CAFF supports stronger land use planning tools at the local level. For example, local zoning and general plan processes should be strengthened to improve the effectiveness and quality of mitigation programs that protect farmland. We support adoption and enforcement of stronger ag elements in County General Plans.
Williamson Act
California Department of Conservation
Mitigation of Farmland Development
Download the “Overview of Legal Restraints on Agricultural Land Mitigation Programs” by Osha R. Meserve | February 16, 2011
Download the “Tools for Farmland Protection: CEQA and Local Mitigation Ordinances” by Osha R. Meserve and Kate Hart
Download the Decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeals Upholding the Stanislaus County Farmland Mitigation Ordinance
Organizations Working to Save Farmland
Links to Land Trusts that are Saving Farmland
California Council of Land Trusts
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District