36505-36513

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
SECTION 36505-36513




36505.  "Advisory board" means the advisory board or commission
appointed by the city council pursuant to Section 36530.



36506.  "Assessment" means a levy for the purpose of acquiring,
constructing, installing, or maintaining improvements and promoting
activities which will benefit the businesses located and operating
within a parking and business improvement area.




36507.  "Business" means all types of businesses and includes
financial institutions and professions.



36508.  "City" means a city, county, city and county, or an agency
or entity created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section
6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code,
the public member agencies of which include only cities, counties, or
a city and county.



36509.  "City council" means the city council of a city or the board
of supervisors of a county, or the agency, commission, or board
created pursuant to a joint powers agreement and which is a city
within the meaning of this part.


36510.  "Improvement" means the acquisition, construction,
installation, or maintenance of any tangible property with an
estimated useful life of five years or more including, but not
limited to, the following:
   (a) Parking facilities.
   (b) Benches.
   (c) Trash receptacles.
   (d) Street lighting.
   (e) Decorations.
   (f) Parks.
   (g) Fountains.



36511.  "Parking and business improvement area," or "area," means an
area designated as provided in this part.



36512.  "Property" means real property situated within an area.



36513.  "Activities" means, but is not limited to, all of the
following:
   (a) Promotion of public events which benefit businesses in the
area and which take place on or in public places within the area.
   (b) Furnishing of music in any public place in the area.
   (c) Promotion of tourism within the area.
   (d) Activities which benefit businesses located and operating in
the area.