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However, no incorporated town shall be included within any sanitary district without the consent of the council of such town.\n\t\t\tEvery sanitary district and every small and local sanitary district existing in the county shall be dissolved on the date that the form of government herein becomes effective and each shall at that time be recreated as a small district or small districts within the respective sanitary districts. The county shall assume the liabilities of the sanitary district and shall own all its properties and the existing assets less the liabilities assumed of such sanitary district shall be used by the board as a factor in establishing service charges within the small district or small districts. The services provided by the former sanitary districts shall be continued by the county in the new small districts.\n\t\t\tEvery small and local sanitary district existing in the county on the date that the form of government herein becomes effective shall at that time be continued as small and local sanitary districts, and such small and local districts, and all small and local districts hereafter created pursuant to this article shall be deemed sanitary districts for the purpose of borrowing of funds and issuance of bonds for projects within such small districts as provided for by law for sanitary districts.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section shall affect any sanitary district existing at the time of adoption of this form of government in which bonds of the district have been issued and for as long as such bonds are outstanding.C\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall have the power and authority with regard to the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation or dissolution of small districts and local districts within such county that is granted to the circuit court for the county in connection therewith by Title 21 and by Chapter 161 of the Acts of the Assembly of 1926 as amended.D\n\nThe board may create, enlarge, contract, merge, consolidate and dissolve small and local districts, by resolution, after giving notice of its intention to do so by publishing notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in the manner specified by § 15.2-1427 for the adoption of county ordinances and after conducting a public hearing on the proposed resolution. Any such district may be described in the resolution either by a metes and bounds description or by a description that uses commonly known landmarks or geographic maps.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260129,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall entertain any petition filed for the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation or dissolution of a district authorized to be created in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 2 (§ 21-112.22 et seq.), 6 (§ 21-292 et seq.), 7 (§ 21-427 et seq.), or 8 (§ 21-428 et seq.) of Title 21, Chapter 161, Acts of the Assembly of 1926, as amended, or any other law providing for the creation of those subdivisions referred to generally as sanitary or small districts hereinafter referred to as “sanitary districts.” No petition for the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation or dissolution of a sanitary district filed by any person or group of persons shall be of any effect and any court in which the petition is filed shall forthwith strike the petition from its dockets and no further proceedings thereon shall be had.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":260130,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each district created under the provisions of § 15.2-855 shall be a sanitary district with all the rights and powers conferred on sanitary districts by general law. However, no incorporated town shall be included within any sanitary district without the consent of the council of such town.\n\t\t\tEvery sanitary district and every small and local sanitary district existing in the county shall be dissolved on the date that the form of government herein becomes effective and each shall at that time be recreated as a small district or small districts within the respective sanitary districts. The county shall assume the liabilities of the sanitary district and shall own all its properties and the existing assets less the liabilities assumed of such sanitary district shall be used by the board as a factor in establishing service charges within the small district or small districts. The services provided by the former sanitary districts shall be continued by the county in the new small districts.\n\t\t\tEvery small and local sanitary district existing in the county on the date that the form of government herein becomes effective shall at that time be continued as small and local sanitary districts, and such small and local districts, and all small and local districts hereafter created pursuant to this article shall be deemed sanitary districts for the purpose of borrowing of funds and issuance of bonds for projects within such small districts as provided for by law for sanitary districts.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section shall affect any sanitary district existing at the time of adoption of this form of government in which bonds of the district have been issued and for as long as such bonds are outstanding.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":260131,"text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall have the power and authority with regard to the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation or dissolution of small districts and local districts within such county that is granted to the circuit court for the county in connection therewith by Title 21 and by Chapter 161 of the Acts of the Assembly of 1926 as amended.