The legislative body of a local agency may summarily vacate a street or highway if both of the following conditions exist:

(a) For a period of five consecutive years, the street or highway has been impassable for vehicular travel.

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Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 8331

  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

(b) No public money was expended for maintenance on the street or highway during such period.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1050, Sec. 29.)