District Formation

In 1955, on the Western Shores of the Salton Sea, the east three fifths of Section 9, Range 9 East, Township 9 South, was chartered by the State of California as the Desert Shores Community Services District.   In 1957, M. Phillips and Holly Corporation of Dallas, Texas began development of Salton City and needed a method of control of services. So, rather than go through the legislative process of forming a governing agency, they annexed a section of land along the shoreline by tangent corners south to Salton City from the Desert Shores Community Services District. The name subsequently changed to Salton Community Services District.

The district is governed and bound by the statutes of Government Code 61000 (click here to download)

On the Road to Cityhood?

In November of 2006 the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) approved a long awaited Service Area Plan (SAP) from the Salton Community Services District (SCSD).  This SAP in effect increased the "Sphere of Influence" (SOI) of the district.  The new SOI stretches from the Riverside County Line at the northern boundary, to Highway 78 at the southern boundary.  To the west it abuts the San Diego County Line stretching eastward to the shore of the Salton Sea.

If the residents ever voted to become a city these would be the city limits.