Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

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.)

One or more streets, highways, and public service easements, whether or not contiguous, may be included and vacated in the same proceeding. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

(a) Proof of publication of a notice shall be made by affidavit pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure. Proof of the posting of a notice shall be made by affidavit of the person posting it, reciting the facts of the posting. (b) An officer required to have any notice published o…

Whenever in this division a notice, resolution, order or other matter is required to be posted and the time or method for such posting is not specified, the clerk shall conspicuously post the notice, resolution, order or other matter on the door of the legislative body’s regular …

Boards of supervisors shall have general supervision, management, and control of the county highways. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

(a) Boards of supervisors shall, by proper order, cause those highways which are necessary to public convenience to be established, recorded, constructed, and maintained in the manner provided in this division. (b) No public or private road shall become a county highway until and…

The board of supervisors may lay out, acquire, construct, and maintain any section or portion of any street or highway within the county as a freeway or expressway and may make any existing street or highway a freeway or expressway. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 367, Sec. 3.)

Boards of supervisors may close any street or highway within their jurisdiction at or near the point of its intersection with any freeway, or may make provision for carrying such street or highway over, under, or to a connection with the freeway, and may do any and all work on su…

Before taking any action authorized by Section 941.2 affecting any state highway, such action must be approved by the Department of Public Works. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

(a) The board of supervisors, with the consent of any city in which the proposed system is located, in whole or in part, may designate a system of expressways within the county. The designation shall be based on a study of the transportation needs of the county, which shall inclu…

If the boundary line between two adjacent counties lies within a county highway, the boards of supervisors of the affected counties may, by agreement, provide for the improvement, maintenance, construction, or reconstruction of all or part of the highway by either or both countie…

Such boards may enact and enforce ordinances and regulations for the construction, improvement or maintenance of county highways, and for the protection, supervision, management, control, or use of such highways. Any such board may by a four-fifths vote of all its members let cou…

The board of supervisors may restrict the use of, or close, any county highway whenever the board considers such closing or restriction of use necessary: (a) For the protection of the public. (b) For the protection of such county highway from damage during storms. (c) During cons…

The board of supervisors may delegate the powers contained in Section 942.5 to the county road commissioner. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 488.)

Such board may: (a) Acquire any property necessary for the uses and purposes of county highways. When eminent domain proceedings are necessary, the board shall require the district attorney to institute such proceedings. The expense of and award in such proceedings may be paid fr…

No bonded indebtedness shall be incurred for any purpose specified in section 943 until after the question of the issue of bonds therefor has been submitted to the qualified electors of the county, at the next general election or at a special election called for that purpose, and…

Such boards may expend from the county general fund the moneys necessary to pay the whole or any part of the cost of the improvement of any highway lying within any city in the county, whenever any real property belonging to the county and used for public purposes is included wit…

No liability shall be created against the county in connection with any such improvement conducted by a city unless the board, by resolution, determines and declares the amount to be expended and directs that such sum be set apart and reserved out of any moneys available for such…

Every instrument or judgment which constitutes evidence of title to a right of way, or incident thereto, in relation to county highways shall particularly describe the lands included in such right of way or incident. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

The board of supervisors of each county shall cause to be recorded with the county recorder, in relation to every county highway within the county, proper evidences of title to every right-of-way, and all incidents thereto. The board of supervisors may, by ordinance, delegate thi…

The board of supervisors may plant shade and ornamental trees on the county highways, and provide for their care. The cost of planting and caring for such trees may be paid from the county general fund. The board may also encourage, under such regulations as it adopts, the planti…

For the purpose of sprinkling county highways with oil or water, the board of supervisors may erect or maintain waterworks, tanks or reservoirs, and may purchase or lease real or personal property therefor. The board may charge the cost of erecting or maintaining such waterworks,…

(a) Such board may set apart on any county highway a strip of land for a side path, and make an order designating the width of such path, and cause the lines separating the path from the highway to be located and marked by stakes, posts, curbs, dikes, trees, or other physical del…

Such board shall cause properly inscribed guideposts to be erected and maintained at all county highway crossings and forks lying outside of any city. (Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 29.)

Except as it may otherwise have determined pursuant to Section 8571.3, the legislative body of any city which has issued bonds which are outstanding under the act may, at any time, determine by resolution that the public interest or necessity requires the refunding of the issue o…