Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

When the public interest or convenience so requires, and whenever, in the opinion of the legislative body initiating the proceedings, the proposed work is of such a character that it directly and peculiarly affects property in two or more cities, or in one or more cities and coun…

The legislative body may establish, change or modify the grade of and order to be done in, over or under the whole, or any portion, either in length or width, of any one or more of the public streets, places, sidewalks, highways, roads, or property or rights of way (including tid…

The city may include within the boundaries of an assessment district created pursuant to this division lands lying within the boundaries of any one or more cities, or counties, when such lands, in the opinion of the legislative body conducting the proceeding, will be benefited by…

The proposed resolution of intention shall be submitted to the legislative bodies which have jurisdiction over the territory into which the proposed work or the assessment district therefor may extend. When the resolution of intention is approved and the consent of the legislativ…

Notwithstanding any other provision, upon obtaining the consent of any city as provided in Sections 5117 and 5118, the board of supervisors of a county may order any work and levy, collect and enforce assessments and issue and enforce assessment bonds to represent unpaid assessme…

After the full expiration of 30 days from the date of the recordation of the warrant, and after the filing of the written statement of all payments received by the contractor or his assignees upon the assessment, the street superintendent shall make and certify to the treasurer a…

If any person, or his authorized agent, shall at any time before the thirty-first day after the recordation of the warrant present to the treasurer the following: (a) His affidavit stating that he is the owner of a lot or parcel of land in the list, (b) The certificate of a searc…

The treasurer shall upon the filing of the list, make out, sign, and issue to the contractor, or other person entitled to the proceeds of the warrant and assessment, a separate bond, representing upon each lot or parcel of land, including each condominium interest as defined in S…

If a lot or parcel of land is described upon the assessment and diagram by its number or block, or both, and is also designated by its number or block, or both, upon the official map of the city, or upon any map on file in the office of the county recorder of the county in which …

The bonds and interest thereon shall be paid at the office of the treasurer, who shall keep a fund designated by the name of the bonds, into which he shall place all sums paid him for the principal of the bonds and the interest thereon, together with all penalties thereon, and fr…

The treasurer shall keep a register in his office, showing the series, number, date, amount, rate of interest, payee and indorsees of each bond, and the number and amount of each coupon or principal or interest paid by him and shall cancel and file each coupon so paid. (Added by …

If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on any bond or coupon ceases to be such officer before delivery of the bonds to the purchaser thereof, the signature or countersignature appearing either on the bonds or on the coupons, or both, shall nevertheless be vali…

Bonds issued pursuant to this part shall by their issuance be conclusive evidence of the regularity of all proceedings under this division leading up to such issuance. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Whenever any railroad track of any description exists upon any streets upon which the legislative body has ordered an improvement to be made, and has excepted the roadbed therefrom, the order, unless the legislative body by resolution has declared to the contrary, shall constitut…

The legislative body may by ordinance require increased depth of concrete between to the full depth of or under the ties, or both, if the legislative body in its judgment decides that this method of construction is necessary. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The legislative body may also require by ordinance or otherwise, any person having railroad track or tracks on the street to pave alongside of and contiguous to its rails with special types of brick or paving blocks. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The resolution of intention and notice of proposed improvement shall be notice to the person of the intention to order the improvement. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

When the legislative body acquires jurisdiction to order the improvement to be made, the person having the track on the streets to be improved shall notify, in writing, the superintendent of streets, if the person elects to enter upon the direct performance of the work at its own…

The legislative body, by ordinance, may prescribe and enforce additional regulations and penalties that it deems necessary to compel the improvement in accordance with this part of any portion of any street which is occupied by a railroad track. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Se…

The city council of any city may change or modify the grade of streets therein, in the manner provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The election of the city council to proceed under the provisions of this part shall be expressed in its ordinance of intention to order any change or modification of grade. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Before any change or modification of grade is ordered, the city council shall pass an ordinance of intention to order such change or modification of grade. The ordinance of intention shall name or otherwise designate the street the grade of which, or any portion of which is propo…

