California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 50257

Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 836.

Anything contained in this article to the contrary notwithstanding, the legislative body shall not require to be filled any abandoned excavation which contains a surface area of more than one-half acre.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 50257 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-5-local-agencies/division-1-cities-and-counties/part-1-powers-and-duties-common-to-cities-and-counties/chapter-1-general/article-9-abandoned-excavations/section-50257

Other sections in Article 9 - Abandoned Excavations

§ 50230§ 50231§ 50232§ 50233§ 50234§ 50235§ 50236§ 50237§ 50238§ 50239…§ 50248§ 50249§ 50250§ 50251§ 50252§ 50253§ 50254§ 50255§ 50256§ 50257

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