CHAPTER 1. Inclusion of Territory

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.

§§ 72670–72711 · 33 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Inclusion Proceedings Initiated by Petition §§ 72670–72689 · 21 sections

   • § 72670 Any portion of a district, whether contiguous or not to an improvement district thereof, may be annexed to such improvement district in the manner provided in…
   • § 72671 Annexation proceedings may be initiated by petition. A petition, which may consist of any number of separate instruments, shall be filed with the secretary.
   • § 72672 The petition shall be signed by the holders of title to at least 60 percent of the land in the portion proposed to be annexed, which land shall have an…
   • § 72673 The petition for annexation shall contain all of the following: (a) A description of the area proposed to be annexed. Such description may be made by reference…
   • § 72674 The petition for annexation shall be accompanied by a certified check payable to the order of the district in a sufficient amount to reimburse the district for…
   • § 72675 Within 10 days of the date of the filing of the petition for annexation, the secretary shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the…
   • § 72676 When the secretary has completed his examination of the petition for annexation, he shall attach to it his certificate, properly dated, showing the result of…
   • § 72677 If the secretary finds from the examination that the petition for annexation is signed by the requisite number of property owners he shall certify that the…
   • § 72678 If the secretary certifies in his certificate that the petition for annexation is insufficient, the petition may be amended by filing a supplemental petition…
   • § 72679 Within 10 days after the filing of any supplemental petition or petitions, the secretary shall examine them and certify to the result of such examination as…
   • § 72680 After the time for filing supplemental petitions has expired and all supplemental petitions have been examined, if the secretary’s certificate shows that the…
   • § 72680.1 In the event the petition for annexation is signed by all of the holders of title of land in the portion proposed to be annexed, the board may proceed and act…
   • § 72681 The text of the petition for annexation shall be published, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, prior to the time at which it is to be presented…
   • § 72682 No more than five of the names attached to the petition for annexation need appear in the publication of the petition and notice, but the number of signers…
   • § 72683 The petition and notice shall also be posted in three public places in the improvement district and three public places in the area proposed to be annexed at…
   • § 72684 The board shall proceed to hear the petition at the time and place fixed therefor, and any person residing within the district or improvement district or…
   • § 72685 At the conclusion of the hearing, if the board finds and determines from the evidence presented at the hearing that the area proposed to be annexed to an…
   • § 72686 From and after the date of the adoption of the resolution approving the annexation, the area named therein is added to and forms a part of the improvement…
   • § 72687 The taxable property in the annexed areas shall be subject to taxation after the annexation thereof for the purposes of the improvement district, including the…
   • § 72688 The board may do all things necessary to enforce and make effective the terms and conditions of annexation fixed by it.
   • § 72689 Any action or proceeding in which the validity of an annexation to an improvement district pursuant to this article is contested, questioned, or denied shall…
2. ARTICLE 2. Inclusion Proceedings Initiated by the Board §§ 72700–72711 · 12 sections

   • § 72700 The board, by resolution, may initiate proceedings for the annexation of territory within the district whether contiguous or not to an improvement district to…
   • § 72701 The resolution proposing annexation shall: (a) Declare that proceedings have been initiated by the board pursuant to this article. (b) State the reason for…
   • § 72702 The text of the resolution proposing annexation shall be published, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, prior to the time of hearing in at least…
   • § 72703 A copy of the resolution proposing annexation shall also be posted in three public places within the improvement district and three public places in the area…
   • § 72704 The board shall proceed with the hearing at the time and place fixed therefor and may continue the hearing, if need be, from time to time. All interested…
   • § 72705 If written protests are filed by the holders of title of one-half of the value of the territory proposed to be annexed as shown by the last equalized…
   • § 72706 If written protest is not made by the owners of one-half of the value of the territory proposed to be annexed, and if, at the conclusion of the hearing, the…
   • § 72707 If the board finds and determines that either the area proposed to be annexed to the improvement district will not be benefited thereby or that the improvement…
   • § 72708 From and after the date of the adoption of the resolution approving the annexation, the area described therein is added to and forms a part of the improvement…
   • § 72709 The taxable property in the annexed area shall be subject to taxation after the annexation thereof for the purposes of the improvement district, including the…
   • § 72710 The board may do all things necessary to enforce and make effective the terms and conditions of annexation fixed by it.
   • § 72711 Any action or proceeding in which the validity of an annexation to an improvement district pursuant to this article is contested, questioned, or denied shall…