SECTIONS 72700-72711 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 72700-72711

72700. The board, by resolution, may initiate proceedings for the
annexation of territory within the district whether contiguous or not
to an improvement district to such improvement district.

72701. The resolution proposing annexation shall:
(a) Declare that proceedings have been initiated by the board
pursuant to this article.
(b) State the reason for proposing the annexation.
(c) Set forth a description of the area proposed to be annexed,
which may be made by reference to a map on file with the secretary of
the district which map shall govern for all details as to the extent
of the area proposed to be annexed.
(d) State the terms and conditions of the annexation.
(e) State that the holders of title to any of the land sought to
be annexed may file written protests with the secretary to the
annexation or the annexation upon such terms and conditions.
(f) Fix the time and place of a meeting at which the board will
receive written protests theretofore filed with the secretary,
receive additional written protests, and hear from any and all
persons interested in the annexation.

72702. The text of the resolution proposing annexation shall be
published, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, prior to
the time of hearing in at least one newspaper printed and published
in the district, if there is a newspaper published and printed in the
district.

72703. A copy of the resolution proposing annexation shall also be
posted in three public places within the improvement district and
three public places in the area proposed to be annexed at least two
weeks prior to the hearing.

72704. The board shall proceed with the hearing at the time and
place fixed therefor and may continue the hearing, if need be, from
time to time. All interested persons will be heard at the hearing.

72705. If written protests are filed by the holders of title of
one-half of the value of the territory proposed to be annexed as
shown by the last equalized assessment roll of each county in which
the territory is situated, further proceedings shall not be taken,
and the board shall refuse the annexation by a resolution so stating.

72706. If written protest is not made by the owners of one-half of
the value of the territory proposed to be annexed, and if, at the
conclusion of the hearing, the board finds and determines from the
evidence presented at the hearing that the area proposed to be
annexed to an improvement district will be benefited thereby, and
that the improvement district to which the area proposed to be
annexed will also be benefited thereby and will not be injured
thereby, the board may, by resolution, approve such annexation.
The resolution shall describe the territory annexed, which may be
by reference to a map on file with the secretary, which map shall
govern for all details as to the extent of the annexed area. The
resolution shall also state the terms and conditions of annexation as
theretofore determined by resolution of the board.

72707. If the board finds and determines that either the area
proposed to be annexed to the improvement district will not be
benefited thereby or that the improvement district to which the area
is proposed to be annexed will not be benefited thereby and will be
injured thereby, the board shall by resolution disapprove such
annexation.

72708. From and after the date of the adoption of the resolution
approving the annexation, the area described therein is added to and
forms a part of the improvement district.

72709. The taxable property in the annexed area shall be subject to
taxation after the annexation thereof for the purposes of the
improvement district, including the payment of the principal of and
interest on bonds and other obligations of the improvement district
authorized and outstanding at the time of the annexation. If the
terms and conditions established by the board specifically so
provide, the taxable property in the annexed area shall be subject to
taxation as if the annexed property had always been a part of the
improvement district.

72710. The board may do all things necessary to enforce and make
effective the terms and conditions of annexation fixed by it.

72711. Any action or proceeding in which the validity of an
annexation to an improvement district pursuant to this article is
contested, questioned, or denied shall be commenced within three
months after the date of the resolution of the board approving the
annexation of the territory to an improvement district; otherwise,
the annexation shall be held valid and in every respect legal and
incontestable.