A boulevard district may be formed from any portion of a county not already contained in a boulevard district. When formed, the district shall be known and designated as _______ boulevard district (using the name of the district) of ______ county (using the name of the county in which the district is located).
Boulevard DistrictsFormation Petition
Section § 26020
This law explains that a boulevard district can be created from any part of a county that isn't already part of an existing boulevard district. Once established, the district should be named as '_______ boulevard district' using the district's name, followed by 'of ______ county', indicating the county's name where it's located.
boulevard district formation new district creation county district naming
Section § 26021
To form a new district, at least 10 property owners in the area must sign a petition submitted to the county's board of supervisors. The petition should include the proposed district's name, the boundaries and population within those boundaries, details about the land area and its assessed value, and a request to hold an election to decide on forming a district for boulevard construction and maintenance.
A petition for the formation of a district may be presented to the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is proposed to be formed. The petition shall be signed by not less than 10 freeholders, owning land within the proposed district and shall contain:
(a)CA Streets And Highways Code § 26021(a) The name of the proposed district.
(b)CA Streets And Highways Code § 26021(b) The boundaries of the proposed district, and an estimate of the number of inhabitants residing within those boundaries.
(c)CA Streets And Highways Code § 26021(c) An estimate of the number of acres contained within the boundaries of the proposed district and the assessed value of the land and of the improvements.
(d)CA Streets And Highways Code § 26021(d) A request that an election be called within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not a district shall be formed for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a boulevard.
district formation petition process county board of supervisors
Section § 26022
When a group wants to create a district, they must file a bond of up to $300 with the board of supervisors. This bond covers the costs of the election if the proposal to form the district is not approved.
At the time of the filing of the petition for the formation of the district the petitioners shall file a bond with the board of supervisors for not more than three hundred dollars ($300), approved by the board, upon the condition that the petitioners will pay the expense and cost of the election in an amount not exceeding the amount of the bond if the proposition to organize the district is defeated.
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Section § 26023
This law section states that when a petition is filed with the board of supervisors, they must schedule a hearing. The hearing date must be set for no sooner than 20 days and no later than 60 days from when the petition is presented.
The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors which shall thereupon fix a time, not less than 20 nor more than 60 days after the date of presentation, for hearing the petition.
petition scheduling board of supervisors hearing date
Section § 26024
The board of supervisors must announce that a petition has been filed. They will provide details about when and where the petition will be reviewed and ask anyone interested to come and explain why the petition should or should not be approved.
The board of supervisors shall publish a notice of the fact that the petition has been filed and refer to it on file with the clerk of the board of supervisors for further particulars. The notice shall give the time and place at which the petition shall be heard, and direct all parties interested to appear at that time and place, and show cause, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted.
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Section § 26025
This law requires that a notice must be published weekly for two weeks in a newspaper that is printed and distributed within the proposed district. If there isn't a newspaper in that district, the notice should be published in one available at the county seat of the relevant county.
The notice shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published and circulated in the proposed district. If no newspaper is published in the proposed district, the notice shall be published in a newspaper published and circulated at the county seat of the county in which the proposed district is located.
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Section § 26026
The board of supervisors will listen to the petition and any objections on the scheduled day. They can postpone the hearing, but only for a total of up to 60 days.
Upon the day specified, the board of supervisors shall hear the petition and any objections thereto. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, for not more than 60 days in all.
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