California Government Code ARTICLE 3 - Administration

  • Section 65900.
    The legislative body of a city or county may, by ordinance, create and establish either a board of zoning adjustment, or the office of zoning...
  • Section 65901.
    (a) The board of zoning adjustment or zoning administrator shall hear and decide applications for conditional uses or other permits when the zoning ordinance provides therefor...
  • Section 65902.
    In the event that neither a board of zoning adjustment or the office of a zoning administrator has been created and established, the planning commission...
  • Section 65903.
    A board of appeals, if one has been created and established by local ordinance, shall hear and determine appeals from the decisions of the board...
  • Section 65904.
    If a board of appeals has not been created and established the local legislative body shall exercise all of the functions and duties of the...
  • Section 65905.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided by this article, a public hearing shall be held on an application for a variance from the requirements of a zoning...
  • Section 65906.
    Variances from the terms of the zoning ordinances shall be granted only when, because of special circumstances applicable to the property, including size, shape, topography,...
  • Section 65906.5.
    Notwithstanding Section 65906, a variance may be granted from the parking requirements of a zoning ordinance in order that some or all of the required...
  • Section 65908.
    (a) Any agency which institutes a judicial action or proceeding to enforce zoning regulations may file a notice of the pendency of the action or proceeding...
  • Section 65909.
    No local governmental body, or any agency thereof, may condition the issuance of any building or use permit or zone variance on any or all...
  • Section 65909.5.
    The legislative body of any county or city, including a charter city, may establish reasonable fees for the processing of use permits, zone variances, or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018