California Public Resources Code

§ 29723

PRC § 29723 Effective Jan 1, 1993Div. 19.5 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)“Development” means on, in, over, or under land or water, the placement or erection of any solid material or structure; discharge of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; change in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivisions pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code), and any other division of land including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of the land by a public agency for public recreational or fish and wildlife uses or preservation; construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes.

(b)“Development” does not include any of the following:

(1)All farming and ranching activities, as specified in subdivision (e) of Section 3482.5 of the Civil Code.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 898, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.