Monterey Municipal Code Art. 6 Cannery Row Business Improvement District

The City Council hereby establishes a business improvement district to be known as the Cannery Row Business Improvement District. (Ord. 3343 § 4, 2004)

The boundaries of said Cannery Row Business Improvement District are shown on Map 1 in this section which is made a part of this article and is described below:

Starting at the corner of the Monterey Peninsula Recreation Trail and entrance to the Coast Guard Pier, the Cannery Row Business Improvement District includes the properties between the recreation trail and Monterey Bay up to the intersection of Drake Avenue and the recreation trail. At Drake Avenue, the Cannery Row Business Improvement District continues to the City’s western boundary and includes all properties abutting Wave Street and all properties to the Monterey Bay.

[Figure]

(Ord. 3343 § 5, 2004)

All businesses in the district shall be subject to an annual assessment in the amount equivalent to a one hundred percent (100%) surcharge to the business license fee of each business up to a maximum of $5,000 (except for professional services). For businesses classified as professional services, the assessment shall be twenty-five percent (25%) surcharge to the business license fee up to a maximum of $500 per fiscal year. These fees shall be assessed and collected annually at the beginning of each City fiscal year. (Ord. 3343 § 6, 2004)

The following improvements and activities within the district shall be funded by the levy of assessments described In Section 18-62:

a.Improve traffic and parking in Cannery Row;

b.Improve streetscape cleanliness (such as improved trash service, sidewalk cleaning, etc.);

c.Improve the physical appearance and attractiveness of the area;

d.Improve the area’s economic vitality;

e.Advocate Cannery Row Business Improvement District projects and interests;

f.Improve public safety services;

g.Administration of the Cannery Row Business Improvement District, as well as other permitted uses for such funds as set forth in the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989. (Ord. 3343 § 7, 2004)

Businesses in the Cannery Row Business Improvement District established by this article shall be subject to any amendments to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1989 (at Streets and Highways Code Section 36500 et seq.). (Ord. 3343 § 8, 2004)