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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>79386</law_id><section_number>15.2-2413.18</section_number><catch_line>Amendment to the business improvement and recruitment district plan</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="24">Service Districts; Taxes and Assessments for Local Improvements</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Business Improvement and Recruitment Districts</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> At any time after the establishment or extension of a <span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span> pursuant to the provisions of this article, the <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span> plan</span> upon which the establishment or extension was based may be amended by the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> after compliance with the procedures set forth in this section. <a id="paragraph-284189" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2413.18/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Amendments to the <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span> plan</span> that provide for changes to the boundaries of such district or any change in the method of determining <span class="dictionary">fees</span> upon which the <span class="dictionary">business fee</span> is based may be adopted by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>, provided that the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> shall, after a public <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, determine that it is in the public interest to authorize the changes to the boundaries of such district or the changes to the method of determining <span class="dictionary">fees</span>. The <span class="dictionary">locality</span> shall give notice of the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> by publication of a notice on the <span class="dictionary">locality</span>&#x2019;s website or in at least one newspaper having general circulation in the <span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span> specifying the time and place of the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> and stating any changes to the boundaries of such district or any change in the method of determining <span class="dictionary">fees</span> upon which the <span class="dictionary">business fee</span> is based. The notice shall be published at least 10 days prior to the date specified for the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>. <a id="paragraph-284190" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2413.18/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Amendments to the <span class="dictionary"><span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span> plan</span> that provide for such district to incur indebtedness in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to provide for additional <span class="dictionary">activities</span>, that provide for an increase only in the amount to be expended annually for <span class="dictionary">activities</span>, or that provide for an increase in the total maximum amount to be expended for <span class="dictionary">activities</span> in the <span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span> may be adopted by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>. Prior to the adoption of an <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> making one or more of the amendments as described in this subsection, the <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> shall, after a public <span class="dictionary">hearing</span>, determine that it is in the public interest to authorize the <span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span> to incur indebtedness to provide for additional <span class="dictionary">activities</span>, to increase the amount to be expended annually, or to increase the total maximum amount to be expended for <span class="dictionary">activities</span> in the <span class="dictionary">business improvement and recruitment district</span>, or any applicable combination of the foregoing. Notice of the <span class="dictionary">hearing</span> shall be published and mailed in the manner provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Hearing on a proposed business improvement and recruitment district" href="/15.2-2413.15/">15.2-2413.15</a>. <a id="paragraph-284191" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2413.18/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2023, c. 745.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
