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CA Govt Code § 38745 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5 - Water|Section 38745.

38745.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the city council of a city may, by resolution, establish zones or areas of benefit within the city for purposes of restricting the imposition of the water service standby or immediate availability charges authorized in Section 38743 to lands within such zones according to the benefit such land derives from the immediate availability of water, whether such water is actually used or not.Proceedings for establishment of such zones or areas of benefit by resolution of the city council shall be initiated, conducted and completed as follows:(a) Such resolution shall:(1) State that a zone or area of benefit within the city is proposed to be established for the purposes enumerated in this section, and describe the boundaries of the territory proposed for inclusion in the area.(2) State the name proposed for the area in substantially the following form: “Water Service Zone (or Area of Benefit) No. ____.”(3) State the type or types of services already provided or proposed to be provided within the area pursuant to this section.(4) Fix a time and place for a public hearing on the establishment of the area which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the adoption of the resolution.(b) The city council shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or if there is no newspaper published in the city then it shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation which is circulated in the area. Publication shall be complete at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing.The notice shall:(1) Contain the text of the resolution.(2) State the time and place for the hearing.(3) State that at the hearing the testimony of all interested persons or taxpayers for or against the establishment of the area, the extent of the area or the furnishing of specified types of extended services will be heard.(c) At the hearing protests against the establishment of the area, the extent of the area or the furnishing of specified types of services within the area may be made orally or in writing by any interested persons or taxpayers. Any protests pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings must be in writing and must clearly set forth the irregularities and defects to which objection is made. All written protests must be filed in the office of the city council on or before the time fixed for the hearing. The city council may waive any irregularities in the form or content of any written protest and at the hearing may correct minor defects in the proceedings.Written protests may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 102.)
CA Govt Code § 38750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38750.

38750.  Any city which owns and operates a waterworks system, or any part of such a system, may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer the control or management of the system, or the portion thereof, to any municipal water district which is engaged in supplying the inhabitants of the city with water for domestic and general purposes, if the city lies wholly within the boundaries of the district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38751.

38751.  If the legislative body of the city determines that it is for the best interests of the city to sell, lease, or otherwise transfer the control or management of its waterworks system, or portion thereof, to such a municipal water district, by a four-fifths vote of all its members, it shall pass an ordinance, authorizing the sale, lease, or other transfer.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38752.

38752.  The ordinance shall specify the price, the yearly or monthly rental, or if the transfer and control of the waterworks system is to be made upon terms, the ordinance shall briefly state the terms.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38753 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38753.

38753.  The ordinance shall also state such conditions and stipulations as the legislative body determines necessary to a proper understanding of the transaction, and may refer to the proposed form of contract for further particulars.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38754 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38754.

38754.  The ordinance shall be published weekly for at least four weeks in a newspaper published in the city, or if there is no such newspaper it shall be posted in three public places in the city for three weeks.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38755 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38755.

38755.  The ordinance is subject to referendum in the same manner as other ordinances.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38756 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38756.

38756.  The sale, lease, or transfer on terms shall be for a valuable consideration, which shall be agreed upon between the legislative body of the city and the board of directors of the municipal water district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38757 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38757.

38757.  The contract or deed shall be executed on behalf of the city by its mayor.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38758 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38758.

38758.  If the transaction is a sale, either for cash or after the completion of installment payments, the deed conveys to the municipal water district the full title to the property described.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38759 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 5.5 - Transfer of City Waterworks Systems|Section 38759.

38759.  If an action or proceeding is brought in any court by the city, or any taxpayer or other person on its behalf, or by any person having an interest in the transaction, for the purpose of setting the transfer aside or avoiding it, any judgment setting aside or avoiding the transfer is void, unless it provides for the restoration to the municipal water district of the consideration paid for the waterworks. The municipal water district shall not be compelled to surrender possession of the waterworks until the consideration is restored.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 329.)
CA Govt Code § 38771 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38771.

38771.  By ordinance the city legislative body may declare what constitutes a nuisance.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 38772 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38772.

