Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

The failure of the clerk to mail the notice to any property owner or the failure of any property owner to receive the notice shall not affect the validity of any proceedings taken under this division. If property assessed by the state under Section 14 of Article XIII of the Const…

The legislative body may remedy, revise, and correct any error or informality in any act, determination, or proceeding of the legislative body or any officer of the city. The legislative body may confirm, amend, alter, modify, or correct the assessment and diagram in such manner …

If it shall be necessary, in order to find whether a majority protest exists, to determine whether any or all of the signers of written protests are the “owners” of property to be assessed, the legislative body shall make such determination from the last equalized assessment roll…

If the proposed improvement includes the acquisition of any improvements constructed pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act, Division 2 (commencing with Section 66410) of Title 7 of the Government Code, and such improvements were financed, in whole or in part, from…

(a) When, upon the hearing, the proposed assessment provided for in subdivisions (d) and (e) of Section 10204, and the maximum annual assessment provided for in subdivision (f) of that section, are confirmed as filed, as modified, or corrected, by resolution, the legislative body…

Copies of the resolution headed “Notice of Intention to Establish a Pedestrian Mall” in letters at least one-half inch in height shall be posted not more than 300 feet apart as follows: (a) On all city streets, or portions thereof, proposed to be established as a pedestrian mall.…

A copy of the resolution shall be mailed, not less than 45 days prior to the hearing to each person to whom any of the following described lands is assessed as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, at his or her address as shown upon that roll, and to any person, whether o…

A copy of the resolution of intention shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which lies any portion of any parcel of land abutting upon any portion of the proposed pedestrian mall or upon any portion of any intersecting street. The copy shall be r…

Not later than the hour set for hearing any interested person may, severally or with others, file with the clerk of the legislative body written objection to the establishment of the proposed pedestrian mall. Any protest or objection may be withdrawn at any time by written notice…

Not later than the hour set for hearing any person owning, or having any legal or equitable interest in, any real property which might suffer legal damage by reason of the establishment of the proposed pedestrian mall may file with the clerk of the legislative body a written clai…

At the hearing held pursuant to Section 54954.6 of the Government Code to establish the proposed district all objections and protests shall be heard and considered, and all claims shall be heard and considered. The hearing may be continued from time to time by order entered on th…

If the owners of lands abutting on the proposed pedestrian mall representing a majority of the frontage on the proposed pedestrian mall have made written objection to the establishment of the proposed pedestrian mall, the legislative body shall so find and shall terminate the pro…

If assessments are to be levied as contemplated by Section 11202, then the notice, protest, and hearing procedures shall comply with Section 53753 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 262, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2001.)

If assessments are to be levied as contemplated by Section 11202, then at the hearing the legislative body may change the boundaries of the proposed district by adding thereto land which in its opinion will be benefited by the establishment of the pedestrian mall or by excluding …

Any objections or protests, whether to the things proposed by the resolution of intention or to any changes proposed pursuant to Section 11308, not made at the time and in the manner provided by this part are deemed voluntarily waived, and the proceedings hereunder shall not be a…

At the hearing on the resolution of intention the legislative body may allow any claim for damages made pursuant to Section 11304. Any such allowance shall be for the full amount of damages claimed in the written claim except that the legislative body, with the written consent of…

Following the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body shall by resolution either abandon the proceeding taken pursuant to this part or determine that the pedestrian mall shall be established. (Added by Stats. 1960, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 33.)

After the report is considered by it, the city council may pass a resolution of intention to order the improvement. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The resolution of intention: (a) Shall briefly describe the proposed improvement. (b) Shall describe, in writing or by reference to the diagram referred to in Section 18041 with any modifications required by the city council, the boundaries of the assessment district. (c) May ord…

The city council shall, in the resolution of intention, provide that the improvement of the street lighting system shall be for a period of time stated in the resolution of intention. The dates of commencement and ending of that period shall be fixed by the city council on or bef…

(a) At any time not later than the hour set for hearing protests any owner of any lot or parcel of land liable to be assessed for the improvement may make written protest against the proposed improvement by filing his or her protest with the clerk. No other protests shall be cons…

If there is a majority protest by the landowners in any zone to the improvement in that zone, or if the street superintendent reports that it is practical to subdivide a zone and a majority of the landowners in that subdivided zone protest the improvement in that subdivided zone,…

