California Code
DIVISION 5 - FLOOD CONTROL
PART 1 - LOCAL FLOOD CONTROL

CHAPTER 1 - Flood Control by Cities

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 8000. - 8000. The provisions of this chapter are intended to be...

Section 8001. - 8001. As used in this chapter, “works” includes canals, ditches,...

Section 8002. - 8002. As used in this chapter, “city” means any city,...

Section 8003. - 8003. As used in this chapter, “city council” includes the...

Section 8004. - 8004. Every publication required by this chapter shall be made...

Section 8005. - 8005. Except as otherwise specifically provided, if publication is in...

Section 8006. - 8006. No publication shall be deemed to have begun until...

Section 8007. - 8007. A capital improvement project undertaken by a charter city...

ARTICLE 2 - Preliminary Proceedings

Section 8010. - 8010. Any city may, pursuant to this chapter, incur indebtedness...

Section 8011. - 8011. The works may be situated within or without the...

Section 8012. - 8012. The city council shall have some competent person make...

Section 8013. - 8013. The general plans and estimates shall, after adoption, be...

Section 8014. - 8014. After the filing of the general plans and estimates,...

Section 8015. - 8015. The city council, by the same resolution or ordinance,...

Section 8016. - 8016. The resolution or ordinance of intention, shall, after its...

ARTICLE 3 - Election

Section 8020. - 8020. Within one month after the publication of the resolution...

Section 8021. - 8021. The resolution or ordinance calling the special election shall...

Section 8022. - 8022. The resolution or ordinance calling the election shall be...

Section 8023. - 8023. The city council shall publish, after the publication of...

Section 8024. - 8024. The special election shall be held in the manner...

Section 8025. - 8025. The votes of two-thirds of all the voters voting...

Section 8026. - 8026. If two-thirds of all the votes cast at the...

ARTICLE 4 - Bonds

Section 8030. - 8030. All bonds issued under this chapter shall be serial...

Section 8031. - 8031. No bond shall be for less than one hundred...

Section 8032. - 8032. Not less than one-fortieth part of the whole indebtedness...

Section 8033. - 8033. Each bond shall be made payable in lawful money...

Section 8034. - 8034. The interest rate shall not exceed 8 percent per...

Section 8035. - 8035. The place of payment shall be either at the...

Section 8036. - 8036. The bonds shall be executed on the part of...

Section 8037. - 8037. The interest coupons shall be numbered consecutively and signed...

Section 8038. - 8038. Any of the bonds may be issued and sold...

Section 8039. - 8039. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall...

ARTICLE 5 - Powers of City Council

Section 8050. - 8050. The city council of every city in or for...

Section 8051. - 8051. All contracts for the works shall be let, in...

Section 8052. - 8052. Security or bonds may be required in order to...

Section 8053. - 8053. The city council may reject any or all bids....

Section 8054. - 8054. The city council may, by resolution, require the treasurer...

ARTICLE 6 - Taxation

Section 8060. - 8060. The city council, at the time of fixing the...

Section 8061. - 8061. The taxes required by this chapter to be levied...

CHAPTER 2 - Flood Control in Counties

ARTICLE 1 - General Powers Relating to Flood Control

Section 8100. - 8100. Under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by...

ARTICLE 2 - Flood Control Work Outside of County

Section 8101. - 8101. A board of supervisors may appropriate and expend money...

Section 8102. - 8102. Work under this article may be done upon channels,...

Section 8103. - 8103. In connection with flood control work under this article,...

Section 8104. - 8104. The work described in the next preceding section may...

Section 8105. - 8105. Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize...

Section 8106. - 8106. Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize...

ARTICLE 3 - County Flood Control Districts

Section 8110. - 8110. The board of supervisors may provide by ordinance for...

ARTICLE 4 - Improvement of Non-Navigable Streams

Section 8125. - 8125. “Non-navigable streams,” as used in this article, means streams...

Section 8126. - 8126. The board of supervisors may provide for widening, deepening,...

Section 8127. - 8127. The board may make regulations for the use of...

Section 8128. - 8128. No regulations of the board nor improvements directed by...

Section 8129. - 8129. Whenever, in the opinion of the board of supervisors,...

CHAPTER 3 - Transfer of Storm Drain Improvements, Drainage Improvements, and Drainage Systems to Flood Control Districts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 8150. - 8150. As used in this chapter, “drainage improvement” means any...

Section 8151. - 8151. As used in this chapter, “date of transfer” means...

Section 8152. - 8152. As used in this chapter “city” includes city and...

ARTICLE 2 - Transfers by Counties

Section 8155. - 8155. Drainage improvements authorized to be transferred and conveyed by...

Section 8156. - 8156. Any county within the limits of which there are...

Section 8157. - 8157. The flood control district to which such drainage improvements...

Section 8158. - 8158. From and after the date of transfer no tax...

ARTICLE 3 - Transfers by Cities

Section 8160. - 8160. Any city within the limits of which any drainage...

Section 8161. - 8161. Thereupon the flood control district shall assume and provide...

Section 8162. - 8162. From and after the date of transfer such flood...

Section 8163. - 8163. From and after the date of transfer no tax...

Section 8164. - 8164. The proceeds of the collection of such drainage district...

ARTICLE 4 - Cancellation and Refund of Assessments

Section 8165. - 8165. The legislative body of the county or city which...

CHAPTER 4 - Local Plans of Flood Protection

Section 8200. - 8200. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 8201. - 8201. (a) A local agency may prepare a local plan...