Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

On or before August 10, the board may certify to the board of supervisors and county auditor a statement of any delinquent and unpaid charges for sewer and other services, or either, requested in writing by the owner of the property that remain delinquent and unpaid for a period …

A district shall notify the assessee shown on the latest equalized assessment roll whenever delinquent and unpaid charges for sewer and other services, or either, which could become a lien on the property pursuant to Section 6520.10 remain delinquent and unpaid for 60 days.

In the event any charges for sewer and other services, or either, remain unpaid the amount of the unpaid charges may in the discretion of the district be secured at any time by recording in the office of the county recorder of any county, a certificate specifying the amount of th…

It may require any resident or property owner in the district who desires to have any house, habitation, or structure connected to a sewer or drainage disposal line owned by the district to pay his proportionate share of the cost of the line, either by an increased installation c…

Any sanitary district and any county may enter into a contract agreeing to pay and apportion between them the costs of locating, removing, repairing, or relocating any facilities owned or to be owned by either party on the roads or other property of the other in such proportion a…

It may, by an order approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board, prescribe, revise and collect, fees, tolls, rates, rentals, or other charges for services and facilities furnished by it in connection with its sanitation or sewerage systems. Revenues derived by the d…

The district board may, by resolution, abandon action for the collection of any district tax assessment, connection charge, service charge, penalty, cost, fee, assessment, fine, or other money owed the district under this part or pursuant to any other provision of law which the d…

It may sell, or otherwise dispose of, any water, sewage effluent, fertilizer, or other byproduct resulting from the operation of a sewerage system, sewage disposal plant, refuse disposal plant or process, or treatment plant, and construct, maintain, and operate such pipelines and…

It may construct, maintain, and operate such pipelines or other works as may be necessary to conserve and put to beneficial use any water or recycled effluent recovered from the operation of the wastewater system, plant, or works, by sale or disposition for agricultural or indust…

It may make and enforce all necessary and proper regulations for: (a) The removal of garbage. (b) The cleanliness of the roads and streets of the district. (c) All other sanitary purposes not in conflict with the laws of this State. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Any district may exercise the power granted to sanitation districts by Section 4765 of this code.

It may do any act necessary or proper to the complete exercise and effect of any of its powers, or for the purposes for which it is formed. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

No regulation or ordinance of a district which regulates or prescribes standards for the installation of plumbing inside of buildings and structures, shall be effective within any county, city and county, or city which has adopted an ordinance, regulation, or code incorporated in…

A violation of a regulation or ordinance of a district is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 30 days, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.

It may borrow money and incur indebtedness and guarantee the performance of its legal or contractual obligations whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; and also refund or retire any public indebtedness or lien that may exist or be created against the district or any property t…

In order to effect its powers, it may enter upon private property for the purpose of inspection and maintenance of sanitary and waste disposal facilities and may terminate service to property in which a violation of any rule or regulation is found to exist. Prior to termination o…

In order to enforce the provisions of any ordinance of the district, the district may correct any violation of an ordinance of the district. The cost of such correction may be added to any sewer service charge payable by the person violating the ordinance or the owner or tenant o…

Any district organized under the provisions of this act may become a part of a county sanitation district after the board of supervisors of the county within which the district is located, has, after a hearing, pursuant to the County Sanitation District Act, found and determined …

A sanitary district which becomes a part of a county sanitation district as hereinabove provided for is not thereby dissolved, but may continue to function, except as herein otherwise provided, in the same manner as heretofore.

When a sanitary district is not included in a county sanitation district at the time of formation of the latter, it may subsequently become included within such county sanitation district, upon its sanitary board adopting a resolution, by the affirmative vote of four-fifths of it…

Following the formation of such county sanitation district it shall have no jurisdiction within such sanitary district until the legislative body of such sanitary district shall, by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of no less than four-fifths of its members, determine w…

Copies of the resolutions herein mentioned, duly certified by the clerk or secretary of the respective legislative bodies, shall be filed with the county clerk, in the respective files of such sanitary district and county sanitation district, and with the county assessor, and suc…

Nothing herein shall prevent any territory within a county sanitation district from being formed into or annexed to any sanitary district, and such territory shall thereafter become subject to this article.

