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Council approves first reading of community benefit districts ordinance
Summary
Council adopted, on first reading, a municipal ordinance to add Chapter 5.14 enabling community benefit districts with a 30% petition threshold and up to 20-year terms; downtown business leaders supported it while residents raised concerns about petition thresholds and assessments.
The Chula Vista City Council voted on March 17 to adopt on first reading an ordinance adding Chapter 5.14 to the municipal code to authorize formation of locally governed community benefit districts.
City staff described the ordinance as a locally tailored tool built on the Property and Business Improvement District (PBID) Law of 1994. The proposal allows a petition to kick off balloting if property or business owners representing more than 30% of assessments sign the…
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