Municipal Code, Complete - City of Santa Barbara

10.70.1040 Validity.
No step in any proceeding shall be invalidated or affected by any error or mistake or departure from the provisions
of this chapter as to the officer or person posting or publishing or mailing, or procuring the publication or posting or
mailing, of any notice, resolution, order or other matter when such notice is actually given for the time required.
(Ord. 4062, 1980.)
10.70.1050 Effect of Publication.
No assessment, special assessment, charge, reassessment, supplemental assessment, warrant, diagram or bond, or
any of their levy or issuance, and no proceedings for same, shall be held invalid by any court for any error,
informality, omission, irregularity, illegality or other defect in the same, where the resolution of intention or notice of
improvement have been actually published as herein provided. (Ord. 4062, 1980.)
10.70.1060 Dedication.
No proceeding shall be held to be invalid upon the ground that the property upon which the work or improvement
or part thereof is to be or was done, had not been lawfully dedicated or acquired, provided the same shall have been
lawfully dedicated or acquired or an order for immediate possession and use thereof shall have been obtained at any
time before judgment is entered in any legal action. (Ord. 4062, 1980.)
10.70.1070 Reassessment.
Proceedings for reassessment shall be conducted pursuant to Section 10.70.1080 under any of the circumstances
and upon any of the grounds set forth in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 3282, adopted by the Council on March 19,
1968, with respect to:
a) Any assessment levied pursuant to this chapter; or
b) Any assessment, whether it be ad valorem or fixed lien, and whether levied pursuant to state law, any city
ordinance or any provision of the Santa Barbara Municipal Code. (Ord. 4062, 1980.)
10.70.1080 Procedure.
In any of the events set forth in Section 1 of Ordinance No. 3282, the Council shall adopt a resolution directing
reassessment proceedings. Said proceedings may be total or partial and may be conducted con-currently or in
combination with proceedings for changes and modifications in the acquisitions, improvements, district or
proceedings, as authorized by this chapter or any other Council ordinance or the general law. Any changes and
modifications in any of said matters which are not authorized in any of said ordinances or laws, and which are
deemed necessary or desirable to establish or confirm the validity of the contract, project, district, proceedings,
assessments or bonds, are hereby authorized.
Said reassessment proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter
providing for the formation of the district and the levy of the assessment except that Section 10.70.120 shall not apply
unless compliance therewith is required by the provisions of the State or Federal Constitution. The report required by
Section 10.70.130 shall be and constitute the report for the purpose of the reassessment proceedings, and the
Resolution of Intention to undertake reassessment proceedings shall provide that the proceedings are being taken
under this section.
Except as in this section otherwise expressly provided, all of the provisions of Ordinance No. 3282 shall apply.
(Ord. 4062, 1980.)
270-15 rev. 12/31/95