Section 65352 Of Article 6. Preparation, Adoption, And Amendment Of The General Plan From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 7. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.
65352
. (a) Before a legislative body takes action to adopt or
substantially amend a general plan, the planning agency shall refer
the proposed action to all of the following entities:
(1) A city or county, within or abutting the area covered by the
proposal, and any special district that may be significantly affected
by the proposed action, as determined by the planning agency.
(2) An elementary, high school, or unified school district within
the area covered by the proposed action.
(3) The local agency formation commission.
(4) An areawide planning agency whose operations may be
significantly affected by the proposed action, as determined by the
planning agency.
(5) A federal agency, if its operations or lands within its
jurisdiction may be significantly affected by the proposed action, as
determined by the planning agency.
(6) (A) The branches of the United States Armed Forces that have
provided the Office of Planning and Research with a California
mailing address pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65944, if the
proposed action is within 1,000 feet of a military installation, or
lies within special use airspace, or beneath a low-level flight path,
as defined in Section 21098 of the Public Resources Code, and if the
United States Department of Defense provides electronic maps of
low-level flight paths, special use airspace, and military
installations at a scale and in an electronic format that is
acceptable to the Office of Planning and Research.
(B) Within 30 days of a determination by the Office of Planning
and Research that the information provided by the Department of
Defense is sufficient and in an acceptable scale and format, the
office shall notify cities, counties, and cities and counties of the
availability of the information on the Internet. Cities, counties,
and cities and counties shall comply with subparagraph (A) within 30
days of receiving this notice from the office.
(7) A public water system, as defined in Section 116275 of the
Health and Safety Code, with 3,000 or more service connections, that
serves water to customers within the area covered by the proposal.
The public water system shall have at least 45 days to comment on the
proposed plan, in accordance with subdivision (b), and to provide
the planning agency with the information set forth in Section
65352.5.
(8) Any groundwater sustainability agency that has adopted a
groundwater sustainability plan pursuant to Part 2.74 (commencing
with Section 10720) of Division 6 of the Water Code or local agency
that otherwise manages groundwater pursuant to other provisions of
law or a court order, judgment, or decree within the planning area of
the proposed general plan.
(9) The State Water Resources Control Board, if it has adopted an
interim plan pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 10735)
of Part 2.74 of Division 6 of the Water Code that includes territory
within the planning area of the proposed general plan.
(10) The Bay Area Air Quality Management District for a proposed
action within the boundaries of the district.
(11) A California Native American tribe that is on the contact
list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission and that
has traditional lands located within the city's or county's
jurisdiction.
(12) The Central Valley Flood Protection Board for a proposed
action within the boundaries of the Sacramento and San Joaquin
Drainage District, as set forth in Section 8501 of the Water Code.
(b) An entity receiving a proposed general plan or amendment of a
general plan pursuant to this section shall have 45 days from the
date the referring agency mails it or delivers it to comment unless a
longer period is specified by the planning agency.
(c) (1) This section is directory, not mandatory, and the failure
to refer a proposed action to the entities specified in this section
does not affect the validity of the action, if adopted.
(2) To the extent that the requirements of this section conflict
with the requirements of Chapter 4.4 (commencing with Section 65919),
the requirements of Chapter 4.4 shall prevail.