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Newman Council adopts updated health and safety element required by state law
Summary
The Newman City Council voted 5-0 to adopt an updated health and safety element that incorporates county hazard plans and changes requested by the California Geological Survey.
The Newman City Council on Tuesday adopted an update to the city's health and safety element to reflect recent state requirements and local hazard planning.
Planning staff said state law requires cities to maintain a general plan with a health and safety element and that recent legislation (identified in the staff presentation as “s p 10 35” and “s p 3 79”) now requires safety elements to be updated every eight years alongside housing elements. “As part of the…
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