CHAPTER 8. Board of Parking Place Commissioners [31770. - 31792.]

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC 8.
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Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31770. Section 31770.

Immediately upon the acquisition of the parking places pursuant to the petition for the formation of the district, 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 § 31770.1. Section 31770.1.

At its discretion, the legislative body of any city may, by ordinance, provide for the appointment, removal, qualifications, terms of office and number 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 the city under this part or for such of the districts as may be specified in the ordinance.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31773. Section 31773.

In the case of a city, members of the commission shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the legislative body. In the case of a county they shall be appointed by the legislative body.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31774. Section 31774.

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 qualified, except that members of the first board 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 § 31777. Section 31777.

A commissioner may be an owner or lessee of property, or an officer, employee, or agent of a corporation owning or leasing property, within the district or, in the case of a commission appointed under Section 31865, within one of the districts, or any other qualified person.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31778. Section 31778.

Whenever a petition signed by the owners of more than one-half of the area of assessable land within the district 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. To secure the removal of a commissioner from a commission appointed under Section 31865, the petition shall be signed by the owners of more than one-half of the area of assessable land within each of a majority of the districts governed by the commission.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31779. Section 31779.

The board of commissioners shall have possession and complete charge, supervision and control of all parking places: (a) Acquired, constructed, and paid for, or to be paid for, by taxes upon land or real property or assessments upon land in the district. (b) Acquired or constructed for the use or benefit of the district and paid for in any other manner.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31781. Section 31781.

The board may fix, regulate, and collect rentals, fees, or charges for the parking of vehicles in parking places under its control, and may provide different rates for different classes of customers or users.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31782. Section 31782.

The providing of adequate public parking places in cities may require the use of assessment districts as authorized by Section 31519. 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 that the owners of real property in an assessment district created pursuant to Section 31519 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 § 31783. Section 31783.

All parking places acquired and constructed pursuant to this part are public parking places, but the board of commissioners 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 § 31785. Section 31785.

The board shall appoint in the same manner as other city employees are selected, such employees as it deems necessary. 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 § 31786. Section 31786.

In the exercise of its power to operate, manage, and control parking places, the board 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 grant a franchise, or make a contract with any person for such purpose.

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31787. Section 31787.

The consideration to be paid by the operator for any lease or franchise 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 § 31788. Section 31788.

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

Cal. Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 31790. Section 31790.

Any lease or franchise 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 § 31791. Section 31791.

To expedite the conduct of proceedings and the making of any acquisition or improvement authorized by this part, the legislative body may, at any time prior to the appointment of a board of parking place commissioners, enter into a contract or lease with any owner or tenant of property in the proposed assessment district under which the owner or tenant, for a specified rental or other consideration and for a specified period not exceeding 20 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 board of parking place commissioners, the board may make such contracts or leases.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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