text: “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.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


kind: section

code: GOV

text:
“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 thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; change in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Section 66410 of the Government Code), and any other division of land except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of such land by a public agency for public recreational use; change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes, kelp harvesting, and timber operations which are in accordance with a timber harvesting plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (commencing with Section 4511 of the Public Resources Code).

As used in this section, “structure” includes, but is not limited to, any building, road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power transmission and distribution line.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to subject the approval or disapproval of final subdivision maps to the provisions of this chapter.

“Development” does not mean a “change of organization”, as defined in Section 56021 or a “reorganization”, as defined in Section 56073.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1003, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

division: 1. PLANNING AND ZONING

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions

path: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE > 1. PLANNING AND ZONING > 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects > 2. Definitions


text:
(a) “Development project” means any project undertaken for the purpose of development. “Development project” includes a project involving the issuance of a permit for construction or reconstruction but not a permit to operate.

(b) (1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), “development project” does not include any ministerial projects proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies.

(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), “development project” includes a housing development project, as that term is defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5, that requires an entitlement from a local agency, regardless of whether the process for permitting that entitlement is discretionary or ministerial.

(2) “Development project” does not include a postentitlement phase permit, as that term is defined in Section 65913.3.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 3. (SB 158) Effective October 11, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

chapter: 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects

article: 2. Definitions


text: “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 other facilities which are necessary to supply geothermal energy to any particular heat utilization equipment for its productive life, all within an area delineated by the applicant.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1271.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


text: “Lead agency” means the public agency which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


text: “Local agency” means any public agency other than a state agency. For purposes of this chapter, a redevelopment agency is a local agency and is not a state agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1113.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


text: “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.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


text: “Public agency” means any state agency, any county, city and county, city, regional agency, public district, redevelopment agency, or other political subdivision.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


text: “Responsible agency” means a public agency, other than the lead agency, which has responsibility for carrying out or approving a project.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


text: “State agency” means any agency, board, or commission of state government. For all purposes of this chapter, the term “state agency” shall include an air pollution control district.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 2. Definitions


text:
(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. Each public agency shall revise the list of information required from an applicant to include a certification of compliance with Section 65962.5, and the statement of application required by Section 65943. Copies of the information, including the statement of application required by Section 65943, shall be made available to all applicants for development projects and to any person who requests the information.

(2) An affected city or affected county, as defined in Section 66300, shall include the information necessary to determine compliance with the requirements of Article 2 (commencing with Section 66300.5) of Chapter 12 in the list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1).

(b) The list of information required from any applicant shall include, where applicable, identification of whether the proposed project is located within 1,000 feet of a military installation, beneath a low-level flight path or within special use airspace as defined in Section 21098 of the Public Resources Code, and within an urbanized area as defined in Section 65944.

(c) (1) A public agency that is not beneath a low-level flight path or not within special use airspace and does not contain a military installation is not required to change its list of information required from applicants to comply with subdivision (b).

(2) A public agency that is entirely urbanized, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 65944, with the exception of a jurisdiction that contains a military installation, is not required to change its list of information required from applicants to comply with subdivision (b).

(d) For each type of approval issued by a public agency in connection with a housing development project, the list required to be compiled by this section, including the criteria the public agency will apply in order to determine the completeness of an application described in Section 65941, and the name of the type of approval, shall be published online.

(e) For purposes of this section, “development project” includes a housing development project as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 518, Sec. 2. (SB 489) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

path: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE > 1. PLANNING AND ZONING > 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects > 3. Applications for Development Projects


text:
(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, and affordability requirements imposed by that city, county, or special district, including any dependent special districts, as defined in Section 56032.5, of the city or county applicable to a proposed housing development project.

(ii) The city, county, or special district shall present the information described in clause (i) in a manner that clearly identifies the fees, exactions, and affordability requirements that apply to each parcel and the fees that apply to each new water and sewer utility connection.

(iii) The city, county, or special district shall post a written fee schedule or a link directly to the written fee schedule on its internet website.

(B) All zoning ordinances and development standards adopted by the city or county presenting the information, which shall specify the zoning, design, and development standards that apply to each parcel.

(C) The list required to be compiled pursuant to Section 65940 by the city or county presenting the information.

(D) The current and five previous annual fee reports or the current and five previous annual financial reports, that were required pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 66006 and subdivision (d) of Section 66013.

(E) An archive of impact fee nexus studies, cost of service studies, or equivalent, conducted by that city, county, or special district on or after January 1, 2018. For purposes of this subparagraph, “cost of service study” means the data provided to the public pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 66016.

(2) A city, county, or special district shall update the information made available under this subdivision within 30 days of any changes.

(3) (A) A city or county shall request from a development proponent, upon issuance of a certificate of occupancy or the final inspection, whichever occurs last, the total amount of fees and exactions associated with the project for which the certificate was issued. The request shall clearly state that the development proponent is under no obligation to respond to the request for information and that the development proponent will not be subjected to any consequences for not responding or for the content of a response. The city or county shall post this information on its internet website, and update it at least twice per year.

(B) A city or county shall not be responsible for the accuracy for the information received and posted pursuant to subparagraph (A). A city or county may include a disclaimer regarding the accuracy of the information posted on its internet website under this paragraph.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Affordability requirement” means a requirement imposed as a condition of a development of residential units, that the development include a certain percentage of the units affordable for rent or sale to households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code, or an alternative means of compliance with that requirement including, but not limited to, in-lieu fees, land dedication, off-site construction, or acquisition and rehabilitation of existing units.

(2) (A) “Exaction” means any of the following:

(i) A construction excise tax.

(ii) A requirement that the housing development project provide public art or an in-lieu payment.

(iii) Dedications of parkland or in-lieu fees imposed pursuant to Section 66477.

(iv) A special tax levied on new housing units pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).

(B) “Exaction” does not include fees or charges pursuant to Section 66013 that are not imposed (i) in connection with issuing or approving a permit for development or (ii) as a condition of approval of a proposed development, as held in Capistrano Beach Water Dist. v. Taj Development Corp. (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 524.

(3) “Fee” means a fee or charge described in the Mitigation Fee Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020)).

(4) “Housing development project” means a use consisting of any of the following:

(A) Residential units only.

(B) Mixed-use developments consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use.

(C) Transitional housing or supportive housing.

(c) This section shall not be construed to alter the existing authority of a city, county, or special district to adopt or impose an exaction or fee.

(d) This section shall not be construed to impose any obligation on any entity, including a development proponent, other than a city, county, or special district. This subdivision does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 358, Sec. 1. (AB 1820) Effective January 1, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 3. Applications for Development Projects


text:
(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 available on its internet website. A city or county may choose the format of the fee estimate tool.

(1) The fee estimate tool shall calculate an estimate of fees for a proposed housing development project, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) A fee or charge described in the Mitigation Fee Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012), except Section 66013, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020)).

(B) In-lieu fees for affordability requirements.

(C) A construction excise tax.

(D) In-lieu fees for a requirement that the housing development project provide public art.

(E) In-lieu fees for dedications of parkland imposed pursuant to Section 66477.

(F) A special tax levied on new housing units pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).

(2) A city or county shall not be responsible for the accuracy of the estimate provided by the fee estimate tool. A city or county may include a disclaimer regarding the accuracy of the estimate calculated on its internet website under this section.

