Section 6957 Of Article 2. Formation From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
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. (a) A proposal to form a zone within a public agency may also
be initiated by filing a petition with the board. Such a petition
shall contain all the matters specified in subdivisions (a), (b),
(c), and (d) of Section 6956. Such a petition shall be signed as
provided in either of the following:
(1) By not less than 10 percent of the voters who reside within
the territory proposed to be included within the zone.
(2) By not less than 10 percent of the number of owners of real
property, including both land and improvements to land, within the
territory proposed to be included within the zone who also own not
less than 10 percent of the assessed value of the real property
within such territory.
(b) Each signer of a petition shall add to his or her signature,
the date of signing. If the signer is signing the petition as a
voter, he or she shall add to his or her signature his or her place
of residence, giving street and number, or a designation sufficient
to enable the place of residence to be readily ascertained. If the
signer is signing the petition as an owner of real property, he or
she shall add to his or her signature a description of the real
property owned by him or her sufficient to identify the real
property.
(c) Following certification of the petition, the board shall set
the time and place of the hearing on the question of the formation of
the proposed zone.