Section 33321.5 Of Article 3. Selection Of Project Area And Formulation Of Preliminary Plans From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 24. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Agricultural land and open-space land that is
enforceably restricted shall not be included within a project area.
(b) A parcel of land that is larger than two acres and is in
agricultural use, but that is not enforceably restricted, shall not
be included within a project area unless the agency makes each of the
following findings, based upon substantial evidence in the record:
(1) The inclusion of the land in the project area is consistent
with the purposes of this part.
(2) The inclusion of the land in the project area will not cause
the removal of adjacent land, designated for agricultural use in the
community's general plan, from agricultural use.
(3) The inclusion of the land within the project area is
consistent with the community's general plan.
(4) The inclusion of the land in the project area will result in a
more contiguous pattern of development.
(5) There is no proximate land that is not in agricultural use,
that is both available and suitable for inclusion within the project
area, and is not already proposed to be within the project area.
(c) As used in this section the following definitions apply:
(1) "Agricultural use" has the same meaning as that term is
defined in subdivision (b) of Section 51201 of the Government Code.
(2) "Enforceably restricted" has the same meaning as that term is
defined in Sections 422 and 422.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(3) "Suitable" has the same meaning as that term is defined in
subdivision (c) of Section 51282 of the Government Code.
(d) The provisions of subdivision (b) shall not apply to the
territory described in Section 33320.8.