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2023 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 38743.

38743. A city may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753, fix, on or before the first day of July in each calendar year, an annual water service standby or immediate availability charge to be applied on an area or frontage or parcel basis, or a combination thereof, within the city to be charged to such areas to which water service is made available for any purpose by the city, whether the water service is actually used or not. If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the city council may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the city council shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753. The city council of a city which fixes such a charge may establish schedules varying such charge according to the land uses and the degree of availability or quantity of use of such water service to the affected lands, and may restrict such charge to lands lying within one or more zones or areas of benefits established within such city. The council may not, however, fix a monthly charge in excess of ten dollars ($10) per acre, either on an area or frontage basis, or in excess of five dollars ($5) for a parcel or frontage of less than an acre unless the standby charge is imposed pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act (Chapter 12.4 (commencing with Section 54984) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).
A city may collect the standby or availability charge by billing the charged lands on a monthly or fiscal year basis.
A city may collect the standby or availability charge as a part of the annual general county tax bill provided the city furnishes, on or before August 10, in writing to the board of supervisors and to the county auditor the description of each parcel for which a charge is to be billed together with the amount of the charge applicable to each parcel. The parcel description may be the parcel number assigned by the county assessor to the parcel.
If the city collects standby charges through the county general tax bill, the amount of the standby charge and any applicable penalty shall be stated on the tax bill separately from all other taxes, if practicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 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 38744.

38744. If any water standby charge authorized to be collected pursuant to Section 38743 remains unpaid on the first day of the month before the month in which the board of supervisors of the county in which the city is located is required by law to levy county general taxes, a 6-percent penalty shall accrue upon the amount unpaid. The amount of the unpaid standby charge, plus the penalty, shall constitute a lien upon the land for which the standby charge is unpaid and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as that applicable for the collection of unpaid or delinquent county general taxes. The amount of tax attributable to unpaid water standby charges, and the penalty thereon, shall be stated on the county tax bill separately from all other taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal ad valorem taxes shall be applicable to the charges appearing on the tax bill, except that if any real property to which such lien would attach 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 such taxes would become delinquent, then the lien which would otherwise be imposed by this section shall not attach to such real property and the unpaid water standby charges, and any penalty thereon, relating to such property shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.
On or before August 10, the city council shall furnish in writing to the board of supervisors and to the county auditor, respectively, a description of each and every parcel of land within the city upon which a standby charge remains unpaid, together with the amount of the unpaid charge, plus the penalty on each parcel of land.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 713, Sec. 5.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 38792.

38792. (a) The legislative body of a city may impose and collect a license fee for a period not to exceed two years and not exceeding the cost of services relating to dogs, including, but not limited to, animal shelters and control and the programs specified in Section 30652 of the Food and Agricultural Code, provided by the city, on every dog owned or harbored within the city limits. The license fee for spayed bitches and neutered males shall not exceed 50 percent of the license fee otherwise imposed.
(b) In addition to the authority provided in subdivision (a), the legislative body of a city may impose and collect a license fee, as described in subdivision (a), for a period not to exceed three years for dogs that have attained the age of 12 months or older and have been vaccinated. The person from whom the license fee is collected pursuant to this subdivision may choose a license period as established by the legislative body of up to one, two, or three years. However, when imposing and collecting a license fee pursuant to this subdivision, the license period shall not extend beyond the remaining period of validity for the current rabies vaccination. The license fee for spayed bitches and neutered males, under this subdivision, shall not exceed 50 percent of the license fee otherwise imposed.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1184, Sec. 5.)
2023 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 38793.

38793. As a means of implementing a municipal underground utility district formed to remove existing overhead utility lines and to require property owners of the district, served by such lines, to prepare their properties to accept underground utility lines, cities may provide by ordinance that if any property owner, after due notice, refuses to comply within a reasonable time to effect such removal or preparation in accordance with the applicable rules of the utility involved the city may cause such work to be done and assess the costs thereof against the property and that such assessment shall become a lien against the property. The assessment may be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal ad valorem taxes shall be applicable to such assessment.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 492.)
2023 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 38794.

38794. The legislative body of a city may contract for ambulance service to serve the residents of the city as convenience requires.
(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 182.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY › CHAPTER 11 - Sewers Generally › Section 38901.