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":260132,"text":"The board may create, enlarge, contract, merge, consolidate and dissolve small and local districts, by resolution, after giving notice of its intention to do so by publishing notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in the manner specified by § 15.2-1427 for the adoption of county ordinances and after conducting a public hearing on the proposed resolution. Any such district may be described in the resolution either by a metes and bounds description or by a description that uses commonly known landmarks or geographic maps.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":16601,"edition_id":1,"name":"Sanitary Districts Within Urban Counties","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14133,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:26:27","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:26:27","permalink":{"id":152363,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16601,"identifier":"5","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/5","url":"\/15.2\/I\/8\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14133,"edition_id":1,"name":"Urban County Executive Form of Government","identifier":"8","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13138,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:58","permalink":{"id":152109,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14133,"identifier":"8","token":"15.2\/I\/8","url":"\/15.2\/I\/8\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13138,"edition_id":1,"name":"General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:20","permalink":{"id":151281,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13138,"identifier":"I","token":"15.2\/I","url":"\/15.2\/I\/","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":72204,"structure_id":16601,"section_number":"15.2-858","catch_line":"Creation, enlargement, contraction, etc., of sanitary districts","url":"\/15.2-858\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/5\/15.2-858","metadata":false}],"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-858\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 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 1960, chapter 382; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1966, chapter 464; in 1968, chapter 797; in 1970, chapter 218; in 1977, chapter 231; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 561<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":60014,"section_number":"15.2-855","catch_line":"Division of county into districts; functions of districts; appointees to planning commission and school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-855\/"},{"id":71295,"section_number":"55.1-2164","catch_line":"Conversion buildings","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2164\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65433,"section_number":"15.2-1427","catch_line":"Adoption of ordinances and resolutions generally; amending or repealing ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1427\/"},{"id":60014,"section_number":"15.2-855","catch_line":"Division of county into districts; functions of districts; appointees to planning commission and school board","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-855\/"},{"id":79910,"section_number":"21-112.22","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/21-112.22\/"},{"id":59607,"section_number":"21-292","catch_line":"Jurisdiction of circuit courts to establish projects","order_by":null,"url":"\/21-292\/"},{"id":55860,"section_number":"21-427","catch_line":"Public facilities district law for certain counties","order_by":null,"url":"\/21-427\/"},{"id":67243,"section_number":"21-428","catch_line":"Right to drain land through lands of others","order_by":null,"url":"\/21-428\/"}],"permalink":{"id":152365,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72204,"identifier":"15.2-858","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/5\/15.2-858","url":"\/15.2-858\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-858\/","token":"15.2\/I\/8\/5\/15.2-858","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation, enlargement, contraction, etc., of sanitary districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-858","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, no court<\/span> shall entertain any petition<\/span> filed for the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation<\/span> or dissolution of a district authorized to be created in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 2 (§ 21-112.22<\/a> et seq.), 6 (§ 21-292<\/a> et seq.), 7 (§ 21-427<\/a> et seq.), or 8 (§ 21-428<\/a> et seq.) of Title 21, Chapter 161, Acts of the Assembly of 1926, as amended, or any other law<\/span> providing for the creation of those subdivisions referred to generally as sanitary or small districts hereinafter referred to as “sanitary districts.” No petition<\/span> for the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation<\/span> or dissolution of a sanitary district filed by any person or group of persons shall be of any effect and any court<\/span> in which the petition<\/span> is filed shall forthwith strike the petition<\/span> from its dockets<\/span> and no further proceedings thereon shall be had. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, each district created under the provisions of § 15.2-855<\/a> shall be a sanitary district with all the rights and powers conferred on sanitary districts by general law<\/span>. However, no incorporated town<\/span> shall be included within any sanitary district without the consent of the council<\/span> of such town<\/span>.\n\t\t\tEvery sanitary district and every small and local sanitary district existing in the county<\/span> shall be dissolved on the date that the form of government herein becomes effective and each shall at that time be recreated as a small district or small districts within the respective sanitary districts. The county<\/span> shall assume the liabilities of the sanitary district and shall own all its properties and the existing assets<\/span> less the liabilities assumed of such sanitary district shall be used by the board as a factor in establishing service charges within the small district or small districts. The services provided by the former sanitary districts shall be continued by the county<\/span> in the new small districts.