Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

The department may insert in the specifications for any contract for any project as to which a project agreement has been executed by and between the State and the United States a stipulation that the contractor shall forfeit to the State the sum of ten dollars ($10) for each cal…

The provisions of this article, as added by the Legislature at its 1955 Regular Session, are not to be considered a change in existing law, but merely a continuation thereof. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Legislature that the only purpose of repealing and reenacti…

For purposes of this article, the term “public water district” means any special district, as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 54775 of the Government Code, which has, among its powers, the power to store, control, or distribute water. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1410.)

Whenever real property within a public water district is acquired for state highway purposes on or after the effective date of this section, the director shall calculate an amount of severance aid as provided in this section, in addition to any other allowances provided by law to…

On or before April 20th of each year, the director shall determine and certify to the State Controller the amount of severance aid computed and to be allowed to water districts under Section 831 for the fiscal year. On or before May 15th of each year, the State Controller shall a…

(a) No money shall be allocated to any water district for any fiscal year pursuant to this article, unless the Legislature approves such allocation for that fiscal year pursuant to this section by appropriating the money from the Motor Vehicle Transportation Tax Fund for such pur…

No allowance of severance aid shall be made as provided in Section 831 unless the total assessed value of taxable real property within the water district is reduced by 2 percent or more during a fiscal year by reason of acquisitions giving rise to severance aid as provided in Sec…

(a) The Advance Mitigation Program is hereby created in the department to enhance communications between the department and stakeholders to protect natural resources through project mitigation, to meet or exceed applicable environmental requirements, to accelerate project deliver…

For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Acquire” and “acquisition” mean, with respect to land or a waterway, acquisition of fee title or purchase of a conservation easement that protects conservation and mitigation values on the land or…

(a) The funds in the Advance Mitigation Account created in Section 800.7 shall be used only to do the following: (1) Purchase, or fund the purchase of, credits from mitigation banks, conservation banks, or in-lieu fee programs approved by one or more regulatory agencies. The depa…

The Advance Mitigation Account is hereby created in the State Transportation Fund as a revolving fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the account shall be continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of the Advance Mitigation Progra…

The program is intended to improve the efficiency and efficacy of mitigation only and is not intended to supplant the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resource Code) or any other environmental law.…

The department, pursuant to this article and for the purpose of implementing the Advance Mitigation Program, may develop a programmatic mitigation plan pursuant to Section 169 of Title 23 of the United States Code to address the potential environmental impacts of future transport…

When the report provided for in Sections 10203 and 10204 is filed with the clerk, he shall present it to the legislative body for consideration. The legislative body may modify it in any respect. The report as modified shall stand as the report for the purpose of all subsequent p…

After passing on the report, the legislative body shall by resolution appoint the time and place for hearing protests to the proposed assessment and shall cause notice of that hearing and a public meeting required by Section 54954.6 of the Government Code to be mailed as provided…

The failure of the clerk to mail the notice to any property owner or the failure of any property owner to receive the notice shall not affect the validity of any proceedings taken under this division. If property assessed by the state under Section 14 of Article XIII of the Const…

The legislative body may remedy, revise, and correct any error or informality in any act, determination, or proceeding of the legislative body or any officer of the city. The legislative body may confirm, amend, alter, modify, or correct the assessment and diagram in such manner …

If it shall be necessary, in order to find whether a majority protest exists, to determine whether any or all of the signers of written protests are the “owners” of property to be assessed, the legislative body shall make such determination from the last equalized assessment roll…

If the proposed improvement includes the acquisition of any improvements constructed pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code, and such improvements were financed, in whole or in part, from…

(a) When, upon the hearing, the proposed assessment provided for in subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 10204, and the maximum annual assessment provided for in subdivision (f) of that section, are confirmed as filed, as modified, or corrected, by resolution, the legislative body…

Copies of the resolution headed “Notice of Intention to Establish a Pedestrian Mall” in letters at least one-half inch in height shall be posted not more than 300 feet apart as follows: (a) On all city streets, or portions thereof, proposed to be established as a pedestrian mall.…

A copy of the resolution shall be mailed, not less than 45 days prior to the hearing to each person to whom any of the following described lands is assessed as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, at his or her address as shown upon that roll, and to any person, whether o…

A copy of the resolution of intention shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which lies any portion of any parcel of land abutting upon any portion of the proposed pedestrian mall or upon any portion of any intersecting street. The copy shall be r…

