Cal. SHC § 35273.1

This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 35273.1, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

Official statutory text

The legislative body shall not pass any ordinance forming a district under this part until it shall have procured such information as it deems necessary and adequate to enable it to determine whether there is public need for such facilities, whether the proposed district approximately covers the contiguous area needing such facilities, whether sufficient property within the proposed district will be benefited thereby, and whether the proposed improvements are located and designed in the manner most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in California?

Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.