Community facilities district: inclusion or annexation of territory: County of San Mateo.

Senator Becker's proposal modifies landowner consent requirements for including certain San Mateo County shoreline properties in community facilities districts. The measure creates an exception to current law, which prohibits agricultural, open-space, or conservation lands from joining districts that provide sewer, water, or road infrastructure without owner permission.

Under the proposed changes, landowner consent would not be required for shoreline properties in San Mateo County that either have existing development entitlements or are already developed with commercial, residential, or industrial uses. The bill maintains existing protections that prevent termination of conservation easements or contracts until associated infrastructure liens are released, while preserving specific exemptions for certain agricultural preservation agreements and conservation easements established before 2003.

The Legislature's findings cite the unique circumstances created by San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission easements in San Mateo County as justification for this targeted policy change. This regional approach differs from the statewide requirement for landowner consent when incorporating protected lands into community facilities districts.