Is a general plan amendment a quasi-legislative action or an adjudicative action?

Legislative actions are political in nature, "declar[ing] a public purpose and mak[ing] provisions for the ways and means of its accomplishment." (Fishman v. City of Palo Alto (1978) 86 Cal.App.3d 506, 509, 150 Cal.Rptr. 326.) In contrast, adjudicative actions apply law that already exists to

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The amendment of a general plan has been held to be a quasi-legislative action. (Yost v. Thomas (1984) 36 Cal.3d 561, 571, 205 Cal.Rptr. 801, 685 P.2d 1152. Consequently, it is governed by section 21168.5. ²