TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES 34000-45345›DIVISION 3. OFFICERS 36501-41805›PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY 36801-40592›CHAPTER 15. Rivers, Streams, and Harbors 39900-39965›ARTICLE 2. Establishment of Harbor Lines by Cities Generally 39930-39938

§ 39933

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

All navigable waters situated within or adjacent to city shall remain open to the free and unobstructed navigation of the public. Such waters and the water front of such waters shall remain open to free and unobstructed access by the people from the public streets and highways within the city. Public streets, highways, and other public rights of way shall remain open to the free and unobstructed use of the public from such waters and water front to the public streets and highways.

(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

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