(b) (1) A city or county with a population of greater than 500,000 shall meet the requirements of this section on or before July 1, 2031.

(2) A city or county with a population of 500,000 or fewer shall meet the requirements of this section on or before July 1, 2032.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Affordability requirement” means a requirement imposed as a condition of a development of residential units, that the development include a certain percentage of the units affordable for rent or sale to households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) “Housing development project” means a use consisting of any of the following:

(A) Residential units only.

(B) Mixed-use developments consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use.

(C) Transitional housing or supportive housing.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 752, Sec. 1. (AB 3012) Effective January 1, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 housing development projects.

(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the population of a county shall be determined based on the population of persons in the unincorporated areas of the county.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a city or county subject to this section may make a centralized application portal available on its internet website no later than January 1, 2030, if the legislative body of the city or county, on or before January 1, 2028, does both of the following:

(1) Makes a written finding that making a centralized application portal available on its internet website on or before January 1, 2028, would require a substantial increase in permitting fees.

(2) Initiates a procurement process to make a centralized application portal available on its internet website.

(c) The centralized application portal shall allow for tracking of the status of an application.

(d) A city or county shall not be required to provide the status of any permit or inspection required by another local agency, a state agency, or a utility provider.

(e) For purposes of this section, both of the following definitions apply:

(1) “Centralized application portal” means a website or software that a city or county uses to collect information and materials provided by an applicant that are necessary for the city or county to consider a housing development project.

(2) “Housing development project” has the same meaning as that term is defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 501, Sec. 1. (AB 920) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 for a development project.

(b) No application shall be deemed incomplete for lack of an extension or waiver of time periods prescribed by this chapter within which a state or local government agency shall act upon the application.

(c) Except for the extension of the time limits pursuant to Section 65950.1, no public agency shall require an extension or waiver of the time limits contained in this chapter as a condition of accepting or processing the application for a development project.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 283, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 development project.

(b) If a public agency is a lead or responsible agency for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, that criteria shall not require the applicant to submit the informational equivalent of an environmental impact report as part of a complete application, or to otherwise require proof of compliance with that act as a prerequisite to a permit application being deemed complete. However, that criteria may require sufficient information to permit the agency to make the determination required by Section 21080.1 of the Public Resources Code.

(c) Consistent with this chapter, a responsible agency shall, at the request of the applicant, commence processing a permit application for a development project prior to final action on the project by a lead agency to the extent that the information necessary to commence the processing is available. For purposes of this subdivision, “lead agency” and “responsible agency” shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code and Section 21069 of the Public Resources Code, respectively.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1131, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) An applicant for a housing development project, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5, shall be deemed to have submitted a preliminary application upon providing all of the following information about the proposed project to the city, county, or city and county from which approval for the project is being sought and upon payment of the permit processing fee:

(1) The specific location, including parcel numbers, a legal description, and site address, if applicable.

(2) The existing uses on the project site and identification of major physical alterations to the property on which the project is to be located.

(3) A site plan showing the location on the property, elevations showing design, color, and material, and the massing, height, and approximate square footage, of each building that is to be occupied.

(4) The proposed land uses by number of units and square feet of residential and nonresidential development using the categories in the applicable zoning ordinance.

(5) The proposed number of parking spaces.

(6) Any proposed point sources of air or water pollutants.

(7) Any species of special concern known to occur on the property.

(8) Whether a portion of the property is located within any of the following:

(A) A very high fire hazard severity zone, as determined by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 51178.

(B) Wetlands, as defined in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, Part 660 FW 2 (June 21, 1993).

(C) A hazardous waste site that is listed pursuant to Section 65962.5 or a hazardous waste site designated by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 45 of the Health and Safety Code.

(D) A special flood hazard area subject to inundation by the 1 percent annual chance flood (100-year flood) as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in any official maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(E) A delineated earthquake fault zone as determined by the State Geologist in any official maps published by the State Geologist, unless the development complies with applicable seismic protection building code standards adopted by the California Building Standards Commission under the California Building Standards Law (Part 2.5 (commencing with Section 18901) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code), and by any local building department under Chapter 12.2 (commencing with Section 8875) of Division 1 of Title 2.

(F) A stream or other resource that may be subject to a streambed alteration agreement pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code.

(9) Any historic or cultural resources known to exist on the property.

(10) The number of proposed below market rate units and their affordability levels.

(11) The number of bonus units and any incentives, concessions, waivers, or parking reductions requested pursuant to Section 65915.

(12) Whether any approvals under the Subdivision Map Act, including, but not limited to, a parcel map, a tentative map, or a condominium map, are being requested.

(13) The applicant’s contact information and, if the applicant does not own the property, consent from the property owner to submit the application.

(14) For a housing development project proposed to be located within the coastal zone, whether any portion of the property contains any of the following:

(A) Wetlands, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 13577 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

(B) Environmentally sensitive habitat areas, as defined in Section 30240 of the Public Resources Code.

(C) A tsunami run-up zone.

(D) Use of the site for public access to or along the coast.

(15) The number of existing residential units on the project site that will be demolished and whether each existing unit is occupied or unoccupied.

(16) A site map showing a stream or other resource that may be subject to a streambed alteration agreement pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code and an aerial site photograph showing existing site conditions of environmental site features that would be subject to regulations by a public agency, including creeks and wetlands.

(17) The location of any recorded public easement, such as easements for storm drains, water lines, and other public rights of way.

(b) (1) A development proponent that submits a preliminary application providing the information required by subdivision (a) may include in its preliminary application a request for a preliminary fee and exaction estimate, which the city, county, or city and county shall provide within 30 business days of the submission of the preliminary application.

(2) For development fees imposed by an agency other than a city, county, or city and county, including fees levied by a school district or a special district, the development proponent shall request the fee schedule from the agency that imposes the fee, and the agency that imposes the fee shall provide the fee schedule to the development proponent without delay.

(3) For purposes of this subdivision:

(A) “Exaction” has the same meaning as defined in Section 65940.1.

(B) (i) “Fee” means a fee or charge described in the Mitigation Fee Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020)).

(ii) Notwithstanding clause (i), “fee” does not include either of the following:

(I) The cost of providing electrical or gas service from a local publicly owned utility.

(II) A charge imposed on a housing development project to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).

(C) “Fee and exaction estimate” means a good faith estimate of the total amount of fees and exactions expected to be imposed in connection with the project.

(4) Except for the provision of the fee and exaction estimate by the local agency, nothing in this subdivision shall create or affect any rights or obligations with respect to fees or exactions.

(5) The fee and exaction estimate shall be for informational purposes only and shall not be legally binding or otherwise affect the scope, amount, or time of payment of any fee or exaction that is determined by other provisions of law.

(6) A development proponent may request a fee schedule from a city, county, or special district for fees described in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012), or for the cost of providing electrical or gas service from a local publicly owned utility. The city, county, special district, or local publicly owned utility shall provide the fee schedule upon request.

(c) (1) Each local agency shall compile a checklist and application form that applicants for housing development projects may use for the purpose of satisfying the requirements for submittal of a preliminary application.

