The governing body of a locality shall not adopt an ordinance creating a land bank entity pursuant to § 15.2-7501 or designating a planning district commission or an existing nonprofit entity pursuant to § 15.2-7512 until notice of intention to do so has been published once a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper published or having general circulation in the locality. The notice shall specify the time and place of a hearing at which affected or interested persons may appear and present their views, not less than five days nor more than 21 days after the second advertisement appears in such newspaper. After the public hearing has been conducted pursuant to this section, the governing body shall be empowered to create a land bank entity or designate a planning district commission or an existing nonprofit entity.
2016, cc. 159, 383; 2020, c. 147.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 75 - Land Bank Entities Act
§ 15.2-7501. Creation of land bank entities by localities
§ 15.2-7502. Public hearing required prior to creation or designation of a land bank entity
§ 15.2-7503. Board of directors; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation and expenses
§ 15.2-7504. Executive director; staff
§ 15.2-7505. Financial interests of board members and employees prohibited
§ 15.2-7506. Powers of land bank entity
§ 15.2-7507. Acquisition of property
§ 15.2-7508. Disposition of property
§ 15.2-7509. Financing of operations
§ 15.2-7510. Exemption from taxes or assessments