SECTIONS 65060-65060.8 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 65060-65060.8

65060. This chapter may be cited and shall be known as the Regional
Planning Law.

65060.1. The Legislature finds and declares that the people of
California have a fundamental interest in the orderly development of
the urban regions of the State in which large segments of the State's
population are concentrated.

65060.2. The Legislature further finds and declares:
(a) That the State has a positive interest in the preparation and
maintenance of a long-term, general plan for the physical development
of each of the State's urban areas that can serve as a guide to the
affected local governmental units within such areas and to the state
departments and divisions that are charged with constructing
state-financed public works within such urban areas.
(b) That continuing growth of the State, and particularly urban
areas within the State, present problems which are not confined to
the boundaries of any single county or city.
(c) That the planning activities of counties and cities can be
strengthened and more effectively performed when conducted in
relation to studies and planning of an urban regional character.
(d) That in order to assure, insofar as possible, the orderly and
harmonious development of the urban areas of the State, and to
provide for the needs of future generations, it is necessary to
develop a means of studying, forecasting, and planning for the
physical growth and development of these areas.

65060.3. "District," as used in this chapter, means a district
created and operating under this chapter.

65060.4. "Board," as used in this chapter, means the regional
planning board.

65060.5. "Official census," as used in this chapter, means any
decennial or special federal census, or an official estimate of the
State Department of Finance.

65060.6. "Region," as used in this chapter, means the area included
within a district.

65060.7. "Regional plan," as used in this chapter, means a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of
the region, and any land outside its boundaries which in the board's
judgment bears relation to its planning. The regional plan shall
consist of a text and a map or maps, and such recommendations of the
regional planning board concerning current or future problems as may
in its opinion affect the region as a whole and are proper for
inclusion in the regional plan.

65060.8. A regional plan shall be advisory only and shall not have
any binding effect on the counties and cities located within the
boundaries of the regional planning district for which the regional
plan is adopted.