Chapter 14. Dissolution By Petition of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 14. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 14.

Proceedings for the dissolution of the district may be instituted by filing with the board of supervisors a petition signed by 50 or more property owners and residents of the district, asking for its dissolution. The board of supervisors shall, within 30 days after receiving the petition, by resolution, order that an election be held in the district for the determination of the question of dissolution. The election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as other elections of the district.

If a majority of the votes cast at the election held in the district for determination of the question of dissolution are in favor of dissolution, the district shall be dissolved.

Upon the dissolution of the district the title to any property which it may have acquired shall vest in any city which has at that time a considerable portion of the territory of the lighting district within its boundaries. If there is no such city, the title to the property shall vest in the board of supervisors of the county wherein the district is situated until such a city is created.

If at the time of the election to dissolve the district there is any indebtedness of the district outstanding, the vote to dissolve shall dissolve the district for all purposes except the levy and collection of taxes or assessments, as the case may be, for the payment of such outstanding indebtedness. From the time the district is thus dissolved until the indebtedness is fully paid, the legislative body of the city which is entitled to the property of the district as provided for in Section 19252 or, if there is no such city, the board of supervisors of the county wherein the district is located shall be the ex officio governing body of the district. That body shall levy such taxes or assessments and perform such other acts as may be necessary to pay the outstanding indebtedness of the district.