The locality may establish one or more separate benefit zones within the tourism improvement district based upon the degree of benefit derived from the activities to be provided within the benefit zone and may impose a different fee within each benefit zone. The locality may also define categories of businesses based upon the degree of benefit that each will derive from the activities to be provided within the tourism improvement district and may impose a different fee or rate of fee on each category of business, or on each category of business within each zone.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-2413.8

  • Activities: means any programs or services provided for the purpose of conferring specific benefits upon the businesses that are located in the tourism improvement district and to which a fee is charged. See Virginia Code 15.2-2413.1
  • Benefit zone: means an apportioned area designated within a tourism improvement district in which businesses pay a fee based upon the degree of benefit derived from activities to be provided. See Virginia Code 15.2-2413.1
  • Business: means a business of any kind located in a tourism improvement district. See Virginia Code 15.2-2413.1
  • Fee: means a fee charged by a locality in accordance with a tourism improvement district plan. See Virginia Code 15.2-2413.1
  • Locality: means any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 15.2-2413.1
  • Tourism improvement district: means a district established by a locality under the provisions of this article. See Virginia Code 15.2-2413.1

2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 500.

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