TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES 34000-45345›DIVISION 3. OFFICERS 36501-41805›PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY 36801-40592›CHAPTER 18. Public Works 40401-40473›ARTICLE 1. General 40401-40404
§ 40404
California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The legislative body may acquire private property by condemnation or otherwise when it is necessary to take or damage such property for:
(a) Establishing, laying out, extending, and widening streets and other public highways and places within the city.
(b) Rights of way for drains, sewers, and aqueducts.
(c) Widening, straightening, or diverting the channels of streams.
(d) The improvement of water fronts.
(e) The acquisition or maintenance of public harbors.
(f) Any other purposes authorized by law.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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