2020 California Code
Streets and Highways Code - SHC
DIVISION 12 - THE MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1913
CHAPTER 3 - Resolution of Intention and Report
Section 10204.
The report of the person or board to whom the improvement is referred by the legislative body shall contain all of the following:
(a) Plans and specifications of the proposed improvement if the improvement is not already installed. The plans and specifications need not be detailed and are sufficient if they show or describe the general nature, location, and extent of the improvements. If the assessment district is divided into zones, the plans and specifications shall indicate the class and the type of improvements to be provided for each zone. The plans or specifications may be prepared as separate documents, or either or both may be incorporated in the report as a combined document.
(b) A general description of works or appliances already installed and any other property necessary or convenient for the operation of the improvement, if the works, appliances, or property are to be acquired as part of the improvement.
(c) An estimate of the cost of the improvement and of the cost of lands, rights-of-way, easements, and incidental expenses in connection with the improvement, including any cost of registering bonds. If the legislative body, in the resolution of intention, ordered that private utility damages be included in the assessment, the report shall contain an estimate of the private utility damages. If the legislative body, in the resolution of intention, declared its intention to levy an assessment for the maintenance, repair, or improvement of the work, system, or facility, the report shall contain an estimate of the amount of this assessment for each of the first five years during which the assessment would be levied.
(d) A diagram showing, as they existed at the time of the passage of the resolution of intention, all of the following:
(1) The exterior boundaries of the assessment district.
(2) The boundaries of any zones within the district.
(3) The lines and dimensions of each parcel of land within the district.
Each subdivision, including each separate condominium interest, as defined in Section 783 of the Civil Code, shall be given a separate number upon the diagram. The diagram may refer to the county assessor’s maps for a detailed description of the lines and dimensions of any parcels, in which case those maps shall govern for all details concerning the lines and dimensions of the parcels.
(e) A proposed assessment of the total amount of the cost and expenses of the proposed improvement upon the several subdivisions of land in the district in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each subdivision, respectively, from the improvement. In the case of an assessment for installation of planned local drainage facilities which are financed, in whole or in part, pursuant to Section 66483 of the Government Code, the assessment levied against each parcel of subdivided land may be levied on the basis of the proportionate storm water runoff from each parcel. When any portion or percentage of the cost and expenses of the improvement is ordered to be paid out of the treasury of the municipality, pursuant to Section 10201, the amount of that portion or percentage shall first be deducted from the total estimated cost and expenses of the improvement, and the assessment upon property proposed in the report shall include only the remainder of the estimated cost and expenses. The assessment shall refer to the subdivisions by their respective numbers as assigned pursuant to subdivision (d).
(f) A proposed maximum annual assessment upon each of the several subdivisions of land in the district to pay costs incurred by the city and not otherwise reimbursed which result from the administration and collection of assessments or from the administration or registration of any associated bonds and reserve or other related funds.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1388, Sec. 27.)
