Gov. Code § 65300
Authority for and Scope of General Plans

Gov. Code § 65300

Duty to prepare and adopt a general planTITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3. Local Planning › ARTICLE 5. Authority for and Scope of General Plans

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Every city and county must adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan.

  • Duty to adopt. Each planning agency must prepare, and each legislative body must adopt, a comprehensive, long-term general plan for physical development. Text
  • Related outside land. The plan may cover land outside the jurisdiction's boundaries that bears relation to its planning. Text
  • Charter cities included. Charter cities must adopt general plans containing the mandatory elements in § 65302. Text

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§ 65300

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.

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History. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 3.)

Cites, in this navigator. Gov. Code § 65302

Cited by, in this navigator. Gov. Code § 65583, Pub. Resources Code § 21083.3

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