Kern County Agricultural Preserves, California

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This dataset consists of two layers:  Kern County Agricultural Preserve Boundaries, and Kern County Agricultural Preserves Included Lands.  They are meant to be viewed together, and so were uploaded as a group.

Metadata for Kern County Agricultural Preserve Boundaries:

Summary To display the boundaries for the agricultural preserves for the County of Kern. Represents data for the year 2011, for which the report was submitted to the Board of Supervisors in August, 2012.

Description This layer contains the boundaries for the agricultural preserves for the County of Kern. "An agricultural preserve defines the boundary of an area within which a city or county will enter into contracts with landowners. The boundary is designated by resolution of the board of supervisors (board) or city council (council) having jurisdiction. Only land located within an agricultural preserve is eligible for a Williamson Act contract. Preserves are regulated by rules and restrictions designated in the resolution to ensure that the land within the preserve is maintained for agricultural or open space use (California Dept. of Conservation)."

Metadata for Kern County Agricultural Preserves Included Land:

Summary To display the included land for the agricultural preserves for the County of Kern. To display the boundaries for the agricultural preserves for the County of Kern. Represents data for the year 2011, for which the report was submitted to the Board of Supervisors in August, 2012.

Description This layer contains the included land for the agricultural preserves for the County of Kern. "An agricultural preserve defines the boundary of an area within which a city or county will enter into contracts with landowners. The boundary is designated by resolution of the board of supervisors (board) or city council (council) having jurisdiction. Only land located within an agricultural preserve is eligible for a Williamson Act contract. Preserves are regulated by rules and restrictions designated in the resolution to ensure that the land within the preserve is maintained for agricultural or open space use (California Dept. of Conservation)."
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County of Kern Planning Department, Bakersfield, California
Content date:
2006
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subvention report, williamson act, agricultural preserves, shafter, bakersfield, lake isabella, california, tejon, frazier park, wasco, planning department, delano, taft, mcfarland, tehachapi, ridgecrest, rosamond, lebec, kern county, mojave
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