Arizona Laws 48-2106. Amendment of district boundaries
A. At any time after the district has been established, a landowner or a majority of the landowners of a specifically designated area whose land is within the county in which the district is established may request the directors to have the board amend the boundaries of the district to include the landowner’s property. The land need not be contiguous to the district. The directors, after notice and hearing upon the request, may require the landowners to agree to equitable terms and conditions as a condition to approval of the request.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-2106
- Board: means a county board of supervisors. See Arizona Laws 48-2101
- District: means a pest abatement district established pursuant to this chapter and includes the governing body of the district and all its authorized personnel. See Arizona Laws 48-2101
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- Landowner: means a person who owns land within the boundaries of a proposed or existing district. See Arizona Laws 48-2101
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. If the directors determine that a majority of the landowners of the area sought to be included in the district have signed the request and that the inclusion of such land will benefit both the landowner or landowners and the district, the directors shall approve the request and present the matter to the board for the inclusion of the land identified in the request and the boundaries shall be amended by order of the board.