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65456
. (a) The legislative body, after adopting a specific plan,
may impose a specific plan fee upon persons seeking governmental
approvals which are required to be consistent with the specific plan.
The fees shall be established so that, in the aggregate, they defray
but as estimated do not exceed, the cost of preparation, adoption,
and administration of the specific plan, including costs incurred
pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public
Resources Code. As nearly as can be estimated, the fee charged shall
be a prorated amount in accordance with the applicant's relative
benefit derived from the specific plan. It is the intent of the
Legislature in providing for such fees to charge persons who benefit
from specific plans for the costs of developing those specific plans
which result in savings to them by reducing the cost of documenting
environmental consequences and advocating changed land uses which may
be authorized pursuant to the specific plan.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 66016, a city or county may require a
person who requests adoption, amendment, or repeal of a specific plan
to deposit with the planning agency an amount equal to the estimated
cost of preparing the plan, amendment, or repeal prior to its
preparation by the planning agency.
(c) Copies of the documents adopting or amending the specific
plan, including the diagrams and text, shall be made available to
local agencies, and shall be made available to the general public as
follows:
(1) Within one working day following the date of adoption, the
clerk of the legislative body shall make the documents adopting or
amending the plan, including the diagrams and text, available to the
public for inspection.
(2) Within two working days after receipt of a request for a copy
of the documents adopting or amending the plan, including the
diagrams and text, accompanied by payment for the reasonable cost of
copying, the clerk shall furnish the requested copy to the person
making the request.
(d) A city or county may charge a fee for a copy of a specific
plan or amendments to a specific plan in an amount that is reasonably
related to the cost of providing that document.