Signature of person completing assessment ballot Print name of person completing assessment ballot Date signed B A L L O T YES, I am IN FAVOR of the proposed increase and expansion of the City of Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, including the proposed maximum annual assessment for this parcel and annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim region.
NO, I am OPPOSED to the proposed increase and expansion of the City of Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, including the proposed maximum annual assessment for this parcel and annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim region.
OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT BALLOT
CITY OF LANCASTER
Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1
Assessor’s Parcel Number: «APN»
Property Address: «Situs_Address»
Existing Maximum Assessment: «Existing»
Proposed Maximum Assessment: «Proposed»
Parcels with an Existing Maximum Assessment of $0.00 are proposed to be assessed for the first time under the revised assessment methodology because they are determined to receive special benefit from District improvements and services.
The person completing and submitting this assessment ballot must be the record owner of the property identified above or the representative of the record owner legally authorized to complete and submit this ballot on behalf of the record owner. Please see the “Summary of Assessment Ballot Procedures” on the back of this ballot for assistance in completing and returning the ballot. If there are two or more property owners, only one property owner needs to sign and return the ballot.
Please mark your ballot in ink. Do not use pencil.
BALLOTS MUST BE SIGNED TO BE VALID.
Upon completion, fold the assessment ballot, place it in the return envelope provided, and seal the envelope. Mail or deliver the assessment ballot to the address shown on the return envelope pursuant to the instructions on the back of this ballot.
For additional information regarding the proposed Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 assessment, please see the enclosed Notice of Public Hearing.
This is not a bill.
Please cut along this line, fold the ballot, seal in the provided envelope, and return to the City Clerk
PROPERTY OWNER ASSESSMENT BALLOT
Assessor’s Parcel Number: «APN»
Property Owner(s): «Owner»
Maximum Assessment for this Parcel: «Proposed»
«Yes_Votes»
«No_Votes»
The undersigned certifies under penalty of perjury that the undersigned is entitled to complete and submit this assessment ballot. «Owner»
«M_Street_Address»
«M_City_State_Zip»
SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEDURES
If you are the owner of the property described on the enclosed ballot, or the authorized representative of the record owner, you may submit the enclosed ballot to the City to support or oppose the proposed Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 assessment. Please follow the instructions below to complete and return your ballot.
1. Register your vote on the enclosed ballot in favor of or against the proposed assessment by placing an “X” in the corresponding box.
2. Mark, sign, and date your ballot in pen. Assessment Ballots received without a signature will not be counted. Do not use pencil.
3. Place your completed ballot into the return envelope provided and seal the envelope.
4. Mail or personally deliver your ballot to the City Clerk, City of Lancaster, 44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534.
5. The City must receive mailed Assessment Ballots prior to the close of the Public Hearing scheduled for July 14, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Postmarks will not be accepted.
6. Assessment Ballots may also be delivered directly to the City Clerk on or before the close of the Public Hearing at the address listed above.
7. Any ballots received after the close of the Public Hearing cannot legally be counted.
8. Following the close of the Public Hearing, the City Clerk or designee will tabulate the Assessment Ballots received. Ballots are weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of each affected parcel. (Simplified, this means one vote per each dollar of proposed assessment.)
9. The proposed Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 assessment may be confirmed unless a majority protest exists. A majority protest exists if, upon the close of the Public Hearing, the weighted assessment ballots submitted in opposition exceed the weighted assessment ballots submitted in favor of the proposed assessment.
10. If a majority protest exists, the proposed assessment shall not be imposed.
11. If a majority protest does not exist, the City Council may approve the proposed assessment, which would become effective beginning Fiscal Year 2026-27.
12. Assessment ballots are confidential and will remain sealed until the tabulation of ballots at the public hearing. Ballots will be tabulated by the City Clerk or designee in accordance with Proposition 218, with each ballot weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected parcel. Following tabulation, ballots shall be maintained by the City Clerk as part of the official record and may be subject to public disclosure in accordance with applicable law.
13. If your ballot is lost or damaged, you may request a replacement ballot by contacting the City at (661) 723-6173 or by email at [email protected]. Only one ballot will be counted per parcel, and any replacement ballot issued will supersede previously issued ballots.
The information in this notice and the accompanying materials were compiled and distributed at public expense by the City of Lancaster in compliance with Proposition 218. This information is presented in the public interest and is not intended to influence the actions of property owners to vote in favor of or against the proposed assessment.