\n\t\t\tEvery small and local sanitary district existing in the county<\/span> on the date that the form of government herein becomes effective shall at that time be continued as small and local sanitary districts, and such small and local districts, and all small and local districts hereafter created pursuant to this article shall be deemed sanitary districts for the purpose of borrowing of funds and issuance of bonds<\/span> for projects within such small districts as provided for by law<\/span> for sanitary districts.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section shall affect any sanitary district existing at the time of adoption of this form of government in which bonds<\/span> of the district have been issued and for as long as such bonds<\/span> are outstanding. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, the board shall have the power and authority with regard to the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation<\/span> or dissolution of small districts and local districts within such county<\/span> that is granted to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> for the county<\/span> in connection therewith by Title 21 and by Chapter 161 of the Acts of the Assembly of 1926 as amended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The board may create, enlarge, contract<\/span>, merge, consolidate and dissolve small and local districts, by resolution, after giving notice of its intention to do so by publishing notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county<\/span> in the manner specified by § 15.2-1427<\/a> for the adoption of county<\/span> ordinances<\/span> and after conducting a public hearing<\/span> on the proposed resolution. Any such district may be described in the resolution either by a metes and bounds description or by a description that uses commonly known landmarks or geographic maps. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION, ENLARGEMENT, CONTRACTION, ETC., OF SANITARY DISTRICTS (\u00a7 15.2-858)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no court shall entertain any\npetition filed for the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation\nor dissolution of a district authorized to be created in accordance with the\nprovisions of Chapters 2 (§ 21-112.22 et seq.), 6 (§ 21-292 et seq.),\n7 (§ 21-427 et seq.), or 8 (§ 21-428 et seq.) of Title 21, Chapter\n161, Acts of the Assembly of 1926, as amended, or any other law providing for\nthe creation of those subdivisions referred to generally as sanitary or small\ndistricts hereinafter referred to as “sanitary districts.” No\npetition for the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger, consolidation or\ndissolution of a sanitary district filed by any person or group of persons shall\nbe of any effect and any court in which the petition is filed shall forthwith\nstrike the petition from its dockets and no further proceedings thereon shall be\nhad.\n\nB. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each district created under the\nprovisions of § 15.2-855 shall be a sanitary district with all the rights\nand powers conferred on sanitary districts by general law. However, no\nincorporated town shall be included within any sanitary district without the\nconsent of the council of such town.\n\t\t\tEvery sanitary district and every small and local sanitary district existing\nin the county shall be dissolved on the date that the form of government herein\nbecomes effective and each shall at that time be recreated as a small district\nor small districts within the respective sanitary districts. The county shall\nassume the liabilities of the sanitary district and shall own all its properties\nand the existing assets less the liabilities assumed of such sanitary district\nshall be used by the board as a factor in establishing service charges within\nthe small district or small districts. The services provided by the former\nsanitary districts shall be continued by the county in the new small districts.\n\t\t\tEvery small and local sanitary district existing in the county on the date\nthat the form of government herein becomes effective shall at that time be\ncontinued as small and local sanitary districts, and such small and local\ndistricts, and all small and local districts hereafter created pursuant to this\narticle shall be deemed sanitary districts for the purpose of borrowing of funds\nand issuance of bonds for projects within such small districts as provided for\nby law for sanitary districts.\n\t\t\tNothing in this section shall affect any sanitary district existing at the\ntime of adoption of this form of government in which bonds of the district have\nbeen issued and for as long as such bonds are outstanding.\n\nC. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall have the power\nand authority with regard to the creation, enlargement, contraction, merger,\nconsolidation or dissolution of small districts and local districts within such\ncounty that is granted to the circuit court for the county in connection\ntherewith by Title 21 and by Chapter 161 of the Acts of the Assembly of 1926 as\namended.\n\nD. The board may create, enlarge, contract, merge, consolidate and dissolve\nsmall and local districts, by resolution, after giving notice of its intention\nto do so by publishing notice in a newspaper having general circulation in the\ncounty in the manner specified by § 15.2-1427 for the adoption of county\nordinances and after conducting a public hearing on the proposed resolution. Any\nsuch district may be described in the resolution either by a metes and bounds\ndescription or by a description that uses commonly known landmarks or geographic\nmaps.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-384.78; 1960, c. 382; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-791; 1966,\nc. 464; 1968, c. 797; 1970, c. 218; 1977, c. 231; 1997, c. 587; 2004, c. 561.","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}}