California Administrative Code

The intent of the Department in the adoption of these regulations is to provide guidelines for the placement of motorist services informational signs (LOGO Signs) along those portions of highways described in the Streets and Highways Code Section 101.7.

The following rules of construction shall apply to all regulations in the subchapter: (a) “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. (b) The singular and the plural shall include the other.

All terms defined in this subchapter are applicable to terms used in these regulations only. These terms have the following meanings: (a) Business Sign. A separate sign affixed to a specific informational panel, a Supplemental Directional Panel, or to a trailblazer bearing the na…

(a) Except as provided herein, Specific Informational Panels shall be located between the previous interchange and sufficiently in advance of the approaching interchange so that the last panel is at least one-quarter ( ) mile in advance of the gore of the approaching interchange …

(a) Supplemental Directional Panels shall be located on, opposite of, or at the terminus of an off-ramp, in the same direction of travel as the Specific Informational Panels. As viewed in the direction of travel, the successive panels shall be those for “CAMPING,” “LODGING,” “FOO…

(a) General requirements and responsibilities: (1) Business Signs are to be fabricated by the applicant in accordance with all specifications set forth in these regulations required by the Department and are to be affixed to Special Informational Panels and Supplemental Direction…

(a) Criteria. A Qualified Motorist Service Business is eligible to apply for a permit to place its Business Sign on a Motorist Services Informational Panel if the business premises have a generally neat, clean, and comfortable appearance and an adequate scope of services as deter…

(a) The permit for a Business Sign expires by its own terms. (b) The permit for a Business Sign shall be revoked as specifically provided in the permit and for any one of the following reasons: (1) For making any false or misleading statements in the Business Sign permit applicat…

Whenever the Department has denied a permit or has revoked a permit the Owner or Responsible Operator receiving the notice or subject to the action taken or proposed to be taken may, within ten days, demand a hearing which shall be granted.

Failure to respond to the denial of a permit or revocation of a permit by the Department within ten days is a waiver of the right to a hearing.

Upon the conclusion of a hearing the board shall make findings on the matters under consideration and shall prepare and submit recommendations within 30 days, to the Director of the Department who shall make the decision.

If any provisions or clauses of this subchapter or application thereof to any person or circumstances are held invalid or unconstitutional, the invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or applications of the subchapter that can be given effect without t…

(a) Commercial Activity. An activity which includes the sale, advertisement or display of goods or services for profit. (b) Commercial Displays. Permissible displays under an agreement which are placed in or on traveler information centers. (c) Department. Refers to the Departmen…

It is the responsibility and desire of the department to protect and ensure the convenience, enjoyment, health and safety of users of safety roadside rest and vista point areas. Unless allowed under other provisions of these regulations, the following are prohibitions and restric…

(a) The department has constructed buildings and kiosks and may construct others at safety roadside rest areas and vista points for the express purpose of providing a facility upon which to display traveler information. Displays are placed in or on these structures to provide pub…

(a) The department may consider activities and uses in safety roadside rest areas, and when specifically provided by statute, in vista point areas other than those referred to in the preceding sections of this Article, after a written request or proposal has been submitted to the…

As used in these regulations: (a) “Department” means the Department of Transportation. (b) “Minority” means a person as defined in subdivision (d) of section 10115.1 of the Public Resources Code. (c) “Minority business enterprise” (“MBE”) means a business concern as defined in su…

(a) In order to be eligible for award of the contract, the bidder must either meet the goals for minority business enterprise and women business enterprise participation, or provide information to establish that, prior to bidding, the bidder made good faith efforts to do so. The …

The Department does not pay fees and expenses for Respondent's witnesses.

In order to be counted toward meeting minority business enterprise for women business enterprise goals set forth in the contract, the subcontractor or supplier must be certified as an MBE or WBE by the department on the date of bid opening. The department will follow guidelines f…

These rules and regulations are issued by the State of California Department of Transportation pursuant to the authority delegated by California Government Code section 14105.

These rules and regulations shall be applicable in all formal proceedings before the State of California Department of Transportation pertaining to hearings initiated under California Government Code section 14105(g).

(a) The Hearing Officer shall issue an order granting the Respondent's request for a hearing, establishing the time and place thereof, and advising the Respondent of the consequences of a failure to appear at the hearing. (b) The notice of proposed debarment and request for a hea…

Not more than 15 days from the receipt of the request for a hearing, the Chief Counsel may submit a reply on behalf of the Director who initiated the debarment proceedings.

