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Streets and Highways Code - SHC
DIVISION 15 - TREE PLANTING, LANDSCAPING, AND LIGHTING

PART 1 - TREE PLANTING ACT OF 93

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 22000. - 22000. This part may be cited as the Tree Planting...

Section 22001. - 22001. This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its...

Section 22002. - 22002. This part provides an alternative system for the planting,...

Section 22003. - 22003. Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,...

Section 22004. - 22004. The city charter of any city adopting the provisions...

Section 22005. - 22005. “City” includes all corporations organized and existing for municipal...

Section 22006. - 22006. “Improvement” includes the planting, maintenance, or removal of trees,...

Section 22007. - 22007. “City council” and “council” include any body which by...

Section 22008. - 22008. “Board” means a board of park commissioners, park department,...

Section 22009. - 22009. “Tree” includes all varieties of trees, shrubs and other...

Section 22010. - 22010. “Street” means all or any portion of territory within...

Section 22011. - 22011. “Lot line” means the boundary line separating that portion...

Section 22012. - 22012. “Maintain” or any of its variants when used in...

Section 22013. - 22013. “Tax collector” includes any body, board, bureau or officer...

Section 22014. - 22014. No publication or notice other than that provided for...

CHAPTER 2 - Administration

Section 22030. - 22030. The board in addition to the authority otherwise conferred...

Section 22031. - 22031. The board may establish rules and regulations relating to...

Section 22032. - 22032. The board may appoint and employ a qualified person...

Section 22033. - 22033. The board may: (a) Employ, or authorize the city...

Section 22034. - 22034. The board, or the city council, shall include in...

Section 22035. - 22035. The city forester shall take charge of and direct,...

CHAPTER 3 - Removal of Trees

Section 22060. - 22060. The board may remove any tree or any part...

Section 22061. - 22061. Except in the case of manifest public danger and...

Section 22062. - 22062. If the owner, tenant, occupant, or agent, within seven...

CHAPTER 4 - Undertaking the Improvement

Section 22080. - 22080. When the board proposes the planting, maintenance or removal...

Section 22081. - 22081. The proposal shall be accompanied by a diagram showing:...

Section 22082. - 22082. Each lot or parcel of land shall be separately...

Section 22083. - 22083. A proceeding for the planting, maintenance, or removal of...

Section 22084. - 22084. The board or the city forester may plant, maintain,...

Section 22085. - 22085. The board or the city forester may expend any...

Section 22086. - 22086. Before ordering any improvement specified in either the written...

Section 22087. - 22087. If the proposal or the petition contains a provision...

Section 22088. - 22088. The city council may order in the resolution of...

Section 22089. - 22089. Owners of property which will be assessed to pay...

Section 22090. - 22090. The city council shall cause notice to be mailed...

Section 22092. - 22092. If the owners of a majority of the front...

Section 22093. - 22093. On the date fixed by the resolution of intention...

Section 22094. - 22094. After the hearing, the city forester, under the direction...

Section 22095. - 22095. If the council decides to proceed with the improvement,...

Section 22096. - 22096. After deducting any contribution to be made by the...

CHAPTER 5 - Performing the Work

Section 22110. - 22110. The city forester, under the direction of the board,...

CHAPTER 6 - Levying and Collecting the Assessment

Section 22130. - 22130. If the council orders the improvement to be made,...

Section 22131. - 22131. Upon the levying of the assessment, the clerk of...

Section 22132. - 22132. The validity of any assessment levied under this part...

Section 22133. - 22133. Upon the receipt of the diagram and assessment the...

Section 22134. - 22134. Immediately upon the recording, the several assessments contained in...

Section 22135. - 22135. The tax collector shall, upon the recording of the...

Section 22136. - 22136. The notice shall state that: (a) The assessments have...

Section 22137. - 22137. When any assessment is paid, the tax collector shall...

Section 22138. - 22138. All assessments unpaid shall be delinquent at the expiration...

Section 22139. - 22139. The tax collector shall, when any assessment is delinquent,...

Section 22140. - 22140. As an alternative method for the collection of assessments...

Section 22141. - 22141. The city council shall have the power, in its...

Section 22142. - 22142. The lien, whether bonds issued to represent the assessment...

CHAPTER 7 - Sale and Redemption of Delinquent Property

Section 22160. - 22160. The tax collector shall, within 30 days after the...

Section 22161. - 22161. The date fixed for the sale shall be not...

Section 22162. - 22162. The notice shall contain a description of each lot...

Section 22163. - 22163. The notice shall contain a statement that unless each...

