260. It is the intent of the Legislature in designating certain
portions of the state highway system as state scenic highways to
establish the State's responsibility for the protection and
enhancement of California's natural scenic beauty by identifying
those portions of the state highway system which, together with the
adjacent scenic corridors, require special scenic conservation
treatment. It is further declared to be the intent of the Legislature
in designating such scenic highways to assign responsibility for the
development of such scenic highways and for the establishment and
application of specific planning and design standards and procedures
appropriate thereto and to indicate, in broad statement terms, the
location and extent of routes and areas requiring continuing and
careful co-ordination of planning, design, construction, and
regulation of land use and development, by state and local agencies
as appropriate, to protect the social and economic values provided by
the State's scenic resources.
261. The department shall establish and apply pertinent planning
and design standards for development of official scenic highways.
In establishing and applying such standards for, and undertaking
the development of, official scenic highways, the department shall
take into consideration the concept of the "complete highway," which
is a highway which incorporates not only safety, utility, and economy
but also beauty. The department shall also take into consideration
in establishing such standards that, in a "complete highway,"
pleasing appearance is a consideration in the planning and design
process. In the development of official scenic highways, the
department shall give special attention both to the impact of the
highway on the landscape and to the highway's visual appearance. The
standards for official scenic highways shall also require that local
governmental agencies have taken such action as may be necessary to
protect the scenic appearance of the scenic corridor, the band of
land generally adjacent to the highway right-of-way, including, but
not limited to, (1) regulation of land use and intensity (density) of
development; (2) detailed land and site planning; (3) control of
outdoor advertising; (4) careful attention to and control of
earthmoving and landscaping; and (5) the design and appearance of
structures and equipment.
262. Whenever the department determines that the corridor
protection program for any state highway in the state scenic highway
system established by this article has been implemented by local
governmental agencies and a plan and program has been developed by
the department for bringing the highway up to the standards for
official scenic highways established by the department, including the
concept of the "complete highway," as described in Section 261, the
department shall designate the highway as an official state scenic
highway and shall so indicate the highway in any publications of the
department or in any maps which are issued by the department to the
public.
The department shall cause appropriate signs to be placed and
maintained along the portions of the state scenic highway system
which the department has designated as official state scenic highways
that indicate that the highways are official state scenic highways.
If at any time the department determines that the corridor
protection program of local governmental agencies, with respect to
any highway which has been designated as an official state scenic
highway, no longer adequately carries out responsibility of the local
governmental agencies for the protection of the scenic corridor, it
may revoke the designation of the highway as an official state scenic
highway and remove the signs which so indicate the highway.
262.1. A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
65402 of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and
obtain the approval from, the appropriate local planning agency on
the location and construction of any new district facility that would
be within the scenic corridor of any state scenic highway.
262.5. (a) Whenever the department determines that any state
highway within or traversing United States National Forest lands
meets the standards for official state scenic highways, the
department shall designate the highway as an official state scenic
highway and shall so indicate the highway in any publications of the
department or in any maps which are issued by the department to the
public.
(b) The department shall cause appropriate signs to be placed and
maintained along those portions of the highways which the department
has designated pursuant to subdivision (a) as official state scenic
highways that indicate that those portions of the highways are
official state scenic highways.
(c) If at any time the department determines that a state highway,
designated as an official state scenic highway pursuant to
subdivision (a), no longer meets the standards for official state
scenic highways, it may revoke the designation of the highway as an
official state highway and remove the signs which so indicate the
highway.
263. The state scenic highway system is hereby established and
shall be composed of the highways specified in this article. The
highways listed in Sections 263.1 to 263.8, inclusive, are either
eligible for designation as state scenic highways or have been so
designated.
263.1. The state scenic highway system shall include:
Routes 28, 35, 38, 52, 53, 62, 74, 75, 76, 89, 96, 97, 127, 150,
151, 154, 156, 158, 161, 173, 197, 199, 203, 209, 221, 236, 239, 243,
247, 254, and 330 in their entirety.
263.2. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 1 from:
(a) Route 5 south of San Juan Capistrano to Route 19 near Long
Beach.
(b) Route 187 near Santa Monica to Route 101 near El Rio.
(c) Route 101 at Las Cruces to Route 246 near Lompoc.
(d) Route 227 south of Oceano to Route 101 near Pismo Beach.
(e) Route 101 near San Luis Obispo to Route 35 near Daly City.
(f) Route 35 in San Francisco to Route 101 near the approach to
the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
(g) Route 101 near Marin City to Route 101 near Leggett.
Route 2 from Route 210 in La Canada Flintridge to Route 138 via
Wrightwood.
Route 3 from:
(a) Route 36 near Peanut to Route 299 near Douglas City.
(b) Route 299 near Weaverville to Montague.
Route 4 from:
(a) Route 160 near Antioch to Route 84 near Brentwood.
(b) Route 49 near Angels Camp to Route 89.
263.3. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 5 from:
(a) The international boundary near Tijuana to Route 75 near the
south end of San Diego Bay.
(b) San Diego opposite Coronado to Route 74 near San Juan
Capistrano.
(c) Route 210 near Tunnel Station to Route 126 near Castaic.
(d) Route 152 west of Los Banos to Route 580 near Vernalis.
(e) Route 44 near Redding to the Shasta Reservoir.
(f) Route 89 near Mt. Shasta to Route 97 near Weed.
(g) Route 3 near Yreka to the Oregon state line near Hilts.
Route 8 from Sunset Cliffs Boulevard in San Diego to Route 98 near
Coyote Wells.
Route 9 from:
(a) Route 1 near Santa Cruz to Route 236 near Boulder Creek.
(b) Route 236 near Boulder Creek to Route 236 near Waterman Gap.
(c) Route 236 near Waterman Gap to Route 35.
(d) Saratoga to Route 17 near Los Gatos.
(e) Blaney Plaza in Saratoga to Route 35.
