Skip to content

TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]CHAPTER 4.2.2. Housing Developments Following the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires [65914.200 - 65914.203]

§ 65914.200

Government Code §§ 65913–65914.900, 66200–66210 — Housing Development Approvals (incl. § 65913.4 SB 35/SB 423 streamlined ministerial approval) and Housing Sustainability Districts · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

65914.200. (a) For purposes of this chapter, “disaster” means a declared disaster or state of emergency, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(1) A state of disaster or emergency declared by the federal government.

(2) A state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625.

(3) A local emergency proclaimed by a local governing body or official pursuant to Section 8630.

(b) The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this chapter applies to all cities, including charter cities.

(Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 548, Sec. 3. (SB 625) Effective January 1, 2026.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
Contents — Government Code §§ 65913–65914.900, 66200–66210 — Housing Development Approvals (incl. § 65913.4 SB 35/SB 423 streamlined ministerial approval) and Housing Sustainability Districts

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.