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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 1Ch. 10.5Art. 6§ 27472 Transit District Annexation Process

§ 27472 Transit District Annexation Process

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§ 27472 Transit District Annexation Process

Key Takeaways

  • •When a city adds new land, it must tell the transit district about it.
  • •The transit district has 90 days to say no to the new land being part of the district.
  • •If the transit 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 taxes for transit services.

Example

A small town grows and adds new neighborhoods to its city limits.

The town must send a copy of the paperwork about the new neighborhoods to the transit district. If the transit district doesn’t complain within 90 days, the new neighborhoods become part of the transit district. The people living there will then have to pay taxes to support buses and trains in the district.

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§ 27472 Transit District Annexation Process

Upon the completion of the annexation of any territory in accordance with law to any city included, or partially included, in a special transit service 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 special transit service district of said territory or portion thereof, such territory, or portion thereof, shall, upon the termination of such period be deemed incorporated into and annexed to the special transit service district, and thereafter is subject to taxation, along with the entire territory of the special transit service district in accordance with the assessable valuation of the property thereof, for special transit service district purposes, and for the payment of any indebtedness theretofore or thereafter incurred by the special transit service district. (Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 744.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

annexationspecial transit service districtcity clerkdistrict secretary90 daystaxationindebtedness

Related Statutes

  • § 27471 Annexed Territory Debt Liability
  • § 29726 Annexation To Special Districts
  • § 27462 Transit District Annexation Process
  • § 27470 Annexation Completion Conditions
  • § 27473 Transit District Annexation Objections

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 27472.
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