Virginia Code 15.2-4403: Power of participating localities to enact ordinances; application form and fees
A. Participating localities shall have the authority to enact ordinances and to promulgate forms to effectuate this chapter. The participating locality may charge a reasonable fee for all applications submitted pursuant to this chapter; such fee shall not to exceed fifty dollars or the costs of processing and reviewing an application, whichever is less.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-4403
- County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
- Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
- Participating locality: means the Counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Fairfax, Hanover, James City, Loudoun, Prince William, Roanoke, and Rockingham. See Virginia Code 15.2-4402
B. The participating locality shall prescribe application forms for agricultural and forestal districts that include but are not limited to the following information:
1. The general location and boundaries of the district;
2. A summary of the acreage in the district including (i) estimated total acreage in the district and (ii) acreage owned by persons proposing the district;
3. The name, address, total acreage owned within the proposed district and signature of each landowner proposing the district; and
4. The date of application, date of final county action and whether approved, modified or rejected.
C. The application form shall be accompanied by maps or aerial photographs, or both, prescribed by the participating locality which clearly show the boundaries of the proposed district, boundaries of properties within the proposed district owned by each applicant, and any other features as prescribed by the participating locality.
1982, c. 374, § 15.1-1513.4; 1997, c. 587.