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TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]›DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]›CHAPTER 3. Local Planning [65100 - 65763]›ARTICLE 5. Authority for and Scope of General Plans [65300 - 65303.4]

§ 65300

Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans, Specific Plans, Community Plans (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 3, excluding Articles 10.6–10.7) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-09-22 · California

  1. Each planning agency shall prepare and the legislative body of each county and city shall adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and of any land outside its boundaries which in the planning agency’s judgment bears relation to its planning. Chartered cities shall adopt general plans which contain the mandatory elements specified in Section 65302.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 3.)

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▸Contents — Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans, Specific Plans, Community Plans (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 3, excluding Articles 10.6–10.7)
Government Code §§ 65100–65763 — Local Planning, General Plans, Specific Plans, Community Plans (Planning and Zoning Law, Chapter 3, excluding Articles 10.6–10.7)

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