If a zone or subdivided zone is struck from the proceedings, the city council may proceed the same as though that zone or subdivided zone was not a part of the original proceedings. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Immediately upon the city council’s determination it shall have jurisdiction to confirm the report and assessment, and order the proposed improvement to be contracted for or supplied as provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

At the time and place fixed for the hearing of protests or at any time to which the hearing is adjourned, the city council shall hear the evidence introduced in support of the protests. At the hearing the city council may modify the provisions for the maintenance and operation as…

The city council may, by four-fifths vote, deny all protests finding that the public health and safety require that the improvements be made and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive. If any protests on matters which can not be modified as provided in Section 18690 h…

If no protests are filed or if all protests filed are heard and denied, or if any of the authorized modifications are made and the city council after hearing evidence on the question of benefits, determines that the territory within the finally established boundaries of the distr…

If no protests are filed, or if all protests filed are heard and denied or if authorized modifications are made in the boundaries of the proposed district and the boundaries finally established, the board of supervisors shall have jurisdiction to proceed. (Added by Stats. 1941, C…

If the board finds that the petition was signed by taxpayers representing 60 percent or more of the total assessed valuation of all taxable property within the territory therein proposed to be formed into a district, and within the boundaries thereof as finally established by the…

When the governing body of a city by resolution or ordinance removes a street from public use, or closes it to vehicular or pedestrian traffic, such resolution or ordinance may set forth such minimum maintenance requirements, including the maintenance of drainage, for the street …

The governing body of any city shall have jurisdiction to prescribe the requirements for maintenance, including the maintenance of drainage, of all streets within the limits of the city. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2001.)

All amounts paid to each county, out of the Highway Users Tax Fund shall be deposited in its road fund. The board may deposit in said fund any other money available for roads. All money received by a county from the Highway Users Tax Fund and all money deposited by a county in it…

(a) On or before the first day of December of each year, the governing body of the county or city shall cause to be made and filed with the Controller a complete report of the expenditures for street or road purposes during the preceding fiscal year ending on the 30th day of June…

The report shall contain the following: (a) A detailed statement of all money available from all sources during the fiscal year covered by the report, including money made available by the United States, the state, the county or city, any other governmental agency, and money avai…

The State Controller shall take such steps as he may deem necessary to insure that such reports are adequate and accurate. (Added by Stats. 1947, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 11.)

The Controller shall annually tabulate and compile all such reports received by him or her and shall publish and make that tabulation and compilation report publicly available on its Internet Web site, in a format that may be printed and downloaded. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 1…

No state money shall be allocated to or made available for expenditure by any county or city at any time when such county or city is delinquent in filing the report provided for in Section 2151. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1272.)

The Departmental Transportation Advisory Committee is hereby abolished and the department shall succeed to all of its duties and responsibilities. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 77, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2006.)

When the board proposes the planting, maintenance or removal of any trees in any streets of the city, the city forester, under the direction of the board, shall present the proposal in writing to the city council. The proposal shall: (a) Specify in detail the streets upon which t…

The proposal shall be accompanied by a diagram showing: (a) The streets to be improved. (b) The abutting lots or parcels of land and the front footage of each. (c) The legal description of each such lot or parcel of land. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

Each lot or parcel of land shall be separately assessed in proportion to its frontage at a rate per front foot sufficient to cover that proportion of the total cost and expense of the work which is to be paid for by means of special assessments. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

A proceeding for the planting, maintenance, or removal of trees may also be instituted by a petition to the council of property owners whose property will be among that to be assessed to pay the cost of the proposed improvement. Upon such petition being filed the city forester sh…

The board or the city forester may plant, maintain, or remove any trees in any street of the city by private arrangement for reimbursement with the owner of any lot or parcel of land upon which or fronting upon which the trees are situate. (Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 79.)

The board or the city forester may expend any funds which it may have on hand to plant, maintain, or remove trees. The board or city forester may expend such funds if in its judgment the expenditures will not embarrass or affect the efficient discharge of its duties as defined by…

Before ordering any improvement specified in either the written proposal of the board or in the petition of property owners, the city council shall adopt a resolution of intention declaring its intention so to do, briefly describing the improvement, the streets which are to be im…

If the proposal or the petition contains a provision for the maintenance of trees which are already planted or are proposed to be planted, the resolution shall provide for the maintenance of the trees for the period specified in the proposal, but in any event not to exceed five y…