California Streets and Highways Code

§ 2951

SHC § 2951Div. 4 · Part 7

Statute text

The notice of proposed assessment shall be substantially in the following form (filling in the blanks): NOTICE OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT Notice is hereby given that the (name of the legislative body) proposes to adopt a resolution of intention under the (here mention statute under which it proposes to proceed) covering (here state in general terms what acquisitions and/or improvements are to be made). Your land will be assessed to pay a part of the cost thereof. This questionnaire is sent to the property owners interested to ascertain whether or not the owners of as much as 15 per cent of the area of the proposed district demand proceeding under the “Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931.” Under said investigation act information will be obtained and a report thereon made, open to public inspection, and stating among other things (1) the estimated cost of the proposed project; (2) the estimated amount of existing assessments upon each parcel of land in the district; (3) the estimated assessment upon your lands for the proposed project. In the event that you desire the proceeding under said investigation act, so indicate on the attached card and return the same to the clerk within 30 days from (here set forth the date, not earlier than one day subsequent to the mailing of the cards). Sign your name legibly and describe or designate the property owned by you. Clerk of (here designate legislative body) The return post card as sent out shall be addressed to the clerk sending out the notice and shall have thereon a guarantee of the payment of the postage for the return thereof and on the reverse side shall contain the following: (does) The undersigned (does not) demand the making of the investigation provided for by the “Special Assessment, Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931” in connection with the (here set forth the same description of the project as is contained upon the notice post card). (Signature) (Description or designation of property) Instruction: If you are in favor of the improvement without the investigation report strike out the word “does.” If you desire the investigation report, whether or not you desire the improvement, strike out the words “does not.”

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1941, Ch. 1070.