If the county, city, or nonprofit organization or the landowner serves notice of intent in any year not to renew the open-space easement, the existing open-space easement shall remain in effect for the balance of the period remaining since the original execution or the last renewal of the open-space easement, as the case may be.

(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1178.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 51092

  • City: means any city or city and county. See California Government Code 51075
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • Landowner: includes a lessee or trustee, if the expiration of the lease or trust occurs at a time later than the expiration of the open-space restriction or any extension thereof. See California Government Code 51075
  • Nonprofit organization: means any organization qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code in the preceding tax year, and which includes the preservation of open space as a stated purpose in its articles of incorporation. See California Government Code 51075
  • Open-space easement: means any right or interest in perpetuity or for a term of years in open-space land acquired by a county, city, or nonprofit organization pursuant to this chapter where the deed or other instrument granting such right or interest imposes restrictions which, through limitation of future use, will effectively preserve for public use or enjoyment the natural or scenic character of such open-space land. See California Government Code 51075
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