Optional general plan elementsTITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 3. Local Planning › ARTICLE 5. Authority for and Scope of General Plans
General plans may go beyond the mandatory elements.
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The general plan may include any other elements or address any other subjects which, in the judgment of the legislative body, relate to the physical development of the county or city.
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History note as saved from leginfo: (Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 9.)