{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"51220.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 51220.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 52203.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES AND COUNTIES [50001. - 51299.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Agricultural Land [51200. - 51297.4.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Declaration [51220. - 51223.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-1/part-1/chapter-7/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 607, Sec. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The Legislature finds and declares that agricultural operations are often hindered or impaired by uses which increase the density of the permanent or temporary human population of the agricultural area. For this reason, cities and counties shall determine the types of uses to be deemed “compatible uses” in a manner which recognizes that a permanent or temporary population increase often hinders or impairs agricultural operations.</p>","text":"The Legislature finds and declares that agricultural operations are often hindered or impaired by uses which increase the density of the permanent or temporary human population of the agricultural area. For this reason, cities and counties shall determine the types of uses to be deemed “compatible uses” in a manner which recognizes that a permanent or temporary population increase often hinders or impairs agricultural operations.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/declaration-51220-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}