Title GOV, California Gov. Code

(a) No local agency shall approve either a tentative or a final map of any proposed subdivision to be fronted upon a public waterway, river, or stream which does not provide, or have available, reasonable public access by fee or easement from a public highway to that portion of t…

(a) No local agency shall approve either a tentative or a final map of any proposed subdivision to be fronted upon a public waterway, river, or stream which does not provide for a dedication of a public easement along a portion of the bank of the river or stream bordering or lyin…

Any public access route or routes and any easement along the bank of a public waterway, river, or stream provided by the subdivider shall be expressly designated on the tentative or final map, and this map shall expressly designate the governmental entity to which the route or ro…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit any powers or duties in connection with or affect the operation of beaches or parks in this state or to limit or decrease the authority, powers, or duties of any public agency or entity. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)

Nothing in Sections 66478.1 to 66478.10, inclusive, of this article shall require a local agency to disapprove either a tentative or final map solely on the basis that the reasonable public access otherwise required by this article is not provided through or across the subdivisio…

Nothing in Section 66478.5 shall apply to the site of electric power generating facilities. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)

(a) Pursuant to Section 4 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution and Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1, and consistent with Article 3.7 (commencing with Section 53720), any city, county, city or county, or library district …

A tax imposed pursuant to this article is a special tax and not a special assessment, and there is no requirement that the tax be apportioned on the basis of benefit to any property. However, a special tax levied pursuant to this article may be on or based on benefit received by …

This article does not apply to any special tax or other charge imposed under Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311). (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1344, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1988.)

This article does not apply to any special tax imposed prior to the effective date of this article. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1344, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1988.)

DEFINITIONS. As used in this Article: (a) “local government” means any county, city, city and county, including a chartered city or county, or any public or municipal corporation; and, (b) “district” means an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or special act, for…

All taxes are either special taxes or general taxes. General taxes are taxes imposed for general governmental purposes. Special taxes are taxes imposed for specific purposes. (Added November 4, 1986, by initiative Proposition 62.)

No local government or district may impose any special tax unless and until such special tax is submitted to the electorate of the local government, or district and approved by a two-thirds vote of the voters voting in an election on the issue. (Added November 4, 1986, by initiat…

No local government, or district, whether or not authorized to levy a property tax, may impose any general tax unless and until such general tax is submitted to the electorate of the local government, or district and approved by a majority vote of the voters voting in an election…

(a) A tax subject to the vote requirements prescribed by Section 53722 or Section 53723 shall be proposed by an ordinance or resolution of the legislative body of the local government or district. The ordinance or resolution proposing such tax shall include the type of tax and ra…

(a) Except as permitted in Section 1 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution, no local government or district may impose any ad valorem taxes on real property. No local government or district may impose any transaction tax or sales tax on the sale of real property within…

Except as set forth in Section 53727, this Article shall not be construed to repeal or affect any statute enacted prior to August 1, 1985 which authorizes the imposition of a special tax. (Added November 4, 1986, by initiative Proposition 62.)

(a) Neither this Article, nor Article XIII A of the California Constitution, nor Article 3.5 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code (commencing with Section 50075) shall be construed to authorize any local government or district to impose any general or special tax which…

If any local government or district imposes any tax without complying with the requirements of this Article, or in excess of its authority as clarified by Section 53727, whether or not any provision of Section 53727 is held not applicable to such jurisdiction, the amount of prope…

This Article may only be amended by vote of the electorate of the State of California. (Added November 4, 1986, by initiative Proposition 62.)

If any provision of this Article, or the application thereof to any person, organization, local government, district, or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the provision to other persons, organizations, local governments, districts, or circumstances shall not be af…

A hospital district established pursuant to Division 23 (commencing with Section 32000) of the Health and Safety Code whose hospitals are wholly owned and are operated by the district shall have the authority to impose special taxes pursuant to Article XIII A of the California Co…

This article does not apply to any special tax imposed prior to January 1, 1989, nor does this article affect the validity of any special tax imposed by a hospital district prior to January 1, 1989. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1345, Sec. 1.)

