21-116 - Enlargement of sanitary districts. - Virginia Statutes

§ 21-116. Enlargement of sanitary districts.

The circuit court, or the judge of such court in vacation, upon the petitionof the governing body of the county and of twenty-five percent of thequalified voters, if any, residing within the limits of the territoryproposed to be added, may make an order extending the boundaries andenlarging any sanitary district created under the provisions of this article,which order shall prescribe the metes and bounds of the territory so added.

Upon the filing of the petition a hearing shall be had as provided in §§21-114 and 21-115, and the notice of such hearing may require all interestedpersons to appear and show cause why any special tax levied or to be leviedin the sanitary district for special sanitary district purposes may not belikewise levied and collected in the territory proposed to be added to suchdistrict, and to appear and show cause why the net operating revenue derivedin the added territory from the operation of any system or systemsestablished under the provisions of § 21-118 may not be set apart to pay theinterest on and retire at maturity the principal of any bonds theretoforeissued in connection with such system or systems. Nothing in such orderenlarging a sanitary district as provided herein shall be construed to limitor adversely affect the rights and interests of any holder of bonds issued bythe district, and such order shall expressly preserve and protect such rightsand interests. All interested persons, who reside in or who own real propertyin (i) a proposed district or (ii) an existing district in cases ofenlargement, shall have the right to appear and show cause why the propertyunder consideration should or should not be included in the proposed districtor enlargement of same at such hearing.

(1947, p. 136; Michie Suppl. 1948, § 1560s4; 1964, c. 517; 1985, c. 104.)