Section 56856.5 Of Article 2. Reorganization From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
56856.5
. (a) The commission shall not approve or conditionally
approve a change of organization or reorganization that would result
in the annexation to a city or special district of territory that is
subject to a contract entered into pursuant to the California Land
Conservation Act of 1965 (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200)
of Part 1 of Division 1), other than a contract entered into pursuant
to Article 7 (commencing with Section 51296) of Chapter 7 of Part 1
of Division 1, if that city or special district provides or would
provide facilities or services related to sewers, nonagricultural
water, or streets and roads to the territory, unless these facilities
or services benefit land uses that are allowed under the contract.
(b) This section shall not be construed to preclude the annexation
of territory for the purpose of using other facilities or services
provided by the agency that benefit land uses allowable under the
contract.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission may
nevertheless approve a change of organization or reorganization if it
finds any of the following:
(1) The city or county that would administer the contract after
annexation has adopted policies and feasible implementation measures
applicable to the subject territory ensuring the continuation of
agricultural use and other uses allowable under the contract on a
long-term basis.
(2) The change of organization or reorganization encourages and
provides planned, well-ordered, and efficient urban development
patterns that include appropriate consideration of the preservation
of open-space lands within those urban development patterns.
(3) The change of organization or reorganization is necessary to
provide services to planned, well-ordered, and efficient urban
development patterns that include appropriate consideration of the
preservation of open-space lands within those urban development
patterns.
(d) This section shall not apply to territory subject to a
contract for which either of the following applies:
(1) A notice of nonrenewal has been served pursuant to Section
51245, if the annexing agency agrees that no services will actually
be provided by it for use during the remaining life of the contract
for land uses or activities not allowed under the contract.
(2) A tentative cancellation has been approved pursuant to Section
51282.