California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 17 - GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 26500. - 26500. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth...

Section 26501. - 26501. “Board of directors” means the governing body of the...

Section 26502. - 26502. “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness...

Section 26503. - 26503. “Local agency” means a city, a city and county,...

Section 26504. - 26504. “Clerk”, where not otherwise modified, means the clerk of...

Section 26505. - 26505. “Improvement” means any activity that is necessary or incidental...

Section 26506. - 26506. “District” means a geologic hazard abatement district created pursuant...

Section 26507. - 26507. “Geologic hazard” means an actual or threatened landslide, land...

Section 26508. - 26508. “Legislative body” means the legislative body of a local...

Section 26509. - 26509. “Plan of control” means a report prepared by an...

Section 26510. - 26510. “Section”, unless otherwise modified, refers to a section of...

Section 26511. - 26511. “State” means the State of California and, where the...

Section 26512. - 26512. “Treasurer” means the treasurer of the district. (Added by...

CHAPTER 2 - District Formation

ARTICLE 1 - Purpose

Section 26525. - 26525. A geologic hazard abatement district may be formed pursuant...

ARTICLE 2 - Lands Included

Section 26530. - 26530. The lands included within a district may be contiguous...

Section 26531. - 26531. The lands included within a district may be situated...

Section 26532. - 26532. The lands included within a district may be publicly...

Section 26533. - 26533. No parcel of real property shall be divided by...

Section 26534. - 26534. All lands included within a district shall be specially...

ARTICLE 3 - Initiation of Proceedings

Section 26550. - 26550. The provisions of this chapter shall be inoperative as...

Section 26550.5. - 26550.5. Proceedings for the formation of a district may be...

Section 26551. - 26551. If the territory proposed to be included within a...

Section 26552. - 26552. A petition initiating proceedings for formation of a district...

Section 26553. - 26553. A plan of control shall be attached to the...

Section 26554. - 26554. Upon receipt of a petition in the form described...

Section 26555. - 26555. No petition shall be accepted by the clerk of...

Section 26556. - 26556. The clerk of the legislative body shall notify the...

Section 26557. - 26557. Upon presentation to the legislative body of a petition...

Section 26558. - 26558. A resolution of the legislative body intiating proceedings for...

Section 26559. - 26559. All activities of a local agency taken pursuant to...

Section 26560. - 26560. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceedings for the...

ARTICLE 4 - Notice and Hearing

Section 26561. - 26561. Notice of the hearing set pursuant to Section 26557...

Section 26562. - 26562. A copy of the petition described in Section 26552...

Section 26563. - 26563. The notice shall set forth the time, date, and...

Section 26564. - 26564. At any time not later than the time set...

Section 26565. - 26565. At the time set for hearing objections, the legislative...

Section 26566. - 26566. If it appears at the hearing that owners of...

Section 26567. - 26567. At the close of the hearing or within 60...

CHAPTER 2.3 - District Dissolution

Section 26567.1. - 26567.1. (a) The legislative body may, by resolution, order the...

Section 26567.2. - 26567.2. In dissolution proceedings, the legislative body may dispense with...

Section 26567.3. - 26567.3. Within 90 days after a dissolution, the board of...

CHAPTER 2.5 - Emergency Formation

ARTICLE 1 - Initiation of Proceedings

Section 26568. - 26568. The procedures for initiation of proceedings, notice, and hearing...

Section 26568.1. - 26568.1. Proceedings for the formation of a district for any...

Section 26568.2. - 26568.2. A petition initiating proceedings for the formation of a...

Section 26568.3. - 26568.3. (a) Upon presentation to the legislative body of a...

ARTICLE 2 - Notice and Hearing

Section 26569. - 26569. Notice of the hearing on short notice set pursuant...

Section 26569.1. - 26569.1. At any time no later than the time set...

Section 26569.2. - 26569.2. At the time set for hearing objections, the legislative...

Section 26569.3. - 26569.3. If it appears at the hearing that the owners...

Section 26569.4. - 26569.4. If a protest by the owners of more than...

ARTICLE 3 - Nature of the District

Section 26569.5. - 26569.5. A district formed under this chapter shall be comprised...

Section 26569.6. - 26569.6. The legislative body shall appoint itself to act as...

Section 26569.7. - 26569.7. This chapter is applicable only in a city or...

CHAPTER 3 - Nature and Powers of the District

ARTICLE 1 - Nature of the District

Section 26570. - 26570. A district is a political subdivision of the state....

Section 26571. - 26571. A district is comprised of an area specially benefited...

Section 26573. - 26573. The powers of a district are vested in the...

ARTICLE 2 - Powers of a District

Section 26574. - 26574. A district may do all of the following: (a)...

Section 26575. - 26575. A district may obtain, hire, purchase, or rent office...

Section 26576. - 26576. Within the territorial limits of the district, or for...

Section 26577. - 26577. A district may purchase, lease, obtain an option upon,...

Section 26578. - 26578. A district may sell, lease, exchange, assign, encumber, or...

Section 26579. - 26579. The district may enter into contracts and agreements with...

Section 26580. - 26580. The district may: (a) Acquire, construct, operate, manage, or...

Section 26580.1. - 26580.1. The district may make improvements to existing public or...

Section 26581. - 26581. At any time following the adoption of the resolution...

ARTICLE 3 - Meetings

Section 26582. - 26582. (a) A district shall keep a record of the...

ARTICLE 4 - Officers

Section 26583. - 26583. Following the four-year term of the initially appointed board...

Section 26584. - 26584. The board of directors shall appoint a clerk of...

Section 26585. - 26585. The board of directors shall appoint a treasurer of...

Section 26586. - 26586. The board of directors may appoint other officers of...

CHAPTER 4 - Finances

ARTICLE 1 - Improvement Act of 9; Municipal Improvement Act of 93; Improvement Bond Act of 95

Section 26587. - 26587. A district may use the Improvement Act of 1911...

Section 26588. - 26588. The powers and duties conferred by the Improvement Act...

Section 26589. - 26589. In the application of the Improvement Act of 1911...

Section 26590. - 26590. Any certificates or documents required by the Improvement Act...

ARTICLE 2 - Financial Assistance

Section 26591. - 26591. A district may accept financial or other assistance from...

Section 26592. - 26592. Contributions by a local agency, the state, or any...

Section 26593. - 26593. A district may borrow money from or otherwise incur...

Section 26594. - 26594. A district may repay any financial assistance accepted pursuant...

Section 26595. - 26595. A district may reimburse the local agency for all...

CHAPTER 5 - Improvements

Section 26600. - 26600. The board of directors may negotiate improvement contracts or...

Section 26601. - 26601. Improvement caused to be undertaken pursuant to this division,...

CHAPTER 6 - Maintenance

Section 26650. - 26650. A district may levy and collect assessments pursuant to...

Section 26651. - 26651. The board of directors shall adopt a resolution declaring...

Section 26652. - 26652. The board of directors shall cause a notice of...

Section 26653. - 26653. At the hearing, the board of directors shall hear...

Section 26653.5. - 26653.5. If assessments are proposed to increase from the maximum...

Section 26654. - 26654. Following the order by resolution of the levy and...