Government Code section 39937

When by ordinance a city declares that any right of way to a body of navigable water in the city over, upon, or along the frontage of city tidelands is required for any public purpose, a person claiming or possessing such frontage or tidelands shall not:

(a)

Hinder the city in laying out, establishing, opening, constructing, or otherwise improving or maintaining the right of way.

(b)

Exclude the right of way.

(c)

Obstruct or prevent its free use by the city or the public generally.

Source: Section 39937, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=39937. (accessed Apr. 24, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_39937

Original Source: Section 39937, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=39937. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).