Legal Opinion
Ferrini v. City of San Luis Obispo
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1983No. Civ. No. 68053PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
Here we conclude that the Municipal Organization Act of 1977, Government Code sections 35000 to 35500 (MORGA),1 embodies the exclusive procedure for annexation of territory to a city, and precludes an election by the city voters in uninhabited annexations.
Facts
Felton Ferrini and Marlene Frazier (hereinafter together Ferrini) owned 199 acres of uninhabited land contiguous to the City of San Luis Obispo (City). In early 1978 Ferrini filed a petition with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), County of San Luis Obispo, for the annexation of this land to the City. The…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Ferrini v. City of San Luis ObispoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1983