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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 3Pt. 3Ch. 5§ 61144 Zone Service And Funding

§ 61144 Zone Service And Funding

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§ 61144 Zone Service And Funding

Key Takeaways

  • •A district can offer services or build things in a specific zone, just like they can for the whole district.
  • •The district can use money powers in a zone, but must follow the rules.
  • •Special taxes or fees for a zone can only be charged to people in that zone.
  • •The district can't borrow too much money for a zone—no more than 5% of the zone's property value or money made last year.

Example

A neighborhood wants better streetlights.

The district can add better streetlights just in that neighborhood and charge only those homeowners extra fees for it. But they can't borrow more than 5% of what the homes in that area are worth to pay for it.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 61144 Zone Service And Funding

(a) As determined by the board of directors, a district may provide any service, any level of service, or any facility within a zone that the district may provide in the district as a whole. (b) As determined by the board of directors and pursuant to the requirements of this division, a district may exercise any fiscal powers within a zone that the district may exercise in the district as a whole. (c) Any special taxes, benefit assessments, rates, fees, charges, standby charges, bonds, or notes which are intended solely for the support of services or facilities within a zone, shall be levied, assessed, and charged within the boundaries of the zone. (d) A district shall not incur a general obligation bonded indebtedness for the benefit of a zone pursuant to this section that exceeds 5 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the zone at the time that the bonds are issued. In computing this limit, the 5 percent shall include any other general obligation bonded indebtedness applicable to that zone. (e) A district shall not issue promissory notes for the benefit of a zone pursuant to Section 61131 that exceed 5 percent of the zone’s total enterprise and nonenterprise revenues in the preceding fiscal year. In computing this limit, the 5 percent shall include any other promissory notes applicable to that zone. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

obligationdirectorportofferpropertybenefitdistrictfacility

Related Statutes

  • § 54239.1 Los Angeles Tenant Purchase Rights
  • § 61140 Zone Formation Procedures
  • § 8169.7 Sacramento Property Sale Authority
  • § 25350.10 Orange County Tax Revenue Pledge
  • § 25350.6 Orange County Vehicle Fee Pledge

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 61144.
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