(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a person applies to a city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, for a zoning variance, special use permit, conditional use permit, zoning ordinance amendment, general or specific plan amendment, or any entitlement for use which would permit all or any part of a cemetery to be used for other than cemetery purposes, the city, county, or city and county shall give notice pursuant to Sections 65091, 65092, 65093, and 65094.

(b) Those requesting notice shall be notified by the local agency at the address provided at the time of the request.

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Terms Used In California Government Code 65096

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • person: includes a California Native American tribe that is on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission. See California Government Code 65092

(c) Notwithstanding Section 65092, a local agency shall not require a request made pursuant to this section to be annually renewed.

(d) “Cemetery,” as used in this section, has the same meaning as that word is defined in § 8100 of the Health and Safety Code.

(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1440, Sec. 1.)