Title GOV — California Gov. Code

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the state and federal governments have withdrawn in whole or in part from their former role in financing major, regional, or communitywide infrastructure, including highways and interchanges, sewage treatment and water reclamation works…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter. (a) “Affected taxing entity” means any governmental taxing agency which levied or had levied on its behalf a property tax on all or a portion of the pro…

A legislative body of a city or county may designate one or more proposed infrastructure financing districts pursuant to this chapter. Proceedings for the establishment of a district shall be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the proposed distri…

The legislative body shall direct the clerk to mail a copy of the resolution of intention to create the district to each owner of land within the district.

The legislative body shall direct the clerk to mail a copy of the resolution to each affected taxing entity.

After adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 53395.10, the legislative body shall designate and direct the city or county engineer or other appropriate official to prepare an infrastructure plan pursuant to Section 53395.14.

After receipt of a copy of the resolution of intention to establish a district, the official designated pursuant to Section 53395.13 shall prepare a proposed infrastructure financing plan. The infrastructure financing plan shall be consistent with the general plan of the city or …

The infrastructure financing plan shall be sent to each owner of land within the proposed district and to each affected taxing entity together with any report required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources…

The designated official shall consult with each affected taxing entity, and, at the request of any affected taxing entity, shall meet with representatives of an affected taxing entity. Any affected taxing entity may suggest revisions to the plan.

The legislative body shall conduct a public hearing prior to adopting the proposed infrastructure financing plan. The public hearing shall be called no sooner than 60 days after the plan has been sent to each affected taxing entity. In addition to the notice given to landowners a…

At the hour set in the required notices, the legislative body shall proceed to hear and pass upon all written and oral objections. The hearing may be continued from time to time. The legislative body shall consider the recommendations, if any, of affected taxing entities, and all…

(a) The legislative body shall not enact a resolution proposing formation of a district and providing for the division of taxes of any affected taxing entity pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53396) unless a resolution approving the plan has been adopted by the gover…

(a) The revenues available pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53396) may be used directly for work allowed pursuant to Section 53395.3, may be accumulated for a period not to exceed five years to provide a fund for that work, may be pledged to pay the principal of, an…

(a) At the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may adopt a resolution proposing adoption of the infrastructure financing plan, as modified, and formation of the infrastructure financing district in a manner consistent with Section 53395.19, or it may abandon the proce…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of law regulating elections of the local agency that calls an election pursuant to this chapter, insofar as they may be applicable, shall govern all elections conducted pursuant to this chapter. Except as provided i…

(a) If the election is to be conducted by mail ballot, the election official conducting the election shall provide ballots and election materials pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 53326 and Section 53327, together with all supplies and instructions necessary for the use and …

After the canvass of returns of any election pursuant to Section 53395.20, the legislative body may, by ordinance, adopt the infrastructure financing plan and create the district with full force and effect of law, if two-thirds of the votes upon the question of creating the distr…

After the canvass of returns of any election conducted pursuant to Section 53395.20, the legislative body shall take no further action with respect to the proposed infrastructure financing district for one year from the date of the election if the question of creating the distric…

The legislative body may submit a proposition to establish or change the appropriations limit, as defined by subdivision (h) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, of a district to the qualified electors of a proposed or established district. The propositi…

Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 53395.3, a district may reimburse a developer of a project that is located entirely within the boundaries of that district for any permit expenses incurred and to offset additional expenses incurred by the developer in constructing affor…

(a) A district may finance only the facilities or services authorized in this chapter to the extent that the facilities or services are in addition to those provided in the territory of the district before the district was created. The additional facilities or services may not su…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the area of the districts created be substantially undeveloped, and the establishment of a district should not ordinarily lead to the removal of existing dwelling units. If, however, any dwelling units are proposed to be removed or destroy…

Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the creation of a district, adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, including a division of taxes thereunder, or an election pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within 30 days after the enactment …

An action to determine the validity of the issuance of bonds pursuant to this chapter may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. However, notwithstanding the time limits specified in Section 860 of the …

(a) This section applies only to the City and County of San Francisco, and to any waterfront district. (b) In addition to the findings and declarations in Section 53395, the Legislature further finds and declares that providing the ability to capture property tax increment revenu…

(a) This section shall apply only to a special waterfront district. (b) A special waterfront district may be created as a waterfront district pursuant to, and shall be subject to, all applicable requirements of Sections 53395.3 and 53395.8, except as provided in this section. (c)…

