Planning And Land Use — California Government Code — Planning And Zoning — Zoning Regulations — Development Agreements — Approval of agreement Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) A development agreement is a legislative act that shall be approved by ordinance and is subject to referendum. (b) A development agreement shall not be approved unless the legislative body finds that the provisions of the agreement are consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan. (c) A development agreement that includes a subdivision, as defined in Section 66473.7, shall not be approved unless the agreement provides that any tentative map prepared for the subdivision will comply with the provisions of Section 66473.7. Ca. Gov. Code § 65867.5 Amended by Stats 2001 ch 642 (SB 221), s 2, eff. 1/1/2002.