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Notice of the public hearing shall be published three times in a newspaper of general circulation within the locality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the hearing. The petitioning landowners shall bear the expense of publishing the notice.B\n\nAfter the public hearing and before adoption of the ordinance or resolution, the local governing body shall mail a true copy of its proposed ordinance or resolution creating the development authority to the petitioning landowners or their attorney in fact. Unless waived in writing, any petitioning landowner shall have thirty days from mailing of the proposed ordinance or resolution in which to withdraw his signature from the petition in writing prior to the vote of the local governing body on such ordinance or resolution. If any signatures on the petition are so withdrawn, the local governing body may pass the proposed ordinance or resolution only upon certification by the petitioners that the petition continues to meet the requirements of § 15.2-5152. If all petitioning landowners waive the right to withdraw their signatures from the petition, the local governing body may adopt the ordinance or resolution upon compliance with the provisions of subsection A and any other applicable provisions of law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240895,"text":"An ordinance or resolution creating a community development authority shall not be adopted or approved until a public hearing has been held by the governing body on the question of its adoption or approval. Notice of the public hearing shall be published three times in a newspaper of general circulation within the locality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the hearing. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1998, chapter 188<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 506<\/a> and 507<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74395,"section_number":"15.2-5108","catch_line":"Issuance of certificate or charter","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5108\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85282,"section_number":"15.2-5152","catch_line":"Localities may consider petitions for creation of authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-5152\/"}],"permalink":{"id":158701,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66356,"identifier":"15.2-5156","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/6\/15.2-5156","url":"\/15.2-5156\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-5156\/","token":"15.2\/IV\/51\/6\/15.2-5156","dublin_core":{"Title":"Hearing; notice","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-5156","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An ordinance<\/span> or resolution creating a community development authority<\/span> shall not be adopted or approved until a public hearing<\/span> has been held by the governing body<\/span> on the question of its adoption or approval. Notice of the public hearing<\/span> shall be published three times in a newspaper of general circulation within the locality<\/span>, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the hearing<\/span>. The petitioning landowners shall bear the expense of publishing the notice. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> After the public hearing<\/span> and before adoption of the ordinance<\/span> or resolution, the local governing body<\/span> shall mail a true copy of its proposed ordinance<\/span> or resolution creating the development authority<\/span> to the petitioning landowners or their attorney in fact<\/span>. Unless waived in writing, any petitioning landowner shall have thirty days from mailing of the proposed ordinance<\/span> or resolution in which to withdraw his signature from the petition<\/span> in writing prior to the vote of the local governing body<\/span> on such ordinance<\/span> or resolution. If any signatures on the petition<\/span> are so withdrawn, the local governing body<\/span> may pass the proposed ordinance<\/span> or resolution only upon certification by the petitioners that the petition<\/span> continues to meet the requirements of § 15.2-5152<\/a>. If all petitioning landowners waive<\/span> the right to withdraw their signatures from the petition<\/span>, the local governing body<\/span> may adopt the ordinance<\/span> or resolution upon compliance with the provisions of subsection A and any other applicable provisions of law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHEARING; NOTICE (\u00a7 15.2-5156)\n\nA. An ordinance or resolution creating a community development authority shall\nnot be adopted or approved until a public hearing has been held by the governing\nbody on the question of its adoption or approval. Notice of the public hearing\nshall be published three times in a newspaper of general circulation within the\nlocality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the\nthird notice appearing no less than seven days before the hearing. The\npetitioning landowners shall bear the expense of publishing the notice.\n\nB. After the public hearing and before adoption of the ordinance or resolution,\nthe local governing body shall mail a true copy of its proposed ordinance or\nresolution creating the development authority to the petitioning landowners or\ntheir attorney in fact. Unless waived in writing, any petitioning landowner\nshall have thirty days from mailing of the proposed ordinance or resolution in\nwhich to withdraw his signature from the petition in writing prior to the vote\nof the local governing body on such ordinance or resolution. If any signatures\non the petition are so withdrawn, the local governing body may pass the proposed\nordinance or resolution only upon certification by the petitioners that the\npetition continues to meet the requirements of § 15.2-5152. If all\npetitioning landowners waive the right to withdraw their signatures from the\npetition, the local governing body may adopt the ordinance or resolution upon\ncompliance with the provisions of subsection A and any other applicable\nprovisions of law.\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; 1998, c. 188; 2023, cc. 506, 507; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","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}}