San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 1 Township Boundaries

The County of San Joaquin is hereby divided into eleven townships to be designated as Castoria, Dent, Douglass, Elkhorn, Elliott, Liberty, O'Neal, Ripon, Stockton, Tulare and Union.

(Ord. 1273)

Castoria Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of the Jack Tone Road with the center of the Mariposa Road near the ¼ Section corner on the east line of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence northwesterly and westerly along the center of said Mariposa Road 2 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center of the Austin Road near the northwest corner of Section 26, Township 1 North, Range 7 East; thence southerly along the center of Austin Road ½ mile to the center of Weber Road near the ¼ Section corner on the westerly line of said Section 26; thence westerly along the center of Weber Road 2 ⅛ miles, more or less, to the center of State Highway U.S. 99; thence northwesterly along the center of said State Highway U.S. 99 1 ½ miles to the center of Carpenter Road; thence southwesterly along the center of Carpenter Road 0.87 mile, more or less, to the southeast corner of Laurel Farms, a subdivision in Section 35 of the C. M. Weber Grant; thence southwesterly along the southerly line of said subdivision 0.55 mile to the southwest corner thereof, on the southerly line of the north ½ of the southwest ¼ of said Section 35 of the Weber Grant; thence southwesterly along said southerly line of the north ½ of the southwest ¼ of said Section 35 (being also along the southerly boundary of Sharps Lane Villas and Sharps Lane Villas No. 2, subdivisions in said Section 35) 0.24 mile to the center of Airport Way (formerly Durham Ferry Road and Sharpe Lane); thence southeasterly along the center of said Airport Way 1 mile, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Sperry Road; thence southwesterly along the center of said Sperry Road 0.87 mile to its intersection with the center of McKinley Avenue; thence northwesterly along the center of said McKinley Avenue 0.9 mile to its intersection with the center line of Clayton Avenue of Mosswood Park, Map "C," a subdivision in Section 11 of the C. M. Weber Grant; thence southwesterly along the center of said Clayton Avenue and along the southerly line of Lot 1 of South Stockton Farms, ¾ mile, more or less, to the center of French Camp Slough; thence meandering the center line of said French Camp Slough, downstream in a northwesterly direction 2 miles, more or less, to the center of the San Joaquin River; thence meandering the center line of said San Joaquin River in a general southerly direction 26 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of the Stanislaus River at a point on the southerly boundary of San Joaquin County; thence along said southerly boundary of San Joaquin County, meandering the center line of said Stanislaus River in a general northeasterly direction, a distance of 3 ½ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the westerly line of the east ½ of Section 9, Township 3 South, Range 7 East; thence north along the ¼ section line through Sections 9 and 4 of Township 3 South, Range 7 East, and Sections 33, 28, 21, 16 and 9 of Township 2 South, Range 7 East, 5.6 miles, more or less, to the center of said Section 9, being in the center of Woodward Avenue; thence easterly along the center of said Woodward Avenue 1 ¼ miles, more or less, to the center of Moffat Boulevard (formerly State Highway U.S. 99); thence easterly along the northerly line of the south ½ of Sections 10, 11 and 12 of Township 2 South, Range 7 East, 2 ¼ miles, more or less, to the center of the Jack Tone Road; thence northerly along the center of the Jack Tone Road 9 miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

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(Ord. 1273)

