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CA Govt Code § 66477.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3 - Dedications|Section 66477.5.

66477.5.  (a) The local agency to which property is dedicated in fee for public purposes, or for making public improvements or constructing public facilities, other than for open space, parks, or schools, shall record a certificate with the county recorder in the county in which the property is located. The certificate shall be attached to the map and shall contain all of the following information:(1) The name and address of the subdivider dedicating the property.(2) A legal description of the real property dedicated.(3) A statement that the local agency shall reconvey the property to the subdivider if the local agency makes a determination pursuant to this section that the same public purpose for which the property was dedicated does not exist, or the property or any portion thereof is not needed for public utilities, as specified in subdivision (c).(b) The subdivider may request that the local agency make the determination that the same public purpose for which the dedication was required still exists, after payment of a fee which shall not exceed the amount reasonably required to make the determination. The determination may be made by reference to a capital improvement plan as specified in Section 65403 or 66002, an applicable general or specific plan requirement, the subdivision map, or other public documents that identify the need for the dedication.(c) If a local agency has determined that the same public purpose for which the dedication was required does not exist, it shall reconvey the property to the subdivider or the successor in interest, as specified in subdivision (a), except for all or any portion of the property that is required for that same public purpose or for public utilities.(d) If a local agency decides to vacate, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of the dedicated property the local agency shall give at least 60 days notice to the subdivider whose name appears on the certificate before vacating, leasing, selling, or otherwise disposing of the dedicated property. This notice is not required if the dedicated property will be used for the same public purpose for which it was dedicated.(e) This section shall only apply to property required to be dedicated on or after January 1, 1990.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 822, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.1.

66478.1.  It is the intent of the Legislature, by the provisions of Sections 66478.1 through 66478.10 of this article to implement Section 4 of Article X of the California Constitution insofar as Sections 66478.1 through 66478.10 are applicable to navigable waters.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1019, Sec. 27.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.2.

66478.2.  The Legislature finds and declares that the public natural resources of this state are limited in quantity and that the population of this state has grown at a rapid rate and will continue to do so, thus increasing the need for utilization of public natural resources. The increase in population has also increased demand for private property adjacent to public natural resources through real estate subdivision developments which resulted in diminishing public access to public natural resources.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.3.

66478.3.  The Legislature further finds and declares that it is essential to the health and well-being of all citizens of this state that public access to public natural resources be increased. It is the intent of the Legislature to increase public access to public natural resources.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.4.

66478.4.  (a) No local agency shall approve either a tentative or a final map of any proposed subdivision to be fronted upon a public waterway, river, or stream which does not provide, or have available, reasonable public access by fee or easement from a public highway to that portion of the bank of the river or stream bordering or lying within the proposed subdivision.(b) Reasonable public access shall be determined by the local agency in which the proposed subdivision is to be located. In making the determination of what shall be reasonable access, the local agency shall consider all of the following:(1) That access may be by highway, foot trail, bike trail, horse trail, or any other means of travel.(2) The size of the subdivision.(3) The type of riverbank and the various appropriate recreational, educational, and scientific uses, including, but not limited to, swimming, diving, boating, fishing, water skiing, scientific collection, and teaching.(4) The likelihood of trespass on private property and reasonable means of avoiding these trespasses.(c) A public waterway, river, or stream for the purposes of Sections 66477.2, 66478.4, 66478.5 and 66478.6 means those waterways, rivers and streams defined in Sections 100 through 106 of the Harbors and Navigation Code, any stream declared to be a public highway for fishing pursuant to Sections 25660 through 25662 of the Government Code, the rivers listed in Section 1505 of the Fish and Game Code as spawning areas, all waterways, rivers and streams downstream from any state or federal salmon or steelhead fish hatcheries.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1109, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.5.

66478.5.  (a) No local agency shall approve either a tentative or a final map of any proposed subdivision to be fronted upon a public waterway, river, or stream which does not provide for a dedication of a public easement along a portion of the bank of the river or stream bordering or lying within the proposed subdivision.(b) The extent, width and character of the public easement shall be reasonably defined to achieve reasonable public use of the public waterway, river, or stream consistent with public safety. The reasonableness and extent of the easement shall be determined by the local agency in which the proposed subdivision is to be located. In making the determination for reasonably defining the extent, width, and character of the public easement, the local agency shall consider all of the following:(1) That the easement may be for a foot trail, bicycle trail, or horse trail. (2) The size of the subdivision.(3) The type of riverbank and the various appropriate recreational, educational and scientific uses including, but not limited to, swimming, diving, boating, fishing, water skiing, scientific collection and teaching.(4) The likelihood of trespass on private property and reasonable means of avoiding these trespasses.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1109, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.6.

