{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"240","citation":"Veh. Code, § 240","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED [100. - 681.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In determining whether a highway is within a business or residence district, the following limitations shall apply and shall qualify the definitions in Sections <a href=\"/veh/235\">235</a> and <a href=\"/veh/515\">515</a>:</p><p>(a) No building shall be regarded unless its entrance faces the highway and the front of the building is within 75 feet of the roadway.</p><p>(b) Where a highway is physically divided into two or more roadways only those buildings facing each roadway separately shall be regarded for the purpose of determining whether the roadway is within a district.</p><p>(c) All churches, apartments, hotels, multiple dwelling houses, clubs, and public buildings, other than schools, shall be deemed to be business structures.</p><p>(d) A highway or portion of a highway shall not be deemed to be within a district regardless of the number of buildings upon the contiguous property if there is no right of access to the highway by vehicles from the contiguous property. </p>","text":"In determining whether a highway is within a business or residence district, the following limitations shall apply and shall qualify the definitions in Sections 235 and 515: (a) No building shall be regarded unless its entrance faces the highway and the front of the building is within 75 feet of the roadway. (b) Where a highway is physically divided into two or more roadways only those buildings facing each roadway separately shall be regarded for the purpose of determining whether the roadway is within a district. (c) All churches, apartments, hotels, multiple dwelling houses, clubs, and public buildings, other than schools, shall be deemed to be business structures. (d) A highway or portion of a highway shall not be deemed to be within a district regardless of the number of buildings upon the contiguous property if there is no right of access to the highway by vehicles from the contiguous property.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/words-and-phrases-defined-240","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}