Planning and zoning: local planning.

Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, establishes in each city and county a planning agency with the powers necessary to carry out the purposes of the law. Existing law requires the legislative body of each city and county to by ordinance assign the functions of the planning agency to a planning department, one or more planning commissions, administrative bodies or hearing officers, the legislative body itself, or any combination thereof, as it deems appropriate and necessary. Existing law authorizes a legislative body to establish for its planning agency any rules, procedures, or standards that do not conflict with state or federal law.