Section 51223 Of Article 2. Declaration From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 2.
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. (a) A city council or board of supervisors, as the case may
be, shall, prior to rescinding a contract for the purpose of
restricting the same land by an open-space contract pursuant to
Section 51254 or by entering to an open-space agreement pursuant to
Section 51255, determine that the parcel or parcels are large enough
to provide open-space benefits, by providing habitat for wildlife, or
preserving its natural characteristics, beauty, or openness for the
benefit and enjoyment of the public.
(b) Uses or development permitted on land subject to an open-space
contract, or subject to an open-space easement agreement pursuant to
Section 51255, shall satisfy one or both of the following:
(1) Comply with the provisions of Section 51238.1 or 51238.2.
(2) Consist of, cause, facilitate, or benefit one or more
open-space uses on the land.
(c) If an open-space contract is executed pursuant to Section
51205, or if a contract is rescinded for the purpose of restricting
the same land by an open-space contract pursuant to Section 51254, or
an open-space easement agreement pursuant to Section 51255, either
of the following shall apply:
(1) The resulting open-space contract shall not permit new
development during the period the contract is in effect, except that
uses compatible with or related to the open-space uses would be
permitted.
(2) The resulting open-space easement agreement shall not permit
new development during the time equal to the time remaining on the
contract at the time of its rescission, except that uses compatible
with, or related to, the open-space uses would be permitted.
(d) For the purposes of this section, agriculture and uses
compatible with agriculture are compatible with open-space uses,
unless otherwise provided by local rules or ordinances.
(e) A board or council shall not accept or approve a petition for
rescission pursuant to Sections 51254 or 51255 if the city or county,
within which the land for which the rescission is sought is located,
has discovered or received notice of a likely material breach on the
land pursuant to the process specified in Section 51250, unless the
rescission is a part of the process specified in Section 51250.