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SECTION 33000-33013
33000. This part may be cited as the Community Redevelopment Law. 33001. The definitions and general provisions contained in this article govern the construction of this part, unless the context otherwise requires. 33002. "Community" means a city, county, city and county, or Indian tribe, band, or group which is incorporated or which otherwise exercises some local governmental powers. 33003. "Agency" means a redevelopment agency created by this part or its predecessor, or a legislative body which has elected to exercise the powers granted to an agency by this part. 33004. "Public body" means the State, or any city, county, district, authority, or any other subdivision or public body of the State. 33005. "State" includes any state agency or instrumentality. 33006. "Federal government" means the United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities. 33007. "Legislative body" means the city council, board of supervisors, or other legislative body of the community. 33008. "Planning commission" means a planning agency established pursuant to law or charter. 33009. "Obligee" includes any bondholder, his trustee, any lessor demising to the agency property used in connection with a project area or any assignee of all or part of his interest, and the federal government when it is a party to any contract with the agency. 33010. "Redevelopment project" means any undertaking of an agency pursuant to this part. 33011. "Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development. 33011.2. "Director" means the Director of Housing and Community Development. 33013. "Small housing project" means real property containing or proposed to contain a separate residential structure having not more than four dwelling units and which is owned by an agency and proposed to be conveyed to persons and families of low or moderate income or to private parties pursuant to an agreement with an agency to develop or maintain the residential structure which is proposed to be restricted by a recorded instrument for the use and occupancy of persons and families of low or moderate income for a period of not less than 30 years, or to the term otherwise provided by law, and which meets either of the following criteria: (a) The real property is owned by an agency and one or more of the dwelling units therein are proposed to be restricted for the use and occupancy of persons or families to whom the agency is obligated to provide relocation assistance under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code or for persons and families of low or moderate income. (b) The real property is owned by the agency and is proposed to be conveyed to persons and families of low or moderate income or developed for rental by private parties (nonprofit or otherwise) pursuant to an agreement with the redevelopment agency.
