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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 2Ch. 6Art. 1§ 25561 County Park Land Abandonment

§ 25561 County Park Land Abandonment

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§ 25561 County Park Land Abandonment

Key Takeaways

  • •The county can decide to stop using land that was meant to be a park if it's not being used as one.
  • •The county can sell the land if they decide not to use it as a park anymore.
  • •If someone else has rights to use the land (like a path or road), those rights stay even if the county sells the land.

Example

There's a piece of land that was supposed to be a park, but no one uses it, and the county never built anything on it.

The county can decide to sell this land because it's not being used as a park. Even if they sell it, if someone has a right to walk across it, that right stays.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 25561 County Park Land Abandonment

The board of supervisors of any county, by ordinance, may adandon land, lying outside of the corporate limits of any city, which land has been dedicated for park purposes, by the recording of a subdivision plat or map in the recorder’s office, upon finding that such land is not generally used by the public for park purposes, that no public funds have been expended to improve the same as a park, that no consideration has been paid for such land by any public agency, and that the public interest will be served by such abandonment. A recital in any ordinance enacted under this section that the board of supervisors finds that such facts exist shall be conclusive evidence of the existence thereof in favor of any subsequent purchaser of said lands for a valuable consideration. After such abandonment, any interest in such land owned by the county may be sold by the board of supervisors in the same manner as other real property owned by the county and not required for county purposes may be sold. No abandonment of any land dedicated for park purposes pursuant to this section, nor any sale of such land pursuant to this section, shall in any wise affect or impair any private easement or other right in or to or over said lands acquired or owned by any private person or corporation. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1162.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

considerationordinanceeasementcorporationpropertyabandonmentevidenceexistence

Related Statutes

  • § 25588 Park Land Ownership Rights
  • § 27201 Recording Real Property Documents
  • § 66499.13 Subdivision Petition Requirements
  • § 25526.6 County Property Public Use Easements
  • § 66411 Local Subdivision Design Control

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 25561.
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