Cal. SHC § 35700
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 35700, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any agreement made pursuant to this part, as a covenant to bondholders or otherwise, to maintain parking meters on specified public ways in the district, parking meters need not be maintained:
(a) On any public way which has become a “freeway” or a “state highway” as defined in Sections 23.5 and 24.
(b) At any time and so long as both (1) the net revenues from the parking places of the district during each of the two next previous fiscal years and available for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds of the district equaled or exceeded one and one-half times the principal and interest which has or will come due during the current fiscal year, and (2) the money in the fund to pay principal and interest on the bonds equals or exceeds all amounts coming due on principal and interest during the next following 12 months.
(c) At any time and so long as the money in the fund to pay principal and interest on the bonds of the district equals the total of the outstanding bonds and interest thereon to maturity.
(d) At any time after the bonds of the district and the interest thereon have been fully paid.
(e) On a public way, or portion thereof, if the holders of not less than sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding bonds have agreed in writing that the maintenance of parking meters on the public way, or portion thereof, may be discontinued.
(a) On any public way which has become a “freeway” or a “state highway” as defined in Sections 23.5 and 24.
(b) At any time and so long as both (1) the net revenues from the parking places of the district during each of the two next previous fiscal years and available for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds of the district equaled or exceeded one and one-half times the principal and interest which has or will come due during the current fiscal year, and (2) the money in the fund to pay principal and interest on the bonds equals or exceeds all amounts coming due on principal and interest during the next following 12 months.
(c) At any time and so long as the money in the fund to pay principal and interest on the bonds of the district equals the total of the outstanding bonds and interest thereon to maturity.
(d) At any time after the bonds of the district and the interest thereon have been fully paid.
(e) On a public way, or portion thereof, if the holders of not less than sixty percent (60%) of the outstanding bonds have agreed in writing that the maintenance of parking meters on the public way, or portion thereof, may be discontinued.
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