Cal. SHC § 686
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 686, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
The department shall approve any franchise submitted for approval pursuant to Section 683 or 684 unless the department finds on the facts of the particular case that the exercise of the privilege proposed to be granted is incompatible with the primary use of the freeway or other State highway for vehicular traffic or with its improvement to serve its primary use.
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