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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 7Ch. 8Art. 2§ 17371 Annexation Hearing Notice Requirements

§ 17371 Annexation Hearing Notice Requirements

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§ 17371 Annexation Hearing Notice Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •If a local agency wants to add new land to its area, it must tell everyone about it.
  • •They have to put a notice in the newspaper about the plan and when they will talk about it.
  • •People who live in or care about the area can go to the meeting and say why they think it’s a bad idea.

Example

A small town wants to add a nearby neighborhood to its area so it can provide services like trash pickup.

The town must put a notice in the local newspaper saying they plan to add the neighborhood and when they will have a meeting about it. People who live in the neighborhood can go to the meeting and say if they don’t want to be part of the town.

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§ 17371 Annexation Hearing Notice Requirements

After receipt of the resolution of the local agency formation commission making determinations, the board of directors of the annexing district shall cause publication of its resolution declaring its intention of approving such annexation and a notice fixing the time and place of hearing thereon and notifying all persons interested in or that may be affected by the proposed annexation of territory to appear at the meeting and show cause in writing, if any they have, why the territory or any part of it should not be annexed as proposed in the resolution. The notice and resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the annexing district, or if there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county where all or a part of the annexing district is situated. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2043.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

resolutionannexing districtnoticehearingSection 6061 of the Government Code

Related Statutes

  • § 13486 Special District Territory Approval
  • § 17370.1 Annexation Resolution Filing
  • § 17372 Annexation Hearing Notice Timeline
  • § 17378 Annexation Board Approval Resolution
  • § 26422 Ordinance Hearing Notice Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 17371.
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