CHAPTER 6.9. Solar-Use Easement

Chapter 6.9 added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 596, Sec. 8.

§§ 51190–51192.2 · 13 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Definitions § 51190 · 1 section

   • § 51190 As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “City” means any city or city and county. (b) “Landowner” includes a lessee or…
2. ARTICLE 2. General Provisions §§ 51191–51191.8 · 9 sections

   • § 51191 (a) For purposes of this chapter, and for purposes of Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200), the Department of Conservation, in consultation with the…
   • § 51191.1 Any county or city may enter into an agreement with a landowner pursuant to Section 51255.1 to use lands determined to be eligible pursuant to Section 51191 in…
   • § 51191.2 The execution and acceptance of a deed or other instrument described in subdivision (c) of Section 51190 shall constitute a dedication to the public of the use…
   • § 51191.3 (a) A county or city may require a deed or other instrument described in subdivision (c) of Section 51190 to contain any restrictions, conditions, or covenants…
   • § 51191.4 No deed or other instrument described in subdivision (c) of Section 51190 shall be effective until it has been accepted or approved by resolution of the…
   • § 51191.5 (a) During the term of the solar-use easement, the county or city shall not approve any land use on land covered by a solar easement that is inconsistent with…
   • § 51191.6 Upon the acceptance or approval of any instrument creating a solar-use easement, the clerk of the governing body shall record the instrument in the office of…
   • § 51191.7 The parcel or parcels subject to a solar-use easement shall be assessed pursuant to Section 402.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code during the term of the…
   • § 51191.8 The Department of Conservation may adopt regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of…
3. ARTICLE 3. Extinguishment of a Solar-Use Easement §§ 51192–51192.2 · 3 sections

   • § 51192 (a) A solar-use easement may be extinguished on all or a portion of the parcel only by nonrenewal, termination, or by returning the land to its previous…
   • § 51192.1 In the case of a solar-use easement that is extinguished because of a notice of nonrenewal by the landowner or due to termination, the landowner shall restore…
   • § 51192.2 (a) If all or a portion of the parcel held in a solar-use easement will no longer be used for the purposes outlined in the easement the landowner may petition…