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Joint petitions shall present the information required by subsection A of § 15.2-4603. Upon receipt of such petitions, each county shall use the standards and procedures described in subsections B and C of § 15.2-4603; however, the residents and owners of both the existing district and the area proposed for the enlargement shall have the right to appear and show cause why any property should not be included in the proposed district.B\n\nIf each county board of supervisors finds the enlargement of a local district would be in accordance with the applicable county comprehensive plan for the development of the area, in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within the proposed district, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and if each board finds that enlargement of the district does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party that has contracted with the district, each board shall pass identical resolutions providing for the enlargement of the district.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":252454,"text":"The district shall be enlarged by resolutions of the boards of supervisors of the participating counties upon the concurrent joint petitions of the commission and the owners of at least 51 percent of the land area of the district within each county, and of at least 51 percent of the land area located within the territory sought to be added to the district; however, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district. 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Upon receipt of such petitions, each county shall use the standards and procedures described in subsections B and C of § 15.2-4603; however, the residents and owners of both the existing district and the area proposed for the enlargement shall have the right to appear and show cause why any property should not be included in the proposed district.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":252455,"text":"If each county board of supervisors finds the enlargement of a local district would be in accordance with the applicable county comprehensive plan for the development of the area, in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within the proposed district, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and if each board finds that enlargement of the district does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party that has contracted with the district, each board shall pass identical resolutions providing for the enlargement of the district.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16497,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boundary Changes for Local Districts","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13376,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:21:13","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:21:13","permalink":{"id":158163,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16497,"identifier":"2","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/2","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/46\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13376,"edition_id":1,"name":"Multicounty Transportation Improvement Districts","identifier":"46","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12721,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:44","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:44","permalink":{"id":158099,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13376,"identifier":"46","token":"15.2\/IV\/46","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/46\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12721,"edition_id":1,"name":"Other Governmental Entities","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":157897,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12721,"identifier":"IV","token":"15.2\/IV","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":69866,"structure_id":16497,"section_number":"15.2-4615","catch_line":"Enlargement of local districts","url":"\/15.2-4615\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/2\/15.2-4615","metadata":false},{"id":70061,"structure_id":16497,"section_number":"15.2-4616","catch_line":"Abolition of local transportation districts","url":"\/15.2-4616\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/2\/15.2-4616","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":70061,"structure_id":16497,"section_number":"15.2-4616","catch_line":"Abolition of local transportation districts","url":"\/15.2-4616\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/2\/15.2-4616","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-4615\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 587<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74279,"section_number":"15.2-4603","catch_line":"Creation of district; extension of term of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4603\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158165,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69866,"identifier":"15.2-4615","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/2\/15.2-4615","url":"\/15.2-4615\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4615\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/46\/2\/15.2-4615","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enlargement of local districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4615","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The district<\/span> shall be enlarged by resolutions of the boards of supervisors<\/span> of the participating counties upon the concurrent joint petitions<\/span> of the commission<\/span> and the owners<\/span> of at least 51 percent of the land area of the district<\/span> within each county<\/span>, and of at least 51 percent of the land area located within the territory sought to be added to the district<\/span>; however, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district<\/span>. Joint petitions<\/span> shall present the information required by subsection A of § 15.2-4603<\/a>. Upon receipt of such petitions<\/span>, each county<\/span> shall use the standards and procedures described in subsections B and C of § 15.2-4603<\/a>; however, the residents and owners<\/span> of both the existing district<\/span> and the area proposed for the enlargement shall have the right to appear and show cause why any property should not be included in the proposed district<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If each county<\/span> board of supervisors<\/span> finds the enlargement of a local district<\/span> would be in accordance with the applicable county<\/span> comprehensive plan for the development of the area, in the best interests of the residents and owners<\/span> of the property within the proposed district, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and if each board finds that enlargement of the district does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party<\/span> that has contracted with the district, each board shall pass identical resolutions providing for the enlargement of the district. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENLARGEMENT OF LOCAL DISTRICTS (\u00a7 15.2-4615)\n\nA. The district shall be enlarged by resolutions of the boards of supervisors of\nthe participating counties upon the concurrent joint petitions of the commission\nand the owners of at least 51 percent of the land area of the district within\neach county, and of at least 51 percent of the land area located within the\nterritory sought to be added to the district; however, any such territory shall\nbe contiguous to the existing district. Joint petitions shall present the\ninformation required by subsection A of § 15.2-4603. Upon receipt of such\npetitions, each county shall use the standards and procedures described in\nsubsections B and C of § 15.2-4603; however, the residents and owners of\nboth the existing district and the area proposed for the enlargement shall have\nthe right to appear and show cause why any property should not be included in\nthe proposed district.\n\nB. If each county board of supervisors finds the enlargement of a local district\nwould be in accordance with the applicable county comprehensive plan for the\ndevelopment of the area, in the best interests of the residents and owners of\nthe property within the proposed district, and in furtherance of the public\nhealth, safety, and general welfare, and if each board finds that enlargement of\nthe district does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any\nparty that has contracted with the district, each board shall pass identical\nresolutions providing for the enlargement of the district.\n\nHISTORY: 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}}