Modifies provisions allowing property owners to petition for exclusion from a fire protection district

SB 1604 - This act allows owners of parcels located within a subdivision to file a petition praying that all real property within the subdivision be excluded from a fire protection district. The petition must include the signature of every owner of a parcel within the subdivision, a description of the property to be excluded, a statement from a fire department or organization or municipality stating that such entity or municipality will provide fire protection services to the subdivision, and a monetary deposit that is sufficient to pay all costs of the exclusion proceedings.

Under this act, when a petition is filed, all interested parties shall receive notice of the hearing of the petition and have an opportunity to show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted.

TRISTAN BENSON JR