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Joint petitions shall:1\n\nState whether the purposes for which the district was formed have been substantially achieved;2\n\nState whether all obligations incurred by the district have been fully paid;3\n\nDescribe the benefits that can be expected from the abolition of the district; and4\n\nRequest each affected local governing body to abolish the district.B\n\nUpon receipt of such a petition, each local governing body, in considering the abolition of the district, shall use the standards and procedures described in § 33.2-2001 mutatis mutandis, except that all interested persons who either reside on or who own real property within the boundaries of the district shall have the right to appear and show cause why the district should not be abolished.C\n\nIf each local governing body finds that (i) the abolition of the district is in accordance with the applicable locality’s comprehensive plan for the development of the area; (ii) the abolition of the district is in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within the district; (iii) the abolition of the district is in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare; and (iv) all debts of the district have been paid and the purposes of the district either have been, or should not be, fulfilled or finds that each local governing body with the approval of the voters of each locality has agreed to assume the debts of the district, then each local governing body may pass a resolution abolishing the district and the district advisory board. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 395 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. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85597,"section_number":"33.2-2001","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2001\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85597,"section_number":"33.2-2001","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2001\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207175,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80960,"identifier":"33.2-2014","token":"33.2\/IV\/20\/33.2-2014","url":"\/33.2-2014\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2014\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/20\/33.2-2014","dublin_core":{"Title":"Abolition of local transportation districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2014","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any district<\/span> created pursuant to this chapter may be abolished by resolutions passed by each local governing body within whose locality<\/span> any portion of the district<\/span> lies, upon the joint petition<\/span> of the commission<\/span> and the owners<\/span> of at least 51 percent of the land area located within the district<\/span> in each locality<\/span>. Joint petitions<\/span> shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> State whether the purposes for which the district<\/span> was formed have been substantially achieved; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> State whether all obligations incurred by the district<\/span> have been fully paid; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Describe the benefits that can be expected from the abolition of the district<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Request each affected local governing body to abolish the district<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon receipt of such a petition<\/span>, each local governing body, in considering the abolition of the district<\/span>, shall use the standards and procedures described in § 33.2-2001<\/a> mutatis mutandis<\/span>, except that all interested persons who either reside on or who own real property within the boundaries of the district<\/span> shall have the right to appear and show cause why the district<\/span> should not be abolished. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If each local governing body finds that (i) the abolition of the district is in accordance with the applicable locality<\/span>’s comprehensive plan for the development of the area; (ii) the abolition of the district is in the best interests of the residents and owners<\/span> of the property within the district; (iii) the abolition of the district is in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare; and (iv) all debts of the district have been paid and the purposes of the district either have been, or should not be, fulfilled or finds that each local governing body with the approval of the voters of each locality<\/span> has agreed to assume the debts of the district, then each local governing body may pass a resolution abolishing the district and the district advisory board<\/span>. Upon abolition of the district, the title to all funds and properties owned by the district at the time of such dissolution shall vest in the locality<\/span> in which the district or portion thereof was located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nABOLITION OF LOCAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTS (\u00a7 33.2-2014)\n\nA. Any district created pursuant to this chapter may be abolished by resolutions\npassed by each local governing body within whose locality any portion of the\ndistrict lies, upon the joint petition of the commission and the owners of at\nleast 51 percent of the land area located within the district in each locality.\nJoint petitions shall:\n\n 1. State whether the purposes for which the district was formed have been\n substantially achieved;\n\n 2. State whether all obligations incurred by the district have been fully\n paid;\n\n 3. Describe the benefits that can be expected from the abolition of the\n district; and\n\n 4. Request each affected local governing body to abolish the district.\n\nB. Upon receipt of such a petition, each local governing body, in considering\nthe abolition of the district, shall use the standards and procedures described\nin § 33.2-2001 mutatis mutandis, except that all interested persons who\neither reside on or who own real property within the boundaries of the district\nshall have the right to appear and show cause why the district should not be\nabolished.\n\nC. If each local governing body finds that (i) the abolition of the district is\nin accordance with the applicable locality’s comprehensive plan for the\ndevelopment of the area; (ii) the abolition of the district is in the best\ninterests of the residents and owners of the property within the district; (iii)\nthe abolition of the district is in furtherance of the public health, safety,\nand welfare; and (iv) all debts of the district have been paid and the purposes\nof the district either have been, or should not be, fulfilled or finds that each\nlocal governing body with the approval of the voters of each locality has agreed\nto assume the debts of the district, then each local governing body may pass a\nresolution abolishing the district and the district advisory board. Upon\nabolition of the district, the title to all funds and properties owned by the\ndistrict at the time of such dissolution shall vest in the locality in which the\ndistrict or portion thereof was located.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 395, \u00a7 33.1-424; 2014, c. 805.","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}}