Dent Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Mariposa Road with the center line of Jack Tone Road near the ¼ Section corner on the westerly line of Section 30, Township 1 North, Range 8 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence southerly along the center of said Jack Tone Road 4 ½ miles, more or less, to the southwest corner of Section 18, Township 1 South, Range 8 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence easterly along the southerly line of Sections 18, 17, 16 and 15, Township 1 South, Range 8 East, 4 miles to the intersection of the center line of Avena Road with the center line of Carrolton Road; thence southerly along the center of said Carrolton Road 5 ¾ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of River Road; thence southerly along the westerly line of Sections 14 and 23, Township 2 South, Range 8 East, 1 ¼ miles, more or less, to a point on the southerly boundary of San Joaquin County in the center of the Stanislaus River; thence along said southerly boundary of San Joaquin County, meandering the center line of said Stanislaus River in a general easterly and northeasterly direction, 12 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the easterly boundary of San Joaquin County; thence northerly along said easterly boundary of San Joaquin County 8 ½ miles, more or less, to the intersection of said boundary with the center of Carter Road at the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 9 East; thence westerly along the center of Carter Road, 4 miles to the center of Escalon-Bellota Road at the southwest corner of Section 33 of Township 1 North, Range 9 East; thence northerly along the center of Escalon-Bellota Road ½ mile to the center of Gawne Road at the ¼ Section corner on the westerly line of said Section 33; thence westerly along the center of said Gawne Road 6.10 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Mariposa Road near the ¼ Section corner on the easterly line of Section 32, Township 1 North, Range 8 East; thence northwesterly and westerly along the center of said Mariposa Road 2 ⅛ miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Douglass Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the easterly boundary of San Joaquin County with the northerly line of Section 25, Township 3 North, Range 9 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence southeasterly and southerly along said County boundary 14 ¼ miles, more or less, to the intersection of said boundary with the center of Carter Road at the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 1 North, Range 9 East; thence westerly along the center of Carter Road, 4 miles to the center of Escalon-Bellota Road at the southwest corner of Section 33 of Township 1 North, Range 9 East; thence northerly along the center of Escalon-Bellota Road ½ mile to the center of Gawne Road at the ¼ Section corner on the westerly line of said Section 33; thence westerly along the center of said Gawne Road 6.10 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Mariposa Road near the ¼ Section corner on the easterly line of Section 32, Township 1 North, Range 8 East; thence northwesterly and westerly along the center of said Mariposa Road 2 ⅛ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Jack Tone Road; thence northerly along the center of said Jack Tone Road 12 ½ miles, more or less, to the northwest corner of Section 30, Township 5 North, Range 8 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence easterly along the northerly line of Sections 30, 29, 28, 27, 26 and 25 of Township 3 North, Range 8 East, and the northerly line of Sections 30, 29, 28, 27, 26 and 25 of Township 3 North, Range 9 East, a distance of 11 ¼ miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Elkhorn Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the center line of the Mokelumne River with the center line of Bruella Road near the northwest corner of Section 34, Township 4 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence south along the center of said Bruella Road 1 ½ miles, more or less, to the center of State Highway 12; thence south along the westerly line of Sections 3, 10, 15 and 22 of Township 3 North, Range 7 East, 3 ½ miles, to the southwest corner of said Section 22; thence westerly ½ mile to the center of Alpine Road; thence southerly along the center of said Alpine Road 2 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of the Eight Mile Road; thence west along the Center of said Eight Mile Road 7.65 miles, more or less, to the intersection of said Eight Mile Road with Thornton Road; thence west along the northerly line of Township 2 North, Range 6 East and the northerly line of Township 2 North, Range 5 East, 3 miles to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township 3 North, Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence northerly along the westerly line of Sections 35, 26, 23, 14, 11 and 2 of Township 3 North, Range 5 East, and the westerly line of Sections 35 and 26 of Township 4 North, Range 5 East, 8 miles to the northwest corner of said Section 26; thence easterly 2 miles to the intersection of the center lines of Ray Road and Acampo Road at the Southwest corner of Section 19, Township 4 North, Range 6 East; thence northerly along the center of said Ray Road 2 miles to the center of the Walnut Grove Road; thence northerly along the westerly line of Section 7, Township 4 North, Range 6 East ½ mile, more or less, to the center of the Mokelumne River; thence meandering the center of said Mokelumne River upstream in a general southeasterly and easterly direction 12 miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Elliott Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Bruella Road with the center line of Dry Creek, on the northerly boundary of San Joaquin County at or near the northeast corner of Section 33, Township 5 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence easterly along the northerly boundary of said San Joaquin County 11 ½ miles, more or less, to the northeast corner thereof; thence southeasterly along the easterly boundary of said San Joaquin County, 15 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the northerly line of Section 25, Township 5 North, Range 9 East; thence westerly along the northerly line of Sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 3 North, Range 9 East, the northerly line of Sections 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 of Township 3 North, Range 8 East, and the northerly line of Sections 25, 26 and 27 of Township 3 North, Range 7 East, 14.25 miles, more or less, to the southwest corner of Section 22, Township 3 North, Range 7 East; thence northerly along the west line of Sections 22, 15, 10 and 3 of Township 3 North, Range 7 East, 3 ½ miles, more or less, to the intersection of State Highway 12 and Bruella Road; thence continuing northerly, along the center line of Bruella Road to the center of the Mokelumne River; thence meandering the center line of said Mokelumne River upstream in an easterly and northeasterly direction 2 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of the Tretheway Road; thence northerly along the center of said Tretheway Road 2 ¼ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center of Peltier Road; thence westerly along the center of said Peltier Road 1 ½ miles to the center of the Bruella Road at the southwest corner of Section 15, Township 4 North, Range 7 East; thence northerly along the center of said Bruella Road 4 miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Liberty Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Dry Creek with the center line of the Mokelumne River, on the northerly boundary of San Joaquin County and near the northeast corner of Section 3, Township 4 North, Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence meandering the center of said Dry Creek, and being along the northerly boundary of San Joaquin County, 11 ¾ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Bruella Road at or near the northeast corner of Section 33, Township 5 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence south along the center, of said Bruella Road 4 miles to its intersection with the center line of Peltier Road at the southeast corner of Section 16, Township 4 North, Range 7 East; thence east along the center of said Peltier Road 1 ½ miles to its intersection with the center line of Tretheway Road; thence southerly along the center of said Tretheway Road through Sections 23, 26 and 35 of Township 4 North, Range 7 East, 2 ¼ miles, more or less, to the center of the Mokelumne River; thence meandering the center o£ said Mokelumne River downstream in a general westerly and northwesterly direction 17 miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

