Gov. Code § 65852.9
Zoning Regulations: Adoption of Regulations

Gov. Code § 65852.9

Unused schoolsitesTITLE 7. PLANNING AND LAND USE › DIVISION 1. PLANNING AND ZONING › CHAPTER 4. Zoning Regulations › ARTICLE 2. Adoption of Regulations

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Requires cities and counties, at a school district’s request, to zone unused schoolsites consistent with plans and surrounding uses after public entities decline to buy or lease them.

  • Legislative intent. Unused schoolsites not acquired for park or recreation under the Education Code should be developable to the same extent as adjacent property, with expedited zoning, though districts pay the administrative costs of rezoning. (a)
  • Rezoning on request. If all public entities listed in Education Code § 17489 decline the district’s offer, the city or county must, on request, zone the schoolsite consistent with the general and specific plans and compatible with surrounding uses, treating it as if privately owned. (b)
  • No open-space downzoning. Before sale or lease, the site may not be rezoned to open space, park, recreation, or similar unless adjacent property is so zoned or the district requests or agrees. (b)
  • Procedures and costs. Rezoning follows applicable state and local procedures, and the district must reimburse the city or county’s actual costs in the fiscal year they are incurred. (c), (d)

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History. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 314. Effective January 1, 2007.)

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