ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY

Los Angeles Administrative Code div. 6, ch. 10, art. 4

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Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.739 Authorization.

Sec. 6.739. Authorization. The Council may annex territory to an existing Community Taxing District as provided in this Article. The annexed territory need not be contiguous to territory included in the existing Community Taxing District. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.740 Adoption of Resolution of Intention.

Sec. 6.740. Adoption of Resolution of Intention. If the Council determines that public convenience and necessity require that territory be added to an existing Community Taxing District, or if one or more of the voters residing within certain territory or landowners request the Council to include territory within the District, the Council may adopt a resolution of intention to annex the territory. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.741 Resolution of Intention; Contents.

Sec. 6.741. Resolution of Intention; Contents. The resolution of intention to annex the territory shall do all of the following: A. State the name of the existing Community Taxing District; B. Generally describe the territory included in the existing District and the territory proposed to be annexed; C. Specify the types of facilities and/or services provided pursuant to this Chapter in the existing District and the types of facilities and/or services to be provided in the territory proposed to be annexed; and include a plan for sharing facilities and providing services that will be provided in common with the existing District and the territory proposed to be annexed; D. Specify any special taxes that would be levied within the territory proposed to be annexed to pay for facilities and/or services provided pursuant to this Chapter within that territory. A special tax proposed to pay for services to be supplied within the territory proposed to be annexed shall be equal to any special tax levied to pay for the same services in the existing District, except that a higher or lower tax may be levied within the territory proposed to be annexed to the extent that the actual cost of providing the services in that territory is higher or lower than the cost of providing those services in the existing District. A special tax proposed to pay for facilities financed with Debt secured by the existing Community Taxing District shall be the same as the tax levied in the existing District for that purpose, except that a higher special tax may be levied for that purpose within the territory proposed to be annexed to compensate for the interest and principal previously paid by the existing Community Taxing District, less any depreciation allocable to the facility as determined by the Council in its sole discretion; E. Specify any alteration in the special tax rate levied within the existing Community Taxing District as a result of the proposed annexation. The maximum tax rate in the existing Community Taxing District may not be increased as a result of proceedings pursuant to this subdivision; F. Fix a time and place for a hearing upon the resolution which shall not be less than ten nor more than sixty days after the adoption by the Council of the resolution of intention to annex territory pursuant to Section 6.740. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.742 Notice of Hearing.

Sec. 6.742. Notice of Hearing. The City Clerk shall give notice of the hearing in the same manner and within the same time as provided for the giving of notice of a hearing on a resolution of intention to establish a Community Taxing District, as required by Section 6.718. The notice shall do all of the following: A. Contain the text of the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 6.741; B. State the time and place for the hearing; C. State that at the hearing the testimony of all interested persons for or against the annexation of territory to the Community Taxing District or the levying of special taxes within the territory proposed to be annexed will be heard. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.743 Protests.

Sec. 6.743. Protests. At the hearing, protests against the proposals described in the resolution of intention may be made orally by any interested person. Any protests pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of the proceedings shall be in writing and shall clearly set forth the irregularities or defects to which objection is made. All written protests shall be filed with the City Clerk prior to the time fixed for the hearing. The Council may waive any irregularities in the form or content of any written protest and at the hearing may correct minor defects in the proceedings. Written protests may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the hearing. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.744 Abandonment of Proposal; Required Number of Written Protests.

Sec. 6.744. Abandonment of Proposal; Required Number of Written Protests. If fifty percent or more of the registered voters, or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the existing Community Taxing District, or if fifty percent or more of the registered voters or six registered voters, whichever is more, residing within the territory proposed for annexation, or if the owners of one-half or more of the area of land in the territory proposed to be annexed, file written protests against the proposed addition of territory to the existing Community Taxing District, and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the protests to less than a majority, no further proceedings shall be undertaken for a period of six months from the date of decision of the Council on the issues discussed at the hearing. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.745 Continuance and Duration of Hearing; Abandonment of Proceedings; Submission of Special Tax Question to Electors.

Sec. 6.745. Continuance and Duration of Hearing; Abandonment of Proceedings; Submission of Special Tax Question to Electors. The hearing may be continued from time to time, but shall be completed within six months. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Council may abandon the proceedings or may, after passing upon all protests, submit the question of levying special tax within the area proposed to be annexed to the existing Community Taxing District to the qualified electors of the area proposed to be annexed, in the manner specified for elections in Article 2 of this Chapter. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.746 Addition of Territory with Full Legal Effect; Special Tax Levy.

Sec. 6.746. Addition of Territory with Full Legal Effect; Special Tax Levy. After the canvass of returns of any election conducted in accordance with Section 6.745, the Council shall determine that the area proposed to be annexed is added to and part of the existing Community Taxing District with full legal effect, and the Council may levy any special tax within the annexed territory, as specified in the resolution of intention to annex adopted pursuant to Section 6.740, if two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of levying the special tax. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Los Angeles Administrative Code § 6.747 Failure to Receive Approval of Two-thirds of Voters; Prohibition of Further Action.

Sec. 6.747. Failure to Receive Approval of Two-thirds of Voters; Prohibition of Further Action. After the canvass of returns of any election conducted in accordance with Section 6.745, the Council shall take no further action on annexing the territory proposed to be annexed to the Community Taxing District for a period of six months from the date of the election if less than two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposition are in favor of levying the special tax. SECTION HISTORY Added by Ord. No. 177,051, Eff. 11-20-05.

Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/laac/0-0-0-63374Fetched: 10/24/2026