Route 10 from Route 38 near Redlands to Route 62 near Whitewater.
Route 12 from Route 101 near Santa Rosa to Route 121 near Sonoma.
Route 13 from Route 24 to Route 580.
Route 14 from Route 58 near Mojave to Route 395 near Little Lake.
Route 15 from:
(a) Route 76 near the San Luis Rey River to Route 91 near Corona.
(b) Route 58 near Barstow to Route 127 near Baker.
Route 16 from Route 20 to Capay.
Route 17 from Route 1 near Santa Cruz to Route 9 near Los Gatos.
Route 18 from Route 138 near Mt. Anderson to Route 247 near
Lucerne Valley.
Route 20 from:
(a) Route 1 near Fort Bragg to Route 101 near Willits.
(b) Route 101 near Calpella to Route 16.
(c) Route 49 near Grass Valley to Route 80 near Emigrant Gap.
Route 24 from the Alameda-Contra Costa county line to Route 680 in
Walnut Creek.
Route 25 from Route 198 to Route 156 near Hollister.
Route 27 from Route 1 to Mulholland Drive.
Route 29 from:
(a) Route 37 near Vallejo to Route 221 near Napa.
(b) The vicinity of Trancas Street in northwest Napa to Route 20
near Upper Lake.
Route 33 from:
(a) Route 101 near Ventura to Route 150.
(b) Route 150 to Route 166 in Cuyama Valley.
(c) Route 198 near Coalinga to Route 198 near Oilfields.
Route 36 from:
(a) Route 101 near Alton to Route 3 near Peanut.
(b) Route 89 near Morgan Summit to Route 89 near Deer Creek Pass.
263.4. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 37 from:
(a) Route 251 near Nicasio to Route 101 near Novato.
(b) Route 101 near Ignacio to Route 29 near Vallejo.
Route 39 from Route 210 near Azusa to Route 2.
Route 40 from Barstow to Needles.
Route 41 from:
(a) Route 1 near Morro Bay to Route 101 near Atascadero.
(b) Route 46 near Cholame to Route 33.
(c) Route 49 near Oakhurst to Yosemite National Park.
Route 44 from Route 5 near Redding to Route 89 near Old Station.
Route 46 from:
(a) Route 1 near Cambria to Route 101 near Paso Robles.
(b) Route 101 near Paso Robles to Route 41 near Cholame.
Route 49 from:
(a) Route 41 near Oakhurst to Route 120 near Moccasin.
(b) Route 120 to Route 20 near Grass Valley.
(c) Route 20 near Nevada City to Route 89 near Sattley.
Route 50 from Route 49 near Placerville to the Nevada state line
near Lake Tahoe.
Route 57 from Route 90 to Route 60 near Industry.
Route 58 from Route 14 near Mojave to Route 15 near Barstow.
Route 68 from Monterey to Route 101 near Salinas.
Route 70 from Route 149 near Wicks Corner to Route 89 near
Blairsden.
Route 71 from Route 91 near Corona to Route 83 north of Corona.
263.5. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 78 from Route 79 near Santa Ysabel to Route 86 passing near
Julian.
Route 79 from:
(a) Route 8 near Descanso to Route 78 near Julian.
(b) Route 78 near Santa Ysabel to Route 371 near Aguanga.
Route 80 from:
(a) Route 280 near First Street in San Francisco to Route 61 in
Oakland.
(b) Route 20 near Emigrant Gap to the Nevada state line near
Verdi, Nevada.
Route 84 from Route 238 to Route 680 near Sunol.
Route 88 from Route 49 in Jackson to the Nevada state line via
Pine Grove, Silver Lake, and Kirkwood.
Route 91 from Route 55 near Santa Ana Canyon to Route 15 near
Corona.
Route 92 from Route 1 near Half Moon Bay to Route 280 near Crystal
Springs Lake.
Route 94 from Route 125 near Spring Valley to Route 8 west of
Jacumba.
263.6. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 101 from:
(a) Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Road) to Route 46 near Paso Robles.
(b) Route 156 near Prunedale northeasterly to Route 156.
(c) A point in Marin County opposite San Francisco to Route 1 near
Marin City.
(d) Route 37 near Ignacio to Route 37 near Novato.
(e) Route 20 near Calpella to Route 20 near Willits.
(f) Route 1 near Leggett to Route 199 near Crescent City.
(g) Route 197 near Fort Dick to the Oregon state line.
Route 108 from Route 49 near Sonora to Route 395.
Route 111 from:
(a) Bombay Beach in Salton Sea State Park to Route 195 near Mecca.
(b) Route 74 near Palm Desert to Route 10 near Whitewater.
Route 116 from Route 101 near Cotati to Route 1 near Jenner.
Route 118 from Route 23 to DeSoto Avenue near Browns Canyon.
Route 120 from:
(a) Route 49 near Chinese Camp to Route 49 near Moccasin.
(b) The east boundary of Yosemite National Park to Route 395 near
Mono Lake.
Route 121 from:
(a) Route 37 near Sears Point to Route 12 near Sonoma.
(b) Route 221 near Napa State Hospital to near the vicinity of
Trancas Street in northeast Napa.
Route 125 from Route 94 near Spring Valley to Route 8 near La
Mesa.
Route 126 from Route 150 near Santa Paula to Route 5 near Castaic.
263.7. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 138 from Route 2 near Wrightwood to Route 18 near Mt.
Anderson.
Route 139 from Route 299 near Canby to the Oregon state line near
Hatfield.
Route 140 from Route 49 at Mariposa to Yosemite National Park near
El Portal.
Route 142 from the Orange-San Bernardino county line to Peyton
Drive.
Route 146 from Pinnacles National Monument to Route 25 in Bear
Valley.
Route 152 from:
(a) Route 1 to the Santa Clara county line at Hecker Pass.
(b) Route 156 near San Felipe to Route 5.
Route 160 from Route 4 near Antioch to Sacramento.
Route 163 from Ash Street in San Diego to Route 8.
