The purpose of this appendix is to provide short references to codes that are of general interest to planners, but which are not among the codes selected for inclusion in the Planning, Zoning, and Development Laws.
Note: Financing and related acts are marked with an asterisk (*). References to the California Constitution are abbreviated as Cal. Const. California codes are abbreviated as follows:
| California Administrative Code | Cal.Adm.Code |
| Business and Professions Code | Bus.& Prof.C. |
| Civil Code | Civ.C. |
| Elections Code | Elec.C. |
| Fish and Game Code | Fish & G.C. |
| Government Code | Gov.C. |
| Health and Safety Code | Health & S.C. |
| Public Resources Code | Pub.Res.C. |
| Public Utilities Code | Pub.Util.C. |
| Revenue and Taxation Code | Rev.& T.C. |
| Streets and Highways Code | Str.& H.C. |
| Water Code | Water C. |
| Welfare and Institutions Code | Welf.& Inst.C. |
Annexations -- see Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act
BCDC -- see San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Act
Benefit Assessment Act of 1982 (Gov.C. 54703 et seq.)*
Bicycle Paths (Str.& H.C. 1712)
Brown Act (Gov.C. 54950 et seq.) (see footnote1)
California Bikeways Act (Str.& H.C. 2370-2394)
California Coastal Act (Pub.Res.C. 30000-30900)
California Endangered Species Act (Fish & G.C. 2050 et seq.)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Pub.Res.C. 21000 et seq.)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Cal.Adm.Code Title 14, sections 15000 et seq.)
California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Gov.C. 51200 et seq. -- For property tax assessment of land under contract see Rev.& T.C. 421 et seq.)
California Noise Control Act of 1973 (Health & S.C. 46000-46080)
California Recreational Trails Act (Pub.Res.C. 5070 et seq.)
California Solar Rights Act of 1978 (Civ.C. 714)
California Timberland Productivity Act of 1982 (Gov.C. 51100 et seq.)
California Urban Forestry Act of 1978 (Pub.Res.C. 4799.06-4799.12)
City Ordinances (Gov.C. 36900 et seq.)
Coastal Conservancy -- see State Coastal Conservancy
Community Redevelopment Law (Health & S.C. 33000 et seq.)
Community Rehabilitation District Law of 1985 (Gov.C. 53370 et seq.)*
Conservation Easements (Civ.C. 815-816)
Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act (Gov.C. 56000 et seq.)
County Ordinance Adoption (Gov.C. 25120)
County Service Area Law (Gov.C. 25210 et seq.)*
Dam Failure Inundation Maps (Gov.C. 8589.5)
Endangered Species - see California Endangered Species Act
Enterprise Zones (Gov.C. 7070 et seq.)
Flood Plain Regulations (Water C. 8400-8415)
Forest Practices Act of 1973 (Pub.Res.C. 4511-4628)
Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (Pub.Res.C. 36500 et seq.)
Geothermal Elements (Pub.Res.C. 3715.5) -- see also Warren-Alquist Act (see footnote 2)
Handicapped Access to Public Accommodations (Cal.Adm.Code, Title 24) (see footnote 3)
Handicapped Adaptability and Accessibility (Apartments) Regulations (Cal.Adm.Code, Title 24) (see footnote 4)
Hazardous Waste Planning (Tanner) (Gov.C. 65963.1, 66780.8; Health & S.C. 25135, 25199) (see footnote 5)
Highway Interchange Districts (Str.& H.C. 740-742)
Historical Property Contracts (Gov.C. 50280 et seq.)
Historical Property Under Historical Property Contract, Property Tax Assessment (Rev.& T.C. 439 et seq.)
Housing Authorities (Health & S.C. 34200-34380)
Improvement Act of 1911 (Str.& H.C. 5000 et seq.)*
Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Str.& H.C. 8500 et seq.)*
Incorporations of Cities -- see Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act
Infrastructure Financing District (Gov.C. 53395 et seq.)
Initiative and Referendum (Cal.Const. Art. IV, sec. 1; Cal.Const. Art. II, sec. 8-11; Elec.C. 3700 et seq.; Elec.C. 4000 et seq.)
Integrated Financing District Act (Gov.C. 53175 et seq.)*
Joint Powers Agreements (Gov.C. 6500 et seq.)
LAFCO -- see Cortese-Knox Local Government Reorganization Act
Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Str.& H.C. 22500 et seq.)*
Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act (Gov.C. 53311 et seq.)*
Mobilehome Parks Act (Health & S.C. 18200 et seq.)
