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ORD.L""iANC E NO. ZZ04
ORD:INANCE OF THE COUlfCIL OP TKE CITl OF PALO ALTO AMENDING
OR!)IMANCE NO. 1928, ~m ! ALO ALTO IMPROVEMENT PROCEDUR! CODE,
BY .AMENDING SECTIONS 63 AND 65, RELATING TO POSTING AND
MA.I.LING OP NOTICES; BY Ji EPEALING CHAPTER 4, RELATING TO LI!Nrl;
BY AME'.NDING. SECTION 249; AND ADDING AR'I'ICLE 8 11 COMPRISING
SEC'TIONS 400 TO 436, INCIUSIVE,, TO CHAPTER 6, RELATING TO
BOND PLAN G, VEH.ICLE OFP-STREE.'T PARKING BONDS
The Council of the Ci i;y of Palo Alto d1,es ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 6;i of the Ordinanct~ cited in the title is
amended to read:
"63. Po1t1ng and Ma~· It sh!<ll not be necessary to
post or ma1! iny notlc·~~ution or other document or make
or file any atf1dav:1t :tn ::-egard theretcia unless no publication
ts provided or posting or mailing is necessary to provide
ju:rlsd1ct1on. In such ewmt said posting or mailing shall be
at leasi; ten days pr101• t~1. any hearing provided therein unless
a shorter time is provided by general law.11
SEC~l~ION 2. 3ect1on 65 of said Ordinanc·e is amended to read:
"65. Ma.111~. When any notice, ri~solution or other docu
ment 1s required' o be ir.ajled, it shall be mailed, postage
prepaid, to the property cwners involved, as follows:
{a) To all persons owning rE~al property proposed
to be. assessed, wh<,se names and addresses appear on the
last equalized aastteenent roll for City taxe.s, including
the utility roll, .a:t 3a1d addresses ..
{b) In cases o.~ transfers of' land, or parts thereof,
subs.equent to the dat•~ on which the last Assessor' a roll
was prepared, to auch trans.f'eree, at: his name and ad.dress,
as the same appear on the records in the Assess<:1r • 8 office
which the Assessor ·11r1J.l use to prep;are the next enauing
Assessor's roll.
, (c) To.each 1;>e:i:son, including the owner or person
.havi:ng an interest :ln property assef1sed by the State under
Section 14 of Artio:te XIII of the CEtlifornia Constitution,
who have filed with th:~ County Asse~·sor for the current
f1sca.l year, a statome:;.t of his na.me·, address, and a de
a.cription of the prope::-ty owned by him, requesting that a
notice of all propoz1al:1 affecting such property shall be
mailed to him (Gov. Code 58905), at said ad.dress.
(d) To such per! on at his add:r-ess or as otherwise
.known to the Clerk.
(e) In case cif dOUb'c as to thE~ name and address of
any owner; the. Clerll: shall ca.use said notice to be conspicu-·
oualy ~~cL~~ the propdrty of such person in the assess
.inerit ''cHitrict~· ·at oz· ne1r the entrsnce thereto~ so that it
w:Ul bier »'1.&ible to pers :ms on,, entering, leaving or passing
. said property. 11 .
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S!!CTIO?L.J.. Section" 249 c·f suid Ordinance 1s amended to read:
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11 2.'.i.9 _ S-.:r-plus. Where s 1..:.rp tus is not us~·d for :T".ai"."lter.a;ice
of the 1mp':"ov.-?.rn.ent -and is ord~!'e i "!"efu.ndied anct the assessment has
bee:1 p,,;.;.d Jr: cash in full,. th'? p>rtion of the surplus applicable
thereto sha n be returr~ed 1 !'I cus·. 1 t•::> th.t> perscir. pay1.ng 1;,; upon
his fnr~h1l·;ing satisfactor;r ev1d' •nee of such payment. The deter
minatlo~ ot the Treasurer as ~.o ·:he suf1':!.ciency of s~ch proof and
the person t,o whom such mo·;ey shi:ll be paid .sr.all be final and
co~clusive. Where th.e as:H~ssmen1 O?" a.ny i!'lstallment is unpaid,
the cr·ed-'!. t shall be applied upon such assessment or the ea:r.liest
unpaid lt:B1:a1lment of pr.1:1cipal ~ nd interest. When bonds have
been .• o,.. 3 1"-?> provided to b.<;~ issued under Bond ?1an Dor-E or G.