Route 166 from Route 101 near Santa Maria to Route 33 in Cuyama
Valley.
Route 168 from:
(a) Route 65 near Clovis to Huntington Lake.
(b) Camp Sabrina to Route 395.
(c) Route 395 at Big Pine to Route 266 at Oasis.
Route 174 from the Bear River to the Grass Valley city limits.
Route 178 from the east boundary of Death Valley National Monument
to Route 127 near Shoshone.
Route 180 from:
(a) Route 65 near Minkler to General Grant Grove section of Kings
Canyon National Park.
(b) General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park to
Kings Canyon National Park boundary near Cedar Grove.
Route 190 from Route 65 near Porterville to Route 127 near Death
Valley Junction.
Route 266 from the Nevada state line easterly of Oasis to Route
168 at Oasis.
263.8. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 198 from:
(a) Route 101 near San Lucas to Route 33 near Coalinga.
(b) Route 33 near Oilfields to Route 5.
(c) Route 99 near Goshen to the Sequoia National Park line.
Route 210 from:
(a) Route 5 near Tunnel Station to Route 134.
(b) Route 330 near Highland to Route 10 near Redlands.
Route 215 from Route 74 near Romoland to Route 74 near Perris.
Route 251 from Route 37 near Nicasio to Route 1 near Point Reyes
Station.
Route 280 from Route 17 in Santa Clara County to Route 80 near
First Street in San Francisco.
Route 299 from:
(a) Route 101 near Arcata to Route 96 near Willow Creek.
(b) Route 3 near Weaverville to Route 5 near Redding.
(c) Route 89 near Burney to Route 139 near Canby.
Route 395 from Route 14 near Little Lake to Route 89 near
Coleville.
Route 580 from Route 5 southwest of Vernalis to Route 80.
Route 680 from the Santa Clara-Alameda county line to Route 24 in
Walnut Creek.
280. (a) There is created within the state scenic highway system a
system of California Historic Parkways.
(b) California Historic Parkways are freeways that meet all of the
following criteria:
(1) The original construction was completed prior to 1945.
(2) The department or the Office of Historic Preservation in the
Department of Parks and Recreation announces or recognizes features
of historical significance, including notable landmarks, historical
sites, or natural or human achievements that exist or that occurred
during the original construction of the parkway or in the immediately
adjacent land area through which the parkway currently passes.
(3) Any portion of the highway or corridor is bounded on one or
both sides by federal, state, or local parkland, Native American
lands or monuments, or other open space, greenbelt areas, natural
habitat or wildlife preserves, or similar acreage used for or
dedicated to historical or recreational uses.
(4) Any portion of the highway is traversed, at the time of
designation and by the department's best count or estimate using
existing information, by not less than 40,000 vehicles per day on an
annual daily average basis.
281. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of
Historic Preservation in the Department of Parks and Recreation,
shall design signs and markers for exclusive use on California
Historic Parkways that are distinct in color or other easily
recognizable features from standard forms of signs on other state
highways.
(b) The department shall cause appropriate signs and markers to be
placed and maintained along those portions of the highways which
have been designated as California Historic Parkways.
(c) The department shall include all California Historic Parkways
on any maps or publications it issues that describe or depict State
Scenic Highways.
282. A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 65402
of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and
obtain approval from, the appropriate local planning agency with
regard to the construction of any agency facility that would be
located within any California Historic Parkway.
283. That part of the California highway system frequently referred
to as the Pasadena Freeway, which is the section of Interstate
Highway Route 110 lying between milepost 25.7 and milepost 31.9 is
hereby designated a California Historic Parkway pursuant to Section
280, and is named the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
284. That part of the California highway system frequently referred
to as the Cabrillo Freeway, which is the segment of State Highway
Route 163 between postmiles 0.5 and 3.0 through Balboa Park in the
City of San Diego, is hereby designated a California Historic Parkway
and is named the Cabrillo Parkway.
260. It is the intent of the Legislature in designating certain
portions of the state highway system as state scenic highways to
establish the State's responsibility for the protection and
enhancement of California's natural scenic beauty by identifying
those portions of the state highway system which, together with the
adjacent scenic corridors, require special scenic conservation
treatment. It is further declared to be the intent of the Legislature
in designating such scenic highways to assign responsibility for the
development of such scenic highways and for the establishment and
application of specific planning and design standards and procedures
appropriate thereto and to indicate, in broad statement terms, the
location and extent of routes and areas requiring continuing and
careful co-ordination of planning, design, construction, and
regulation of land use and development, by state and local agencies
as appropriate, to protect the social and economic values provided by
the State's scenic resources.
261. The department shall establish and apply pertinent planning
and design standards for development of official scenic highways.
In establishing and applying such standards for, and undertaking
the development of, official scenic highways, the department shall
take into consideration the concept of the "complete highway," which
is a highway which incorporates not only safety, utility, and economy
but also beauty. The department shall also take into consideration
in establishing such standards that, in a "complete highway,"
pleasing appearance is a consideration in the planning and design
process. In the development of official scenic highways, the
department shall give special attention both to the impact of the
highway on the landscape and to the highway's visual appearance. The
standards for official scenic highways shall also require that local
governmental agencies have taken such action as may be necessary to
protect the scenic appearance of the scenic corridor, the band of
land generally adjacent to the highway right-of-way, including, but
not limited to, (1) regulation of land use and intensity (density) of
development; (2) detailed land and site planning; (3) control of
outdoor advertising; (4) careful attention to and control of
earthmoving and landscaping; and (5) the design and appearance of
structures and equipment.
262. Whenever the department determines that the corridor
protection program for any state highway in the state scenic highway
system established by this article has been implemented by local
governmental agencies and a plan and program has been developed by
the department for bringing the highway up to the standards for
official scenic highways established by the department, including the
concept of the "complete highway," as described in Section 261, the
department shall designate the highway as an official state scenic
highway and shall so indicate the highway in any publications of the
department or in any maps which are issued by the department to the
public.
