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AB-1295 Residential development agreements: very high fire risk areas. (2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 65865.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:

65865.7.
 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, beginning on and after January 1, 2022, the legislative body of a city or county shall not enter into a residential development agreement for property located within a very high fire risk area.
(b) For purposes of this section, all of the following shall apply:
(1) “City” or “county” includes a charter city or a charter county.
(2) “Very high fire risk area” means any lands located within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as designated pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 51179 of the Government Code, or as indicated on maps adopted by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 4202 of the Public Resources Code.
SEC. 2.
 The Legislature finds and declares that prohibiting residential development in very high fire risk areas is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, Section 1 of this act adding Section 65865.7 of the Government Code applies to all cities and counties, including charter cities and counties.