Application for such authority is made by publishing notice as required in the next section, and by filing a petition in writing, containing:

(a) The name and residence of the applicant; and if a corporation, a certified copy of the articles of incorporation.

Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 4002

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Wharf: includes pier, quay, or landing. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 23

(b) A map of the waters, and the name and location thereof, and of the adjoining lands.

(c) A plan of the wharf or chute proposed to be constructed, and of the land within three hundred feet thereof.

(d) The names of the owners of the lands, and the quantity sought to be used, and whether the right to use it has been or is to be acquired by the applicant.

(e) The distance it is proposed to extend the wharf or chute into the waters.

(f) The estimated cost of the construction of the wharf or chute.

(g) The time when the application will be made.

(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)