38772.  (a) The legislative body of a city, county, or city and county may provide for the summary abatement of any nuisance resulting from the defacement of the property of another by graffiti or any other inscribed material at the expense of the minor or other person creating, causing, or committing the nuisance and by ordinance may make the expense of abatement of the nuisance a lien against property of the minor or other person and a personal obligation against the minor or other person pursuant to Section 38773.2 or 38773.6.(b) The parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor shall be jointly and severally liable with the minor. The legislative body of a city, county, or city and county may make the expense of abatement of any nuisance, resulting from the defacement by a minor of the property of another by graffiti or any other inscribed material, a lien against the property of a parent or guardian, having custody and control of the minor, and a personal obligation against the parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor pursuant to Section 38773.2 or 38773.6.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the names and addresses of the parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor, if known, shall be reported by the probation officer of the county to the city clerk or other official designated by the legislative body of the city, county, or city and county in which the defaced property is located.(d) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Expense of abatement” includes, but is not limited to, court costs, attorney’s fees, costs of removal of the graffiti or other inscribed material, costs of repair and replacement of defaced property, and the law enforcement costs incurred by the city, county, or city and county in identifying and apprehending the minor or other person.(2) “Graffiti or other inscribed material” means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure, mark, or design that is written, marked, etched, scratched, drawn, or painted on any real or personal property.(3) “Minor”or “other person” means a minor or other person who has confessed to, admitted to, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a violation of Section 594, 594.3, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal Code, or a minor convicted by final judgment of a violation of Section 594, 594.3, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal Code, or a minor declared a ward of the Juvenile Court pursuant to Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by reason of the commission of an act prohibited by Section 594, 594.3, 640.5, 640.6, or 640.7 of the Penal Code.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 38773 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38773.

38773.  The legislative body may provide for the summary abatement of any nuisance at the expense of the persons creating, causing, committing, or maintaining it and by ordinance may make the expense of abatement of nuisances a lien against the property on which it is maintained and a personal obligation against the property owner, in accordance with Section 38773.1 or 38773.5.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 965, Sec. 1.)
CA Govt Code § 38773.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38773.1.

38773.1.  (a) The legislative body may by ordinance establish a procedure to collect abatement and related administrative costs by a nuisance abatement lien. This ordinance shall require notice prior to the recordation of the lien to the owner of record of the parcel of land or which the nuisance is maintained, based on the last equalized assessment roll or the supplemental roll, whichever is more current.(b) The notice shall be served in the same manner as summons in a civil action in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 415.10) of Chapter 4 of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. If the owner of record, after diligent search cannot be found, the notice may be served by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place upon the property for a period of 10 days and publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the property is located pursuant to Section 6062.(c) A nuisance abatement lien shall be recorded in the county recorder’s office in the county in which the parcel of land is located and from the date of recording shall have the force, effect, and priority of a judgment lien.(1) A nuisance abatement lien authorized by this section shall specify the amount of the lien, the name of the agency on whose behalf the lien is imposed, the date of the abatement order, the street address, legal description and assessor’s parcel number of the parcel on which the lien is imposed, and the name and address of the recorded owner of the parcel.(2) In the event that the lien is discharged, released, or satisfied, either through payment or foreclosure, notice of the discharge containing the information specified in paragraph (1) shall be recorded by the governmental agency. A nuisance abatement lien and the release of the lien shall be indexed in the grantor-grantee index.(3) A nuisance abatement lien may be foreclosed by an action brought by the city for a money judgment.(4) Notwithstanding Section 6103, Section 27383, or any other provision of law, the county recorder may impose a fee on the city to reimburse the costs of processing and recording the lien and providing notice to the property owner. A city may recover from the property owner any costs incurred regarding the processing and recording of the lien and providing notice to the property owner as part of its foreclosure action to enforce the lien.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 965, Sec. 2.)
CA Govt Code § 38773.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38773.6.

38773.6.  (a) As an alternative to the procedure specified in Section 38773.2, the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county may, by ordinance, establish a procedure for the abatement of any nuisance resulting from the defacement by a minor or other person of property of another by graffiti or other inscribed material and make the abatement and related administrative costs a special assessment against a parcel of land owned by the minor or other person or by the parent or guardian having custody and control of the minor. The assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes are collected and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of municipal taxes shall be applicable to the special assessment. However, if any real property to which the abatement and related administrative costs relate has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or if a lien of a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attaches thereon prior to the date on which the first installment of the taxes would become delinquent, then the abatement and related administrative costs shall not result in a lien against the real property but shall instead be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection. Notices or instruments relating to the abatement proceeding or special assessment may be recorded.(b) The terms “abatement and related administrative costs,” “graffiti or other inscribed material,” “minor,” and “other person” have the same meaning as specified in Sections 38772 and 38773.2.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 159, Sec. 119. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Govt Code § 38773.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38773.7.

