California Government Code 25217.1 – (a) At the public hearing, the board shall hear and consider any …
(a) At the public hearing, the board shall hear and consider any protests to the formation of the zone.
(b) (1) In the case of inhabited territory, if at the conclusion of the public hearing, the board determines that more than 50 percent of the total number of voters residing within the proposed zone have filed written objections to the formation, then the board shall determine that a majority protest exists and terminate the proceedings.
Terms Used In California Government Code 25217.1
- assessed value: means 25 percent of full value to, and including, the 1980-81 fiscal year, and 100 percent of full value for the 1981-82 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter. See California Government Code 25
- Board: means the county board of supervisors acting as the governing authority of a county service area. See California Government Code 25210.2
- Inhabited territory: means territory within which there reside 12 or more registered voters. See California Government Code 25210.2
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
- Zone: means a zone formed pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 25217). See California Government Code 25210.2
(2) In the case of uninhabited territory, if at the conclusion of the public hearing, the board determines that more than 50 percent of the property owners who own more than 50 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the proposed zone have filed written objections to the formation, then the board shall determine that a majority protest exists and terminate the proceedings.
(c) If, pursuant to subdivision (b), the board determines that a majority protest does not exist, then the board may proceed to form the zone.
(d) If the resolution or petition proposes that the zone use special taxes, benefit assessments, fees, standby charges, or bonds to finance its purposes, the board shall proceed according to law. If the voters or property owners do not approve those funding methods, the zone shall not be formed.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)