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HomeHarbors and Navigation CodeDiv. 8Pt. 3Ch. 1Art. 1§ 6012 Harbor District Formation Requirements

§ 6012 Harbor District Formation Requirements

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§ 6012 Harbor District Formation Requirements

This law tells you what must be in a petition if you want to create a special district to improve a harbor.

Key Takeaways

  • •The petition must name the proposed district.
  • •It must give the official harbor name(s).
  • •It must describe the exact boundaries, which can be parts of a county, city, or both.
  • •It must explain what harbor work will be done, such as dredging, building docks, breakwaters, roads, etc.
  • •It must request that the area be formed into a district for harbor improvement.

Example

A coastal town wants to clean up its harbor and build new docks, so it files a petition to set up a harbor improvement district.

The town’s petition has to list the district’s name, the common name of the harbor, the exact area it will cover (like part of the city or county), describe the work like dredging and building jetties, and ask that the area be made a district for harbor work.

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§ 6012 Harbor District Formation Requirements

The petition shall contain: (a) The name of the proposed district. (b) The official name or names by which the harbor is commonly known. (c) The exterior boundaries of the proposed district which shall include the whole or a portion of the harbor proposed to be improved or developed and which may include any of the following alternatives: (1) All or a portion of a county. (2) All or a portion of a city. (3) All of one or more cities. (4) All of one or more cities and unincorporated territory situated in any county. (d) A general description of the improvement and development work proposed to be done in the harbor, which work may include the dredging of channels, shipways, berths, anchorage places and turning basins, the construction of jetties, breakwaters, bulkheads, seawalls, wharves, ferry slips, warehouses, roads and spur tracks or belt line railways, together with any other work necessary for the development and improvement of the harbor. (e) A request that the territory included within such boundaries be formed into a district for the improvement and development of the harbor. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

petitionproposed districtharborexterior boundariesimprovement and development work

Related Statutes

  • § 5822 Harbor District Formation Requirements
  • § 6011 Harbor District Formation Petition
  • § 6013 Petition Signer Requirements
  • § 6025 Harbor District Formation Findings
  • § 6212 District Formation Petition Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 6012.
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