Title GOV — California Gov. Code

It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its vicinity and also, if of the obstruction type, in effect reduces the size of the area available for the landing, taking off and maneuvering of the ai…

In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, every city or county having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits may adopt, administer, and enforce, under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions hereinafter prescribed, airp…

In the event that a city or county has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of buildings, any airport zoning regulations applicable to the same area or portion thereof may be incorporated in and made a part of s…

No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted, amended or changed under this article except by action of the legislative body of the city or county in question after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be h…

Prior to the initial zoning of any airport hazard area under this article, the city or county which is to adopt the regulations shall appoint a commission, to be known as the airport zoning commission, to recommend the boundaries of the various zones to be established and the reg…

All airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall be reasonable and none shall impose any requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article. In determining what regulations it may adopt, each city or county shall…

No airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall require the removal, lowering, or other change or alteration of any structure or tree not conforming to the regulations when adopted or amended, or otherwise interfere with the continuance of any nonconforming use, ex…

All airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall provide for the administration and enforcement of such regulations by an administrative agency which may be an agency created by such regulations or any official, board, or other existing agency of the city or county…

Pursuant to this article, the legislative body of a local agency may lease real property owned by it if: (a) The property was acquired for a particular purpose with funds derived from an assessment district. (b) It appears to the legislative body that it is advantageous to the ow…

The legislative body shall lease the property upon receipt of a petition signed by the owners of at least 51 percent of the property lying in the assessment district created for the purpose of acquiring the property, and who have paid or are paying special assessment taxes or ass…

The legislative body of the local agency or assessment district shall not lease the property or use it except for the purposes for which it is acquired unless such a petition is filed with it. It may lease or use the property only according to the terms of the petition.

The petition shall be in general language and no particular requirements are necessary for its validity, except it shall provide that the property be leased to the highest bidder. The petition may state the terms under which the property may be leased.

Upon receiving the petition, the legislative body may adopt a resolution of intention to lease the property according to the terms of the petition. The resolution of intention is sufficient if it states in general terms: (a) The terms of the petition. (b) The location of the prop…

The resolution of intention shall also contain a notice of the time and place persons objecting to the proposed leasing may appear before the legislative body and show cause why the proposed leasing should not be executed in accordance with the resolution of intention and petitio…

The clerk of the legislative body shall cause the resolution of intention to be published once a week for two successive weeks in one or more daily newspapers published and circulated in the local agency.

At the time fixed in the resolution of intention, any owner of property assessed or being assessed to purchase the property to be leased may appear before the legislative body and object to the lease. Failure to object at that time is a waiver of all objections to the proposed le…

At any time not later than the hour set for hearing objections, any owner of property assessed or being assessed to purchase the property to be leased may make and deliver to the clerk of the legislative body a written protest against the proposed leasing. No other protest or obj…

At the time for hearing protests, the legislative body shall hear and pass upon all protests and objections and its decision is final.

The legislative body shall also pass upon the protests filed by other persons than those petitioning. If in the opinion of a majority of the legislative body the protests are valid and the terms of the petition will not result in the leasing of the property to the best interests …

At the time for hearing protests, evidence may be produced in such order as the legislative body may summarily direct.

The hearing may be continued from time to time upon the order of the legislative body.

If no protests have been received by the legislative body, it may lease the property pursuant to the petition.

If a majority of the owners of property assessed or being assessed protest the leasing of the property pursuant to the petition, the legislative body shall cease all proceedings for leasing the property.

Unless the power to proceed has ceased, at the conclusion of the hearing and on a determination of all questions arising, the legislative body shall declare its finding that the owners of more than one-half of the area of the property in the assessment district created for the pu…

If the legislative body has denied the protests, or if no protests have been made, it shall by resolution order the property leased pursuant to the petition.

In the resolution ordering the lease the legislative body shall fix a time for receiving bids for the leasing of the property and the amount of the bond required and shall direct its clerk to give notice inviting sealed bids.

