Title PRC, California Pub. Res. Code

(a) Notwithstanding paragraph (10) of subdivision (b) of Section 21080, this division applies to a project for the institution of passenger rail service on a line paralleling State Highway 29 and running from Rocktram to Krug in the Napa Valley. With respect to that project, and …

This division does not apply to a project by a public agency to lease or purchase the rail right-of-way used for the San Francisco Peninsula commute service between San Francisco and San Jose, together with all branch and spur lines, including the Dumbarton and Vasona lines. (Add…

This division shall not apply to any activity or approval necessary for or incidental to planning, design, site acquisition, construction, operation, or maintenance of the new prison facilities located in any of the following places: (a) The County of Riverside. (b) The County of…

(a) This division does not apply to a rezoning that implements the schedule of actions contained in an approved housing element pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65583 of the Government Code. (b) (1) Subdivision (a) does not apply to either of the following: (A) A rezoning t…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Public higher education” has the same meaning as specified in Section 66010 of the Education Code. (2) “Long-range development plan” means a physical development and land use plan to meet the academic and ins…

The University of California and the California State University are not required to conduct a “no project” alternative analysis described in subdivision (e) of Section 15126.6 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations in an environmental impact report, a supplemental env…

(a) The lead agency shall be responsible for determining whether the project is exempt from this division and whether an environmental impact report, a negative declaration, or a mitigated negative declaration shall be required for any project that is subject to this division. Th…

This division does not apply to any of the following: (a) An extension of time, granted pursuant to Section 65361 of the Government Code, for the preparation and adoption of one or more elements of a city or county general plan. (b) Actions taken by the Department of Housing and …

This division shall not apply to settlements of title and boundary problems by the State Lands Commission and to exchanges or leases in connection with those settlements. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1463, Sec. 6.)

(a) This division does not apply to actions of the Office of Planning and Research and its subsidiary entities to provide financial assistance for planning, research, or project implementation related to land use or climate resiliency, adaptation, or mitigation if the project tha…

(a) This division shall not apply to any railroad grade separation project that eliminates an existing grade crossing or that reconstructs an existing grade separation. (b) (1) Whenever a state agency determines that a project is not subject to this division pursuant to this sect…

(a) This division does not apply to the closure of a railroad grade crossing by order of the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1201) of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Public Utilities Code, if the Public Utilities Commission finds the crossin…

This division does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county to implement Section 65852.1 of, or Article 2 (commencing with Section 66314) or Article 3 (commencing with Section 66333) of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of, the Government Code. (Amended by …

This division does not apply to the closing of any public school in which kindergarten or any of grades 1 through 12 is maintained or the transfer of students from that public school to another school if the only physical changes involved are categorically exempt under Chapter 3 …

This division does not apply to a project for restriping of streets or highways to relieve traffic congestion. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 750, Sec. 1.)

In the case of a project described in subdivision (c) of Section 21065, the determination required by Section 21080.1 shall be made within 30 days from the date on which an application for a project has been received and accepted as complete by the lead agency. This period may be…

(a) (1) (A) This division does not apply to an active transportation plan, a pedestrian plan, or a bicycle transportation plan for the restriping of streets and highways, bicycle parking and storage, signal timing to improve street and highway intersection operations, and the rel…

This division does not apply to any project of less than one mile in length within a public street or highway or any other public right-of-way for the installation of a new pipeline or the maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, removal, or demo…

(a) This division does not apply to activities and approvals by a local government necessary for the preparation of general plan amendments pursuant to Section 29763, except that the approval of general plan amendments by the Delta Protection Commission is subject to the requirem…

(a) This division does not apply to any project which consists of the inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, or removal of an existing pipeline, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 51010.5 of the Government Code, or any valve, …

This division does not apply to the issuance, modification, amendment, or renewal of a permit by an air pollution control district or air quality management district pursuant to Title V, as defined in Section 39053.3 of the Health and Safety Code, or pursuant to a district Title …

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Affordable housing” means any of the following: (A) Housing that is subject to a recorded covenant, ordinance, or law that restricts rents or sales prices to levels affordable, as defined in Section 50052.5 o…

This division does not apply to minor alterations to utilities made for the purposes of complying with Sections 116410 and 116415 of the Health and Safety Code or regulations adopted thereunder. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 327, Sec. 32. (AB 1438) Effective January 1, 2018.)

