Parcels zoned as timberland production shall be zoned so as to restrict their use to growing and harvesting timber and to compatible uses. The growing and harvesting of timber on those parcels shall be regulated solely pursuant to state statutes and regulations.
Cal. Gov. Code § 51115
Timberland Production Zones
Known as the California Timberland Productivity Act
The act spans §§ 51100 to 51155 (39 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 38 Cal. 4th 1139 - Big Creek Lumber Co. v. County of Santa Cruz (2006)
Most recently applied in High Sierra Rural Alliance v. Cnty. of Plumas (October 2018)
Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 1.3.
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.