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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 2 - Boundaries of the Several Counties › Section 23135.

23135. The boundaries of San Benito County are as follows:
Commencing at a point in the center of the Pajaro River, said point being the northwest corner of the Rancho las Arromitas y Agua Caliente, and being on the northern boundary line of Monterey, and running thence in a southerly direction along the southwest boundary of said rancho to the southwest corner thereof; thence southerly in a direct line to the summit of the Gabilan Range of mountains, and thence southeasterly along the summit of said Gabilan Mountains to the Chalone Peak; thence southeasterly in a direct line to the division line of the parts of the San Lorenzo Sobrantes Rancho owned respectively by Breen and Dunn; thence along said dividing line of said rancho to the southern boundary thereof; thence due south to the San Lorenzo Creek; thence southeasterly up the center of said San Lorenzo or Lewis Creek, and up the north fork thereof, to the summit of the divide between the waters of said Lewis Creek and San Benito Creek; thence following said divide southerly to the eastern boundary of Monterey and the summit of the Coast Range Mountains;
Thence northerly, following the summit of said mountains to where the range line between T. 18 S., of R. 12 and 13 E., M. D. B. & M., crosses the same; thence northerly along said range line to the northeast corner of T. 18 S., R. 12 E.; thence northerly along said township line to the south line of T. 16 N., R. 13 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence west to the southeast corner of T. 16 S., R. 12 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence northwest in a straight line to the northeast corner of T. 14 S., R. 9 E.; thence in a straight line northwesterly, running toward the northeast corner of T. 13 S., R. 7 E., to a point where said line intersects the boundary line between San Benito and Merced; thence along the boundary line between San Benito and Merced to the northeast corner of San Benito and southeast corner of Santa Clara; thence following the county line between Santa Clara and San Benito to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 2 - Boundaries of the Several Counties › Section 23137.

23137. The boundaries of San Diego County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of the State of California as described in Article XXI of the Constitution of the State of California; thence easterly along the international boundary line between the United States and Mexico to its intersection with the range line between R. 8 E. and 9 E. of San Bernardino meridian; thence northerly along the range lines between said R. 8 E. and 9 E., which is also the westerly boundary of Imperial, to the northeast corner of T. 9 S., R. 8 E., which point is also on the southerly boundary line of Riverside; thence west along the second standard parallel south, San Bernardino base, which is also the south boundary line of Riverside, to the range line between T. 8 S., R. 3 W. and T. 8 S., R. 4 W.; thence north along said range line to the southerly boundary of the Rancho Santa Rosa; thence northwesterly and northerly along the boundary line of said Rancho Santa Rosa to the township line between T. 7 S., and T. 8 S., S. B. B. & M.; thence west along said township line to the easterly line of the Rancho Mission Viejo or La Paz, which is also the southeasterly boundary line of Orange; thence following said southeasterly boundary of Orange southerly and westerly along the easterly and southerly line of said Rancho Mission Viejo or La Paz to the most westerly line of the Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores; thence southerly along said westerly line of said Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores to the shore line of the Pacific Ocean, and continuing in the same direction to a point three English miles in said Pacific Ocean, which point is on the westerly boundary line of the said State of California; thence southerly along said westerly boundary line of the State of California to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23138. The boundaries of San Francisco city and county are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, being the northwest corner of San Mateo, in the Pacific Ocean, on the extension of northern line of T. 3 S., of Mount Diablo base; thence northerly along the Pacific Coast, to its point of intersection with the westerly extension of the low-water line on the northern side of the entrance to San Francisco Bay, being the southwest corner of Marin and northwest corner of San Francisco; thence easterly, through Point Bonita and Point Cavallo, to the most southeastern point of Angel Island, all on the line of Marin; thence northerly, along the easterly line of Marin, to the northwest point of Golden Rock (also known as Red Rock), being a common corner of Marin, Contra Costa, and San Francisco; thence due southeast four and one-half statute miles to a point established as the corner common to Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Francisco; thence southeasterly, on the western line of Alameda County to a point on the north line of T. 3 S., R. 4 W., M D. B. & M.; thence westerly on the township lines and an extension thereof to the place of beginning. The islands known as the Farralones (Farallons) are a part of said city and county.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23139. The boundaries of San Joaquin County are as follows:
Beginning at the junction of the San Joaquin and Mokelumne Rivers on the line of Sacramento; thence up the latter to the mouth of Dry Creek; thence up Dry Creek to the southeast corner of Sacramento; thence southeasterly to a point on Mokelumne River, being the point of beginning of the survey of Boucher and Wallace of the line between San Joaquin and Calaveras, May, 1864; thence southeasterly, on the line of said survey, to the extreme northern corner of Stanislaus, on the north side of and near to Calaveras River, at a point on the western line of R. 10 E., Mount Diablo meridian, as established by the survey of George E. Drew, approved May, 1860, shown on the map of said survey; thence south, on said range line, to the Stanislaus River; thence down said river to its confluence with the San Joaquin; thence southwest, to the summit of the Coast Range, as shown on the survey and map of Wallace and Stakes, May, 1868, and forming the common corner of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, and Alameda, as shown also on the map of Boardman and Stakes, July, 1868; thence northwesterly and northerly along the eastern boundary of Alameda to the corner common to Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Joaquin; thence due east to the center of the west channel of the San Joaquin River; thence down the said west channel to its confluence with the main river; thence down said river to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23142. The boundaries of Santa Barbara County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwestern corner of Ventura; thence northerly, on the westerly line of Ventura to the point of intersection with the southern line of T. 10 N., San Bernardino base; said point being on the southern boundary of Kern and being the common corner of Santa Barbara and Ventura; thence west on said township line, to the Santa Maria River; thence down said river to a point in the Pacific Ocean opposite the mouth of said river, forming the northwest corner; thence southeasterly, by the ocean shore, to the place of beginning; including the islands of Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 248.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 2 - Boundaries of the Several Counties › Section 23145.

