What extra services and improvements a district can provide

(a) A district may be established to provide and finance supplemental services and improvements as follows: (1) To provide for and finance additional maintenance, security or other additional services required for the enjoyment and protection of the public and the promotion and enhancement of such district to restore or promote business activity whether or not in conjunction with improvements authorized by this section including: (A) Services to enhance the security of persons and property within the district; (B) Landscaping services; (C) Enhanced sanitation services; (D) Services promoting and advertising activities within the district; (E) Marketing education for businesses within the district; and (F) Decorations and lighting for seasonal and holiday purposes. (2) To provide and finance, to the extent permitted by law, supplemental improvements located on or within the County or the district which will restore or promote business activity in the district, including: (A) Construction and installation of landscaping, planting and park areas; (B) Construction of lighting facilities; (C) Construction of physically aesthetic and decorative safety fixtures, equipment and facilities; (D) Construction of improvements to enhance security of persons and property within the district; (E) Construction of pedestrian overpasses and underpasses and connections between buildings; (F) Closing, opening, widening or narrowing of existing streets; (G) Construction of ramps, sidewalks, plazas, and pedestrian malls; (H) Rehabilitation or removal of existing structures as required; (I) Removal and relocation of utilities and utility vaults as required; (J) Construction of parking lot and parking garage facilities; and (K) Construction of fixtures, equipment, facilities and appurtenances as may enhance the movement, convenience and enjoyment of the public and be of economic benefit to district properties such as: bus stop shelters; benches and street furniture; booths, kiosks, display cases and exhibits; signs; receptacles; canopies; pedestrian shelters and fountains. (3) To provide for the operation, maintenance, removal and replacement of any supplemental service or improvement. (b) Any supplemental service or improvement undertaken by a district shall conform with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. It is the intent of the council that the level of services being provided by the County in a district as of the effective date of the ordinance establishing such district be unaffected by that ordinance or the levying of the special assessments. The ordinance establishing such district shall describe such level of services. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.)35-3