Title GOV — California Gov. Code

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…

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 8162.7, a 96-foot height limit shall apply to construction, exclusively for the purposes of residential development, for Lot 4, Block 223 (known as Capitol Area Development Authority Residential Site 21) surrounded by N Street on the…

The Capitol Area Plan was established for the orderly development of the state’s facilities in the metropolitan area and the department shall be continuously responsible for necessary revisions and for formulating and carrying out long-range development plans. (a) When considerin…

The Legislature finds and declares: (a) There is clear justification and need for the creation of a beautiful and impressive western approach to the capital city of California, which coordinates and integrates the planning and development of all major elements in the immediate en…

The department shall have the overall responsibility and authority for the formulation and implementation of a long-range master plan for the improvement of the Capitol Mall. Such plan shall be integrated and compatible with the development plans of all appropriate public and pri…

That portion of Route 275 that extends from the end of the Sacramento River Bridge in the City of Sacramento to the junction of Capitol Avenue and Ninth Street in Sacramento is hereby designated as the “Capitol Mall” and shall be an integral part of the Capitol Area Plan.

The department, in addition to the other powers granted by this article, shall have the express power to do all acts necessary to accomplish the overall planning and beautification of the Capitol Mall contemplated by the 1968 amendments to former Article 1 (commencing with Sectio…

(a) The director may lease the real property owned by the state within the core area, and not under the jurisdiction of any other state agency, for purposes consistent with the Capitol Area Plan and the management thereof, for the term and upon terms and conditions that the direc…

The director may maintain, repair, alter, sell, remove, or demolish buildings or other structures within the Capitol area when the director deems it desirable to do so, and may construct such structures, facilities, alterations, and improvements as are consistent with the Capitol…

The director shall promulgate regulations for relocation payments and assistance consistent with the requirements of Sections 51063 and 51310 of the Health and Safety Code.

Construction of parking structures in the core area on state-owned property for the use of the state pursuant to Section 14671.5 is hereby authorized by the Legislature.

The department and the City of Sacramento are authorized to enter into an agreement pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 to accomplish any of the purposes or objectives set forth in the Capitol Area Plan as provided for b…

(a) In furtherance of the Capitol Area Plan, the objectives of Resolution Chapter 131 of the Statutes of 1991, and the legislative findings and declarations contained in Chapter 193 of the Statutes of 1996, relative to the findings by the Urban Land Institute, the director may pu…

(a) The department may sell all or a portion of the following properties located in the County of Sacramento, City of Sacramento, State of California, and leased by the department to the Capitol Area Development Authority: (1) Parcel 1. Approximately 0.14 acres of land, not inclu…

The site of the Governor’s Mansion is hereby designated as all that certain real property situate, lying and being in the County of Sacramento, State of California, particularly described as follows: Parcel No. 1.Lot 210, as shown on the official “Plat of Carmichael Colony,” reco…

The Director of General Services shall appoint an architect to be a professional adviser to the department for purposes of this chapter. The professional adviser, after consultation with the State Architect and the Director of Finance, shall formulate the architectural program of…

The Director of General Services is authorized and directed to immediately proceed with the acquisition and development, including landscaping, of the site designated in Section 8170 and with the major construction and improvements for the Governor’s Mansion and the equipping and…

Should any Governor choose not to reside in the Governor’s Mansion, the Director of General Services may permit the property to be used by government employees for training sessions, seminars, conferences, or other state-related activities, provided such use is consistent with lo…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all of that real property designated as the site of the Governor’s Mansion, and particularly described in Section 8170, shall be sold by the Department of General Services, which shall conduct a bid process on or before December 31,…

The following terms, used in this article, shall have the following meanings: (a) “Project area” includes both of the following: (1) The area within the City of Sacramento which is bounded on the north by “L” Street, on the south by “R” Street, excepting that portion lying betwee…

The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The project area is blighted and in need of redevelopment in the interest of the health and safety and general welfare of the people of the City of Sacramento and the State of California. (b) The authority is the appropriate entity to …

The authority shall have those powers of a redevelopment agency created by Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, which the authority, by resolution, from time to time deems appropriate, and such powers shall be deemed to be powers co…

The authority shall, in cooperation with the City of Sacramento, prepare an appropriate plan for the development and redevelopment of that portion of the project area set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area), that furthers the purposes and…

(a) The authority may, by resolution, adopt documents necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers and may designate that any document shall be incorporated into the redevelopment plan. (b) Documents adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) may include a requirement that taxe…

For the purpose of allocating taxes pursuant to Section 8183, state subvention payments made with respect to property within the project area are deemed to be taxes levied upon such property.

For the purpose of exercising powers of a redevelopment agency, the jurisdiction of the authority shall be the “metropolitan area” as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 8160.1.

The City of Sacramento shall not adopt a plan containing the provisions of Section 33670 of the Health and Safety Code with respect to any portion of the project area.

No action attacking or otherwise questioning the validity of any redevelopment plan or any adoption or incorporation of any document into the redevelopment plan as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 8183, or any findings or determinations of the authority in connection with s…

The judgment shall determine the validity or invalidity respectively of the matters specified in Section 8187. The judgment shall be subject to being reopened under Section 473 or 473.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or otherwise only within 90 days after the entry of the judgme…

The judgment, if no appeal is taken, or if taken and the judgment is affirmed, shall be forever binding and conclusive, as to all matters therein adjudicated or which at that time could have been adjudicated, against the authority and against all other parties, and if the judgmen…

Whenever property in the project area has been redeveloped and thereafter is leased for a term not less than 10 years, notwithstanding mutual rights of termination, by the authority to any person or persons or whenever the authority leases real property to any person or persons f…

(a) Except with respect to taxes allocated to the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8183 which are used by the authority to make payments with respect to the installation of street lights and sidewalks within the project area, not less than 20 percent of those taxe…

The lessee of any property leased from the authority for residential purposes for a term of five years or less shall receive a credit against future rental payments, or a refund if he is no longer leasing the property, upon submission to the authority that he has paid the taxes i…

(a) During the period commencing on July 1, 1982, and ending when 600 newly constructed dwelling units have been completed and initially occupied, the authority shall have currently occupied or make available at affordable rents to low-income households at least 25 percent of the…

(a) Whenever dwelling units located within that portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area) and housing of persons and families of low or moderate income are destroyed or removed from the low- and moderate-income h…

The requirements of Section 8193.1 shall apply solely to the portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area). The requirements of Section 8193 shall apply solely to the balance of the project area, exclusive of the R S…

The authority shall establish the following time limits for that portion of the project area described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8180 (the R Street Area): (a) A time limit on establishing or incurring loans, advances, and indebtedness to be paid for with proc…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the North American Free Trade Agreement has resulted in a dramatic increase in trade with Mexico. In 1998 companies in California exported over $13.3 billion worth of goods to Mexico, and more than 80,000 jobs throughout the state are t…

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 that levied or had levied on its behalf a property tax on all or a portion of the prop…

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

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 53398.10, the legislative body shall designate and direct the city engineer or other appropriate official to prepare an infrastructure plan pursuant to Section 53398.14.

After receipt of a copy of the resolution of intention to establish a district, the official designated pursuant to Section 53398.13 shall prepare a proposed infrastructure financing plan. The infrastructure financing plan shall be consistent with the general plan of the city wit…