The boundaries of any district shall be fixed by the board of supervisors so as not to include more than fifty square miles of unincorporated territory. This area shall have a frontage upon the waterway which it is contemplated will be improved, and the board of supervisors shall only include within the boundaries land which will be benefited by the creation and operation of the district.
Cal. Harb. & Nav. Code § 6217
Petition and Hearing
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 24 Cal. 4th 1089 - Ventura Group Ventures, Inc. v. Ventura Port District (2001)
Most recently applied in 24 Cal. 4th 1089 - Ventura Group Ventures, Inc. v. Ventura Port District (February 2001)
Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.
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