Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The waters of the state are of limited supply and are subject to ever increasing demands. (b) The continuation of California’s economic prosperity is dependent on adequate supplies of water being available for future us…

(a) Except as provided in Section 65595, if by January 1, 1993, a local agency did not adopt a water efficient landscape ordinance and did not adopt findings based on climatic, geological, or topographical conditions, or water availability that state that a water efficient landsc…

(a) (1) To the extent funds are appropriated, not later than January 1, 2009, by regulation, the department shall update the model water efficient landscape ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 1145 of the Statutes of 1990, after holding one or more public hearings. The updated …

The updated model ordinance adopted pursuant to Sections 65595 and 65596.5 shall do all the following in order to reduce water use: (a) Include provisions for water conservation and the appropriate use and groupings of plants that are well-adapted to particular sites and to parti…

(a) On or before January 1, 2020, and at least every three years thereafter, the department, after holding one or more public hearings, shall do one of the following: (1) Update the model water-efficient landscape ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 1145 of the Statutes of 1990…

(a) On or before June 30, 2019, the director shall convene a working group comprised of representatives from the landscape nursery industry, the agricultural community, the landscape retail industry, environmental organizations, urban water agencies, academia, landscape contracto…

Not later than January 31, 2010, each local agency shall notify the department as to whether the local agency is subject to the department’s updated model ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 65595, and if not, shall submit to the department a copy of the water efficient landsca…

Any model ordinance adopted pursuant to this article shall exempt cemeteries from all provisions of the ordinance except those set forth in subdivisions (h), (k), and (l) of Section 65596. In adopting language specific to cemeteries, the department shall recognize the special lan…

Any actions or proceedings to attach, review, set aside, void, or annul the act, decision, or findings of a local agency on the ground of noncompliance with this article shall be brought pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Water Recycling in Landscaping Act.

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The waters of the state are of limited supply and are subject to ever-increasing demands. (b) The continuation of California’s economic prosperity is dependent on adequate supplies of water being available for future us…

Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions used in this section govern the construction of this article: (a) “Designated recycled water use area” means areas within the boundaries of the local agency that can or may in the future be served with recycled water in lieu …

If a recycled water producer determines that within 10 years the recycled water producer will provide recycled water within the boundaries of a local agency that meets all of the conditions described in Section 13550 of the Water Code, the recycled water producer shall notify the…

(a) Within 180 days of receipt of notification from a recycled water producer pursuant to Section 65604, the local agency shall adopt and enforce a recycled water ordinance pursuant to this article. (b) The ordinance shall include, but not be limited to, provisions that do all of…

The recycled water ordinance adopted by a local agency pursuant to Section 65605 shall not apply to either of the following: (a) A tentative map as defined in Section 66424.5, or a development, as defined in Section 65927, that was approved by the local agency prior to the receip…

(a) This article shall not apply to any local agency that adopted a recycled water ordinance or other regulation requiring the use of recycled water in its jurisdiction prior to January 1, 2001. (b) This article does not alter any rights, remedies, or obligations that may exist p…

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Housing development” or “development” means new or substantially rehabilitated residential dwelling units constructed within a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone. A residential project may i…

(a) A local government may establish a Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone by preparing an environmental impact report pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code to identify and mitigate, to the extent feasible, environmental impacts resul…

(a) Before a date that is no later than five years from the date the local government has adopted the specified plan, the local government shall complete the analysis required by Section 21166 of the Public Resources Code and shall consider whether any amendments are required to …

(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for a period of five years from the adoption of the specific plan pursuant to Section 65621, a local government shall approve a development that satisfies all of the criteria listed in paragraphs (3) to (7), inclusive, of subdivision (…

(a) A local government may submit an application to the Department of Housing and Community Development for a grant or no-interest loan, or both, to support the local government’s efforts to develop a specific plan and accompanying environmental impact report within a Workforce H…

A local government shall include within its annual report provided pursuant to Section 65400 the number of housing units approved within a zone that comply with the criteria in subdivision (c) of Section 65623 during the previous fiscal year.

