ARTICLE 10.5. Open-Space Lands

Article 10.5 added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1590.

§§ 65560–65570 · 13 sections

• § 65560 For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Amount of land converted to agricultural use” means those lands that were brought into agricultural use or reestablished in…
• § 65561 The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) That the preservation of open-space land, as defined in this article, is necessary not only for the…
• § 65562 It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article: (a) To assure that cities and counties recognize that open-space land is a limited and valuable…
• § 65562.5 On and after March 1, 2005, if land designated, or proposed to be designated as open space, contains a place, feature, or object described in Sections 5097.9…
• § 65563 On or before December 31, 1973, every city and county shall prepare, adopt and submit to the Secretary of the Resources Agency a local open-space plan for the…
• § 65564 Every local open-space plan shall contain an action program consisting of specific programs which the legislative body intends to pursue in implementing its…
• § 65565 (a) A city or county may develop an agricultural land component of the city or county’s open-space element or a separate agricultural land element. If a city…
• § 65565.1 (a) The department shall give priority consideration for any grants, bond proceeds, and other local assistance funding provided by the department to a city or…
• § 65565.5 (a) Every city and county shall review and update its local open-space plan by January 1, 2026. The update shall include plans and an action program, as…
• § 65566 Any action by a county or city by which open-space land or any interest therein is acquired or disposed of or its use restricted or regulated, whether or not…
• § 65567 No building permit may be issued, no subdivision map approved, and no open-space zoning ordinance adopted, unless the proposed construction, subdivision or…
• § 65568 If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person is held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application of such provision…
• § 65570 (a) The department may establish, after notice and hearing, rules and regulations, and require reports from local officials and may employ, borrow, or contract…