The department shall cause appropriate signs to be placed and
maintained along the portions of the state scenic highway system
which the department has designated as official state scenic highways
that indicate that the highways are official state scenic highways.
If at any time the department determines that the corridor
protection program of local governmental agencies, with respect to
any highway which has been designated as an official state scenic
highway, no longer adequately carries out responsibility of the local
governmental agencies for the protection of the scenic corridor, it
may revoke the designation of the highway as an official state scenic
highway and remove the signs which so indicate the highway.
262.1. A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
65402 of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and
obtain the approval from, the appropriate local planning agency on
the location and construction of any new district facility that would
be within the scenic corridor of any state scenic highway.
262.5. (a) Whenever the department determines that any state
highway within or traversing United States National Forest lands
meets the standards for official state scenic highways, the
department shall designate the highway as an official state scenic
highway and shall so indicate the highway in any publications of the
department or in any maps which are issued by the department to the
public.
(b) The department shall cause appropriate signs to be placed and
maintained along those portions of the highways which the department
has designated pursuant to subdivision (a) as official state scenic
highways that indicate that those portions of the highways are
official state scenic highways.
(c) If at any time the department determines that a state highway,
designated as an official state scenic highway pursuant to
subdivision (a), no longer meets the standards for official state
scenic highways, it may revoke the designation of the highway as an
official state highway and remove the signs which so indicate the
highway.
263. The state scenic highway system is hereby established and
shall be composed of the highways specified in this article. The
highways listed in Sections 263.1 to 263.8, inclusive, are either
eligible for designation as state scenic highways or have been so
designated.
263.1. The state scenic highway system shall include:
Routes 28, 35, 38, 52, 53, 62, 74, 75, 76, 89, 96, 97, 127, 150,
151, 154, 156, 158, 161, 173, 197, 199, 203, 209, 221, 236, 239, 243,
247, 254, and 330 in their entirety.
263.2. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 1 from:
(a) Route 5 south of San Juan Capistrano to Route 19 near Long
Beach.
(b) Route 187 near Santa Monica to Route 101 near El Rio.
(c) Route 101 at Las Cruces to Route 246 near Lompoc.
(d) Route 227 south of Oceano to Route 101 near Pismo Beach.
(e) Route 101 near San Luis Obispo to Route 35 near Daly City.
(f) Route 35 in San Francisco to Route 101 near the approach to
the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
(g) Route 101 near Marin City to Route 101 near Leggett.
Route 2 from Route 210 in La Canada Flintridge to Route 138 via
Wrightwood.
Route 3 from:
(a) Route 36 near Peanut to Route 299 near Douglas City.
(b) Route 299 near Weaverville to Montague.
Route 4 from:
(a) Route 160 near Antioch to Route 84 near Brentwood.
(b) Route 49 near Angels Camp to Route 89.
263.3. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 5 from:
(a) The international boundary near Tijuana to Route 75 near the
south end of San Diego Bay.
(b) San Diego opposite Coronado to Route 74 near San Juan
Capistrano.
(c) Route 210 near Tunnel Station to Route 126 near Castaic.
(d) Route 152 west of Los Banos to Route 580 near Vernalis.
(e) Route 44 near Redding to the Shasta Reservoir.
(f) Route 89 near Mt. Shasta to Route 97 near Weed.
(g) Route 3 near Yreka to the Oregon state line near Hilts.
Route 8 from Sunset Cliffs Boulevard in San Diego to Route 98 near
Coyote Wells.
Route 9 from:
(a) Route 1 near Santa Cruz to Route 236 near Boulder Creek.
(b) Route 236 near Boulder Creek to Route 236 near Waterman Gap.
(c) Route 236 near Waterman Gap to Route 35.
(d) Saratoga to Route 17 near Los Gatos.
(e) Blaney Plaza in Saratoga to Route 35.
Route 10 from Route 38 near Redlands to Route 62 near Whitewater.
Route 12 from Route 101 near Santa Rosa to Route 121 near Sonoma.
Route 13 from Route 24 to Route 580.
Route 14 from Route 58 near Mojave to Route 395 near Little Lake.
Route 15 from:
(a) Route 76 near the San Luis Rey River to Route 91 near Corona.
(b) Route 58 near Barstow to Route 127 near Baker.
Route 16 from Route 20 to Capay.
Route 17 from Route 1 near Santa Cruz to Route 9 near Los Gatos.
Route 18 from Route 138 near Mt. Anderson to Route 247 near
Lucerne Valley.
Route 20 from:
(a) Route 1 near Fort Bragg to Route 101 near Willits.
(b) Route 101 near Calpella to Route 16.
(c) Route 49 near Grass Valley to Route 80 near Emigrant Gap.
Route 24 from the Alameda-Contra Costa county line to Route 680 in
Walnut Creek.
Route 25 from Route 198 to Route 156 near Hollister.
Route 27 from Route 1 to Mulholland Drive.
Route 29 from:
(a) Route 37 near Vallejo to Route 221 near Napa.
(b) The vicinity of Trancas Street in northwest Napa to Route 20
near Upper Lake.
Route 33 from:
(a) Route 101 near Ventura to Route 150.
(b) Route 150 to Route 166 in Cuyama Valley.
(c) Route 198 near Coalinga to Route 198 near Oilfields.
Route 36 from:
(a) Route 101 near Alton to Route 3 near Peanut.
(b) Route 89 near Morgan Summit to Route 89 near Deer Creek Pass.
263.4. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 37 from:
(a) Route 251 near Nicasio to Route 101 near Novato.
(b) Route 101 near Ignacio to Route 29 near Vallejo.
Route 39 from Route 210 near Azusa to Route 2.
Route 40 from Barstow to Needles.
Route 41 from:
(a) Route 1 near Morro Bay to Route 101 near Atascadero.
(b) Route 46 near Cholame to Route 33.
