Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

The expense of any such acquisition of real property or interest therein, or of any such contribution, or of both, may be charged to the general fund of the county, the road fund of the county, or the district fund of the district benefited. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 801.)

The State may receive and use the benefits provided under section 760, and any money contributed by a county under that section shall be paid into a State fund available for highway purposes and designated by the board of supervisors in the resolution determining such contributio…

(a) The legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate a street or highway that has been superseded by relocation. (b) A street or highway shall not be summarily vacated pursuant to this section if vacation would do either of the following: (1) Cut off all access to a pe…

(a) Subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), the commission may retain, relinquish to a local agency pursuant to Section 73, or summarily vacate a state highway that has been superseded by relocation. (b) The commission shall not vacate a state highway unless the commission has first…

The legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate a street or highway if both of the following conditions exist: (a) For a period of five consecutive years, the street or highway has been impassable for vehicular travel. (b) No public money was expended for maintenance …

The legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate a street or highway pursuant to an agreement entered into with the department pursuant to Section 100.2 to close the street or highway at or near the point of its interception with a state freeway. (Repealed and added by…

The legislative body of a local agency, or any public officer or employee authorized by the legislative body as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 8335, may summarily vacate a public service easement in any of the following cases: (a) The easement has not been used for the pu…

The legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate any of the following: (a) An excess right-of-way of a street or highway not required for street or highway purposes. (b) A portion of a street or highway that lies within property under one ownership and that does not co…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a street, highway, or public service easement may not be summarily vacated if there are in-place public utility facilities that are in use and would be affected by the vacation. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

After the filing of the diagram and assessment, the county auditor shall enter on the county assessment roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount assessed thereupon, as shown in the assessment. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes are collected, and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of county taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments, except that assessments levied pur…

After collection by the county, the net amount of the assessments, after deduction of any compensation due the county for collection, shall be paid to the treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

The board of supervisors of any county may, by a vote of not less than three-fifths of its membership, petition the department to cooperate, under the provisions of this article, in the improvement of an existent highway or the construction of a proposed highway in that county wh…

Such petition shall contain: (a) A description of the highway proposed to be improved or constructed. (b) A statement as to whether the county will supply, at its own expense, such rights of way as are necessary. (c) A statement of the funds which such county already has availabl…

Upon the receipt of such petition, if the department determines that public necessity and convenience will be served thereby, it may cooperate with the petitioning county or counties, in any manner agreeable to all parties, for the purpose of procuring preliminary estimates of th…

All such surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates of cost shall be subject to the approval of the department. Upon such approval, a copy of the petition and approved documents shall be filed with the department, and with the clerk of the board of supervisors and the county r…

Upon such approval the department may enter into a written agreement with any petitioner or with the several petitioners for the improvement or construction of the highway in question. The cost of such improvement or construction shall be prorated between the contracting parties …

If the proposed construction or improvement lies wholly within one county, the board of supervisors of the county may designate the county surveyor or any engineer to take charge of the work. If two or more counties are petitioners they shall agree as to the engineer or county su…

When a written agreement has been entered into as provided in section 794, detailed plans and specifications shall be prepared by the engineer or surveyor named to take charge of the proposed construction or improvement and shall be submitted to the department for its approval. I…

The board shall then proceed to advertise for bids and let the contract for the improvement or construction of such highway after first securing the department’s written approval of the proposal submitted by the successful bidder. If the bids for improving or constructing such hi…

Payment for the work done under this article shall be made in the manner provided by law for the payment of claims against counties. Upon satisfactory evidence being presented to the department that the work done conforms to its requirements, the department shall pay, in the mann…

(a) (1) The legislative body may vacate a street, highway, or public service easement pursuant to the authority provided in this chapter by adopting a resolution of vacation. (2) The legislative body may delegate the authority to vacate a public service easement to any public off…

(a) The clerk shall cause a certified copy of the resolution of vacation, attested by the clerk under seal, to be recorded without acknowledgment, certificate of acknowledgment, or further proof in the office of the recorder of the county in which the property is located. No fee …

As used in this article: (a) “Division” means permanent road division. (b) “Last equalized assessment roll” means the last assessment roll made up by the county assessor, including the changes ordered by the board of supervisors sitting as a board of equalization. (c) “Highway” m…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Permanent Road Division Law. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 578, Sec. 4. Effective August 26, 1986.)