the ::i~;·~~; .:; 3'""1l1 ::ie depo~;lted 1r r.he borid 1n'::'.~rcot and redemption
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years af'::.1:r f.t:-:a1 complet'..c•-:-i of tr.e projC1'.'.t a:.::! payrne\";t ot" all
costs s.t:d •'xpenses thiereo1' may be t!'anst'erred t:o the generaJ. fund,
As t;o ar1y :$:iCh S\.ll:"pluses ~~x1sting at the t .. '~rne of t:he effect.ive
date t;f' tr .. ls 0.:-dinancie) such ~,rarJ.sf'e~s may be ::>raered by the
Coi.~r.cll af!"1~r r.ear1ng fol:.owi::g r::itice by p:~b:~cat1on ar.d pc~~t:tng
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SECTION ~ Chapter 4 of ~;aid Ori::. ~::.a:"ce :ls rep,=a:i.ed.
SEGTIO.\ ·;i .. ,;.r;;icle 8 .-:s a::i.:k1 :.c S'rapter 6 of sa.16 Ordir:ance,
to rr:ad:
l~OO, F:owe::-s. Ther.-e i~~ 1"~€-?'e~'Y ·.:ested i;,. the Cou~c!.l t:Ce pow<::•:::-
to t.ssui-: veE1.c.Ie-of:f-r:;tre~!t parki! g tonds upor: a!'ly off-street
· parki:'l.g as;~f!Ssment dit>tr..!.ct creat~ d ur.der this Ord1r-:ance to f1na.nc:e
the cost ()f acqu1r1.ng _. cons tru.cti• g, :improving and i;-xtending
vehlcll?' off-~treet pa.rkinE; places and .f'acil:lties a:nd the cost.s
incidenta~ ttereto and to the proceedings and the financing
th~reof.
401, , ?urpo~e. :::ihe ~1urpose c !:' this Artie le is to provide a
procedure t .. :;-:wn::r cFi assessme~.t l/onc s may b~~ issued for the purpose:::
set fer-tr. :tn Sect.ion 400 .;: nd ~o p.;; r":ni t the Bond Fu.nd to receive
the p:roccc-,:ls ot' pledges of ::'''2-Venue s and contrit:.;,tions ai;d to allow
the a;mua;_ asse8sments to reflect :::hanges in ber.ef1ts which havt'
taken p:acE! during the pre·cedfng y~ar and to reflect appropriate
credits to properties which provid2 or wll! provide private off
street park.t;:,g places a!"ld .fac i:i..iti. ::s.
~02. D!:cl.9.ration 1n R~~solut.1 m c•f In:.ent11:m. 'vll"ien the
Council '.iet.~:-mines that bc:r.a"Sshal:. be issued u1~er this Article,
i r. shall d-s:c. .:~ar,e in its RE so: ti.~ion cf Intentior, the:refor th.at
said p:roce€~dj~ngs shall be cor;du.c-ce 1 pursuant· to Articles J.;. and 5
of Chapter 5 of this Ordir:a::·1ce J an i bor'Jds shall be issued in th~
to1~al a'1".01.i.~1t of t,he cost e;,f th~ pr•lject, exclus'.~ve of con:.r.tbu
t,j.ons1 pu:-;::1..1.z:lnt-to this A:d!cle.
i.;.03. As.sessment D1 strict. Tl :e proposed off-strei?t park1~g
assessrrit:r.<:: nisr:rlct. shall Eeaesc:-: ·ced in the Ri:;~solutio:-i of In
tention a~c. '2:stabl1shed as now or l .ereafter provided in A!"'t.icles
~and 5 of Chapter 5 of this Ordini~ce.
