California Code, Streets and Highways Code - SHC § 27083

If a county which is excluded because no ordinance of intention is adopted by it, separates another county, from which sufficient petitions have been received to become a part of the district, from the remainder of the counties of the proposed district, the county thus separated shall not be excluded from the district but shall be included therein even though it is not contiguous to the other counties composing the district.