{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-5216","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 5216","heading":"","body":"(a) “Landscaped freeway” means a section or sections of a freeway that is now, or hereafter may be, improved by the planting at least on one side or on the median of the freeway right-of-way of lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers, or other ornamental vegetation requiring reasonable maintenance.\n(b) Planting for the purpose of soil erosion control; traffic safety requirements, including light screening; reduction of fire hazards; covering soundwalls or fences; or traffic noise abatement shall not change the character of a freeway to a landscaped freeway.\n(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), if an agreement to relocate advertising displays from within one area of a city or county to an area adjacent to a freeway right-of-way has been entered into between a city or county and the owner of an advertising display, then a “landscaped freeway” shall not include the median of a freeway right-of-way.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 2. Advertisers [5200. - 5486.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [5200. - 5231.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"08eac8d4c2f97de3cf49fcf2759eaa2cb40a0d8784a4a2bae371e9c8e3fff215","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-5215","next":"us-ca/bpc-5216.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}