CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [36500. - 36515.]

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 591, Sec. 2.

§§ 36500–36515 · 16 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Declarations §§ 36500–36504 · 5 sections

   • § 36500 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989.”
   • § 36501 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that businesses located and operating within the business districts of this state’s communities are economically…
   • § 36502 The purpose of this part is to recodify and supplant previously enacted provisions of law which authorize cities to levy assessments on businesses within a…
   • § 36503 Any provision of this part which conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail over the other provision of law.
   • § 36504 This part is intended to be construed liberally and, if any provision is held invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. If the…
2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 36505–36513 · 10 sections

   • § 36505 “Advisory board” means the advisory board or commission appointed by the city council pursuant to Section 36530.
   • § 36506 “Assessment” means a levy for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, installing, or maintaining improvements and promoting activities which will benefit the…
   • § 36507 “Business” means all types of businesses and includes financial institutions and professions.
   • § 36508 “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…
   • § 36509 “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…
   • § 36509.5 “Clerk” means clerk of the legislative body.
   • § 36510 “Improvement” means the acquisition, construction, installation, or maintenance of any tangible property with an estimated useful life of five years or more…
   • § 36511 “Parking and business improvement area,” or “area,” means an area designated as provided in this part.
   • § 36512 “Property” means real property situated within an area.
   • § 36513 “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…
3. ARTICLE 3. Prior Law § 36515 · 1 section

   • § 36515 Every improvement area established prior to January 1, 1990, pursuant to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1979 (former Part 6 (commencing with…