~Oi.!. F1xed Lien Assessmer.t ?:: ovi:sio,...s. '!'f..e Cou~c11 mr'ly
provide, lrsild ResolUt.fcnof' I~ -:;ti on, that a f'i:x:ed portion ,:;.r
percenta3e of the cost of any p~o~ect will be financed by fixed
lien assi:?ssmen~s and the issuance cf bonds to represent unpaid
fixed lien assessments levied and l ssued, respect1vel.y, in the
manner p·rov ided in Chapters 5 ar:d E of this O!'dir.ance, or i.:.nder
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State law. Except to the extent o 7 such fix,ed 11.en assessment
tir:aneing, n<> assessment or d.1agra;i. shall be made or reqi.ti.red as
pz.rt of th.e Engineer's Report pro-.:.~dcd in said Article 4 of
Chapter :5, or State law. '.!'hie resp,~ct.Lve provisions of other
Art;tcles cf this Chapter with refe:•ence to the making, confirma
t1on, recc•rdat1on, levy~ c 1:illect10:1~ payment and enforcement of
fixed lien aasessments, reas:sessrn.e:1ts or supplemental asaess
mer1ts sha.11 be and remair. inapplicable in such proceed1r.gs:t
except tc the extent that fixed li 1 m financing is provided in the
Resolu.t1cn of In'...ent1on.
405. frovisions A~plicable t, ~G .. ~r_ids and Proce~din~s. Th€i
prov1s1onB or chapters~ ... ~ .and 3 ,ma: ovrJ:Z.TfC!es I, ~an ; of
Chapter 5 ana Articles l and 5 of :hapter 6~ except as 1n th.is
Article expressly otherw:~se prov id ~d, a.re applicable to any por
t~.on of the proceedings which rela :e to the author.1zat1on,
issuance and sale of bonds under ~11s Article.
406. Redemption Fu:'.i.d. A f\mi to be designated Bond Plan G,
Series No. · -; Interestand Redenpt:ton FUr.d, 1n this Article
called the 113ond Fund", sha.11 be c :-eated and maintained for each
issue: of bonds.
407. 1l1rust Fund. All moneys )ledged or cc1ntr1buted to the
payment of ine Sonas and the inter ~st the:r•eon, and all annual
assessments levied therefor, as he :-einafter prc•v1ded, shall be
deposited 1n the Bond F\:.:nd for suc1 issue, shall constitute a
tr.;.st fund therefor, and shall not be expended !'or any other
purpose; provided, that if any rno:ieys shall re:main in the Bond
Fund after the payment of all of t~le bo:-ids and the interest
thereon, they shall be transferred to the City General .Fund, un·
le~s a maintenance dist:=-ict has be~n created for the 1mprovemen1;s
acquired and con.structed from the proceeds of ~iaid bonds, in
which event they shall 'oe transferred to the Maintenance Fund of.'
~iuch d.!str1ct, and be used for the objects and purposes thereof.
. 40S. Budget. The C1ty Treasurer shall annually cause to be
pr·epared a Ou.dget -·or each bond 1~ sue hereunder, which shall in
clude the tollou1ng:
(a) The grciss amount xequ.tred to pay the principal or
and i':"lterest on s;slid bonds wt !.ch will oec1:>me payable b<:fo:re
the proceeds of the next succeed:-:ig asses:3ment levy here
under shall become avaj.lable ther~for ..
(b) The balance ava1lc ble therefor at the end of tl'l.e
fiscal year in th,e Bond Fund.
