Sec. 19.174. Procedures for Application and Execution of an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Contract.

   (a)   A property owner who is interested in participating in the City’s UAIZ Program must perform the following steps:

   (1)   The property owner, or the property owner’s agent as approved by the DAA, must file an application form with the DAA to enter into a UAIZ Contract;

   (2)   The property owner must use the application form required by the DAA and pay fees established by the DAA, if any; and

   (3)   The property owner must execute and notarize the UAIZ Contract, and submit it to the DAA. The UAIZ contract must be in a form approved and provided by the City, which includes the required provisions as set forth in Section 19.173.

   (b)   The DAA’s responsibilities include:

   (1)   The DAA shall determine eligibility of the property owner for a UAIZ Contract pursuant to this chapter after the property owner submits a complete application to the DAA;

   (2)   If the property owner meets the City’s eligibility criteria, the DAA shall confirm that the unrealized ad valorem property tax revenue does not exceed the maximum allocation, and that the subject property is current on all tax assessments;

   (3)   If the DAA determines that a property owner has received all of the required approvals for a UAIZ Contract pursuant to this chapter, the DAA shall notify the property owner and provide the property owner with the UAIZ Contract; and

   (4)   Once the DAA receives an original, notarized UAIZ Contract from the property owner, the City shall execute the UAIZ Contract and send the original copy of the fully executed UAIZ Contract to the property owner for recordation pursuant to the recordation process set forth in Section 19.175.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 185,022, Eff. 8-6-17.

Sec. 19.175. Recordation of the Executed Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone Contract.

   The following steps must be completed as a part of the UAIZ Contract recordation process:

   (a)   The property owner must record the UAIZ Contract with the Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk;

   (b)   The property owner must provide the DAA with two certified copies of the recorded UAIZ Contract;

   (c)   The DAA shall provide a certified copy of the recorded UAIZ Contract to the Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor, in a form approved by the Assessor, and maintain a certified copy of the recorded UAIZ Contract in the City’s files, in a form approved by the City;

   (d)   The DAA shall notify the property owner after the UAIZ Contract has been delivered to the Assessor's Office;

   (e)   Commencement date of the UAIZ Contract may be subject to limitations imposed by the County and the DAA; and

   (f)   The term of an approved UAIZ Contract shall commence on the first day of January following recordation of the UAIZ Contract.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 185,022, Eff. 8-6-17.

Sec. 19.176. Enforcement.

   Among other provisions, UAIZ Contracts must provide that a violation of this chapter shall constitute a material breach thereof and entitle the City to terminate the UAIZ Contract and pursue legal remedies that may be available.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 185,022, Eff. 8-6-17.