California Government Code
§ 65928
GOV § 65928 Effective Oct 11, 2025Div. 1 · Title 7 · Ch. 4.5 · Art. 2
Statute text
View on leginfo.ca.gov(a)“Development project” means any project undertaken for the purpose of development. “Development project” includes a project involving the issuance of a permit for construction or reconstruction but not a permit to operate.
(b)(1) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), “development project” does not include any ministerial projects proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies.
(B)Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), “development project” includes a housing development project, as that term is defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 65905.5, that requires an entitlement from a local agency, regardless of whether the process for permitting that entitlement is discretionary or ministerial.
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Legislative history
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 3. (SB 158) Effective October 11, 2025.