Part 4. Acting Upon The Report of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 4. >> Part 4.

If the hearing on the report is held before the legislative body, it may consider the report immediately after the hearing or at such time within 30 days as it may designate.

If the hearing on the report is not held before the legislative body, then within 30 days after the report on the hearing has been filed, the report and the report on the hearing shall be considered and (except as to the map, plat or diagram and the assessed valuations and true valuations of and assessments and estimated assessments upon individual parcels of land) shall be read to the legislative body.

If the legislative body determines that the public interest, convenience and necessity require the acquisition or improvement substantially as set forth in the report and that the project is feasible, it may proceed under the law stated in the report as the statute under which the proceeding is to be conducted, except as otherwise provided in this division.

The acquisition or improvement shall be deemed substantially the same as set forth in the report if the things proposed to be done in the report are not so changed or modified as to increase the estimated cost by more than one-tenth of the total estimated cost as stated in the report and no changes exceeding said one-tenth shall be made.

The legislative body may, without further notice or hearing, omit or decrease any portion of or make such alterations or changes in the work proposed to be done which will not increase the estimated cost by more than one-tenth of the total estimated cost as stated in the report and no changes or alterations which will increase said estimated cost by more than said one-tenth shall be made. The person who prepares the plans and specifications shall estimate separately the cost of each addition to or omission from or decrease in the things proposed to be done as set forth in the report, and file such estimate with the clerk of the legislative body. Such filed estimate shall be conclusive evidence of the cost of such changes.

At the hearing on the ordinance or resolution of intention, the reports (except as to the map, plat or diagram and the assessed valuations and true valuations of and the assessments and estimated assessments upon each parcel of land) shall be read or summarized to the legislative body prior to the consideration of protests and objections, if any. If the hearing on the ordinance or resolution of intention is held at the same time as the hearing on the report this section shall not apply.