Gov. Code § 65302.4
Authority for and Scope of General Plans

Gov. Code § 65302.4

Urban form and design in the land use elementTITLE 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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The land use element may express urban form and design intentions.

  • Form and design. Land use element text, diagrams, and implementing zoning may express community intentions on urban form and design. Text
  • Mixed uses and housing. They may differentiate neighborhoods, districts, and corridors and provide a mix of land uses and housing types. Text
  • Building relationships. They may regulate relationships between buildings and between buildings and public spaces, including streets. Text

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§ 65302.4

The text and diagrams in the land use element that address the location and extent of land uses, and the zoning ordinances that implement these provisions, may also express community intentions regarding urban form and design. These expressions may differentiate neighborhoods, districts, and corridors, provide for a mixture of land uses and housing types within each, and provide specific measures for regulating relationships between buildings, and between buildings and outdoor public areas, including streets.

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History. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 179, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)

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