California Government Code

§ 65865.5

GOV § 65865.5 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 1 · Title 7 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, after the amendments required by Sections 65302.9 and 65860.1 have become effective, the legislative body of a city or county within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley shall not enter into a development agreement for property that is located within a flood hazard zone unless the city or county finds, based on substantial evidence in the record, one of the following:

(1)The facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control or other flood management facilities protect the property to the urban level of flood protection in urban and urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas.

(2)The city or county has imposed conditions on the development agreement that will protect the property to the urban level of flood protection in urban and urbanizing areas or the national Federal Emergency Management Agency standard of flood protection in nonurbanized areas.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 777, Sec. 1. (SB 639) Effective January 1, 2026.