Virginia Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Agency 50 - COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 20 - ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS OF PROCEDURE › Part III - Mandatory Commission Reviews › Section 1VAC50-20-310 - Referral to commission of town petition for order establishing annexation rights

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Any town
				  unable to reach an agreement with its county as to future annexation rights
				  may, pursuant to §
										15.2-3234
				  of the Code of Virginia, adopt an ordinance petitioning the commission for an
				  order establishing its rights to annex territory in such county. The petition
				  to the commission shall include the terms of a proposed order establishing the
				  town's annexation rights and shall indicate the name, title, address, phone
				  number, and, where available, fax number and email address of the individual
				  who shall serve as the town's principal contact with the commission. Petitions
				  to the commission pursuant to §
										15.2-3234
				  of the Code of Virginia shall also be accompanied by a copy of the ordinance
				  and by a listing of all local governments being served or receiving notice of
				  the town's petition pursuant to subsection C of this section.
B. Any town petitioning the commission under
				  the authority of §
										15.2-3234
				  of the Code of Virginia may submit with the petition as much data, exhibits,
				  documents, or other supporting materials as deemed appropriate; however, the
				  submissions should be fully responsive to all relevant elements of
				  1VAC50-20-616.
C. Any town petitioning for an order
				  establishing its annexation rights under the authority of §
										15.2-3234
				  of the Code of Virginia shall serve a copy of the petition and ordinance on the
				  Commonwealth's attorney, or the county attorney if there be one, and on the
				  chairman of the board of supervisors of the county whose territory would be
				  affected by the town's proposed annexation order. The town shall also give
				  notice of its petition to all other towns located within the affected county
				  and to each Virginia local government adjoining such county. The service in the
				  county and the notice to other localities shall be accompanied by an annotated
				  listing of all materials submitted to the commission pursuant to subsection B
				  of this section.
D. A county served
				  with a copy of a town's petition pursuant to subsection C of this section shall
				  file its response to such petition with the commission within 60 days after
				  receipt of the service. Any other party receiving notice pursuant to subsection
				  C of this section, may also submit materials to the commission for
				  consideration with respect to the town's petition within 60 days of their
				  receipt of the notice. Responses and submissions to the commission pursuant to
				  this chapter may include data, exhibits, documents, or other materials as the
				  submitting party deems appropriate; however, such responses and submissions
				  should be responsive to all relevant elements of 1VAC50-20-616. Any party
				  submitting materials to the commission for review pursuant to this chapter
				  shall also designate an individual who shall serve as principal contact with
				  the commission and shall furnish the individual's title, address, phone number,
				  and, where available, fax number and email address. Any party submitting
				  materials to the commission pursuant to this chapter shall also provide an
				  annotated listing of the material to the town petitioning the
				  commission.
Statutory Authority: §
												15.2-2903
						of the Code of Virginia.