                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT IN ONE OR MORE LOCALITIES; SIZE AND
LOCATION OF PARCELS (§ 15.2-4305)

On or before November 1 of each year or any other annual date selected by the
locality, any owner or owners of land may submit an application to the locality
for the creation of a district or addition of land to an existing district
within the locality. Each district shall have a core of no less than 200 acres
in one parcel or in contiguous parcels. A parcel not part of the core may be
included in a district (i) if the nearest boundary of the parcel is within one
mile of the boundary of the core, (ii) if it is contiguous to a parcel in the
district the nearest boundary of which is within one mile of the boundary of the
core, or (iii) if the local governing body finds, in consultation with the
advisory committee or planning commission, that the parcel not part of the core
or within one mile of the boundary of the core contains agriculturally and
forestally significant land. No land shall be included in any district without
the signature on the application, or the written approval of all owners thereof.
A district may be located in more than one locality, provided that (i) separate
application is made to each locality involved, (ii) each local governing body
approves the district, and (iii) the district meets the size requirements of
this section. In the event that one of the local governing bodies disapproves
the creation of a district within its boundaries, the creation of the district
within the adjacent localities&#8217; boundaries shall not be affected, provided
that the district otherwise meets the requirements set out in this chapter. In
no event shall the act of creating a single district located in two localities
pursuant to this subsection be construed to create two districts.

HISTORY: 1977, c. 681, § 15.1-1511; 1979, c. 377; 1981, c. 546; 1984, c. 20;
1985, c. 13; 1987, c. 552; 1993, cc. 745, 761; 1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 833; 2011,
cc. 344, 355.