California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5503

Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.

Whenever it is desired to form a district, a petition requesting the creation and maintenance of a district, and describing the exterior boundaries of the proposed district shall be signed by at least 5,000 electors residing within the territory proposed to be included in the district and shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county containing the largest area within the proposed district.

Cite this section

Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 5503 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/prc/division-5-parks-and-monuments/chapter-3-districts/article-3-regional-park-park-and-open-space-and-open-space-districts/section-5503

Other sections in Article 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts

§ 5500§ 5501§ 5502§ 5503§ 5503.5§ 5504§ 5505§ 5506§ 5506.3§ 5506.4…§ 5571§ 5572§ 5572.1§ 5580§ 5581§ 5590§ 5591§ 5593§ 5594§ 5595

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