Upon the filing of the petition, the governing body of a county shall fix a day for a hearing on the question of the proposed sanitary district, which hearing shall embrace a finding of fact of whether creation of the proposed district or enlargement of the existing district is necessary, practical, fiscally responsible, and supported by at least 50 percent of persons who own real property in (i) the proposed district or (ii) in cases of enlargement, the area proposed to be included in an existing district. All interested persons who reside in or who own real property in (a) a proposed district or (b) an existing district in cases of enlargement shall have the right to appear and show cause why the property under consideration should or should not be included in the proposed district or enlargement of same at such hearing. Such hearing shall be subject to minimum standards regarding timeliness; notice of such hearing shall be given by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation within the county to be designated by the governing body. At least 10 days shall intervene between the completion of the publication and the date set for the hearing, and such publication shall be considered complete on the twenty-first day after the first publication, and no such district shall be created until the notice has been given and the hearing had.
1930, p. 1002; 1940, p. 173; Michie Code 1942, § 1560n; 1985, c. 104; 2017, c. 14.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 21 - Drainage, Soil Conservation, Sanitation and Public Facilities Districts
Chapter 2 - Sanitary Districts
§ 21-113. Creation; inclusion of town in new or enlarged district
§ 21-114. Hearing and notice thereof
§ 21-116. Enlargement of sanitary districts
§ 21-116.1. Alteration of boundaries or reduction of area of sanitary districts in certain counties
§ 21-117. Merger of sanitary districts
§ 21-117.1. Abolishing sanitary districts
§ 21-118. Powers and duties of governing body
§ 21-118.1. Authority to acquire property from United States or any agency thereof
§ 21-118.2. Certain counties authorized to use sanitary district funds for certain purposes
§ 21-118.3. Levy and expenditure of taxes in certain counties; validation of expenditures
§ 21-118.4. Certain additional powers of governing body
§ 21-118.6. Same; application of revenues; tax levy where revenues insufficient
§ 21-118.7. Same; payment to county of revenues held by district
§ 21-118.8. Same; ratification of prior agreements
§ 21-119.1. Transfer of certain sanitary districts to towns
§ 21-120. In certain cities and counties
§ 21-121. Validation of proceedings
§ 21-121.1. Further validation of proceedings
§ 21-121.2. Additional validation of proceedings
§ 21-121.2:1. Same; bond issues
§ 21-121.3. Powers of districts created under other laws
§ 21-121.5. Validation of certain actions
§ 21-121.6. Sanitary districts in certain counties with a water and sewer authority
§ 21-122. Authority to issue bonds; limitation of amount
§ 21-122.1. Bonds for special purpose; no election required
§ 21-123. Order requiring election
§ 21-124. Conduct of election; canvass of returns, etc.
§ 21-125. Procedure after election
§ 21-126. Inquiry into election and returns
§ 21-127.1. Borrowing in anticipation of bond issue
§ 21-128. Failure or refusal to issue bonds
§ 21-129. Agents for sale of bonds
§ 21-130.1. Bonds mutilated, lost or destroyed
§ 21-131. Delivery to treasurer
§ 21-132. Liability of treasurer
§ 21-133. Cost of giving surety on additional bond or bonds required
§ 21-134.01. Allocation of county funds to sanitary districts
§ 21-134.1. Reimbursement of county for advances to sanitary district
§ 21-134.2. Validation of advances to sanitary district
§ 21-135. Insolvency of depository
§ 21-139. Laws continued in effect
§ 21-140. Validation of proceedings
§ 21-140.1. Further validation of proceedings