Chapter 2. Sales And Leases of California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2.
(a) (1) Before any city, county, or city and county property
that is returned to the city, county, or city and county per the
long-range property management plan, pursuant to Section 34191.5 of
the Health and Safety Code, is sold or leased for economic
development purposes, the sale or lease shall first be approved by
the legislative body by resolution after public hearing. Notice of
the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation in the community at least once per week for at
least two successive weeks, as specified in Section 6066, prior to
the hearing.
(2) The city, county, or city and county shall make available, for
public inspection and copying at a cost not to exceed the cost of
duplication, a report no later than the time of publication of the
first notice of the hearing mandated by this section. This report
shall contain both of the following:
(A) A copy of the proposed sale or lease.
(B) A summary that describes and specifies all of the following:
(i) The cost of the agreement to the city, county, or city and
county, including land acquisition costs, clearance costs, relocation
costs, the costs of any improvements to be provided by the city,
county, or city and county, plus the expected interest on any loans
or bonds to finance the agreements.
(ii) The estimated value of the interest to be conveyed or leased,
determined at the highest and best uses permitted under the general
plan or zoning.
(iii) The estimated value of the interest to be conveyed or
leased, determined at the use and with the conditions, covenants, and
development costs required by the sale or lease. The purchase price
or present value of the lease payments which the lessor will be
required to make during the term of the lease. If the sale price or
total rental amount is less than the fair market value of the
interest to be conveyed or leased, determined at the highest and best
use, then the city, county, or city and county shall provide as part
of the summary an explanation of the reasons for the difference.
(iv) An explanation of why the sale or lease of the property will
assist in the creation of economic opportunity, with reference to all
supporting facts and materials relied upon in making this
explanation.
(b) The resolution approving the lease or sale shall be adopted by
a majority vote unless the legislative body has provided by
ordinance for a two-thirds vote for that purpose and shall contain a
finding that the sale or lease of the property will assist in the
creation of economic opportunity. The resolution shall also contain
one of the following findings:
(1) The consideration is not less than the fair market value at
its highest and best use.
(2) The consideration is not less than the fair reuse value at the
use and with the covenants and conditions and development costs
authorized by the sale or lease.
(c) The provisions of this section are an alternative to any other
authority granted by law to cities to dispose of city-owned
property.
A city, county, or city and county may establish a program
under which it loans funds to owners or tenants for the purpose of
rehabilitating commercial buildings or structures.
(a) As part of an agreement that provides for the
development or rehabilitation of property that will be used for
industrial or manufacturing purposes, a city, county, or city and
county may assist with the financing of facilities or capital
equipment, including, but not necessarily limited to, pollution
control devices.
(b) Prior to entering into an agreement for a development that
will be assisted pursuant to this section, a city, county, or city
and county shall find, after a public hearing, that the assistance is
necessary for the economic feasibility of the development and that
the assistance cannot be obtained on economically feasible terms in
the private market.