CODE OF VIRGINIA

CONTENTS AND FORM OF PETITION (§ 10.1-508)

The petition shall set forth:

   1.  The proposed name of the district;

   2.  That there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and
   welfare, for the proposed district to function in the territory described in
   the petition, and a brief statement of the grounds upon which this conclusion
   is based;

   3.  A description of the territory proposed to be organized as a district,
   which description shall not be required to be given by metes and bounds or by
   legal subdivision, but shall be deemed sufficient if generally accurate;

   4.  A request that the Board define the boundaries for such district; that a
   hearing be held within the territory so defined on the question of the
   creation of a district in such territory; and that the Board determine that
   such a district be created.

Where more than one petition is filed covering parts of the same territory, the
Board may consolidate the petitions.The Board shall prescribe the petition form.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 21-13; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1988, c. 891.