At any time after the sewer or other sanitary system is constructed the governing body of any city lying within the limits of the district may elect to keep and maintain the lateral sewer lying within the city in order and repair and may enter into an agreement with the board to …

Whenever any portion of a district has been included within a city by annexation, incorporation, or otherwise, the governing body of such city may elect, upon agreement by the district, to construct new storm water drains and storm water collection, outfall and disposal facilitie…

Where an entire district shall have heretofore become located within the boundaries of a city by reason of the incorporation thereof, and said district shall have continued thereafter to function as a sanitary district, and no court having jurisdiction of the subject matter shall…

The governing board may order the construction of sewers, drains, septic tanks, and sewerage collection, outfall, treatment works and other sanitary disposal systems, and storm water drains and storm water collection, outfall and disposal systems, and appurtenances and appurtenan…

The Improvement Act of 1911, the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 are applicable to districts.

In the application of those acts to proceedings under this article the terms used in those acts shall have the following meanings: (a) “City council” and “council” mean board. (b) “City” and “municipality” mean district. (c) “Clerk” and “city clerk” mean secretary. (d) “Superinte…

The powers and duties conferred by those acts and supplementary acts upon boards, officers, and agents of cities shall be exercised by the respective boards, officers, and agents of the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

The improvements authorized to be constructed or acquired by this article are restricted to those permitted to be constructed or acquired by such districts under Article 1 of this chapter.

An improvement district may be formed to undertake any project for any one or more of the purposes stated in Section 6512 that is of special benefit to the area of such improvement district, including in any such project, any required investigation, study, analysis, appraisal or …

Except as otherwise provided in this article, notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as elections for the authorization of bonds of the entire sanitary district, and if two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of inc…

No irregularities or informalities in conducting such election shall invalidate the same, if the election shall have otherwise been fairly conducted. Any action or proceedings, wherein the validity of the formation of the improvement district or of any bonds issued for it or of t…

Any moneys required to be raised from taxes for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on bonds of the district for an improvement district shall be derived exclusively from an annual tax upon the taxable property in the improvement district of such sanitary district…

Subject to such limitations as may be contained in the resolution declaring the improvement district to be formed, the district board shall have the power in any year to cause taxes to be levied and collected in any improvement district to finance any project of such improvement …

The procedure for levying and collecting taxes in any improvement district shall be the same as is provided in Chapter 7 (commencing at Section 6695) of this part for taxes on property in districts.

All taxes collected pursuant to this article shall be expended only for the payment of bond principal and interest, or only for the improvement district project for which levied, except that any surplus tax proceeds levied otherwise than for payment of bond principal and interest…

For the purpose of any tax levied under this article, the properties within any improvement district shall be deemed to be equally benefited.

Territory within a district, but not a part of an improvement district created pursuant to this article, may be annexed to such improvement district whether or not contiguous thereto.

Annexation of territory to an improvement district shall be initiated by a resolution of the district board which shall contain at least all of the following: (a) A description of the territory proposed to be annexed. (b) A statement that the area to be annexed to the improvement…

The resolution shall be published and notice of the hearing on the proposed annexation shall be given, in the manner required by Section 6550.3, except that in applying such section the words “improvement district” shall mean the territory proposed to be annexed.

The formation of an improvement district shall be initiated by a resolution of the district board which shall contain all of the following: (a) A description of the proposed boundaries of the improvement district proposed to be formed. (b) A brief general description of the proje…

The hearing on the proposed annexation shall be held in the manner required by Section 6550.4, except that in applying such section the words, “improvement district” shall mean the territory proposed to be annexed.

The district board shall have the power to change the boundaries of territory proposed to be annexed to an improvement district, but shall not include any territory which, in its judgment, will not be benefited by inclusion within the improvement district, nor shall it exclude an…

If the district board proposes to change the boundaries of the territory proposed to be annexed by adding territory thereto, it shall give notice thereof in the manner provided in Section 6550.19. Owners of land within the affected territory shall be given an opportunity to appea…

At the conclusion of the hearing, the district board may, by resolution, order the annexation to the improvement district of such territory as it determines will be benefited by inclusion therein.

If all the owners of land within the territory proposed to be annexed have given their written assent to such annexation, the board may, by resolution, order such an annexation without notice and hearing by the board.

After the adoption of a resolution ordering such annexation, or a resolution confirming an order of annexation following an election thereon, the secretary shall file a certified copy thereof with a map of the territory thus annexed with the county assessor and the county tax col…

Territory annexed to an improvement district shall be subject to existing bond issues and indebtedness of the improvement district from and after the filing with the county assessor specified in Section 6550.25.