(2) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall adopt a standardized form that applicants for housing development projects may use for the purpose of satisfying the requirements for submittal of a preliminary application if a local agency has not developed its own application form pursuant to paragraph (1). Adoption of the standardized form shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(3) A checklist or form shall not require or request any information beyond that expressly identified in subdivision (a).

(d) After submittal of all of the information required by subdivision (a), if the development proponent revises the project such that the number of residential units or square footage of construction changes by 20 percent or more, exclusive of any increase resulting from the receipt of a density bonus, incentive, concession, waiver, or similar provision, the housing development project shall not be deemed to have submitted a preliminary application that satisfies this section until the development proponent resubmits the information required by subdivision (a) so that it reflects the revisions. For purposes of this subdivision, “square footage of construction” means the building area, as defined by the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations).

(e) (1) Within 180 calendar days after submitting a preliminary application with all of the information required by subdivision (a) to a city, county, or city and county, the development proponent shall submit an application for a development project that includes all of the information required to process the development application consistent with Sections 65940, 65941, and 65941.5.

(2) If the public agency determines that the application for the development project is not complete pursuant to Section 65943, the development proponent shall submit the specific information needed to complete the application within 90 days of receiving the agency’s written identification of the necessary information. If the development proponent does not submit this information within the 90-day period, then the preliminary application shall expire and have no further force or effect.

(3) This section shall not require an affirmative determination by a city, county, or city and county regarding the completeness of a preliminary application or a development application for purposes of compliance with this section.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, submission of a preliminary application in accordance with this section shall not preclude the listing of a tribal cultural resource on a national, state, tribal, or local historic register list on or after the date that the preliminary application is submitted. For purposes of Section 65589.5 or any other law, the listing of a tribal cultural site on a national, state, tribal, or local historic register on or after the date the preliminary application was submitted shall not be deemed to be a change to the ordinances, policies, and standards adopted and in effect at the time that the preliminary application was submitted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 22, Sec. 18. (AB 130) Effective June 30, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text: 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 65940) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 65950), of the requirements of subdivision (e) of Section 65962.5, and of the public notice distribution requirements under applicable provisions of law. The public agency shall also notify applicants regarding the provisions of Section 65961. The public agency may charge applicants a reasonable fee not to exceed the amount reasonably necessary to provide the service required by this section. If a fee is charged pursuant to this section, the fee shall be collected as part of the application fee charged for the development permit.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 985, Sec. 2.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) Each local agency shall develop materials relating to the requirements of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.). The local agency shall provide these materials to an applicant along with notice that approval of a permit does not signify that the applicant has complied with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

(b) For the purposes of complying with the requirements of subdivision (a), a local agency may, in lieu of developing its own materials, provide applicants with those materials which the California Commission on Disability Access has developed and made available pursuant to Section 8299.06.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 13, Sec. 6. (SB 269) Effective May 10, 2016.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
The information and the criteria specified in Sections 65940, 65941, 65941.5 shall be revised as needed so that they shall be current and accurate at all times. Any revisions shall apply prospectively only and shall not be a basis for determining that an application is not complete pursuant to Section 65943 if the application was received before the revision is effective except for revisions for the following reasons resulting from the conditions which were not known and could not have been known by the public agency at the time the application was received:

(a) To provide sufficient information to permit the public agency to make the determination required by Section 21080.1 of the Public Resources Code, as provided by Section 65941.

(b) To comply with the enactment of new or revised federal, state, or local requirements, except for new or revised requirements of a local agency which is also the lead agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 803, Sec. 1.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 immediately transmit the determination to the applicant for the development project. If the application is determined to be incomplete, the lead agency shall provide the applicant with an exhaustive list of items that were not complete. That list shall be limited to those items actually required on the lead agency’s submittal requirement checklist. In any subsequent review of the application determined to be incomplete, the local agency shall not request the applicant to provide any new information that was not stated in the initial list of items that were not complete. If the written determination is not made within 30 days after receipt of the application, and the application includes a statement that it is an application for a development permit, the application shall be deemed complete for purposes of this chapter. Upon receipt of any resubmittal of the application, a new 30-day period shall begin, during which the public agency shall determine the completeness of the application. If the application is determined not to be complete, the agency’s determination shall specify those parts of the application which are incomplete and shall indicate the manner in which they can be made complete, including a list and thorough description of the specific information needed to complete the application. The applicant shall submit materials to the public agency in response to the list and description.

(b) Not later than 30 calendar days after receipt of the submitted materials described in subdivision (a), the public agency shall determine in writing whether the application as supplemented or amended by the submitted materials is complete and shall immediately transmit that determination to the applicant. In making this determination, the public agency is limited to determining whether the application as supplemented or amended includes the information required by the list and a thorough description of the specific information needed to complete the application required by subdivision (a). If the written determination is not made within that 30-day period, the application together with the submitted materials shall be deemed complete for purposes of this chapter.

(c) If the application together with the submitted materials are determined not to be complete pursuant to subdivision (b), the public agency shall provide a process for the applicant to appeal that decision in writing to the governing body of the agency or, if there is no governing body, to the director of the agency, as provided by that agency. A city or county shall provide that the right of appeal is to the governing body or, at their option, the planning commission, or both.

There shall be a final written determination by the agency on the appeal not later than 60 calendar days after receipt of the applicant’s written appeal. The fact that an appeal is permitted to both the planning commission and to the governing body does not extend the 60-day period. Notwithstanding a decision pursuant to subdivision (b) that the application and submitted materials are not complete, if the final written determination on the appeal is not made within that 60-day period, the application with the submitted materials shall be deemed complete for the purposes of this chapter.

(d) Nothing in this section precludes an applicant and a public agency from mutually agreeing to an extension of any time limit provided by this section.

(e) A public agency may charge applicants a fee not to exceed the amount reasonably necessary to provide the service required by this section. If a fee is charged pursuant to this section, the fee shall be collected as part of the application fee charged for the development permit.

(f) Each city and each county shall make copies of any list compiled pursuant to Section 65940 with respect to information required from an applicant for a housing development project, as that term is defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (h) of Section 65589.5, available both (1) in writing to those persons to whom the agency is required to make information available under subdivision (a) of that section, and (2) publicly available on the internet website of the city or county.

(g) For purposes of this section, “development project” includes a housing development project as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5.

history: (History: Amended (as amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 161, Sec. 7) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 22, Sec. 19. (AB 130) Effective June 30, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 sum amount of all fees and exactions that will apply to the project within 30 business days.

(2) For development fees imposed by an agency other than a city, county, or city and county, including fees levied by a school district or a special district, the development proponent shall request the good faith estimate of the total sum amount of all fees and exactions imposed by the agency that will apply to the project, and the agency shall provide the development proponent with this information within 30 business days.

(b) For purposes of complying with subdivision (a), a public agency that calculates fees using a cost recovery method to cover administrative cost shall provide fee estimates for those cost recovery fees based on the average amount of the fees imposed on similar projects.

(c) The itemized list and good faith estimate of the total sum amount of all fees and exactions described in subdivision (a) shall be for informational purposes only, shall not be legally binding on the agency, and shall not be construed to affect the scope, amount, or time of payment of any fees or exactions applicable to the project pursuant to other law.

(d) For purposes of this section:

(1) (A) “Exaction” means any of the following:

(i) A construction excise tax.

