Sec. 6.342. Formation of District.

   (a)   Proceedings to create a drainage maintenance assessment district may be commenced by:

   (1)   order or other action of the City Council expressing its intent to create a district within the boundaries described therein and ordering the Board of Public Works to prepare a report as required by this article,

   (2)   a petition, signed by the owners of more than one half the area of all assessable land within the proposed assessment district, containing a general description of the boundaries of the proposed district and requesting the formation of a drainage maintenance district, or

   (3)   any statutory method by which such proceedings may be initiated.

   (b)   The order or other action of the Council or petition of the property owners shall be filed with the City Clerk. The City Clerk upon receipt of the Council action or petition shall refer the matter to the Board of Public Works which shall make and file with the City a written report containing the following:

   1)   Identification of the facilities which are to be maintained.

   2)   Plans and specifications for the proposed maintenance and an estimate of the total cost and expense of the maintenance for the first two years in which such services will be performed.

   3)   A diagram showing the boundaries of the proposed assessment district and each lot or parcel of land within the proposed district which will be subject to assessment.

   4)   The proposed assessment on each lot or parcel within the district for the first two years in which maintenance will be performed based on estimated benefits to be received by each such lot or parcel.

   (c)   Consideration of the report, adoption of an Ordinance of Intention and conduct of public hearings shall be in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.300 through 6.307 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code except that:

   1)   The Ordinance of Intention shall contain, in lieu of a description of trees and sidewalks proposed to be maintained and estimated cost of maintenance, a description of the facilities to be maintained, the estimated total cost of maintenance for the first two years during which work will be performed and that the assessments on the individual lots or parcels shall be made on the basis of benefits/estimated to be received by each lot or parcel.

   2)   Notices shall be entitled or headed “Notice of Drainage Facilities Maintenance” instead of “Notice of Sidewalk and Tree Maintenance.”

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 159,089, Eff. 7-28-84.