Government Code section 65451

(a)

A specific plan shall include a text and a diagram or diagrams which specify all of the following in detail:

(1)

The distribution, location, and extent of the uses of land, including open space, within the area covered by the plan.

(2)

The proposed distribution, location, and extent and intensity of major components of public and private transportation, sewage, water, drainage, solid waste disposal, energy, and other essential facilities proposed to be located within the area covered by the plan and needed to support the land uses described in the plan.

(3)

Standards and criteria by which development will proceed, and standards for the conservation, development, and utilization of natural resources, where applicable.

(4)

A program of implementation measures including regulations, programs, public works projects, and financing measures necessary to carry out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).

(b)

The specific plan shall include a statement of the relationship of the specific plan to the general plan.

Source: Section 65451, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=65451.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1985; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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