Laws, Regulations & Annotations
Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2013
Additional Government Code Provisions
Provisions Relating to the Open-Space Easement Act of 1974
CHAPTER 6.6. Open-Space Easements (View entire chapter)
Article 1. Declaration
- 51070 Legislative intent
- 51071 Legislative finding
- 51072 Legislative declaration
- 51073 Additional legislative declaration
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. General Provisions
- 51080 Authority of county or city to accept grant of easement
- 51081 Effect of acceptance
- 51082 Contents of deed or other instrument
- 51083 Manner of acceptance of deed or other instrument
- 51083.5 Effective date of grant of easement to nonprofit corporation
- 51084 Finding of consistency with general plan and public interest; conditions; conclusiveness of resolution
- 51085 Referral to planning department or planning commission; report
- 51086 Injunction against construction or activity violating easement; building permit violating easement; retention of right of eminent domain
- 51087 Recording with county recorder and county assessor
Article 4. Termination of an Open-Space Easement
- 51090 Nonrenewal or abandonment
- 51091 Notice of nonrenewal
- 51092 Effect of notice on existing easement
- 51093 Petition for abandonment; approval subject to conditions precedent
- 51094 Effect of abandonment resolution on existing easement