SECTIONS 18320-18325 - California Statutes

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE

SECTION 18320-18325

18320. Whenever in the opinion of the city council the public
interest or convenience may require, that body may:
(a) Order any street lighting system to be maintained in or along
the whole or any part of any one or more of the streets in such city.
(b) Order electric current or energy, gas, or other illuminating
agent to be furnished for such street lighting system.
(c) Determine and declare the lands to be benefited by any such
improvement.
(d) Assess, either partly or wholly, the costs and expenses
(including all incidental expenses) of such improvement, or of any
one or more of the items thereof, upon the lands benefited.

18321. The improvement shall be for a period to commence at a time
to be fixed by the city council but not exceeding five years from the
date of commencement thereof.

18322. The provisions of this part shall not be limited to the
improvement of street lighting systems owned only by the city, but
the city council may also order such improvement to be made upon
street lighting systems provided and installed by, and remaining the
property of, any public utility, public corporation, or other person
with whom a contract is entered into for such improvement and may
assess the costs and expenses thereof in accordance with this part.

18323. If there is more than one street lighting system in any city
any or all of such systems may be consolidated and improved under
one proceeding. In such case the consolidated system shall be zoned
so that those systems of approximately the same general type are
grouped together.

18324. Whenever a street lighting system is installed along a
boundary line or street of any city, the city council may, by
resolution, assess the land abutting upon such boundary line or
street for the estimated cost and expense of improving the system,
even though the system is partially or entirely without the
boundaries of the city.

18325. If land has been assessed pursuant to Section 18324, the
city council may proceed in all respects in connection therewith as
though the street lighting system were entirely within the city
limits; except that the city council may enter into a contract with
the legislative body of the city or county having jurisdiction over
the adjoining territory either to improve all or any portion of the
street lighting system, or to have all or any portion of the system
improved by the legislative body of the adjoining territory. The
legislative body contracting to furnish such improvement may enter
into any contract or issue any purchase order authorized in this
part.