A. The city of Sacramento, pursuant to the home rule provisions of Article XI, Section 5, of the California Constitution, may make and enforce all ordinances and regulations with respect to municipal affairs.
B. The city of Sacramento, pursuant to Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution, may make and enforce all local ordinances not in conflict with general laws.
C. The purpose of this chapter is to provide, in part, for future development in the city and for the acquisition, construction and improvement of public facilities, including the financing thereof, in developing areas and areas undergoing rehabilitation in the city.
D. This chapter is intended to provide an alternative method of financing certain public capital facilities by providing for the designation of real property within developing areas and areas undergoing rehabilitation which will receive special benefits from the acquisition, construction and improvement of certain public facilities and the imposition of special assessments upon such real property in proportion to the benefits to be received.
E. This chapter shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes. No error, irregularity, informality, and no neglect or omission of any officer or employee, in any procedure taken under this chapter, which does not directly affect the jurisdiction of the city council to levy the facilities benefit assessments specified in this chapter, shall avoid or invalidate such assessments. (Prior code § 39.01.001)