(c) Route 49 near Oakhurst to Yosemite National Park.
Route 44 from Route 5 near Redding to Route 89 near Old Station.
Route 46 from:
(a) Route 1 near Cambria to Route 101 near Paso Robles.
(b) Route 101 near Paso Robles to Route 41 near Cholame.
Route 49 from:
(a) Route 41 near Oakhurst to Route 120 near Moccasin.
(b) Route 120 to Route 20 near Grass Valley.
(c) Route 20 near Nevada City to Route 89 near Sattley.
Route 50 from Route 49 near Placerville to the Nevada state line
near Lake Tahoe.
Route 57 from Route 90 to Route 60 near Industry.
Route 58 from Route 14 near Mojave to Route 15 near Barstow.
Route 68 from Monterey to Route 101 near Salinas.
Route 70 from Route 149 near Wicks Corner to Route 89 near
Blairsden.
Route 71 from Route 91 near Corona to Route 83 north of Corona.
263.5. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 78 from Route 79 near Santa Ysabel to Route 86 passing near
Julian.
Route 79 from:
(a) Route 8 near Descanso to Route 78 near Julian.
(b) Route 78 near Santa Ysabel to Route 371 near Aguanga.
Route 80 from:
(a) Route 280 near First Street in San Francisco to Route 61 in
Oakland.
(b) Route 20 near Emigrant Gap to the Nevada state line near
Verdi, Nevada.
Route 84 from Route 238 to Route 680 near Sunol.
Route 88 from Route 49 in Jackson to the Nevada state line via
Pine Grove, Silver Lake, and Kirkwood.
Route 91 from Route 55 near Santa Ana Canyon to Route 15 near
Corona.
Route 92 from Route 1 near Half Moon Bay to Route 280 near Crystal
Springs Lake.
Route 94 from Route 125 near Spring Valley to Route 8 west of
Jacumba.
263.6. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 101 from:
(a) Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Road) to Route 46 near Paso Robles.
(b) Route 156 near Prunedale northeasterly to Route 156.
(c) A point in Marin County opposite San Francisco to Route 1 near
Marin City.
(d) Route 37 near Ignacio to Route 37 near Novato.
(e) Route 20 near Calpella to Route 20 near Willits.
(f) Route 1 near Leggett to Route 199 near Crescent City.
(g) Route 197 near Fort Dick to the Oregon state line.
Route 108 from Route 49 near Sonora to Route 395.
Route 111 from:
(a) Bombay Beach in Salton Sea State Park to Route 195 near Mecca.
(b) Route 74 near Palm Desert to Route 10 near Whitewater.
Route 116 from Route 101 near Cotati to Route 1 near Jenner.
Route 118 from Route 23 to DeSoto Avenue near Browns Canyon.
Route 120 from:
(a) Route 49 near Chinese Camp to Route 49 near Moccasin.
(b) The east boundary of Yosemite National Park to Route 395 near
Mono Lake.
Route 121 from:
(a) Route 37 near Sears Point to Route 12 near Sonoma.
(b) Route 221 near Napa State Hospital to near the vicinity of
Trancas Street in northeast Napa.
Route 125 from Route 94 near Spring Valley to Route 8 near La
Mesa.
Route 126 from Route 150 near Santa Paula to Route 5 near Castaic.
263.7. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 138 from Route 2 near Wrightwood to Route 18 near Mt.
Anderson.
Route 139 from Route 299 near Canby to the Oregon state line near
Hatfield.
Route 140 from Route 49 at Mariposa to Yosemite National Park near
El Portal.
Route 142 from the Orange-San Bernardino county line to Peyton
Drive.
Route 146 from Pinnacles National Monument to Route 25 in Bear
Valley.
Route 152 from:
(a) Route 1 to the Santa Clara county line at Hecker Pass.
(b) Route 156 near San Felipe to Route 5.
Route 160 from Route 4 near Antioch to Sacramento.
Route 163 from Ash Street in San Diego to Route 8.
Route 166 from Route 101 near Santa Maria to Route 33 in Cuyama
Valley.
Route 168 from:
(a) Route 65 near Clovis to Huntington Lake.
(b) Camp Sabrina to Route 395.
(c) Route 395 at Big Pine to Route 266 at Oasis.
Route 174 from the Bear River to the Grass Valley city limits.
Route 178 from the east boundary of Death Valley National Monument
to Route 127 near Shoshone.
Route 180 from:
(a) Route 65 near Minkler to General Grant Grove section of Kings
Canyon National Park.
(b) General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park to
Kings Canyon National Park boundary near Cedar Grove.
Route 190 from Route 65 near Porterville to Route 127 near Death
Valley Junction.
Route 266 from the Nevada state line easterly of Oasis to Route
168 at Oasis.
263.8. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 198 from:
(a) Route 101 near San Lucas to Route 33 near Coalinga.
(b) Route 33 near Oilfields to Route 5.
(c) Route 99 near Goshen to the Sequoia National Park line.
Route 210 from:
(a) Route 5 near Tunnel Station to Route 134.
(b) Route 330 near Highland to Route 10 near Redlands.
Route 215 from Route 74 near Romoland to Route 74 near Perris.
Route 251 from Route 37 near Nicasio to Route 1 near Point Reyes
Station.
Route 280 from Route 17 in Santa Clara County to Route 80 near
First Street in San Francisco.
Route 299 from:
(a) Route 101 near Arcata to Route 96 near Willow Creek.
(b) Route 3 near Weaverville to Route 5 near Redding.
(c) Route 89 near Burney to Route 139 near Canby.
Route 395 from Route 14 near Little Lake to Route 89 near
Coleville.
Route 580 from Route 5 southwest of Vernalis to Route 80.
Route 680 from the Santa Clara-Alameda county line to Route 24 in
Walnut Creek.
280. (a) There is created within the state scenic highway system a
system of California Historic Parkways.
(b) California Historic Parkways are freeways that meet all of the
following criteria:
(1) The original construction was completed prior to 1945.
