Methodologies for measuring the balance of jobs and housing.
• § 6590 — The authority may, from time to time, issue its bonds in the principal amount as the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for its purposes, which may include, but shall not be li
• § 6590.1 — (a) In the case of bonds issued by an authority to acquire local obligations, the offering documents for the bonds shall clearly delineate investment criteria for the local obligations to be acquired.
• § 6590.2 — (a) An authority shall solicit at least three bids, and select the highest bid, for any guaranteed investment contract purchased with the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority.
• § 65900 — The legislative body of a city or county may, by ordinance, create and establish either a board of zoning adjustment, or the office of zoning administrator or both.
• § 65901 — (a) The board of zoning adjustment or zoning administrator shall hear and decide applications for conditional uses or other permits when the zoning ordinance provides therefor and establishes criteria
• § 65902 — In the event that neither a board of zoning adjustment or the office of a zoning administrator has been created and established, the planning commission shall exercise all of the functions and duties
• § 65903 — A board of appeals, if one has been created and established by local ordinance, shall hear and determine appeals from the decisions of the board of zoning adjustment or the zoning administrator, as th
• § 65904 — If a board of appeals has not been created and established the local legislative body shall exercise all of the functions and duties of the board of appeals in the same manner and to the same effect a
• § 65905 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a public hearing shall be held on an application for a variance from the requirements of a zoning ordinance, an application for a conditional use perm
• § 65905.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a proposed housing development project complies with the applicable, objective general plan and zoning standards in effect at the time an application is deemed co
• § 65906 — Variances from the terms of the zoning ordinances shall be granted only when, because of special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography, location or surroundings,
• § 65906.5 — Notwithstanding Section 65906, a variance may be granted from the parking requirements of a zoning ordinance in order that some or all of the required parking spaces be located offsite, including loca
• § 65906.6 — (a) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Inclusionary housing in-lieu fees” means fees imposed as an alternative means of compliance with an inclusionary housing requ
• § 65907 — If an outdoor expansion of a business to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on indoor dining interferes with, reduces, eliminates, or impacts required parking for existing uses, a local jurisdict
• § 65908 — (a) Any agency which institutes a judicial action or proceeding to enforce zoning regulations may file a notice of the pendency of the action or proceeding in the county recorder’s office of the count
• § 65909 — No local governmental body, or any agency thereof, may condition the issuance of any building or use permit or zone variance on any or all of the following: (a) The dedication of land for any purpose
• § 65909.5 — The legislative body of any county or city, including a charter city, may establish reasonable fees for the processing of use permits, zone variances, or zone changes pursuant to the procedures requir
• § 6591 — (a) The authority is authorized from time to time to issue bonds to provide funds to achieve its purposes.
• § 6591.1 — (a) No broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, or other firm that underwrites a bond issue of an authority shall serve as financial advisor or investment advisor to the authority on decisions rel
• § 65910 — Every city and county by December 31, 1973, shall prepare and adopt an open-space zoning ordinance consistent with the local open-space plan adopted pursuant to Article 10.
• § 65911 — Variances from the terms of an open-space zoning ordinance shall be granted only when, because of special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography, location or surro
• § 65912 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that this article is not intended, and shall not be construed, as authorizing the city or the county to exercise its power to adopt, amend or repeal an open-s
• § 65912.100 — This chapter shall be known and cited as the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022.
• § 65912.101 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Base units” has the same meaning as “total units” as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (8) of subdivision (o) of Section 65915.
• § 65912.102 — The department may review, adopt, amend, and repeal guidelines to implement uniform standards or criteria that supplement or clarify the terms, references, or standards set forth in this chapter.
• § 65912.103 — For purposes of establishing the total number of units in a development under this chapter, a development project includes both of the following: (a) All projects developed on a site, regardless of wh
• § 65912.103.5 — For purposes of determining whether a property or site satisfies the criteria, objective development standards, or other requirements for receiving streamlined, ministerial review under this chapter,
• § 65912.104 — (a) The department shall undertake at least two studies of the outcomes of this chapter.
• § 65912.105 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2033, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 65912.106 — If a housing development project application is submitted on or before December 31, 2024, the provisions of this article as applicable on December 31, 2024, shall apply unless the development proponen
• § 65912.110 — Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of a local government’s general plan, specific plan, zoning ordinance, or regulation, a development proponent may submit an application for a housing develop
• § 65912.111 — A development project shall not be subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process provided by Section 65912.
• § 65912.112 — A development project shall not be subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process provided by Section 65912.
• § 65912.113 — A development project shall not be subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process provided by Section 65912.