(a) An ordinance or resolution presented for voter approval pursuant to this article or to Article XIII C or XIII D of the California Constitution may state a range of rates or amounts. If the ordinance or resolution is approved by the requisite number of votes at an election hel…

As used in this article, “local agency” means city, county, or district empowered to levy or assess taxes. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1059.)

By ordinance, the legislative body of a local agency may provide for the levy and collection of assessments or taxes for the creation and accumulation of a fund to provide for payments of claims arising under Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government…

In making a levy, the legislative body shall not exceed any limitation upon its right to impose taxes prescribed by law except as authorized by law. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1059.)

If the local agency is a city or county operating under a charter, any limitations upon the levying of taxes imposed by the charter apply. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1059.)

In a local agency required to adopt a budget, all or part of the fund may be shown in the budget as reserves for future expenditures in subsequent years and when so shown shall be identified as to purpose, but need not be itemized. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1059.)

At any time after the creation of the fund the legislative body may transfer to the fund any unencumbered surplus funds remaining on hand at the end of the fiscal year. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1059.)

The fund shall be used exclusively for the payments of claims, judgments, and legal and investigative costs that may arise under Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1059.)

This article is applicable only in counties with a population of 4,000,000 or more, as determined by the 1960 federal census. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1059.)

For purposes of Article XIII C and Article XIII D of the California Constitution and this article, the following words have the following meanings, and shall be read and interpreted in light of the findings and declarations contained in Section 53751: (a) “Agency” means any local…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Fire service is a different and distinct service from water service, which is one of several other property-related services that aids in the provision of fire service provided to properties. (2) Hydrants are part o…

(a) The fees or charges for property-related water service imposed or increased pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution may include the incrementally higher costs of water service due to any of the following: (1) The higher water usage demand of par…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The ongoing, historic drought has made clear that California must invest in a 21st century water management system capable of effectively meeting the economic, social, and environmental needs of the state. (b) Sufficien…

The Department of General Services shall develop compliance standards in the State Administrative Manual (SAM) to inform owners of state property of their duties and responsibilities pursuant to this article and Articles XIII C and XIII D of the California Constitution. (Added by…

(a) The notice, protest, and hearing requirements imposed by this section supersede any statutory provisions applicable to the levy of a new or increased assessment that is in existence on the effective date of this section, whether or not that provision is in conflict with this …

(a) If an agency has complied with the notice, protest, and hearing requirements of Section 53753, or if an agency is not required to comply with those requirements because the assessment is exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII D …

(a) The legislative body collecting assessment installments to secure bonds issued pursuant to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code) shall designate an office, department, or bureau of the local agency that …

(a) (1) The notice required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution of a proposed increase of an existing fee or charge for a property-related service being provided to a parcel may be given by including it in the agency’s…

When an agency proposes to impose or increase any fee or charge subject to Section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution that is not exempt from the requirements of subdivision (c) of Section 6 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution, the following procedure…

An agency providing water, wastewater, sewer, or refuse collection service may adopt a schedule of fees or charges authorizing automatic adjustments that pass through increases in wholesale charges for water, sewage treatment, or wastewater treatment or adjustments for inflation,…

For purposes of Article XIII C of the California Constitution and this article: (a) “Specific benefit” means a benefit that is provided directly to a payor and is not provided to those not charged. A specific benefit is not excluded from classification as a “specific benefit” mer…

(a) Any judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, validate, or annul an ordinance, resolution, or motion adopting a fee or charge for water or sewer service, or modifying or amending an existing fee or charge for water or sewer service, shall be commenced …

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Exhaustion of remedies requirement” means the written objection requirement under subdivision (b). (2) “Fee or assessment” means the amount of any property-related water or sewer fee or charge, or any special…