California Government Code ARTICLE 10.5 - Open-Space Lands

• Section 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 agricultural use...
• Section 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 maintenance of...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 open-space plan.(Added...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 county...
• Section 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...
• Section 65567.
  No building permit may be issued, no subdivision map approved, and no open-space zoning ordinance adopted, unless the proposed construction, subdivision or ordinance is consistent...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 for such...

Last modified: October 22, 2018