Important Agricultural Lands
Is There Any Review Of The IAL Maps Once They Have Been Approved?
Yes. The maps delineating important agricultural lands shall be reviewed in conjunction with the county general plan and community and development plan revision process, or at least once every ten years following the adoption of the maps by the LUC; the maps shall not be reviewed more than once every five years. In these periodic reviews or through petitions by the farmers or landowners for declaratory rulings, the IAL designation shall be removed from those important agricultural lands where the LUC has issued a declaratory order that a sufficient supply of water is no longer available to allow profitable farming of these lands due to governmental actions, acts of God, or other causes beyond the farmer's or landowner's reasonable control.
