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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 10.6. Housing Elements [65580 - 65589.11]›§ 65589

§ 65589.55

Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5), and Coastal-Zone Low/Mod Housing (Mello Act) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

65589.55. (a) For purposes of a local agency’s approval, conditional approval, or disapproval of a housing development project pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65589.5, a housing element or amendment shall be considered in substantial compliance with this article only if the element or amendment was in substantial compliance, as determined by the department or a court of competent jurisdiction, when a preliminary application, including all of the information required by subdivision (a) of Section 65941.1, was submitted or, if a preliminary application was not submitted, when a complete application pursuant to Section 65943 was submitted.

(b) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law.

(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 267, Sec. 2. (AB 1886) Effective January 1, 2025.)

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▸ Contents — Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5), and Coastal-Zone Low/Mod Housing (Mello Act)
Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housing Accountability Act (§ 65589.5), and Coastal-Zone Low/Mod Housing (Mello Act)
  1. Government Code §§ 65580–65590.1 — Housing Element Law, Housin…
  2. ▸ TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]
    Overview
    1. ▸ DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]
      Overview
      1. ▸ CHAPTER 3. Local Planning [65100 - 65763]
        Overview
        1. ▸ ARTICLE 10.6. Housing Elements [65580 - 65589.11]
          Overview
          1. § 65580
          2. § 65581
          3. § 65582
          4. § 65583
          5. § 65584
          6. § 65585
          7. § 65587
          8. § 65588
          9. ▸ § 65589
            Overview
            1. § 65589.3
            2. § 65589.4
            3. § 65589.5
            4. § 65589.55
            5. § 65589.6
            6. § 65589.7
            7. § 65589.8
            8. § 65589.9
            9. § 65589.11
        2. ARTICLE 10.7. Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Within the Coas…

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