{c) The amount est1ma1ed to become available therefor
pursuant to any pledge o.f re,enues in the assessment pro
ceedings from any revenues wl' .icr~ may be p:rovided to be
collected by the City on any vehicle off-street parking
places or fac111t1es in or fc 1r the parking assessment
distric:t created for sa:td botids, which am•::>unt shall be pro
vided :1.n the City budget for thE: fiscal y 1ear for which an
annual assessment is to be l(:v!e·d. ·
(d) The amount of re\'(?nu.E~:~ to be collected from s1;reet
parking meters w:Lthin or without the pa,rk1ng dist::-ict, which
. hav.e been pledged for the se: -vie::Lng of sa.1d bonds, which
amount shall be provided in 1:he G1 ty budg·et for the fiscal
year for which a:'.l annua.1 assnssm~mt is to be levied.
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{e) Th~:: amount of c.cntrjbut1ons) 1£' any, which the
City proposes to make to tt e Bc,nd Fund for 'Che fiscal year
for which an annual assessn .ent is. to be levied, wh.1ch a.mount.
shall be prov.:Lded in the Cj ty !budget fo:· the fiscal y~~ar fo:r
which an annual assessment is to be lev:i.ed.
( f) '!'h~t balance of the amoi:.n'C prcv1ded 1n suod:!.v1sio::-i (a) .
409. Benefit Assessment. The amount provided in subcl1vis1 on
(f') or Section 408~· InC1ua1ni ac equate provj.s1on for ant1c:1.pated
de11nquenc1es, sila11 be raised ty an annual assessment on all ta:ic
able lands and iinprovements with 1n t:h.e parking assessment d.1stri·::t
in the rat1oof the adjul:Sted square footage of floor areas of coin
merc1al et.:i:"l.J.Ctures, together wit ri ad vale rem land assessments if
nece·ssary ~ all determ~ ned as her eaft;~r provided, until all of th•?
bonds and the interest to accrue thE~reon have been pa::ld il"l full.
410. ~termination of Gros3 Sc~lare Foot~~· On or before
July l of ~~acn :tear next succeeo fog :Efie issuance or the bonds, t:1e
City Asses::ior shall determine fr:>m .ctt.1.y records or other sources
legally available to him. the gro :is rn.1.mber of square feet,, b;ased ::m
exterior measurements,,, of the fl )Or area of e.ach building o:r
structure: 1if1 thin th1e boundaries ')f the parking assessment d:Lstri ::t,
·which·· is zoned and i.tsed for comm ~rcj.al purpos.es. A complet~~ lj st
of said square footage figures, ~et oppos1 te the Assessor 1 s parc·el
num'biers tc which th(~Y pertain, s: ~all be trans:ni tted to the City
Planning Otficer. Any reference! tel square f·::iotage or adju~~ted
square foc~~age here:~nafter ment1' med sha.ll be deemed tc refE~r to
floor area~> in buildings zoned a: ld used for c·::anmercial purpc1ses
as herein provided,
, 411. Determ1na.t1on of Cred .. ts.· Irr.media cely upon ::rece1.pt of
the f1quare footage 11Igure"s from ;he City Assessor, the Planning
Officer shall determine, for each p8.J:>cel of hrnd within the park.lng
assessment district, the m.unber l)f c>J'.'f-street automobile parking
spaces which would be recru.:lred tq be provided under City ordi
nances genE:~ralJ.y then 1n eff'ect, and the numb•!?r being provided b;r
sa.id parcel and wh:tch would be c:·e:l.j.ted 1n sa.t:tsfaction of said
requirement if said ordinances a1 >pl:1.4~d to said parce 1. Said
figures, together with the gross square footage figures provided
by the C1.ty Assessor, shall be ti·am:mitted to the City Engineer.
