CHAPTER 14. Municipal and Public Utilities

Chapter 14 added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.

§§ 39730–39794 · 10 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 39730–39732 · 5 sections

   • § 39730 The legislative body shall require every residential unit in an apartment house or similar multiunit residential structure, condominium, and mobilehome park…
   • § 39731 By gift, purchase, or eminent domain, a legislative body may acquire any existing ferry system, including any franchise or license, boats and vessels, land and…
   • § 39731.1 The legislative body, in connection with the acquisition or otherwise, may contract with any person, firm, or corporation for the operation or management of…
   • § 39731.2 Neither the State nor any subdivision, authority, or agency thereof, nor any public corporation, district, or authority, shall construct or operate any bridge,…
   • § 39732 The legislative body may: (a) Acquire, own, construct, maintain, and operate bus lines, street railways, steam railway spur tracks, telephone and telegraph…
2. ARTICLE 2. Facilities in Aid of Public Utilities §§ 39790–39794 · 5 sections

   • § 39790 As used in this article, “facility” means any works, road, railroad, tramway, power plant, telegraph or telephone line, or other necessary works or structures.
   • § 39791 A city may construct, equip, use, maintain, and operate any facility, within or without the city or the county where the city is located, for the preparation,…
   • § 39792 For the purpose of constructing, equipping, using, maintaining, or operating any facility, the city may lease or acquire by purchase, condemnation, or…
   • § 39793 When authorized by a two-thirds vote of the members of its legislative body at a regular meeting, a city, for the purpose of breaking, crushing, or otherwise…
   • § 39794 This article does not extend or enlarge any limitation prescribed by law or charter upon taxation, expenditure of public funds, or the incurring of…