Section 33492.11 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 24. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4.5. >> Article 1.
33492.11
. (a) For purposes of this chapter, this section describes
conditions that cause blight:
(1) Buildings in which it is unsafe or unhealthy for persons to
live or work. These conditions can be caused by serious building code
violations, dilapidation and deterioration, defective design or
physical construction, faulty or inadequate infrastructure, or other
similar factors.
(2) Factors that prevent or substantially hinder the economically
viable reuse or capacity of buildings or areas. This condition can be
caused by conditions including, but not limited to, all of the
following: a substandard design; buildings that are too large or too
small, given present standards and market conditions; age,
obsolescence, deterioration, dilapidation, or other physical
conditions, that could prevent the highest and best uses of the
property. This condition can also be caused by buildings that will
have to be demolished, or buildings or areas that have a lack of
adequate parking.
(3) Adjacent or nearby uses that are incompatible with each other
and that prevent the economic development of those parcels or other
portions of the project area.
(4) Buildings on land that, when subdivided, or when
infrastructure is installed, will not comply with community
subdivision, zoning, or planning regulations.
(5) Properties currently served by infrastructure that does not
meet existing adopted utility or community infrastructure standards.
(6) Buildings that, when built, did not conform to the then
effective building, plumbing, mechanical, or electrical codes adopted
by the community where the project area is located.
(7) Land that contains materials or facilities, including, but not
limited to, materials for aircraft landing pads and runways, that
will have to be removed to allow development.
(b) Pursuant to Section 33321, a project area need not be
restricted to buildings, improvements, or lands which are detrimental
or inimical to the public health, safety, or welfare, but may
consist of an area where these conditions predominate and injuriously
affect the entire area. A project area may include lands, buildings,
or improvements which are not detrimental to the public health,
safety, or welfare, but the inclusion of which is found necessary for
the effective redevelopment of the area of which they are a part.
Each area included under this section shall be necessary for
effective redevelopment, and shall not be included for the purpose of
obtaining the allocation of tax-increment revenue from the area
pursuant to Section 33670 without other substantial justification for
its inclusion.
(c) This section, as amended by the act that adds this
subdivision, shall only be applicable to a redevelopment plan adopted
or amended on or after the effective date of the act that adds this
subdivision. A redevelopment plan adopted pursuant to this chapter
prior to the effective date of the act that adds this subdivision
shall be subject to this section as it was added by Chapter 944 of
the Statutes of 1993.