The provisions of clause (3) of Section 2804 shall not apply to proceedings for the financing and improvement of streets and easements initiated under a contract entered into, or proposed to be entered into, between a subdivider and a city, city and county, or county pursuant to § 66462 of the Government Code, unless the subdivider shall submit written evidence satisfactory to the legislative body and the legislative body shall find and determine that the total estimated amount of the proposed assessment will not exceed 75 percent of the estimated fair market value of the land proposed to be assessed after the proposed public improvements shall have been constructed. The finding and determination of the legislative body shall be final and conclusive in the absence of fraud.

(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1079.)

Terms Used In California Streets and Highways Code 2804.1

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • legislative body: shall include the governing body of any district or other public corporation authorized by law to construct such public improvements. See California Streets and Highways Code 2809