Cal. Health & Safety Code § 33492.22
(b) The following provisions shall apply to the approval of projects that implement a redevelopment plan authorized by this article:
(2) If an environmental impact report for the redevelopment plan is not certified within 18 months after the effective date of the ordinance adopting the plan, then during the succeeding 12 months or until the certification of an environmental impact report if the report is certified during that 12-month period, no project, as defined in Section 21065 of the Public Resources Code, that implements the redevelopment plan shall be approved by the agency or the community unless any of the following occurs: