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8.A. - Page 11 <br /> ATTACHMENT 2 <br /> PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LAW <br /> OF 1994 (PBID LAW) <br /> STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE SECTIONS 36600-36671 <br /> Declarations <br /> 36600. This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Property and Business Improvement <br /> District Law of 1994." <br /> 36601. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: <br /> (a) Businesses located and operating within the business districts of this state's communities are <br /> economically disadvantaged, are underutilized, and are unable to attract customers due to <br /> inadequate facilities, services, and activities in the business districts. <br /> (b) It is in the public interest to promote the economic revitalization and physical maintenance of the <br /> business districts of its cities in order to create jobs, attract new businesses, and prevent the erosion <br /> of the business districts. <br /> (c) It is of particular local benefit to allow cities to fund business related improvements, maintenance, <br /> and activities through the levy of assessments upon the businesses or real property that benefits <br /> from those improvements. <br /> (d) Assessments levied for the purpose of providing improvements and promoting activities that <br /> benefit real property or businesses are not taxes for the general benefit of a city, but are <br /> assessments for the improvements and activities which confer special benefits upon the real <br /> property or businesses for which the improvements and activities are provided. <br /> 36602. The purpose of this part is to supplement previously enacted provisions of law that <br /> authorize cities to levy assessments within a business improvement area. This part does <br /> not affect or limit any other provisions of law authorizing or providing for the furnishing <br /> of improvements or activities or the raising of revenue for these purposes. <br /> 36603. Nothing in this part is intended to preempt the authority of a charter city to adopt <br /> ordinances providing for a different method of levying assessments for similar or <br /> additional purposes from those set forth in this part. A property and business <br /> improvement district created pursuant to this part is expressly exempt from the <br /> provisions of the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act <br /> of 1931 (Division 4 (commencing with Section 2800)). <br /> 36603.5. Any provision in this part that conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail <br /> over the other provision of law. <br /> 36604. This part is intended to be construed liberally and, if any provision is held invalid, the <br /> remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Assessments levied under this <br /> part are not special taxes. <br /> Page 1 of 12 <br />