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The joint petition shall present the information required by subsection A of § 15.2-4702. Upon receipt of such a petition, the locality shall use the standards and procedures provided in subsections B and C of § 15.2-4702; 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 the governing body finds the enlargement of the district would be in accordance with the applicable 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 the governing body 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, the governing body of the locality may, at its option, pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the district.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227175,"text":"The district shall be enlarged by a resolution of the governing body of the locality upon the joint petition of the commission and the owners of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of land of the district within the locality and of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of land located within the territory sought to be added to the district; however, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district. The joint petition shall present the information required by subsection A of § 15.2-4702. Upon receipt of such a petition, the locality shall use the standards and procedures provided in subsections B and C of § 15.2-4702; 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":227176,"text":"If the governing body finds the enlargement of the district would be in accordance with the applicable 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 the governing body 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, the governing body of the locality may, at its option, pass a resolution 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":14564,"edition_id":1,"name":"Boundary Changes for Local Districts","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14563,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:40","permalink":{"id":158239,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14564,"identifier":"2","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/2","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/47\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14563,"edition_id":1,"name":"Transportation Improvement District in Individual Localities","identifier":"47","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12721,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:40","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:40","permalink":{"id":158183,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14563,"identifier":"47","token":"15.2\/IV\/47","url":"\/15.2\/IV\/47\/","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":62283,"structure_id":14564,"section_number":"15.2-4713","catch_line":"Enlargement of local districts","url":"\/15.2-4713\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/2\/15.2-4713","metadata":false},{"id":56034,"structure_id":14564,"section_number":"15.2-4714","catch_line":"Abolition of local transportation districts","url":"\/15.2-4714\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/2\/15.2-4714","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":56034,"structure_id":14564,"section_number":"15.2-4714","catch_line":"Abolition of local transportation districts","url":"\/15.2-4714\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/2\/15.2-4714","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-4713\/","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":67778,"section_number":"15.2-4702","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4702\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62283,"identifier":"15.2-4713","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/2\/15.2-4713","url":"\/15.2-4713\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4713\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/47\/2\/15.2-4713","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enlargement of local districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4713","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The district<\/span> shall be enlarged by a resolution of the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span> upon the joint petition<\/span> of the commission<\/span> and the owners<\/span> of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of land of the district<\/span> within the locality<\/span> and of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of land located within the territory sought to be added to the district<\/span>; however, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district<\/span>. The joint petition<\/span> shall present the information required by subsection A of § 15.2-4702<\/a>. Upon receipt of such a petition<\/span>, the locality<\/span> shall use the standards and procedures provided in subsections B and C of § 15.2-4702<\/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 the governing body<\/span> finds the enlargement of the district<\/span> would be in accordance with the applicable 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<\/span>, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and if the governing body<\/span> finds that enlargement of the district<\/span> does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party<\/span> that has contracted with the district<\/span>, the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span> may, at its option, pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the district<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENLARGEMENT OF LOCAL DISTRICTS (\u00a7 15.2-4713)\n\nA. The district shall be enlarged by a resolution of the governing body of the\nlocality upon the joint petition of the commission and the owners of at least 51\npercent of either the land area or assessed value of land of the district within\nthe locality and of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed\nvalue of land located within the territory sought to be added to the district;\nhowever, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district. The\njoint petition shall present the information required by subsection A of §\n15.2-4702. Upon receipt of such a petition, the locality shall use the standards\nand procedures provided in subsections B and C of § 15.2-4702; however, the\nresidents and owners of both the existing district and the area proposed for the\nenlargement shall have the right to appear and show cause why any property\nshould not be included in the proposed district.\n\nB. If the governing body finds the enlargement of the district would be in\naccordance with the applicable comprehensive plan for the development of the\narea, in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within\nthe proposed district, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and\ngeneral welfare, and if the governing body finds that enlargement of the\ndistrict does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any\nparty that has contracted with the district, the governing body of the locality\nmay, at its option, pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the\ndistrict.\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}}