California Government Code

§ 8877.5

GOV § 8877.5 Effective Sep 30, 1986Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 12.4

Statute text

Each city, county, or other local subdivision of the state, in conjunction with planning activities authorized under Article 5 (commencing with Section 65300) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 and Article 10 (commencing with Section 8610) of Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, may prepare, prior to a disaster, plans and ordinances facilitating the expeditious and orderly recovery and reconstruction of the area under its jurisdiction, should a disaster occur. These plans and ordinances may include any of the following:

(a)An evaluation of the vulnerability of specific areas under its jurisdiction to damage from a potential disaster, together with streamlined procedures for the appropriate modification of existing general plans or zoning ordinances affecting those areas after a disaster.

(b)A contingency plan of action and organization for short-term and long-term recovery and reconstruction to be instituted after a disaster.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1470, Sec. 2. Effective September 30, 1986.