38901. A city may reclaim public and private lands therein by levees, bulkheads, breakwaters, fills, embankments, basins, drains, canals, excavations, sluices, pipes, watergates, pumping plants, and all works and structures useful therefor. This work is a local improvement and a municipal affair. The costs of reclamation shall be borne solely by the lands reclaimed.
This section shall not be construed as affecting any public district or public entity now or hereafter established and having similar powers.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1226, Sec. 7.5.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY › CHAPTER 11 - Sewers Generally › Section 38902.

38902. A city may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753, fix an annual sewer service standby or immediate availability charge to be applied on an area or frontage or parcel basis, or a combination thereof, within the city to be charged to such areas to which sewer service is made available for any purpose by the city, whether the sewer service is actually used or not. If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the city council may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the city council shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753. The city may establish schedules varying such charge according to the land uses and the degree of availability or quantity of use of such sewer service to the affected lands, and may restrict such charge to lands lying within one or more zones or areas of benefits established within such city.
The city may collect the standby or availability charge by billing the charged lands on a fiscal year basis or by other means available.
The city may collect the standby or availability charge as a part of the annual general county tax bill provided the city furnishes in writing to the board of supervisors and to the county auditor the description of each parcel for which a charge is to be billed together with the amount of the charge applicable to each parcel in sufficient time to meet the schedule established by the county for inclusion of such items on the county general tax bill. The parcel description may be the parcel number assigned by the county assessor to the parcel. In such case, the standby or availability charge shall become a lien against the parcel of land to which it is charged in the same manner as the county general taxes. Penalties may be collected for late payment of the standby or availability charge or the amount thereof unpaid in the manner and at the same rates as that applicable for late payment or the amount thereof unpaid of county general taxes.
If the city collects standby charges through the county general tax bill, the amount of the standby charge and any applicable penalty shall be stated on the tax bill separately from all other taxes, if practicable.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 4 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES › DIVISION 3 - OFFICERS › PART 2 - LEGISLATIVE BODY › CHAPTER 13 - Weed and Rubbish Abatement › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 39501.

