6210. A district may be organized pursuant to this part. It shall
include one municipal corporation and any contiguous unincorporated
territory in any one county but a municipal corporation shall not be
divided in the formation of a district.
Territory which may be annexed to a municipal corporation, which
is in a district, is by virtue of the annexation a part of the
district.
6211. The formation of a district is initiated by a petition
presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the
county in which the proposed district is situated.
The petition shall be signed by a number of registered voters,
residing within the proposed district, equal to not less than five
per cent of the number of registered voters, residing in the
district, who voted at the last preceding general State election at
which a Governor was elected. The petition may consist of any number
of instruments.
6212. The petition shall state the name of the proposed district,
and describe the proposed boundaries and it shall pray that the
territory included be created a district pursuant to this part.
6213. Upon presentation, the petition shall be filed with the clerk
of the board of supervisors, and upon filing, or at its next regular
meeting, the board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing it,
which shall not be less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the
date of filing.
6214. A notice of the time and place of the hearing of the
petition, including a copy of the petition, excepting the names
thereon, shall be published at least four times in a newspaper of
general circulation published in the territory included within the
proposed district, and in case no such newspaper is published in the
territory, then in a newspaper published in the county in which the
proposed district is situated.
6215. At the hearing of the petition, the board of supervisors
shall hear those appearing in support, and all protests or
objections. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, not
exceeding sixty days in all.
6215.5. If the board of supervisors finds that protests have been
made, prior to its final determination for formation of the district,
by the owners of real property within the proposed district the
assessed value of which, as shown by the last equalized assessment
roll, constitutes more than one-half of the total assessed value of
the real property within the proposed district, the proceeding shall
terminate. The board of supervisors shall order the proceeding
terminated when such protests are received.
6216. The board of supervisors may make such changes in the
proposed boundaries of the district as are advisable, and it shall
define and establish the boundaries.
If the board of supervisors deems it proper to include any
territory not included within the boundaries proposed in the
petition, it shall first give notice of its intention so to do, by
publication of notice in a newspaper published in the county in which
the district is located, for two times. The hearing on a proposed
inclusion of additional territory shall not be continued beyond sixty
days after the board determines to give notice of its intention to
increase the boundaries. Within ten days of the final hearing of the
matter, the board of supervisors shall make its order fixing the
boundaries of the district.
6217. The boundaries of any district shall be fixed by the board of
supervisors so as not to include more than fifty square miles of
unincorporated territory. This area shall have a frontage upon the
waterway which it is contemplated will be improved, and the board of
supervisors shall only include within the boundaries land which will
be benefited by the creation and operation of the district.
6218. At the time of making its order fixing the boundaries of the
district the board of supervisors shall call an election to determine
whether the proposed district shall be organized.
A defect in the contents of the petition or in the title to or in
the form or publication of the notice shall not vitiate any
proceedings thereon, if the petition has a sufficient number of
qualified signatures.
6210. A district may be organized pursuant to this part. It shall
include one municipal corporation and any contiguous unincorporated
territory in any one county but a municipal corporation shall not be
divided in the formation of a district.
Territory which may be annexed to a municipal corporation, which
is in a district, is by virtue of the annexation a part of the
district.
6211. The formation of a district is initiated by a petition
presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the
county in which the proposed district is situated.
The petition shall be signed by a number of registered voters,
residing within the proposed district, equal to not less than five
per cent of the number of registered voters, residing in the
district, who voted at the last preceding general State election at
which a Governor was elected. The petition may consist of any number
of instruments.
6212. The petition shall state the name of the proposed district,
and describe the proposed boundaries and it shall pray that the
territory included be created a district pursuant to this part.
6213. Upon presentation, the petition shall be filed with the clerk
of the board of supervisors, and upon filing, or at its next regular
meeting, the board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing it,
which shall not be less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the
date of filing.
6214. A notice of the time and place of the hearing of the
petition, including a copy of the petition, excepting the names
thereon, shall be published at least four times in a newspaper of
general circulation published in the territory included within the
proposed district, and in case no such newspaper is published in the
territory, then in a newspaper published in the county in which the
proposed district is situated.
6215. At the hearing of the petition, the board of supervisors
shall hear those appearing in support, and all protests or
objections. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, not
exceeding sixty days in all.
