Section 18866.6 Of Chapter 5. Enforcement, Actions, And Proceedings From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 13. >> Part 2.3. >> Chapter 5.
18866.6
. (a) No enforcement agency shall approve any park fronting
upon any coastline, shoreline, river, or waterway or upon any lake or
reservoir owned in whole or part by any public agency, including the
state, unless the city, county, or city and county having
jurisdiction over the property has determined that reasonable public
access by fee or easement from public highways exists to the
coastline, shoreline, river, waterway, lake or reservoir.
(b) Any public access route or routes required to be provided by
the owner shall be expressly designated on a map filed with the
county recorder of the county in which the park lies, and the map
shall specify the name of the owner of, and particularly describe the
property involved, and designate the governmental entity to which
the route or routes are dedicated. A governmental entity shall accept
the dedication within three years after the recordation or the
dedication shall be deemed abandoned.
(c) Any public access required pursuant to this section need not
be provided through or across the park if the city, county, or city
and county having jurisdiction has made a finding that reasonable
public access is otherwise available within a reasonable distance
from the park. Any such findings shall be set forth on the recorded
map required by this section.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a park
owner to improve any access route or routes that are primarily for
the benefit of nontenants, nonoccupants, or nonresidents of the park.