Any portion of a specific plan or redevelopment plan adopted prior to January 1, 2006, that conforms to the requirements set forth in Section 65460.2, as amended by Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 2004, may be declared a transit village plan by a city, county, or city and county if that entity does both of the following:
(a) After publishing a notice pursuant to Section 6061, in at least one newspaper of general circulation within the entity’s jurisdiction at least 10 days prior to the public meeting, makes findings and declarations demonstrating the conformity of the existing plan to Section 65460.2, as amended by Chapter 42 of the Statutes of 2004. The notice shall state the entity’s intent to declare a portion of the existing plan as a transit village plan, describe the general location of the proposed transit village plan, and state the date, time, and place of the public meeting.
(b) Takes action prior to December 31, 2006, to declare that the conforming plan constitutes its transit village plan.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 309, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)