Slicing up the open space: Subdivisions without homes in Northern California

Parson, James

doi:10.3112/erdkunde.1972.01.01

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“…California City, which was assembled from unused desert tracts expressly for the sale of small residential plots, is a prime example. 14 such as California Pines that were formerly larger than 25,000 acres dropped below this level because of subdivision before the study began.…”

Section: Mixed-function and Transitional Landholdingsmentioning

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Large Private Landholdings in California

Steiner¹

1982

Geographical Review

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Section: Mixed-function and Transitional Landholdingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Large Private Landholdings in California

Steiner¹

1982

Geographical Review

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“…Furthermore with only 84,000 people in the county there is little threat of urban development on any large scale. This view is not shared by Yuba County where concern was expressed over the conversion of large areas of open space into vacation lots in the form of mobile home sites (State of California Resources Agency, 1971 ;Parsons, 1972).' However, whilst the county planning department recognised the potential of the Williamson Act in preserving non-prime open space land, the County Board of Supervisors rejected its use because of reductions in the tax revenue which would result .…”

Section: The California Land Conservation Act (Williamson Act)mentioning

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An Approach to Land-use Control: the California Land Conservation Act

Goodenough

1978

Urban Studies

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Recognition of the nature of problems caused by urban growth in California has led to new legislation to cope with some of the operational difficulties faced by farmers in the urban fringe. Within this environment the California Land Conservation Act (Williamson Act) is intended to have its greatest impact. The aim of the legislation is accomplished by a voluntary contract between the farmer and local government which restricts the land to agricultural use. In return land is taxed on its agricultural value rather than its urban potential. This article represents a contribution to the appraisal of a significant initiative in public policy making which currently involves land-use control over some 5.5 million hectares of agricultural and open space land.

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“…Power and water are provided only in subdivision A.' Access to lots within all but two ~ 'An excellent in-depth description of the characteristics of subdivisions in Northern California is provided by Parsons [ 7 ] . Subdivisions selected for our study conform closely to this description.…”

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California Remote Subdivisions: Policy Implications for Consumers and Rural Communities

Hansen¹,

Johnston²,

Dickinson

1976

Journal of Consumer Affairs

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Extensive subdivision development on remote rural lands during the early 1970's has generated considerable concern about possible long-term consequences to purchasers and local government finances. This study of California's Northeastern Plateau region utilizes socioeconomic characteristics, purchase motivations, and use-intentions of purchasers as the basis for examining possible local community and purchaser impacts. While purchaser characteristics indicate limited property use, expressed intentions to build or install residences prior to 1980 indicate a potentially dramatic impact on the region's population base. Although local government revenue impacts are impossible to assess conclusively, the results suggest local officials would be well advised to establish buildout policies for existing subdivisions prior to approving additional remote subdivisions. Expectations about property-use and investment potential appear to be unrealistic and are attributable to buyers' inexperience, inadequate information, and sales misrepresentations. While suggesting that the "fair, just and equitable" determination be reexamined for within-state sales, the results also suggest other states should not become overly optimistic about consumer protection provided by California's Subdivided Lands Act.A significant form of land-use alteration occurring during the 1960's and early 1970's in California and elsewhere was the conversion of vast acreages of nonprime lands into subdivided tracts which were sold t o urban residents for second home and recreational purposes, often as land investments. These urban-oriented activities exerted direct influences in remote rural areas and in California absorbed over 500,

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Slicing up the open space: Subdivisions without homes in Northern California

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Large Private Landholdings in California

Large Private Landholdings in California

An Approach to Land-use Control: the California Land Conservation Act

California Remote Subdivisions: Policy Implications for Consumers and Rural Communities

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