§ 21067.5. — 21067.5. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 6.)

California § 21067.5.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PRC: Public Resources Code - PRC
• Div. 13.: DIVISION 13. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
• Ch. 2.5.: CHAPTER 2.5. Definitions

Text

“Natural and protected lands” means sites located within any of the following locations:
(a)
The state park system, as described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 5001) of Chapter 1 of Division 5.
(b)
A wilderness area, as defined in Section 5093.32.
(c)
A marine protected area, as defined in Section 2852 of the Fish and Game Code.
(d)
The national park system, as defined in Section 100102 of Title 54 of the United States Code.
(e)
A national recreation area.
(f)
A national monument.
(g)
The national wild and scenic rivers system, as defined in Section 1273 of Title 16 of the United States Code.
(h)
Any ecological reserve or wildlife management area acquired and managed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 1525) or Article 4 (commencing with Section 1580) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code.
(i)
A hazardous waste site that is listed pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code or a hazardous waste site designated by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to Section 25356 of the Health and Safety Code, unless either of the following apply:
(1)
The site is an underground storage tank site that received a uniform
closure letter issued pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 25296.10 of the Health and Safety Code based on closure criteria established by the State Water Resources Control Board for the use proposed by the project. This paragraph does not alter or change the conditions to remove a site from the list of hazardous waste sites listed pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
(2)
The State Department of Public Health, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, or a local agency making a determination pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 25296.10 of the Health and Safety Code has otherwise determined that the site is suitable for the use proposed by the project.
(j)
Within a regulatory floodway as determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in any official maps published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, unless the
development has received a no-rise certification in accordance with Section 60.3(d)(3) of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(k)
Lands under conservation easement.
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l
)
On, or within a 300-foot radius of, a wetland, as defined in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, Part 660 FW 2 (June 21, 1993).
(m)
An environmentally sensitive area within the coastal zone, as defined in Section 30107.5.
(n)
Lands identified for conservation in an adopted natural community conservation plan pursuant to the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code) or habitat conservation plan pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1531 et seq.), or other adopted natural resource protection plan.
(o)
Within a very high fire hazard severity zone, as determined by the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Section 51178 of the Government Code, or within the state responsibility area, as defined in Section 4102. This subdivision does not apply to sites that have adopted fire hazard mitigation measures pursuant to existing building standards or state fire mitigation measures applicable to the development, including, but not limited to, standards established under all of the following provisions or their successor provisions:
(1)
Section 4291 of this code or Section 51182 of the Government Code, as applicable.
(2)
Section 4290.
(3)
Chapter 7A (commencing with Section 701A.1) of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(p)
Either prime farmland or farmland of statewide importance, as defined pursuant to the United States Department of Agriculture land inventory and monitoring criteria, as modified for California, and designated on the maps prepared by the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the Department of Conservation, or land zoned or designated for agricultural protection or preservation by a local ballot measure that was approved by the voters of that jurisdiction.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 650, Sec. 6. (SB 158) Effective October 11, 2025.