• § 65912.114 — (a) (1) A local government shall determine, in writing, whether a development submitted pursuant to this article is consistent or inconsistent with the objective planning standards specified in this a
• § 65912.120 — Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of a local government’s general plan, specific plan, zoning ordinance, or regulation, a development proponent may submit an application for a housing develop
• § 65912.121 — A development project shall not be subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process provided by Section 65912.
• § 65912.122 — A development project shall not be subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process provided by Section 65912.
• § 65912.123 — A development project shall not be subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process provided by Section 65912.
• § 65912.124 — (a) (1) A local government shall determine, in writing, whether a development submitted pursuant to this article is consistent or is not consistent with the objective planning standards specified in t
• § 65912.130 — A development project approved by a local government pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 65912.
• § 65912.131 — In addition to the requirements of Section 65912.
• § 65912.140 — The provisions of subdivision (c) of Section 65912.
• § 65912.155 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California faces a housing shortage both acute and chronic, particularly in areas with access to robust public transit infrastructure.
• § 65912.156 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Adjacent” means within 200 feet of any pedestrian access point to a transit-oriented development stop.
• § 65912.157 — (a) A housing development project shall be an allowed use as a transit-oriented housing development on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development within one-half or one-quarter m
• § 65912.158 — (a) For the purposes of this section, “agency transit-oriented development project” means a housing development project or mixed use residential project that meets all of the following requirements: (
• § 65912.159 — (a) A housing development project proposed pursuant to Section 65912.
• § 65912.160 — (a) The department shall oversee compliance with this chapter.
• § 65912.161 — (a) For purposes of this section, “transit-oriented development alternative plan” shall mean a plan adopted by the local agency via the adoption of the housing element, a program to implement the hous
• § 65912.162 — The Legislature finds and declares that the state faces a housing crisis of availability and affordability, in large part due to a severe shortage of housing, and solving the housing crisis therefore
• § 65913 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there exists a severe shortage of affordable housing, especially for persons and families of low and moderate income, and that there is an immediate need to
• § 65913.1 — (a) In exercising its authority to zone for land uses and in revising its housing element pursuant to Article 10.
• § 65913.10 — (a) For purposes of any state or local law, ordinance, or regulation that requires the city or county to determine whether the site of a proposed housing development project is a historic site, the ci
• § 65913.11 — (a) With respect to a housing development project that meets the requirements of subdivision (b), a local agency shall not do any of the following: (1) For a housing development project consisting of
• § 65913.12 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Dedicated to industrial use” means any of the following: (A) The square footage is currently being used as an in
• § 65913.16 — (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023.
• § 65913.2 — In exercising its authority to regulate subdivisions under Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410), a city, county, or city and county shall: (a) Refrain from imposing criteria for design, as defin
• § 65913.3 — (a) (1) A local agency or state agency shall compile one or more lists that shall specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a postentitlement phase permit.
• § 65913.3.1 — (a) This section applies to both of the following: (1) An application from a housing development project for service from a special district.
• § 65913.3.5 — (a) (1) A local agency located in a county with a population of 1,100,000 or greater, or a local agency with a population of 75,000 or greater in any county, as determined by the 2020 census, shall co
• § 65913.4 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (r), a development proponent may submit an application for a development that is subject to the streamlined, ministerial approval process provided by subdivision
• § 65913.4.5 — (a) (1) A local agency shall issue a building permit for one or more residential units that are part of a housing development project consisting of 10 or fewer units on a lot proposed to be subdivided
• § 65913.5 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any local restrictions on adopting zoning ordinances enacted by the jurisdiction that limit the legislative body’s ability to adopt zoning ordinances, including, subject to the
• § 65913.6 — (a) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Housing development project” means a housing development project as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of
• § 65913.7 — If a court finds that an action of a city, county, or city and county is in violation of Section 65913.
• § 65913.8 — A fee, charge, or other form of payment imposed by a governing body of a local agency for a public capital facility improvement related to a development project may not include an amount for the maint
• § 65913.9 — This chapter shall apply to all cities, including charter cities, counties, and cities and counties.
• § 65914 — (a) In any civil action or proceeding, including, but not limited to, an action brought pursuant to Section 21167 of the Public Resources Code, against a public entity that has issued planning, subdiv
• § 65914.2 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to do both of the following: (1) Establish minimum uniform, transparent, fair, and effective remedies against public agencies that are
• § 65914.200 — (a) For purposes of this chapter, “disaster” means a declared disaster or state of emergency, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (1) A state of disaster or emergency declared by the
• § 65914.201 — (a) A housing development proponent may submit an application for a housing development that is subject to the streamlined, ministerial approval process provided in subdivision (b) and shall not be su
• § 65914.202 — Notwithstanding any other law, any ordinance adopted by local governments that is located within an area impacted by a disaster that precludes the placement and use of a manufactured home, mobilehome,
• § 65914.203 — This chapter offers an optional streamlined, ministerial approval process.
