Sacramento, Cal., Code ch. 17.722. (current through Nov. 2019)

The law states "The city recognizes that urban agriculture improves community access to healthy food, helps create a more sustainable food system, builds community, and connects people to the land." § 17.722.010.

The law states "Increased opportunity to participate in small-scale entrepreneurial agriculture will supplement incomes and help to create a more resilient economy." § 17.722.010.

The law states "the city recognizes that urban agriculture improves community access to healthy food, helps create a more sustainable food system, builds community, and connects people to the land. Increased opportunity to participate in small-scale entrepreneurial agriculture will supplement incomes and help to create a more resilient economy." § 17.722.010.

The stated purpose of the law is "to promote urban agricultural use of otherwise vacant, unimproved, and blighted parcels by providing a tax-incentive for properties that produce food and agricultural products. The city recognizes that urban agriculture improves community access to healthy food, helps create a more sustainable food system, builds community, and connects people to the land. Increased opportunity to participate in small-scale entrepreneurial agriculture will supplement incomes and help to create a more resilient economy. Lack of access to land is a major obstacle for urban agriculture. By creating an Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone, the city seeks to encourage owners of eligible property to commit the property to urban agriculture for at least 5 years, giving urban agriculturalists access and stability." § 17.722.010.

Ch. 17.108.

The City Manager is authorized to approve or deny Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones Contracts, which are constructed in a form approved by the City Attorney. The city may impose a fee on contracting property owners for administering the contracts. § 17.722.030(C) and § 17.722020(C)-(D).

Consequences for non-compliance include contract cancellation and a cancellation fee equal to the cumulative value of the tax benefit received during the duration of the contract plus interest. § 17.722.040.

The policy creates a new program and references charging fees to contract holders to cover implementation and administrative costs, but it is unclear if new staff would be hired or existing city staff would implement, administer, and enforce the contracts. § 17.722.020(C).