Notwithstanding Section 57075, if territory proposed to be annexed to a city with more than 100,000 residents is inhabited and is located in a county with a population of over 4,000,000, the commission, not more than 30 days after conclusion of the hearing, shall make a finding regarding the value of written protests filed and not withdrawn and shall take one of the following actions:
(a) Terminate proceedings if written protests have been filed and not withdrawn by 50 percent or more of the registered voters residing within the affected territory.
(b) Order the change of organization or reorganization subject to confirmation by the registered voters residing within the affected territory, and request the city council to call a special election and submit to the voters residing within the affected territory the question of whether it shall be annexed to the city, if written protests have been filed and not withdrawn by either of the following:
(1) At least 15 percent of the registered voters residing within the affected territory.
(2) At least 15 percent of the number of owners of land who also own not less than 15 percent of the total assessed value of land within the affected territory.
(c) Order the territory annexed without an election if subdivisions (a) and (b) do not apply.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 114, Sec. 16. (AB 1532) Effective January 1, 2016.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018