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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 2Ch. 2Art. 3§ 55363 Local Agency Utility Complaints

§ 55363 Local Agency Utility Complaints

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§ 55363 Local Agency Utility Complaints

Key Takeaways

  • •If a city or sanitary district says no to building pipes or lines on their streets, the local agency can complain to the Public Utilities Commission.
  • •If the city or sanitary district sets rules that the local agency doesn't like, and the local agency officially says no to those rules, they can also complain to the Public Utilities Commission.

Example

A company wants to lay down new internet cables in a city, but the city says no.

The company can ask the Public Utilities Commission to help solve the problem.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 55363 Local Agency Utility Complaints

A local agency may make a complaint to the Public Utilities Commission in either of the following cases: (a) If a city or sanitary district refuses to grant permission to construct and maintain conduits or lines in, along, or across its streets or other public places after a request for use has been made to its legislative body and other proceedings had as prescribed by Section 55307. (b) If the terms prescribed by the city or sanitary district are rejected by the legislative body of the local agency making the request and it adopts a resolution stating that the terms are rejected. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

resolutioncommissionlocal government

Related Statutes

  • § 1340 Governor'S Officer Commissions
  • § 23171 County Boundary Surveys
  • § 23172 County Survey Dispute Resolution
  • § 23173 Boundary Determination Process
  • § 23260 County Debt Distribution Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 55363.
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