Local government: land use: general plans.
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Overview
This bill makes a technical correction to California law regarding general plans for cities and counties. It clarifies that planning agencies must prepare a comprehensive, long-term general plan, and that the county or city’s legislative body must adopt it. The bill also specifies that chartered cities’ general plans must include the mandatory elements outlined in Section 65302. These changes are considered minor and do not substantially alter existing requirements.
Key provisions
- Clarifies the responsibility of planning agencies to prepare general plans.
- Requires county and city legislative bodies to adopt general plans.
- Specifies that chartered cities’ general plans must include mandatory elements.
- Addresses redundancy in the existing language regarding planning agency jurisdiction.
Who is affected
- Local governments (cities and counties)
- Planning agencies
- Chartered cities
Notable changes
- Minor grammatical and stylistic changes to Section 65300 of the Government Code.
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