(ii) A requirement that the housing development project provide public art or an in-lieu payment.

(iii) Dedications of parkland or in-lieu fees imposed pursuant to Section 66477.

(iv) A special tax levied on new housing units pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).

(B) “Exaction” does not include fees or charges pursuant to Section 66013 that are not imposed (i) in connection with issuing or approving a permit for development or (ii) as a condition of approval of a proposed development, as held in Capistrano Beach Water Dist. v. Taj Development Corp. (1999) 72 Cal.App.4th 524.

(2) “Fee” means a fee or charge described in the Mitigation Fee Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020)). “Fee” does not include the cost of providing electrical or gas service from a local publicly owned utility.

(3) “Final approval” means that the housing development project has received all necessary approvals to be eligible to apply for, and obtain, a building permit or permits.

(4) “Housing development project” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5.

(5) “Public agency” means a city, including a charter city, a county, including a charter county, or special district.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 358, Sec. 3. (AB 1820) Effective January 1, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 Environmental Protection Agency shall be made to the Secretary for Environmental Protection.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any appeal pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943 involving an application for the issuance of an environmental permit from an environmental agency shall be made to the Secretary for Environmental Protection under either of the following circumstances:

(1) The environmental agency has not adopted an appeals process pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943.

(2) The environmental agency declines to accept an appeal for a decision pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65943.

(c) For purposes of subdivision (b), “environmental permit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71012 of the Public Resources Code, and “environmental agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71011 of the Public Resources Code, except that “environmental agency” does not include the agencies described in subdivisions (c) and (h) of Section 71011 of the Public Resources Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 419, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 pursuant to Section 65940. The agency may, in the course of processing the application, request the applicant to clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise supplement the information required for the application.

(b) The provisions of subdivision (a) shall not be construed as requiring an applicant to submit with an initial application the entirety of the information which a public agency may require in order to take final action on the application. Prior to accepting an application, each public agency shall inform the applicant of any information included in the list prepared pursuant to Section 65940 which will subsequently be required from the applicant in order to complete final action on the application.

(c) This section shall not be construed as limiting the ability of a public agency to request and obtain information which may be needed in order to comply with the provisions of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.

(d) (1) After a public agency accepts an application as complete, and if the project applicant has identified that the proposed project is located within 1,000 feet of a military installation or within special use airspace or beneath a low-level flight path in accordance with Section 65940, the public agency shall provide notice of the complete application to any branch of the United States Armed Forces that has provided the Office of Planning and Research with points of contact to receive the notice.

(2) Except for a project within 1,000 feet of a military installation, the public agency is not required to provide a copy of the application if the project is located entirely in an “urbanized area.” An urbanized area is any urban location that meets the definition used by the United State Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Census for “urban” and includes locations with core census block groups containing at least 1,000 people per square mile and surrounding census block groups containing at least 500 people per square mile.

(e) After providing notice of the application as required in subdivision (d), and if requested by any branch of the United States Armed Forces, the public agency and the project applicant shall consult with the impacted military branch or branches to discuss the effects of the proposed project on military installations, low-level flight paths, or special use airspace, and potential alternatives and mitigation measures.

(f) The Office of Planning and Research shall maintain on its internet website and provide notice to public agencies all of the following:

(1) Maps of low-level flight paths, special use airspace, and military installations.

(2) The military points of contact to receive notifications pursuant to subdivision (d).

(3) The information required in the notice of a completed application pursuant to subdivision (d). This information shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:

(A) The project’s specific location.

(B) The major physical alterations to the property on which the project will be located.

(C) A site place showing the location of the project on the property, as well as the massing, height, and approximate square footage, of each building that will be occupied.

(D) The proposed land uses by number of units or square feet using the categories in the applicable zoning ordinance.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 142, Sec. 3. (SB 242) Effective January 1, 2020.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 the city or county of a proposal to adopt or amend any of the following plans or ordinances:

(1) A general plan.

(2) A specific plan.

(3) A zoning ordinance.

(4) An ordinance affecting building permits or grading permits.

The applicant shall specify, in the written request, the types of proposed action for which notice is requested. Prior to taking any of those actions, the city or county shall give notice to any applicant who has requested notice of the type of action proposed and whose development project is pending before the city or county if the city or county determines that the proposal is reasonably related to the applicant’s request for the development permit. Notice shall be given only for those types of actions which the applicant specifies in the request for notification.

The city or county may charge the applicant for a development permit, to whom notice is provided pursuant to this subdivision, a reasonable fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing that notice. If a fee is charged pursuant to this subdivision, the fee shall be collected as part of the application fee charged for the development permit.

(b) As an alternative to the notification procedure prescribed by subdivision (a), a city or county may inform the applicant at the time of filing an application for a development permit that he or she may subscribe to a periodically updated notice or set of notices from the city or county which lists pending proposals to adopt or amend any of the plans or ordinances specified in subdivision (a), together with the status of the proposal and the date of any hearings thereon which have been set.

Only those proposals which are general, as opposed to parcel-specific in nature, and which the city or county determines are reasonably related to requests for development permits, need be listed in the notice. No proposal shall be required to be listed until such time as the first public hearing thereon has been set. The notice shall be updated and mailed at least once every six weeks; except that a notice need not be updated and mailed until a change in its contents is required.

The city or county may charge the applicant for a development permit, to whom notice is provided pursuant to this subdivision, a reasonable fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing that notice, including the costs of updating the notice, for the length of time the applicant requests to be sent the notice or notices.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 11.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
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 receive notice of any proposal to adopt or amend a rule or regulation affecting the issuance of development permits.

Prior to adopting or amending any such rule or regulation, the local agency shall give notice to any applicant who has requested such notice and whose development project is pending before the agency if the local agency determines that the proposal is reasonably related to the applicant’s request for the development permit.

The local agency may charge the applicant for a development permit, to whom notice is provided pursuant to this section, a reasonable fee not to exceed the actual cost of providing that notice. If a fee is charged pursuant to this section, the fee shall be collected as part of the application fee charged for the development permit.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 12.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
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 proposal to adopt or amend a regulation affecting the issuance of development permits and which implements a statutory provision.

Prior to adopting or amending any such regulation, the state agency shall give notice to any applicant who has requested such notice and whose development project is pending before the state agency if the state agency determines that the proposal is reasonably related to the applicant’s request for the development permit.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 13.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text: No action, inaction, or recommendation regarding any ordinance, rule, or regulation subject to this Section 65945, 65945.3, or 65945.5 by any legislative body, administrative body, or the officials of any state or local agency shall be held void or invalid or be set aside by any court on the ground of any error, irregularity, informality, neglect or omission (hereinafter called “error”) as to any matter pertaining to notices, records, determinations, publications or any matters of procedure whatever, unless after an examination of the entire case, including evidence, the court shall be of the opinion that the error complained of was prejudicial, and that by reason of such error the party complaining or appealing sustained and suffered substantial injury, and that a different result would have been probable if such error had not occurred or existed. There shall be no presumption that error is prejudicial or that injury was done if error is shown.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1263, Sec. 14.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(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 4459.5.

