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However, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district. The petition shall present the information required by \u00a7 33.2-2101. Upon receipt of such a petition, the county shall use the standards and procedures provided in \u00a7 33.2-2101, except that the 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 should not be included in the proposed district. If the proposed enlargement of the district encompasses any portion of a town, then such standards and procedures shall include the requirement to obtain a resolution from the town council in the manner set forth in \u00a7 33.2-2101, which shall have the same effect as set forth in that section.\n\t\tIf the governing body finds the enlargement of a local district would be in accordance with the applicable comprehensive plan for the development of the area, in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within the proposed district, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and if the governing body finds that enlargement of the district does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party that has contracted with the district, the governing body may pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the district.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":234356,"text":"The district shall be enlarged by resolution of the governing body upon the petitions of the district commission and the owners of at least 51 percent of either the land area or the assessed value of real property of the district and of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of real property located within the territory sought to be added to the district. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 611<\/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. 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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":68756,"section_number":"33.2-2101","catch_line":"Creation of district","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-2101\/"}],"permalink":{"id":207241,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64396,"identifier":"33.2-2114","token":"33.2\/IV\/21\/33.2-2114","url":"\/33.2-2114\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-2114\/","token":"33.2\/IV\/21\/33.2-2114","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enlargement of local districts","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-2114","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The district<\/span> shall be enlarged by resolution of the governing body<\/span> upon the petitions<\/span> of the district<\/span> commission<\/span> and the owners<\/span> of at least 51 percent of either the land area or the assessed value of real property of the district<\/span> and of at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of real property located within the territory sought to be added to the district<\/span>. However, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district<\/span>. The petition<\/span> shall present the information required by \u00a7 33.2-2101<\/a>. Upon receipt of such a petition<\/span>, the county<\/span> shall use the standards and procedures provided in \u00a7 33.2-2101<\/a>, except that the 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 should not be included in the proposed district<\/span>. If the proposed enlargement of the district<\/span> encompasses any portion of a town, then such standards and procedures shall include the requirement to obtain a resolution from the town council in the manner set forth in \u00a7 33.2-2101<\/a>, which shall have the same effect as set forth in that section.\n\t\tIf the governing body<\/span> finds the enlargement of a local district<\/span> would be in accordance with the applicable comprehensive plan for the development of the area, in the best interests of the residents and owners<\/span> of the property within the proposed district<\/span>, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and if the governing body<\/span> finds that enlargement of the district<\/span> does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any party<\/span> that has contracted with the district<\/span>, the governing body<\/span> may pass a resolution providing for the enlargement of the district<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENLARGEMENT OF LOCAL DISTRICTS (\u00a7 33.2-2114)\n\nThe district shall be enlarged by resolution of the governing body upon the\npetitions of the district commission and the owners of at least 51 percent of\neither the land area or the assessed value of real property of the district and\nof at least 51 percent of either the land area or assessed value of real\nproperty located within the territory sought to be added to the district.\nHowever, any such territory shall be contiguous to the existing district. The\npetition shall present the information required by \u00a7 33.2-2101. Upon receipt of\nsuch a petition, the county shall use the standards and procedures provided in\n\u00a7 33.2-2101, except that the residents and owners of both the existing district\nand the area proposed for the enlargement shall have the right to appear and\nshow cause why any property should not be included in the proposed district. If\nthe proposed enlargement of the district encompasses any portion of a town, then\nsuch standards and procedures shall include the requirement to obtain a\nresolution from the town council in the manner set forth in \u00a7 33.2-2101, which\nshall have the same effect as set forth in that section.\n\t\tIf the governing body finds the enlargement of a local district would be in\naccordance with the applicable comprehensive plan for the development of the\narea, in the best interests of the residents and owners of the property within\nthe proposed district, and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and\ngeneral welfare, and if the governing body finds that enlargement of the\ndistrict does not limit or adversely affect the rights and interests of any\nparty that has contracted with the district, the governing body may pass a\nresolution providing for the enlargement of the district.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 611, \u00a7 33.1-444; 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}}