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Article 4. Initiation By Petition of California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 4.
Petitions for the annexation of territory to, or detachment
of territory from, a district shall be signed as follows:
(a) For a registered voter district, by any of the following:
(1) Not less than 25 percent of the registered voters within the affected territory.
(2) Not less than 25 percent of the number of landowners within the affected territory who also own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory.
(b) For a landowner-voter district, by not less than 25 percent of the number of landowners owning land within the affected territory who also own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory.
(a) For a registered voter district, by any of the following:
(1) Not less than 25 percent of the registered voters within the affected territory.
(2) Not less than 25 percent of the number of landowners within the affected territory who also own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory.
(b) For a landowner-voter district, by not less than 25 percent of the number of landowners owning land within the affected territory who also own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory.
(a) A petition for reorganization shall be signed so as to
comply with the applicable signature requirements of this article
with respect to each of the various changes proposed in the petition.
(b) If a proposal for reorganization includes a proposal for the formation of a new district, the petition shall comply with the signature requirements, if any, of a petition for formation of the district, as set forth in the principal act designated in the petition for formation, and if there are no such requirements, then the requirements of this part pertaining to dissolution.
(c) If a proposal for reorganization includes incorporation, the petition shall comply with the signature requirements for incorporation.
(b) If a proposal for reorganization includes a proposal for the formation of a new district, the petition shall comply with the signature requirements, if any, of a petition for formation of the district, as set forth in the principal act designated in the petition for formation, and if there are no such requirements, then the requirements of this part pertaining to dissolution.
(c) If a proposal for reorganization includes incorporation, the petition shall comply with the signature requirements for incorporation.
If a person is qualified to sign for two or more of the
changes of organization proposed by the petition, that person need
sign the petition only once and his or her signature shall be counted
as if that person had signed and requested each change of
organization.
Petitions for the consolidation of two or more districts
shall be signed as follows:
(a) For registered voter districts, by not less than 5 percent of the registered voters within each of the several districts.
(b) For landowner-voter districts, by landowner-voters within each of the several districts constituting not less than 5 percent of the number of landowner-voters owning land within each of the several districts and who also own not less than 5 percent of the assessed value of land within each of the several districts.
(a) For registered voter districts, by not less than 5 percent of the registered voters within each of the several districts.
(b) For landowner-voter districts, by landowner-voters within each of the several districts constituting not less than 5 percent of the number of landowner-voters owning land within each of the several districts and who also own not less than 5 percent of the assessed value of land within each of the several districts.
Petitions for a merger of a district which overlaps a city,
or for the establishment of the district as a subsidiary district of
the city, shall be signed as follows:
(a) For a registered voter district, by either of the following:
(1) Five percent of the registered voters of the district.
(2) Five percent of the registered voters residing within the territory of the city outside the boundaries of the district.
(b) For a landowner-voter district, by either of the following:
(1) Five percent of the number of landowner-voters within the district who also own not less than 5 percent of assessed value of land within the district.
(2) Five percent of the registered voters residing within the territory of the city outside the boundaries of the district.
(a) For a registered voter district, by either of the following:
(1) Five percent of the registered voters of the district.
(2) Five percent of the registered voters residing within the territory of the city outside the boundaries of the district.
(b) For a landowner-voter district, by either of the following:
(1) Five percent of the number of landowner-voters within the district who also own not less than 5 percent of assessed value of land within the district.
(2) Five percent of the registered voters residing within the territory of the city outside the boundaries of the district.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 56871, petitions for
the dissolution of a district shall be signed as follows:
(a) For registered voter districts, by either of the following:
(1) Not less than 10 percent of the registered voters within the district.
(2) Not less than 10 percent of the number of landowners within the district who also own not less than 10 percent of the assessed value of land within the district.
(b) For landowner-voter districts, by not less than 10 percent of the number of landowner-voters within the district who also own not less than 10 percent of the assessed value of land within the district.
(a) For registered voter districts, by either of the following:
(1) Not less than 10 percent of the registered voters within the district.
(2) Not less than 10 percent of the number of landowners within the district who also own not less than 10 percent of the assessed value of land within the district.
(b) For landowner-voter districts, by not less than 10 percent of the number of landowner-voters within the district who also own not less than 10 percent of the assessed value of land within the district.
A petition for the dissolution of a registered voter
district, signed by three or more registered voters within the
district or by three or more landowners within a landowner-voter
district, shall be deemed to be a sufficient petition, if, in
addition to the matters required by Section 56700, the petition
recites that the district has been in existence for at least three
years and states, on information and belief, that the corporate
powers of the district have not been used and that one or more of the
following conditions have existed or now exist:
(a) That during the three-year period preceding the date of the first signature upon the petition any of the following events have not occurred:
(1) There has not been a duly selected and acting quorum of the board of directors of the district.
(2) The board of directors has not furnished or provided services or facilities of substantial benefit to residents, landowners, or property within the district.
(3) The board of directors has not levied or fixed and collected any taxes, assessments, service charges, rentals, or rates or expended the proceeds of those levies or collections for district purposes.
(b) That during the one-year period preceding the date of the first signature upon the petition a quorum of the duly selected and acting board of directors has not met for the purpose of transacting district business.
(c) That, upon the date of the first signature upon the petition, the district had no assets, other than money in the form of cash, investments, or deposits.
(a) That during the three-year period preceding the date of the first signature upon the petition any of the following events have not occurred:
(1) There has not been a duly selected and acting quorum of the board of directors of the district.
(2) The board of directors has not furnished or provided services or facilities of substantial benefit to residents, landowners, or property within the district.
(3) The board of directors has not levied or fixed and collected any taxes, assessments, service charges, rentals, or rates or expended the proceeds of those levies or collections for district purposes.
(b) That during the one-year period preceding the date of the first signature upon the petition a quorum of the duly selected and acting board of directors has not met for the purpose of transacting district business.
(c) That, upon the date of the first signature upon the petition, the district had no assets, other than money in the form of cash, investments, or deposits.