412. Preparation of Er.g1neE~r 1 i;; Report. Immediately up·::>n
receipt of the f<oreg·:::ing' a:i:i.ta from tJ-1e Assessor and the Plan::'ling
Officer, the City Engineer shall pre~pare a report containing the
following ·aata as to each parcel with.in the p.ark1ng assessment
district in colu.mnartzed f<')rm:
(a) A deacr1pt1cn of each parcel of land in the
parking assessment d1:str1ct ·oy a legal ·:i.escr1pt1on, Asi~essor' s
parcel number or othe;:--desc~·1pt:Lon su.ff1::1ent to identify
the same;
(b) The gross r1umber of ~square fe,et of' floor arecl in
any corrunercial building or :1tntcture on ·each parcel, as
provided by the Assessor;
( c) The number of pa:•king spaces required of each
parce 1, as provj.ded b~r the ?lann:tng Of fie er;
(d) The num.ber of of:'-st.1:-eet parking spaces prov!.ded
in sat::isfact1on thereof, a.s prclvided ·by the Planning Officer;
(e) The :ratio (')f (d) to (c);
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(f) The a::nount of adJusted square footage in each
commei::-cial building o:r strui~ture 1 determ..1nec by reducing
the gJ::-oss square footage se·: fc>rth in (b) by the ratio s 1et
forth in (e) 1 and the total ad.justed squ;are footage in t::-ie
parki1:'.lg assessment di:atrict:
(g) The rate o.t: asse:?sme~nt per adjusted square fo·:::>t
of commercia.1 building, det1?rm:tned by C.1'\71d1ng the figur 1e
provided by the City '!'reasu::-er under sub<Uv1s1on (f') of ·
Sect:t(:m 4o8 by the total am·m:nt of adjusted square footage
of co1nmerc1a1 buildings in ;he parking assessment district
determined under (!') . -The :-a tEe of assessment shall in no
event exceed a rate per adjlsted square toot to be deter
mined by the Counc1.1 .and se; forth in the Resolution of
Intention. In the event th1t the proceeds of an assessment
lev:let:i at the maximum rate tn any year-are insufficient to
raise the amount of m·oney p::-ov:'Lded in subdivision (f) of
Sectii:::m 408,, the balance shlll 'be ra:!.sed by an add:it.1onal
asses:3ment on all taxable 1 md:3 (exclusive of improvements)
within the parking assessme11; district, in the rat:io of
their assessed valuation as sa'.ld valuation appears on the
Asses:sor 1 s roll for the current fiscal year. The Engineer's
Report for such year shall include a column for such an
a.d valorem land assessment.
(h) The amount of the individual assessment against
e·ach parcel of land 1n the parking assessment district,
determined by multiplying tne rate determined in (g) by the
a.djus ted square .footage for each parcel determined in (i'),
and adding the ad valorem land assessment1 if any.
413. Correct1or.. of E.r:rors. If the assessment roll corlta.ir.:s
a.n..v er:cor .in the aescr3 pt'Ion of the land or in any othe::::-respect.,
the C1.ty Engineer may correct the i::.st at any t.1me before it 13
finally approved by the City Council. Any error or change sub
sequent to such final approval, other than a decrease in any
assessment, must. be accomplished on notic~ and hearing in the
manner· i,er~e1n provided for modifications, unless such notice is
expressly waived by all of the 011ners of the property involved
in the change .
in4. Effect of Error. No ?rror in the .assessment roll ·.sh::Lll
render· the assessment of a· parcel invalid.
415. Cert1fica ti on and Fil~· When th·e repo:::>t has been c~om
pleted, it snall besfgned-oy tn;-C:1.ty Engine·er, dated and filed
with the C:lty Clerk on Ol" before July 15 .• of ·each year.
416. Hearin~. Said report shall come o:n regularly for ::-iear
.1.ng by the Counci at its regula:-meeting held on the ~econd Monday
of Au.gust :tn each year.
417. Publ1co.t:1.on and Post1 :!S.· The City Clerk shall cause
notice of tfie Fiear!ng on the rep )rt to be g1v12n by publication
and by posting.
418. Notice b~t-1a11, First Refort. The City Clerk shall
cause notice or tFie ~earing on t )e'irst repo:rt for any bond 1s:me
to be .ina.11~~d.