(2) The department or the Office of Historic Preservation in the
Department of Parks and Recreation announces or recognizes features
of historical significance, including notable landmarks, historical
sites, or natural or human achievements that exist or that occurred
during the original construction of the parkway or in the immediately
adjacent land area through which the parkway currently passes.
(3) Any portion of the highway or corridor is bounded on one or
both sides by federal, state, or local parkland, Native American
lands or monuments, or other open space, greenbelt areas, natural
habitat or wildlife preserves, or similar acreage used for or
dedicated to historical or recreational uses.
(4) Any portion of the highway is traversed, at the time of
designation and by the department's best count or estimate using
existing information, by not less than 40,000 vehicles per day on an
annual daily average basis.
281. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of
Historic Preservation in the Department of Parks and Recreation,
shall design signs and markers for exclusive use on California
Historic Parkways that are distinct in color or other easily
recognizable features from standard forms of signs on other state
highways.
(b) The department shall cause appropriate signs and markers to be
placed and maintained along those portions of the highways which
have been designated as California Historic Parkways.
(c) The department shall include all California Historic Parkways
on any maps or publications it issues that describe or depict State
Scenic Highways.
282. A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 65402
of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and
obtain approval from, the appropriate local planning agency with
regard to the construction of any agency facility that would be
located within any California Historic Parkway.
283. That part of the California highway system frequently referred
to as the Pasadena Freeway, which is the section of Interstate
Highway Route 110 lying between milepost 25.7 and milepost 31.9 is
hereby designated a California Historic Parkway pursuant to Section
280, and is named the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
284. That part of the California highway system frequently referred
to as the Cabrillo Freeway, which is the segment of State Highway
Route 163 between postmiles 0.5 and 3.0 through Balboa Park in the
City of San Diego, is hereby designated a California Historic Parkway
and is named the Cabrillo Parkway.
260. It is the intent of the Legislature in designating certain
portions of the state highway system as state scenic highways to
establish the State's responsibility for the protection and
enhancement of California's natural scenic beauty by identifying
those portions of the state highway system which, together with the
adjacent scenic corridors, require special scenic conservation
treatment. It is further declared to be the intent of the Legislature
in designating such scenic highways to assign responsibility for the
development of such scenic highways and for the establishment and
application of specific planning and design standards and procedures
appropriate thereto and to indicate, in broad statement terms, the
location and extent of routes and areas requiring continuing and
careful co-ordination of planning, design, construction, and
regulation of land use and development, by state and local agencies
as appropriate, to protect the social and economic values provided by
the State's scenic resources.
261. The department shall establish and apply pertinent planning
and design standards for development of official scenic highways.
In establishing and applying such standards for, and undertaking
the development of, official scenic highways, the department shall
take into consideration the concept of the "complete highway," which
is a highway which incorporates not only safety, utility, and economy
but also beauty. The department shall also take into consideration
in establishing such standards that, in a "complete highway,"
pleasing appearance is a consideration in the planning and design
process. In the development of official scenic highways, the
department shall give special attention both to the impact of the
highway on the landscape and to the highway's visual appearance. The
standards for official scenic highways shall also require that local
governmental agencies have taken such action as may be necessary to
protect the scenic appearance of the scenic corridor, the band of
land generally adjacent to the highway right-of-way, including, but
not limited to, (1) regulation of land use and intensity (density) of
development; (2) detailed land and site planning; (3) control of
outdoor advertising; (4) careful attention to and control of
earthmoving and landscaping; and (5) the design and appearance of
structures and equipment.
262. Whenever the department determines that the corridor
protection program for any state highway in the state scenic highway
system established by this article has been implemented by local
governmental agencies and a plan and program has been developed by
the department for bringing the highway up to the standards for
official scenic highways established by the department, including the
concept of the "complete highway," as described in Section 261, the
department shall designate the highway as an official state scenic
highway and shall so indicate the highway in any publications of the
department or in any maps which are issued by the department to the
public.
The department shall cause appropriate signs to be placed and
maintained along the portions of the state scenic highway system
which the department has designated as official state scenic highways
that indicate that the highways are official state scenic highways.
If at any time the department determines that the corridor
protection program of local governmental agencies, with respect to
any highway which has been designated as an official state scenic
highway, no longer adequately carries out responsibility of the local
governmental agencies for the protection of the scenic corridor, it
may revoke the designation of the highway as an official state scenic
highway and remove the signs which so indicate the highway.
262.1. A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section
65402 of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and
obtain the approval from, the appropriate local planning agency on
the location and construction of any new district facility that would
be within the scenic corridor of any state scenic highway.
262.5. (a) Whenever the department determines that any state
highway within or traversing United States National Forest lands
meets the standards for official state scenic highways, the
department shall designate the highway as an official state scenic
highway and shall so indicate the highway in any publications of the
department or in any maps which are issued by the department to the
public.
(b) The department shall cause appropriate signs to be placed and
maintained along those portions of the highways which the department
has designated pursuant to subdivision (a) as official state scenic
highways that indicate that those portions of the highways are
official state scenic highways.
(c) If at any time the department determines that a state highway,
designated as an official state scenic highway pursuant to
subdivision (a), no longer meets the standards for official state
scenic highways, it may revoke the designation of the highway as an
official state highway and remove the signs which so indicate the
highway.
263. The state scenic highway system is hereby established and
shall be composed of the highways specified in this article. The
highways listed in Sections 263.1 to 263.8, inclusive, are either
eligible for designation as state scenic highways or have been so
designated.
263.1. The state scenic highway system shall include:
Routes 28, 35, 38, 52, 53, 62, 74, 75, 76, 89, 96, 97, 127, 150,
151, 154, 156, 158, 161, 173, 197, 199, 203, 209, 221, 236, 239, 243,
247, 254, and 330 in their entirety.
263.2. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 1 from:
(a) Route 5 south of San Juan Capistrano to Route 19 near Long
Beach.
