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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The petition shall contain:
(a) The name of the proposed district.
(b) The official name or names by which the harbor is commonly known.
(c) The exterior boundaries of the proposed district which shall include the whole or a portion of the harbor proposed to be improved or developed and which may include any of the following alternatives:
(1) All or a portion of a county.
(2) All or a portion of a city.
(3) All of one or more cities.
(4) All of one or more cities and unincorporated territory situated in any county.
(d) A general description of the improvement and development work proposed to be done in the harbor, which work may include the dredging of channels, shipways, berths, anchorage places and turning basins, the construction of jetties, breakwaters, bulkheads, seawalls, wharves, ferry slips, warehouses, roads and spur tracks or belt line railways, together with any other work necessary for the development and improvement of the harbor.
(e) A request that the territory included within such boundaries be formed into a district for the improvement and development of the harbor.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC § 6012 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/harbors-and-navigation-code/hnc-sect-6012/
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