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If the Council determines that the public interest and convenience require the formation of a District, it may adopt an ordinance declaring its intention to form such District pursuant to the provisions of this article. Such Ordinance of Intention, in addition to making the foregoing determination, shall also contain:
(a) A general description of the exterior boundaries of the proposed District, as specified in Section 6.140 hereof.
(b) A general description of the work and improvement proposed to be done and the Open Areas to be maintained or conserved thereby.
(c) A statement that an annual assessment may be levied pursuant to this article to pay the costs and expenses of the maintenance work and improvements, if any, on the Open Areas.
(d) A statement of the annual assessment limit on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of taxable land and improvements within the District and that amounts so assessed shall be billed for collection by the County of Los Angeles as a part of regular tax bills.
(e) The day, hour and place for the hearing by the Council of protests and objections to the formation of the proposed District or to the proposed work, and a statement that any owner of property liable to be assessed for the work may make written protest against the proposed work or against the formation of the proposed District or both by filing such written protest with the Clerk at any time not later than the hour so fixed for the hearing. The time for the hearing shall not be less than fifteen (15) or more than sixty (60) days from the date of the adoption by the Council of the ordinance.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 129,015.
The proposed Assessment District may be described in the Ordinance of Intention by stating the exterior boundaries thereof or by referring to the diagram provided for in the Preliminary Report required therefor. The description of the work shall be sufficient if the ordinance states in general terms the classes or kinds of work contemplated, contains a general description of the property upon which such work is to be done or the name by which such property is commonly known, and refers to plans and reports on file, if any, or such of them as may be suitable or proper for a description of the proposed work. Portions of the improvement or of the territory comprising the Assessment District need not be contiguous.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 129,015.
Any lot or parcel of land in any public use belonging to the State or to any county, city, District, or other public corporation, public agent, mandatory of government, school board, educational, penal or reform institution, or institution for the feebleminded or insane, in use in the performance of a public function and lying within the District is not subject to assessment unless the consent of the governing body of the entity owing such public property to assessment is filed with the Council. If such consent is filed, the land is subject to assessment in the same manner as other land within the District.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 129,015.
The Council in its discretion may, in the Ordinance of Intention or at any subsequent time, order that a portion of the costs and expenses of the work or improvement shall be paid out of the City Treasury from such fund as the Council may designate and the amount of such payment shall be so specified.
SECTION HISTORY
Based on Ord. No. 129,015.
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