The ordinance of intention shall be posted conspicuously for two days on or near the chamber door of the city council, and shall be published by two insertions in a daily or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the city, and designated by the council for that purpose. If …

The street superintendent shall thereupon cause copies of the notice of the passage of the ordinance of intention to be conspicuously posted along all streets or portions thereof designated in the ordinance of intention, where such change or modification of grade is proposed to b…

The notice shall be headed “Notice of Change of Grade,” in letters of not less than one inch in height, and shall in legible characters state the fact of the passage of the ordinance of intention, its date, the name or other designation of the street or portion thereof the grade …

The street superintendent shall also cause a notice similar in substance to be published for six days in a daily newspaper published and circulated in the city, and designated by the city council for that purpose, or in cities in which there is no daily newspaper, he shall cause …

Separation of grade districts may be formed as provided in this part and may exercise the powers herein granted. Any such district shall consist of contiguous areas within a single county and shall include either a city and unincorporated territory or two or more cities with or w…

Whenever the board of any county finds that the safety and welfare of the residents of contiguous areas within the county require formation of a district to provide for a separation of grade, it shall by resolution so declare. If two or more cities are involved without any uninco…

The resolution shall contain all of the following: (a) A statement of intention to form the district and of the necessity for and purpose of its formation. (b) A description of the unincorporated territory to be included. (c) A statement of the general location of the project or …

The resolution shall be published at least once a week for two weeks, at the discretion of the board, in a newspaper of general circulation published in the proposed district. The first publication shall be made at least twenty days prior to the date of the hearing. (Added by Sta…

The hearing may be continued from time to time and from place to place for not exceeding a total of sixty days by public declaration thereof, and no other notice of the fact of such continuance need be given. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)

At the hearing the board shall hear all relevant and pertinent objections to the formation of or extent of the district and may, in its discretion, hear arguments against the objections urged. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)

At the hearing, or within twenty days after the adjournment thereof, the board shall determine: (a) Whether the proposed district shall be formed. (b) What, if any, portion of the unincorporated area should be excluded from the district because not benefited by its formation. (Ad…

The board shall exclude uninhabited farm acreage from the district as not benefited. For the purpose of this section, “farm acreage” means any land which is under cultivation or which is being used for pasture or grazing at the time of the hearing. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 12…

If the board determines that the district shall be formed, it shall by resolution: (a) Describe the territorial extent of the proposed district. (b) State the name of the proposed district. (c) Call an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining wh…

The resolution shall be published at least once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the proposed district. The first publication shall be at least thirty days prior to the election. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)

Except where inconsistent with the provisions of this part, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for the holding of special elections in the county. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1147.)

The canvass of the returns of the election shall be made at the same time in the same manner and by the same officers as provided by law for special elections in the county. If the canvass is made by an officer other than the board, he shall transmit the results to the board, who…

If a majority of votes cast in each city and if a majority of votes cast in the unincorporated area within the proposed district are favorable, the board shall, by resolution, declare the district duly organized, state its name and describe its boundaries. (Amended by Stats. 1957…

A certified copy of the resolution shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the district is situated and filed with the Secretary of State. The organization shall thereupon be complete. (Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 504.)

This part shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

(a) The procedures provided in this part are alternative procedures for vacating streets, highways, and public service easements. The authority granted in this part is an alternative to any other authority provided by law to public entities. (b) The provisions of this part shall …

Except as provided in Section 8315, a city legislative body may vacate, pursuant to this part, all or part of a street, highway, or public service easement within the city and a board of supervisors may vacate all or part of a street, highway, or public service easement within th…

(a) If the proposed vacation of a street, highway, or public service easement is within an area for which a general plan is adopted by a local agency, the legislative body of the public entity shall consider the general plan prior to vacating the street, highway, or public servic…

Section 892 applies to a street, highway, or public service easement vacated pursuant to this part. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 787, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2001.)

A state highway may be vacated under this part only by the commission. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)