Annexation - Mulford Gardens (2250 pop) , 946.57 Acres, Ord 1054

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OUTLINE OF ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS Inhabited Territory I. Proponents of annexation shall submit a proposal therefor to the Boundary Commission of Alameda County, which shall report thereon, within twenty days. At the same time, proponents should request consent of the City Council to annex. Such request must be referred to the Planning Commission and acted upon by the Council after report and recommendation from the Plan- ning Commission. Proponents of annexation shall publish a notice of intention to circulate petition, containing names of proponents intending to circulate such peti- tion and specific boundaries of territory proposed to be annexed, a. Notice may be accompanied by printed statement, not exceeding 500 words in length, of reasons for proposed petition, be Within ten days of publication date of said notice, the pro- ponents shall file a copy of the notice, accompanying statement, and an affidavit of the publishing or posting thereof, with the City Clerk. c, Within fifteen (15) days after such filing, City Council may ac- knowledge, by resolution, receipt of notice and approve circulation of petition. d. Twenty-one days after the publication or posting thereof, the pe- tition may be circulated among voters of area proposed to be annexed for the submission of signatures, ee Petition favoring annexation shall be signed by not less than one-fourth of the qualified electors residing within territory described, as shown by registration of voters in the county, in which territory is situated, f. Petitions relating to annexation of territory by a municipal cor- poration must indicate date of each signature thereon. No such petition is valid for purpose for which circulated after six months from date of first signature affixed. II. Legislative body of municipal corporation receiving a written petition therefor must without delay pass a resolution of intention to call a special election giving at least 50 days notice thereof and submit to the electors residing in territory proposed by such petition to be annexed to municipality the question whether such territory shall be annexed to the mun- icipal corporations a. Resolution shall name an hour, day, and place where any person owning real property in annexed territory may appear before legis- lative body and show cause why such territory should not be annexed. Hearings shall be not less than fifteen nor more than forty days from passage of said resolution. bo Any property owner in the territory to be annexed may make written protest against proposed election. If owners of one-half of the :slue of the territory proposed to be annexed protest, no further proceedings shall be had, e. If majority of such owners do not protest, legislative body of city must without delay call a special election in territory to be an- nexed and submit the question whether it shall be annexed to the city. III. If a favorable vote is cast, municipal corporation's legislative body can pass by ordinance an approval of annexation,