Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 8650. Section 8650.
This division shall be known and may be cited as the Arroyo Seco Parklands Preservation Law of 1975.
DIVISION 7.5. ARROYO SECO PARKLANDS [8650. - 8655.]
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 7.5.
in effectCal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 8651. Section 8651.
“Arroyo Seco” means that streambed, ranging from 200 to 2,000 feet in width, from the Los Angeles River in the City of Los Angeles to Devil’s Gate Dam in the City of Pasadena.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 8652. Section 8652.
“Parklands” means the acreage designated as parklands by the Cities of Los Angeles, South Pasadena, and Pasadena prior to January 1, 1975, and includes wilderness areas, historic sites, established bridle trails, municipal golf courses, hiking trails, lawn bowling greens, tennis courts, children’s playgrounds, picnic areas, baseball diamonds, lighted areas for basketball, soccer, and football, a band shell, community buildings, an outdoor gym, casting pool, and an archery range.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 8653. Section 8653.
“Construction already underway” means all projects of the California Highway Commission for which agreements exist as of May 1, 1974.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 8654. Section 8654.
“Three acres for the Pasadena Freeway (State Highway Route 11) ramps” means the three acres to be taken for the proposed ramp improvement project on that freeway, as defined by a draft environmental impact report released in May 1974 by the Department of Transportation.
Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 8655. Section 8655.
With the exception of the construction already underway and the three acres for the Pasadena Freeway ramps, no portion of the parklands in, and adjacent to, the Arroyo Seco shall be taken or encroached upon for any state highway purpose.
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