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AB 2177: Planning and Zoning law: open-space zoning.
What AB 2177 does, verified February 22, 2026
This bill aims to amend the government code to clarify the relationship between open-space zoning ordinances and the power to take private property for public use. The existing law requires cities and counties to adopt an open-space zoning ordinance by December 31, 1973, and prohibits them from using this ordinance to take private property without just compensation. The bill seeks to make a nonsubstantive change to this provision, ensuring that the existing law is clarified and its intent is maintained.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 19, 2026 · 262 words
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2177
| Introduced by Assembly Member Bennett |
February 19, 2026 |
An act to amend Section 65912 of the Government Code, relating to land use.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2177, as introduced, Bennett. Planning and Zoning law: open-space zoning.
Existing law requires every city and county, by December 31, 1973, to prepare and adopt an open-space zoning ordinance consistent with the local open-space plan adopted pursuant to specified law. Existing law makes legislative findings that the provisions relating to open-space zoning are not intended, and shall not be construed, as authorizing the city or the county to exercise its power to adopt, amend or repeal an open-space zoning ordinance in a manner that will take or damage private property for public use without the payment of just compensation therefor.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this provision.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 65912 of the Government Code is amended to read:65912.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that this article is not intended, and shall not be construed, as authorizing the city or the county to exercise its power to adopt, amend or repeal an open-space zoning ordinance in a mannerText of AB 2177 as introduced, from the official record. Connect Plus keeps every version and highlights what changed.Compare versions