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DIVISION 9. CHANGE OF GRADE AND VACATION 8000-8363›PART 3. PUBLIC STREETS, HIGHWAYS, AND SERVICE EASEMENTS VACATION LAW 8300-8363›CHAPTER 4. Summary Vacation 8330-8336›ARTICLE 1. Authority 8330-8334.5

§ 8331

California Streets and Highways Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate a street or highway if both of the following conditions exist:

(a) For a period of five consecutive years, the street or highway has been impassable for vehicular travel.

(b) No public money was expended for maintenance on the street or highway during such period.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)

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