Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

The legislative body of a city may order the construction and installation of improvements authorized by Section 5101 in the right-of-way of a state highway or county road, or in a railroad right-of-way which is located within or adjacent to the corporate boundaries of the city, …

(a) The legislative body of a city may order the construction and improvement of a segment of a state highway located, in whole or in part, within the city’s jurisdiction, if the following conditions have been met: (1) The legislative body has made a determination that the public…

In any proceeding for the making of any work or improvement authorized under Section 5101 of this code, the legislative body may order any acquisition as defined in Section 5023.1 necessary or appropriate in connection with such work or improvement and assess the cost of such acq…

Whenever the work or improvement includes the installation of works or appliances for supplying electric, telephone, or cable television service, sanitary sewers or instrumentalities of sanitation, domestic or industrial water supplies, or mains and appurtenances for supplying or…

If the written consent of the owner of the property is first obtained, work may be done on private property to eliminate any disparity in level or size between the improvement and private property, provided that the legislative body determines in the resolution of intention to or…

(a) Whenever, in the opinion of the legislative body, the public interest or convenience may require, the legislative body may undertake any work necessary or incidental to the prevention, mitigation, abatement, or control of a geologic hazard or to repair damages resulting there…

The legislative body may determine that serial bonds shall be issued in the manner and form provided in this part to represent assessments of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) or over for the cost of any work authorized in Part 3 (commencing with Section 5100) of this division. (A…

If the amount of the unpaid assessment upon any lot or parcel of land is less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150), the assessment shall be collected as provided in Part 3 (commencing with Section 5100) of this division. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 364.)

When the legislative body determines that serial bonds shall be issued to represent the expenses of any proposed work under this division, it shall so declare in the resolution of intention to do the work, and shall specify the rate of interest which the bonds shall bear. (Added …

Notwithstanding any other provision in this division, the legislative body may sell to any local, State or National public agency or authority authorized to purchase the same, all or any part of any bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this part, or any bonds issued pursuan…

The legislative body of any city may contract with a specially qualified person, firm or corporation to act as fiscal agent. Such contracts may authorize the fiscal agent to act as agent for any city officer or employee in the performance of any duty required to be performed, or …

None of the provisions of Part 3 of this division relating to protests against the work shall apply to any work undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this part. All of the provisions of Part 3 of this division which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this part shall a…

As used in this part “roadbed” includes that portion of any street used by the track of any railroad between the rails and for two feet on each side thereof and between the tracks if there is more than one, and includes the rails of such track or tracks. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch…

This part may be cited as the Change of Grade Act of 1909. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

This part shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

“City” includes all corporations organized and existing for municipal purposes. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

“City council” and “council” include any body which by law is the legislative department of the government of the city. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

“Clerk” and “city clerk” include any person or officer who is clerk of the city council. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

“Street superintendent” includes any person, officer or board whose duty it is under the law to have the care or charge of streets, or the improvement thereof, in any city. In any city in which there is no street superintendent, or no such board, the legislative body may designat…

“Street” includes public street, lane, alley, court, or other place. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

“Ordinance” includes resolution. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Proof of publication of any notice required by this part shall be made by affidavit, as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure, and proof of the posting of any such notice shall be made by the affidavit of the person posting the notice, setting forth the facts regarding such pos…

This part provides an alternative system of proceedings for changing or modifying the grades of streets in cities; and the provisions of this part shall not apply to or affect any other provisions of this code. When any proceedings are commenced under this part, the provisions of…

The short title of this part is “Separation of Grade District Act.” (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)

As used in this part: (a) “Project” means an overpass, underpass, or tunnel, or any combination thereof, at a single crossing, the planning, construction and maintenance of which is authorized by this part. (b) “District” means separation of grade district. (c) “County” means the…

This part may be cited as the Public Streets, Highways, and Service Easements Vacation Law. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter shall govern the construction of this part. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

“Adoption” of a resolution includes passage or enactment of a resolution. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

“Clerk” includes a person or officer who is the clerk of a legislative body. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

“Legislative body” means: (a) In the case of a county or city and county, the board of supervisors. (b) In the case of a city, the city council or other body which, by law, is the legislative body of the government of the city. (c) In the case of the California Transportation Com…

“Local agency” means a county, city, or city and county. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

“Public entity” means a local agency or the California Transportation Commission. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

“Public service easement” includes all or part of, or any right in: (a) A right-of-way, easement, or use restriction acquired for public use by dedication or otherwise for sewers, pipelines, polelines, electrical transmission and communication lines, pathways, storm drains, drain…

“Public utility” means a public utility as defined in Section 216 of the Public Utilities Code. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

“Resolution” includes an ordinance. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

“Street” and “highway” include all or part of, or any right in, a state highway or other public highway, road, street, avenue, alley, lane, driveway, place, court, trail, or other public right-of-way or easement, or purported public street or highway, and rights connected therewi…

“Vacation” means the complete or partial abandonment or termination of the public right to use a street, highway, or public service easement. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

Whenever in this division a notice, resolution, order or other matter is required to be published and the manner of such publication is not specified, it shall be published in a daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the city conducting the proceedings…

Whenever in this division, a notice, resolution, order or other matter is required to be published and the time for such publication is not specified, it shall be published in two entire issues of the newspaper, one being on one day and the other issue being on a subsequent day o…

If there is no newspaper published in the city any notices required to be published under any provision of this division may in lieu of publication, be given by posting in three public places in the city for at least 10 days. The first posting shall be made not later than the dat…

The authority conferred upon boards of supervisors by this division shall be exercised subject to such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by this division or by other provisions of law, shall be in addition to any authority elsewhere conferred, and, except as otherwis…

All county highways, once established, shall continue to be county highways until abandoned by order of the board of supervisors of the county in which such highways are situated, by operation of law, or by judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. No county highway laid out…

Except as otherwise provided by law, any toll trail, toll road or toll bridge, for which the franchise has expired by limitation or nonuser, becomes a free county highway. No claim shall be valid against the county for the right of way, or for the land or material comprising such…

After one year from the making of an order by a board of supervisors, pursuant to this division, opening a highway over any land, the county acquires title to the land in accordance with the terms of the order. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1788.)

No route of travel used by one or more persons over another’s land shall become a county highway by use. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

The width of all county highways, other than bridges, alleys, lanes, and trails, shall be at least 40 feet, except as provided by Sections 906.5 and 969 and except that the board of supervisors of any county may, by a resolution passed by a unanimous vote of its members, determin…