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The notice shall contain (i) a statement that an application for a district has been filed with the program administrator pursuant to this chapter; (ii) a statement that the application will be on file open to public inspection in the office of the clerk of the local governing body; (iii) where applicable a statement that any political subdivision whose territory encompasses or is part of the district may propose a modification which must be filed with the local planning commission within thirty days of the date of the notice; (iv) a statement that any owner of additional qualifying land may join the application within thirty days from the date of the notice or, with the consent of the local governing body, at any time before the public hearing the local governing body must hold on the application; (v) a statement that any owner who joined in the application may withdraw his land, in whole or in part, by written notice filed with the local governing body, at any time before the local governing body acts pursuant to § 15.2-4309; and (vi) a statement that additional qualifying lands may be added to an already created district at any time upon separate application pursuant to this chapter;2\n\nHold a public hearing as prescribed by law; and3\n\nReport its recommendations to the local governing body including but not limited to the potential effect of the district and proposed modifications upon the locality’s planning policies and objectives.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295448,"text":"Upon the receipt of an application for a district or for an addition to an existing district, the program administrator shall refer such application to the advisory committee.\n\t\tThe advisory committee shall review and make recommendations concerning the application or modification thereof to the local planning commission, which shall:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":295449,"text":"Notify, by first-class mail, adjacent property owners, as shown on the maps of the locality used for tax assessment purposes, and where applicable, any political subdivision whose territory encompasses or is part of the district, of the application. 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This law was first created in 1977. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 681 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. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1979, chapter 377; in 1981, chapter 546; in 1984, chapter 20; in 1985, chapter 13; in 1987, chapter 552; in 1993, chapters 745 and 761; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 833<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 344<\/a> and 355<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83920,"section_number":"15.2-4314","catch_line":"Withdrawal of land from a district; termination of a district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4314\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58833,"section_number":"15.2-4309","catch_line":"Hearing; creation of district; conditions; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4309\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82465,"identifier":"15.2-4307","token":"15.2\/IV\/43\/15.2-4307","url":"\/15.2-4307\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4307\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/43\/15.2-4307","dublin_core":{"Title":"Review of application; notice; hearing","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4307","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon the receipt of an application<\/span> for a district<\/span> or for an addition to an existing district<\/span>, the program administrator<\/span> shall refer such application<\/span> to the advisory committee<\/span>.\n\t\tThe advisory committee<\/span> shall review and make recommendations concerning the application<\/span> or modification thereof to the local planning commission, which shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Notify, by first-class mail, adjacent property owners, as shown on the maps of the locality<\/span> used for tax assessment purposes, and where applicable, any political subdivision whose territory encompasses or is part of the district<\/span>, of the application<\/span>. The notice shall contain (i) a statement that an application<\/span> for a district<\/span> has been filed with the program administrator<\/span> pursuant to this chapter; (ii) a statement that the application<\/span> will be on file open to public inspection in the office of the clerk of the local governing body<\/span>; (iii) where applicable a statement that any political subdivision whose territory encompasses or is part of the district<\/span> may propose a modification which must be filed with the local planning commission within thirty days of the date of the notice; (iv) a statement that any owner of additional qualifying land may join the application<\/span> within thirty days from the date of the notice or, with the consent of the local governing body<\/span>, at any time before the public hearing<\/span> the local governing body<\/span> must hold on the application<\/span>; (v) a statement that any owner who joined in the application<\/span> may withdraw his land, in whole or in part, by written notice filed with the local governing body<\/span>, at any time before the local governing body<\/span> acts pursuant to § 15.2-4309<\/a>; and (vi) a statement that additional qualifying lands may be added to an already created district<\/span> at any time upon separate application<\/span> pursuant to this chapter; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Hold a public hearing<\/span> as prescribed by law<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Report its recommendations to the local governing body<\/span> including but not limited to the potential effect of the district<\/span> and proposed modifications upon the locality<\/span>’s planning policies and objectives. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVIEW OF APPLICATION; NOTICE; HEARING (\u00a7 15.2-4307)\n\nUpon the receipt of an application for a district or for an addition to an\nexisting district, the program administrator shall refer such application to the\nadvisory committee.\n\t\tThe advisory committee shall review and make recommendations concerning the\napplication or modification thereof to the local planning commission, which\nshall:\n\n1. Notify, by first-class mail, adjacent property owners, as shown on the maps\nof the locality used for tax assessment purposes, and where applicable, any\npolitical subdivision whose territory encompasses or is part of the district, of\nthe application. The notice shall contain (i) a statement that an application\nfor a district has been filed with the program administrator pursuant to this\nchapter; (ii) a statement that the application will be on file open to public\ninspection in the office of the clerk of the local governing body; (iii) where\napplicable a statement that any political subdivision whose territory\nencompasses or is part of the district may propose a modification which must be\nfiled with the local planning commission within thirty days of the date of the\nnotice; (iv) a statement that any owner of additional qualifying land may join\nthe application within thirty days from the date of the notice or, with the\nconsent of the local governing body, at any time before the public hearing the\nlocal governing body must hold on the application; (v) a statement that any\nowner who joined in the application may withdraw his land, in whole or in part,\nby written notice filed with the local governing body, at any time before the\nlocal governing body acts pursuant to § 15.2-4309; and (vi) a statement\nthat additional qualifying lands may be added to an already created district at\nany time upon separate application pursuant to this chapter;\n\n2. Hold a public hearing as prescribed by law; and\n\n3. Report its recommendations to the local governing body including but not\nlimited to the potential effect of the district and proposed modifications upon\nthe locality’s planning policies and objectives.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 681, \u00a7 15.1-1511; 1979, c. 377; 1981, c. 546; 1984, c. 20;\n1985, c. 13; 1987, c. 552; 1993, cc. 745, 761; 1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 833; 2011,\ncc. 344, 355.","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}}