Section 36578 Of Article 2. Assessment Book From California Water Code >> Division 13. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
36578
. If the board elects to have land within the district valued
pursuant to Section 36577, the following procedures shall apply:
(a) Prior to its adoption of a valuation based upon benefits under
this section, the board shall hold a public hearing at which owners
of property or residents of the district may appear and be heard.
Notice of the hearing shall be given by the secretary by posting
notice thereof at the district office at least 20 days prior to the
hearing, stating the purpose, time, and place of hearing, together
with publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in
each county in which the district has land in accordance with Section
6063 of the Government Code. The notice shall also be mailed to each
landowner as shown in the records of the district at least 20 days
prior to the hearing.
(b) At the hearing, evidence shall be introduced by the assessor
and may be introduced by landowners or residents within the district
as to the valuation schedules to be adopted by the board.
(c) At the conclusion of the hearing, or as it may be continued
from time to time, the board shall adopt a schedule of valuations on
a per acre basis, or fractions thereof, for agricultural land and on
a parcel, acreage, or square foot basis for nonagricultural land. The
schedule shall reflect the proportional benefits bestowed on the
property assessed by the operation of the district. Land may be
classified as to direct or indirect receipt of district benefit,
irrigated or nonirrigated use, commercial, industrial, or residential
use, or any other method which reflects the benefits received.
(d) Upon the board's adoption of a schedule of valuations, the
duties and responsibilities of the board of supervisors and clerk of
the board of supervisors established in this chapter and Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 36725) shall be carried out by the board and
secretary of the district, respectively.
(e) There shall be no allocation of property tax revenues pursuant
to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1
of the Revenue and Taxation Code to any district that utilizes the
provisions of Section 36577. Each district utilizing Section 36577
shall notify the county auditor pursuant to Section 100 of the
Revenue and Taxation Code that the district does not desire to
receive a property tax allocation.