Chapter 2. Extending Work Beyond City Limits of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 7. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 2.

When the public interest or convenience so requires, and whenever, in the opinion of the legislative body initiating the proceedings, the proposed work is of such a character that it directly and peculiarly affects property in two or more cities, or in one or more cities and counties, and that the purposes sought to be accomplished by the work can best be accomplished by a single, comprehensive scheme of work, there is hereby conferred upon the legislative body full power and authority to extend the work or the boundaries of the district to be assessed therefor beyond the territorial limits of the city.

The legislative body may establish, change or modify the grade of and order to be done in, over or under the whole, or any portion, either in length or width, of any one or more of the public streets, places, sidewalks, highways, roads, or property or rights of way (including tidelands and submerged lands owned by any city) within the limits of the city which is carrying through the proceeding in question, and also into the limits of other cities or extending from the city through or over one or more other cities, or extending through or over one or more cities and into a county or extending along the exterior boundary between a city and a county, or along the boundary between two cities, whether wholly or partly within or without the boundary, either singly or in any combination thereof, any of the work mentioned in this division under the proceedings described in this division.

The city may include within the boundaries of an assessment district created pursuant to this division lands lying within the boundaries of any one or more cities, or counties, when such lands, in the opinion of the legislative body conducting the proceeding, will be benefited by the proposed work if the consent of the legislative body of any territory proposed to be assessed shall first be obtained to the formation of the assessment district and, if any of the proposed work is to be done within such territory, to the work described in the resolution of intention and the assumption of jursidiction thereover for the purposes aforesaid prior to the adoption thereof.

The proposed resolution of intention shall be submitted to the legislative bodies which have jurisdiction over the territory into which the proposed work or the assessment district therefor may extend. When the resolution of intention is approved and the consent of the legislative bodies whose consent is necessary is obtained to the work and the formation of the assessment district described therein, the resolution of intention may be adopted. The consent if any shall, of itself, constitute assent to the assumption of jurisdiction thereover for all purposes of the proceeding and authorize the legislative body initiating the proceeding to take each and every step required for or suitable for the consummation of the work extending outside the limits of the city, and the levying, collecting and enforcement of the assessments to cover the expenses thereof and the issuance and enforcement of bonds to represent unpaid assessments.

Notwithstanding any other provision, upon obtaining the consent of any city as provided in Sections 5117 and 5118, the board of supervisors of a county may order any work and levy, collect and enforce assessments and issue and enforce assessment bonds to represent unpaid assessments in an assessment district created by it lying wholly within such city.