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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65128</law_id><section_number>15.2-5154</section_number><catch_line>Contents of petition</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>A <span class="dictionary">petition</span> for the creation of a community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> shall:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Set forth the name and describe the boundaries of the proposed district, including any provisions for adjusting the community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> district boundaries pursuant to subsection A of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Ordinance or resolution creating authority" href="/15.2-5155/">15.2-5155</a>; <a id="paragraph-236953" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5154/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Describe the services and facilities proposed to be undertaken by the community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> within the district; <a id="paragraph-236954" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5154/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Describe a proposed plan for providing and financing such services and facilities within the district; <a id="paragraph-236955" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5154/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Describe the benefits which can be expected from the provision of such services and facilities by the community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span>; <a id="paragraph-236956" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5154/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Provide that the board members of the community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> shall be selected under the applicable provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Members of authority board; chief administrative or executive officer" href="/15.2-5113/">15.2-5113</a>; and <a id="paragraph-236957" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5154/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Request the local <span class="dictionary">governing body</span> to establish the proposed community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> for the purposes set forth in the <span class="dictionary">petition</span>.
			Such <span class="dictionary">petition</span> may provide that the board members of the community development <span class="dictionary">authority</span> appointed pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Members of authority board; chief administrative or executive officer" href="/15.2-5113/">15.2-5113</a> shall consist of a majority of the petitioning landowners or their designees or nominees. <a id="paragraph-236958" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-5154/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></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; 2009, c. 473.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
