California Government Code

§ 54223

GOV § 54223 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 5 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)After the disposing agency has received a notice of interest from the entity desiring to purchase or lease the surplus land on terms that comply with this article, the disposing agency and the entity shall enter into good faith negotiations to determine a mutually satisfactory sales price and terms or lease terms. If the price or terms cannot be agreed upon after a good faith negotiation period of not less than 90 days, the local agency may dispose of the surplus land without further regard to this article, except that Section 54233 shall apply.

(b)Residential use shall be deemed an acceptable use for the surplus land for the purposes of good faith negotiations with a local agency conducted pursuant to this article. Nothing in this subdivision shall restrict a local jurisdiction’s authority or discretion to approve land use, zoning, or entitlement decisions in connection with the surplus land. Except as provided in subdivision (c), terms agreed to pursuant to the negotiations shall not do any of the following:

(1)Disallow residential use of the site as a condition of the disposal.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 788, Sec. 5. (AB 480) Effective January 1, 2024.