39501. The legislative body may compel the owner, lessee, or occupant of buildings, grounds, or lots to remove dirt, rubbish, weeds, and rank growths from buildings or grounds and adjacent sidewalks. If the person compelled by the legislative body defaults, after notice prescribed by the legislative body, it may authorize the removal or destruction of the dirt, rubbish, weeds, and rank growths at that person’s expense by a city officer. The legislative body may prescribe a procedure for the removal or destruction and make the expense a lien upon the buildings or grounds.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 31. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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39502. By ordinance the legislative body may:
(a) Require and provide for the removal of grass, weeds, or other obstructions from the sidewalks, parkings, or streets and make the cost of removal a lien upon the abutting property.
(b) Require or provide for the removal from property, lands, or lots of all weeds, rubbish, or other material dangerous or injurious to neighboring property or the health or welfare of residents of the vicinity and make the cost of removal a lien upon the property.
(c) Provide for the enforcement of the lien by the sale of the property or otherwise.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39560. (a) “Superintendent” means street superintendent, the superintendent’s assistants and deputies, or other public officer designated by the legislative body to perform the duties imposed by this article upon the superintendent.
(b) “Weeds” means weeds which when mature bear wingy or downy seeds, which will attain such a large growth as to become a fire menace when dry, or which are otherwise noxious or dangerous.
(c) “Street” includes public street, alley, lane, court, or other place.
(d) “In front of which the nuisance exists” includes to the rear of or abutting the property upon which the nuisance exists.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 32. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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39561. The legislative body may declare by resolution as public nuisances, and abate:
(a) All weeds growing upon the streets, sidewalks, or private property in the city.
(b) All rubbish, refuse, and dirt upon parkways, sidewalks, or private property in the city.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39561.5. “Weeds,” as used in this article, includes any of the following:
(a) Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature.
(b) Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property.
(c) Weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous.
(d) Poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a menace to the public health.
(e) Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 90.)
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39562. The resolution shall:
(a) Refer to the street by its commonly known name.
(b) Describe the property upon which or in front of which the nuisance exists by giving its lot and block number according to the official or city assessment map.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39562.1. At the time it adopts the resolution as provided for by Sections 39561 and 39562, the legislative body may also find and declare that weeds on specified parcels of property are seasonal and recurrent nuisances.
Such seasonal and recurrent nuisances shall be abated in accordance with the provisions of this article, provided, that upon the second and any subsequent occurrence of such nuisance on the same parcel or parcels within the same calendar year, no further hearings need be held and it shall be sufficient to mail a post card notice to the owners of the property as they and their addresses appear upon the current assessment roll.
The notice shall refer to and describe the property and shall state that noxious or dangerous weeds of a seasonal and recurrent nature are growing on or in front of the property, and that the same constitute a public nuisance which must be abated by the removal of said noxious or dangerous weeds, and that otherwise they will be removed and the nuisance will be abated by the city authorities, in which case the cost of such removal shall be assessed upon the parcel and lands from which or in front of which such weeds are removed and that upon confirmation such cost will constitute a lien upon such parcel or lands until paid.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 127.)
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39562.2. In any case where cities are authorized to abate weeds pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and where the legislative body finds and declares that weeds on specified parcels of property are seasonal and recurrent nuisances as provided in Section 39562.1, the legislative body may provide for the preventive abatement of such seasonal and recurrent nuisance as provided in this section.
The notice required by Section 39562.1 shall, in addition to containing all other required matters, state that the efficient and economical control of such seasonal and recurrent nuisance requires preventive chemical control of such weeds, weed seeds and weed seedlings and that the city may require preventive chemical control of such nuisance.
In the event the city is once required to abate such nuisance the city may, in addition, before and during the next following germinating season of such weeds, provide for the preventive abatement of such nuisance by using chemical control of such weeds.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 577.)
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39563. Any number of streets, sidewalks, or parcels of private property may be included in one resolution.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39564. After passage of the resolution, the superintendent shall cause notices to be conspicuously posted on or in front of the property on or in front of which the nuisance exists. The superintendent shall post:
(a) One notice to each separately owned parcel of property of not over fifty feet frontage.
(b) Not more than two notices to any parcel of one hundred feet frontage or less.
(c) Notices at not more than one hundred feet apart if the frontage of a parcel is greater than one hundred feet.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 467, Sec. 33. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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39565. The heading of the notices shall be “Notice to destroy weeds and remove rubbish, refuse, and dirt” in letters not less than one inch in height.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39566. The notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE TO DESTROY WEEDS AND REMOVE
RUBBISH, REFUSE, AND DIRT
Notice is hereby given that on the ____ day of ____, 19__, the (name of the legislative body) passed a resolution declaring that noxious or dangerous weeds were growing upon or in front of the property on this street, and that rubbish, refuse, and dirt were upon or in front of property on this street, in ____, and more particularly described in the resolution, and that they constitute a public nuisance which must be abated by the removal of the weeds, rubbish, refuse, and dirt. Otherwise they will be removed and the nuisance abated by the city and the cost of removal assessed upon the land from or in front of which the weeds, rubbish, refuse, and dirt are removed and will constitute a lien upon such land until paid. Reference is hereby made to the resolution for further particulars. A copy of said resolution is on file in the office of the city clerk.
All property owners having any objections to the proposed removal of the weeds, rubbish, refuse, and dirt are hereby notified to attend a meeting of the (name of the legislative body) of (city or town) to be held (give date), when their objections will be heard and given due consideration.
Dated this   _______day of  _______, 19__.
Street Superintendent
(City of ______)
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 794.)
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39567. The notices shall be posted at least five days prior to the time for hearing objections by the legislative body.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39567.1. As an alternative to posting notice of the resolution and notice of the meeting when objections will be heard, the legislative body may direct the city clerk to mail written notice of the proposed abatement to all persons owning property described in the resolution. The city clerk shall cause such written notice to be mailed to each person to whom such described property is assessed in the last equalized assessment roll available on the date the resolution was adopted by the legislative body.
In cities where the county assessor performs the functions of city assessor, the county assessor, at the request of the city clerk, shall within 10 days thereafter mail to the city clerk a list of the names and addresses of all of the persons owning property described in the resolution. The address of the owners shown on the assessment roll shall be conclusively deemed to be the proper address for the purpose of mailing such notice. The city shall reimburse the county for the actual cost of furnishing such list and the cost shall be a part of the costs of abatement.
The notices mailed by the city clerk shall be mailed at least five days prior to the time for hearing objections by the legislative body.
The notices mailed by the city clerk shall be substantially in the form provided by Section 39566, except, that notices shall be signed by the city clerk and the heading of the notice need not comply with Section 39565.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1889.)
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39568. At the time stated in the notices, the legislative body shall hear and consider all objections to the proposed removal of weeds, rubbish, refuse, and dirt. It may continue the hearing from time to time.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39569. By motion or resolution at the conclusion of the hearing the legislative body shall allow or overrule any objections. At that time the legislative body acquires jurisdiction to proceed and perform the work of removal.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)
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39570. The decision of the legislative body is final.
(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)