| Jurisdiction Name: | Los Angeles |
| State/Province: | CA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 3,918,872 |
| Population Range: | 1 million or more |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | legislation and regulations |
| Year: | 2017 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production |
| Keywords: | food access, healthy food, healthy food access, urban, urban agriculture, urban agriculture incentive zone, urban agriculture incentive zone program, urban farm, urban farming, urban garden, vacant land, vacant lot |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | City Council, Mayor |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Department of City Planning |
| Support Entity(s): | California State Legislature |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | This City ordinance lays out the eligibility criteria, application process and administration of the UAIZ program which allows for use of vacant land for small-scale agriculture combined with a reduced property tax assessment for participating property owners. This is intended to promote and support urban agriculture and access to healthy food. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