Section 22164. - 22164. At any time after the delinquency and prior to...

Section 22165. - 22165. At the time and place stated in the notice...

Section 22166. - 22166. The tax collector shall issue for each sale an...

Section 22167. - 22167. At any time before the expiration of 12 months...

Section 22168. - 22168. Upon redemption of any lot or parcel of land,...

Section 22169. - 22169. The tax collector shall pay the redemption money to...

Section 22170. - 22170. If there has been no redemption of the property...

Section 22171. - 22171. The deed shall recite substantially the matters contained in...

Section 22172. - 22172. The applicant for a deed shall pay the tax...

Section 22173. - 22173. At least 30 days before he applies for a...

Section 22174. - 22174. If the owner of the property can not with...

Section 22175. - 22175. The applicant for a deed shall file with the...

Section 22176. - 22176. The person redeeming shall, if he redeems after the...

Section 22177. - 22177. No deed for any property sold for a delinquent...

Section 22178. - 22178. The deed of the tax collector shall be prima...

CHAPTER 8 - Improvement Funds

Section 22200. - 22200. The funds collected by the tax collector under this...

Section 22201. - 22201. Payments out of the special fund shall be made...

Section 22202. - 22202. To expedite the making of the improvement, the city...

PART 2 - LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 197

CHAPTER 1 - Introductory Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 22500. - 22500. This part shall be known and may be cited...

Section 22501. - 22501. This part shall apply to local agencies whose annual...

Section 22502. - 22502. This part provides an alternative procedure for making the...

Section 22503. - 22503. An assessment district shall consist of all territory which,...

Section 22504. - 22504. An assessment district may consist of all or any...

Section 22505. - 22505. An assessment district may consist of contiguous or noncontinguous...

Section 22506. - 22506. The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 5115)...

Section 22507. - 22507. Division 4 (commencing with Section 2800) and Division 4.5...

Section 22508. - 22508. Any resolution, notice, report, diagram or assessment which is...

Section 22509. - 22509. This part shall be liberally construed to effectuate its...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 22520. - 22520. The definitions contained in this article govern the construction...

Section 22521. - 22521. “Assessment district” means an assessment district formed pursuant to...

Section 22522. - 22522. “Clerk” means the clerk or secretary of a local...

Section 22523. - 22523. “Engineer” means the city engineer, county engineer, engineer of...

Section 22524. - 22524. “Fiscal year” means a 12-month period commencing on July...

Section 22525. - 22525. “Improvement” means one or any combination of the following:...

Section 22526. - 22526. “Incidental expenses” include all of the following: (a) The...

Section 22527. - 22527. “Including,” unless expressly limited, means including without limitation. (Added...

Section 22528. - 22528. “Landscaping” means trees, shrubs, grass, or other ornamental vegetation....

Section 22529. - 22529. “Legislative body” means the legislative body or governing board...

Section 22530. - 22530. “Local agency” means a county, a city and county,...

Section 22531. - 22531. “Maintain” or “maintenance” means the furnishing of services and...

Section 22532. - 22532. “Property owner” means: any person shown as the owner...

Section 22533. - 22533. “Public agency” means the state or federal governments, any...

Section 22534. - 22534. “Public lighting facilities” means all works or improvements used...

Section 22535. - 22535. “Public places” means one or any combination of the...

Section 22536. - 22536. “Public utility” means any public utility subject to the...

Section 22537. - 22537. “Resolution” includes an ordinance. (Added by Stats. 1972, Ch....

Section 22538. - 22538. “Service” or “servicing” means the furnishing of: (a) Electric...

Section 22539. - 22539. “Special district” means any public corporation, other than a...

Section 22540. - 22540. “Treasurer” means the treasurer of a local agency. (Added...

ARTICLE 3 - Notice

Section 22550. - 22550. “Notice” means any resolution, order, notice, or other instrument...

Section 22551. - 22551. The clerk shall give notice or cause the same...

Section 22552. - 22552. Published notice shall be made pursuant to Section 6061...

Section 22553. - 22553. Publication of notice of hearing shall be completed at...

Section 22554. - 22554. Posted notices, other than of hearings for the formation...

Section 22556. - 22556. Prior to levying a new assessment pursuant to Chapter...

ARTICLE 4 - Reports

Section 22565. - 22565. The engineer shall prepare reports in accordance with this...

Section 22566. - 22566. A report shall be prepared for each fiscal year...

Section 22567. - 22567. A report shall refer to the assessment district by...

