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STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION SCHEDULE OF PROCESSING FEES Section 54902.5, Government Code Effective July 1, 1979 1. GENERAL APPLICATION. The fees set forth in this schedule shall apply to all statements filed pursuant to Sections 54900 to 54902 of the Government Code. Statements must be filed by January 1 if they are to be reflected on the next tax roll. (See Section 3 (h).) The provisions and definitions given in Sections 2 and 3 below are to help you compute the fees and serve as guidelines to insure acceptence of maps and legal descrip- tions. Fees shall accompany the statements (See Section 3 (g).) Mail statements, maps and fees to, Valuation Division, State Board of Equalization, P.O. Box 1713, Sacramento, CA 95808. (a) The fees in this schedule are based on the concept that a filing for the annexation or detachment of a single area is the simplest action for us to process. If you are computing a fee for anything more complicated than a single area annexation, the fee will usually be higher. Use the annexation fee as a base and look for "add -on" increments such as those in Sections 4 (c) and 4 (d). 2. DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS. After our initial processing has been completed, all filed documents are micro- filmed and then destroyed. Any document that will not produce a readable photographic image must be rejected and returned to the sender for replacement. See Section 2 (g). (a) Every description must be self-sufficient within itself and without the necessity of reference to any extraneous document. When a description refers to a deed of record, the deed should be used only as a second- ary reference. (b) When writing a metes and bounds description of a contiguous annexation,all details of the contiguous portion(s) of the boundary may be omitted. The points of departure from the existing boundary must be clearly established. (c) A specific parcel description in sectionalized land (e.g. The SW 'a of Section 22, TIN, R1W) is permissible without a metes and bounds description of the perimeter boundary. (d) A parcel description making reference only to a subdivision or a lot within a subdivision is not acceptable, unless all dimensions needed to plot the boundaries are given on an accompanying plat. The relationship of lot lines with street right-of-ways must be clearly indicated. (e) Every map must clearly indicate all existing streets, roads and highways within and adjacent to the subject territory, together with the current names of these thoroughfares. (f) Every map shall bear a scale and a north point. If a reduced map is to be filed, the original map must have a graphic scale affixed to it before the reduction is made. (g) The point of beginning of the legal description must be shown on the map. The boundaries of the sub- ject territory must be distinctively shown on the map without obliterating any essential geographic or political features. The use of yellow lines to highlight the boundaries is urged,as this color photographs as a light gray. (h) All maps must be professionally drawn or copied. Rough sketches of maps or plats will not be accepted. 3. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL FEE PROVISIONS. (a) "Single area" means any separate geographical area regardless of ownership. A lot, a subdivision, or a township could each be a "Single area". A "Multiple area" annexation is one that involves several isolated single areas, say, several subdivisions scattered around the periphery of an existing district. A "Single area" does not include two areas that are contiguous at only a point or two areas that are contiguous to the existing boundary of a city or district but not to each other. If an "island" is created by the exception of an area within a larger area, each island shall be considered a "Single area". (b) "Zones" include temporary zones in highway lighting districts, other zones, improvement districts, or any other sub -units of a city or parent district. (c) "Reorganization" includes any single action that involves two or more cities, special districts, or zones in any combination. A transfer or exchange of territory between cities, special districts, or zones would therefore be a "reorganization" under this definition. The consolidation of districts or zones does not come under this definition. If a reorganization involves whole cities, districts, or zones and does not result in a con- solidation or merger, the total processing fee shall be $25 per city, district, or zone involved. The transfer of territory between adjacent school districts shall be deemed to be a simple annexation for the purpose of computing processing fees. See Section 3 (a).