23145. The boundaries of Shasta County are as follows:
Beginning at the northern line of Tehama, at the head of Bloody Island, in the Sacramento River; thence to and down the eastern channel to the mouth of Battle Creek; thence easterly, up Battle Creek, by the main channel, to the mouth of the middle fork, known as Digger Creek; thence up Digger Creek to its head; thence east to a point south of Black Butte Mountain, forming the southeast corner; thence north, on the western line of Lassen, to a rock mound forming the northeast corner, on the southern line of Siskiyou; thence west, on said southern line, to Castle Rock, forming the northwest corner; thence southerly along Trinity Mountain to the head of Bee Gum Creek, forming the southwest corner; thence easterly down Bee Gum, Middle Fork, and Cottonwood Creeks to the western channel of the Sacramento River; thence, by direct line, to the point of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23146. The boundaries of Sierra County are as follows:
Beginning at the south corner of Plumas, in the center of Slate Creek; thence easterly on the southern line of Plumas to the range line between T. 21 N., R. 13 E., and T. 21 N., R. 14 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north on said range line, to the northwest corner of T. 21 N., R. 14 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence east on the line between T. 21 and 22 N., M. D. B., to the state line forming the northeast corner; thence south on said state line to the northeast corner of Nevada, a point east of the Bent Monument; thence west to the Bent Monument; thence down the south fork of the middle Yuba River and down the middle Yuba River to a point 10 miles above the mouth of the latter; thence in a straight line northerly to a point on the north fork of the Yuba River known as Cuteye Foster’s Bar; down said river to the mouth of Big Canon Creek, then up said creek four miles; thence in a straight line to the point of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23147. The boundaries of Siskiyou County are as follows:
Commencing on the northern line of the State of California at the northeast corner of Del Norte, being on the summit of a spur of the Siskiyou Range of mountains; thence southerly along the eastern line of Del Norte to the northern line of Humboldt; thence easterly and southerly along the northern and eastern line of Humboldt to the northwest corner of Trinity; thence along the northern boundary of Trinity to the northwest corner of Shasta at Castle Rock; thence due east to the range line between R. 4 and 5 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence north along said range line to the northern boundary of the State of California; thence due west along said state boundary line to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23148. The boundaries of Solano County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, in San Pablo Bay, at the common corner of Contra Costa, Sonoma, Marin, and Solano; thence north, 26
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degrees W., about six and one-quarter miles on the eastern line of Sonoma to the southwest corner of Napa at the mouth of the Huichica Creek; thence east, on the southern line of Napa, to the southeast corner thereof; thence north, on the line of Napa to the first standard north; thence east along said standard, on said Napa line, to the summit of Vaca Mountains; thence northerly, on said summit and Napa line, to Devil’s Gate, on Putah Creek, which point forms the northwest corner of Solano and southwest corner of Yolo; thence easterly, on the line of Yolo, down said creek and the old bed thereof, to its intersection with the western line of R. 3 E., M. D. M., forming the northeast corner of Solano, with exterior angle in Yolo; thence south, along the line of Yolo, on said range line, two and seven-tenths miles, to the north line of T. 7 N., M. D. B.; thence east, nine and seventy-two one-hundredths chains, to the northeast corner of said township; thence south, to the first standard north, M. D. B.; thence east, on said standard line, to the center of Sutter slough; thence down said slough to Steamboat Slough, formerly called Merritt Slough, down said slough to the Sacramento River, down the Sacramento River about 13 miles to Suisun Bay; thence down the bay, along the center of the main ship-channel, in a westerly course about 18 miles, to the Straits of Carquinez; thence down the middle of said straits, and down San Pablo Bay, to the place of beginning; all these courses and lines being as shown by map and notes of William Wayne Fitch and E. H. Marshall, Surveyor and Deputy Surveyor of Solano County.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23150. The boundaries of Stanislaus County are as follows:
Beginning at the common corner of Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Alameda, and San Joaquin, on the summit of Mount Boardman, of the Mount Diablo Range, as shown on the survey and map of Wallace and Stakes, May, 1868; thence southeasterly, on the summit line of that range, being the eastern line of Santa Clara, to the northwest corner of Merced, forming the southwest corner of Stanislaus, as established by the survey and map of A. J. Stakes, July, 1868; thence northeasterly, on the line as established by that survey, to the junction of the Merced and San Joaquin Rivers; thence down the San Joaquin seven miles; thence in a direct line a little north of east to a monument established by the survey of A. J. Stakes, being on the summit of the ridge between Merced and Stanislaus, and marking the common corner of Tuolumne, Merced, Mariposa, and Stanislaus; thence northwesterly, in a direct line, and crossing the Stanislaus River, to the monument established by the survey and map of George E. Drew, May, 1860, on the north bank of the Stanislaus River; thence northwesterly, on the line of that survey, to its intersection with the western line of R. 10 E., M. D. M., which point is marked by a monument establishing the north corner of Stanislaus County; then south, on that range line, to the Stanislaus River; thence down the latter to its mouth in the San Joaquin River; thence southwesterly on the line as surveyed and mapped by Wallace and Stakes, May, 1868, to the place of beginning.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 80.)
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23152. The boundaries of Tehama County are as follows:
