California Code
DIVISION 18 - PARKING
PART 6 - PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA LAW OF 1989

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Declarations

Section 36500. - 36500. This part shall be known and may be cited...

Section 36501. - 36501. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that businesses located...

Section 36502. - 36502. The purpose of this part is to recodify and...

Section 36503. - 36503. Any provision of this part which conflicts with any...

Section 36504. - 36504. This part is intended to be construed liberally and,...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 36505. - 36505. “Advisory board” means the advisory board or commission appointed...

Section 36506. - 36506. “Assessment” means a levy for the purpose of acquiring,...

Section 36507. - 36507. “Business” means all types of businesses and includes financial...

Section 36508. - 36508. “City” means a city, county, city and county, or...

Section 36509. - 36509. “City council” means the city council of a city...

Section 36509.5. - 36509.5. “Clerk” means clerk of the legislative body. (Added by...

Section 36510. - 36510. “Improvement” means the acquisition, construction, installation, or maintenance of...

Section 36511. - 36511. “Parking and business improvement area,” or “area,” means an...

Section 36512. - 36512. “Property” means real property situated within an area. (Added...

Section 36513. - 36513. “Activities” means, but is not limited to, all of...

ARTICLE 3 - Prior Law

Section 36515. - 36515. Every improvement area established prior to January 1, 1990,...

CHAPTER 2 - Establishment

Section 36520. - 36520. A parking and business improvement area may be established...

Section 36521. - 36521. The city council may establish an area on its...

Section 36521.5. - 36521.5. A county may not form an area within the...

Section 36522. - 36522. Proceedings to establish a parking and business improvement area...

Section 36523. - 36523. Notice of a public hearing held under Section 36524,...

Section 36523.5. - 36523.5. Notwithstanding Section 36523, prior to adopting any new or...

Section 36524. - 36524. (a) At the public hearing, the city council shall...

Section 36525. - 36525. (a) If written protests are received from the owners...

Section 36526. - 36526. (a) At the conclusion of the public hearing to...

Section 36527. - 36527. If the city council, following the public hearing, decides...

Section 36528. - 36528. The city council may establish one or more separate...

Section 36529. - 36529. All provisions of this part applicable to the establishment,...

CHAPTER 3 - Assessments

Section 36530. - 36530. The city council shall appoint an advisory board which...

Section 36531. - 36531. The city council may exempt a business recently established...

Section 36532. - 36532. The collection of the assessments levied pursuant to this...

Section 36533. - 36533. (a) The advisory board shall cause to be prepared...

Section 36534. - 36534. (a) After the approval of the report, the city...

Section 36535. - 36535. (a) The city council shall hold the public hearing...

Section 36536. - 36536. The assessments levied on businesses pursuant to this part...

Section 36537. - 36537. The validity of an assessment levied under this part...

CHAPTER 4 - Modification of Boundaries, Assessments, Improvements, or Activities

Section 36540. - 36540. In addition to the changes authorized to be made...

Section 36541. - 36541. (a) The city council shall modify the basis and...

Section 36542. - 36542. (a) The city council may modify the improvements and...

CHAPTER 5 - Disestablishment

Section 36550. - 36550. (a) The city council may disestablish an area by...

Section 36551. - 36551. (a) Upon the disestablishment of an area, any remaining...