Health and Safety Code section 34164

Notwithstanding Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000), Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 34000), Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 34050), and Part 1.7 (commencing with Section 34100), or any other law, commencing on the effective date of this part, an agency shall lack the authority to, and shall not, engage in any of the following redevelopment activities:

(a)

Prepare, approve, adopt, amend, or merge a redevelopment plan, including, but not limited to, modifying, extending, or otherwise changing the time limits on the effectiveness of a redevelopment plan.

(b)

Create, designate, merge, expand, or otherwise change the boundaries of a project area.

(c)

Designate a new survey area or modify, extend, or otherwise change the boundaries of an existing survey area.

(d)

Approve or direct or cause the approval of any program, project, or expenditure where approval is not required by law.

(e)

Prepare, formulate, amend, or otherwise modify a preliminary plan or cause the preparation, formulation, modification, or amendment of a preliminary plan.

(f)

Prepare, formulate, amend, or otherwise modify an implementation plan or cause the preparation, formulation, modification, or amendment of an implementation plan.

(g)

Prepare, formulate, amend, or otherwise modify a relocation plan or cause the preparation, formulation, modification, or amendment of a relocation plan where approval is not required by law.

(h)

Prepare, formulate, amend, or otherwise modify a redevelopment housing plan or cause the preparation, formulation, modification, or amendment of a redevelopment housing plan.

(i)

Direct or cause the development, rehabilitation, or construction of housing units within the community, unless required to do so by an enforceable obligation.

(j)

Make or modify a declaration or finding of blight, blighted areas, or slum and blighted residential areas.

(k)

Make any new findings or declarations that any areas of blight cannot be remedied or redeveloped by private enterprise alone.

(l)

Provide or commit to provide relocation assistance, except where the provision of relocation assistance is required by law.

(m)

Provide or commit to provide financial assistance.

Source: Section 34164, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=34164.­ (accessed May 12, 2025).

Last Updated

May 12, 2025

§ 34164’s source at ca​.gov