This law is intended to exercise the authority conferred upon
charter cities by Streets and Highways Code Section 36603 to modify
the method of forming an assessment district pursuant to the Property
and Business Improvement District Law of 1994, California Streets
and Highways Code Section 36600, and following. The purposes of the
following modifications are to maximize the flexibility and utility
of the mechanism created by state law and to secure its full benefit
for Santa Monica by facilitating the initiation of the district formation
process and enhancing opportunities for long-term planning and stability.
(Added by Ord. No. 2258CCS §
1, adopted 4/8/08)
In forming assessment districts pursuant to the Property and
Business Improvement District Law of 1994, the City Council may elect
to use the procedures set forth in California Streets and Highways
Code Sections 36600 and following or may elect to use those procedures
as modified by this chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 2258CCS §
1, adopted 4/8/08)
Notwithstanding Streets and Highways Code Section 36621(a) or
any other provision of state law, the City Council may initiate proceedings
to establish a property and business improvement district upon receipt
of a petition signed by property owners, business owners, or a combination
of property owners and business owners in the proposed district who
will pay at least forty percent of the assessments proposed to be
levied.
(Added by Ord. No. 2258CCS §
1, adopted 4/8/08; amended by Ord. No. 2483CCS § 1, adopted 3/24/15)
Notwithstanding Streets and Highways Code Section 36622(h) or
any other provision of state law, the City Council may form a district
authorized to levy assessments for a maximum of up to twenty years.
(Added by Ord. No. 2258CCS §
1, adopted 4/8/08)
