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

1. (1) Ceres District, which is comprised of the Cities of Ceres and Hughson and the unincorporated areas known as Bystrom, Keyes, and Parklawn.
2. (2) Modesto District, which is comprised of the City of Modesto and the unincorporated areas known as Airport, Del Rio, Empire, and Salida.
3. (3) Newman District, which is comprised of the City of Newman and the unincorporated area known as Crows Landing.
4. (4) Oakdale-Waterford District, which is comprised of the Cities of Oakdale and Waterford.
5. (5) Patterson District, which is comprised of the City of Patterson and the unincorporated area known as Grayson.
6. (6) Riverbank District, which is comprised of the City of Riverbank.
7. (7) Turlock District, which is comprised of the City of Turlock.

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

1. (1) If the location is within 10 miles of a district, notice shall be published in the nearest district.
2. (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.