(a) Kern County contains the following public notice districts:

(1) Arvin-Lamont District, which is comprised of the City of Arvin and the unincorporated areas known as Lamont and Weedpatch.

(2) Bakersfield District, which is comprised of the City of Bakersfield and the unincorporated areas known as Oildale and Rosedale.

(3) Delano-McFarland District, which is comprised of the Cities of Delano and McFarland.

(4) Indian Wells District, which is comprised of the City of Ridgecrest.

(5) Kern River-Rand District, which is comprised of the unincorporated areas known as Bodfish, Kernville, Lake Isabella, Weldon, and Wofford Heights.

(6) Maricopa-Taft District, which is comprised of the Cities of Maricopa and Taft.

(7) Mojave District, which is comprised of California City and the unincorporated areas known as Mojave and Rosamond.

(8) Shafter District, which is comprised of the City of Shafter.

(9) Tehachapi District, which is comprised of the City of Tehachapi and the unincorporated area known as Bear Valley Springs.

(10) Wasco District, which is comprised of the City of Wasco.

(b) For the purpose of publishing notice arising from a location within Kern County that is not within one of the districts described in subdivision (a):

(1) If the location is within 10 miles of a district, notice shall be published in the nearest district.

(2) If the location is not within 10 miles of a district, notice shall be given as if the location is in a public notice district without a newspaper of general circulation.

(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 703, Sec. 13. (AB 2881) Effective January 1, 2017.)