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Affordable cost” has the same meaning as “affordable housing cost” as defined in Section 50052.5 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) “Affordable housing” means a housing development project that meets all of t…

(a) This division does not apply to any of the following activities by a local agency: (1) An action to lease or facilitate the lease of land owned by the local agency for a low barrier navigation center. (2) An action associated with a lease for a low barrier navigation center p…

(a) This division does not apply to either of the following: (1) The acquisition, sale, or other transfer of interest in land by a public agency for any of the following purposes: (A) Preservation of natural conditions existing at the time of transfer, including plant and animal …

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section to clarify the applicability of this division to the provision of public access within a park or open space area by a county park agency, a park district, or the Great Redwood Trail Agency in a manner that involves …

(a) A project located in Los Angeles County that is approved by a public agency before the effective date of the act adding this section is not in violation of any requirement of this division by reason of the failure to construct a roadway across the property transferred to the …

(a) Prior to determining whether a negative declaration or environmental impact report is required for a project, the lead agency shall consult with all responsible agencies and trustee agencies. Prior to that required consultation, the lead agency may informally contact any of t…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that California Native American tribes traditionally and culturally affiliated with a geographic area may have expertise concerning their tribal cultural resources. (b) Prior to the release of a negative declaration, mitigated negative decla…

(a) As a part of the consultation pursuant to Section 21080.3.1, the parties may propose mitigation measures, including, but not limited to, those recommended in Section 21084.3, capable of avoiding or substantially lessening potential significant impacts to a tribal cultural res…

(a) For purposes of this section, “real estate transaction” means the acquisition or disposition of any interest in real property. (b) This division does not apply to any action, approval, or authorization provided by the State Public Works Board or the Department of Finance rega…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following definitions: (1) “Adequate supply” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 116681 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) “Domestic well” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (…

(a) This section shall only apply to publicly owned transit agencies, but shall not apply to any publicly owned transit agency created pursuant to Section 130050.2 of the Public Utilities Code. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), and in accordance with subdivision (d), thi…

This division does not apply to any emergency project undertaken, carried out, or approved by a public agency to maintain, repair, or restore an existing highway, as defined in Section 360 of the Vehicle Code, except for a highway designated as an official state scenic highway pu…

For the purposes of Section 21069, the phrase “carrying out or approving a project” shall include the carrying out or approval of a plan for a project that expands or enlarges an existing publicly owned airport by any political subdivision, as described in Section 21661.6 of the …

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), this division does not apply to the installation of a solar energy system on the roof of an existing building or at an existing parking lot. (b) For the purposes of this section, the following terms mean the following: (1) “Existing park…

(a) If a lead agency determines that an environmental impact report is required for a project, the lead agency shall immediately send notice of that determination by certified mail, email, or an equivalent procedure to each responsible agency, the Office of Planning and Research,…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Affordable housing project” means a project consisting of multifamily residential uses only or a mix of multifamily residential and nonresidential uses, with at least two-thirds of the square footage of the p…

(a) The following transportation projects are exempt from this division: (1) U.S. Highway 101 interchange modification, adding southbound auxiliary lane and southbound mixed flow lane, from Interstate 280 to Yerba Buena Road, in Santa Clara County. (2) Construct north and southbo…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Legislature reaffirms that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) established longstanding legal requirements for the imposition of mitigation measures on projects. (b) Specifically, CEQA requires that miti…

(a) For purposes of this section, all of the following definitions apply: (1) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development. (2) “Office” means the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation. (3) “Region” means the territory of the metropolitan planning or…

(a) This division does not apply to a new agricultural employee housing project that complies with Section 21159.22, meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (i) of Section 17021.8 of the Health and Safety Code, and that is any of the following: …

(a) Without limiting any other statutory exemption or categorical exemption, this division does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city, county, or city and county to limit or prohibit the drilling of new or deeper groundwater wells, or to limit or prohibit increased …

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Community water system” means a public water system that serves at least 15 service connections used by yearlong residents or regularly serves at least 25 yearlong residents within the area served by the publ…

(a) This division does not apply to a project, as defined in Section 21080.47, that is a community water system that is funded pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024 (Division 50 (commencing with Section 9000…