Section 21107.7 Of Article 3. Local Regulation From California Vehicle Code >> Division 11. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
21107.7
. (a) Any city or county may, by ordinance or resolution,
find and declare that there are privately owned and maintained roads
as described in the ordinance or resolution within the city or county
that are not generally held open for use of the public for purposes
of vehicular travel but, by reason of their proximity to or
connection with highways, the interests of any residents residing
along the roads and the motoring public will best be served by
application of the provisions of this code to those roads. No
ordinance or resolution shall be enacted unless there is first filed
with the city or county a petition requesting it by a majority of the
owners of any privately owned and maintained road, or by at least a
majority of the board of directors of a common interest development,
as defined by Section 4100 or 6534 of the Civil Code, that is
responsible for maintaining the road, and without a public hearing
thereon and 10 days' prior written notice to all owners of the road
or all of the owners in the development. Upon enactment of the
ordinance or resolution, the provisions of this code shall apply to
the privately owned and maintained road if appropriate signs are
erected at the entrance to the road of the size, shape, and color as
to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 100
feet, to the effect that the road is subject to the provisions of
this code. The city or county may impose reasonable conditions and
may authorize the owners, or board of directors of the common
interest development, to erect traffic signs, signals, markings, and
devices which conform to the uniform standards and specifications
adopted by the Department of Transportation.
(b) The department shall not be required to provide patrol or
enforce any provisions of this code on any privately owned and
maintained road subjected to the provisions of this code under this
section, except those provisions applicable to private property other
than by action under this section.
(c) As used in this section, "privately owned and maintained roads"
includes roads owned and maintained by a city, county, or district
that are not dedicated to use by the public or are not generally held
open for use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.