§ 7022 Single City District Formation

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law says that if a new district is entirely within one city, the city's clerk and leaders handle the setup process instead of the county.

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•If a new district is only inside one city, the city is in charge of setting it up.
•The city clerk and city leaders follow the same steps as the county would.
•This makes it easier for the city to manage local changes.

Example

A neighborhood in Los Angeles wants to create a special district for better parks.

Instead of the county handling the paperwork and meetings, the city clerk and city council of Los Angeles will do it all.

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§ 7022 Single City District Formation

If the territory included within the proposed district lies entirely within one city, the petition shall be filed with the city clerk and the clerk and the legislative body of the city shall conduct all the formation proceedings in the same manner as herein provided for the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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proposed district city clerk legislative body formation proceedings board of supervisors

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 7022.

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