Section 51040.

51040. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones Act. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 406, Sec. 1. (AB 551) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Section 51040.1.

51040.1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to promote sustainable urban farm enterprise sectors in urban centers. The Legislature further finds and declares the small-scale, active production of marketable crops and animal husbandry, including, but not limited to, foods, flowers, and seedlings, in urban centers is consistent with, and […]

Section 51040.3.

51040.3. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Urban” means an area within the boundaries of an urbanized area, as that term is used by the United States Census Bureau, that includes at least 250,000 people. (b) “Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone” means an area within a county or a city and […]

Section 51042.

51042. (a) (1) (A) A county or city and county may, after a public hearing, establish by ordinance an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone within its boundaries for the purpose of entering into enforceable contracts with landowners, on a voluntary basis, for the use of vacant, unimproved, or blighted lands for small-scale agricultural use. (B) A city may, after a […]