ARTICLE 1. Initiation of Proceedings [26568. - 26568.3.]

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 1.

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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 26568. Section 26568.

The procedures for initiation of proceedings, notice, and hearing and formation of a district under this chapter shall be alternative to the procedures in Articles 3 (commencing with Section 26550) and 4 (commencing with Section 26561) of Chapter 2. Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 26570) does not apply to districts formed under this chapter.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 26568.1. Section 26568.1.

Proceedings for the formation of a district for any of the work specified in Section 26525 may be initiated by a petition signed by two-thirds of the property owners of the real property to be included within the proposed district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 26568.2. Section 26568.2.

A petition initiating proceedings for the formation of a district under this chapter shall contain substantially all of the following: (a) A statement that the petition is made pursuant to this chapter. (b) An indication, opposite each signature, of the lot, tract, and map number, or other legal description sufficient to identify the signature as that of the owner of land within the proposed district. (c) The reasons necessitating the creation of the district under this chapter. (d) A request that the time set for hearings on the formation of the district be on short notice and the reason or reasons for the request. (e) A description of, or proposal for, work to be done, an estimate of the cost of the work, and proposed assessments.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 26568.3. Section 26568.3.

(a) Upon presentation to the legislative body of a petition in the form prescribed by Section 26568.2, the legislative body shall adopt a resolution setting a public hearing on short notice on the petition and directing that notice of the hearing be given as provided in Section 26569. However, notice of the hearing shall be omitted if the hearing of objections is not required as provided in subdivision (b). The hearing shall be set no earlier than 15 days after the adoption of the resolution under this subdivision. (b) The hearing of objections shall not be required if the legislative body, when considering the passage of a resolution of intention pursuant to a petition presented pursuant to Section 26568.1, finds and determines by a four-fifths vote of all members thereof, that all of the owners of lots or lands liable to be assessed have signed and filed a petition with the clerk on or before the day that the resolution of intention is to be considered for passage, waiving the hearing, declaring that they do not have any objections to the proposed work or the formation of the district, and requesting that the hearings of objections not be required.

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