2n9. Iw"..a.111ng s·~bseg;lent R,~ports. Not11~es shall not be r•:?
quired to be malie~ to any pers0:1a~s. to h€ar1ngs on subsequent
reports, when the report 1:s hear1i at the ttme fixed j,n Section
416 above. If, for any reason, ·;he i~eport ca1:iri.ot be heard on
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sa1.d date, the Cler~~ shall !'1x ainother date, and shal1 ma11
notice~ of said hearing. The Cle ck may, but ts not required,
to ma:Ll not:tces to tlie owner of .a parcel:
(a) Which has been changed from public to privatE:
i:>wnersh1p;
(b) The ~:on1ne; and l. ee of which have been changed
~:;o ccinunercial;
(c) The gross or ad.usted square footage of the
buildings of w'h~.ch have beE:n changed.
1~20. Notice Form 2 Pablishud and Posted Notice. The rorm. of
not1ci:: to bepublis~~a and posf(:~a-shaIT 6e su5stanf1ally as foJ.lows:
NOTICE OF : !EARING
ON PARKING ASS:~SSMENT ROLL
PRO.T.ECT NO ..
RESOLUIJ.'I()N OF I:NTENl'JCN NO.
adc>pted , ____ , 19_
NOTICE IS :HERl'::EY GIVEN that the City Engineer has caused .
to be pr~pared and f1led with the City Clerl: a report which
provides for levying special a$sessments on the properties w1~1-1n t.he parking assessment district created and established for
the P:ro.ject and pursuant to the Resolution of Intention cited
above, · 1n pr.;:.:'ortion to t.he. ad~ ustt;!d square footage of floor aJ~ea
of cornme1~c1a1 sti-uctures ori each parcel of land wi thir1 the boundaries
of said· district, 'togethe~r wi tt an additional assessme:nt in pro
portion t.o land assessed value for any amount required to pay bond
pI'incipal and interest in excef s of the pro1::eeds of the square foot-,
age building assessment levied at the maximum rate of $ per
adjusted square foot. Said re1iort. sets forth the amoun'£'S"Proposed
to be levied for the fis<.:al ye~.r 19 , upon the several
parcels c1f land in th.e par1<1ng a$s:essmentd.1str1ct created tc, pay
the principal and inte:ref3t of' 1,h(~ bonds iss1.i.ed in said project;.
which report is open to public inspection.
. Said report will be heard by the Council at its meeting to
be held on the day or August:, 19 , at the hour of 7:30
o'clock P.M., COUni3!J. Chambers. Cj.ty Hau, Palo Alto, Californta,,
at wM .. ch ti.me sa.id Cc1unc:D w11·. examine said report and hear all
persons. interested tbereln.
Any person intez·esti;d, ob Jee ting to the amount of the as.se:ss
ment on any parcel of la:nd OWn>!~d by him, may file with the City
Clerk at or before the h 1our fixed for hearing a protest in
wr1t1rig ~1gned by him, d,escr1b lng the parcel so that 1t may be
identified, and st;at:1ng the gr<,unds of" his p!'otest, and may
appear at said hea:rir.g and be 1ea:rd in regard thereto.
421. Id. -Ma11~_1"!&. The form of mailed notice shall be
substa:nt:tally as s:et "forth in 5ection 420, but shall also con
ta1:-J a: d•.~scr1pt1on of' th,e pare ~1 covered by the notice suff:tcient
to 1de·nt1fy 1 t, and the .amount of the proposed assessment against
said parcel as set fcrth in th~ report.
422. Protests. The Cler< shall endorse on each protest ...
the date it is 1'1'.I:ed with her, and shall show whether said pro: ··
teat was filed prior to the :10 lr fixed for hearing. No protest
received after said hour shall be counted in determ:tn1ng the
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q1.iantum of protest~ but t:he Co1mci.l may, .in its d113cret1on, con··
sider said protests in making ~ts dec.1s1on.
