A state public body may:
(a) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of its territory.
(b) Make exceptions to building regulations and ordinances to the extent that such exceptions do not conflict with the provisions of the State Housing Law, Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13, the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, or any modifications made pursuant to Section 17958.5. Any exceptions which conflict with such provisions, rules and regulations, or modifications, shall be invalid.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1112.)