California Streets and Highways Code

§ 671.5

SHC § 671.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 1 · Ch. 3 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The department shall either approve or deny an application from an applicant for an encroachment permit within 60 days of receiving a completed application, as determined by the department. An application for an encroachment permit is complete when all other statutory requirements, including the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), have been complied with. The department’s failure to notify the applicant within that 60-day period that the permit is denied shall be deemed to constitute approval of the permit. Thereafter, upon notifying the department, the applicant may act in accordance with its permit application, as if the permit had been approved.

(b)All of the following shall apply to the department’s review of an application for an encroachment permit for a broadband facility:

(1)The department shall specify in writing all permit application criteria. It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure a streamlined, predictable, and expeditious process by which the department reviews broadband facility permit applications in order to achieve the rapid deployment of broadband facilities on highways.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 630, Sec. 7. (SB 960) Effective January 1, 2025.