(a) This section applies only to the City of Oakland and any infrastructure financing district proposed by the City of Oakland, as described in this section. (b) In addition to the findings and declarations in Section 53395, the Legislature further finds and declares that consoli…

If a city or county that is a member of the Orangeline Development Authority establishes an infrastructure financing district pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of providing funding for public transit facilities, that city or county may provide some or all of this funding t…

(a) The Salton Sea Authority, a joint powers authority formed by the County of Imperial, the County of Riverside, the Coachella Valley Water District, and the Imperial Irrigation District, may use the provisions of this chapter to form an infrastructure financing district for the…

Any infrastructure financing plan may contain a provision that taxes, if any, levied upon taxable property in the area included within the infrastructure financing district each year by or for the benefit of the State of California, or any affected taxing entity after the effecti…

All costs incurred by a county in connection with the division of taxes pursuant to Section 53396 for a district shall be paid by that district.

The legislative body may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds.

The bonds may be sold at discount not to exceed 5 percent of par at public sale. At least five days prior to the sale, notice shall be published, pursuant to Section 6061, in a newspaper of general circulation and in a financial newspaper published in the City and County of San F…

If any member of the legislative body whose signature appears on bonds ceases to be a member of the legislative body before delivery of the bonds, his or her signature is as effective as if he or she had remained in office. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are fully negotiab…

The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53397.1 shall contain all of the following information: (a) A description of the facilities to be financed with the proceeds of the proposed bond issue. (b) The estimated cost of the facilities, the estimated cost of preparing and issuin…

The clerk of the legislative body shall publish the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53397.1 once a day for at least seven successive days in a newspaper published in the city or county at least six days a week, or at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspape…

The legislative body shall submit the proposal to issue the bonds to the voters who reside within the district. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as the election to create the district pursuant to Section 53395. 20 and the two elections may be consolidated.

(a) The bonds may be issued if two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of issuing the bonds. (b) If the voters approve the issuance of the bonds as provided by subdivision (a), the legislative body shall proceed with the issuance of the bonds by adopting …

If any proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to this chapter is defeated by the voters, the legislative body shall not submit, or cause to be submitted, a similar proposition to the voters for at least one year after the first election.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, all of the following shall apply to the issuance of bonds by a waterfront district established pursuant to Section 53395.8: (a) The legislative body may, by resolution, authorize the issuance of bonds without holding an election of …

The legislative body may, by majority vote, provide for refunding of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter. However, refunding bonds shall not be issued if the total net interest cost to maturity on the refunding bonds plus the principal amount of the refunding bonds exceeds the …

The legislative body or any person executing the bonds shall not be personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. The bonds and other obligations of a district issued pursuant to this chapter are not a debt of the city, county, or state or of any of its political su…

The plan for location of state buildings and other improvements in the central city of the City of Sacramento, approved by the director on March 15, 1977, and titled “Capitol Area Plan,” is the official state master plan for development in the central city. It is hereby designate…

The following terms, used in this article, shall be given the following meanings: (a) “Metropolitan area” means the greater metropolitan Sacramento area, including the City of Sacramento, the County of Sacramento, and the eastern part of Yolo County. (b) “Central city” means that…

The department may request the assistance and advice of any state agency in the development of the master plan. Any state agency receiving such a request may render such assistance and advice to the department.

The department shall inform the City of Sacramento and the County of Sacramento of the master plan, and subsequent revisions thereof, and shall make every effort to cooperate with appropriate city and county officials to the end that the development efforts of the state, city and…

(a) This section and Sections 8162.6, 8162.7, 8162.8, and 8162.9 shall be known as the Capitol View Protection Act. (b) “Capitol Park” means the area lying between 9th Street on the west, 15th Street on the east, N Street on the south, and L Street on the north. (c) “Height limit…

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Sacramento’s State Capitol and Capitol Park provide the City of Sacramento with a unique cultural and open-space resource that is a major attraction for thousands of visitors each year. (b) Over the past 10 years…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in Section 8162.9, the following height limits shall apply as follows: (a) The applicable height limit shall be 80 feet for the following areas: (1) The block surrounded by L Street on the north, 16th Street on the ea…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following setback requirements shall apply: (a) Buildings in the first half block north of L Street between a line parallel to and 200 feet to the east of 15th Street on the east and a line parallel to and 200 feet to the west of 9t…