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Community development authorities proposed for districts that are within any two or more localities may be formed by concurrent ordinances of each locality, and such localities may contract with one another for administration of the authority. If the boundaries of the proposed community development authority district are located wholly in a town, the owner or owners shall petition the town and need not petition the county and the town may create the authority without action by the county. If the petition for the creation of a community development authority so provides, the ordinance or resolution creating the community development authority may provide for the locality at any time after the creation of the community development authority to adjust the boundaries of the community development authority district to exclude certain land as long as the owners of at least 51 percent of the land area or assessed value of land remaining in the community development authority district after the adjustment petitioned for the creation of the community development authority.B\n\nAn ordinance or resolution creating a community development authority shall not permit the community development authority to provide services which are provided by, or are obligated to be provided by, any authority already in existence whose charter requires or permits service within the proposed community development district, unless the existing authority first certifies to the governing body that the services provided by the proposed community development authority will not have a negative impact upon the existing authority’s operational or financial condition. Such certification shall not be unreasonably withheld by the existing authority.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308699,"text":"Any locality authorized to consider petitions under this article may, by ordinance or resolution not inconsistent with the petition proposing the creation of the authority, create a community development authority, a public body politic and corporate and political subdivision of the Commonwealth. Community development authorities proposed for districts that are within any two or more localities may be formed by concurrent ordinances of each locality, and such localities may contract with one another for administration of the authority. If the boundaries of the proposed community development authority district are located wholly in a town, the owner or owners shall petition the town and need not petition the county and the town may create the authority without action by the county. If the petition for the creation of a community development authority so provides, the ordinance or resolution creating the community development authority may provide for the locality at any time after the creation of the community development authority to adjust the boundaries of the community development authority district to exclude certain land as long as the owners of at least 51 percent of the land area or assessed value of land remaining in the community development authority district after the adjustment petitioned for the creation of the community development authority.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":308700,"text":"An ordinance or resolution creating a community development authority shall not permit the community development authority to provide services which are provided by, or are obligated to be provided by, any authority already in existence whose charter requires or permits service within the proposed community development district, unless the existing authority first certifies to the governing body that the services provided by the proposed community development authority will not have a negative impact upon the existing authority’s operational or financial condition. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1962, chapter 623; in 1972, chapter 370; in 1973, chapter 478; in 1993, chapter 850; in 1995, chapter 402<\/a>; in 1996, chapter 897<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 473<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65128,"section_number":"15.2-5154","catch_line":"Contents of petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5154\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":158697,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86174,"identifier":"15.2-5155","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/6\/15.2-5155","url":"\/15.2-5155\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5155\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/6\/15.2-5155","dublin_core":{"Title":"Ordinance or resolution creating authority","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5155","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any locality<\/span> authorized to consider petitions<\/span> under this article may, by ordinance<\/span> or resolution not inconsistent with the petition<\/span> proposing the creation of the authority<\/span>, create a community development authority<\/span>, a public body politic and corporate and political subdivision<\/span> of the Commonwealth. Community development authorities proposed for districts that are within any two or more localities may be formed by concurrent ordinances<\/span> of each locality<\/span>, and such localities may contract<\/span> with one another for administration of the authority<\/span>. If the boundaries of the proposed community development authority<\/span> district are located wholly in a town<\/span>, the owner<\/span> or owners<\/span> shall petition<\/span> the town<\/span> and need not petition<\/span> the county<\/span> and the town<\/span> may create the authority<\/span> without action by the county<\/span>. If the petition<\/span> for the creation of a community development authority<\/span> so provides, the ordinance<\/span> or resolution creating the community development authority<\/span> may provide for the locality<\/span> at any time after the creation of the community development authority<\/span> to adjust the boundaries of the community development authority<\/span> district to exclude certain land as long as the owners<\/span> of at least 51 percent of the land area or assessed value of land remaining in the community development authority<\/span> district after the adjustment petitioned for the creation of the community development authority<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> An ordinance<\/span> or resolution creating a community development authority<\/span> shall not permit the community development authority<\/span> to provide services which are provided by, or are obligated to be provided by, any authority<\/span> already in existence whose charter requires or permits service within the proposed community development district, unless the existing authority<\/span> first certifies to the governing body<\/span> that the services provided by the proposed community development authority<\/span> will not have a negative impact upon the existing authority<\/span>’s operational or financial condition. Such certification shall not be unreasonably withheld by the existing authority<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION CREATING AUTHORITY (\u00a7 15.2-5155)\n\nA. Any locality authorized to consider petitions under this article may, by\nordinance or resolution not inconsistent with the petition proposing the\ncreation of the authority, create a community development authority, a public\nbody politic and corporate and political subdivision of the Commonwealth.\nCommunity development authorities proposed for districts that are within any two\nor more localities may be formed by concurrent ordinances of each locality, and\nsuch localities may contract with one another for administration of the\nauthority. If the boundaries of the proposed community development authority\ndistrict are located wholly in a town, the owner or owners shall petition the\ntown and need not petition the county and the town may create the authority\nwithout action by the county. If the petition for the creation of a community\ndevelopment authority so provides, the ordinance or resolution creating the\ncommunity development authority may provide for the locality at any time after\nthe creation of the community development authority to adjust the boundaries of\nthe community development authority district to exclude certain land as long as\nthe owners of at least 51 percent of the land area or assessed value of land\nremaining in the community development authority district after the adjustment\npetitioned for the creation of the community development authority.\n\nB. An ordinance or resolution creating a community development authority shall\nnot permit the community development authority to provide services which are\nprovided by, or are obligated to be provided by, any authority already in\nexistence whose charter requires or permits service within the proposed\ncommunity development district, unless the existing authority first certifies to\nthe governing body that the services provided by the proposed community\ndevelopment authority will not have a negative impact upon the existing\nauthority’s operational or financial condition. Such certification shall\nnot be unreasonably withheld by the existing authority.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-764.3; 1950, p. 1315; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-1241;\n1972, c. 370; 1973, c. 478; 1993, c. 850; 1995, c. 402; 1996, c. 897; 1997, c.\n587; 2003, c. 712; 2009, c. 473.","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}}