                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

NOTICE AND HEARING ON PETITION; DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR DISTRICT AND DEFINING
BOUNDARIES (§ 10.1-616)

Within thirty days after a petition has been filed with the directors of the
soil and water conservation district or districts, they shall cause due notice
to be given of a hearing upon the practicability and feasibility of creating the
proposed watershed improvement district. All owners of land within the proposed
watershed improvement district and all other interested parties shall have the
right to attend such a hearing and to be heard. If the directors determine from
the hearing that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety,
and welfare, for the organization of the proposed watershed improvement
district, they shall record their determination and define the boundaries of the
watershed improvement district. The provisions of Article 2 (§ 10.1-502 et
seq.) of Chapter 5 of this title shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to such
proceedings.

HISTORY: 1956, c. 668, § 21-112.3; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.