Chapter 12. Annexation Of Territory of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 14. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 12.

Territory in the same county whether contiguous or not may be annexed to a highway lighting district. A petition for that purpose may be filed with the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is situated. The petition shall:
  (a) Designate the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed to the district.
  (b) Designate the number of owners of real property in such territory and the assessed value of the real property in the territory as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county.
  (c) State that the territory proposed to be annexed is not within the limits of any other lighting district, and request that such territory be annexed to the lighting district.
  (d) Be signed by the owners representing at least one-fourth of the total assessed valuation of the real property proposed to be annexed to the district, as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county, and by at least one-fourth of the total number of owners of real property in such territory.

At the first regular meeting after the petition has been filed with it, the board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing the petition and the protests of interested parties, and shall cause a notice of the filing of the petition and the time set for the hearing to be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code and not less than one week prior to that time in a newspaper published and circulated in the county in which the district is situated. If there is no such newspaper, copies of the notice shall be posted in three conspicuous places in the territory to be annexed, for three weeks prior to the date fixed for hearing the petition.

Upon the date fixed for the hearing, or at any time to which it is continued, the board of supervisors shall consider the petition, and any objections which may be filed against it or against the annexation of any territory to the district. The board of supervisors may by order entered on its minutes grant the petition either in whole or in part, and by order entered on its minutes alter the boundaries of the district, and annex thereto all or such portion of the contiguous territory described in the petition as will be benefited by inclusion in the district.

Any territory which will not be benefited, by inclusion in the district, or which is not contiguous to the district, or which is not described in the petition, shall not be included in the district.

The order of annexation shall be conclusive evidence of the validity of all prior proceedings leading to the annexation recited therein and after the making of the order, the territory shall become a part of the lighting district and shall be taxed, together with the remainder of the district, for all taxes thereafter levied by the board of supervisors for the maintenance of the district.

If a petition, signed by 15 or more taxpayers and residents of the area sought to be annexed, but less than the number of owners representing one-fourth of the amount of assessed value of real property in that area and less than the number of owners specified in subdivision (d) of Section 19210 of this chapter, is presented to the board of supervisors, the board, if the petition for such annexation expressly requests them so to do, shall order an election within the territory sought to be annexed. The election shall be ordered by the board of supervisors at a hearing, after establishing the boundaries. To the extent applicable, the election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as an election for formation. If a majority of votes cast are in favor of the proposition of annexing the territory to the district, such territory shall become a part of the highway lighting district.