Each planning agency shall prepare and the legislative body of each county and city shall adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and of any land outside its boundaries which in the planning agency’s judgment bears relation to its planning. Chartered cities shall adopt general plans which contain the mandatory elements specified in Section 65302.
Cal. Gov. Code § 65300
Authority for and Scope of General Plans
Known as the Planning and Zoning Law
The act spans §§ 65000–66499 (597 sections).
Applied in 47 court decisions — leading case 52 Cal. 3d 553 - Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors (1990)
Most recently applied in Sheetz v. El Dorado County (April 2024)
Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 3.
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