Section 25373 Of Article 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The board of supervisors may acquire property for the
preservation or development of a historical landmark. The board of
supervisors may also acquire property for development for
recreational purposes and for development of facilities in connection
therewith.
(b) The board may, by ordinance, provide special conditions or
regulations for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, or use of
places, sites, buildings, structures, works of art and other objects
having a special character or special historical or aesthetic
interest or value. These special conditions and regulations may
include appropriate and reasonable control of the appearance of
neighboring private property within public view.
(c) Until January 1, 1995, subdivision (b) shall not apply to
noncommercial property owned by a religiously affiliated association
or corporation not organized for private profit, whether incorporated
as a religious or public benefit corporation, unless the owner of
the property does not object to its application. Nothing in this
subdivision shall be construed to infringe on the authority of the
board of supervisors to enforce special conditions and regulations on
any property designated prior to January 1, 1994.
(d) Subdivision (b) shall not apply to noncommercial property
owned by any association or corporation that is religiously
affiliated and not organized for private profit, whether the
corporation is organized as a religious corporation, or as a public
benefit corporation, provided that both of the following occur:
(1) The association or corporation objects to the application of
the subdivision to its property.
(2) The association or corporation determines in a public forum
that it will suffer substantial hardship, which is likely to deprive
the association or corporation of economic return on its property,
the reasonable use of its property, or the appropriate use of its
property in the furtherance of its religious mission, if the
application is approved.
(e) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to infringe on
the authority of any legislative body to enforce special conditions
and regulations on any property designated prior to January 1, 1994,
or to authorize any legislative body to override the determination
made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d).