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CA St & Hwy Code § 8308 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 8308.

8308.  “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 therewith, including, but not limited to, restrictions of access or abutters’ rights, sloping easements, or other incidents to a street or highway.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8309 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 8309.

8309.  “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.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8310.

8310.  This part shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8311.

8311.  (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 not apply to or affect any other provision of this code. If proceedings are commenced under this part, the provisions of this part, and no other provisions of this code, shall apply to the proceedings.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8312 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8312.

8312.  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 the county but outside a city.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8313 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8313.

8313.  (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 service easement.(b) The procedure prescribed in Section 65402 of the Government Code shall be followed if that section applies to the proposed vacation. If Section 65402 of the Government Code does not apply to the proposed vacation, the legislative body may submit the proposed vacation to the local planning commission or planning agency and give the commission or agency an opportunity to report upon the proposed vacation.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 982, Sec. 31.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8314 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8314.

8314.  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.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8315 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8315.

8315.  A state highway may be vacated under this part only by the commission.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8316 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8316.

8316.  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.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8317 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions|Section 8317.

8317.  (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 or posted shall file the affidavit in his or her office. Failure to do so does not invalidate proceedings under this part. An affidavit so filed is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 3 - General Vacation Procedure|Section 8320.

8320.  (a) The legislative body of a local agency may initiate a proceeding under this chapter in either of the following ways:(1) On its own initiative, where the clerk of the legislative body shall administratively set a hearing by fixing the date, hour, and place of the hearing and cause the publishing and posting of the notices required by this chapter.(2) Upon a petition or request of an interested person, at the discretion of the legislative body, except as provided in subdivision (e) of Section 8321, where the clerk of the legislative body shall administratively set a hearing by fixing the date, hour, and place of the hearing and cause the publishing and posting of the notices required by this chapter.(b) The notices required by this chapter shall contain both of the following:(1) A description of the street, highway, or public service easement proposed to be vacated and a reference to a map or plan, that shows the portion or area to be vacated and includes a statement that the vacation proceeding is conducted under this chapter. In the case of a street or highway, the description shall include its general location, its lawful or official name or the name by which it is commonly known, and the extent to which it is to be vacated. In the case of a public service easement, the description shall identify it with common certainty. The map or plan showing the location of the street, highway, or public easement proposed to be vacated is sufficient compliance with this paragraph.(2) The date, hour, and place for hearing all persons interested in the proposed vacation. The date shall not be less than 15 days after the initiation of proceedings.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 876, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 3 - General Vacation Procedure|Section 8321.

8321.  (a) Ten or more freeholders may petition the board of supervisors to vacate a street or highway under this chapter. At least two of the petitioners shall be residents of the road district in which some part of the street or highway proposed to be vacated is situated and shall be taxable therein for street or highway purposes.(b) Five or more freeholders may petition the board of supervisors to vacate a public service easement under this chapter. At least one of the petitioners shall be a resident of the township in which the public service easement proposed to be vacated is situated.(c) The residence address of each petitioner shall be set forth in the petition.(d) The board of supervisors may require the payment of a fee for filing a petition to defray the expenses of investigations, mailings, publications, and postings under this chapter.(e) Upon the filing of a petition and the making of the deposit, if any, required under this section, the board of supervisors, by order, shall fix the date, hour, and place of the hearing on the petition. At least two weeks before the day set for the hearing, the clerk of the board shall mail a notice of the date, hour, and place of the hearing to each of the petitioners at the address set forth in the petition.(f) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of a legislative body to initiate a proceeding under this chapter upon its own initiative, or upon petition or request of an interested person, or prevent the board of supervisors from vacating a street, highway, or public service easement without charging costs if the board determines it is in the public interest to do so.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 64, Sec. 1.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 3 - General Vacation Procedure|Section 8322.

8322.  (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), notice of the hearing on the proposed vacation shall be published for at least two successive weeks prior to the hearing in a daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the local agency conducting the proceeding and which is selected by the legislative body for that purpose or by the clerk or other officer responsible for the publication where the legislative body has not selected any newspaper for that purpose.(b) If the proceeding is conducted by a city and there is no daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be published in some newspaper published in the county in which the city is located.(c) Notice need not be published under this section where there is no daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published and circulating in the county in which the local agency conducting the proceeding is located.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 876, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 3 - General Vacation Procedure|Section 8323.

8323.  At least two weeks before the day set for the hearing, the legislative body shall post conspicuously notices of vacation along the line of the street, highway, or public service easement proposed to be vacated. The notices shall be posted not more than 300 feet apart, but at least three notices shall be posted. If the line of the street, highway, or public service easement proposed to be vacated exceeds one mile in length, the legislative body may, in lieu of posting not more than 300 feet apart, post notices at each intersection of another street or highway with the street, highway, or public service easement to be vacated and at one point approximately midway between each intersection, but at least three notices shall be posted.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 876, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 3 - General Vacation Procedure|Section 8324.

