Section 57107 Of Chapter 5. Resolution For Order Subject To Election From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 5.
57107
. (a) In any resolution ordering a merger or establishment of
a subsidiary district, the commission shall approve the change of
organization without an election except that if the change of
organization meets the requirements of subdivision (b), the
commission shall order the change of organization subject to
confirmation of the voters.
(b) The commission shall order the change of organization subject
to confirmation of the voters within any subject agency as follows:
(1) If the proposal was not initiated by the commission, and if a
subject agency has not objected by resolution to the proposal, the
commission has found that protests meet one of the following protest
thresholds:
(A) In the case of inhabited territory, protests have been signed
by either of the following:
(i) At least 25 percent of the number of landowners within the
affected territory who own at least 25 percent of the assessed value
of land within the territory.
(ii) At least 25 percent of the voters entitled to vote as a
result of residing within, or owning land within, the affected
territory.
(B) In the case of a landowner-voter district, that the territory
is uninhabited and that protests have been signed by at least 25
percent of the number of landowners within the affected territory
owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the
territory.
(2) If the proposal was not initiated by the commission, and if a
subject agency has objected by resolution to the proposal, written
protests have been submitted as follows:
(A) In the case of inhabited territory, protests have been signed
by either of the following:
(i) At least 25 percent of the number of landowners within any
subject agency within the affected territory who own at least 25
percent of the assessed value of land within the territory.
(ii) At least 25 percent of the voters entitled to vote as a
result of residing within, or owning land within, any subject agency
within the affected territory.
(B) In the case of a landowner-voter district, that the territory
is uninhabited and protests have been signed by at least 25 percent
of the number of landowners within any subject agency within the
affected territory, owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value
of land within the subject agency.
(3) If the proposal was initiated by the commission, and
regardless of whether a subject agency has objected to the proposal
by resolution, written protests have been submitted that meet the
requirements of Section 57113.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (b), the commission shall
not order the merger or establishment of a subsidiary district
without the consent of the subject city.