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The petitioners shall present the information required by § 15.2-4802. Upon receipt of such petitions, the county shall use the standards and procedures described in § 15.2-4802, except that 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 or properties should not be included in the proposed enlargement of the district.B\n\nIf the board of supervisors finds the enlargement of a district (i) would be in accordance with the applicable county comprehensive plan for the development of the area, (ii) would be in the best interests of the residents and owners of the real property within the proposed district, (iii) would be in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and (iv) would not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party that has contracted with the district, the board of supervisors shall pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the district.C\n\nWhere unimproved property, regardless of zoning, is included in the resolution enlarging the district, the board of supervisors, upon approving the resolution, shall direct that a copy of the resolution be recorded in the land records of the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which that county is located for each parcel of unimproved real property included in the district. For purposes of this section, “parcel” means tax map parcel.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240836,"text":"The district may be enlarged by resolution of the board of supervisors upon the petition of (i) the owners of at least 51 percent of either the assessed value of land or land area, as the case may be, of real property in the district that (a) is unimproved, regardless of zoning, or (b) has been zoned for commercial or industrial use or is used for such purposes in the district and (ii) the owners of at least 51 percent of either the assessed value of land or land area, as the case may be, of real property that is located within the territory sought to be added to the district and that (a) is unimproved, regardless of zoning, or (b) has been zoned for commercial or industrial use or is used for such purposes, provided that any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district. The petitioners shall present the information required by § 15.2-4802. Upon receipt of such petitions, the county shall use the standards and procedures described in § 15.2-4802, except that 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 or properties should not be included in the proposed enlargement of the district.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":240837,"text":"If the board of supervisors finds the enlargement of a district (i) would be in accordance with the applicable county comprehensive plan for the development of the area, (ii) would be in the best interests of the residents and owners of the real property within the proposed district, (iii) would be in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and (iv) would not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party that has contracted with the district, the board of supervisors shall 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","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":240838,"text":"Where unimproved property, regardless of zoning, is included in the resolution enlarging the district, the board of supervisors, upon approving the resolution, shall direct that a copy of the resolution be recorded in the land records of the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which that county is located for each parcel of unimproved real property included in the district. 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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":67530,"section_number":"15.2-4802","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-4802\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158313,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66334,"identifier":"15.2-4812","token":"15.2\/IV\/48\/2\/15.2-4812","url":"\/15.2-4812\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-4812\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/48\/2\/15.2-4812","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enlargement of districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-4812","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The district<\/span> may be enlarged by resolution of the board of supervisors<\/span> upon the petition<\/span> of (i) the owners<\/span> of at least 51 percent of either the assessed value of land or land area, as the case may be, of real property in the district<\/span> that (a) is unimproved, regardless of zoning, or (b) has been zoned for commercial or industrial use or is used for such purposes in the district<\/span> and (ii) the owners<\/span> of at least 51 percent of either the assessed value of land or land area, as the case may be, of real property that is located within the territory sought to be added to the district<\/span> and that (a) is unimproved, regardless of zoning, or (b) has been zoned for commercial or industrial use or is used for such purposes, provided that any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district<\/span>. The petitioners shall present the information required by § 15.2-4802<\/a>. Upon receipt of such petitions<\/span>, the county<\/span> shall use the standards and procedures described in § 15.2-4802<\/a>, except that 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 or properties should not be included in the proposed enlargement of the district<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the board of supervisors<\/span> finds the enlargement of a district<\/span> (i) would be in accordance with the applicable county<\/span> comprehensive plan for the development of the area, (ii) would be in the best interests of the residents and owners<\/span> of the real property within the proposed district<\/span>, (iii) would be in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and (iv) would not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party<\/span> that has contracted with the district<\/span>, the board of supervisors<\/span> shall pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the district<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Where unimproved property, regardless of zoning, is included in the resolution enlarging the district<\/span>, the board of supervisors<\/span>, upon approving the resolution, shall direct that a copy of the resolution be recorded in the land records of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the judicial circuit<\/span> in which that county<\/span> is located for each parcel<\/span> of unimproved real property included in the district<\/span>. For purposes of this section, “parcel<\/span>” means tax map parcel<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENLARGEMENT OF DISTRICTS (\u00a7 15.2-4812)\n\nA. The district may be enlarged by resolution of the board of supervisors upon\nthe petition of (i) the owners of at least 51 percent of either the assessed\nvalue of land or land area, as the case may be, of real property in the district\nthat (a) is unimproved, regardless of zoning, or (b) has been zoned for\ncommercial or industrial use or is used for such purposes in the district and\n(ii) the owners of at least 51 percent of either the assessed value of land or\nland area, as the case may be, of real property that is located within the\nterritory sought to be added to the district and that (a) is unimproved,\nregardless of zoning, or (b) has been zoned for commercial or industrial use or\nis used for such purposes, provided that any such territory shall be contiguous\nto the existing district. The petitioners shall present the information required\nby § 15.2-4802. Upon receipt of such petitions, the county shall use the\nstandards and procedures described in § 15.2-4802, except that residents\nand 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 or\nproperties should not be included in the proposed enlargement of the district.\n\nB. If the board of supervisors finds the enlargement of a district (i) would be\nin accordance with the applicable county comprehensive plan for the development\nof the area, (ii) would be in the best interests of the residents and owners of\nthe real property within the proposed district, (iii) would be in furtherance of\nthe public health, safety, and general welfare, and (iv) would not limit or\nadversely affect the rights and interests of any party that has contracted with\nthe district, the board of supervisors shall pass a resolution providing for the\nenlargement of the district.\n\nC. Where unimproved property, regardless of zoning, is included in the\nresolution enlarging the district, the board of supervisors, upon approving the\nresolution, shall direct that a copy of the resolution be recorded in the land\nrecords of the circuit court for the judicial circuit in which that county is\nlocated for each parcel of unimproved real property included in the district.\nFor purposes of this section, “parcel” means tax map parcel.\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}}