8324.  (a) At the hearing, the legislative body shall hear the evidence offered by persons interested.(b) If the legislative body finds, from all the evidence submitted, that the street, highway, or public service easement described in the notice of hearing or petition is unnecessary for present or prospective public use, the legislative body may adopt a resolution vacating the street, highway, or public service easement. The resolution of vacation may provide that the vacation occurs only after conditions required by the legislative body have been satisfied and may instruct the clerk that the resolution of vacation not be recorded until the conditions have been satisfied.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 876, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 3 - General Vacation Procedure|Section 8325.

8325.  (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 shall be charged for recordation.(b) Upon such recordation, the vacation is complete.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8360 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 7 - Agreements Limiting Vacation|Section 8360.

8360.  A local agency may, by written contract, agree with another local agency that a street or highway running from either of the local agencies to, in, through, or across any incorporated territory of the other local agency may only be closed or vacated by the other local agency upon the consent and agreement of both local agencies.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8361 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 7 - Agreements Limiting Vacation|Section 8361.

8361.  A written agreement between any local agencies made and ratified prior to January 1, 1981, by the respective legislative bodies of both local agencies and providing against the closing of streets or highways described in Section 8360, except in accordance with the terms of the agreement, is hereby ratified and declared valid.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 7 - Agreements Limiting Vacation|Section 8362.

8362.  Whenever a written agreement is made pursuant to Section 8360, or has been made and is ratified by Section 8361, each contracting local agency has a public interest in the continued opening and use of any street or highway provided for in the agreement. The legislative body of the local agency in which the street or highway is located, shall only have power to close or vacate the street or highway in accordance with the laws of this state and in accordance with the written agreement evidenced by an effective resolution carrying into effect the written agreement and passed by the legislative body of the other local agency.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8363 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 9 - CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION|PART 3 - PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW|CHAPTER 7 - Agreements Limiting Vacation|Section 8363.

8363.  Every agreement between local agencies made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county wherein lies any of the property through or across which the street or highway runs which is to be or has been closed or vacated.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 10 - THE IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915|PART 2 - NOTICE|CHAPTER 1 - Notice by Publication|Section 8530.

8530.  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 and which is selected by the legislative body for that purpose, or by the clerk or other officer issuing the notice or responsible for the publication where the legislative body has not selected any newspaper for that purpose.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 10 - THE IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915|PART 2 - NOTICE|CHAPTER 1 - Notice by Publication|Section 8531.

8531.  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 of the same or a subsequent week.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 10 - THE IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915|PART 2 - NOTICE|CHAPTER 1 - Notice by Publication|Section 8532.

8532.  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 date specified for the first publication of the notice.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 8550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 10 - THE IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915|PART 2 - NOTICE|CHAPTER 2 - Notice by Posting|Section 8550.

8550.  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 meeting place for not less than five days.(Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9000.

9000.  The refunding of bonds issued under the “Improvement Bond Act of 1915” so as to restore property to the tax rolls and make it available for development is declared to be an important policy of this State and all necessary authority, power, and jurisdiction to impose a valid reassessment upon lands deeded to the State or to any city therein for delinquent taxes or for delinquent taxes and assessments, and to enforce the lien of such reassessment is hereby granted, and any and all acts and proceedings of every kind and nature necessary for the levy of the valid reassessment and for the enforcement of the lien of such reassessment are hereby authorized.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9001.

9001.  The legislative body of any city in this State may refund bonds issued under the “Improvement Bond Act of 1915,” under and subject to the provisions of this division, and may provide for the extension of the liens of assessments and the levy and collection of assessments and reassessments to pay such bonds.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9002 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9002.

9002.  It is the intention of this division that the original bonds and the original assessments shall remain in full force and effect until superseded and supplanted by reassessments and refunding bonds validly and legally issued, upon which the city is validly subject to the liability to pay the refunding bonds.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9003.

9003.  Any action or determination made necessary by reason of constitutional requirements or otherwise, or any action or determination which is convenient in the making of the reassessment, or in the refunding and reassessment proceedings, which is not expressly set forth in this division is hereby authorized and the same when made shall be valid and sufficient.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9004.

9004.  Any city may employ any qualified person to perform any work provided for or authorized by this division or in connection with the refunding of any indebtedness authorized to be refunded under this division.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9005.

9005.  The incidental expenses of any refunding and reassessment authorized by this division shall be paid by the city in which the district lies.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9006.

9006.  When proceedings are commenced under this division, the provisions of this division only shall apply thereto.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9007.

9007.  This division does not affect any other act or acts now existing or which may hereafter be passed covering the same subject matter, nor apply to any proceedings thereunder, but is intended to and does provide an alternative system for the refunding of bonds.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)
CA St & Hwy Code § 9008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Streets and Highways Code - SHC|DIVISION 11 - REFUNDING OF BONDS ISSUED UNDER THE “IMPROVEMENT BOND ACT OF 1915”|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 9008.

9008.  The remedies provided for the enforcement of any reassessment levied under the provisions of this division are not exclusive and additional remedies may be provided at any time.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)