Any portion of a county, not already contained in a division, may be formed into a division under the provisions of this article. When formed, each division shall have the powers enumerated in this article. For the purpose of this article, a city is not a division, but may be inc…

A petition for the formation of a division may be presented to the board of supervisors of the county wherein the division is proposed to be formed. The petition shall contain: (a) The name of the proposed division. (b) The signatures of at least a majority of the landowners with…

(a) In lieu of submission of a petition pursuant to Section 1162, formation of a division may be initiated by a resolution of the board of supervisors. The resolution shall meet all the requirements of Section 1162 except those relating to signatures of landowners. In addition, t…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board of supervisors may form a permanent road division without reference to a specific permanent road project. The division may include the entire unincorporated area of the county. The board may create zones within th…

Such petition shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating that affiant has compared the valuations given in the petition with those on the last equalized assessment roll and that such valuations are complete and correct. The affiant shall be a person over the age of eighteen who…

Such petition shall be published in the manner authorized by Section 1196, together with a notice stating the time of the meeting at which the board will consider the petition. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 964.)

Such petition shall be presented either at a regular meeting of the board or at a special meeting called to receive and consider it. On the day stated in the notice the board shall hear the petition and may adjourn such hearing from time to time, but not longer than one month in …

Following the hearing or election, as the case may be, the board shall decide if the proposed division is to be formed. If the board decides to form the division, it may make changes in the boundaries as it finds proper and shall define and establish the boundaries. The changes s…

The boundaries established by the board shall be the boundaries of the division until such boundaries are changed in the manner provided in this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

If the board finds that the boundaries thus established for such division are incorrectly described, it shall direct the county surveyor to ascertain and report a correct description of the boundaries in conformity with the orders of the board. At the first regular meeting of the…

Any landowner whose property is located within the division may file a verified petition with the board alleging that the property will not be benefited by any construction, improvement, or maintenance project proposed to be undertaken by the division. In such case, the board sha…

The board may hold a hearing to determine if any property located outside of a division will benefit from any construction, improvement, or maintenance project proposed to be undertaken by the division. Notice of the hearing shall be published in accordance with Section 1196. Not…

(a) Property may be annexed to or detached from a permanent road division in the same manner and under the same procedures provided in Sections 1162 to 1168, inclusive, for the formation of a division. Any reference to “proposed division” in any of these sections shall be deemed …

(a) The board may order two or more divisions consolidated if the board finds that their boundaries are contiguous at any point or that a consolidated program of construction, improvement, or maintenance will reduce the costs of or increase the efficiency of providing highway con…

At, or at any time after, the time of forming a division, any 10 or more freeholders thereof may petition the board to have plans prepared for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of all or any part of any highway lying within the division, whether or not such highway is…

Such petition for construction or improvement shall state if appropriate: (a) The recommendations of the petitioners as to the materials to be used and the manner of constructing or improving such highway. (b) An estimate of the probable expense of such work. (c) A request that t…

Upon receiving such petition the board shall cause to be prepared estimates, plans, and specifications for the work mentioned in the petition exclusive of maintenance, and for any other highway or work which the board considers a necessary part of the highway mentioned in the pet…

When it has adopted plans and specifications for such work exclusive of maintenance, the board may set apart therefor from the road fund of the county, and from the funds of any district of which the division is a part, such sums as the board considers equitable. The board shall …

When a special tax is petitioned for, the board shall immediately order an election within the division to determine whether such tax will be levied. The board may submit to the electors at such election the question whether the balance of the estimated cost of the proposed work …

The board shall call such election by posting notices in the manner provided in section 1195, and by publishing notice of the election in the manner authorized by section 1196. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

Such notice of election shall contain: (a) The time and place of holding the election. (b) The amount of money proposed to be raised for construction or improvement. (c) The purpose for which such money is to be used, including a brief description of the proposed work and materia…