Skip to content
ChatProjectCodes

DIVISION 8. HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS 5800-7340›PART 2. HARBOR IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS 5800-5956›CHAPTER 1. Formation 5820-5874›ARTICLE 1. Petition and Hearing 5820-5825

§ 5820

California Harbors and Navigation Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any portion of a county in this state, the exterior boundaries of which include a bay, harbor, inlet, or navigable water of the Pacific Ocean, may be formed into a district for the improvement or development of a harbor.

The work may include the dredging of channels, shipways, ship berths, anchorage places, and turning basins, and the construction of jetties, breakwaters, bulkheads, seawalls, wharves, ferry slips, and warehouses.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 195, Sec. 9.)

Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.

Ask AI about this code
Export this section
▸Contents — California Harbors and Navigation Code
California Harbors and Navigation Code

GoCodebook provides public access, search, citation, multilingual explanation, and practical interpretation of legally adopted building regulations. It is not a substitute for the official ICC or California code publications.