• § 65914.4 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), notwithstanding any law, including any inconsistent provision of a local agency’s general plan, ordinances, or regulations, the otherwise applicable time for
• § 65914.5 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares each of the following: (1) On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, and, on Janua
• § 65914.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any law, a housing development project shall be deemed an allowable use on any real property owned by a local educational agency if the housing development satisfies all of the fol
• § 65914.8 — (a) If a local agency requires, as a condition of approval of the development of residential units, that a certain percentage of the units of the development be affordable housing, the local agency ma
• § 65914.900 — (a) Notwithstanding any law affecting local permitting, a development shall be a permitted use and a local agency shall review an application for the development on an administrative, nondiscretionary
• § 65915 — (a) (1) When an applicant seeks a density bonus for a housing development within, or for the donation of land for housing within, the jurisdiction of a city, county, or city and county, that local gov
• § 65915.1 — For purposes of Section 65915, affordable housing impact fees, including inclusionary zoning fees and in-lieu fees, shall not be imposed on a housing development’s affordable units.
• § 65915.2 — If permitted by local ordinance, nothing in Section 65915 shall be construed to prohibit a city, county, or city and county from requiring an affordability period longer than 55 years for any units th
• § 65915.3 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Housing development” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 65915.
• § 65915.5 — (a) When an applicant for approval to convert apartments to a condominium project agrees to provide at least 33 percent of the total units of the proposed condominium project to persons and families o
• § 65915.7 — (a) When an applicant for approval of a commercial development has entered into an agreement for partnered housing described in subdivision (c) to contribute affordable housing through a joint project
• § 65916 — Where there is a direct financial contribution to a housing development pursuant to Section 65915 through participation in cost of infrastructure, write-down of land costs, or subsidizing the cost of
• § 65917 — In enacting this chapter it is the intent of the Legislature that the density bonus or other incentives offered by the city, county, or city and county pursuant to this chapter shall contribute signif
• § 65917.2 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Eligible housing development” means a development that satisfies all of the following criteria: (A) The develop
• § 65917.5 — (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Child care facility” means a facility installed, operated, and maintained under this section for the nonresiden
• § 65918 — The provisions of this chapter shall apply to charter cities.
• § 65919 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Affected city” means a city within whose planning review area an affected territory is located.
• § 65919.1 — A county and a city may agree upon a procedure for referral by the county to the city or by the city to the county of proposed actions and for comment upon those proposals.
• § 65919.10 — If the proposed action is a change in a zoning ordinance, the county or city need not refer the zoning proposal to an affected city or county, as the case may be, if the zoning proposal is consistent
• § 65919.11 — Failure to comply with the procedural requirements of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any proposed action.
• § 65919.2 — A city which desires referrals from a county or a county which desires referrals from a city pursuant to this chapter shall file with the county or the city, as the case may be, a map or other appropr
• § 65919.3 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 65919.
• § 65919.4 — (a) Not later than the date the county notices the public hearing on a proposed action before the county planning commission, the county shall notify an affected city of the nature of the proposed act
• § 65919.5 — The board of supervisors or city council to which the proposed action is referred pursuant to Section 65919.
• § 65919.6 — Before acting upon a proposed action, the county shall consider comments and recommendations received from each affected city and the city shall consider comments and recommendations received from the
• § 65919.7 — If the board of supervisors or city council modifies and refers a proposed action back to the planning commission pursuant to Section 65356 or 65857, the board of supervisors or city council, as the c
• § 65919.8 — The referral shall reasonably describe the modification to the proposed action.
• § 65919.9 — Prior to acting on the modification, the board of supervisors shall consider the comments and recommendations received from each affected city and the city council shall consider the comments and reco
• § 6592 — Any resolution authorizing any bonds or any issue of bonds may contain the following provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds to be authorized: (a) Provisions pl
• § 6592.1 — A resolution authorizing bonds or any issuance of bonds or accepting the benefit of any bonds or the proceeds of bonds shall be adopted by an authority only during a regular meeting held pursuant to S
• § 6592.5 — (a) No bonds issued by any local agency shall be purchased pursuant to this article by an authority at a price to yield in excess of 1 percent of the yield of the issue of bonds issued by the authorit
• § 65920 — (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Permit Streamlining Act.