The time for receiving bids shall not be fixed until the first regular meeting of the legislative body after the expiration of 15 days following the adoption of the resolution ordering the property to be leased.

The legislative body shall cause a notice to be posted conspicuously for five days on or near the legislative body’s chamber door.

The notice shall contain the terms of the petition and an invitation for sealed bids for the leasing of the property.

The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks in a daily, semiweekly, or weekly newspaper published or circulated in the local agency or assessment district.

If the property is offered for lease at a monthly rental, all bids shall be accompanied by a bond in the amount fixed by the legislative body.

If the petition requires the making of improvements upon the property and the payment of rentals in products from the land, royalties, or commissions, the bidder shall furnish with the bid a bond in the amount fixed by the legislative body and conditioned for the faithful perform…

The legislative body shall award the lease to the highest responsible bidder.

After the bid has been accepted by the legislative body, it shall enter into a lease with the highest bidder. The lease shall contain all the terms of the petition and provide for the payment of rentals, commissions, or royalties, in an amount equal to the amount in the accepted …

This article shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.

As used in this article, “public square” means any area or open space showing on a map or plat of a city, town, or village which has been filed or recorded in the office of the county clerk or county recorder of any county for more than fifty years and which is designated on the …

Pursuant to this article, after acquiring by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise all outstanding titles, reversions, easements, or other interest in or to the public square, the city in which the public square is located, or if it is not located in a city, the county in which it…

The legislative body of the local agency in which the land is located shall first adopt a resolution declaring its intention to erect a public building on the public square or the legislative body of the city shall adopt a resolution declaring its intention to grant or lease the …

If the legislative body of the local agency in which the public square is located finds that the highest and best use to which the land may be put is the erection thereon of the proposed public building, it may provide by ordinance that the public square may be used as a site for…

A county and a retirement board created pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 may contract for the erection of public buildings on public squares pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and other applicable statutes. All work on the buildings sha…

(a) (1) A public building that is owned by a local agency, or a portion of a building that is owned by a local agency and includes at least one restroom that is open to the public, shall provide at least one safe, sanitary, convenient, and publicly accessible baby diaper changing…

As used in this article, “improvements” means any or all of the following property acquired, constructed or installed by a local agency with funds derived from special assessments under the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing at Section 5000), Streets and Highways Cod…

Whenever the legislative body of a local agency determines by resolution that certain of its improvements are no longer useful for the purpose for which they were acquired, constructed or installed, or that such improvements cannot be economically and efficiently operated and mai…

The legislative body shall adopt a resolution of intention, describing the improvements and stating the reason for which the improvement is proposed to be sold. The resolution shall contain a notice of the time and place, when and where persons objecting to the proposed sale may …

The clerk of the legislative body shall cause the resolution of intention to be published once a week for two successive weeks in a daily, semiweekly or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the local agency.

At the time and place fixed in the resolution of intention, any owner of property assessed or being assessed to pay for the acquisition, construction or installation of the improvement proposed to be sold may appear before the legislative body and object to the sale.

At any time not later than the time set for hearing objections, any owner of property assessed or being assessed to pay for the acquisition, construction or installation of the improvement proposed to be sold may make and deliver to the clerk of the legislative body a written pro…

At the time for hearing protests, the legislative body shall hear and pass upon all protests and objections to the proposed sale. If 10 percent of the owners of property assessed or being assessed to purchase the property proposed to be sold, protest such sale in writing, the pro…

If the legislative body determines to proceed, it shall adopt a resolution ordering the sale of such improvement and calling for bids. The resolution shall fix the time for receiving bids, the terms and conditions of the sale, and shall direct the clerk to give notice inviting se…

If the improvement is useful and necessary for the rendition of a service to the local agency, the legislative body shall provide that the sale is conditional upon the purchaser maintaining and operating the improvement for the purpose of providing such service. The contract of s…