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CA Water Code § 23602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 23602.

23602.  The formation of an improvement district may be proposed and the petition therefor shall be signed by two-thirds or more in number of the holders of title to the land in the proposed improvement district.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 23603.

23603.  A petition for the formation of an improvement district shall contain all of the following:(a) Statement of the plans of the proposed improvement.(b) Description of the land in the proposed improvement district.(c) Names of the owners of all land within the proposed improvement district with their last known addresses.(d) Description of the land owned in the proposed improvement district by each owner, which shall be according to the next preceding equalized assessment book of the district. District owned land in the proposed improvement district shall be described whether or not it appears on the next preceding assessment book of the district.(e) Signatures of the petitioners.(Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 536.)
CA Water Code § 23604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 23604.

23604.  The petition, all proceedings in reference to it, the improvement district, and the land in it shall be designated by a number.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 23605.

23605.  The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, which shall be duplicates except as to signatures.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 23606.

23606.  A petition to form an improvement district shall be filed with the secretary in the office of the district and may be inspected by all persons interested.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 23607.

23607.  Notwithstanding Section 23602, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Palmdale Irrigation District the formation of an improvement district may be proposed by the board of the district. In such event no petition shall be required for the formation of the improvement district, but the board shall give notice of and hold a hearing on the proposal as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed improvement district to form the improvement district, it shall proceed with the formation of the improvement district as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except that it shall not enter a final order forming the improvement district unless the formation of the improvement district as proposed by the board is approved by the voters of the proposed improvement district at an election held within the proposed improvement district at which a majority of the voters voting on the proposition approve the formation of the improvement district as proposed by the board. Such election may be consolidated with any other election held within the district.At the time of the hearing on the proposed improvement district, the board of directors may also determine that it is in the best interests of the district and of the improvement district that bonds be sold to finance the acquisition of any existing improvements within the improvement district and the construction of other improvements therein. An election shall then be called to submit to the voters the proposal of whether or not bonds in the amount determined by the board should be authorized, and the election shall be called and held pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 21925) of Part 4 of this division. In that event the bond election shall be consolidated with the election for the formation of the improvement district and the improvement district shall not be formed unless two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of both the formation of the district and the issuance of the bonds.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 554.)
CA Water Code § 23608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Petition for Formation|Section 23608.

23608.  Notwithstanding Section 23602, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Littlerock Creek Irrigation District the formation of an improvement district may be proposed by the board of the district. In such event no petition shall be required for the formation of the improvement district, but the board shall give notice of and hold a hearing on the proposal as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed improvement district to form the improvement district, it shall proceed with the formation of the improvement district as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, except that it shall not enter a final order forming the improvement district unless the formation of the improvement district as proposed by the board is approved by the voters of the proposed improvement district at an election held within the proposed improvement district at which a majority of the voters voting on the proposition approve the formation of the improvement district as proposed by the board. Such election may be consolidated with any other election held within the district.At the time of the hearing on the proposed improvement district, the board of directors may also determine that it is in the best interests of the district and of the improvement district that bonds be sold to finance the acquisition of any existing improvements within the improvement district and the construction of other improvements therein. An election shall then be called to submit to the voters the proposal of whether or not bonds in the amount determined by the board should be authorized, and the election shall be called and held pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 21925) of Part 4 of this division. In that event the bond election shall be consolidated with the election for the formation of the improvement district and the improvement district shall not be formed unless two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of both the formation of the district and the issuance of the bonds.(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 144.)
CA Water Code § 23625 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Estimate of Assessment|Section 23625.

23625.  Upon receipt of a petition to form an improvement district the board shall cause a survey to be made of the proposed improvements, if any.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23626 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Estimate of Assessment|Section 23626.

23626.  If the survey shows that the improvements are feasible, the board shall cause to be prepared the following:(a) Plans and specifications of the improvements proposed to be constructed when the petition proposes the construction of improvements.(b) An estimate of the cost of the proposed improvements which may include an amount not in excess of 10 percent of the aggregate cost of the proposed improvements to create a reserve fund to be used and applied as additional security for the payment of principal of and interest on any warrants of the improvement district issued against assessments levied for the payment of the cost of the proposed improvement.(c) Statement of the proposed assessment for the cost of the proposed improvements apportioned to each tract of land in the proposed improvement district as the tracts appear on the last equalized district assessment book and to district-owned land in the proposed improvement district whether or not it appears on the last equalized district assessment book, which apportionment shall be according to the benefits that will accrue to each tract by virtue of the proposed improvements.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 391.)
CA Water Code § 23627 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Plans and Estimate of Assessment|Section 23627.

23627.  If there are any, the plans and specifications, estimate of cost, and the statement of the proposed assessment shall be filed with the secretary in the office of the district and may be inspected by all persons interested.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23645 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Hearing on Formation|Section 23645.

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.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Hearing on Formation|Section 23646.

