Ed. Code, § 17498 · Article 5. Surplus School Playground, Playing Field, and Recreational Property
Ed. Code, § 17498
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A school district having a schoolsite described in Section 17486 may, as an alternative to sale or lease of the land pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this article, enter into other forms of agreement concerning the disposition of the property with any entity enumerated in Section 17489, in accordance with the priorities therein specified, including, but not limited to each of the following:
(a) An agreement to lease to such entity all or part of the schoolsite for a specified term, with an option to purchase such properties at the end of the term.
(b) An agreement granting to the entity a permanent open-space easement for recreational use over a portion of the leased site.
(c) If the lessee or a grantee under an agreement is an entity having zoning powers, an agreement requiring the entity to rezone any portion of the property retained by the school district in accordance with conditions specified in the agreement, to the extent that rezoning in accordance with the conditions is in compliance with applicable laws of the state.
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History
Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.
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