Section 22568. - 22568. The plans and specifications shall show and describe existing...

Section 22569. - 22569. The estimate of the costs of the improvements for...

Section 22570. - 22570. The diagram for an assessment district shall show (a)...

Section 22571. - 22571. The lines and dimensions of each lot or parcel...

Section 22572. - 22572. The assessment shall refer to the fiscal year to...

Section 22573. - 22573. The net amount to be asessed upon lands within...

Section 22574. - 22574. The diagram and assessment may classify various areas within...

CHAPTER 2 - Organization of the Assessment District; Levy of First Assessment

ARTICLE 1 - Formation of an Assessment District

Section 22585. - 22585. Proceedings for the formation of an assessment district shall...

Section 22586. - 22586. Upon completion, the engineer shall file the report with...

Section 22587. - 22587. After approval of the report, either as filed or...

Section 22588. - 22588. The legislative body shall comply with the notice, protest,...

Section 22591. - 22591. During the course or upon the conclusion of the...

Section 22592. - 22592. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body...

Section 22593. - 22593. Proceedings for the formation of the assessment district shall...

Section 22594. - 22594. (a) If a majority protest has not been filed,...

Section 22595. - 22595. Whenever a railroad, gas, water, or electric utility right-of-way...

ARTICLE 2 - Changes of Organization for Assessment Districts

Section 22605. - 22605. The legislative body, either in a single proceeding or...

Section 22606. - 22606. Proceedings for a change of organization may be: (a)...

Section 22607. - 22607. Except as otherwise provided in this article, proceedings for...

Section 22608. - 22608. In annexation proceedings, the resolutions, report, notices of hearing,...

Section 22608.2. - 22608.2. In the event that an ordinance requires the installation...

Section 22609. - 22609. In detachment proceedings, the resolutions, report, notices of hearing,...

Section 22610. - 22610. In dissolution proceedings, the legislative body may dispense with...

Section 22611. - 22611. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the single assessment...

Section 22612. - 22612. If all of the territory of a district is...

Section 22613. - 22613. (a) Whenever any territory of an assessment district is...

CHAPTER 3 - Levy of Annual Assessments After Formation of an Assessment District

Section 22620. - 22620. This chapter applies to all annual assessments levied after...

Section 22621. - 22621. Proceedings shall be taken pursuant to this chapter for...

Section 22622. - 22622. The legislative body shall adopt a resolution which shall...

Section 22623. - 22623. Upon completion, the engineer shall file the report with...

Section 22624. - 22624. After approval of the report, either as filed or...

Section 22625. - 22625. The date, hour, and place of the hearing is...

Section 22626. - 22626. Notice of the hearing shall be given by either...

Section 22628. - 22628. Any interested person may, prior to the conclusion of...

Section 22629. - 22629. If notice is given pursuant to subdivision (a) of...

Section 22630. - 22630. During the course or upon the conclusion of the...

Section 22630.5. - 22630.5. If there is a majority protest against the levy...

Section 22631. - 22631. If a majority protest has not been filed, the...

CHAPTER 4 - Completion of Proceedings; Collection of Assessments

ARTICLE 1 - Completion of Proceedings; Filing of Diagram and Assessment

Section 22640. - 22640. Hearings upon the formation of an assessment district, upon...

Section 22641. - 22641. Immediately after the adoption of any resolution confirming a...

ARTICLE 2 - Collection of Assessments

Section 22645. - 22645. After the filing of the diagram and assessment, the...

Section 22646. - 22646. The assessments shall be collected at the same time...

Section 22647. - 22647. After collection by the county, the net amount of...

CHAPTER 5 - Financial Provisions

Section 22655. - 22655. Upon receipt of moneys representing assessments collected by the...

Section 22656. - 22656. If there is a surplus or a deficit in...

Section 22657. - 22657. If there is a deficit in the improvement fund...

Section 22658. - 22658. The legislative body may accept contributions from any source...

Section 22659. - 22659. All contributions authorized prior to confirmation of an assessment...

Section 22660. - 22660. (a) The legislative body may, by resolution, determine that...

Section 22661. - 22661. After adoption of a resolution providing for annual installment...

Section 22662. - 22662. If a resolution providing for annual installment payments has...

Section 22662.5. - 22662.5. (a) The legislative body of any local agency may,...

Section 22663. - 22663. Public property owned by any public agency and in...

CHAPTER 6 - Claims and Actions

Section 22675. - 22675. The validity of an assessment levied under this part...

Section 22679. - 22679. The legislative body may (a) provide for the construction...