California Government Code 43602.5 – (a) A city or a city and county may also incur indebtedness …
(a) A city or a city and county may also incur indebtedness pursuant to this chapter for seismic strengthening of unreinforced buildings and other buildings. Proceeds of bonds authorized pursuant to this section may be used to make loans to public entities or owners of private buildings. Loans shall satisfy all of the following:
(1) Any loan used to finance seismic strengthening of a residential structure containing units rented by households specified in § 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code before strengthening shall be subject to a regulatory agreement which will ensure that the number of those units in the structure will not be reduced and will remain available at affordable rents pursuant to § 50053 of the Health and Safety Code as long as any portion of the loan is unpaid.
Terms Used In California Government Code 43602.5
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- legislative body: means board of trustees, city council, or other governing body of a city. See California Government Code 34000
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
(2) All seismic strengthening financed with any loan funded pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with a plan developed for the structure by a registered civil engineer or a licensed architect, or approved by a city or city and county building official, one of whom shall certify that the work funded is necessary for seismic safety reasons, or is otherwise legally required for completion of the work or occupancy of the building. In no event shall any loan funded pursuant to this section finance the destruction of any existing building or the construction of any new building.
(3) Any amount received in payment of interest on or to repay principal on any loan made pursuant to this section shall be used to pay debt service on bonds authorized pursuant to this section, or shall be used to fund additional loans for seismic strengthening, except that the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply after the bonds, including any bonds issued to refund the bonds, are fully repaid.
(4) Loans made pursuant to this section shall constitute liens in favor of the city or city and county when recorded by the county recorder of the county in which the real property is located. The lien shall contain the legal description of the real property, the assessor’s parcel number, and the name of the owner of record as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll.
(5) The legislative body of the city or city and county may specify the interest rate, term, and other provisions of any loan made pursuant to this section.
(6) A city or city and county may issue bonds and make loans pursuant to this section only if the city or city and county has completed an inventory of unreinforced masonry structures within its jurisdiction and has adopted a mitigation ordinance pursuant to Section 8875.2 or § 19163 of the Health and Safety Code. The city or city and county shall establish criteria, terms, and conditions to identify eligible buildings.
(b) The legislative body of the city or city and county is authorized to expend the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section to make loans pursuant to this section. The legislative body of a city or city and county shall declare in the bond proposition that loans made from bond proceeds pursuant to this section to owners of private buildings for seismic strengthening of unreinforced buildings or other buildings constitute a public purpose resulting in a public benefit. Loans made pursuant to this section shall not be construed to be gifts of public funds in violation of § 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
(c) Work on qualified historical buildings or structures shall be done in accordance with the State Historical Building Code (Part 2.7 (commencing with Section 18950) of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code).
(d) The Legislature hereby declares that loans made from bond proceeds pursuant to this section to owners of private buildings for seismic strengthening of unreinforced buildings or other buildings constitute a public purpose resulting in a public benefit.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 18, Sec. 7. Effective March 26, 1992.)