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The governing body of a county in the Commonwealth, upon the petition<\/span> of 50 qualified voters of a proposed district or, if the proposed district contains less than 100 qualified voters, upon petition<\/span> of 50 percent of the qualified voters of the proposed district, may, by ordinance<\/span>, create a sanitary district or districts in and for the county, which ordinance<\/span> shall prescribe the metes and bounds of the district.<\/p>

With the approval of the board of supervisors of a county and the council of any town therein, such town or any part thereof may be included within a sanitary district created or enlarged under the provisions of this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION; INCLUSION OF TOWN IN NEW OR ENLARGED DISTRICT (\u00a7 21-113)\n\nThe governing body of a county in the Commonwealth, upon the petition of 50\nqualified voters of a proposed district or, if the proposed district contains\nless than 100 qualified voters, upon petition of 50 percent of the qualified\nvoters of the proposed district, may, by ordinance, create a sanitary district\nor districts in and for the county, which ordinance shall prescribe the metes\nand bounds of the district.\n\nWith the approval of the board of supervisors of a county and the council of any\ntown therein, such town or any part thereof may be included within a sanitary\ndistrict created or enlarged under the provisions of this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: 1930, p. 1002; 1933, p. 32; 1936-7, p. 69; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 1560m;\n1970, c. 584; 2017, c. 14.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}