51296. The Legislature finds and declares that it is desirable to expand options available to landowners for the preservation of agricultural land. It is therefore the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to encourage the creation of longer term voluntary enforceable restrictions within agricultural preserves. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, […]
51296.1. A landowner or group of landowners may petition the board to rescind a contract or contracts entered into pursuant to this chapter in order to simultaneously place the land subject to that contract or those contracts under a new contract designating the property as a farmland security zone. A landowner or group of landowners […]
51296.2. Both of the following shall apply to land within a designated farmland security zone: (a) The land shall be eligible for property tax valuation pursuant to Section 423.4 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any special tax approved by the voters for urban-related services on or after January 1, […]
51296.3. Notwithstanding any provision of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000)), a local agency formation commission shall not approve a change of organization or reorganization that would result in the annexation of land within a designated farmland security zone to a city. However, this subdivision shall not […]
51296.4. Notwithstanding any provision of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000)), a local agency formation commission shall not approve a change of organization or reorganization that would result in the annexation of land within a designated farmland security zone to a special district that provides or would […]
51296.5. Notwithstanding Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, a school district shall not render inapplicable a county zoning ordinance to the use of land by the school district if the land is within a designated farmland security zone. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 23. […]
51296.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school district shall not acquire any land that is within a designated farmland security zone. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2001.)
51296.7. The board shall not approve any use of land within a designated farmland security zone based on the compatible use provisions contained in subdivision (c) of Section 51238.1. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2001.)
51296.8. Sections 51296 to 51297.4, inclusive, shall only apply to land that is designated on the Important Farmland Series maps, prepared pursuant to Section 65570 as predominantly one or more of the following: (a) Prime farmland. (b) Farmland of statewide significance. (c) Unique farmland. (d) Farmland of local importance. If the proposed farmland security zone is in an area […]
51296.9. Nonrenewal of a farmland security zone contract shall be pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51240), except as otherwise provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2001.)
51297. A petition for cancellation of a farmland security zone contract created under this article may be filed only by the landowner with the city or county within which the contracted land is located. The city or county may grant a petition only in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 5 (commencing with […]
51297.1. All of the provisions of Article 6 (commencing with Section 51290) shall apply to farmland security zones created pursuant to this article except as specifically provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2001.)
51297.2. No state agency, as defined in Section 65934, or local agency, as defined in Section 65930, shall require any land to be placed under a farmland security zone contract as a condition of the issuance of any entitlement to use or the approval of a legislative or adjudicative act involving, but not limited to, […]
51297.3. Sections 51296.3 and 51296.4 shall not apply during the three-year period preceding the termination of a farmland security zone contract. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2001.)
51297.4. Nothing in Sections 51296 to 51297.4, inclusive, shall be construed to limit the authority of a board to rescind a portion or portions of a Williamson Act contract or contracts for the purpose of immediately enrolling the land in a farmland security zone contract so long as the remaining land is retained in a […]