(b) Route 187 near Santa Monica to Route 101 near El Rio.
(c) Route 101 at Las Cruces to Route 246 near Lompoc.
(d) Route 227 south of Oceano to Route 101 near Pismo Beach.
(e) Route 101 near San Luis Obispo to Route 35 near Daly City.
(f) Route 35 in San Francisco to Route 101 near the approach to
the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
(g) Route 101 near Marin City to Route 101 near Leggett.
Route 2 from Route 210 in La Canada Flintridge to Route 138 via
Wrightwood.
Route 3 from:
(a) Route 36 near Peanut to Route 299 near Douglas City.
(b) Route 299 near Weaverville to Montague.
Route 4 from:
(a) Route 160 near Antioch to Route 84 near Brentwood.
(b) Route 49 near Angels Camp to Route 89.
263.3. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 5 from:
(a) The international boundary near Tijuana to Route 75 near the
south end of San Diego Bay.
(b) San Diego opposite Coronado to Route 74 near San Juan
Capistrano.
(c) Route 210 near Tunnel Station to Route 126 near Castaic.
(d) Route 152 west of Los Banos to Route 580 near Vernalis.
(e) Route 44 near Redding to the Shasta Reservoir.
(f) Route 89 near Mt. Shasta to Route 97 near Weed.
(g) Route 3 near Yreka to the Oregon state line near Hilts.
Route 8 from Sunset Cliffs Boulevard in San Diego to Route 98 near
Coyote Wells.
Route 9 from:
(a) Route 1 near Santa Cruz to Route 236 near Boulder Creek.
(b) Route 236 near Boulder Creek to Route 236 near Waterman Gap.
(c) Route 236 near Waterman Gap to Route 35.
(d) Saratoga to Route 17 near Los Gatos.
(e) Blaney Plaza in Saratoga to Route 35.
Route 10 from Route 38 near Redlands to Route 62 near Whitewater.
Route 12 from Route 101 near Santa Rosa to Route 121 near Sonoma.
Route 13 from Route 24 to Route 580.
Route 14 from Route 58 near Mojave to Route 395 near Little Lake.
Route 15 from:
(a) Route 76 near the San Luis Rey River to Route 91 near Corona.
(b) Route 58 near Barstow to Route 127 near Baker.
Route 16 from Route 20 to Capay.
Route 17 from Route 1 near Santa Cruz to Route 9 near Los Gatos.
Route 18 from Route 138 near Mt. Anderson to Route 247 near
Lucerne Valley.
Route 20 from:
(a) Route 1 near Fort Bragg to Route 101 near Willits.
(b) Route 101 near Calpella to Route 16.
(c) Route 49 near Grass Valley to Route 80 near Emigrant Gap.
Route 24 from the Alameda-Contra Costa county line to Route 680 in
Walnut Creek.
Route 25 from Route 198 to Route 156 near Hollister.
Route 27 from Route 1 to Mulholland Drive.
Route 29 from:
(a) Route 37 near Vallejo to Route 221 near Napa.
(b) The vicinity of Trancas Street in northwest Napa to Route 20
near Upper Lake.
Route 33 from:
(a) Route 101 near Ventura to Route 150.
(b) Route 150 to Route 166 in Cuyama Valley.
(c) Route 198 near Coalinga to Route 198 near Oilfields.
Route 36 from:
(a) Route 101 near Alton to Route 3 near Peanut.
(b) Route 89 near Morgan Summit to Route 89 near Deer Creek Pass.
263.4. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 37 from:
(a) Route 251 near Nicasio to Route 101 near Novato.
(b) Route 101 near Ignacio to Route 29 near Vallejo.
Route 39 from Route 210 near Azusa to Route 2.
Route 40 from Barstow to Needles.
Route 41 from:
(a) Route 1 near Morro Bay to Route 101 near Atascadero.
(b) Route 46 near Cholame to Route 33.
(c) Route 49 near Oakhurst to Yosemite National Park.
Route 44 from Route 5 near Redding to Route 89 near Old Station.
Route 46 from:
(a) Route 1 near Cambria to Route 101 near Paso Robles.
(b) Route 101 near Paso Robles to Route 41 near Cholame.
Route 49 from:
(a) Route 41 near Oakhurst to Route 120 near Moccasin.
(b) Route 120 to Route 20 near Grass Valley.
(c) Route 20 near Nevada City to Route 89 near Sattley.
Route 50 from Route 49 near Placerville to the Nevada state line
near Lake Tahoe.
Route 57 from Route 90 to Route 60 near Industry.
Route 58 from Route 14 near Mojave to Route 15 near Barstow.
Route 68 from Monterey to Route 101 near Salinas.
Route 70 from Route 149 near Wicks Corner to Route 89 near
Blairsden.
Route 71 from Route 91 near Corona to Route 83 north of Corona.
263.5. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 78 from Route 79 near Santa Ysabel to Route 86 passing near
Julian.
Route 79 from:
(a) Route 8 near Descanso to Route 78 near Julian.
(b) Route 78 near Santa Ysabel to Route 371 near Aguanga.
Route 80 from:
(a) Route 280 near First Street in San Francisco to Route 61 in
Oakland.
(b) Route 20 near Emigrant Gap to the Nevada state line near
Verdi, Nevada.
Route 84 from Route 238 to Route 680 near Sunol.
Route 88 from Route 49 in Jackson to the Nevada state line via
Pine Grove, Silver Lake, and Kirkwood.
Route 91 from Route 55 near Santa Ana Canyon to Route 15 near
Corona.
Route 92 from Route 1 near Half Moon Bay to Route 280 near Crystal
Springs Lake.
Route 94 from Route 125 near Spring Valley to Route 8 west of
Jacumba.
263.6. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 101 from:
(a) Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Road) to Route 46 near Paso Robles.
(b) Route 156 near Prunedale northeasterly to Route 156.
