State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Shc > 218-226.5

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
SECTION 218-226.5



218.  The commission and the department shall plan, design, and
construct a system of safety roadside rests on the state highway
system outside of units of the state park system, and the cost
thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account. The
department shall maintain such safety roadside rests and the costs
thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account.



219.  In planning such system of safety roadside rests, the
department is directed to generally follow these criteria:
   (a) Safety roadside rests should be provided so that, in
combination with other stopping facilities, there shall be facilities
available at intervals of approximately one-half hours normal
driving time.
   (b) On highway entrances to large metropolitan areas, safety
roadside rests may be provided.
   (c) On high-volume highways consisting of four or more lanes,
safety roadside rests should be provided on both sides of the
highways; on all other highways only single safety roadside rests
should be provided.
   (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), on
high-volume highways more safety roadside rests may be planned at
strategic locations where they appear to be necessary or desirable.




220.  In designing safety roadside rests, the department shall
design only those safety roadside rests which are reasonably
economical and which will provide the motorist a place where he may
stop for a short time during daytime and nighttime hours. The
Legislature recognizes that the size of such safety roadside rests,
together with the facilities therein, will differ according to
location and potential use. Such safety roadside rests may contain,
among other things, depending upon the size and use thereof, parking
places for vehicles, picnic tables, sanitary facilities, telephones,
water, landscaping, tourist information panels, traveler service
information facilities, and facilities for the distribution of
current news. Such safety roadside rests shall not contain camping or
recreational facilities.
   The safety roadside rests located on that portion of Route 5 in
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area may also contain displays and
examples of California agriculture.



220.5.  (a) The department shall authorize the placement of vending
machines in safety roadside rests, unless prohibited by federal laws,
rules, or regulations.
   (b) The department, pursuant to provisions contained in paragraph
(5) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Act of June 20, 1936,
commonly known as the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended (20 U.S.C.
Sec. 107a(a)(5)), shall give preference for the placement of vending
machines in safety roadside rest areas along state highways to
vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the
Blind in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 19625) of
Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code.
   (c) The department may determine which safety roadside rest areas
are suitable for inclusion in the vending machine program and the
appropriate location within each roadside rest area for the placement
of the machines, and the department shall approve the design and
construction of any shelter or structure that may be required for the
machines.
   (d) The department shall determine the costs for any maintenance,
operations, design review, or other activities related to the vending
machines and shall be reimbursed for those costs from the revenues
derived from the operation of the machines.
   (e) Any money received by the department for authorizing the
placement of, or from the income from, the vending machines shall be
transferred to the State Highway Account.



221.  The department shall, to the extent feasible, post at
appropriate safety roadside rests information regarding missing
children provided by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section
11114.1 of the Penal Code.


222.  The department may accept grants on behalf of the State and
may accept financial or other assistance for, or in aid of, safety
roadside rests.


223.  (a) The department may contract with other governmental
agencies or private organizations or individuals for the construction
and operation of traveler service information facilities and for the
maintenance of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it
deems it necessary or desirable.
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Section 19130 of the
Government Code, or any other provision of law, the department may
contract with public and private nonprofit organizations pursuant to
Section 19404 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for the operation
of traveler service information facilities and for the maintenance
of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it deems it
necessary or desirable. Contracts entered into pursuant to this
subdivision shall not cause displacement of civil service employees.
For purposes of this section, "displacement" includes layoff,
demotion, involuntary transfer to a new class, involuntary transfer
to a new location requiring a change of residence, and time base
reductions. "Displacement" does not include changes in shifts or days
off, or reassignment to other positions within the same class and
general location.


223.5.  (a) The department shall develop a policy for the use of
restroom facilities at safety roadside rests by disabled travelers at
those locations on state highways which have separate restroom
facilities for disabled persons. The policy shall permit a disabled
person to be accompanied in the restroom by his or her attendant, who
may be a person of the opposite sex, to assist the disabled person.
   (b) The policy shall provide for the design and placement of
special signs at the safety roadside rests clearly indicating that it
is permissible for a person of the opposite sex to accompany a
disabled person into the restroom to assist the disabled person.




224.  It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit any
substance in a safety roadside rest other than in a receptacle
provided for that purpose. It shall be unlawful for any person to
deposit in the receptacles provided for refuse in a safety roadside
rest any refuse or waste from homes, farms, or commercial
establishments, or other material which does not arise out of the use
of the safety roadside rest by a member of the traveling public. The
violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable as
provided in Section 42002 of the Vehicle Code, and all of the
provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 40300) of Division 17
of the Vehicle Code shall apply to an offense committed under this
section the same as if such offense were made an offense by the
Vehicle Code.