66478.6.  Any public access route or routes and any easement along the bank of a public waterway, river, or stream provided by the subdivider shall be expressly designated on the tentative or final map, and this map shall expressly designate the governmental entity to which the route or routes are dedicated and its acceptance of the dedication.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1109, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.7.

66478.7.  Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit any powers or duties in connection with or affect the operation of beaches or parks in this state or to limit or decrease the authority, powers, or duties of any public agency or entity.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.8.

66478.8.  Nothing in Sections 66478.1 to 66478.10, inclusive, of this article shall require a local agency to disapprove either a tentative or final map solely on the basis that the reasonable public access otherwise required by this article is not provided through or across the subdivision itself, if the local agency makes a finding that the reasonable public access is otherwise available within a reasonable distance from the subdivision and identifies the location of the reasonable public access.The finding shall be set forth on the face of the tentative or final map.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1109, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.9.

66478.9.  Nothing in Section 66478.5 shall apply to the site of electric power generating facilities.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.10.

66478.10.  Nothing in Sections 66478.1 through 66478.10 of this article shall apply to industrial subdivisions.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.12.

66478.12.  (a) No local agency shall approve either the tentative or the final map of any subdivision fronting upon any lake or reservoir which is owned in part or entirely by any public agency including the state, which subdivision does not provide or have available reasonable access by fee or easement from public highways to any water of the lake or reservoir upon which the subdivision borders either within the subdivision or a reasonable distance from the subdivision.Any public access route or routes provided by the subdivider shall be expressly designated on the tentative or final map, and the map shall expressly designate the governmental entity to which the route or routes are dedicated and its acceptance of the dedication.(b) Reasonable access, as used in subdivision (a), shall be determined by the local agency in which the subdivision lies.(c) In making the determination of what shall be reasonable access, the local agency shall consider:(1) That access may be by highway, foot trail, bike trail, horse trail, or any other means of travel.(2) The size of the subdivision.(3) The type of shoreline and the various appropriate recreational, educational, and scientific uses, including, but not limited to, swimming, diving, boating, fishing, water skiing, scientific exploration, and teaching.(4) The likelihood of trespass on private property and reasonable means of avoiding the trespasses.(d) Nothing in this section shall require a local agency to disapprove either a tentative or final map solely on the basis that the reasonable access otherwise required by this section is not provided through or across the subdivision itself, if the local agency makes a finding that the reasonable access is otherwise available within a reasonable distance from the subdivision and identifies the location of the reasonable public access.The finding shall be set forth on the face of the tentative or final map.(e) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the final map of any subdivision the tentative map of which has been approved by a local agency prior to the effective date of this section.(f) Any access route or routes provided by the subdivider pursuant to this section may be conveyed or transferred to any state or local agency by the governmental entity to which the route or routes have been dedicated, at any future time, by mutual consent of the governmental entity and the particular state or local agency. The conveyance or transfer shall be recorded by the recipient state or local agency in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the route or routes are located.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1109, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.13.

66478.13.  No local agency shall issue any permit or grant any approval necessary to develop any real property which is excluded from regulation under this division as a subdivision pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 66426 because such property is in excess of 40 acres and was created as such a parcel after December 31, 1969, when such property fronts on the coastline or a shoreline, unless it finds that reasonable public access has been provided from public highways to land below the ordinary high-water mark or any ocean coastline or bay shoreline or any water of a lake or reservoir upon which the real property fronts.“Reasonable public access” as used in this section shall be determined by the local agency in which the real property lies. In making such determination the local agency shall use the same criteria as those set forth in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 66478.11 and subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 66478.12. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66478.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 3.5 - Public Access to Public Resources|Section 66478.14.

66478.14.  Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the subdivider to improve any route or routes which are primarily for the benefit of nonresidents of the subdivision area or nonowners of the real property in question.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66479 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 4 - Reservations|Section 66479.

66479.  There may be imposed by local ordinance a requirement that areas of real property within the subdivision be reserved for parks, recreational facilities, fire stations, libraries, or other public uses, subject to the following conditions:(a) The requirement is based upon an adopted specific plan or an adopted general plan containing policies and standards for those uses, and the required reservations are in accordance with those policies and standards.(b) The ordinance has been in effect for a period of at least 30 days prior to the filing of the tentative map.(c) The reserved area is of such size and shape as to permit the balance of the property within which the reservation is located to develop in an orderly and efficient manner.(d) The amount of land reserved will not make development of the remaining land held by the subdivider economically unfeasible.The reserved area shall conform to the adopted specific or general plan and shall be in such multiples of streets and parcels as to permit an efficient division of the reserved area in the event that it is not acquired within the prescribed period; in such event, the subdivider shall make those changes as are necessary to permit the reserved area to be developed for the intended purpose consistent with good subdividing practices.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1009, Sec. 34.)
CA Govt Code § 66480 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 4 - Reservations|Section 66480.

