Gov. Code § 65302.6
Authority for and Scope of General Plans

Gov. Code § 65302.6

Adopting a local hazard mitigation 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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A local hazard mitigation plan may be adopted with the safety element.

  • Optional adoption. A jurisdiction may adopt a federal Disaster Mitigation Act hazard mitigation plan with its safety element. (a)
  • Earthquake evaluation. The plan must evaluate earthquake performance of essential public facilities. (a)(1)
  • Hazardous buildings inventory. It must inventory potentially hazardous private buildings such as soft story and tilt-up structures. (a)(2)
  • Risk reduction plan. It must include a plan to reduce risk from private and governmental facilities. (a)(3)
  • Funding preference. Jurisdictions without a plan get preference in OES recommendations for federal mitigation funding. (b)

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§ 65302.62 subdivisions

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History. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 312. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

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