Payment of Fees, Charges, Dedications, or Other Requirements Against a Development Project
Cal. GOV § 65996
California Statutes
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a) Notwithstanding
Section 65858, or Division 13 (commencing with
Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, or any other provision of state or local law, the following provisions shall be the exclusive methods of considering and mitigating impacts on school facilities that occur or might occur as a result of any legislative or adjudicative act, or both, by any state or local agency involving, but not limited to, the planning, use, or development of real property or any change of governmental organization or reorganization, as defined in
Section or 56073:
(1) Section of the Education Code.
(2) Chapter 4.7 (commencing with
Section 65970) of Division of Title 7. (
b) The provisions of this
chapter are hereby deemed to provide full and complete school facilities mitigation and, notwithstanding
Section 65858, or Division 13 (commencing with
Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code, or any other provision of state or local law, a state or local agency may not deny or refuse to approve a legislative or adjudicative act, or both, involving, but not limited to, the planning, use, or development of real property or any change in governmental organization or reorganization, as defined in
Section or 56073, on the basis that school facilities are inadequate. (
c) For purposes of this section, “school facilities” means any school-related consideration relating to a school district’s ability to accommodate enrollment. (
d) Nothing in this
chapter shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the ability of a local agency to utilize other methods to provide school facilities if these methods are not levied or imposed in connection with, or made a condition of, a legislative or adjudicative act, or both, involving, but not limited to, the planning, use, or development of real property or a change in governmental organization or reorganization, as defined in
Section or 56073. Nothing in this
chapter shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the assessment or reassessment of property in conjunction with ad valorum taxes, or the placement of a parcel on the secured roll in conjunction with qualified special taxes as that term is used in
Section 50079. (
e) Nothing in this
section shall be interpreted to limit or prohibit the ability of a local agency to mitigate the impacts of land use approvals other than on the need for school facilities, as defined in this section. (
f) This
section shall become inoperative during any time that
Section is operative and this
section shall become operative at any time that