Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

An assessment district may consist of all or any part of the territory within the local agency and, in the case of a county, may consist of all or any part of the unincorporated territory of the county. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

An assessment district may consist of contiguous or noncontinguous areas. The improvements in one area need not be of benefit to other areas. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5115) of Part 3 of Division 7, pertaining to the extension of the work or the assessment district beyond the boundaries of a local agency, are by this reference incorporated in this part. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

Division 4 (commencing with Section 2800) and Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 3100) do not apply to this part or proceedings taken pursuant to this part, except that Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 3100) does apply to proceedings in which the legislative body determin…

Any resolution, notice, report, diagram or assessment which is required to contain a description of the improvements, the boundaries of the assessment district or any zones therein, or the lines and dimensions of any lot or parcel of land may, for a full and detailed description …

This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpose. Any proceedings taken under this part and any assessment levied pursuant thereto shall not be invalidated for failure to comply with the provisions of this part if such failure does not substantially and adversely …

This chapter may be cited as the California Toll Bridge Authority Act. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 176.)

Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the general provisions set forth in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 176.)

“Commission” means the California Transportation Commission. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 777, Sec. 126.)

“Toll bridge,” “bridge,” “subway,” “tunnel,” “tube,” and “highway crossing” include all appurtenances and additions, alterations or improvements thereto or replacements thereof, and the approaches to each end thereof, all lands and interest therein used therefor, and buildings an…

“Transportation facilities” means all facilities for the transportation of passengers and property to and over any toll bridge, tube or other highway crossing and the approaches to each end thereof, acquired or constructed, to be acquired or constructed, or in course of construct…

“Additional transportation facilities” means all facilities for the transportation of passengers and property connected or coordinated with or to be connected or coordinated with the transportation facilities of any toll bridge, tube or other toll highway crossing constructed or …

“Bond” means any written evidence of indebtedness which the authority may issue pursuant to this chapter in order to secure funds with which to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 176.)

Nothing in this chapter prevents the State from making appropriations from time to time in aid of the acquisition or construction pursuant to this chapter of any toll bridge, tube or other toll highway crossing, or property, franchises, or rights appurtenant thereto, or the trans…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989.” (Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that businesses located and operating within the business districts of this state’s communities are economically disadvantaged, are underutilized, and are unable to attract customers due to inadequate facilities, services, and activities in …

The purpose of this part is to recodify and supplant previously enacted provisions of law which authorize cities to levy assessments on businesses within a parking and business improvement area and to provide a uniform procedure to levy assessments for improvements and activities…

Any provision of this part which conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail over the other provision of law. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.)

This part is intended to be construed liberally and, if any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. If the provisions of this part respecting the levying of assessments are held invalid in any area within which assessments have b…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994.” (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Businesses located and operating within business districts in some of this state’s communities are economically disadvantaged, are underutilized, and are unable to attract customers due to inadequate facilities, service…

The purpose of this part is to supplement previously enacted provisions of law that authorize cities to levy assessments within property and business improvement districts, to ensure that those assessments conform to all constitutional requirements and are determined and assessed…

Nothing in this part is intended to preempt the authority of a charter city to adopt ordinances providing for a different method of levying assessments for similar or additional purposes from those set forth in this part. A property and business improvement district created pursu…

Any provision of this part that conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail over the other provision of law, as to districts created under this part. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 3. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

This part is intended to be construed liberally and, if any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Assessments levied under this part are not special taxes. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Any reference in any law or regulation to the State Highway Engineer shall be deemed to refer to the director. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)

The refunding of bonds issued under the “Improvement Bond Act of 1915” so as to restore property to the tax rolls and make it available for development is declared to be an important policy of this State and all necessary authority, power, and jurisdiction to impose a valid reass…

The legislative body of any city in this State may refund bonds issued under the “Improvement Bond Act of 1915,” under and subject to the provisions of this division, and may provide for the extension of the liens of assessments and the levy and collection of assessments and reas…

It is the intention of this division that the original bonds and the original assessments shall remain in full force and effect until superseded and supplanted by reassessments and refunding bonds validly and legally issued, upon which the city is validly subject to the liability…

Any action or determination made necessary by reason of constitutional requirements or otherwise, or any action or determination which is convenient in the making of the reassessment, or in the refunding and reassessment proceedings, which is not expressly set forth in this divis…

Any city may employ any qualified person to perform any work provided for or authorized by this division or in connection with the refunding of any indebtedness authorized to be refunded under this division. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

The incidental expenses of any refunding and reassessment authorized by this division shall be paid by the city in which the district lies. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

When proceedings are commenced under this division, the provisions of this division only shall apply thereto. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

This division does not affect any other act or acts now existing or which may hereafter be passed covering the same subject matter, nor apply to any proceedings thereunder, but is intended to and does provide an alternative system for the refunding of bonds. (Added by Stats. 1951…

The remedies provided for the enforcement of any reassessment levied under the provisions of this division are not exclusive and additional remedies may be provided at any time. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

The curative clauses of this division are cumulative and each of them is to be given full force and effect. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

This division and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed, to the end that the purposes thereof may be made effective. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

Whenever the requisite number of property owners have filed their written consent to the refunding and reassessment under this division, any city may perform any of the following acts: (a) File a petition and take all steps and proceedings required, permitted, or authorized under…

In any action to foreclose or in any action to quiet title brought by the purchaser at a sale for delinquency under this division, or by his successor in interest, the State of California may be made a party defendant, and in that event it shall be sufficient service of process t…

In the event of foreclosure or action to quiet title process shall be served upon the same person or persons as in other cases of suits against the city. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 463.)

The purchaser, whether at tax collector’s sale or at resale by the city in the event of the city having become the purchaser, or at foreclosure sale by order of court, takes the property subject to all unpaid installments, interest and penalties under the same proceeding. (Added …

The definitions contained in this article govern the construction of this part unless the context otherwise requires. The definition of a word or phrase applies to any variants thereof. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

“Assessment district” means an assessment district formed pursuant to this part. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

“Clerk” means the clerk or secretary of a local agency or its legislative body. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

“Engineer” means the city engineer, county engineer, engineer of the district, or any other person designated by the legislative body as the engineer for the purposes of this part, including any officer, board, or employee of the local agency or any private person or firm special…

“Fiscal year” means a 12-month period commencing on July 1 and ending on the following June 30. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)