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Every such petition<\/span> shall pray for the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, and set forth the name of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> (which shall include the words “sanitation district<\/span>”), shall fix the boundaries thereof, shall name the cities and counties and towns<\/span> which are in whole or in part to be embraced therein and shall contain an allegation<\/span> (1) that the proposed sanitation district<\/span> includes within its territorial limits watercourses or streams which are polluted, (2) that no part of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> is within the territorial limits of an existing sanitation district<\/span>, (3) that the proposed sanitation district<\/span> is an integral whole and does not completely surround any territory not included in the proposed or some existing sanitation district<\/span>, (4) that the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> in accordance with this chapter will provide a means for abating or preventing the pollution<\/span> of waters of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> and will benefit all the property within the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, (5) that the creation of the proposed sanitation district<\/span> has been approved by the State Health Commissioner as providing a practical means for abating or preventing the pollution<\/span> of the waters of the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, (6) that the petition<\/span> has been approved and the prayer thereof joined in by each city, county<\/span> and town<\/span> which is in whole or in part embraced within the proposed sanitation district<\/span>, expressed by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the governing body<\/span> thereof.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTENTS OF PETITION (\u00a7 21-230)\n\nEvery such petition shall pray for the creation of the proposed sanitation\ndistrict, and set forth the name of the proposed sanitation district (which\nshall include the words “sanitation district”), shall fix the\nboundaries thereof, shall name the cities and counties and towns which are in\nwhole or in part to be embraced therein and shall contain an allegation (1) that\nthe proposed sanitation district includes within its territorial limits\nwatercourses or streams which are polluted, (2) that no part of the proposed\nsanitation district is within the territorial limits of an existing sanitation\ndistrict, (3) that the proposed sanitation district is an integral whole and\ndoes not completely surround any territory not included in the proposed or some\nexisting sanitation district, (4) that the creation of the proposed sanitation\ndistrict in accordance with this chapter will provide a means for abating or\npreventing the pollution of waters of the proposed sanitation district and will\nbenefit all the property within the proposed sanitation district, (5) that the\ncreation of the proposed sanitation district has been approved by the State\nHealth Commissioner as providing a practical means for abating or preventing the\npollution of the waters of the proposed sanitation district, (6) that the\npetition has been approved and the prayer thereof joined in by each city, county\nand town which is in whole or in part embraced within the proposed sanitation\ndistrict, expressed by resolution adopted by the vote of a majority of the\ngoverning body thereof.\n\nHISTORY: 1946, p. 348; Michie Suppl. 1946, \u00a7 1560iii3.","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"}}