California Government Code

§ 51112

GOV § 51112Div. 1 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 6.7 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)On or before March 1, 1977, the board or council by ordinance, after the advice of the planning commission pursuant to Section 51110.2, and after public hearing, shall zone as timberland production all parcels appearing on list A submitted by the assessor pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 51110 which are not designated as “contest,” unless it finds by a majority vote of the full body that a parcel or parcels are not devoted to and used for growing and harvesting timber or for growing and harvesting timber and compatible uses. The basis for such a finding is limited to either of the following:

(1)The parcel is not in fact capable of growing an average annual volume of wood fiber of at least 15 cubic feet per acre;

(2)The use of the parcel has changed subsequent to the lien date in 1976, and that such use no longer meets the definition of timberland, or of compatible uses as defined and as adopted by the board or council pursuant to Section 51111.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 678, Sec. 3.