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Every written objection shall be filed with the clerk at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. The locality may waive any irregularity in the form or content of any written objection. A written objection may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written objection shall contain a description of the business in which the person filing the objection is interested, sufficient to identify the business, and, if a person filing is not shown on the official records of the locality as the owner of the business, the objection shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the person subscribing is the owner of the business or the authorized representative. A written objection that does not comply with this section shall not be counted in determining a majority objection. If written objections are received from the owners or authorized representatives of businesses in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district that will pay 50 percent or more of the fees proposed to be charged and objections are not withdrawn so as to reduce the objections to less than 50 percent, no further proceedings to charge the proposed fee against such businesses, as contained in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district plan, shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the finding by the locality of such majority objection.C\n\nThe locality shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted under subsection A, or a summary thereof, to be published at least once in a newspaper in general circulation in the locality, the first publication to be not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing. Not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing, the locality shall mail a copy of the resolution or a summary thereof to each owner of a business that is proposed to be charged a fee within the proposed business improvement and recruitment district at the address shown on the locality’s most recent list of businesses. If the locality publishes or mails a summary of the resolution, such summary shall include the address of the clerk, a statement that copies of the resolution shall be made available free of charge to the public, the activities proposed, the total estimated annual amount proposed to be expended for activities, and a statement indicating the rights of owners to object pursuant to subsection B.D\n\nIf a business improvement and recruitment district includes multiple localities or portions thereof, the notice and hearing process set forth in this section shall be conducted by the lead locality. A lead locality may not form a business improvement and recruitment district within the territorial jurisdiction of another locality without that locality granting by majority vote of the governing body consent to the lead locality.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308869,"text":"After the filing of the business improvement and recruitment district plan pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-2413.13 and the submission of a petition pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-2413.14, a locality may adopt a resolution containing:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":308870,"text":"A copy of the business improvement and recruitment district plan;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":308871,"text":"A statement that the business improvement and recruitment district plan is on file in the clerk’s office for public inspection;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":308872,"text":"The time and place the locality will meet and hold a public hearing to hear all persons interested in the subject of the business improvement and recruitment district plan;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":308873,"text":"A statement that any business owner who is to be charged a fee under the business improvement and recruitment district plan who objects to the plan shall file an objection with the clerk within 30 days of the conclusion of the hearing on forms made available by the clerk; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":308874,"text":"The place, if any, other than the clerk’s office, where the business improvement and recruitment district plan may be inspected in advance of the hearing if the locality determines that, in the public interest, any additional place of inspection is necessary or desirable.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"B"},"6":{"id":308875,"text":"Any objection shall be made orally or in writing by any interested person. Every written objection shall be filed with the clerk at or before the time fixed for the public hearing. The locality may waive any irregularity in the form or content of any written objection. A written objection may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written objection shall contain a description of the business in which the person filing the objection is interested, sufficient to identify the business, and, if a person filing is not shown on the official records of the locality as the owner of the business, the objection shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence that the person subscribing is the owner of the business or the authorized representative. A written objection that does not comply with this section shall not be counted in determining a majority objection. If written objections are received from the owners or authorized representatives of businesses in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district that will pay 50 percent or more of the fees proposed to be charged and objections are not withdrawn so as to reduce the objections to less than 50 percent, no further proceedings to charge the proposed fee against such businesses, as contained in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district plan, shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the finding by the locality of such majority objection.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"C"},"7":{"id":308876,"text":"The locality shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted under subsection A, or a summary thereof, to be published at least once in a newspaper in general circulation in the locality, the first publication to be not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing. Not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing, the locality shall mail a copy of the resolution or a summary thereof to each owner of a business that is proposed to be charged a fee within the proposed business improvement and recruitment district at the address shown on the locality’s most recent list of businesses. If the locality publishes or mails a summary of the resolution, such summary shall include the address of the clerk, a statement that copies of the resolution shall be made available free of charge to the public, the activities proposed, the total estimated annual amount proposed to be expended for activities, and a statement indicating the rights of owners to object pursuant to subsection B.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"8":{"id":308877,"text":"If a business improvement and recruitment district includes multiple localities or portions thereof, the notice and hearing process set forth in this section shall be conducted by the lead locality. 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This law was first created in 2023. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 745<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":59855,"section_number":"15.2-2413.16","catch_line":"Establishment or extension of the business improvement and recruitment district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2413.16\/"},{"id":79386,"section_number":"15.2-2413.18","catch_line":"Amendment to the business improvement and recruitment district plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2413.18\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":70237,"section_number":"15.2-2413.13","catch_line":"Filing of business improvement and recruitment district plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2413.13\/"},{"id":64037,"section_number":"15.2-2413.14","catch_line":"Petition for a proposed business improvement and recruitment district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2413.14\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155731,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86232,"identifier":"15.2-2413.15","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/4\/15.2-2413.15","url":"\/15.2-2413.15\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2413.15\/","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/4\/15.2-2413.15","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearing on a proposed business improvement and recruitment district","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2413.15","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> After the filing of the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-2413.13<\/a> and the