66480.  The public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved shall at the time of approval of the final map or parcel map enter into a binding agreement to acquire such reserved area within two years after the completion and acceptance of all improvements, unless such period of time is extended by mutual agreement. The purchase price shall be the market value thereof at the time of the filing of the tentative map plus the taxes against such reserved area from the date of the reservation and any other costs incurred by the subdivider in the maintenance of such reserved area, including interest costs incurred on any loan covering such reserved area.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66481 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 4 - Reservations|Section 66481.

66481.  If the public agency for whose benefit an area has been reserved does not enter into such a binding agreement, the reservation of such area shall automatically terminate.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66482 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 4 - Reservations|Section 66482.

66482.  The authority granted by this article is additional to all other authority granted by law to local agencies relating to subdivisions and shall in no way be construed as a limitation on or diminution of any such authority.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66483.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 5 - Fees|Section 66483.1.

66483.1.  After completion of the facilities and the payment of all claims from any “planned local drainage facilities fund” or any “planned local sanitary sewer fund,” the legislative body of a county or city shall determine by resolution the amount of the surplus, if any, remaining in any of those funds. Any surplus shall be used, in those amounts as the legislative body may determine, for one or more of the following purposes:(a) For transfer to the general fund of the county or city, provided that the amount of the transfer shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount expended from the particular fund, and provided that the funds transferred are used to support the operation and maintenance of those facilities for which the fees were collected;(b) For the construction of additional or modified facilities within the particular drainage or sanitary sewer area; or(c) As a refund in the manner provided in Section 66483.2.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 914, Sec. 7.)
CA Govt Code § 66483.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 5 - Fees|Section 66483.2.

66483.2.  Any surplus remaining shall be refunded as follows:(a) There shall be refunded to the current owners of property for which a fee was previously collected, the balance of such moneys in the same proportion which each individual fee collected bears to the total of all individual fees collected from the particular drainage or sewer area;(b) Where property for which a fee was previously collected has subsequently been subdivided into more than one lot, each current owner of a lot shall share in the refund payable to the owners of the property for which a fee was previously collected in the same proportion which the area of each individual lot bears to the total area of the property for which a fee was previously collected; and (c) There shall be transferred to the general fund of the county or city any remaining portion of the surplus which has not been paid to or claimed by the persons entitled thereto within two years from the date either of the completion of the improvements, or the adoption by the legislative body of a resolution declaring a surplus, whichever is later to occur.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 365.)
CA Govt Code § 66484.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 5 - Fees|Section 66484.9.

66484.9.  The authorizations granted by this article are additional to all other authority granted by law to local agencies relating to subdivisions and shall in no way be construed as a limitation on or diminution of that authority.(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 228, Sec. 2. (AB 147) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 66485 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 6 - Reimbursement|Section 66485.

66485.  There may be imposed by local ordinance a requirement that improvements installed by the subdivider for the benefit of the subdivision shall contain supplemental size, capacity, number, or length for the benefit of property not within the subdivision, and that those improvements be dedicated to the public. Supplemental length may include minimum sized offsite sewer lines necessary to reach a sewer outlet in existence at that time.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 704, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 66486 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 6 - Reimbursement|Section 66486.

66486.  In the event of the installation of improvements required by an ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 66485, the local agency shall enter into an agreement with the subdivider to reimburse the subdivider for that portion of the cost of those improvements, including an amount attributable to interest, in excess of the construction required for the subdivision.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 704, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 66487 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 6 - Reimbursement|Section 66487.

66487.  In order to pay the costs as required by the reimbursement agreement, the local agency may:(a) Collect from other persons, including public agencies, using such improvements for the benefit of real property not within the subdivision, a reasonable charge for such use.(b) Contribute to the subdivider that part of the cost of the improvements that is attributable to the benefit of real property outside the subdivision and levy a charge upon the real property benefited to reimburse itself for such cost, together with interest thereon, if any, paid to the subdivider.(c) Establish and maintain local benefit districts for the levy and collection of such charge or costs from the property benefited.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)
CA Govt Code § 66488 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 7 - PLANNING AND LAND USE|DIVISION 2 - SUBDIVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Requirements|ARTICLE 6 - Reimbursement|Section 66488.

66488.  Any local agency within a local drainage or sanitary sewer area may adopt the plan and map designated in Section 66483 and impose a reasonable charge on property within the area which, in the opinion of the legislative body, is benefited by such drainage or sanitary sewer facilities. The charge collected must be paid to the local agency or subdivider constructing such drainage or sanitary sewer facilities, and any local agency within the drainage or sanitary sewer area may enter into a reimbursement agreement with the subdivider.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)