225.  (a) The department may enact rules and regulations governing
the time and manner of use of safety roadside rests, and all state
laws and rules and regulations of the department shall be
administered and enforced within the safety roadside rests by all
employees of the state authorized by the department to do so and by
all peace officers.
   (b) No person shall engage in any activity within a safety
roadside rest area or vista point prohibited by rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this section.
   (c) A violation of subdivision (b) is an infraction. A second or
subsequent conviction of a violation of subdivision (b) is a
misdemeanor.



225.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 22520.5 or 22520.6 of the
Vehicle Code, and except as specifically authorized by this article,
no person shall display, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise vend or
attempt to vend any merchandise, foodstuff, or service within any
vista point or safety roadside rest area.
   (b) No person shall solicit money within any vista point or safety
roadside rest for any purpose.
   (c) When requested by a uniformed member of the Department of the
California Highway Patrol, or other peace officer, any person or
persons and any property may be relocated to a specified area of a
vista point or rest area, or may be required to quit the premises, as
directed by that officer, if, in the opinion of the officer, the
person's presence or activity or the presence of the property,
creates, or may reasonably be expected to create, a safety problem ,
hazard, or nuisance, either on or near the vista point or safety
roadside rest area.
   (d) To the extent the provisions of any regulations adopted by the
department conflict with this section, those provisions are void,
and permission given pursuant to those provisions for a person to
engage in activities prohibited by subdivision (a) or (b) of this
section is revoked.



226.  Areas comprising such safety roadside rests shall be deemed a
part of the state highway right-of-way for all purposes, including
those set forth in Section 731.



226.5.  (a) Unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, the
department, to promote public safety and convenience, may construct,
operate, and maintain a maximum of six new safety roadside rest area
units as a joint economic development demonstration project where
there is a public need for a rest area, and the joint economic
development proposal will result in an economic savings to the state.
   (b) All of the following apply to the demonstration project safety
roadside rest area units:
   (1) Contracts for construction, operation, and maintenance of
facilities in the demonstration project roadside rest areas shall be
awarded on the basis of competitive bidding.
   (2) The department may permit commercial operations within the
units if the operations are traveler-related activities and no
alcoholic beverages are sold within the rest area facility.
   (3) Law enforcement responsibilities within the units are the same
as are currently provided on the state highway system.
   (4) The department shall submit a status report to the Assembly
Committee on Transportation and the Senate Committee on
Transportation one year following construction of the initial unit
and annually thereafter.
   (5) The department holds, or affords the opportunity for, a public
hearing for each proposed unit so that local community members who
may be affected by rest area economic development and other
interested parties may comment on the proposed project.
   (c) Any money received by the state for the demonstration project
shall be deposited by the department in the State Highway Account.


State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Shc > 218-226.5

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
SECTION 218-226.5



218.  The commission and the department shall plan, design, and
construct a system of safety roadside rests on the state highway
system outside of units of the state park system, and the cost
thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account. The
department shall maintain such safety roadside rests and the costs
thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account.



219.  In planning such system of safety roadside rests, the
department is directed to generally follow these criteria:
   (a) Safety roadside rests should be provided so that, in
combination with other stopping facilities, there shall be facilities
available at intervals of approximately one-half hours normal
driving time.
   (b) On highway entrances to large metropolitan areas, safety
roadside rests may be provided.
   (c) On high-volume highways consisting of four or more lanes,
safety roadside rests should be provided on both sides of the
highways; on all other highways only single safety roadside rests
should be provided.
   (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), on
high-volume highways more safety roadside rests may be planned at
strategic locations where they appear to be necessary or desirable.




220.  In designing safety roadside rests, the department shall
design only those safety roadside rests which are reasonably
economical and which will provide the motorist a place where he may
stop for a short time during daytime and nighttime hours. The
Legislature recognizes that the size of such safety roadside rests,
together with the facilities therein, will differ according to
location and potential use. Such safety roadside rests may contain,
among other things, depending upon the size and use thereof, parking
places for vehicles, picnic tables, sanitary facilities, telephones,
water, landscaping, tourist information panels, traveler service
information facilities, and facilities for the distribution of
current news. Such safety roadside rests shall not contain camping or
recreational facilities.
   The safety roadside rests located on that portion of Route 5 in
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area may also contain displays and
examples of California agriculture.



