The adoption of the general plan or any part or element thereof or the adoption of any amendment to such plan or any part or element thereof is a legislative act which shall be reviewable pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Cal. Gov. Code § 65301.5
Authority for and Scope of General Plans
Known as the Planning and Zoning Law
The act spans §§ 65000 to 66499.58 (597 sections).
Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case 9 Cal. 4th 763 - DeVita v. County of Napa (1995)
Most recently applied in 238 Cal. Rptr. 3d 712 - Westsiders Opposed to Overdevelopment v. City of L. A. (October 2018)
Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 837.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.