Beginning at the point of intersection of the Sacramento River with the south line of T. 23 N., M. D. B.; thence west, on said line, being the northern line of Glenn to the summit of the Coast Range, being the southwest corner; thence northerly, on said summit line, to the southwest corner of Shasta; thence easterly, on the southern line of Shasta to the northwest corner of Plumas, being the point of intersection of the southern line of Shasta with the summit line of the dividing ridge between the waters of Mill and Deer Creeks, tributaries of the Sacramento River, and Rice’s and Warner’s Creeks, tributaries of the north fork of the Feather River, forming the northeast corner of Tehama; thence southerly, along said summit line, to the north point of Butte, it being the point where the northern road from Big Meadows to Butte Meadows, by Dye’s house, crosses the said summit line; thence southwesterly, in a direct line, to the head of Rock Creek; thence southwesterly, down Rock Creek, to the south line of T. 24 N., M. D. B.; thence west, on said line, to the Sacramento River; thence along said river to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23153. The boundaries of Trinity County are as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Mendocino and southeast corner of Trinity as established and marked by Wm. H. Fauntleroy in 1872, on the summit of the Coast Range at or near the quarter section corner on the east line of Sec. 34 in T. 25 N., R. 10 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence northerly along the summit of said range and the line of Tehama to the northwest corner of Tehama; thence northeasterly and northerly along the summit of the mountain dividing the waters flowing into Sacramento River and the waters flowing into Trinity River on the west line of Shasta and Siskiyou to a point in the southern line of Siskiyou located in Sec. 26, T. 41 N., R. 6 W., M. D. B. & M.; thence southwesterly and westerly along the summit of the mountain dividing the waters flowing into Trinity River from the waters flowing into the Scott and Salmon Rivers to the intersection of the east line of Humboldt on what is known as Salmon Summit, being the northwest corner of Trinity near the corner to Secs. 4, 5, 8, and 9, T. 9 N., R. 7 E., H. B. & M.; thence southwesterly and southerly by the eastern line of Humboldt to the southwest corner of Trinity as surveyed and marked by Wm. H. Fauntleroy in August, 1872, the same being in the SE.
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of Sec. 31, T. 5 S., R. 6 E., H. B. & M.; thence east along the line between Trinity and Mendocino, as surveyed and marked by Wm. H. Fauntleroy in 1872 to the point of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23154. The boundaries of Tulare County are as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner, being the common corner of Kings, Kern, and Tulare, and being located on the sixth standard south at the southwest corner of T. 24 S., R. 23 E., M. D. B. & M.; thence east, on said standard, to the point of intersection with the summit line of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, forming the southeast corner of Tulare and southwest corner of Inyo; thence northwesterly, on said summit, being on the western line of Inyo, to the east corner of Fresno; thence on the southern line of Fresno to the eastern line of Kings; thence southerly, on the line of Kings, to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23155. The boundaries of Tuolumne County are as follows:
Beginning at the most western corner, being the southern corner of Calaveras, in the Stanislaus River; thence southeasterly to the common corner of Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne; thence easterly on the northern line of Mariposa and Madera, following the summit line of the dividing ridge between the Tuolumne and Merced Rivers, to Mount Lyell, as marked on Warren Holt’s map, 1869, and the summit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, being on the western line of Mono and the common corner of Tuolumne, Madera, and Mono; thence northerly by the line of Mono, being the summit line of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, to the southern corner of Alpine; thence northwesterly by the line of Alpine to the southeastern corner of Calaveras; thence westerly on the line of Calaveras and down the Stanislaus River to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23156. The boundaries of Ventura County are as follows:
Commencing on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, at the mouth of the Rincon Creek; thence following up the center of said creek to its source; thence due north to the corner common to Kern, Santa Barbara, and Ventura located on the township line between T. 9 and 10 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M., and running thence east with said line between T. 9 and 10 N., to the northeast corner of T. 9 N., R. 24 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence south with the range line to the quarter section corner in the west line of Sec. 7, T. 9 N., R. 23 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence east with the center line of Secs. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of said T. 9 N., R. 23 W., to the line between R. 22 and 23 W., of said township; thence south with the range line to the southwest corner of Sec. 18, T. 9 N., R. 22 W.; thence east to the corner of Secs. 16, 17, 20, and 21 of said township; thence south to the southwest corner of Sec. 33, of said township; thence east on the line between T. 8 and 9 N., to the west line of Sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 20 W., S. B. B. & M.; thence south along said west line of said Sec. 2 and Sec. 11 of said township to the southwest corner of said Sec 11; thence east along the south line of said Sec. 11 and Sec. 12 of said township to and along the south line of Secs. 7, 8, 9, and 10 of T. 8 N., R. 19 W., S. B. B. & M. to the western line of Los Angeles; thence southerly along said western line of Los Angeles to the Pacific Ocean and three miles therein; thence in a northwesterly direction to a point due south of and three miles distant from the center of the mouth of Rincon Creek; thence north to the point of beginning, and including the islands of Anacapa and San Nicholas.
(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 51, Sec. 2.)
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23157. The boundaries of Yolo County are as follows:
Beginning on the southeast corner, at the most easterly northeast corner of Solano, in Sutter Slough, at its intersection with the first standard north; thence west on said standard line to the west line of R. 3 E., M. D. M.; thence north on said range line to the northeast corner of T. 7 N., 2 E.; thence west nine and seventy-two one-hundredths chains to the southeast corner of T. 8, 2 E.; thence north on the easterly line of said township to the old bed of Putah Creek; thence westerly up the old bed and main Putah Creek to a point on the eastern line of Napa, in the canon, called Devil’s Gate, where the highest ridge of mountains divides the waters of the Sacramento from Berryessa Valley, forming the most westerly of the southwest corner of Yolo and northwest corner of Solano; thence northerly along the highest ridge of said mountains to Cache Creek; thence east to the summit of the spur of the Coast Range which divides the waters flowing east into Bear Creek and Stony Creek, and those flowing west into the north fork of Cache Creek; thence along the dividing ridge, to the southwest corner of Colusa; thence easterly on southern line of Colusa to the Sacramento River, forming the northeast corner at the point of intersection of the southern line of T. 13 N., M. D. B.; thence down said river to Sutter Slough; thence down said slough to the place of beginning.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 3 - Settlement of Boundary Disputes › Section 23170.

