CHAPTER 4. Parking Place Commission [35550. - 35573.]

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC 4.
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Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35550. Section 35550.

Immediately upon the acquisition of the parking places, a parking place commission shall be appointed. In the discretion of the legislative body, the commission may be appointed at any time prior to such acquisition and after the adoption of the ordinance declaring the district formed.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35550.1. Section 35550.1.

At its discretion, the legislative body of any city may, by ordinance, provide for the appointment, removal, qualifications, terms of office and numbers of members of parking place commissioners for such city. Such board shall have all of the powers and duties of parking place commissioners appointed under this part. Such board, so appointed, may be an existing board created by city charter or ordinance or a new board created by ordinance. Such board may act for all vehicle parking districts established within said city under this part.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35552. Section 35552.

Members of the commission shall serve without compensation, unless the legislative body determines that compensation shall be paid and fixes the compensation to be paid from funds of the city.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35554. Section 35554.

The commissioners shall hold office for the term of three years from the date of their appointment and qualification and until their successors are appointed and qualify, except that members of the first commission appointed shall classify themselves by lot so that one member holds office for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and, in each instance, until a successor has been appointed and qualified.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35554.5. Section 35554.5.

A commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy created by the death, resignation, incapacity or removal of a commissioner shall hold office for the unexpired term of the former incumbent.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35557. Section 35557.

Whenever a petition signed by the owners of real property in the district of an assessed value of more than fifty percent (50%) of the total assessed value of the taxable real property in the district, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll, requesting the removal of a commissioner is filed with the legislative body it shall immediately remove him and appoint a new commissioner. The commissioner removed is ineligible to hold office as a commissioner of the district for one year following his removal.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35560. Section 35560.

The commission may fix, regulate, and collect rentals, fees, or other charges for the use of parking places under its control, and may provide different rates for different classes of customers, or users, provided that such rentals, fees or other charges shall be sufficient to produce funds to comply with the terms of the ordinance, resolution, or indenture providing for the issuance of bonds. Such rentals, fees, or other charges shall be fixed after public hearing following such notice as the commission may prescribe.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35561. Section 35561.

The providing of adequate public parking places in cities largely depends upon the formation of parking districts. Such districts will be created and will be successful only if so operated as to serve adequately the property within the district. It is the intent of this part, if the ordinance, resolution, or indenture providing for the issuance of the bonds provides for the levy of an ad valorem assessment upon the taxable real property in the district, that the owners of real property in a parking district created pursuant to this part to provide parking places to solve the parking problems of the district may receive preferential rates, charges, or rentals for themselves, their tenants, and the classes of persons who call upon or do business with them, all to the end that the property which bears the burden and provides a solution for the parking problem shall receive a special benefit.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35562. Section 35562.

All parking places acquired and constructed pursuant to this part are public parking places, but, if the ordinance, resolution, or indenture providing for the issuance of the bonds provides for the levy of an ad valorem assessment upon the taxable real property in the district, the commission may restrict or partially restrict their use to owners and tenants of real property in the district, and classes of persons designated by such owners or their tenants and may establish rates, charges, or rentals for the owners and tenants of such properties and classes of persons designated by the owners or tenants which differ from and are less than the rates, charges, or rentals charged other persons.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35564. Section 35564.

All employees required for the proper operation, management, and control of the parking places acquired and constructed under this part shall be city employees selected as other city employees are selected. The number of such employees and their salaries shall be determined by the legislative body unless, by ordinance, which may be adopted or repealed at any time, the power to make such determination is granted to the board. Any salary or wage so fixed shall in each instance be at least equal to the prevailing salary or wage for the same quality of services rendered to private persons, firms or corporations in the city under similar employment, in case such prevailing salary or wage can be ascertained.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35565. Section 35565.

The commission shall fix such rentals, fees, or charges for the use of parking places under its control as will produce revenue, when added to the expected revenues from on-street parking meters pledged to any of the purposes specified in this part, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds as they fall due, and also to provide any additional sums which may be required under the provisions of the ordinance, resolution or indenture providing for the issuance of the bonds.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35566. Section 35566.

If the petition for the formation of a district and the resolution of intention to form the district state that this section and Section 35414.1 shall apply to proceedings taken pursuant thereto, Section 35565 shall not apply and the provisions of this section shall apply. The commission shall fix such rentals, fees or other charges for the use of parking places under its control as will produce revenue, when added to the expected revenues from on-street parking meters, assessments or other sources pledged to any of the purposes specified in this part, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds as they fall due, and also to provide any additional sums which may be required under the provisions of the ordinance, resolution or indenture providing for the issuance of the bonds.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35568. Section 35568.

In the exercise of its power to operate, manage, and control parking places, the commission may lease any or all parking places to any person for the sole purpose of the operation of public parking facilities on them by such person, or may make a contract with any person for such purpose. The consideration to be paid by the operator for any lease or under any contract may be a fixed sum or a percentage of gross rentals, fees, or charges collected by the operator, or any other consideration.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35569. Section 35569.

The maximum rentals, fees, and charges to be collected by the operator shall be fixed by the commission after public hearing following such notice as the commission prescribes, and shall be recited in the lease or contract. No higher rentals, fees, or charges shall be collected by the operator without amendment of the lease or contract agreed to by the commission after like public hearing.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35571. Section 35571.

If the ordinance, resolution, or indenture providing for the issuance of the bonds provides for the levy of an ad valorem assessment upon the taxable real property in the district, any lease or contract may provide that the use of the parking places shall be restricted, or partially restricted, to owners and tenants of real property in the district, and classes of persons designated by them, and may provide for maximum rates, charges, or rentals for such persons which differ from and are less than the maximum rates, charges, or rentals charged other persons.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35572. Section 35572.

To provide revenues for the district, at any time prior to the formation of the district, or after the formation of the district and prior to the appointment of a commission, the legislative body conducting the proceeding for the formation of the district may enter into a contract or lease with any owner or tenant of property in the district under which the owner or tenant, for a specified rental or other consideration and for a specified period not exceeding 10 years, reserves a reasonable proportion or number of parking spaces in a parking place of the district for the use of the owner or tenant of such property, the employees of the owner or tenant performing services on the property, and the customers of, or other classes of persons designated by, the owner or tenant and entering the property as invitees or otherwise. After the appointment of a commission, the commission may make such contracts or leases.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 35573. Section 35573.

If the petition for the formation of a district under this part expressly so authorizes, at any time and following a hearing after such notice as the legislative body prescribes, it may determine that no parking place commission shall be appointed for such district, or if the commission has been appointed, may dissolve the commission. In either event, the legislative body shall thereafter have all powers, jurisdiction, and authority granted to, and all duties imposed upon, the commission pursuant to this part. The legislative body at any time thereafter may appoint or reappoint a commission.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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