Zones - Purposes, Services, And Facilities - Government - CA

Section § 61140

This law allows the board of directors of a district to create special zones to provide different services, facilities, or raise additional revenues for certain areas within the district. To do this, the board must adopt a resolution that defines the zone's boundaries, purpose, and financial details. A new zone can also be proposed through a petition with signatures from at least 10% of local voters. Once a proposal is made, a public hearing must be scheduled, and notices must be issued to affected property owners and published in newspapers.

(a) Whenever a board of directors determines that it is in the public interest to provide different services, provide different levels of service, provide different facilities, or raise additional revenues within specific areas of the district, it may form one or more zones pursuant to this chapter.

(b) The board of directors shall initiate proceedings for the formation of a new zone by adopting a resolution that does all of the following:

(1) States that the proposal is made pursuant to this chapter.

(2) Sets forth a description of the boundaries of the territory to be included in the zone.

(3) States the reasons for forming the zone.

(4) States the different services, different levels of service, different facilities, or additional revenues that the zone will provide.

(5) Sets forth the methods by which those services, levels of service, or facilities will be financed.

(6) Proposes a name or number for the zone.

(c) A proposal to form a new zone may also be initiated by a petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters residing within the proposed zone. The petition shall contain all of the matters required by subdivision (b).

(d) Upon the adoption of a resolution or the receipt of a valid petition, the board of directors shall fix the date, time, and place for the public hearing on the formation of the zone. The board of directors shall publish notice of the hearing, including the information required by subdivision (b), pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the district. The board of directors shall mail the notice at least 20 days before the date of the hearing to all owners of property within the proposed zone. The board of directors shall post the notice in at least three public places within the territory of the proposed zone.

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Section § 61141

This law explains the process for creating a new zone under a board of directors. When there is a hearing about forming this zone, objections can be made. If over 50% of the voters or the owners of more than 50% of the property value in the area object in writing, the process stops. If not, the board can continue forming the zone.

If forming the zone involves special taxes or other financial tools, the board must follow specific laws. If the voters or property owners don't agree with these financial methods, the zone cannot be created.

(a) At the hearing, the board of directors shall hear and consider any protests to the formation of the zone. If, at the conclusion of the hearing, the board of directors determines either that more than 50 percent of the total number of voters residing within the proposed zone have filed written objections to the formation, or that property owners who own more than 50 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the proposed zone have filed written objections to the formation, then the board of directors shall terminate the proceedings. If the board of directors determines that the written objections have been filed by 50 percent or less of those voters or property owners who own 50 percent or less than the assessed value of all taxable property, then the board of directors may proceed to form the zone.

(b) If the resolution or petition proposes that the zone use special taxes, benefit assessments, fees, standby charges, bonds, or notes to finance its purposes, the board of directors shall proceed according to law. If the voters or property owners do not approve those funding methods, the zone shall not be formed.

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Section § 61142

A board of directors can modify the borders of a zone or completely dissolve it by adhering to specific steps outlined in other sections.

A board of directors may change the boundaries of a zone or dissolve a zone by following the procedures in Sections 61140 and 61141.

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Section § 61143

This law states that a local agency formation commission does not have the authority or responsibility to evaluate or decide on proposals related to forming, modifying, or dissolving zones.

A local agency formation commission shall have no power or duty to review and approve or disapprove a proposal to form a zone, a proposal to change the boundaries of a zone, or a proposal to dissolve a zone.

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Section § 61144

This law explains that a district's board can decide to offer services or facilities within a specific zone that are usually offered to the whole district. They can also use financial powers within a zone just like they do for the entire district.

Taxes, fees, or bonds meant to support services or facilities just for a zone must be collected within that zone. However, any general obligation bonds for a zone can't be more than 5% of the taxable property's value in that zone.

Likewise, promissory notes issued for the zone's benefit can't exceed 5% of the zone's revenue from the previous year, and both limits include any other financial commitments already applicable to the zone.

(a) As determined by the board of directors, a district may provide any service, any level of service, or any facility within a zone that the district may provide in the district as a whole.

(b) As determined by the board of directors and pursuant to the requirements of this division, a district may exercise any fiscal powers within a zone that the district may exercise in the district as a whole.

(c) Any special taxes, benefit assessments, rates, fees, charges, standby charges, bonds, or notes which are intended solely for the support of services or facilities within a zone, shall be levied, assessed, and charged within the boundaries of the zone.

(d) A district shall not incur a general obligation bonded indebtedness for the benefit of a zone pursuant to this section that exceeds 5 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the zone at the time that the bonds are issued. In computing this limit, the 5 percent shall include any other general obligation bonded indebtedness applicable to that zone.

(e) A district shall not issue promissory notes for the benefit of a zone pursuant to Section 61131 that exceed 5 percent of the zone’s total enterprise and nonenterprise revenues in the preceding fiscal year. In computing this limit, the 5 percent shall include any other promissory notes applicable to that zone.

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Section § 61226.5

This law allows a district to destroy records by following the guidelines set up in another part of the government code, specifically Chapter 7 starting with Section 60200.

A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6.

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