The Legislature finds and declares that agricultural operations are often hindered or impaired by uses which increase the density of the permanent or temporary human population of the agricultural area. For this reason, cities and counties shall determine the types of uses to be deemed “compatible uses” in a manner which recognizes that a permanent or temporary population increase often hinders or impairs agricultural operations.
Cal. Gov. Code § 51220.5
Declaration
Known as the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 or as the Williamson Act
The act spans §§ 51200 to 51297.4 (97 sections).
Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 607, Sec. 3.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.