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.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23647 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Hearing on Formation|Section 23647.

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.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23648 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Hearing on Formation|Section 23648.

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.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23649 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Hearing on Formation|Section 23649.

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.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Hearing on Formation|Section 23650.

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.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 718.)
CA Water Code § 23651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 3 - Hearing on Formation|Section 23651.

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.(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 718.)
CA Water Code § 23665 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23665.

23665.  Regardless of any findings made by the board if more than one-third in number of the holders of title to land within a proposed improvement district object at the hearing to its formation or the levy of the proposed assessment, the board shall deny the petition, and no further proceeding shall be had on it.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23666 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23666.

23666.  If at the hearing the board finds that it would not be for the best interests of the district and the proposed improvement district to form the improvement district the board shall order the proceedings dismissed without prejudice to their renewal.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23667 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23667.

23667.  If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed improvement district to form the improvement district, it shall make and enter in its minutes a final order:(a) Approving the petition.(b) Forming the improvement district.(c) Levying the assessment if any is provided for and if the assessment is necessary.(d) Apportioning the assessment, if levied, to the land in the improvement district according to benefits.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23668 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23668.

23668.  The order shall contain a description of the land in the improvement district.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23669 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23669.

23669.  Any assessment levied pursuant to Section 23667 shall include both of the following sums:(a) An amount equal to interest on any deferred payments at a rate not exceeding 12 percent each year.(b) An amount equal to 10 percent more than all other sums to be raised by the assessment, in order to provide for anticipated delinquencies.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 740, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 23670 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23670.

23670.  Except as provided in Section 23670.1, the assessment may be made payable in not more than 10 annual installments.(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1189.)
CA Water Code § 23670.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23670.1.

23670.1.  Upon approval by two-thirds of the board, the assessment may be made payable in not more than 20 annual installments.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1226, Sec. 30.)
CA Water Code § 23671 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23671.

23671.  The secretary shall cause a certified copy of the order creating the improvement district to be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county in which any land of the improvement district is situated.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23672 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23672.

23672.  The assessment and each installment of it shall be and remain a lien on the land in the improvement district in the same manner as and be a part of the annual assessment of the district.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23673 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23673.

23673.  Upon a change or resubdivision upon the assessment book of the district of any parcel of land in an improvement district, the board upon its own initiative or upon a petition of the owner of the parcel so changed or resubdivided, may reapportion the improvement district assessment upon the parcel, and the order of reapportionment shall be recorded in the same manner as the order levying the original assessment.(Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 536.)
CA Water Code § 23674 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 1 - Formation|ARTICLE 4 - Formation and Assessment|Section 23674.

23674.  If the actual cost of the improvements is substantially less than the estimated cost the assessment may be reduced proportionately on each parcel by recomputing it based on actual costs with the percentage and interest provided for in Section 23669 added thereto. The reapportionment or a statement that the assessment on each parcel has been reduced by a designated percentage shall be recorded in the same manner as the order levying the original assessment.Installments of assessments levied on district owned land becoming due while the land is still owned by the district shall be paid by the district. Conveyance of such lands into private ownership shall not release the lien thereon of the assessment and the unpaid installments of it.(Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 816.)
CA Water Code § 23750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Alternative Procedure for Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal by Board|Section 23750.

23750.  This chapter provides an alternative procedure for forming an improvement district within a district for the purpose of the construction of improvements in it, or the acquisition, installation, replacement, or extension of existing works for the production and distribution of water, or any number of these if the cost thereof will not exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and the area of the land to be included in the improvement district does not exceed 1,000 acres.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1465.)
CA Water Code § 23751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Alternative Procedure for Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal by Board|Section 23751.

23751.  Unless otherwise expressly provided the formation proceedings provided by this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the next preceding chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Alternative Procedure for Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal by Board|Section 23752.

23752.  No petition is required for the formation of an improvement district pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23753 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Alternative Procedure for Formation|ARTICLE 1 - Proposal by Board|Section 23753.

23753.  The board may by resolution cause a survey of the proposed improvement to be made, which survey shall include each of the following:(a) Detailed plans and specifications.(b) An estimate of the total cost of the improvement.(c) A description of the land to be benefited.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
CA Water Code § 23770 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Alternative Procedure for Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing and Formation|Section 23770.

23770.  If the cost of the improvements does not require a special assessment in excess of a total of fifty dollars ($50) per acre over an area to be improved not in excess of 1,000 acres, the board may by resolution set a time for a hearing on whether or not to form the improvement district.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1465.)
CA Water Code § 23771 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 11 - IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Alternative Procedure for Formation|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing and Formation|Section 23771.

23771.  The board shall give notice of the time and place of the formation hearing in the same manner as provided for the giving of notice for the hearing of a formation petition pursuant to Chapter 1 of this part except that the notice to be mailed to the property owners shall be addressed to their last known address as shown on the assessment book or other records of the district.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)