17.07.040 Change to Streets and Highways Code Section 22525.
“Improvement” means one or any combination of the following:
A. The installation or planting of landscaping.
B. The installation or construction of statuary, fountains, and other ornamental structures and facilities.
C. The installation or construction of supplemental public lighting facilities, but not limited to traffic signals.
D. Native plantings and open space areas, including natural drainage facilities.
E. The installation or construction of any facilities which are appurtenant to any of the foregoing or which are necessary or convenient for the maintenance or servicing thereof, including, but not limited to, grading; clearing; removal of debris; the installation or construction of curbs, gutters, walls, sidewalks, or paving; or water, irrigation, drainage, or electrical facilities.
F. The installation of park, recreational, or open space improvements, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
1. Land preparation, such as grading, leveling, cutting and filling, sod, landscaping, irrigation systems, sidewalks, and drainage.
2. Lights, playground equipment, play courts, and public restrooms.
G. Pavement associated with parking for mixed-use projects within a redevelopment area where private ownership and operation is impractical or infeasible.
H. The maintenance, servicing, or insurance costs of any of the foregoing.
I. The acquisition of land for park, recreational, or open space purposes.
J. The acquisition of any existing improvement otherwise authorized pursuant to this section. (Ord. 2653 § 1, 1995; Ord. 2468 § 3, 1991; Ord. 2331 § 7, 1989).