Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18300. Section 18300.
This part may be cited as the Street Lighting Act of 1931.
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [18300. - 18313.]
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC 1.
in effectCal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18301. Section 18301.
This part shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18302. Section 18302.
This part provides an alternative system for making the improvements authorized by this part, and the provisions of this part shall not apply to or affect any other provisions of this code. When any proceedings are commenced under this part, the provisions of this part and no others shall apply to all such proceedings.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18303. Section 18303.
Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this chapter shall govern the construction of this part.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18304. Section 18304.
“Street lighting system” or “system” includes any or all appliances, poles, posts, electroliers, transformers, lighting units, lamps, cables, wires, pipes, conduits, and other suitable or necessary works or appliances for street lighting purposes. Any such street lighting system may include all or any portion of a city.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18305. Section 18305.
“Service,” and any of its variants, means the electrical current or energy or other illuminating agent used to light a street lighting system.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18306. Section 18306.
“Maintenance” means the repair, replacement, inspection, cleaning or painting of the posts and standards and the equipment attached to or used in connection with such posts and standards, and includes such incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith as may be necessary.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18307. Section 18307.
“Improvement,” and any of its variants, includes the maintenance or servicing, or both, of all or part of any one or more street lighting systems.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18308. Section 18308.
“Contract year” means a period of 12 months.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18309. Section 18309.
“Installment assessment” means the amount levied by the city council for the first or any subsequent contract year to create a fund with which to pay for the improvement for the next contract year.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18310. Section 18310.
“Clerk” or “city clerk” means any person or officer who is or acts as clerk of the city council.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18311. Section 18311.
“Street” includes alleys and other public places.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18312. Section 18312.
“City” includes all corporations organized and existing for municipal purposes.
Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 18313. Section 18313.
“City council” includes any body which by law is the legislative department of the government of the city.
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