Section 36578 - Procedures if alternative method of valuation usedIf the board elects to have land within the district valued pursuant to Section 36577, the following procedures shall apply:
(a) Prior to its adoption of a valuation based upon benefits under this section, the board shall hold a public hearing at which owners of property or residents of the district may appear and be heard. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the secretary by posting notice thereof at the district office at least 20 days prior to the hearing, stating the purpose, time, and place of hearing, together with publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district has land in accordance with Section 6063 of the Government Code. The notice shall also be mailed to each landowner as shown in the records of the district at least 20 days prior to the hearing.(b) At the hearing, evidence shall be introduced by the assessor and may be introduced by landowners or residents within the district as to the valuation schedules to be adopted by the board.(c) At the conclusion of the hearing, or as it may be continued from time to time, the board shall adopt a schedule of valuations on a per acre basis, or fractions thereof, for agricultural land and on a parcel, acreage, or square foot basis for nonagricultural land. The schedule shall reflect the proportional benefits bestowed on the property assessed by the operation of the district. Land may be classified as to direct or indirect receipt of district benefit, irrigated or nonirrigated use, commercial, industrial, or residential use, or any other method which reflects the benefits received.(d) Upon the board's adoption of a schedule of valuations, the duties and responsibilities of the board of supervisors and clerk of the board of supervisors established in this chapter and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 36725) shall be carried out by the board and secretary of the district, respectively.(e) There shall be no allocation of property tax revenues pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code to any district that utilizes the provisions of Section 36577. Each district utilizing Section 36577 shall notify the county auditor pursuant to Section 100 of the Revenue and Taxation Code that the district does not desire to receive a property tax allocation.Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 789, Sec. 23.