2006 Code of Virginia § 15.2-4221 - Merger of two planning district commissions

15.2-4221. Merger of two planning district commissions.

The commissions of any two planning districts and a majority of the governingbodies of the localities comprising each district, upon finding that thecommunity of interest, ease of communications and transportation, andgeographic factors and natural boundaries among the localities of the twodistricts are such that the best interest of the localities would be served,may by resolutions concurrently adopted vote to merge into one district andrequest the Department of Housing and Community Development to declare thedistricts so merged. Upon such declaration, the commissions of the twodistricts shall be merged into one commission. The commission of the newdistrict thereupon shall organize as provided in 15.2-4203; however,nothing shall prevent the commissions of the two districts which are to bemerged from agreeing to the terms of such organization prior to their vote tomerge.

(1990, c. 722, 15.1-1416.1; 1997, c. 587.)