submission of a petition<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-2413.14<\/a>, a locality<\/span> may adopt a resolution containing: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A copy of the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A statement that the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span> is on file in the clerk’s office for public inspection; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The time and place the locality<\/span> will meet and hold a public hearing<\/span> to hear all persons interested in the subject of the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> A statement that any business owner<\/span> who is to be charged a fee<\/span> under the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span> who objects<\/span> to the plan shall file an objection with the clerk within 30 days of the conclusion of the hearing<\/span> on forms made available by the clerk; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The place, if any, other than the clerk’s office, where the business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span> may be inspected in advance of the hearing<\/span> if the locality<\/span> determines that, in the public interest, any additional place of inspection is necessary or desirable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any objection shall be made orally or in writing by any interested person. Every written objection shall be filed with the clerk at or before the time fixed for the public hearing<\/span>. The locality<\/span> may waive<\/span> any irregularity in the form or content of any written objection. A written objection may be withdrawn in writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing<\/span>. Each written objection shall contain a description of the business in which the person filing the objection is interested, sufficient to identify the business, and, if a person filing is not shown on the official records of the locality<\/span> as the owner of the business, the objection shall contain or be accompanied by written evidence<\/span> that the person subscribing is the owner of the business or the authorized representative. A written objection that does not comply with this section shall not be counted in determining a majority objection. If written objections are received from the owners or authorized representatives of businesses in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> that will pay 50 percent or more of the fees<\/span> proposed to be charged and objections are not withdrawn so as to reduce the objections to less than 50 percent, no further proceedings to charge the proposed fee<\/span> against such businesses, as contained in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> plan<\/span>, shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the finding<\/span> by the locality<\/span> of such majority objection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The locality<\/span> shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted under subsection A, or a summary thereof, to be published at least once in a newspaper in general circulation in the locality<\/span>, the first publication to be not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing<\/span>. Not less than 10 days and not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing<\/span>, the locality<\/span> shall mail a copy of the resolution or a summary thereof to each owner of a business that is proposed to be charged a fee<\/span> within the proposed business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> at the address shown on the locality<\/span>’s most recent list of businesses. If the locality<\/span> publishes or mails a summary of the resolution, such summary shall include the address of the clerk, a statement that copies of the resolution shall be made available free of charge to the public, the activities<\/span> proposed, the total estimated annual amount proposed to be expended for activities<\/span>, and a statement indicating the rights of owners to object<\/span> pursuant to subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If a business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> includes multiple localities or portions thereof, the notice and hearing<\/span> process set forth in this section shall be conducted by the lead locality<\/span>. A lead locality<\/span> may not form a business improvement and recruitment district<\/span> within the territorial jurisdiction<\/span> of another locality without that locality granting by majority vote of the governing body<\/span> consent to the lead locality<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARING ON A PROPOSED BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AND RECRUITMENT DISTRICT (\u00a7\n15.2-2413.15)\n\nA. After the filing of the business improvement and recruitment district plan\npursuant to \u00a7 15.2-2413.13 and the submission of a petition pursuant to \u00a7\n15.2-2413.14, a locality may adopt a resolution containing:\n\n 1. A copy of the business improvement and recruitment district plan;\n\n 2. A statement that the business improvement and recruitment district plan is\n on file in the clerk’s office for public inspection;\n\n 3. The time and place the locality will meet and hold a public hearing to hear\n all persons interested in the subject of the business improvement and\n recruitment district plan;\n\n 4. A statement that any business owner who is to be charged a fee under the\n business improvement and recruitment district plan who objects to the plan\n shall file an objection with the clerk within 30 days of the conclusion of the\n hearing on forms made available by the clerk; and\n\n 5. The place, if any, other than the clerk’s office, where the business\n improvement and recruitment district plan may be inspected in advance of the\n hearing if the locality determines that, in the public interest, any\n additional place of inspection is necessary or desirable.\n\nB. Any objection shall be made orally or in writing by any interested person.\nEvery written objection shall be filed with the clerk at or before the time\nfixed for the public hearing. The locality may waive any irregularity in the\nform or content of any written objection. A written objection may be withdrawn\nin writing at any time before the conclusion of the public hearing. Each written\nobjection shall contain a description of the business in which the person filing\nthe objection is interested, sufficient to identify the business, and, if a\nperson filing is not shown on the official records of the locality as the owner\nof the business, the objection shall contain or be accompanied by written\nevidence that the person subscribing is the owner of the business or the\nauthorized representative. A written objection that does not comply with this\nsection shall not be counted in determining a majority objection. If written\nobjections are received from the owners or authorized representatives of\nbusinesses in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district that\nwill pay 50 percent or more of the fees proposed to be charged and objections\nare not withdrawn so as to reduce the objections to less than 50 percent, no\nfurther proceedings to charge the proposed fee against such businesses, as\ncontained in the proposed business improvement and recruitment district plan,\nshall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the finding by the\nlocality of such majority objection.\n\nC. The locality shall cause a copy of the resolution adopted under subsection A,\nor a summary thereof, to be published at least once in a newspaper in general\ncirculation in the locality, the first publication to be not less than 10 days\nand not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing. Not less than 10\ndays and not more than 30 days before the date set for the hearing, the locality\nshall mail a copy of the resolution or a summary thereof to each owner of a\nbusiness that is proposed to be charged a fee within the proposed business\nimprovement and recruitment district at the address shown on the\nlocality’s most recent list of businesses. If the locality publishes or\nmails a summary of the resolution, such summary shall include the address of the\nclerk, a statement that copies of the resolution shall be made available free of\ncharge to the public, the activities proposed, the total estimated annual amount\nproposed to be expended for activities, and a statement indicating the rights of\nowners to object pursuant to subsection B.\n\nD. If a business improvement and recruitment district includes multiple\nlocalities or portions thereof, the notice and hearing process set forth in this\nsection shall be conducted by the lead locality. A lead locality may not form a\nbusiness improvement and recruitment district within the territorial\njurisdiction of another locality without that locality granting by majority vote\nof the governing body consent to the lead locality.\n\nHISTORY: 2023, c. 745.","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}}