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The participating locality may charge a reasonable fee for all applications submitted pursuant to this chapter; such fee shall not to exceed fifty dollars or the costs of processing and reviewing an application, whichever is less.B\n\nThe participating locality shall prescribe application forms for agricultural and forestal districts that include but are not limited to the following information:1\n\nThe general location and boundaries of the district;2\n\nA summary of the acreage in the district including (i) estimated total acreage in the district and (ii) acreage owned by persons proposing the district;3\n\nThe name, address, total acreage owned within the proposed district and signature of each landowner proposing the district; and4\n\nThe date of application, date of final county action and whether approved, modified or rejected.C\n\nThe application form shall be accompanied by maps or aerial photographs, or both, prescribed by the participating locality which clearly show the boundaries of the proposed district, boundaries of properties within the proposed district owned by each applicant, and any other features as prescribed by the participating locality.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214514,"text":"Participating localities shall have the authority to enact ordinances and to promulgate forms to effectuate this chapter. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 374 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61691,"section_number":"15.2-4405","catch_line":"Creation of districts of local significance","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4405\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":158073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58527,"identifier":"15.2-4403","token":"15.2\/IV\/44\/15.2-4403","url":"\/15.2-4403\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4403\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/44\/15.2-4403","dublin_core":{"Title":"Power of participating localities to enact ordinances; application form and fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4403","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Participating localities shall have the authority to enact ordinances<\/span> and to promulgate forms to effectuate this chapter. The participating locality<\/span> may charge a reasonable fee for all applications submitted pursuant to this chapter; such fee shall not to exceed fifty dollars or the costs of processing and reviewing an application, whichever is less. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The participating locality<\/span> shall prescribe application forms for agricultural and forestal districts that include but are not limited to the following information: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The general location and boundaries of the district; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A summary of the acreage in the district including (i) estimated total acreage in the district and (ii) acreage owned by persons proposing the district; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The name, address, total acreage owned within the proposed district and signature of each landowner<\/span> proposing the district; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The date of application, date of final county<\/span> action and whether approved, modified or rejected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The application form shall be accompanied by maps or aerial photographs, or both, prescribed by the participating locality<\/span> which clearly show the boundaries of the proposed district, boundaries of properties within the proposed district owned by each applicant, and any other features as prescribed by the participating locality<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWER OF PARTICIPATING LOCALITIES TO ENACT ORDINANCES; APPLICATION FORM AND FEES\n(\u00a7 15.2-4403)\n\nA. Participating localities shall have the authority to enact ordinances and to\npromulgate forms to effectuate this chapter. The participating locality may\ncharge a reasonable fee for all applications submitted pursuant to this chapter;\nsuch fee shall not to exceed fifty dollars or the costs of processing and\nreviewing an application, whichever is less.\n\nB. The participating locality shall prescribe application forms for agricultural\nand forestal districts that include but are not limited to the following\ninformation:\n\n 1. The general location and boundaries of the district;\n\n 2. A summary of the acreage in the district including (i) estimated total\n acreage in the district and (ii) acreage owned by persons proposing the\n district;\n\n 3. The name, address, total acreage owned within the proposed district and\n signature of each landowner proposing the district; and\n\n 4. The date of application, date of final county action and whether approved,\n modified or rejected.\n\nC. The application form shall be accompanied by maps or aerial photographs, or\nboth, prescribed by the participating locality which clearly show the boundaries\nof the proposed district, boundaries of properties within the proposed district\nowned by each applicant, and any other features as prescribed by the\nparticipating locality.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 374, \u00a7 15.1-1513.4; 1997, c. 587.","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}}