Christine Kehoe
- Democratic
Author
(1) The Planning and Zoning Law requires the legislative body of a city or county to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan that includes various elements, including, among others, a safety element for the protection of the community from unreasonable risks associated with, among other things, wildland and urban fires. The safety element includes requirements for state responsibility areas, as defined, and very high fire hazard severity zones, as defined. This bill would revise the safety element requirements for state responsibility areas and very high fire hazard severity zones, as specified, and require the safety element, upon the next revision of the housing element on or after January 1, 2014, to be reviewed and updated as necessary to address the risk of fire in state responsibility areas and very high fire hazard severity zones, taking into account specified considerations, including, among others, the most recent version of the Office of Planning and Research's "Fire Hazard Planning" document. The bill would also require the office to, at the next update of its general plan guidelines, include these provisions, or a reference to these provisions and any other materials related to fire hazards or fire safety it deems appropriate. By imposing new duties on a city or county with regard to reviewing and updating its general plan, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The Subdivision Map Act requires the legislative body of a city or county to deny approval of a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, unless it makes certain findings. This bill would require the legislative body of a county to make 3 specified findings before approving a tentative map, or a parcel map for which a tentative map was not required, for an area located in a state responsibility area or a very high fire hazard severity zone, as defined. The bill would provide that this provision does not supersede the requirements of local ordinances and specified regulations that provide equivalent or more stringent minimum requirements. (3) The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare and certify the completion of an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA requires the Office of Planning and Research to prepare and develop guidelines for the implementation of CEQA by public agencies. This bill would require the office, on or after January 1, 2013, at the time of the next update of the guidelines for implementing CEQA, in cooperation with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, to prepare, develop, and transmit to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency recommended proposed changes or amendments to the initial study checklist for the inclusion of questions related to fire hazard impacts for projects in state responsibility areas and very high fire hazard severity zones. The bill would also require the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency to certify and adopt these recommended proposed changes or amendments. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 311, Statutes of 2012.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:15 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 9. Page 4851.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 55. Noes 22. Page 6183.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 16).
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (June 13). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and NAT. RES.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 9. Page 3708.) Ordered to the Assembly.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 3594.) (May 24).
Set for hearing May 24.
Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 14.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
Set for hearing May 7.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3206.) (April 18).
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Set for hearing April 18.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on GOV. & F. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3022.) (March 27). Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Set for hearing March 27.
Withdrawn from committee.
Re-referred to Coms. on N.R. & W. and GOV. & F.
Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and N.R. & W.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB1241 | HTML |
| 02/23/12 - Introduced | |
| 04/10/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/24/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/03/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/29/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/07/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/25/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/30/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/13/12 - Chaptered |
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