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CHAPTER 4. Countywide Siting Elements

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1095, Sec. 22.

§§ 41700–41721.5 · 11 sections

  1. ARTICLE 1. Element Preparation §§ 41700–41704 · 5 sections
    • § 41700 Each county shall prepare a countywide siting element that provides a description of the areas to be used for development of adequate transformation, EMSW…
    • § 41701 Each countywide siting element and revision thereto shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (a) A statement of goals and policies for the…
    • § 41702 An area is consistent with the city or county general plan if all of the following requirements are met: (a) The city or county adopted a general plan which…
    • § 41703 If the county determines that existing capacity will be exhausted within 15 years or additional capacity is desired and that there is no area available for the…
    • § 41704 Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 41710, any area or areas identified for the location of a new solid waste transformation or disposal facility…
  2. ARTICLE 2. Tentative Reservations §§ 41710–41712 · 3 sections
    • § 41710 (a) A county may tentatively reserve an area or areas for the location of a new solid waste transformation or disposal facility or the expansion of an existing…
    • § 41711 An area tentatively reserved for the establishment or expansion of a solid waste transformation or disposal facility shall be removed from the countywide…
    • § 41712 The removal of a tentatively reserved area from the countywide siting element, pursuant to Section 41711, shall be accomplished by either one of the following…
  3. ARTICLE 3. General Plan Consistency § 41720 · 1 section
    • § 41720 The countywide siting element submitted to the board, shall include a resolution from each affected city or the county stating that any areas identified for…
  4. ARTICLE 4. Local Agency Approval §§ 41721–41721.5 · 2 sections
    • § 41721 (a) The countywide siting element shall be approved by the county and by a majority of the cities within the county that contain a majority of the population…
    • § 41721.5 (a) Any amendments to the countywide siting element shall be approved by the county and by a majority of the cities within the county which contain a majority…