(2) “Construction-related accessibility standard” means a provision, standard, or regulation under state or federal law requiring compliance with standards for making new construction and existing facilities accessible to persons with disabilities, including, but not limited to, any provision, standard, or regulation set forth in Section 51, 54, 54.1, or 55 of the Civil Code, Section 19955.5 of the Health and Safety Code, the California Building Standards Code (Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations), the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (Appendix A to Part 36 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations).

(3) “Written inspection report” means the CASp report required to be provided pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55.53 of the Civil Code.

(b) A local agency shall expedite review of a project application if the project applicant meets all of the following conditions:

(1) The applicant provides a copy of a disability access inspection certificate, provided by a CASp pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 55.53 of the Civil Code, pertaining to the site of the proposed project.

(2) The applicant demonstrates that the proposed project is necessary to address either an alleged violation of a construction-related accessibility standard or a violation noted in a written inspection report.

(3) If project plans are necessary for the approval of a project, the applicant has had a CASp review the project plans for compliance with all applicable construction-related accessibility standards.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 13, Sec. 7. (SB 269) Effective May 10, 2016.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 4. Expedited Review

path: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE > 1. PLANNING AND ZONING > 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects > 4. Expedited Review


text:
(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 resulted in a declared local emergency.

(B) The property was rendered a substandard building as a result of a disaster that resulted in a declared local emergency.

(2) “Disaster” has the same meaning as defined in Section 8680.3.

(3) Notwithstanding Section 65930, “local agency” means any city, county, or city and county.

(4) “Local emergency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 8680.9.

(5) “Substandard building” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17920 of the Health and Safety Code.

(6) “Utility provider” means an entity that provides a utility service connection and that is subject to the requirements of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000).

(b) If a local agency approves a permit necessary to rebuild or repair an affected property, a utility provider shall provide a written notice describing the next steps in the approval process for a connection request for the project within 30 days of receipt of the connection request, unless connection is infeasible due to the disaster.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, after a parcel has been deemed safe for development by the state, a local agency, or the state and a local agency after a disaster that resulted in a declared local emergency, a local agency shall approve or deny a complete application, within 10 business days of receipt of the application, for a building permit or an equivalent permit for any of the following structures intended to be used by a person until the rebuilding or repairing of an affected property is complete:

(1) A state-approved or federally approved modular home.

(2) A state-approved or federally approved prefabricated home.

(3) A detached structure that would meet the applicable requirements to be an accessory dwelling unit for the affected property.

(d) (1) A local agency shall provide information to the public about the provisions of this section through public information resources, including, but not limited to, on the local agency’s internet website.

(2) A local agency shall include all of the following on its internet website:

(A) A checklist of the conditions that would result in a residential property being deemed a substandard building.

(B) A notice that a person may obtain a confidential third-party code inspection from a licensed contractor to determine the unit’s existing condition or potential scope of building improvements before submitting an application for a permit to rebuild or repair an affected property.

(C) For a city, county, or city and county with a population greater than 30,000 residents based on the most recent United States Census Bureau data, a dashboard that tracks permitting timelines and agency performance.

(3) A local agency shall comply with this subdivision by March 31, 2028, and shall update the information required to be provided by this subdivision every four years thereafter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 534, Sec. 1. (AB 818) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 4. Expedited Review


text:
(a) A public agency that is the lead agency for a development project shall approve or disapprove the project within whichever of the following periods is applicable:

(1) One hundred eighty days from the date of certification by the lead agency of the environmental impact report, if an environmental impact report is prepared pursuant to Section 21100 or 21151 of the Public Resources Code for the development project.

(2) Ninety days from the date of certification by the lead agency of the environmental impact report, if an environmental impact report is prepared pursuant to Section 21100 or 21151 of the Public Resources Code for a development project defined in subdivision (c).

(3) Sixty days from the date of certification by the lead agency of the environmental impact report, if an environmental impact report is prepared pursuant to Section 21100 or 21151 of the Public Resources Code for a development project defined in subdivision (c) and all of the following conditions are met:

(A) At least 49 percent of the units in the development project are affordable to very low or low-income households, as defined by Sections 50105 and 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, respectively. Rents for the lower income units shall be set at an affordable rent, as that term is defined in Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, for at least 30 years. Owner-occupied units shall be available at an affordable housing cost, as that term is defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(B) Prior to the application being deemed complete for the development project pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 65940), the lead agency received written notice from the project applicant that an application has been made or will be made for an allocation or commitment of financing, tax credits, bond authority, or other financial assistance from a public agency or federal agency, and the notice specifies the financial assistance that has been applied for or will be applied for and the deadline for application for that assistance, the requirement that one of the approvals of the development project by the lead agency is a prerequisite to the application for or approval of the application for financial assistance, and that the financial assistance is necessary for the project to be affordable as required pursuant to subparagraph (A).

(C) There is confirmation that the application has been made to the public agency or federal agency prior to certification of the environmental impact report.

(4) Sixty days from the date of adoption by the lead agency of the negative declaration, if a negative declaration is completed and adopted for the development project.

(5) Sixty days from the determination by the lead agency that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), if the project is exempt from that act.

(6) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 65912.114 and subdivision (a) of Section 65912.124, sixty days from the date of receipt of a complete application if the project is subject to ministerial review by the public agency.

(7) If a development project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) pursuant to Section 21080.66 of the Public Resources Code, 30 days from the later of the following dates:

(A) The conclusion of the process outlined in subdivision (b) of Section 21080.66 of the Public Resources Code.

(B) The expiration of the applicable time limit in paragraph (2) of subdivision (j) of Section 65589.5.

(b) This section does not preclude a project applicant and a public agency from mutually agreeing in writing to an extension of any time limit provided by this section pursuant to Section 65957.

(c) For purposes of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) and Section 65952, “development project” means a housing development project, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5.

(d) For purposes of this section, “lead agency” and “negative declaration” have the same meaning as defined in Sections 21067 and 21064 of the Public Resources Code, respectively.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 4. (SB 158) Effective October 11, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits

path: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE > 1. PLANNING AND ZONING > 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects > 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: Notwithstanding Section 65950, if there has been an extension of time pursuant to Section 21100.2 or 21151.5 of the Public Resources Code to complete and certify the environmental impact report, the lead agency shall approve or disapprove the project within 90 days after certification of the environmental impact report.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1240, Sec. 1.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text:
(a) If an applicant for a development project for natural gas exploration or production and a public agency agree in writing to expedite the public agency’s actions pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 65940) or this article, the public agency may provide the services, contract with a private entity, or employ persons on a temporary basis to perform the services necessary to meet those time limits.

(b) The private entities or persons temporarily employed by the public agency may, pursuant to a contract or agreement with the public agency, perform any of the functions necessary to comply with the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 65940), this article, or local ordinances adopted pursuant to those articles, except those functions reserved by those articles or local ordinances to the legislative body of a local agency.

(c) A public agency may charge the applicant a fee that does not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service pursuant to this section. A local agency shall comply with Section 66014, Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 439, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: In the event that a combined environmental impact report-environmental impact statement is being prepared on a development project pursuant to Section 21083.6 of the Public Resources Code, a lead agency shall approve or disapprove the project within 90 days after the combined environmental impact report-environmental impact statement has been completed and adopted.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 283, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a public agency that is a responsible agency for a development project that has been approved by the lead agency shall approve or disapprove the development project within whichever of the following periods of time is longer:

(1) Within 180 days from the date on which the lead agency has approved the project.