6215.5. If the board of supervisors finds that protests have been
made, prior to its final determination for formation of the district,
by the owners of real property within the proposed district the
assessed value of which, as shown by the last equalized assessment
roll, constitutes more than one-half of the total assessed value of
the real property within the proposed district, the proceeding shall
terminate. The board of supervisors shall order the proceeding
terminated when such protests are received.
6216. The board of supervisors may make such changes in the
proposed boundaries of the district as are advisable, and it shall
define and establish the boundaries.
If the board of supervisors deems it proper to include any
territory not included within the boundaries proposed in the
petition, it shall first give notice of its intention so to do, by
publication of notice in a newspaper published in the county in which
the district is located, for two times. The hearing on a proposed
inclusion of additional territory shall not be continued beyond sixty
days after the board determines to give notice of its intention to
increase the boundaries. Within ten days of the final hearing of the
matter, the board of supervisors shall make its order fixing the
boundaries of the district.
6217. The boundaries of any district shall be fixed by the board of
supervisors so as not to include more than fifty square miles of
unincorporated territory. This area shall have a frontage upon the
waterway which it is contemplated will be improved, and the board of
supervisors shall only include within the boundaries land which will
be benefited by the creation and operation of the district.
6218. At the time of making its order fixing the boundaries of the
district the board of supervisors shall call an election to determine
whether the proposed district shall be organized.
A defect in the contents of the petition or in the title to or in
the form or publication of the notice shall not vitiate any
proceedings thereon, if the petition has a sufficient number of
qualified signatures.
6210. A district may be organized pursuant to this part. It shall
include one municipal corporation and any contiguous unincorporated
territory in any one county but a municipal corporation shall not be
divided in the formation of a district.
Territory which may be annexed to a municipal corporation, which
is in a district, is by virtue of the annexation a part of the
district.
6211. The formation of a district is initiated by a petition
presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the
county in which the proposed district is situated.
The petition shall be signed by a number of registered voters,
residing within the proposed district, equal to not less than five
per cent of the number of registered voters, residing in the
district, who voted at the last preceding general State election at
which a Governor was elected. The petition may consist of any number
of instruments.
6212. The petition shall state the name of the proposed district,
and describe the proposed boundaries and it shall pray that the
territory included be created a district pursuant to this part.
6213. Upon presentation, the petition shall be filed with the clerk
of the board of supervisors, and upon filing, or at its next regular
meeting, the board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing it,
which shall not be less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the
date of filing.
6214. A notice of the time and place of the hearing of the
petition, including a copy of the petition, excepting the names
thereon, shall be published at least four times in a newspaper of
general circulation published in the territory included within the
proposed district, and in case no such newspaper is published in the
territory, then in a newspaper published in the county in which the
proposed district is situated.
6215. At the hearing of the petition, the board of supervisors
shall hear those appearing in support, and all protests or
objections. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, not
exceeding sixty days in all.
6215.5. If the board of supervisors finds that protests have been
made, prior to its final determination for formation of the district,
by the owners of real property within the proposed district the
assessed value of which, as shown by the last equalized assessment
roll, constitutes more than one-half of the total assessed value of
the real property within the proposed district, the proceeding shall
terminate. The board of supervisors shall order the proceeding
terminated when such protests are received.
6216. The board of supervisors may make such changes in the
proposed boundaries of the district as are advisable, and it shall
define and establish the boundaries.
If the board of supervisors deems it proper to include any
territory not included within the boundaries proposed in the
petition, it shall first give notice of its intention so to do, by
publication of notice in a newspaper published in the county in which
the district is located, for two times. The hearing on a proposed
inclusion of additional territory shall not be continued beyond sixty
days after the board determines to give notice of its intention to
increase the boundaries. Within ten days of the final hearing of the
matter, the board of supervisors shall make its order fixing the
boundaries of the district.
6217. The boundaries of any district shall be fixed by the board of
supervisors so as not to include more than fifty square miles of
unincorporated territory. This area shall have a frontage upon the
waterway which it is contemplated will be improved, and the board of
supervisors shall only include within the boundaries land which will
be benefited by the creation and operation of the district.
6218. At the time of making its order fixing the boundaries of the
district the board of supervisors shall call an election to determine
whether the proposed district shall be organized.
A defect in the contents of the petition or in the title to or in
the form or publication of the notice shall not vitiate any
proceedings thereon, if the petition has a sufficient number of
qualified signatures.
