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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 1Ch. 8Art. 5§ 26511 City Annexation District Inclusion

§ 26511 City Annexation District Inclusion

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§ 26511 City Annexation District Inclusion

Key Takeaways

  • •When a city adds new land, it must tell the district by sending a copy of the paperwork.
  • •The district has 90 days to say 'no' to the new land being part of the district.
  • •If the district doesn’t say 'no' in 90 days, the new land automatically becomes part of the district.
  • •After the new land is part of the district, people there have to pay the same taxes as everyone else in the district.

Example

A small town called Sunnyville adds a new neighborhood with 50 houses to its city limits.

Sunnyville must send a copy of the paperwork about the new neighborhood to the district. If the district doesn’t complain within 90 days, the 50 houses become part of the district. The people living in those houses will then have to pay the same taxes as everyone else in the district to help pay for things like schools or roads.

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§ 26511 City Annexation District Inclusion

Upon the completion of the annexation of any territory in accordance with law to any city included or partially included in the district, the city clerk shall file with the secretary of the district a certified copy of the ordinance, resolution or other document completing said annexation, containing a description of the territory so annexed. Unless the district within 90 days after such filing shall file with the city clerk the district’s written objections to the annexation to the district of said territory or portion thereof, such territory, or portion thereof, not objected to by the district shall, upon the termination of such period be deemed incorporated into and annexed to the district, and thereafter is subject to taxation, along with the entire territory of the district in accordance with the assessable valuation of the property thereof, for general district purposes, and for the payment of any indebtedness theretofore or thereafter incurred by the district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 744.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

annexationdistricttaxationwritten objections

Related Statutes

  • § 13911 Territory Annexation To District
  • § 26512 District Annexation Objections
  • § 90850 District Annexation Taxation Rules
  • § 13564 Sewage Collection Agreements
  • § 13565 District Utility Ownership Authority

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 26511.
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