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TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]›DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]›CHAPTER 1.5. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation [65025 - 65054.3]›ARTICLE 4. Powers and Duties [65040 - 65040.17]›§ 65040

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Government Code, Title 7, Division 1 — General Provisions, State & Regional Planning, Public Hearings, and Miscellaneous Chapters (§§ 65000–65096, 65098, 65919–65993, 66100–66103, 66345) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · California

65040.4. (a) The office shall divide the state into regional planning districts. Insofar as possible, the districts shall be established to include:

(1) Natural physiographical regions containing complete watersheds of major streams, and the land upon which the waters of such watersheds are put to beneficial use.

(2) Areas having mutual, social, environmental, and commercial interests as exemplified by connecting routes of transportation, by trade and by common use of open space and recreation areas within the region.

(b) The regional planning districts established by the Council on Intergovernmental Relations pursuant to former Section 34216 shall remain in effect as the regional planning districts of the office until changed by the office.

(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 641.)

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▸ Contents — Government Code, Title 7, Division 1 — General Provisions, State & Regional Planning, Public Hearings, and Miscellaneous Chapters (§§ 65000–65096, 65098, 65919–65993, 66100–66103, 66345)
Government Code, Title 7, Division 1 — General Provisions, State & Regional Planning, Public Hearings, and Miscellaneous Chapters (§§ 65000–65096, 65098, 65919–65993, 66100–66103, 66345)
  1. Government Code, Title 7, Division 1 — General Provisions, Sta…
  2. ▸ TITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE [65000 - 66499.58]
    Overview
    1. ▸ DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING [65000 - 66345.4]
      Overview
      1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [65000 - 65010]
      2. ▸ CHAPTER 1.5. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation [65025 …
        Overview
        1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions and Definitions [65025 - 65029]
        2. ARTICLE 2. Declaration of State Policy and Legislative Intent …
        3. ARTICLE 3. Establishment and Functions of the Office of Land U…
        4. ▸ ARTICLE 4. Powers and Duties [65040 - 65040.17]
          Overview
          1. ▸ § 65040
            Overview
            1. § 65040.1
            2. § 65040.2
            3. § 65040.20
            4. § 65040.21
            5. § 65040.21
            6. § 65040.3
            7. § 65040.4
            8. § 65040.5
            9. § 65040.6
            10. § 65040.7
            11. § 65040.8
            12. § 65040.9
            13. § 65040.10
            14. § 65040.11
            15. § 65040.12
            16. § 65040.12
            17. § 65040.14
            18. § 65040.15
            19. § 65040.17
        5. ARTICLE 5. Statewide Environmental Goals and Policy Report [65…
        6. ARTICLE 5.7. Diverse, Ethnic, and Community Media [65054 - 650…
      3. CHAPTER 2. Regional Planning Districts [65060 - 65069.5]
      4. CHAPTER 2.3. Long-Range Transportation Planning [65070 - 65075]
      5. CHAPTER 2.5. Transportation Planning and Programming [65080 - …
      6. CHAPTER 2.6. Congestion Management [65088 - 65089.10]
      7. CHAPTER 2.65. Management of Traffic Congestion and Stormwater …
      8. CHAPTER 2.7. Public Hearings [65090 - 65096]
      9. CHAPTER 2.8. Warehouse Design and Build Standards [65098 - 650…
      10. CHAPTER 4.4. Interagency Referrals [65919 - 65919.11]
      11. CHAPTER 4.6. Mitigation Lands: Nonprofit Organizations [65965 …
      12. CHAPTER 4.8. Environmental Improvement Authorizations [65990 -…
      13. CHAPTER 10. Highway Interchange Districts [66100 - 66103]
      14. CHAPTER 14. Accelerated Restaurant Building Plan Approval [663…

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