(a) By consent of the parties a pleading may be amended at any time. Also, a party may move to amend a pleading at any time prior to the close of the hearing, provided that the amendment is reasonably within the scope of the proceeding. (b) The Hearing Officer may, upon reasonabl…

Hearings shall be at a location designated by the Hearing Officer.

(a) Oral testimony shall be taken only on oath or affirmation. (b) All parties shall have these rights: to present evidence relevant to the issues; to cross examine opposing witnesses on any matter relevant to the issues even though the matter was not covered in the direct examin…

The Department shall issue a final written decision by certified mail. Such decision shall include a summary of the evidence, findings, conclusions and reasons underlying the decision.

(a) The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Adopt-A-Highway Program (Program) exists to provide the public with an avenue to donate services for maintenance and beautification activities on sections of roadside within California's State Highway System. (1) Neither …

The regulations in this chapter establish rules and procedures to implement the California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP). The purpose of the CAAP is to assist in establishing and improving a statewide system of safe and environmentally compatible airports whose primary benefit i…

In addition to definitions set forth in the State Aeronautics Act (PUC sections 21001 et seq.), the terms defined below apply within these regulations: (a) Air Navigational Facilities means: rotating beacons; approach aids such as approach lights, runway end identifier lights, vi…

The following are requirements for sponsor participation in the California Aid to Airports Program (CAAP). The provisions of this article apply to applications for AIP Matching, Acquisition and Development (A&D), and Annual Credit funds.

Pursuant to PUC section 21683.1, sponsors may apply for AIP Matching grants to assist the sponsor in meeting the local match for federally-funded AIP projects. Local Matching Fund Requirements. In accordance with PUC section 21683.1, and primarily for general aviation (GA) purpos…

The regulations in this chapter establish procedures for the administration of the California Airport Loan Program as provided for in Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 21602. Subject to the availability of funds, the Department may provide funding in the form of loans to eligib…

(a) Sponsor Eligibility. To be eligible for funding, the sponsor must meet the eligibility requirements of Chapter 4, Article 2, sections 4056 through 4058 of these regulations. (b) Projects Eligibility. (1) Ineligible Projects. The following projects are not eligible for funding…

All funds expended under this program shall be repaid to the Department, together with any interest due. The State Controller has the right to impound, or withhold, all other State funds due the borrowing agency to satisfy this requirement. (a) Repayment. (1) A loan made under th…

This subchapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes which are to protect the public from noise and to resolve incompatibilities between airports and their surrounding neighbors.

The provisions of this subchapter are not exclusive, and the remedies provided for in this subchapter shall be in addition to any other remedies provided for in any other law or available under common law. It is not the intent of these regulations to preempt the field of aircraft…

These regulations establish to the extent not prohibited by Federal law a mandatory procedure which is applicable to all airports in California that are required to operate under a valid permit issued by the department. These regulations are applicable (to the extent not prohibit…

Citizens residing in the vicinity of airports are exposed to the noise of aircraft operations. There have been numerous instances wherein individual citizens or organized citizen groups have complained about airport noise to various authorities. The severity of these complaints h…

The purpose of these regulations is to provide a positive basis to accomplish resolution of existing noise problems in communities surrounding airports and to prevent the development of new noise problems. To accomplish this purpose, these regulations establish a quantitative fra…

For the purpose of determining the size of the noise impact area, the following land uses are incompatible: (a) Residences, including but not limited to, detached single-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, high-rise apartments or condominiums, and mobile homes, unless: (1) …

The county shall require the airport proprietor for each airport within its jurisdiction determined to have a noise problem, for which the estimated location of the noise impact boundary extends into incompatible land uses, to establish a program of noise monitoring to validate t…

For each noise problem airport, the county shall review and audit noise monitoring data supplied by the airport proprietor for the purpose of ensuring that the data were produced in accordance with the monitoring system plan approved by the department and that the information pre…

(a) Each airport proprietors shall cooperate with the county in the county's investigations to determine the existence of a noise problem and shall furnish data it may have concerning the location of the 65 and 70 dB CNEL contours upon request by the county.

(a) For airports with 1,000 or more homes within the noise impact boundary based on CNEL of 70 dB, continuous monitoring is required at those monitoring positions which fall within residential areas. Measurement for at least 48 weeks in a year shall be considered as continuous mo…

The methods whereby the impact of airport noise may be controlled and reduced include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Encouraging use of the airport by aircraft classes with lower noise level characteristics and discouraging use by higher noise level aircraft classes;…

Failure of the airport proprietor to comply with the provisions of this subchapter constitutes a ground for revocation of its airport permit.