(2) Within 180 days of the date on which the completed application for the development project has been received and accepted as complete by that responsible agency.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a public agency that is a responsible agency for a development project described in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65950 that has been approved by the lead agency shall approve or disapprove the development project within whichever of the following periods of time is longer:

(1) Within 45 days from the date on which the lead agency has approved the project.

(2) Within 45 days of the date on which the completed application for the development project has been received and accepted as complete by that responsible agency.

(c) (1) Where a responsible agency is either the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission for a development project described in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65950 that has been approved by the lead agency, that responsible agency shall approve or disapprove the development project within whichever of the following periods of time is longer:

(A) Within 90 days from the date on which the lead agency has approved the project.

(B) Within 90 days of the date on which the completed application for the development project has been received and accepted as complete by that responsible agency.

(2) Where the responsible agency is the State Water Resources Control Board or a California Regional Water Quality Control Board for a development project described in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 65950 that has been approved by the lead agency, and the approval being sought from the responsible agency is either an individual waste discharge requirement or any certificate or statement required by any federal agency pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.) or any other federal water quality control law, that responsible agency shall approve or disapprove the development project within whichever of the following periods of time is longer:

(A) Within 90 days from the date on which the lead agency has approved the project.

(B) Within 90 days of the date on which the completed application for the development project has been received and accepted as complete by that responsible agency.

(d) At the time a decision by a lead agency to disapprove a development project becomes final, applications for that project which are filed with responsible agencies shall be deemed withdrawn.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 502, Sec. 1. (AB 1007) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), where a development project consists of a subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7), the time limits established by Sections 65950 and 65952 shall apply to the approval or disapproval of the tentative map, or the parcel map for which a tentative map is not required.

(b) The time limits specified in Sections 66452.1, 66452.2, and 66463 for tentative maps and parcel maps for which a tentative map is not required, shall continue to apply and are not extended by the time limits specified in subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 847, Sec. 3.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: No public agency shall disapprove an application for a development project in order to comply with the time limits specified in this chapter. Any disapproval of an application for a development project shall specify reasons for disapproval other than the failure to timely act in accordance with the time limits specified in this chapter.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1068, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text:
(a) All time limits specified in this article are maximum time limits for approving or disapproving development projects. All public agencies shall, if possible, approve or disapprove development projects in shorter periods of time.

(b) All time limits specified in this article shall only apply to the extent that the time limits are equal to or shorter than the applicable time limits for public agency review established in any other law.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 22, Sec. 24. (AB 130) Effective June 30, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: The time limits established by this article shall not apply in the event that federal statutes or regulations require time schedules which exceed such time limits.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1200.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: The time limits established by this article shall not apply to applications to appropriate water where such applications have been protested pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1330) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Water Code, or to petitions for changes pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 1700) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Water Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1113.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text:
(a) If any provision of law requires the lead agency or responsible agency to provide public notice of the development project or to hold a public hearing, or both, on the development project and the agency has not provided the public notice or held the hearing, or both, at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the time limits established by Sections 65950 and 65952, the applicant or the applicant’s representative may file an action pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure to compel the agency to provide the public notice or hold the hearing, or both, and the court shall give the proceedings preference over all other civil actions or proceedings, except older matters of the same character.

(b) In the event that a lead agency or a responsible agency fails to act to approve or to disapprove a development project within the time limits required by this article, the failure to act shall be deemed approval of the permit application for the development project.

(c) Failure of an applicant to submit complete or adequate information pursuant to Sections 65943 to 65944, inclusive, may constitute grounds for disapproving a development project.

(d) Nothing in this section shall diminish the permitting agency’s legal responsibility to provide, where applicable, public notice and hearing before acting on a permit application.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 22, Sec. 25. (AB 130) Effective June 30, 2025.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text:
(a) Prior to an applicant providing advance notice to an environmental agency of the intent to provide public notice pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 65956 for action on an environmental permit, the applicant may submit an appeal in writing to the governing body of the environmental agency, or if there is no governing body, to the director of the environmental agency, as provided by the environmental agency, for a determination regarding the failure by the environmental agency to take timely action on the issuance or denial of the environmental permit in accordance with the time limits specified in this chapter.

(b) There shall be a final written determination by the environmental agency on the appeal not later than 60 calendar days after receipt of the applicant’s written appeal. The final written determination by the environmental agency shall specify both of the following:

(1) The reason or reasons for failing to act pursuant to the time limits in this chapter.

(2) A date by which the environmental agency shall act on the permit application.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any appeal submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) involving an environmental permit from an environmental agency shall be made to the Secretary for Environmental Protection if the environmental agency declines to accept the appeal for a decision pursuant to subdivision (a) or the environmental agency does not make a final written determination pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) Any appeal submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) involving an environmental permit to a board, office, or department within the California Environmental Protection Agency shall be made to the Secretary for Environmental Protection.

(e) For purposes of this section, “environmental permit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71012 of the Public Resources Code, and “environmental agency” has the same meaning as defined in Section 71011 of the Public Resources Code, except that “environmental agency” does not include the agencies described in subdivisions (c) and (h) of Section 71011 of the Public Resources Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 419, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: The time limits established by Sections 65950, 65950.1, 65951, and 65952 may be extended once upon mutual written agreement of the project applicant and the public agency for a period not to exceed 90 days from the date of the extension. No other extension, continuance, or waiver of these time limits either by the project applicant or the lead agency shall be permitted, except as provided in this section and Section 65950.1. Failure of the lead agency to act within these time limits may result in the project being deemed approved pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (b) of Section 65956.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 283, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: In the event that a development project requires more than one approval by a public agency, such agency may establish time limits (1) for submitting the information required in connection with each separate request for approval and (2) for acting upon each such request; provided, however, that the time period for acting on all such requests shall not, in aggregate, exceed those limits specified in Sections 65950 and 65952.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1113.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text:
(a) Whenever the director of a Department of Transportation highway district recommends to a public agency considering an application to subdivide real property or to issue a construction permit that the agency impose certain conditions on its approval of the application, the applicant may appeal the district director’s recommendation.

(b) The Department of Transportation shall adopt regulations prescribing procedures for effecting an appeal pursuant to subdivision (a). The appeal shall be made in writing to the Director of Transportation. The director’s decision on the appeal shall be rendered within 60 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, and the director’s written determination shall be transmitted to the appellant and to the agency to whom the appealed recommendation was made. The adopted regulations shall require the appellant to pay to the department a fee of not more than 50 percent of the estimated administrative cost to the department of conducting the appeal.

