Section 33344.5.

After receiving the report prepared pursuant to Section 33328, or after the time period for preparation of that report has passed, a redevelopment agency that includes a provision for the division of taxes pursuant to Section 33670 in the redevelopment plan shall prepare and send to each affected taxing entity, as defined in Section 33353.2, no later than the date specified in Section 33344.6, a preliminary report which shall contain all of the following:

(a) The reasons for the selection of the project area.

(b) A description of the physical and economic conditions existing in the project area.

(c) A description of the project area which is sufficiently detailed for a determination as to whether the project area is predominantly urbanized. The description shall include at least the following information, which shall be based upon the terms described and defined in Section 33320.1:

(1) The total number of acres within the project area.

(2) The total number of acres that is characterized by the condition described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 33031.

(3) The total number of acres that are in agricultural use. "Agricultural use" shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in subdivision (b) of Section 51201 of the Government Code.

(4) The total number of acres that is an integral part of an area developed for urban uses.

(5) The percent of property within the project area that is predominantly urbanized.

(6) A map of the project area that identifies the property described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), and the property not developed for an urban use.

(d) A preliminary assessment of the proposed method of financing the redevelopment of the project area, including an assessment of the economic feasibility of the project and the reasons for including a provision for the division of taxes pursuant to Section 33670 in the redevelopment plan.

(e) A description of the specific project or projects then proposed by the agency.

(f) A description of how the project or projects to be pursued by the agency in the project area will improve or alleviate the conditions described in subdivision (b).

(g) If the project area contains lands that are in agricultural use, the preliminary report shall be sent to the Department of Conservation, the county agricultural commissioner, the county farm bureau, the California Farm Bureau Federation, and agricultural entities and general farm organizations that provide a written request for notice. A separate written request for notice shall be required for each proposed redevelopment plan or amendment that adds territory. A written request for notice applicable to one redevelopment plan or amendment shall not be effective for a subsequent plan or amendment.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 158, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)