California Government Code

§ 54715

GOV § 54715Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 6.4 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)The legislative body of a local agency may by ordinance or resolution, adopted after notice and public hearing, determine and propose for adoption an annual assessment on each parcel of real property within the jurisdiction of the local agency, except that the governing body shall not impose an assessment upon a federal or state governmental agency or another local agency.

(b)The legislative body may establish zones or areas of benefit within the local agency and may restrict the imposition of the assessment to areas lying within one or more of the zones or areas of benefit established within the local agency.

(c)The benefit assessment shall be levied on a parcel, class of improvement to property, or use of property basis, or a combination thereof, within the boundaries of the local agency, zone, or area of benefit. Except as provided in subdivision (d) or (e), in the case of a benefit assessment for flood control services, the benefit assessment may be levied on the basis of proportionate storm water runoff from each parcel. In the case of an assessment levied pursuant to Section 54710.3, the assessment may be levied at a uniform rate per parcel. The assessment may be levied against any parcel, improvement, or use of property to which such services may be made available, whether or not such service is actually used.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 446, Sec. 3.