423. Pt;.blic Hea:~. A·; 'Che time arid plt:LCE~ fixed for saj.d
hearing .. or il any tlriiE: o whi !h S".a1d heari::'lg 1a adjourned~ the:
Council ~'3ha11: ·
(a) Hear a.ll pers ms having an interest in any rea.:.
property w1th:tn the parki:1g assessment district;
(b) Hear all obje·:tions, protests o~r other wri tter.:
cornm.un1cations fl"cim any p1~rsons intez•e$ted in any real
property within the parki 'lg assessment district;
(c) Take E~nd recelve oral a.r.d documentary evidence·
per·tain1ng to the matters contained in the report;
(d) Remedy and cor-rect any error or informality 1!'.L
the report~ and rE:v1se ard. correct any of the acts or
determinations of the Cit:r Assessor, the Planning Officer~
or ·the City Eng1nE?er as c ;Jntatncd ther-e1n;
(e) Amendi, alter: modify, corr·ect and confirm saicl
rep~::irt and eac.:h oJ~ the as 3essments therein.
424. Certification. Tl).e report, together w1 th the cert11~1-
cate of the Clerk as tc'.'I the fa~t and date of approval by the
Council, shall be delivered to the City Controller at or before
the time the Council f:Lxes the general City tax rate for said
f1$Cal y.1ear.
425. Post1~ and Report. The City Controller shall post
to the t;1~x roll,~n a i:OIU."Tln p:'."ovlded therefor, the total amount
of the a.~ssessment proposed to :>e levied and collected for said
yea.r, as set forth in :mid rep:>rt.
426. Method of C<,llect101. Said special assessment shal1
be levied snd'""coilec:ci<l upon t 1e last equalized secured and
utj_lity tax ro.1 ls upon. which g ~neral City taxes are collected.
It shall be in adcllticn to all other taxes levied for general
City .purposes; anci: shall be leried, entered and collected to
gether w:tth arid not separate f'r-om1 general City taxes, and en
forced 1ri the samE~ manner and 'JY the same persons and at the
same time and with the same pe:1alties and interest as are othe:::
taxes for City purpose:;:;, and all laws c;,;pplicable to the levy,
colle;ctiion and enforcement of taxes for City purposes are here
by made .applicable to said spe:ial assessment levy, and the
assessed real property, if sol:i for taxes, shall be subject to
redempti 1on in the same manner ~s such real propert:t is redeemed
from the sale for ,general City taxes and if' not redeemed shall
in like manner pass to the pur~haser.
427. Lien. The·lien of: the assessmer:it levied under this
Article attaches at the same times and has the sam-e priorities
as the lien fc.\r general taxes.
428~ Contributions.. Th<E Council may annually:1 at, or
prior to1 , tne-£"1me the'"Ter.f 1~ made, or at such other tiJo.e as
it shall C.etermine, transfer to the Bond Fu.nd such amount or
amounts as it shall determine.
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429 .. Public Prope-:i:-ti. ?ublic propert;y (other than tax
d.eeded property) whettie:r or n,>t in use 1n the, performance of a
public l:"'unction.11 shall be exenpt from the levy of assessm.en.ts
to service 'bonds 1ssui~d under this Article.
43C). Cm1tted Prop_,ertz. If a·.:iy parcel of property is
· omitted from-Elie ~utx r0"l: for any year 1 t shal 1 be added
at the end of the rolJ. and ast essed as contained in the report:.
If .any property 1s om:ttted in any such report it shall be
assessed for the 1Dm1 tted amour t in the next year after said
omission is discovered, and a~ propria te prov·1s1on shall be
made 1.n the report for s.a1d year.
431. . Reasse!H~ment. Wher: any court of competent jur1s
dfct1on or the Coun.c11-of its :.wn volition, shall dete~rmine
that any levy ot· a.sses:3ment pur-suant to thi::i. Article :ts void,
.invalid ·Or unenf'orceab:Le for a '.1Y reason, or any court shall,
for any reason, enjoin the collection of any such assessmer.t,
the Council may levy a ?'·eassea '3ment.