38773.7.  The legislative body, by ordinance, may provide that upon entry of a second or subsequent civil or criminal judgment within a two-year period finding that an owner of property or a person described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (d) of Section 38772 is responsible for a condition that may be abated in accordance with an ordinance enacted pursuant to Sections 38773.5 and 38773.6, except for conditions abated pursuant to Section 17980 of the Health and Safety Code, the court may order that person to pay treble the costs of the abatement.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 58, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 38774 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38774.

38774.  The legislative body may:(a) Regulate the exhibition, posting, or carrying of banners, placards, posters, cards, pictures, signs, or advertisements in or on the street, or on or upon buildings, fences, billboards, or other structures; or on or upon any pole in any sidewalk, alley, street, lane, court, park, or other public place.(b) Regulate the suspension of banners, flags, signs, advertisements, posters, pictures, or cards across, or over any sidewalk, alley, street, lane, court, park, or other public place, or such suspension from fences, poles, houses, or other structures.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 38775 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6 - Nuisances|Section 38775.

38775.  The legislative body may prohibit and prevent encroachments upon or obstruction in or to any sidewalks, street, alley, lane, court, park, or other public place and provide for the removal of such encroachment or obstruction.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 38780 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6.5 - Reports of Residential Building Records|Section 38780.

38780.  A city by ordinance may provide that prior to the sale or exchange of any residential building, the owner or the owner’s authorized agent shall obtain from the city a report of the residential building record showing the regularly authorized use, occupancy, and zoning classifications of the property.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 29. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 38781 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6.5 - Reports of Residential Building Records|Section 38781.

38781.  The report of residential building record shall be delivered by the owner, or the authorized agent of the owner, to the buyer or transferee of the residential building prior to the consummation of the sale or exchange.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 894.)
CA Govt Code § 38782 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6.5 - Reports of Residential Building Records|Section 38782.

38782.  The ordinance may require payment of a reasonable fee by the owner, or the owner’s authorized agent, for the issuance of the reports.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 30. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 38783 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6.5 - Reports of Residential Building Records|Section 38783.

38783.  The ordinance shall provide that it shall be unlawful for the owner of a residential building to sell or exchange same without first having obtained and delivered to the buyer a report of residential building record.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 894.)
CA Govt Code § 38784 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6.5 - Reports of Residential Building Records|Section 38784.

38784.  This article shall not apply to the first sale of a residential building located in a subdivision whose final map has been approved and recorded in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act not more than two years prior to the first sale.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 894.)
CA Govt Code § 38785 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 6.5 - Reports of Residential Building Records|Section 38785.

38785.  No sale or exchange of residential property shall be invalidated solely because of the failure of any person to comply with any provision of an ordinance adopted pursuant to this article unless such failure is an act or omission which would be a valid ground for rescission of such sale or exchange in the absence of this article.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 894.)
CA Govt Code § 38790 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous|Section 38790.

38790.  By gift, purchase, or condemnation any city may acquire land within the county where the city is located for garbage disposal sites and rights of way for roadways to the site. “Garbage” includes:(a) Animal, fruit, and vegetable refuse.(b) Offal.(c) Leaves and cuttings, trimmings from trees, shrubs, and grass.(d) Inorganic refuse and rubbish.(e) Anything thrown away as worthless.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
CA Govt Code § 38790.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous|Section 38790.1.

38790.1.  Any city collecting garbage fees or charges may collect delinquent fees or charges in the manner provided in Section 25831 for counties.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 175.)
CA Govt Code § 38791 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES|DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS|PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY|CHAPTER 10 - Health and Safety|ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous|Section 38791.

38791.  By ordinance the legislative body of a city may provide for a chief executive who, during periods of great public calamity such as extraordinary fire, flood, storm, epidemic, earthquake, sabotage or enemy attack, shall have complete authority over the city and the right to exercise all police power vested in the city by the Constitution and general laws.(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 624.)