Californiastrong defenseturnelemental
U-turn location misclassified as business/residential (CA)
Legal basis
VC 22102 restricts U-turns in a business district; VC 22103 in a residential district. Each term has a statutory definition tied to frontage and structures. A misclassified zone means no violation.
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The cited location does not meet the statutory definition of a {zoneType} district under VC 235/22103. Frontage on both sides is predominantly {frontage}; structures within the statutory distance do not include the required density of {requirement}. The zone element is not established.Violations this defense applies to
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