(c) The appeal process, including the director’s written determination, shall be completed at least 60 days prior to completion of the period of public review for a draft environmental impact report or a negative declaration prescribed by Section 21091 of the Public Resources Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 796, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5. Approval of Development Permits


text: The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the California Environmental Protection Agency was established to enhance the state’s protection of the environment by, among other things, more effectively coordinating the permit actions of the departments or boards within the agency which issue environmental permits and by ensuring timely responses to applicants for permits in order to reduce costs associated with compliance with the state’s environmental protection statutes and programs. It is the intent of this article to provide a mechanism by which the California Environmental Protection Agency may further this objective of environmental protection by bringing relevant agencies together to foster the integration of requests for information, promote speedy and cost-effective compliance, and synchronize, to the maximum extent feasible, the environmental permit requirements imposed on applicants by the departments or boards within the agency.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 952, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5.6. Environmental Permits

path: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE > 1. PLANNING AND ZONING > 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects > 5.6. Environmental Permits


text: For purposes of this article, “environmental permit” means any permit issued by the Department of Toxic Substances Control for the storage, treatment, handling, or disposal of hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, or any waste discharge requirements issued by the State Water Resources Control Board or a California regional water quality control board.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5.6. Environmental Permits


text:
(a) At the request of an applicant for more than one environmental permit, the Secretary for Environmental Protection may, using existing staff and budgetary resources, convene a permitting team for the project composed of permit writers and other appropriate personnel from the board or department responsible for review of the project and the issuance of an environmental permit. The permitting team shall identify all statutory and regulatory requirements for the issuance of the environmental permits and provide that information to the applicant in order to facilitate, to the maximum extent feasible, the uniform, consistent, and expeditious processing of environmental permit applications.

(b) At the request of the applicant, the Secretary for Environmental Protection may solicit the participation of relevant federal, state, and local agencies on the permitting team to facilitate cooperation, reduce duplication, and assist in conflict resolution.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5.6. Environmental Permits


text: This article does not confer any new or additional authority over the issuance of environmental permits on the California Environmental Protection Agency or diminish in any way the existing authority of any other state or local agency.

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 5.6. Environmental Permits


text: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any person applies for approval of a geothermal field development project, then only one permit from the lead agency and one permit from each responsible agency shall be required for all drilling, construction, operation, and maintenance activities required during the course of the productive life of the project, including, but not limited to, the drilling of makeup wells, redrills, well cleanouts, pipeline hookups, or any other activity necessary to the continued supply of geothermal steam to a powerplant. The lead agency and each responsible agency may approve such permits for less than full field development if the applicant submits such an application. Such permits shall include (1) any conditions or stipulations deemed necessary by the lead or responsible agency, including appropriate mitigation measures within the statutory jurisdiction of such agency, and (2) a monitoring program capable of assuring the permittee’s conformance with all such conditions or stipulations. This section shall not apply to any permit whose issuance is a ministerial act by the permitting agency.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1271.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

path: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE > 1. PLANNING AND ZONING > 4.5. Review and Approval of Development Projects > 6. Development Permits for Classes of Projects


text:
(a) Any local source of funding that can be used for the development of affordable housing shall include adaptive reuse as an eligible project. No agency with control of a local source of funding shall prohibit or exclude a project proposal that uses an adaptive reuse model for an affordable housing project development solely on the basis that the proposal is for an adaptive reuse project.

(b) For purposes of this section “adaptive reuse” means the retrofitting and repurposing of an existing building to create new residential units.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 764, Sec. 2. (AB 1490) Effective January 1, 2024.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE

article: 6. Development Permits for Classes of Projects


text:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subdivisions (e) and (f), upon approval or conditional approval of a tentative map for a subdivision of single- or multiple-family residential units, or upon recordation of a parcel map for such a subdivision for which no tentative map was required, during the five-year period following recordation of the final map or parcel map for the subdivision, a city, county, or city and county shall not require as a condition to the issuance of any building permit or equivalent permit for such single- or multiple-family residential units, conformance with or the performance of any conditions that the city or county could have lawfully imposed as a condition to the previously approved tentative or parcel map. Nor shall a city, county, or city and county withhold or refuse to issue a building permit or equivalent permit for failure to conform with or perform any conditions that the city, county, or city and county could have lawfully imposed as a condition to the previously approved tentative or parcel map. However, the provisions of this section shall not prohibit a city, county, or city and county from doing any of the following:

(a) Imposing conditions or requirements upon the issuance of a building permit or equivalent permit which could have been lawfully imposed as a condition to the approval of a tentative or parcel map if the local agency finds it necessary to impose the condition or requirement for any of the following reasons:

(1) A failure to do so would place the residents of the subdivision or of the immediate community, or both, in a condition perilous to their health or safety, or both.

(2) The condition is required in order to comply with state or federal law.

(b) Withholding or refusing to issue a building permit or equivalent permit if the local agency finds it is required to do so in order to comply with state or federal law.

(c) Assuring compliance with the applicable zoning ordinance.

(d) This section shall also apply to a city or city and county which incorporates on or after January 1, 1985, and which includes within its boundaries any areas included in the tentative or parcel map described in this section.

When the incorporation includes areas included in the tentative or parcel map described in this section, “a condition that the city could have lawfully imposed as a condition to the previously approved tentative or parcel map,” as used in this section, refers to conditions the county could have imposed had there been no incorporation.

(e) For purposes only of a tentative subdivision map or parcel map that is extended pursuant to Section 66452.22, 66452.23, 66452.24, 66452.25, or 66452.26, the five-year period described in this section shall be three years.

(f) For purposes only of a tentative subdivision map or parcel map that is extended pursuant to Section 66452.22, 66452.23, 66452.24, 66452.25, or 66452.26, this section does not prohibit a city, county, or city and county from levying a fee or imposing a condition that requires the payment of a fee in the amount in effect upon the issuance of a building permit, including an adopted fee that is not included within an applicable zoning ordinance, upon the issuance of a building permit, including, but not limited to, a fee defined in Section 66000.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 830, Sec. 1. (AB 2973) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, after the amendments required by Sections 65302.9 and 65860.1 have become effective, each city and county within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley shall not approve a discretionary permit or other discretionary entitlement that would result in the construction of a new building or construction that would result in an increase in allowed occupancy for an existing building, or a ministerial permit that would result in the construction of a new residence, for a project that is located within a flood hazard zone unless the city or county finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, one of the following:

(1) The facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control or other flood management facilities protect the project to the urban level of flood protection in urban and urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas.

(2) The city or county has imposed conditions on the permit or discretionary entitlement that will protect the project to the urban level of flood protection in urban and urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas.

(3) The local flood management agency has made adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system that will result in flood protection equal to or greater than the urban level of flood protection in urban or urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas for property located within a flood hazard zone, intended to be protected by the system. Except as provided in Sections 65962.1, 65962.2, and 65962.4, for urban and urbanizing areas protected by project levees, the urban level of flood protection shall be achieved by 2025.

(4) The property in an undetermined risk area has met the urban level of flood protection based on substantial evidence in the record.

(b) The effective date of amendments referred to in this section shall be the date upon which the statutes of limitation specified in subdivision (c) of Section 65009 have run or, if the amendments and any associated environmental documents are challenged in court, the validity of the amendments and any associated environmental documents has been upheld in a final decision.

(c) This section does not change or diminish existing requirements of local flood plain management laws, ordinances, resolutions, or regulations necessary to local agency participation in the national flood insurance program.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 777, Sec. 2. (SB 639) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) For purposes of Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5, the Mossdale Tract shall achieve the urban level of flood protection by 2040.