Not later than the hour set for hearing any interested person may, severally or with others, file with the clerk of the legislative body written objection to the establishment of the proposed pedestrian mall. Any protest or objection may be withdrawn at any time by written notice…

Not later than the hour set for hearing any person owning, or having any legal or equitable interest in, any real property which might suffer legal damage by reason of the establishment of the proposed pedestrian mall may file with the clerk of the legislative body a written clai…

At the hearing held pursuant to Section 54954.6 of the Government Code to establish the proposed district all objections and protests shall be heard and considered, and all claims shall be heard and considered. The hearing may be continued from time to time by order entered on th…

If the owners of lands abutting on the proposed pedestrian mall representing a majority of the frontage on the proposed pedestrian mall have made written objection to the establishment of the proposed pedestrian mall, the legislative body shall so find and shall terminate the pro…

If assessments are to be levied as contemplated by Section 11202, then the notice, protest, and hearing procedures shall comply with Section 53753 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 262, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2001.)

If assessments are to be levied as contemplated by Section 11202, then at the hearing the legislative body may change the boundaries of the proposed district by adding thereto land which in its opinion will be benefited by the establishment of the pedestrian mall or by excluding …

Any objections or protests, whether to the things proposed by the resolution of intention or to any changes proposed pursuant to Section 11308, not made at the time and in the manner provided by this part are deemed voluntarily waived, and the proceedings hereunder shall not be a…

At the hearing on the resolution of intention the legislative body may allow any claim for damages made pursuant to Section 11304. Any such allowance shall be for the full amount of damages claimed in the written claim except that the legislative body, with the written consent of…

Following the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body shall by resolution either abandon the proceeding taken pursuant to this part or determine that the pedestrian mall shall be established. (Added by Stats. 1960, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 33.)

After the report is considered by it, the city council may pass a resolution of intention to order the improvement. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The resolution of intention: (a) Shall briefly describe the proposed improvement. (b) Shall describe, in writing or by reference to the diagram referred to in Section 18041 with any modifications required by the city council, the boundaries of the assessment district. (c) May ord…

The city council shall, in the resolution of intention, provide that the improvement of the street lighting system shall be for a period of time stated in the resolution of intention. The dates of commencement and ending of that period shall be fixed by the city council on or bef…

(a) At any time not later than the hour set for hearing protests any owner of any lot or parcel of land liable to be assessed for the improvement may make written protest against the proposed improvement by filing his or her protest with the clerk. No other protests shall be cons…

If there is a majority protest by the landowners in any zone to the improvement in that zone, or if the street superintendent reports that it is practical to subdivide a zone and a majority of the landowners in that subdivided zone protest the improvement in that subdivided zone,…

If a zone or subdivided zone is struck from the proceedings, the city council may proceed the same as though that zone or subdivided zone was not a part of the original proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Immediately upon the city council’s determination it shall have jurisdiction to confirm the report and assessment, and order the proposed improvement to be contracted for or supplied as provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

At the time and place fixed for the hearing of protests or at any time to which the hearing is adjourned, the city council shall hear the evidence introduced in support of the protests. At the hearing the city council may modify the provisions for the maintenance and operation as…

The city council may, by four-fifths vote, deny all protests finding that the public health and safety require that the improvements be made and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive. If any protests on matters which can not be modified as provided in Section 18690 h…

If no protests are filed or if all protests filed are heard and denied, or if any of the authorized modifications are made and the city council after hearing evidence on the question of benefits, determines that the territory within the finally established boundaries of the distr…

If no protests are filed, or if all protests filed are heard and denied or if authorized modifications are made in the boundaries of the proposed district and the boundaries finally established, the board of supervisors shall have jurisdiction to proceed. (Added by Stats. 1941, C…

If the board finds that the petition was signed by taxpayers representing 60 percent or more of the total assessed valuation of all taxable property within the territory therein proposed to be formed into a district, and within the boundaries thereof as finally established by the…

When the governing body of a city by resolution or ordinance removes a street from public use, or closes it to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, such resolution or ordinance may set forth such minimum maintenance requirements, including the maintenance of drainage, for the street …

The governing body of any city shall have jurisdiction to prescribe the requirements for maintenance, including the maintenance of drainage, of all streets within the limits of the city. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2001.)