O'Neal Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the center of the Jack Tone Road at or near the northeast corner of Section 25, Township 3 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence southerly along the center line of said Jack Tone Road 12 ½ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of the Mariposa Road; thence along the center line of said Mariposa Road, northwesterly and westerly 2 miles, more or less, to the center of Austin Road near the northwest corner of Section 26, Township 1 North, Range 7 East; thence southerly along the center of Austin Road ½ mile to the center of Weber Road near the ¼ Section corner on the westerly line of said Section 26; thence westerly along the center of Weber Road 2 ⅛ miles, more or less, to the center of State Highway U.S. 99; thence northwesterly along the center of said State Highway U.S. 99, 1 ½ miles to the center of Carpenter Road; thence southwesterly along the center of Carpenter Road 0.87 mile, more or less, to the southeast corner of Laurel Farms, a subdivision in Section 35, of the C. M. Weber Grant; thence southwesterly along the southerly line of said subdivision 0.55 miles to the southwest corner thereof, on the southerly line of the North ½ of the southwest ¼ of said Section 35 of the Weber Grant; thence southwesterly along said southerly line of the north ½ of the southwest ¼ of said Section 35 (being also along the southerly boundary of Sharps Lane Villas and Sharps Lane Villas No. 2, subdivisions in said Section 35) 0.24 mile to the center of Airport Way (formerly Durham Ferry Road and Sharps Lane); thence southeasterly along the center of said Airport Way 1 mile, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Sperry Road; thence southwesterly along the center of said Sperry Road 0.87 mile to its intersection with the center of McKinley Avenue; thence northwesterly along the center of said McKinley Avenue 0.9 mile to its intersection with the center line of Clayton Avenue of Mosswood Park, Map "C", a subdivision in Section 11 of the C. M. Weber Grant; thence southwesterly along the center of said Clayton Avenue and along the southerly line of Lot 1 of South Stockton Farms, ¾ mile, more or less, to the center of French Camp Slough; thence meandering the center line of said French Camp Slough, downstream in a northwesterly direction 2 miles, more or less, to the center of the San Joaquin River; thence northwesterly along the center of said river ¾ mile, more or less, to the center of State Highway 4; thence westerly and southwesterly along the center of said State Highway 4, a distance of 6 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Bacon Island Road in Section 21, Township 1 North, Range 5 East; thence northwesterly along the center of said Bacon Island Road to the center of Trapper Slough; thence southwesterly along the center line of said Trapper Slough and the center line of Victoria Canal, 7 ½ miles to the westerly boundary of San Joaquin County, in Old River; thence along said westerly boundary of San Joaquin County, meandering the center line of Old River, downstream in a northerly direction, a distance of 19 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of San Joaquin River; thence southeasterly along the center line of said River 2 miles, more or less, to the center of the Stockton Deep Water Channel; thence southeasterly along the center of said Deep Water Channel 2 ½ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Disappointment Slough; thence meandering the center line of Disappointment Slough upstream in a northeasterly direction 3 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Honker Cut; thence northerly along the center of said Honker Cut ¼ mile to the northerly line of Township 2 North, Range 5 East; thence easterly along the northerly line of Township 2 North, Range 5 East and the northerly line of Township 2 North, Range 6 East, 5.75 miles, more or less, to the intersection of the Thornton Road and Eight Mile Road; thence easterly along the center of said Eight Mile Road, 7.65 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Alpine Road; thence northerly along the center of said Alpine Road 2 miles, more or less, to a point on the northerly line of Section 28 of Township 3 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence easterly along the northerly line of Sections 28, 27, 26 and 25 of Township 3 North, Range 7 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian, a distance of 3 ½ miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