(b) For purposes of this section, “Mossdale Tract” means an area of land identified as Reclamation District No. 17 on page 144 of Bulletin No. 37 (1930) of the Department of Water Resources, along with such contiguous urban and urbanizing areas to the east of the tract as would be subject to flooding from the San Joaquin River at an urban level of flood protection.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 8307 of the Water Code, the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency may be required to contribute its fair and reasonable share of any property damage caused by a flood to the extent that the state’s exposure to liability for property damage has been increased by cities or counties unreasonably approving, as defined in Section 8307 of the Water Code, any new development in the Mossdale Tract between the years 2025 and 2040.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 10, Sec. 1. (SB 586) Effective April 30, 2024.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) For purposes of Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5, the City of West Sacramento shall achieve the urban level of flood protection by 2040.

(b) For purposes of this section, “City of West Sacramento” means the incorporated area in the County of Yolo as identified in Resolution No. 86-112 of the County of Yolo Board of Supervisors at Yolo County Official Records Book 1801, pages 384 to 403, inclusive, and Book 1801, pages 368 to 382, inclusive.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 8307 of the Water Code, the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency may be required to contribute its fair and reasonable share of any property damage caused by a flood to the extent that the state’s exposure to liability for property damage has been increased by cities or counties unreasonably approving, as defined in Section 8307 of the Water Code, any new development in the City of West Sacramento between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2040.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 10, Sec. 2. (SB 586) Effective April 30, 2024.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) Notwithstanding Sections 9795 and 10231.5, on or before December 31, 2028, and every five years thereafter until December 31, 2038, the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency and the San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency shall provide a report to the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, the Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee, the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 2, and the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 describing plans and actions taken to improve flood protection in the preceding five years in the City of West Sacramento and the Mossdale Tract pursuant to Sections 65962.1 and 65962.2, respectively.

(b) In order to minimize duplication, the report described in subdivision (a) may be composed of materials developed to meet other reporting requirements.

(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2039, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 10, Sec. 3. (SB 586) Effective April 30, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2039, by its own provisions.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) For purposes of Sections 65865.5, 65962, and 66474.5, the following locations shall achieve the urban level of flood protection by 2030:

(1) The Natomas subarea of the City of Sacramento.

(2) The Beach Lake subarea of the City of Sacramento and the Beach Lake subarea of the unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento.

(3) The portions of the Natomas subarea located in the unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento and the portions of the Natomas subarea located in the unincorporated area of the County of Sutter.

(4) The City of Marysville protected by the Marysville Ring Levee located in the City of Marysville in the County of Yuba.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8307 of the Water Code, the City of Marysville, the City of Sacramento, the County of Sacramento, the County of Sutter, or the County of Yuba may be required to contribute its fair and reasonable share of any property damage caused by a flood in its respective jurisdiction, to the extent that the state’s exposure to liability for property damage has been increased by the city or county unreasonably approving, as defined in Section 8307 of the Water Code, any new development in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) until the city or county finds that the area has met the urban level of flood protection as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 65007.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Beach Lake subarea of the City of Sacramento” means the area within the City of Sacramento bounded on the north by Sutterville Road, on the west and south by the city limits, and on the east by Highway 99.

(2) “Beach Lake subarea of the unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento” means the unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento that is bounded on the west by the Sacramento River, on the north by the City of Sacramento city limits, on the east by Franklin Boulevard, and on the south by the City of Elk Grove city limits to Interstate 5 and along the North Beach Lake Levee from west of Interstate 5 to the Sacramento River.

(3) “City of Marysville” means the incorporated area of the City of Marysville as identified in the 2021–29 General Plan Housing Element Update adopted by Resolution 2021–34 by the Marysville City Council on November 16, 2021.

(4) “City of Sacramento” means the incorporated area in the City of Sacramento identified in Resolution No. 2021-0001, adopted by the Sacramento Independent Redistricting Commission, December 16, 2021, entitled “Establishing the Sacramento City Council District Boundaries Pursuant to the Sacramento City Charter, the California Elections Code, and the 2020 United States Census.”

(5) “Natomas subarea” means any of the following:

(A) The area within the City of Sacramento bounded on the north and west by the city limits, on the south by the Garden Highway or Arden-Garden Connector, and on the east by East Levee Road.

(B) The unincorporated area of the County of Sacramento that is bounded on the north and west by the unincorporated County of Sacramento limits, on the east by East Levee Road, and on the south by Interstate 80.

(C) The unincorporated area of the County of Sutter that is bounded by the Sacramento River, the Natomas Cross Canal, the Pleasant Grove Creek Canal or Steelhead Creek, and the unincorporated County of Sutter limits.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 777, Sec. 3. (SB 639) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE


text:
(a) The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall compile and update as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, a list of all of the following:

(1) All hazardous waste facilities subject to corrective action pursuant to Section 25187.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) All land designated as hazardous waste property or border zone property pursuant to former Article 11 (commencing with Section 25220) of Chapter 6.5 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) All information received by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Section 25242 of the Health and Safety Code on hazardous waste disposals on public land.

(4) All sites listed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 78760) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 45 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) The State Department of Health Services shall compile and update as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, a list of all public drinking water wells that contain detectable levels of organic contaminants and that are subject to water analysis pursuant to Section 116395 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) The State Water Resources Control Board shall compile and update as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, a list of all of the following:

(1) All underground storage tanks for which an unauthorized release report is filed pursuant to Section 25295 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) All solid waste disposal facilities from which there is a migration of hazardous waste and for which a California regional water quality control board has notified the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 13273 of the Water Code.

(3) All cease and desist orders issued after January 1, 1986, pursuant to Section 13301 of the Water Code, and all cleanup or abatement orders issued after January 1, 1986, pursuant to Section 13304 of the Water Code, that concern the discharge of wastes that are hazardous materials.

(d) The local enforcement agency, as designated pursuant to Section 18051 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, shall compile as appropriate, but at least annually, and shall submit to the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, a list of all solid waste disposal facilities from which there is a known migration of hazardous waste. The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery shall compile the local lists into a statewide list, which shall be submitted to the Secretary for Environmental Protection and shall be available to any person who requests the information.

(e) The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall consolidate the information submitted pursuant to this section and distribute it in a timely fashion to each city and county in which sites on the lists are located. The secretary shall distribute the information to any other person upon request. The secretary may charge a reasonable fee to persons requesting the information, other than cities, counties, or cities and counties, to cover the cost of developing, maintaining, and reproducing and distributing the information.

(f) Before a lead agency accepts as complete an application for any development project which will be used by any person, the applicant shall consult the lists sent to the appropriate city or county and shall submit a signed statement to the local agency indicating whether the project and any alternatives are located on a site that is included on any of the lists compiled pursuant to this section and shall specify any list. If the site is included on a list, and the list is not specified on the statement, the lead agency shall notify the applicant pursuant to Section 65943. The statement shall read as follows: HAZARDOUS WASTE AND SUBSTANCES STATEMENTThe development project and any alternatives proposed in this application are contained on the lists compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. Accordingly, the project applicant is required to submit a signed statement that contains the following information:Name of applicant:Address:Phone number:Address of site (street name and number if available, and ZIP Code):Local agency (city/county):Assessor’s book, page, and parcel number:Specify any list pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code:Regulatory identification number:Date of list:Applicant, Date(g) The changes made to this section by the act amending this section, that takes effect January 1, 1992, apply only to projects for which applications have not been deemed complete on or before January 1, 1992, pursuant to Section 65943.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 258, Sec. 28. (AB 2327) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 130 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 258.)

title: 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE