2007 California Water Code Article 3. Hearing On Formation

CA Codes (wat:23645-23651)

23645.  After the filing of the formation petition, and if any, the
plans and specifications, the estimate of cost, and statement of the
proposed assessment, the board shall give notice of a hearing upon
the petition, and if a special assessment is to be levied in the
improvement district pursuant to Article 4 of this chapter, the
notice shall also state that the hearing is called to determine
whether or not the special assessment should be levied.



23646.  Notice of the hearing shall be given by all of the
following:
   (a) Posting a notice in three public places within the proposed
improvement district.
   (b) Publication of the notice once a week for two weeks in a
newspaper published in the office county.
   (c) Mailing a copy of the notice to the last known address of all
of the owners of land in the proposed improvement district to the
addresses appearing in the petition.
   The notices shall be posted and mailed not less than 20 days prior
to the date set for the hearing.


23647.  At the hearing the board shall hear any objections coming
before it to any of the following:
   (a) The petition.
   (b) The formation of the improvement district.
   (c) The land to be included within the improvement district.
   (d) The plans and specifications.
   (e) The estimate of cost.
   (f) The proposed assessment.
   (g) The apportionment of the assessment.



23648.  At the hearing the board shall make any changes in reference
to the matters set forth in Section 23647 as it considers proper.
The board may exclude any part of the land described in the petition
from the proposed improvement district and may include additional
land.


23649.  If any additional land is included in the proposed
improvement district, the hearing shall be continued and the owners
of the added land given personal notice of not less than 20 days of
the addition of the land to the improvement district.




23650.  Any of the following conditions specified in the plans and
specifications of any improvement district heretofore or hereafter
formed imposed upon the respective parcels of land in the improvement
district are binding and may be enforced:
   (a) Limitations, based on the amount of assessment in the
respective parcels or otherwise on:
   (1) Number of outlets;
   (2) Number of services;
   (3) Number of connections with the improvement district pipe line;

   (4) Uses to which water may be put;
   (5) Quantity of water that may be used.
   (b) Increases provided for as to any of the foregoing on condition
that specified tolls, connection charges, or additional assessments
are paid.


23651.  All such tolls, connection charges, and additional
assessments shall be held and applied upon and reduce the last call
or calls of the improvement district assessment, or held, and used,
or distributed as provided for in Section 24529.