CHAPTER 6. Appeal and Judicial Review [29770. - 29773.]

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 6.

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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 29770. Section 29770.

(a) Any person who is aggrieved by any action taken by a local government or other local agency in implementing the resource management plan, or otherwise taken pursuant to this division, may file an appeal with the commission. The ground for an appeal and the commission consideration of an appeal shall be that an action, as to land located exclusively within the primary zone, is inconsistent with the resource management plan, the approved portions of local government general plans that implement the resource management plan, or this division. The appeal shall be heard by the commission within 60 days from the date of the filing of the appeal, unless the commission, either itself or by delegation to the executive director, determines that the issue raised on appeal is not within the commission’s jurisdiction or does not raise an appealable issue. (b) In the absence of an appeal by an aggrieved person, the commission may decide by majority vote to review on appeal any action taken by a local government or other local agency in implementing the resource management plan, or otherwise taken pursuant to this division, for land located exclusively within the primary zone, if the commission believes the action may be inconsistent with the resource management plan, or this division. (c) The commission shall, by regulation, adopt administrative procedures governing those appeals. (d) The commission may comment on projects within the secondary zone that impact the primary zone.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 29771. Section 29771.

After a hearing on an appealed action pursuant to Section 29770, the commission shall either deny the appeal or remand the matter to the local government or local agency for reconsideration, after making specific findings. Upon remand, the local government or local agency shall modify the appealed action and resubmit the matter for review to the commission. A proposed action appealed pursuant to this section shall not be effective until the commission has adopted written findings, based on substantial evidence in the record, that the action is consistent with the resources management plan, the approved portions of local government general plans that implement the resources management plan, and this division.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 29772. Section 29772.

An aggrieved person may seek judicial review of any action taken by the commission in adopting the resource management plan or any action taken by a local government or other local agency that is appealable pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 29770, by filing a petition for writ of mandate in accordance with Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure within 60 days from the date that the commission action was taken or, if appealed to the commission, within 60 days from the final decision of the commission on the appeal.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 29773. Section 29773.

(a) The commission may review and provide comments and recommendations to the Delta Stewardship Council on any significant project or proposed project within the scope of the Delta Plan, including, but not limited to, actions by state and federal agencies, that may affect the unique cultural, recreational, and agricultural values within the primary and secondary zones. Review and comment authority granted to the commission shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following: (1) Identification of impacts to the cultural, recreational, and agricultural values of the Delta. (2) Recommendations for actions that may avoid, reduce, or mitigate impacts to the cultural, recreational, and agricultural values of the Delta. (3) Review of consistency of the project or proposed project with the resources management plan and the Delta Plan. (4) Identification and recommendation of methods to address Delta community concerns regarding large-scale habitat plan development and implementation. (b) The council shall take into consideration the recommendations of the commission, including the recommendations included in the economic sustainability plan. If the council, in its discretion, determines that a recommendation of the commission is feasible and consistent with the objectives of the Delta Plan and the purposes of this division, the council shall adopt the recommendation.

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