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Service districts may be created to provide additional, more complete or more timely services of government than are desired in the locality or localities as a whole.\n\t\tAny locality seeking to create a service district shall have a public hearing prior to the creation of the service district. Notice of such hearing shall be published three times in a newspaper of general circulation within the locality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the hearing.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":291745,"text":"Any locality may by ordinance, or any two or more localities may by concurrent ordinances, create service districts within the locality or localities in accordance with the provisions of this article. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 18 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 581; in 1981, chapter 631; in 1982, chapter 96; in 1984, chapter 385; in 1985, chapter 150; in 1987, chapters 61, 80, and 82; in 1988, chapter 402; in 1989, chapter 3; in 1990, chapters 44 and 515; in 1991, chapters 12 and 29; in 1992, chapters 232 and 655; in 1993, chapter 744; in 1994, chapter 166<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 99<\/a>, 430<\/a>, and 844<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2000, chapters 853<\/a> and 925<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63496,"section_number":"15.2-1129.2","catch_line":"Creation of local economic revitalization zones","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1129.2\/"},{"id":59310,"section_number":"15.2-1232.2","catch_line":"Creation of local economic revitalization zones","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1232.2\/"},{"id":78647,"section_number":"15.2-2303.4","catch_line":"Provisions applicable to certain conditional rezoning proffers","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2303.4\/"},{"id":78411,"section_number":"15.2-2401","catch_line":"Creation of service districts by court order in consolidated cities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2401\/"},{"id":70522,"section_number":"15.2-2402.1","catch_line":"Change to service district boundaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2402.1\/"},{"id":66983,"section_number":"15.2-2403.2","catch_line":"Virginia Wallops Research Park Leadership Council established","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2403.2\/"},{"id":61317,"section_number":"15.2-2403.4","catch_line":"Community improvement districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2403.4\/"},{"id":56324,"section_number":"15.2-2413.17","catch_line":"Local ordinances related to business improvement and recruitment districts","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2413.17\/"},{"id":83202,"section_number":"15.2-941.1","catch_line":"Creation of abandoned school revitalization zones","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-941.1\/"},{"id":54780,"section_number":"36-55.64","catch_line":"Creation of local housing rehabilitation zones","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-55.64\/"},{"id":56877,"section_number":"58.1-3237.1","catch_line":"Authority of counties to enact additional provisions concerning zoning classifications","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3237.1\/"},{"id":78168,"section_number":"62.1-216","catch_line":"Purchase and credit enhancements of local obligations","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-216\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":155593,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81415,"identifier":"15.2-2400","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/1\/15.2-2400","url":"\/15.2-2400\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2400\/","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/1\/15.2-2400","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation of service districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2400","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any locality<\/span> may by ordinance<\/span>, or any two or more localities may by concurrent ordinances<\/span>, create service districts within the locality<\/span> or localities in accordance with the provisions of this article. Service districts may be created to provide additional, more complete or more timely services of government than are desired in the locality<\/span> or localities as a whole.\n\t\tAny locality<\/span> seeking to create a service district shall have a public hearing<\/span> prior to the creation of the service district. Notice of such hearing<\/span> shall be published three times in a newspaper of general circulation within the locality<\/span>, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the hearing<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION OF SERVICE DISTRICTS (\u00a7 15.2-2400)\n\nAny locality may by ordinance, or any two or more localities may by concurrent\nordinances, create service districts within the locality or localities in\naccordance with the provisions of this article. Service districts may be created\nto provide additional, more complete or more timely services of government than\nare desired in the locality or localities as a whole.\n\t\tAny locality seeking to create a service district shall have a public hearing\nprior to the creation of the service district. Notice of such hearing shall be\npublished three times in a newspaper of general circulation within the locality,\nwith the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice\nappearing no less than seven days before the hearing.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-8.2; 1962, c. 581, \u00a7 15.1-18.2; 1981, c. 631, \u00a7\n15.1-18.3; 1982, c. 96; 1984, c. 385; 1985, c. 150; 1987, cc. 61, 80, 82; 1988,\nc. 402; 1989, c. 3; 1990, cc. 44, 515; 1991, cc. 12, 29; 1992, cc. 232, 655;\n1993, c. 744; 1994, c. 166; 1996, cc. 99, 430, 844; 1997, c. 587; 2000, cc. 853,\n925; 2023, cc. 506, 507; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}