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The California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act 2014 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

The California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act 2012 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

The California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act 2010 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

The California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act 2008 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

Rethinking Redevelopment Oversight: Exploring Possibilities For Increasing Local Input, California Research Bureau

California Agencies

No abstract provided.

The California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act 2006 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

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The California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act 2004 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

Guidebook For Implementation Of Senate Bill 1610 And Senate Bill 221 Of 2001 To Assist Water Suppliers, Cities, And Counties In Integrating Water And Land Use Planning, California Department Of Water Resources

California Agencies

Senate Bills 610 (Chapter 643, Statutes of 2001) and Senate Bill 221 (Chapter 642, Statutes of 2001) amended state law, effective January 1, 2002, to improve the link between information on water supply availability and certain land use decisions made by cities and counties. SB 610 and SB 221 are companion measures which seek to promote more collaborative planning between local water suppliers and cities and counties. Both statutes require detailed information regarding water availability to be provided to the city and county decision-makers prior to approval of specified large development projects. Both statutes also require this detailed information be …

The California Land Conservation (Williamson) Act 2002 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

The Williamson Act 1993-95 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

The Williamson Act 1991-93 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

The California Land Conservation Act, better known as the Williamson Act, has been the state’s premier agricultural land protection program since its enactment in 1965. The Williamson Act preserves agricultural and open space lands through property tax incentives and voluntary restrictive use contracts. Private landowners voluntarily restrict their land to agricultural and compatible open-space uses under minimum 10-year rolling term contracts with local governments. In return, restricted parcels are assessed for property tax purposes at a rate consistent with their actual use, rather than potential market value.

The Williamson Act 1990-91 Status Report, California Department Of Conservation

California Agencies

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Emerging Issues In Public Policy: The Environment, Water, And The Coast, 1977-1982, Institute Of Governmental Studies

California Agencies

This collection, titled "The Environment, Water, and the Coast," presents a selection of the Institute's Public Affairs Report on these topics for 1977-1982.

How Can Land Be Saved For Agriculture? Proceedings Of A Working Conference To Find Solutions For California, California Institute Of Public Affairs

California Agencies

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Alternative Techniques For Controlling Land Use: A Guide For Small Cities And Rural Areas In California, Institute Of Governmental Affairs

California Agencies

No abstract provided.

Report Of The Task Force On California's Water Future, Commission For Economic Development

California Agencies

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Economic Impacts Of Land Use Control: The California Coastal Zone Conservation Commission, Institute Of Governmental Affairs, Institute Of Ecology

California Agencies

While there is much discussion of the impact of land use controls, economic research on their effects has lagged. This study examines the economic rationale of such controls from the perspective of economic theory and notes that only recently have theorists begun to develop and test models of land and housing markets explicitly incorporating zoning and other land use controls.

Land Use Within The California Coastal Zone, California Department Of Water Resources

California Agencies

The way land is used along the California coast is of great concern to the people of California. Our coast is an environmentally sensitive area and an invaluable esthetic and economic asset to our State. An important factor in protecting that asset is knowing what the I and has been used for in the past and how it is being used now so that future use can be channeled in the proper direction.

To aid this process, the Department of Water Resources is publishing this report, which presents the latest land use data assembled by the Department for the coastal …

An Urban Strategy For California, Office Of Planning And Research

California Agencies

No abstract provided.

Yerba Buena Center: Environmental Impact Report. Final. Summary, San Francisco City Planning Commission, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

California Agencies

As a result of voter approval of a policy declaration to construct a convention center including an exhibit hall in Yerba Buena Center (YBC), the City of San Francisco has initiated a program of preliminary design of the convention center facility. Because the site, configuration I and method of financing are different from previous proposals, and because many other features and uses in the YBC redevelopment area are being reconsidered and may be changed from the approved Redevelopment Plan I this Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This EIR discusses …

Yerba Buena Center: Environmental Impact Report. Final. Appendices, San Francisco City Planning Commission, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

California Agencies

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Yerba Buena Center: Environmental Impact Report. Final. Comments And Responses, Certification Resolutions, San Francisco City Planning Commission, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

California Agencies

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Yerba Buena Center: Environmental Impact Report. Final. Volume Ii, San Francisco City Planning Commission, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

California Agencies

As a result of voter approval of a policy declaration to construct a convention center including an exhibit hall in Yerba Buena Center (YBC), the City of San Francisco has initiated a program of preliminary design of the convention center facility. Because the site, configuration I and method of financing are different from previous proposals, and because many other features and uses in the YBC redevelopment area are being reconsidered and may be changed from the approved Redevelopment Plan I this Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This EIR discusses …

Yerba Buena Center: Environmental Impact Report. Draft. Volume I, San Francisco City Planning Commission, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

California Agencies

As a result of voter approval of a policy declaration to construct a convention center including an exhibit hall in Yerba Buena Center (YBC), the City of San Francisco has initiated a program of preliminary design of the convention center facility. Because the site, configuration I and method of financing are different from previous proposals, and because many other features and uses in the YBC redevelopment area are being reconsidered and may be changed from the approved Redevelopment Plan I this Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This EIR discusses …

Yerba Buena Center: Environmental Impact Report. Final. Volume I, San Francisco City Planning Commission, San Francisco Redevelopment Agency

California Agencies

As a result of voter approval of a policy declaration to construct a convention center including an exhibit hall in Yerba Buena Center (YBC), the City of San Francisco has initiated a program of preliminary design of the convention center facility. Because the site, configuration I and method of financing are different from previous proposals, and because many other features and uses in the YBC redevelopment area are being reconsidered and may be changed from the approved Redevelopment Plan I this Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This EIR discusses …

Provisional Series 3 Projections: Population, Housing, Employment, And Land Uses - San Francisco Bay Region, Association Of Bay Area Governments

California Agencies

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Preserving Agricultural And Open-Space Lands: Legislative Policymaking In California, Institute Of Governmental Affairs

California Agencies

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Land-Use Planning And Regulation On The California Coast: The State Role, Institute Of Governmental Affairs

California Agencies

California's thousand-mile coastline is one of her most precious and intensively used resources; about three-fourths of the state's population, about 15 million people in 1970, live within an hour's drive of the Pacific shoreline. Because of these facts Californians have become increasingly interested of late in formulating a statewide policy on the development and conservation of their coastal resources. This paper will provide a history of state policy in this field and a discussion of the various efforts to give the state government a greater role in the regulation of coastal land use. It will focus in addition on the …

The Serrano Equalization Principle: Its Impact On City Planning, Land Values And Use, Donald G. Hagman

California Agencies

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North Coast Area Investigation. Preliminary Edition, California Department Of Water Resources

California Agencies

With this report, the Department of Water Resources concludes a seven-year reconnaissance investigation of the North Coastal area. This investigation has been part of the department's traditional and continuing activities in planning for statewide water development. The objective of the reconnaissance program was to formulate plans by which the water resources of the region can be integrated with the State's expanding economy through orderly, staged development. The planning emphasis has been directed towards major water conservation projects; however, all aspects of water control and utilization have been considered. The planning framework presented herein is thus multiple-purpose in nature; it provides …