Each city and county, in preparing the safety element to its general plan pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65302 of the Government Code, and in adopting or revising land use planning and permitting ordinances, shall take into account the information provided in available seismic hazard maps.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 2699
Seismic Hazards Mapping
Known as the Seismic Hazards Mapping Act
The act spans §§ 2690 to 2699.6 (13 sections).
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1168, Sec. 3
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