SECTIONS 29427 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 29427

29427. (a) Prior to certification of the county's component of the
local protection program, the county shall designate the area of the
county adjacent to the marsh that should be retained in agricultural
use, or in uses that are compatible with agricultural use, in order
to ensure the long-term agricultural use and productivity of
agricultural lands within the marsh.
(b) Within such area the county shall do all of the following
prior to certification of the county's component: (1) determine the
minimum size parcels necessary for long-term agricultural use and
productivity, (2) establish enforceable standards limiting or
prohibiting land divisions or other types of development that are
inconsistent with protection of the marsh and continued agricultural
use, (3) establish enforceable standards precluding agricultural uses
by type and intensity that are inconsistent with the long-term
preservation of the marsh, and (4) limit special assessments against
agricultural lands for the provision of public services, the demand
for which is not generated by agricultural uses on such lands.
(c) No change by the county of any designation, standard, or
limitation established pursuant to this section shall become
effective until 30 days after it has notified the commission of the
proposed change and unless it makes a specific finding that the
change will not adversely affect, directly or indirectly, the
long-term agricultural use and productivity of agricultural lands
within the marsh.