Excluding from the area embraced by the above described exterior boundary the area included within Stockton Township, the boundaries of which are described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of Harding Way of the City of Stockton with the easterly line of Wilson Way of said City; thence southerly along said easterly line of Wilson Way to its intersection with the southerly line of Charter Way; thence westerly along the southerly line of said Charter Way and the southerly line of State HighWay 4 to its intersection with the westerly line of Lot 35 of Moss Garden Tract, as said Tract is filed for record in Book of Maps, Volume 3, page 13, San Joaquin County Records; thence northerly along said westerly line of Lot 35 (crossing said State Highway 4) and along the westerly line of Lot 34 of said Moss Garden Tract, to intersection with the southerly production of the westerly line of Pershing Avenue; thence northerly along said southerly production and along said westerly line of Pershing Avenue to its intersection with the northerly line of West Washington Street; thence in a direct line, crossing Mormon Slough and Stockton Channel, to the intersection of the westerly line of said Pershing Avenue with the southerly line of West Fremont Street; thence northerly along the westerly line of Pershing Avenue to its intersection with the northerly line of Harding Way; thence easterly along the northerly line of said Harding Way to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Ripon Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at a point in the center of the Jack Tone Road at the southwest corner of Section 18, Township 1 South, Range 8 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence easterly along the southerly line of Sections 18, 17, 16 and 15, Township 1 South, Range 8 East, 4 miles to the intersection of the center line of Avena Road with the center line of Carrolton Road; thence southerly along the center of said Carrolton Road 5 ¾ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of River Road; thence southerly along the westerly line of Sections 14 and 23, Township 2 South, Range 8 East, 1 ¼ miles, more or less, to a point on the southerly boundary of San Joaquin County in the center of the Stanislaus River; thence along said southerly boundary of San Joaquin County, meandering the center line of said Stanislaus River in a general southwesterly direction 11 ½ miles, more or less, to its intersection with the westerly line of the east ½ of Section 9, Township 3 South, Range 7 East; thence north along the ¼ Section line through Sections 9 and 4 of Township 3 South, Range 7 East, and Sections 33, 28, 21, 16 and 9 of Township 2 South, Range 7 East, 5.6 miles, more or less, to the center of said Section 9, being in the center of Woodward Avenue; thence easterly along the center of said Woodward Avenue 1 ¼ miles, more or less, to the center of Moffat Boulevard (formerly State Highway U.S. 99); thence easterly along the northerly line of the south ½ of Sections 10, 11 and 12 of Township 2 South, Range 7 East, 2 ¼ miles, more or less, to the center of the Jack Tone Road; thence northerly along the center of the Jack Tone Road 4 ½ miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Stockton Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the northerly line of Harding Way of the City of Stockton with the easterly line of Wilson Way of said City; thence southerly along said easterly line of Wilson Way to its intersection with the southerly line of Charter Way; thence westerly along the southerly line of said Charter Way and the southerly line of State Highway 4 to its intersection with the westerly line of Lot 35 of Moss Garden Tract, as said Tract is filed for record in Book of Maps, Volume 3, page 13, San Joaquin County Records; thence northerly along said westerly line of Lot 35 (crossing said State Highway 4) and along the westerly line of Lot 34 of said Moss Garden Tract, to intersection with the southerly production of the westerly line of Pershing Avenue; thence northerly along said southerly production and along said westerly line of Pershing Avenue to its intersection with the northerly line of West Washington Street; thence in a direct line, crossing Mormon Slough and Stockton Channel, to the intersection of the westerly line of said Pershing Avenue with the southerly line of West Fremont Street; thence northerly along the westerly line of Pershing Avenue to its intersection with the northerly line of Harding Way; thence easterly along the northerly line of said Harding Way to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Tulare Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, shall include all that portion of the county described as follows:

Beginning at the corner common to the counties of Alameda, Santa Clara, Stanislaus and San Joaquin on the summit of Mt. Boardman, in Section 19, Township 5 South, Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence northeasterly along the boundary line between the counties of San Joaquin and Stanislaus 18 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of the San Joaquin River; thence meandering the center of said San Joaquin River in a general northerly direction 26 miles, more or less, to the center of State Highway 4; thence westerly and southwesterly along the center of said State Highway 4, a distance of 6 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of Bacon Island Road in Section 21, Township 1 North, Range 5 East; thence northwesterly along the center of said Bacon Island Road to the center of Trapper Slough; thence southwesterly along the center line of said Trapper Slough and the center line of Victoria Canal, 7 ½ miles to the westerly boundary of San Joaquin County, in Old River; thence along said westerly boundary of San Joaquin County, meandering the center line of Old River upstream in a general southerly direction 4 miles, more or less, to the corner common to the counties of Contra Costa, Alameda and San Joaquin; thence southerly and southeasterly along the boundary line between the counties of Alameda and San Joaquin 26 miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)

Union Township of the County of San Joaquin, State of California, Shall include all that portion of the County described as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Dry Creek with the center line of the Mokelumne River, on the northerly boundary of San Joaquin County and near the northeast corner of Section 3, Township 4 North, Range 5 East, Mount Diablo Base and Meridian; thence meandering the center of said Mokelumne River southeasterly 3 miles, more or less, to the east line of Section 12, Township 4 North, Range 5 East; thence south along the east line of Sections 12, 13 and 24 of Township 4 North, Range 5 East, 2 ½ miles, more or less, to the southeast corner of said Section 24; thence west along the south line of said Section 24 and the south line of Section 23, Township 4 North, Range 5 East, a distance of 2 miles to the southwest corner of said Section 23; thence south along the east line of Sections 27 and 34 of Township 4 North, Range 5 East, and along the east line of Sections 3, 10, 15, 22, 27 and 34 of Township 3 North, Range 5 East, 8 miles to a point on the north line of Township 2 North, Range 5 East; thence westerly along said north line of Township 2 North, Range 5 East, 3 miles, more or less, to the center of Honker Cut; thence southerly along the center of said Honker Cut ¼ mile, more or less, to the center of Disappointment Slough; thence meandering the center line of said Disappointment Slough downstream in a southwesterly direction, 3 miles, more or less, to its intersection with the center line of the Stockton Deep Water Channel; thence northwesterly along the center of said Stockton Deep Water Channel 2 ½ miles, more or less, to the center of the San Joaquin River; thence northwesterly along the center of said San Joaquin River 3 ½ miles to its intersection with the center line of the Mokelumne River, being also on the westerly boundary of San Joaquin County; thence northerly, northeasterly and easterly along the westerly and northerly boundary of San Joaquin County, meandering the center of said Mokelumne River to the mouth of the North Fork of said Mokelumne River; thence along the center of said North Fork to its junction with the South Fork of the Mokelumne River to the head of Staten Island; thence along the center line of said Mokelumne River, a total distance of 20 miles, more or less, to the point of beginning.

APPROVED AS TO DESCRIPTION:

CLEMENT A. PLECARPO

COUNTY SURVEYOR

___________

(Ord. 1273)