The Engineer· 1 ;s Re po ··t on Reasses~sment shall be pre
pared and l'1lecl on O?'der of th·: Council, notice given, hearing
held and reasse::lsment leY1ed and confirmed, all in the same
manner a~~ the original a:5sessm1:nt, as nearlr as may be, except
that .the formula to be ·~t:Jed in the determ1n~:t1on of benefits 1
· or the properties subje.:~1; to a:.sessment, or both, may be other
and diff'E~!'ent from that prov1dt'd in this Article, if required
.in order to be consistent with the determinations and orders of
the court.
Tt1e reassessment she 11 be collected in the same
manner aa the original assessrnEnt, except that 1f it is levied
too late for inclusion in regu~ar City tax bills, it s:1all be
collected or. special bills to te prepared and mailed
and collected 1n the same rnanrt:-r as regular tax b1lls. Section
426 shall apply Just as 1f regi.;lar City tax bills were used.
The reassessmirnt previsions of th.1s Section are
alternative to the reass1~ssment provisions elsewhere contained
in th1s Ordinance.
If any reasse~:sment levied under this Section or any
other part of this Ordina:nce is held invalid for any r~~ason,
the Counc :il ma.y conduct addi t1o 1.al re(.l.ssessm4~nt proceedings
;:.i,nder this Crd1nance or any Sta :;e law,. to th~~ end that th.e
i:ost of the project is paid by ;t~e propertie:s benefited thereby.
432. Id. -Lier.. The 11e1 of any reasBessment shall
a:ttach at tne same time and hav·~ the same pr'.Lority a::i the lien
c•f· the or1gil1al assessmen'C.
·433. Security for E::dst1nn Bonds. If any inval~ldity is
not in' the bonas themse1Vi'~s or :'.n the 1ssuanc:e thereof, the
Councll msy so declare and cond·i~ct a reassessment proceeding
i<n the same manner as the proce•·dings for the· formaticn of the
o:~iginal district, but wi i:hout 1 he issuance c1f new b0i:·:ds. In
such event:, the reassessm~mt prc.ceedings shall constitute the
pJ:-oceedings providing a l.ngal at thor1ty for the issuanl!·~ of the
outstanding bonds, and thE1 :t•eden.:pt1on fund created in a::'ly such
rE~assessme·T1t proceeding shall cc nsti tute a trust fund for their
pa:yment.
434.. Exc_b-a;nee of Existi!!S._Bonds. I!' the 1nval1d1~y is
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:~n the bo1i.ds themselves or in the issuance thereof 1 or if'
the Counc.11 shall so determine in the reassessnent proceedings,
new 1:ionds shall be 121sued and e:xc langed for thEi outstanding bonds.
~'.'he new bonds shall· mature 1n the amounts and Ett the times pro
v1de1:i for the outstar.1d1ng b1onds, .1s nearly as niay be.
If the Council shall so detertl".1ne, it; may assign
c~lffE~rent bonds and allot maturi:t::.es as it shall deem equitable.
435. l:.1mitat1on of Ac1~:tons. The limitation of actions pro
V'ldect 1n Sec~ion '1'~9.5 o? tlie Codt· of Civil Prc·cedure 1s .app11c-·
able to any attack on or de:l:"enae ~ ga1nst the co1lect1on of the
annua,l asses.ament her·e1n provided for.
436. ]ralidating froce,e~d1n_gs. An action to determim:: the
validity of any aaaes:sment Clis&fct, bonds, assesamenta, supple
mental asses.sments 1 r•!!asses:s:ments, contracts or evidences of
indebtedness; and of the pr•c1ceed.1r. gs conducted 1n connection
th.erewith pursuant to this Article may be brought pursuan1; to
C'.hapi;.er 9 (commencing with Sectior. 860) of T1tl 1e 10 ot' Part 2
of. the Code of Civil J?:rocedure. 11
SECTI,ON 6. This Ordinance~ shall become effect1ve upon the ex-
p1rat1on of' thirty (30) days from its pissage.
INTROilJCED: August 10, 1964
PASSED~ August 24, 1964 by unanimou• V•)te-•
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