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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60510</law_id><section_number>15.2-5153</section_number><catch_line>Landowners may petition localities</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="IV">Other Governmental Entities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="51">Virginia Water and Waste Authorities Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="6">Community Development Authorities</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">owner</span> or <span class="dictionary">owners</span> of at least 51 percent of the land area or assessed value of land in any tract or tracts of land in any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> or localities may <span class="dictionary">petition</span> the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> or localities in which the tract or tracts are located for the creation of a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span>, provided that before the creation of a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> in any <span class="dictionary">town</span> or <span class="dictionary">county</span>, the <span class="dictionary">town</span> or <span class="dictionary">county</span> has elected to consider <span class="dictionary">petitions</span> to create community development authorities pursuant to the applicable provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Localities may consider petitions for creation of authority" href="/15.2-5152/">15.2-5152</a>. Any <span class="dictionary">petition</span> for the creation of a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> in multiple tracts which are not contiguous shall be signed by the <span class="dictionary">owner</span> or <span class="dictionary">owners</span> of at least 51 percent of the land area or assessed value of land in each such non-contiguous tract.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 15-764.3; 1950, p. 1315; 1962, c. 623, &#xA7; 15.1-1241; 1972, c. 370; 1973, c. 478; 1993, c. 850; 1995, c. 402; 1996, c. 897; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 443; 2005, c. 547; 2009, c. 473.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