• § 65921 — The Legislature finds and declares that there is a statewide need to ensure clear understanding of the specific requirements which must be met in connection with the approval of development projects a
• § 65922 — The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following: (a) Activities of the State Energy Resources Development and Conservation Commission established pursuant to Division 15 (commencing wi
• § 65922.1 — During a year declared by the State Water Resources Control Board or the Department of Water Resources to be a critically dry year, or during a drought emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to C
• § 65923.8 — Any state agency which is the lead agency for a development project shall inform the applicant for a permit that the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has been created to assist,
• § 65925 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 65926 — “Air pollution control district” means any district created or continued in existence pursuant to the provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 40000) of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code.
• § 65927 — “Development” means, on land, in or under water, the placement or erection of any solid material or structure; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or therma
• § 65928 — (a) “Development project” means any project undertaken for the purpose of development.
• § 65928.5 — “Geothermal field development project” means a development project as defined in Section 65928 which is composed of geothermal wells, resource transportation lines, production equipment, roads, and ot
• § 65929 — “Lead agency” means the public agency which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project.
• § 6593 — 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.
• § 65930 — “Local agency” means any public agency other than a state agency.
• § 65931 — “Project” means any activity involving the issuance to a person of a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use by one or more public agencies.
• § 65932 — “Public agency” means any state agency, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, public district, redevelopment agency, or other political subdivision.
• § 65933 — “Responsible agency” means a public agency, other than the lead agency, which has responsibility for carrying out or approving a project.
• § 65934 — “State agency” means any agency, board, or commission of state government.
• § 6594 — The authority may, out of any funds available therefor, purchase its bonds.
• § 65940 — (a) (1) Each public agency shall compile one or more lists that shall specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a development project.
• § 65940.1 — (a) (1) A city, county, or special district that has an internet website shall make all of the following available on its internet website, as applicable: (A) (i) A current schedule of fees, exactions
• § 65940.2 — (a) A city or county that has an internet website shall make a fee estimate tool that the public can use to calculate an estimate of fees and exactions for a proposed housing development project avail
• § 65940.3 — (a) (1) A city or county with a population of 150,000 or more persons shall, no later than January 1, 2028, make a centralized application portal available on its internet website to applicants for ho
• § 65940.5 — (a) No list compiled pursuant to Section 65940 shall include an extension or waiver of the time periods prescribed by this chapter within which a state or local agency shall act upon an application fo
• § 65941 — (a) The information compiled pursuant to Section 65940 shall also indicate the criteria which the agency will apply in order to determine the completeness of any application submitted to it for a deve
• § 65941.1 — (a) An applicant for a housing development project, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.
• § 65941.5 — Each public agency shall notify applicants for development permits of the time limits established for the review and approval of development permits pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 6594
• § 65941.6 — (a) Each local agency shall develop materials relating to the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.
• § 65942 — The information and the criteria specified in Sections 65940, 65941, 65941.
• § 65943 — (a) Not later than 30 calendar days after any public agency has received an application for a development project, the agency shall determine in writing whether the application is complete and shall i
• § 65943.1 — (a) (1) Upon final approval of a housing development project, the city, county, or city and county shall provide the development proponent with an itemized list and a good faith estimate of the total
• § 65943.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any appeal pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943 involving a permit application to a board, office, or department within the California
• § 65944 — (a) After a public agency accepts an application as complete, the agency shall not subsequently request of an applicant any new or additional information which was not specified in the list prepared p
• § 65945 — (a) At the time of filing an application for a development permit with a city or county, the city or county shall inform the applicant that he or she may make a written request to receive notice from
• § 65945.3 — At the time of filing an application for a development permit with a local agency, other than a city or county, the local agency shall inform the applicant that he or she may make a written request to
• § 65945.5 — At the time of filing an application for a development permit with a state agency, the state agency shall inform the applicant that he or she may make a written request to receive notice of any propos
• § 65945.7 — No action, inaction, or recommendation regarding any ordinance, rule, or regulation subject to this Section 65945, 65945.
• § 65946 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Certified access specialist” or “CASp” means any person who has been certified pursuant to Section 4459.
• § 65946.1 — (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Affected property” means a residential real property that satisfies either of the following conditions: (A) The property was destroyed by a disaster that resulte
• § 6595 — Any bonds issued under this article may be secured by a trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may include any trust company or bank having the powers of a tr
• § 6595.3 — (a) The authority may issue bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds, notes, or other securities of the authority then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any
• § 6595.5 — Bonds issued by the authority are legal investments for all trust funds, the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, trust companies, executors, administrators, trustees,