Plain English Breakdown
The official status shows the bill passed both chambers, but the last action listed is a canceled hearing in committee with no effective date provided yet.
Exempting Specific Surplus Land in the City of Ontario
This law creates an exception to standard surplus land rules for specific non-residential property owned by the City of Ontario within its sports and entertainment district.
What This Bill Does
- Expands the definition of exempt surplus land to include certain city-owned parcels in the area known as Ontario Sports Empire, if they meet a formal land use plan and are conveyed for specified purposes.
- Excludes residential development from this new exemption category.
- Requires that specific conditions be recorded as legal restrictions on the land when it is sold or transferred.
- Orders the City of Ontario to deposit funds received from selling the land into a local housing-specific set-aside account.
- Requires the city to send written notice to the Department of Housing and Community Development at least 30 days before disposing of the land.
Who It Names or Affects
- The City of Ontario
- Developers or buyers acquiring specific parcels in the Ontario Sports Empire district
- The California Department of Housing and Community Development
Terms To Know
- Exempt surplus land
- Land owned by a local agency that is declared no longer needed but does not have to follow the standard rules for selling public property.
- Covenant or restriction
- A legal rule written into the official record of the land ownership that limits how the land can be used in the future.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list every specific criterion required to declare land exempt, stating only that a City Council resolution must find they are met.
- Violations of these new rules would count as second or subsequent violations under existing law, but the exact penalty amounts depend on prior violation history.