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The 2020 annual report, as published by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, found that California is falling far short of the state diversion goal of 75 percent in 2020. (2) A significant portion of …

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Thrift retail store” means a retail store and related donation facilities engaged primarily in the sale of secondhand clothing, shoes, apparel, toys, and standard household goods, including furniture, fixtures, a…

(a) Except as provided by subdivisions (c) to (e), inclusive, a local agency shall not treat a thrift retail store differently from a nonthrift retail store engaged in the sale of new items that are similar to items sold by a thrift retail store for purposes of zoning, developmen…

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Administrative office space” means an organizational headquarters or auxiliary office space utilized by a nonprofit organization for the purpose of providing onsite supportive services at a supportive housi…

(a) Supportive housing shall be a use by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, including nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if the proposed housing development satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Units within the development ar…

A developer of supportive housing subject to this article shall provide the planning agency with a plan for providing supportive services, with documentation demonstrating that supportive services will be provided onsite to residents in the project, as required by Section 65651, …

(a) The local government shall approve a supportive housing development that complies with the applicable requirements of this article. (b) The local government shall notify the developer whether the application is complete within 30 days of receipt of an application to develop s…

If the supportive housing development is located within one-half mile of a public transit stop, the local government shall not impose any minimum parking requirements for the units occupied by supportive housing residents.

This article shall not be construed to do either of the following: (a) Preclude or limit the ability of a developer to seek a density bonus, including any concessions, incentives, or waivers of development standards, from the local government pursuant to Section 65915 or any othe…

The Legislature finds and declares that, by adoption of Proposition 2 at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, the voters expressly approved of the development of permanent supportive housing pursuant to the No Place Like Home Program (Part 3.9 (commencing with Sectio…

This article may be cited as the Office to Housing Conversion Act.

For purposes of this article: (a) (1) “Adaptive reuse project” means the retrofitting and repurposing of an existing building to create new residential or mixed uses including office conversion projects. (2) “Adaptive reuse project” shall not include any of the following: (A) The…

(a) A local government shall not adopt or impose any requirement, including, but not limited to, increased fees or inclusionary housing requirements, that applies to a project solely or partially on the basis that the project is eligible to receive ministerial or streamlined appr…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an adaptive reuse project shall be exempt from all impact fees that are not reasonably related to the impacts resulting from the change of use of the site from nonresidential to residential or mixed use. Any fees charged shall be roughly proport…

Notwithstanding any law, and in addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article shall be subject to all of the following labor standard provisions: (a) Except as provided…

Notwithstanding any law, and in addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article shall meet all of the following labor standards: (a) The development proponent shall requi…

In addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any development project for an adaptive reuse project approved by a local government pursuant to this article that includes 40 or more housing units and does not include a building of more than four sto…

In addition to any other applicable labor standards provided in this article, any development project for an adaptive reuse project that includes 40 or more housing units and that includes a building of more than four stories in height shall be subject to all of the following ski…

This article shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

(a) A local government may adopt an ordinance to implement this article and specify the process and requirements applicable to adaptive reuse projects, provided that the ordinance is consistent with this article. (b) An ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not be c…

The Legislature finds and declares that encouraging commercial-to-resident conversions to help address the statewide housing crisis addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitutio…

(a) (1) An adaptive reuse project that meets the requirements of subdivision (b) shall be deemed a use by right in all zones, regardless of the zoning of the site, and subject to the streamlined, ministerial review process described in Section 65658.8, except that both of the fol…

(a) An adaptive reuse project that satisfies the requirements of Section 65658.5 may include the development of new residential or mixed-use structures on undeveloped areas and parking areas located on the same parcel as the proposed repurposed building, or on the parcels adjacen…

(a) (1) (A) Before submitting an application for an adaptive reuse project pursuant to Section 65658.5 for a structure that is more than 50 years old and not listed on a local, state, or federal register of historic resources, the development proponent shall submit to the local g…

(a) (1) Notwithstanding any local law, if a local government’s planning director or equivalent position determines that an adaptive reuse project submitted pursuant to this article is consistent with the objective planning standards specified in Section 65658.5 and Section 65658.…

(a) A local government shall issue a subsequent permit required for an adaptive reuse project approved under this article if the application substantially complies with the project as it was approved pursuant to Section 65658.8. Upon receipt of an application for a subsequent per…

For purposes of this article: (a) “Low Barrier Navigation Center” means a Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessne…

A Low Barrier Navigation Center development is a use by right in areas zoned for mixed use and nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses, if it meets the requirements of this article. A local jurisdiction shall permit a Low Barrier Navigation Center development provided th…