CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 897, Sec. 1.

§§ 36600–36617 · 24 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Declarations §§ 36600–36604 · 6 sections

   • § 36600 This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994.”
   • § 36601 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Businesses located and operating within business districts in some of this state’s communities are…
   • § 36602 The purpose of this part is to supplement previously enacted provisions of law that authorize cities to levy assessments within property and business…
   • § 36603 Nothing in this part is intended to preempt the authority of a charter city to adopt ordinances providing for a different method of levying assessments for…
   • § 36603.5 Any provision of this part that conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail over the other provision of law, as to districts created under this…
   • § 36604 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.…
2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 36606–36616 · 17 sections

   • § 36606 “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)…
   • § 36606.5 “Assessment” means a levy for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, installing, or maintaining improvements and providing activities that will provide…
   • § 36607 “Business” means all types of businesses and includes financial institutions and professions.
   • § 36608 “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…
   • § 36609 “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…
   • § 36609.4 “Clerk” means the clerk of the legislative body.
   • § 36609.5 “General benefit” means, for purposes of a property-based district, any benefit that is not a “special benefit” as defined in Section 36615.5.
   • § 36610 “Improvement” means the acquisition, construction, installation, or maintenance of any tangible property with an estimated useful life of five years or more…
   • § 36611 “Management district plan” or “plan” means a proposal as defined in Section 36622.
   • § 36612 “Owners’ association” means a private nonprofit entity that is under contract with a city to administer or implement improvements, maintenance, and activities…
   • § 36614 “Property” means real property situated within a district.
   • § 36614.5 “Property and business improvement district,” or “district,” means a property and business improvement district established pursuant to this part.
   • § 36614.6 “Property-based assessment” means any assessment made pursuant to this part upon real property.
   • § 36614.7 “Property-based district” means any district in which a city levies a property-based assessment.
   • § 36615 “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…
   • § 36615.5 (a) “Special benefit” means, for purposes of a property-based district, a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real…
   • § 36616 “Tenant” means an occupant pursuant to a lease of commercial space or a dwelling unit, other than an owner.
3. ARTICLE 3. Prior Law § 36617 · 1 section

   • § 36617 This part provides an alternative method of financing certain improvements and activities. The provisions of this part shall not affect or limit any other…