(c) A point in Marin County opposite San Francisco to Route 1 near
Marin City.
(d) Route 37 near Ignacio to Route 37 near Novato.
(e) Route 20 near Calpella to Route 20 near Willits.
(f) Route 1 near Leggett to Route 199 near Crescent City.
(g) Route 197 near Fort Dick to the Oregon state line.
Route 108 from Route 49 near Sonora to Route 395.
Route 111 from:
(a) Bombay Beach in Salton Sea State Park to Route 195 near Mecca.
(b) Route 74 near Palm Desert to Route 10 near Whitewater.
Route 116 from Route 101 near Cotati to Route 1 near Jenner.
Route 118 from Route 23 to DeSoto Avenue near Browns Canyon.
Route 120 from:
(a) Route 49 near Chinese Camp to Route 49 near Moccasin.
(b) The east boundary of Yosemite National Park to Route 395 near
Mono Lake.
Route 121 from:
(a) Route 37 near Sears Point to Route 12 near Sonoma.
(b) Route 221 near Napa State Hospital to near the vicinity of
Trancas Street in northeast Napa.
Route 125 from Route 94 near Spring Valley to Route 8 near La
Mesa.
Route 126 from Route 150 near Santa Paula to Route 5 near Castaic.
263.7. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 138 from Route 2 near Wrightwood to Route 18 near Mt.
Anderson.
Route 139 from Route 299 near Canby to the Oregon state line near
Hatfield.
Route 140 from Route 49 at Mariposa to Yosemite National Park near
El Portal.
Route 142 from the Orange-San Bernardino county line to Peyton
Drive.
Route 146 from Pinnacles National Monument to Route 25 in Bear
Valley.
Route 152 from:
(a) Route 1 to the Santa Clara county line at Hecker Pass.
(b) Route 156 near San Felipe to Route 5.
Route 160 from Route 4 near Antioch to Sacramento.
Route 163 from Ash Street in San Diego to Route 8.
Route 166 from Route 101 near Santa Maria to Route 33 in Cuyama
Valley.
Route 168 from:
(a) Route 65 near Clovis to Huntington Lake.
(b) Camp Sabrina to Route 395.
(c) Route 395 at Big Pine to Route 266 at Oasis.
Route 174 from the Bear River to the Grass Valley city limits.
Route 178 from the east boundary of Death Valley National Monument
to Route 127 near Shoshone.
Route 180 from:
(a) Route 65 near Minkler to General Grant Grove section of Kings
Canyon National Park.
(b) General Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park to
Kings Canyon National Park boundary near Cedar Grove.
Route 190 from Route 65 near Porterville to Route 127 near Death
Valley Junction.
Route 266 from the Nevada state line easterly of Oasis to Route
168 at Oasis.
263.8. The state scenic highway system shall also include:
Route 198 from:
(a) Route 101 near San Lucas to Route 33 near Coalinga.
(b) Route 33 near Oilfields to Route 5.
(c) Route 99 near Goshen to the Sequoia National Park line.
Route 210 from:
(a) Route 5 near Tunnel Station to Route 134.
(b) Route 330 near Highland to Route 10 near Redlands.
Route 215 from Route 74 near Romoland to Route 74 near Perris.
Route 251 from Route 37 near Nicasio to Route 1 near Point Reyes
Station.
Route 280 from Route 17 in Santa Clara County to Route 80 near
First Street in San Francisco.
Route 299 from:
(a) Route 101 near Arcata to Route 96 near Willow Creek.
(b) Route 3 near Weaverville to Route 5 near Redding.
(c) Route 89 near Burney to Route 139 near Canby.
Route 395 from Route 14 near Little Lake to Route 89 near
Coleville.
Route 580 from Route 5 southwest of Vernalis to Route 80.
Route 680 from the Santa Clara-Alameda county line to Route 24 in
Walnut Creek.
280. (a) There is created within the state scenic highway system a
system of California Historic Parkways.
(b) California Historic Parkways are freeways that meet all of the
following criteria:
(1) The original construction was completed prior to 1945.
(2) The department or the Office of Historic Preservation in the
Department of Parks and Recreation announces or recognizes features
of historical significance, including notable landmarks, historical
sites, or natural or human achievements that exist or that occurred
during the original construction of the parkway or in the immediately
adjacent land area through which the parkway currently passes.
(3) Any portion of the highway or corridor is bounded on one or
both sides by federal, state, or local parkland, Native American
lands or monuments, or other open space, greenbelt areas, natural
habitat or wildlife preserves, or similar acreage used for or
dedicated to historical or recreational uses.
(4) Any portion of the highway is traversed, at the time of
designation and by the department's best count or estimate using
existing information, by not less than 40,000 vehicles per day on an
annual daily average basis.
281. (a) The department, in consultation with the Office of
Historic Preservation in the Department of Parks and Recreation,
shall design signs and markers for exclusive use on California
Historic Parkways that are distinct in color or other easily
recognizable features from standard forms of signs on other state
highways.
(b) The department shall cause appropriate signs and markers to be
placed and maintained along those portions of the highways which
have been designated as California Historic Parkways.
(c) The department shall include all California Historic Parkways
on any maps or publications it issues that describe or depict State
Scenic Highways.
282. A local agency, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 65402
of the Government Code, shall coordinate its planning with, and
obtain approval from, the appropriate local planning agency with
regard to the construction of any agency facility that would be
located within any California Historic Parkway.
283. That part of the California highway system frequently referred
to as the Pasadena Freeway, which is the section of Interstate
Highway Route 110 lying between milepost 25.7 and milepost 31.9 is
hereby designated a California Historic Parkway pursuant to Section
280, and is named the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
284. That part of the California highway system frequently referred
to as the Cabrillo Freeway, which is the segment of State Highway
Route 163 between postmiles 0.5 and 3.0 through Balboa Park in the
City of San Diego, is hereby designated a California Historic Parkway
and is named the Cabrillo Parkway.
