Article 3. Initiative; Referendum; Recall of California Harbors And Navigation Code >> Division 8. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.
Ordinances may be enacted by and for any district by
initiative in the same manner and with the same effect as ordinances
of counties under Article 1 (commencing at Section 9100) of Chapter 2
of Division 9 of the Elections Code and the terms used therein shall
have the following meanings:
(a) "County" shall mean district.
(b) "Board of supervisors" shall mean board.
(c) "Elections official" shall mean secretary.
(a) No ordinance shall become effective until 30 days from
and after the date of its passage, except the following:
(1) An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an election.
(2) An ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health, or safety, that contains a declaration of, and the
facts constituting, its urgency, and is passed by a four-fifths vote
of the board.
(b) Prior to the effective date thereof ordinances shall be
subject to referendum in the same manner and with the same effect as
ordinances of counties under Article 2 (commencing with Section 9140)
of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code and terms used
therein shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7120.