California Public Resources Code

§ 21159.21

PRC § 21159.21 Effective Jun 27, 2012Div. 13 · Ch. 4.5 · Art. 6

Statute text

A housing project qualifies for an exemption from this division pursuant to Section 21159.22, 21159.23, or 21159.24 if it meets the criteria in the applicable section and all of the following criteria:

(a)The project is consistent with any applicable general plan, specific plan, and local coastal program, including any mitigation measures required by a plan or program, as that plan or program existed on the date that the application was deemed complete and with any applicable zoning ordinance, as that zoning ordinance existed on the date that the application was deemed complete, except that a project shall not be deemed to be inconsistent with the zoning designation for the site if that zoning designation is inconsistent with the general plan only because the project site has not been rezoned to conform with a more recently adopted general plan.

(b)Community-level environmental review has been adopted or certified.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 96. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.