23170. Every common boundary between counties which has been mutually recognized and used by the counties adjacent thereto for the purpose of the assessment and collection of taxes for a period of 25 years continuously prior to July 30, 1927, is confirmed, validated, and declared to be legally established.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23171. All common boundaries and common corners of counties not adequately marked by natural objects or lines, or by surveys lawfully made, shall be definitely established by surveys made jointly by the surveyors of all the counties affected, and approved by the boards of supervisors of the counties, or by a survey made by the State Lands Commission, on application of the board of supervisors of any county affected.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23172. If the boards of supervisors do not agree upon and finally approve the survey made by the county surveyors, each surveyor shall make a report to the State Lands Commission, with surveys, maps, notes, and explanations touching disputed points.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23173. Upon the reports made by the county surveyors the State Lands Commission shall finally determine and establish the common boundaries and corners, if it can collate a satisfactory description therefrom. If the reports are insufficient for the purpose, it shall cause surveys to be made, and when approved by it, the surveys establish the common boundaries and corners.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23174. The cost of making any survey pursuant to this article shall be apportioned equally among the counties interested. The boards of supervisors shall audit the account, and the amounts shall be paid out of the general county fund.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23175. Any survey finally approved pursuant to this article is a conclusive ascertainment of the lines and corners included in the survey.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23176. All surveys and maps of boundary lines legally made and approved prior to March 30, 1874, are valid, and are prima facie evidence of the establishment of such lines, except as they are inconsistent with this code.
(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.)
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23177. Every common boundary between counties which has been mutually used by the counties adjacent thereto for the purpose of the assessment and collection of taxes for a period of 15 years continuously prior to the effective date of this section is hereby confirmed, validated, and declared to be legally established.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1531.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 3 - Settlement of Boundary Disputes › Section 23178.

