California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 39937

Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.

When by ordinance a city declares that any right of way to a body of navigable water in the city over, upon, or along the frontage of city tidelands is required for any public purpose, a person claiming or possessing such frontage or tidelands shall not:

(a)Hinder the city in laying out, establishing, opening, constructing, or otherwise improving or maintaining the right of way.
(b)Exclude the right of way.
(c)Obstruct or prevent its free use by the city or the public generally.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 39937 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-4-government-of-cities/division-3-officers/part-2-legislative-body/chapter-15-rivers-streams-and-harbors/article-2-establishment-of-harbor-lines-by-cities-generally/section-39937

Other sections in Article 2 - Establishment of Harbor Lines by Cities Generally

§ 39930§ 39931§ 39932§ 39933§ 39934§ 39935§ 39936§ 39937§ 39938

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