AB-551 Local government: urban agriculture incentive zones

Urban Farm DB summary

California's AB-551 (enacted 2013-2014 session) allows local governments to establish Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones, letting landowners enter contracts of at least five years to have land used for agriculture assessed at the lower value based on the state's average irrigated farmland value, rather than market value. Eligible parcels must be between 0.10 and 3 acres, dwellings are prohibited on the property while under contract, and new contracts originally had to begin by January 1, 2019.

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• 0.1 acres

  minimum parcel size(urban agriculture incentive zone)

  Policy

  region

  California, United States

  instrument

  AB-551

• 3 acres

  maximum parcel size(urban agriculture incentive zone)

  Policy

  region

  California, United States

  instrument

  AB-551

• 5 years

  minimum contract length(urban agriculture incentive zone)

  Policy

  region

  California, United States

  instrument

  AB-551

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