23178. Whenever a common boundary between counties has been legally established in accordance with Article 3 of this chapter, or by judicial proceedings, a certified copy of any instrument recorded in one of such counties affecting title to real property so established to be situated in an adjoining county may be recorded in the office of the recorder of such adjoining county, with the same force and effect as if the original instrument had been recorded in such adjoining county and the real property mentioned therein had been described as situated in such adjoining county.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 1531.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23200.

23200. The Legislature finds and declares that the existing boundaries of some counties no longer meet the needs of their residents and landowners. The Legislature further finds and declares that the statutory procedures for altering county boundaries which existed before the enactment of this article were cumbersome and discouraged county boards of supervisors from adjusting their mutual boundaries. In enacting this article, it is the intent of the Legislature to permit county boards of supervisors to approve changes to the boundaries of their counties. This article shall be deemed a uniform procedure for county boundary change as required by Section 1 of Article XI of the California Constitution.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23201.

23201. As used in this article:
(a) “Affected county” means any county which contains or would contain territory which is the subject of a boundary change.
(b) “Affected territory” means any unincorporated area which is proposed to be transferred from one county to another.
(c) “Conducting county” means any county whose board of supervisors adopts a resolution pursuant to Section 23206.
(d) “Inhabited territory” means territory within which there reside 12 or more registered voters at the time a resolution is adopted pursuant to Section 23203 or a petition is filed pursuant to Section 23205.
(e) “Initiating county” means any county whose board of supervisors adopts a resolution pursuant to Section 23203.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23202.

