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APPENDIX i -LAW <br /> Property And Business Improvement District Law of 1994 <br /> Cal Sts & Hy Code §36600 (2013) <br /> *** This document is current through the 2014 Supplement*** <br /> (All 2013 legislation) <br /> B 36600. Citation of part <br /> This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Property and Business.Improvement District Law of 1994." <br /> B 36601. Legislative findings and declarations <br /> 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 economically <br /> disadvantaged, are underutilized, and are unable to attract customers due to inadequate facilities, services, and <br /> activities in the business districts. <br /> (b) It is in the public interest to promote the economic revitalization and physical maintenance of the business <br /> districts of its cities in order to create jobs,attract new businesses, and prevent the erosion of the business districts. <br /> (c) It is of particular local benefit to allow cities to fund business related improvements, maintenance, and <br /> activities through the levy of assessments upon the businesses or real property that benefits from those <br /> improvements. <br /> (d) Assessments levied for the purpose of providing improvements and promoting activities that benefit real <br /> property or businesses are not taxes for the general benefit of a city, but are assessments for the improvements and <br /> ' activities which confer special benefits upon the real property or businesses for which the improvements and <br /> activities are provided. <br /> B 36602. Purpose of part <br /> The purpose of this part is to supplement previously enacted provisions of law that authorize cities to levy <br /> assessments within a business improvement area. This part does not affect or limit any other provisions of law <br /> authorizing or providing for the furnishing of improvements or activities or the raising of revenue for these <br /> purposes. <br /> B 36603. Preemption of authority or charter city to adopt ordinances levying assessments <br /> Nothing in this part is intended to preempt the authority of a charter city to adopt ordinances providing for a <br /> different method of levying assessments for similar or additional purposes from those set forth in this part. A <br /> property and business improvement district created pursuant to this part is expressly exempt from the provisions of <br /> the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 (Division 4 (commencing with <br /> Section 2800)). <br /> B 36603.5. Part prevails over conflicting provisions <br /> Any provision in this part that conflicts with any other provision of law shall prevail over the other provision of <br /> law. <br /> Management District Plan 13 <br /> December 15, 2014 <br />