Bill Text: CA AB512 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Agricultural land: Williamson Act: compatible uses.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-02 - From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [AB512 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB512-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 512	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Yamada

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2009

   An act to amend Section 51238 of the Government Code, relating to
agricultural land.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 512, as introduced, Yamada. Agricultural land: Williamson Act:
compatible uses.
   Under the Williamson Act, unless the board or council after notice
and hearing makes a finding to the contrary, the erection,
construction, alteration, or maintenance of gas, electric, water,
communication, or agricultural laborer housing facilities are
considered compatible uses on land under a Williamson Act contract,
and no land occupied by any of those facilities may be excluded from
an agricultural preserve by reason of that use.
   This bill would also include horse breeding and training
facilities as a compatible use of land under a Williamson Act
contract.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 51238 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   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 hearing makes a finding to the contrary,
the erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance of gas,
electric, water, communication,  or  agricultural
laborer housing facilities  , or horse breeding and training
facilities  are hereby determined to be compatible uses within
any agricultural preserve.
   (2) No land occupied by gas, electric, water, communication,
 or  agricultural laborer housing facilities  ,
or horse breeding and training facilities  shall be excluded
from an agricultural preserve by reason of that use.
   (b) The board of supervisors may impose conditions on lands or
land uses to be placed within preserves to permit and encourage
compatible uses in conformity with Section 51238.1, particularly
public outdoor recreational uses.