§ 6.18 — Definitions

Sec. 6.18. Definitions.

Unless the particular provisions or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction and the meaning and application of words and phrases used in this article. 1. “Council” means the Council of the City of Los Angeles. 2. “Clerk” and “City Clerk” mean the City Clerk of the City of Los Angeles, ex officio clerk of the Council of the City of Los Angeles. 3. “Board” and “Board of Public Works” mean the Board of Public Works of the City of Los Angeles. 4. “Street” includes avenues, highways, lanes, alleys, crossings of intersections, courts and places which have been dedicated and accepted according to law, or which have been in common and undisputed use by the public for a period of not less than five years next preceding 5. “Public Places,” for the purpose of performing work or improvement, shall include all places, public ways, or property, or rights of way owned by the City, open or dedicated to public use, and any property for the immediate possession of which, as rights of way required for public use, an order has been obtained in compliance with the provisions of Section 14 of Article 1 of the State Constitution. 6. “Work” and “Improvement” shall be understood to mean all the work or improvement set forth in the Ordinance of Intention. 7. “Incidental Expenses,” in connection with work of improvements hereunder, includes all items of compensation, cost and expense specified in Section 5024 of the Streets and Highways Code for the Improvement Act of 1911; and the said Section 5024, as amended or as the same may hereafter be amended, is hereby referred to, incorporated herein and made a part hereof the same as though set forth herein, and is made and to be understood as applicable hereto. 8. “Cash Assessment” means any assessment, other than an installment assessment, levied hereunder against a lot or parcel of land within the Assessment District. 9. “Installment Assessment” means any assessment levied hereunder against any lot or parcel of land within the Assessment District the amount of which assessment is $50 or more and the payment of which in installments is authorized by the Council as provided in this article. SECTION HISTORY Based on Ord. No. 85,500. Amended by: Ords. Nos. 103,550 and 108,857.