Title SHC, California Sts. & High. Code

“Legislative body” means the legislative body or governing board of any local agency. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

“Local agency” means a county, a city and county, a city, a special district, or an agency or entity created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code and made up solely of local agencies whose annual taxes a…

“Maintain” or “maintenance” means the furnishing of services and materials for the ordinary and usual maintenance, operation, and servicing of any improvement, including: (a) Repair, removal, or replacement of all or any part of any improvement. (b) Providing for the life, growth…

“Property owner” means: any person shown as the owner of land on the last equalized county assessment roll; when such person is no longer the owner, then any person entitled to be shown as owner on the next county assessment roll, if such person is known to the local agency; wher…

“Public agency” means the state or federal governments, any city, city and county, county, or other public corporation formed pursuant to charter, general law, or special act, for the performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries and any departmen…

“Public lighting facilities” means all works or improvements used or useful for the lighting of any public places, including ornamental standards, luminaires, poles, supports, tunnels, manholes, vaults, conduits, pipes, wires, conductors, guys, stubs, platforms, braces, transform…

“Public places” means one or any combination of the following: (a) Any public street, highway, road, alley, lane, boulevard, parkway, or other way dedicated to or used for public use. (b) Any public property, right-of-way, or leasehold interest which is in use in the performance …

“Public utility” means any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of and regulated by the Public Utilities Commission. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

“Resolution” includes an ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

“Service” or “servicing” means the furnishing of: (a) Electric current or energy, gas, or other illuminating agent for any public lighting facilities or for the lighting or operation of any other improvements. (b) Water for the irrigation of any landscaping, the operation of any …

“Special district” means any public corporation, other than a county or a city, formed pursuant to general law or special act for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries and which is authorized by such law or act to make any of the…

“Treasurer” means the treasurer of a local agency. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 630.)

(a) The California Toll Bridge Authority is hereby abolished, and the California Transportation Commission succeeds to, and is vested with, the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California Toll Bridge Authority. (b) Any reference in any law or re…

“Advisory board” means the advisory board or commission appointed by the city council pursuant to Section 36530. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.)

“Assessment” means a levy for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, installing, or maintaining improvements and promoting activities which will benefit the businesses located and operating within a parking and business improvement area. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 5…

“Business” means all types of businesses and includes financial institutions and professions. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.)

“City” means a city, county, city and county, or an agency or entity created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the public member agencies of which include only cities, counties, or a city and county.…

“City council” means the city council of a city or the board of supervisors of a county, or the agency, commission, or board created pursuant to a joint powers agreement and which is a city within the meaning of this part. (Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1110, Sec. 43.)

“Clerk” means clerk of the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 269, Sec. 37. (SB 184) Effective January 1, 2016.)

“Improvement” means the acquisition, construction, installation, or maintenance of any tangible property with an estimated useful life of five years or more including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Parking facilities. (b) Benches. (c) Trash receptacles. (d) Street lighti…

“Parking and business improvement area,” or “area,” means an area designated as provided in this part. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.)

“Property” means real property situated within an area. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.)

“Activities” means, but is not limited to, all of the following: (a) Promotion of public events which benefit businesses in the area and which take place on or in public places within the area. (b) Furnishing of music in any public place in the area. (c) Promotion of tourism with…

“Activities” means, but is not limited to, all of the following that benefit businesses or real property in the district: (a) Promotion of public events. (b) Furnishing of music in any public place. (c) Promotion of tourism within the district. (d) Marketing and economic developm…

“Assessment” means a levy for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, installing, or maintaining improvements and providing activities that will provide certain benefits to properties or businesses located within a property and business improvement district. (Added by renumbering…

“Business” means all types of businesses and includes financial institutions and professions. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

“City” means a city, county, city and county, or an agency or entity created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the public member agencies of which includes only cities, counties, or a city and county…

“City council” means the city council of a city or the board of supervisors of a county, or the agency, commission, or board created pursuant to a joint powers agreement and which is a city within the meaning of this part. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January…

“Clerk” means the clerk of the legislative body. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 5. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

“General benefit” means, for purposes of a property-based district, any benefit that is not a “special benefit” as defined in Section 36615.5. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 6. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

“Improvement” means the acquisition, construction, installation, or maintenance of any tangible property with an estimated useful life of five years or more including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Parking facilities. (b) Benches, booths, kiosks, display cases, pedestria…

“Management district plan” or “plan” means a proposal as defined in Section 36622. (Added by renumbering Section 36614 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 10. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

“Owners’ association” means a private nonprofit entity that is under contract with a city to administer or implement improvements, maintenance, and activities specified in the management district plan. An owners’ association may be an existing nonprofit entity or a newly formed n…

“Property” means real property situated within a district. (Added by renumbering Section 36612 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 8. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

“Property and business improvement district,” or “district,” means a property and business improvement district established pursuant to this part. (Added by renumbering Section 36611 by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 7. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

“Property-based assessment” means any assessment made pursuant to this part upon real property. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 12. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

“Property-based district” means any district in which a city levies a property-based assessment. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 240, Sec. 13. (AB 2618) Effective January 1, 2015.)

“Property owner” means any person shown as the owner of land on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner of land by the city council. “Business owner” means any person recognized by the city as the owner of the business. “Owner” means either a busines…

(a) “Special benefit” means, for purposes of a property-based district, a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in a district or to the public at large. Special benefit includes incidental or collateral effects that ari…

“Tenant” means an occupant pursuant to a lease of commercial space or a dwelling unit, other than an owner. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 897, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)

(a) The California Highway Commission is hereby abolished, and the California Transportation Commission succeeds to, and is vested with, all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the California Highway Commission. (b) Any reference in any law or regu…

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature to provide for advance planning and continuity of fiscal policy in the construction and improvement of the state highway system and in the administration of the expenditures from the State Highway Account. The commission s…

The commission may alter or change the location of any State highway if in the opinion of the commission such alteration or change is for the best interest of the State. (Amended by Stats. 1935, Ch. 514.)

(a) The department shall do all of the following with respect to Route 480 in the City and County of San Francisco, commonly known as the Embarcadero Freeway, if approval for the use of federal emergency relief funds for that purpose is received from the appropriate federal agenc…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Central Freeway Replacement Project” is the department and city designated alternative transportation system to the damaged Central Freeway. (2) “City” is the City and County of San Francisco.…

The commission shall relinquish to any county or city any portion of any state highway within the county or city that has been deleted from the state highway system by legislative enactment, and the relinquishment shall become effective upon the first day of the next calendar or …