220.5.  (a) The department shall authorize the placement of vending
machines in safety roadside rests, unless prohibited by federal laws,
rules, or regulations.
   (b) The department, pursuant to provisions contained in paragraph
(5) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Act of June 20, 1936,
commonly known as the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended (20 U.S.C.
Sec. 107a(a)(5)), shall give preference for the placement of vending
machines in safety roadside rest areas along state highways to
vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the
Blind in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 19625) of
Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code.
   (c) The department may determine which safety roadside rest areas
are suitable for inclusion in the vending machine program and the
appropriate location within each roadside rest area for the placement
of the machines, and the department shall approve the design and
construction of any shelter or structure that may be required for the
machines.
   (d) The department shall determine the costs for any maintenance,
operations, design review, or other activities related to the vending
machines and shall be reimbursed for those costs from the revenues
derived from the operation of the machines.
   (e) Any money received by the department for authorizing the
placement of, or from the income from, the vending machines shall be
transferred to the State Highway Account.



221.  The department shall, to the extent feasible, post at
appropriate safety roadside rests information regarding missing
children provided by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section
11114.1 of the Penal Code.


222.  The department may accept grants on behalf of the State and
may accept financial or other assistance for, or in aid of, safety
roadside rests.


223.  (a) The department may contract with other governmental
agencies or private organizations or individuals for the construction
and operation of traveler service information facilities and for the
maintenance of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it
deems it necessary or desirable.
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Section 19130 of the
Government Code, or any other provision of law, the department may
contract with public and private nonprofit organizations pursuant to
Section 19404 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for the operation
of traveler service information facilities and for the maintenance
of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it deems it
necessary or desirable. Contracts entered into pursuant to this
subdivision shall not cause displacement of civil service employees.
For purposes of this section, "displacement" includes layoff,
demotion, involuntary transfer to a new class, involuntary transfer
to a new location requiring a change of residence, and time base
reductions. "Displacement" does not include changes in shifts or days
off, or reassignment to other positions within the same class and
general location.


223.5.  (a) The department shall develop a policy for the use of
restroom facilities at safety roadside rests by disabled travelers at
those locations on state highways which have separate restroom
facilities for disabled persons. The policy shall permit a disabled
person to be accompanied in the restroom by his or her attendant, who
may be a person of the opposite sex, to assist the disabled person.
   (b) The policy shall provide for the design and placement of
special signs at the safety roadside rests clearly indicating that it
is permissible for a person of the opposite sex to accompany a
disabled person into the restroom to assist the disabled person.




224.  It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit any
substance in a safety roadside rest other than in a receptacle
provided for that purpose. It shall be unlawful for any person to
deposit in the receptacles provided for refuse in a safety roadside
rest any refuse or waste from homes, farms, or commercial
establishments, or other material which does not arise out of the use
of the safety roadside rest by a member of the traveling public. The
violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable as
provided in Section 42002 of the Vehicle Code, and all of the
provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 40300) of Division 17
of the Vehicle Code shall apply to an offense committed under this
section the same as if such offense were made an offense by the
Vehicle Code.


225.  (a) The department may enact rules and regulations governing
the time and manner of use of safety roadside rests, and all state
laws and rules and regulations of the department shall be
administered and enforced within the safety roadside rests by all
employees of the state authorized by the department to do so and by
all peace officers.
   (b) No person shall engage in any activity within a safety
roadside rest area or vista point prohibited by rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this section.
   (c) A violation of subdivision (b) is an infraction. A second or
subsequent conviction of a violation of subdivision (b) is a
misdemeanor.



225.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 22520.5 or 22520.6 of the
Vehicle Code, and except as specifically authorized by this article,
no person shall display, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise vend or
attempt to vend any merchandise, foodstuff, or service within any
vista point or safety roadside rest area.
   (b) No person shall solicit money within any vista point or safety
roadside rest for any purpose.
   (c) When requested by a uniformed member of the Department of the
California Highway Patrol, or other peace officer, any person or
persons and any property may be relocated to a specified area of a
vista point or rest area, or may be required to quit the premises, as
directed by that officer, if, in the opinion of the officer, the
person's presence or activity or the presence of the property,
creates, or may reasonably be expected to create, a safety problem ,
hazard, or nuisance, either on or near the vista point or safety
roadside rest area.
   (d) To the extent the provisions of any regulations adopted by the
department conflict with this section, those provisions are void,
and permission given pursuant to those provisions for a person to
engage in activities prohibited by subdivision (a) or (b) of this
section is revoked.