23202. A boundary line between counties shall not be changed, pursuant to this article, if the change would result in any of the following:
(a) The line to be moved a distance of more than 5 miles from its original location.
(b) A reduction by more than 5 percent in the area of any affected county.
(c) A reduction by more than 5 percent of the population of any affected county, as determined by the State Department of Finance’s most recent estimate of population.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23203.

23203. The board of supervisors of any affected county may propose to change the boundary line between that county and another county by adopting a resolution which shall:
(a) State that the proposal is made pursuant to this article and request that proceedings be taken.
(b) State the reasons for the proposal.
(c) Set forth a description of the proposed new boundary line.
(d) State whether or not the proposed new boundary line will be more than 5 miles from its original location.
(e) State whether or not the proposed new boundary line will reduce the area of any affected county by more than 5 percent.
(f) State whether or not the proposed new boundary line will reduce the population of any affected county by more than 5 percent.
(g) State whether or not the proposal affects inhabited territory.
(h) Set forth any proposed terms and conditions to which the proposed boundary change shall be subject, including, but not limited to, the division of any county indebtedness or property.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23204.

23204. The board of supervisors of the initiating county shall file its resolution with the board of supervisors of the other affected county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23205.

23205. (a) A proposal to change the boundary line of two counties may be initiated by petition which shall contain all the matters required to be contained in a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23203. The petition shall also designate a chief petitioner.
(b) A petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the resident-voters within the affected territory or by not less than 25 percent of the property owners within the affected territory who also own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land and improvements within the affected territory.
(c) A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate counterparts. Each signer of a petition shall add the date of signing to his or her signature. A signature by a resident-voter shall be accompanied by the address of the voter. A signature by a property owner shall be accompanied by a description sufficient to identify the property owned.
(d) A petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors of any affected county. No petition shall be accepted for filing unless the signatures have been secured within 90 days of the date on which the first signature was affixed.
(e) Within 30 days of the receipt of a petition, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall determine whether the petition is signed by the required number of signatures. If the petition does not contain the required number of signatures, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall return the petition to the chief petitioner. If the petition contains the required number of signatures, the board of supervisors shall conduct proceedings pursuant to this article.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23206.

23206. Within 30 days of receiving a resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23203 or of determining that a petition filed pursuant to Section 23205 has been signed by the required number of signatures, the board of supervisors shall adopt a resolution which shall:
(a) Set a time, date, and place of hearing on the proposal which shall be not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the date of adoption of the resolution setting the hearing.
(b) State that any person may appear and be heard at the hearing. Any person desiring to protest against the proposal may file a written protest with the board of supervisors. Any written protest by a resident-voter shall contain the address of the voter. Any written protest by a property owner shall contain a description sufficient to identify the property owned.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23207.

23207. The board of supervisors of the conducting county shall give notice of the hearing by each of the following:
(a) Notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the affected territory and within each affected county. Publication shall commence at least 15 days before the date set for the hearing.
(b) Notice shall be mailed to the board of supervisors of the other affected county, to each special district and school district which includes the affected territory within its boundaries, to the local agency formation commission of each affected county, and to each person who has filed a written request for special notice.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23208.

23208. The hearing on the proposed boundary change shall be held by the board of supervisors of the conducting county on the date and at the time specified in the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 23206. The board of supervisors of the conducting county may hold the hearing jointly with the board of supervisors of the other affected county. At the hearing, the board of supervisors shall hear testimony from interested persons and receive any oral or written protests. Any person who filed a written protest may withdraw it at any time before the conclusion of the hearing. The hearing may be continued from time to time, not to exceed 45 days from the date specified in the resolution.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23209.

23209. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors of the conducting county shall adopt a resolution abandoning the proposed boundary change if:
(a) In the case of inhabited territory, more than 50 percent of the resident-voters in the affected territory have filed and not withdrawn written protests before the conclusion of the hearing.
(b) In the case of uninhabited territory, more than 50 percent of the property owners who own more than 50 percent of the value of the land and improvements in the affected territory have filed and not withdrawn written protests before the conclusion of the hearing.
(c) In the case of either inhabited or uninhabited territory, the board of supervisors of either affected county has filed and not withdrawn a written protest before the conclusion of the hearing.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23210.