Mobilehome Parks Administrative Regs. (Cal.Adm.Code Title 25, Chap. 2)
Mobilehome-Related Statutes (Civ.C. 798.56; Health & S.C. 18015, 18030.5, 18800 et seq., 25232, 50007.5)
Municipal Advisory Councils (Gov.C. 31010)
Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Str. & H.C. 10000 et seq.)*
Municipal Lighting Maintenance District Act of 1927 (Str.& H.C. 18600 et seq.)*
Noise Control -- see California Noise Control Act of 1973
Noise Insulation Standards (Cal.Adm.Code Title 24, Chap. 2-35)
Open Meeting Law -- see Brown Act
Open-Space Districts -- see Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts
Open-Space Easements (Gov.C. 51050 et seq.)
Open-Space Easement Act of 1974 (Gov.C. 51070 et seq.)
Open-Space Land Enforceably Restricted, Property Tax Assessment (Rev.& T.C. 421 et seq.)
Open Space Maintenance District (Gov.C. 50575 et seq.)*
Open Spaces and Areas, Preservation by City or County Acquisition of Interests or Rights (Gov.C. 6950 et seq.)
Outdoor Advertising: California Administrative Code Regulations (Cal.Adm.Code Title 4, Chap. 6, or see Calif. Dept. of Transportation’s Outdoor Advertising California Administrative Code Title 4, Chapter 6)
Parking and Business Improvement Law of 1979 (Str.& H.C. 36500 et seq.)*
Parking District Law of 1951 (Str.& H.C. 35100 et seq.)*
Parking Law of 1949 (Str.& H.C. 32500 et seq.)*
Pedestrian Mall Law of 1960 (Str.& H.C. 11000 et seq.)*
Police Power (Cal.Const., Art. XI, sec. 7)
Public Records Act (Gov.C. 6250 et seq.)
Recreational Trails -- see California Recreational Trails Act
Redevelopment -- see Community Redevelopment Law
Referendum -- see Initiative and Referendum
Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts (Pub.Res.C. 5500 et seq.)
Right-to-Farm (Civ.C. 3482.5)
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission Act (Gov.C. 66600 et seq.)
Scenic Easements -- see Open-Space Easements
Scenic Restriction (Rev. & T.C. 421(d))
Solar Rights -- see California Solar Rights Act of 1978
Solar Shade Control Act (Pub.Res.C. 25980 et seq.)
Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation, and Majority Protest Act of 1931 (Str. & H.C. 2800 et seq.)*
Special Taxes (Gov.C. 50075 et seq.)*
State Coastal Conservancy (Pub.Res.C. 31000 et seq.)
Street Lighting Act of 1919 (Str. & H.C. 18000 et seq.)*
Street Lighting Act of 1931 (Str. & H.C. 18300 et seq.)*
Subdivided Lands Act (Bus.& Prof.C. 11000-11200)
Timberland Production Zone -- see California Timberland Productivity Act of 1982
Timberland Production Zone and Timber, Property Tax Assessment (Rev.& T.C.423.9, 431 et seq.)
Timberland Productivity Act -- see California Timberland Productivity Act of 1982
Trails -- see California Recreational Trails Act
Tree Planting Act of 1931 (Str.& H.C. 22000 et seq.)*
Urban Development Incentive Act of 1982 (Health & S.C. 56001-56048)
Urban Forestry -- see California Urban Forestry Act of 1978
Vehicle Parking District Law of 1943 (Str.& H.C. 31500 et seq.)*
Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act (Pub.Res.C. 25000 et seq.)
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (Pub.Res.C. 5093.50 et seq.)
Williamson Act - see California Land Conservation Act of 1965
1 See: Open Meeting Laws, California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, CA. December 1984.
2 See: General Plan Guidelines, Governor's Office of Planning and Research, Sacramento, CA. November 1998.
3 California State Accessibility Standards Interpretive Manual, Office of the State Architect, Department of General Services, Sacramento, CA. July 1987.
4 See: A New Horizon, Accessible/Adaptable Apartments for the Physically Handicapped, Department of Housing and Community Development, Sacramento, CA. September 1985.
5 See: Guidelines for the Preparation of Hazardous Waste Management Plans, California Department of Health Services, Toxic Substances Control Division, Sacramento, CA. June 1987.