ARTICLE 2.5. Agricultural Preserves
Article 2.5 added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1372.
§§ 51230–51239 · 17 sections
- § 51230 Beginning January 1, 1971, any county or city having a general plan, and until December 31, 1970, any county or city, by resolution, and after a public hearing…
- § 51230.1 (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent the transfer of ownership from one immediate family member to another of a portion of land which is…
- § 51230.2 (a) Except as provided in Section 51238, and notwithstanding Section 51222 or 66474.4, a landowner may subdivide land that is currently designated as an…
- § 51231 (a) For the purposes of this chapter, the board or council, by resolution, shall adopt rules governing the administration of agricultural preserves, including…
- § 51232 In the event any proposal to disestablish or to alter the boundary of an agricultural preserve will remove land under contract from such a preserve, notice of…
- § 51233 When a county proposes to establish, disestablish, or alter the boundary of an agricultural preserve it shall give written notice at least two weeks before the…
- § 51234 Any proposal to establish an agricultural preserve shall be submitted to the planning department of the county or city having jurisdiction over the land. If…
- § 51235 An agricultural preserve shall continue in full effect following annexation, detachment, incorporation or disincorporation of land within the preserve. Any…
- § 51236 The effect of removal of land under contract from an agricultural preserve shall be the equivalent of notice of nonrenewal by the city or county removing the…
- § 51237 Whenever an agricultural preserve is established, and so long as it shall be in effect, a map of such agricultural preserve and the resolution under which the…
- § 51237.5 On or before January 30 of each year, each city or county in which any agricultural preserve is located shall provide the Department with geographical…
- § 51238 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any determination of compatible uses by the county or city pursuant to this article, unless the board or council after notice and…
- § 51238.1 (a) Uses approved on contracted lands shall be consistent with all of the following principles of compatibility: (1) The use will not significantly compromise…
- § 51238.2 Mineral extraction that is unable to meet the principles of Section 51238.1 may nevertheless be approved as compatible use if the board or council is able to…
- § 51238.3 (a) The requirements of Sections 51238.1 and 51238.2 shall not apply to compatible uses for which an application was submitted to the city or county prior to…
- § 51238.5 (a) If an owner of land agrees to permit the use of his or her land for free public recreation, the board or council may agree to indemnify the owner against…
- § 51239 The board or council may appoint an advisory board, the members of which shall serve at the pleasure of the board or council and may be paid their expenses.…