226.  Areas comprising such safety roadside rests shall be deemed a
part of the state highway right-of-way for all purposes, including
those set forth in Section 731.



226.5.  (a) Unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, the
department, to promote public safety and convenience, may construct,
operate, and maintain a maximum of six new safety roadside rest area
units as a joint economic development demonstration project where
there is a public need for a rest area, and the joint economic
development proposal will result in an economic savings to the state.
   (b) All of the following apply to the demonstration project safety
roadside rest area units:
   (1) Contracts for construction, operation, and maintenance of
facilities in the demonstration project roadside rest areas shall be
awarded on the basis of competitive bidding.
   (2) The department may permit commercial operations within the
units if the operations are traveler-related activities and no
alcoholic beverages are sold within the rest area facility.
   (3) Law enforcement responsibilities within the units are the same
as are currently provided on the state highway system.
   (4) The department shall submit a status report to the Assembly
Committee on Transportation and the Senate Committee on
Transportation one year following construction of the initial unit
and annually thereafter.
   (5) The department holds, or affords the opportunity for, a public
hearing for each proposed unit so that local community members who
may be affected by rest area economic development and other
interested parties may comment on the proposed project.
   (c) Any money received by the state for the demonstration project
shall be deposited by the department in the State Highway Account.



State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > California > Shc > 218-226.5

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
SECTION 218-226.5



218.  The commission and the department shall plan, design, and
construct a system of safety roadside rests on the state highway
system outside of units of the state park system, and the cost
thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account. The
department shall maintain such safety roadside rests and the costs
thereof shall be payable from the State Highway Account.



219.  In planning such system of safety roadside rests, the
department is directed to generally follow these criteria:
   (a) Safety roadside rests should be provided so that, in
combination with other stopping facilities, there shall be facilities
available at intervals of approximately one-half hours normal
driving time.
   (b) On highway entrances to large metropolitan areas, safety
roadside rests may be provided.
   (c) On high-volume highways consisting of four or more lanes,
safety roadside rests should be provided on both sides of the
highways; on all other highways only single safety roadside rests
should be provided.
   (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), on
high-volume highways more safety roadside rests may be planned at
strategic locations where they appear to be necessary or desirable.




220.  In designing safety roadside rests, the department shall
design only those safety roadside rests which are reasonably
economical and which will provide the motorist a place where he may
stop for a short time during daytime and nighttime hours. The
Legislature recognizes that the size of such safety roadside rests,
together with the facilities therein, will differ according to
location and potential use. Such safety roadside rests may contain,
among other things, depending upon the size and use thereof, parking
places for vehicles, picnic tables, sanitary facilities, telephones,
water, landscaping, tourist information panels, traveler service
information facilities, and facilities for the distribution of
current news. Such safety roadside rests shall not contain camping or
recreational facilities.
   The safety roadside rests located on that portion of Route 5 in
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area may also contain displays and
examples of California agriculture.



220.5.  (a) The department shall authorize the placement of vending
machines in safety roadside rests, unless prohibited by federal laws,
rules, or regulations.
   (b) The department, pursuant to provisions contained in paragraph
(5) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Act of June 20, 1936,
commonly known as the Randolph-Sheppard Act, as amended (20 U.S.C.
Sec. 107a(a)(5)), shall give preference for the placement of vending
machines in safety roadside rest areas along state highways to
vendors operating under the Business Enterprises Program for the
Blind in accordance with Article 5 (commencing with Section 19625) of
Chapter 6 of Part 2 of Division 10 of the Welfare and Institutions
Code.
   (c) The department may determine which safety roadside rest areas
are suitable for inclusion in the vending machine program and the
appropriate location within each roadside rest area for the placement
of the machines, and the department shall approve the design and
construction of any shelter or structure that may be required for the
machines.
   (d) The department shall determine the costs for any maintenance,
operations, design review, or other activities related to the vending
machines and shall be reimbursed for those costs from the revenues
derived from the operation of the machines.
   (e) Any money received by the department for authorizing the
placement of, or from the income from, the vending machines shall be
transferred to the State Highway Account.



221.  The department shall, to the extent feasible, post at
appropriate safety roadside rests information regarding missing
children provided by the Department of Justice pursuant to Section
11114.1 of the Penal Code.


222.  The department may accept grants on behalf of the State and
may accept financial or other assistance for, or in aid of, safety
roadside rests.