23210. (a) Not later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing, if a proposed boundary change has not been abandoned pursuant to Section 23209, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall adopt substantially similar ordinances approving the proposed boundary change.
(b) The ordinances shall declare that the proposal meets each of the conditions of Section 23202. The ordinances shall specify any terms and conditions to which the boundary change is subject, including, but not limited to, a division of any county debt or property. In addition, the ordinances shall state the effective date of the boundary change. The ordinances shall be adopted by majority vote of each board of supervisors.
(c) If, in the case of inhabited territory, more than 25 percent, but not more than 50 percent, of the resident-voters in the affected territory have filed and have not withdrawn written protests before the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall provide that their ordinances are subject to confirmation by the voters in the affected territory. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures of the Elections Code relating to county referendum elections regarding the qualifications of voters, the manner of voting, the form of the ballot, the duties of precinct and election officers, the canvassing of returns, and all other particulars.
(d) After the canvass of the returns of any election on the proposed boundary change conducted pursuant to subdivision (c), the board of supervisors of the conducting county shall declare by resolution the total number of votes cast in the election and the number of votes cast for and against the proposed boundary change. If a majority of the votes were cast against the proposed boundary change, then the ordinances adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not take effect. If a majority of the votes were cast in favor of the proposed boundary change, then the ordinances shall take effect, as provided.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23211.

23211. Each county shall continue to provide services to the territory within its own boundaries until the effective date of the boundary change as specified in the ordinances adopted pursuant to Section 23210.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23212.

23212. When a county boundary is changed pursuant to this article, the boards of supervisors of the affected counties shall file before the following December 1, with the State Board of Equalization and with the assessors of the affected counties, a statement setting forth the legal description of the boundary, as changed, together with a map or plat indicating the boundary. The change of the boundary shall not be effective for purposes of assessment or taxation unless the statement, together with the map or plat is filed with the assessors and the State Board of Equalization on or before December 1 of the year immediately preceding the year in which the assessments or taxes are to be levied.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23213.

23213. All taxes levied before the effective date of the boundary change shall be collected by the officers of and belong to the county in which the affected territory was situated before the boundary change, unless the ordinances adopted pursuant to Section 23210 provide otherwise.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23214.

23214. After the effective date of the boundary change, the officers of the affected counties shall complete all proceedings necessary for the assessment or collection of state and local taxes for the current year with respect to the affected territory. Subject to Section 23213, all actions taken by the officers of the affected county before the effective date of the boundary change shall be deemed performed by the officers of the county in which the affected territory is situated after the effective date of the boundary change, for the benefit of that county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23215.

23215. The officers of an affected county shall immediately execute and deliver to the board of supervisors of the other affected county copies of all assessments or other proceedings relative to the assessment and collection of the current state and local taxes in the affected territory. The copies shall be filed with the respective officers of the affected counties who would have their custody if the proceedings had been originally had in that county and shall be deemed originals. All proceedings recited in the copies shall be deemed original proceedings in the other affected county and shall have the same effect as if the proceedings had been had at the proper time and in the proper manner by the respective officials of that county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23216.

23216. The county superintendent of schools of an affected county shall furnish the superintendent of the other affected county with a certified copy of the last school census of the school districts in the affected territory. A county superintendent of schools shall transfer to the superintendent of the other affected county any money that is or may be due to the school districts in the affected territory.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23217.

23217. The auditor of an affected county shall transfer to the auditor of the other affected county any money that is or may be due to the other affected county from road districts in the affected territory. The money shall be properly credited in each county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23218.

23218. No school district and no special district, including a special district which is governed by a board of supervisors or whose governing body is the same as the board of supervisors, shall have its territory divided or have its organization changed in any other way as the result of a county boundary change except by proceedings taken pursuant to law subsequent to the boundary change.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23219.

23219. If the affected counties are located in different district court of appeals districts, the district court of appeals district which includes the affected territory shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending in a session of that court.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 702, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23220.

23220. On and after the effective date of the boundary change, the superior court in each affected county shall retain jurisdiction in all cases pending in a session of that court.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 133. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES › DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › ARTICLE 4 - Minor Boundary Changes › Section 23221.

23221. Any action to determine the validity of any minor change to the boundaries of a county pursuant to this article shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 4.1. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)