Signature of person completing assessment ballot Print name of person completing assessment ballot Date signed 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.
BALLOT
OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT BALLOT
CITY OF LANCASTER
Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1
Assessor’s Parcel Number: MULTIPLE (SEE ATTACHED)
Property Address: MULTIPLE (SEE ATTACHED)
Existing Maximum Assessment: (SEE ATTACHED)
Proposed Maximum Assessment: $1,676.82
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 det ermined 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 Assess ment 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.
BALLOT 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 L andscape Maintenance District assessment, please se e the enclosed Notice of Public Hearing.
This is not a bill.
Please cut along this line, fold the replacement ballot, seal in the provided envelope, and return to the City Clerk
PROPERTY OWNER ASSESSMENT BALLOT
Assessor’s Parcel Number: MULTIPLE (SEE ATTACHED)
Property Owner(s): LANCASTER CITY
Maximum Assessment for this Parcel: $1,676.82
(31190019041)
(31190019042)
The undersigned certifies under penalty of perjury that the undersigned is entitled to complete and submit this replacement assessment ballot.
LANCASTER CITY
44933 FERN AVE
LANCASTER CA 93534
SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT BALLOT PROCEDURES
If you are the owner of the property described on t he enclosed ballot, or the authorized representativ e of the record owner, you may submit the enclosed ballot to the City to support or oppose the proposed Lancast er 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 fav or of or against the proposed assessment by placing an “X” in the corresponding box.
2. Mark, sign, and date your ballot in pen. Assessm ent Ballots received without a signature will not b e counted. Do not use pencil.
3. Place your completed ballot into the return enve lope provided and seal the envelope.
4. Mail or personally deliver your ballot to the Ci ty 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 directl y to the City Clerk on or before the close of the P ublic Hearing at the address listed above.
7. Any ballots received after the close of the Publ ic Hearing cannot legally be counted.
8. Following the close of the Public Hearing, the C ity 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 Dis trict No. 1 assessment may be confirmed unless a majority protest exists. A majority protest exists if, upon the close of the Public Hearing, the weigh ted 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 re main 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. Follow ing 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 requ est 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 pro perty owners to vote in favor of or against the pro posed assessment.
OFFICIAL ASSESSMENT BALLOT
CITY OF LANCASTER
Lancaster Landscape Maintenance District No. 1
PROPOSED LANCASTER LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT N O. 1
ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER DETAILS
APN Situs Address Proposed Existing
3119001904 87.79 $ - $
3133001903 87.79 $ - $
3133009901 44839 FERN AVE 87.79 $ - $
3134001909 45161 DATE AVE 87.79 $ - $
3134002907 45156 DATE AVE 87.79 $ - $
3134003920 45148 CEDAR AVE 140.47 $ - $
3134015908 44803 CEDAR AVE 87.79 $ - $
3134015909 44807 CEDAR AVE 140.47 $ - $
3134015910 44815 CEDAR AVE 87.79 $ - $
3138024925 44747 DIVISION ST 140.47 $ - $
3138024926 44751 DIVISION ST 140.47 $ - $
3150043900 118.52 $ - $
3153064900 87.79 $ - $
3153065900 87.79 $ - $
3170001900 87.79 $ - $
3170046900 118.52 $ - $
Total 1,676.82 $ - $