223.  (a) The department may contract with other governmental
agencies or private organizations or individuals for the construction
and operation of traveler service information facilities and for the
maintenance of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it
deems it necessary or desirable.
   (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Section 19130 of the
Government Code, or any other provision of law, the department may
contract with public and private nonprofit organizations pursuant to
Section 19404 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, for the operation
of traveler service information facilities and for the maintenance
of all or any of these safety roadside rests where it deems it
necessary or desirable. Contracts entered into pursuant to this
subdivision shall not cause displacement of civil service employees.
For purposes of this section, "displacement" includes layoff,
demotion, involuntary transfer to a new class, involuntary transfer
to a new location requiring a change of residence, and time base
reductions. "Displacement" does not include changes in shifts or days
off, or reassignment to other positions within the same class and
general location.


223.5.  (a) The department shall develop a policy for the use of
restroom facilities at safety roadside rests by disabled travelers at
those locations on state highways which have separate restroom
facilities for disabled persons. The policy shall permit a disabled
person to be accompanied in the restroom by his or her attendant, who
may be a person of the opposite sex, to assist the disabled person.
   (b) The policy shall provide for the design and placement of
special signs at the safety roadside rests clearly indicating that it
is permissible for a person of the opposite sex to accompany a
disabled person into the restroom to assist the disabled person.




224.  It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit any
substance in a safety roadside rest other than in a receptacle
provided for that purpose. It shall be unlawful for any person to
deposit in the receptacles provided for refuse in a safety roadside
rest any refuse or waste from homes, farms, or commercial
establishments, or other material which does not arise out of the use
of the safety roadside rest by a member of the traveling public. The
violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable as
provided in Section 42002 of the Vehicle Code, and all of the
provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 40300) of Division 17
of the Vehicle Code shall apply to an offense committed under this
section the same as if such offense were made an offense by the
Vehicle Code.


225.  (a) The department may enact rules and regulations governing
the time and manner of use of safety roadside rests, and all state
laws and rules and regulations of the department shall be
administered and enforced within the safety roadside rests by all
employees of the state authorized by the department to do so and by
all peace officers.
   (b) No person shall engage in any activity within a safety
roadside rest area or vista point prohibited by rules and regulations
adopted pursuant to this section.
   (c) A violation of subdivision (b) is an infraction. A second or
subsequent conviction of a violation of subdivision (b) is a
misdemeanor.



225.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 22520.5 or 22520.6 of the
Vehicle Code, and except as specifically authorized by this article,
no person shall display, sell, offer for sale, or otherwise vend or
attempt to vend any merchandise, foodstuff, or service within any
vista point or safety roadside rest area.
   (b) No person shall solicit money within any vista point or safety
roadside rest for any purpose.
   (c) When requested by a uniformed member of the Department of the
California Highway Patrol, or other peace officer, any person or
persons and any property may be relocated to a specified area of a
vista point or rest area, or may be required to quit the premises, as
directed by that officer, if, in the opinion of the officer, the
person's presence or activity or the presence of the property,
creates, or may reasonably be expected to create, a safety problem ,
hazard, or nuisance, either on or near the vista point or safety
roadside rest area.
   (d) To the extent the provisions of any regulations adopted by the
department conflict with this section, those provisions are void,
and permission given pursuant to those provisions for a person to
engage in activities prohibited by subdivision (a) or (b) of this
section is revoked.



226.  Areas comprising such safety roadside rests shall be deemed a
part of the state highway right-of-way for all purposes, including
those set forth in Section 731.



226.5.  (a) Unless prohibited by federal law or regulation, the
department, to promote public safety and convenience, may construct,
operate, and maintain a maximum of six new safety roadside rest area
units as a joint economic development demonstration project where
there is a public need for a rest area, and the joint economic
development proposal will result in an economic savings to the state.
   (b) All of the following apply to the demonstration project safety
roadside rest area units:
   (1) Contracts for construction, operation, and maintenance of
facilities in the demonstration project roadside rest areas shall be
awarded on the basis of competitive bidding.
   (2) The department may permit commercial operations within the
units if the operations are traveler-related activities and no
alcoholic beverages are sold within the rest area facility.
   (3) Law enforcement responsibilities within the units are the same
as are currently provided on the state highway system.
   (4) The department shall submit a status report to the Assembly
Committee on Transportation and the Senate Committee on
Transportation one year following construction of the initial unit
and annually thereafter.
   (5) The department holds, or affords the opportunity for, a public
hearing for each proposed unit so that local community members who
may be affected by rest area economic development and other
interested parties may comment on the proposed project.
   (c) Any money received by the state for the demonstration project
shall be deposited by the department in the State Highway Account.