Chapter 2. Formation Petition of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 16. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.

A boulevard district may be formed from any portion of a county not already contained in a boulevard district. When formed, the district shall be known and designated as _______ boulevard district (using the name of the district) of ______ county (using the name of the county in which the district is located).

A petition for the formation of a district may be presented to the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is proposed to be formed. The petition shall be signed by not less than 10 freeholders, owning land within the proposed district and shall contain:
  (a) The name of the proposed district.
  (b) The boundaries of the proposed district, and an estimate of the number of inhabitants residing within those boundaries.
  (c) An estimate of the number of acres contained within the boundaries of the proposed district and the assessed value of the land and of the improvements.
  (d) A request that an election be called within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not a district shall be formed for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a boulevard.

At the time of the filing of the petition for the formation of the district the petitioners shall file a bond with the board of supervisors for not more than three hundred dollars ($300), approved by the board, upon the condition that the petitioners will pay the expense and cost of the election in an amount not exceeding the amount of the bond if the proposition to organize the district is defeated.

The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors which shall thereupon fix a time, not less than 20 nor more than 60 days after the date of presentation, for hearing the petition.

The board of supervisors shall publish a notice of the fact that the petition has been filed and refer to it on file with the clerk of the board of supervisors for further particulars. The notice shall give the time and place at which the petition shall be heard, and direct all parties interested to appear at that time and place, and show cause, if any they have, why the petition should not be granted.

The notice shall be published at least once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper published and circulated in the proposed district. If no newspaper is published in the proposed district, the notice shall be published in a newspaper published and circulated at the county seat of the county in which the proposed district is located.

Upon the day specified, the board of supervisors shall hear the petition and any objections thereto. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time, for not more than 60 days in all.