Virginia Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Agency 50 - COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 20 - ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS OF PROCEDURE › Part IV - Information, Data, and Factors Relative to Mandatory Commission Reviews › Section 1VAC50-20-540 - Annexation

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
In developing its findings of fact and recommendations with
					 respect to a proposed annexation, the commission shall consider the
					 information, data, and factors listed in this section. Any city or town filing
					 notice with the commission that it proposes to annex territory shall submit
					 with the notice data and other evidence responsive to each element listed in
					 this section that it deems relevant to the proposed annexation. Any voters or
					 property owners filing notice pursuant to §
										15.2-2907
					 of the Code of Virginia with the commission seeking annexation to a
					 municipality shall submit with the notice data and other evidence responsive to
					 each element listed in this section that they deem relevant to the proposed
					 annexation, except that subdivision 1 of this section is required to be
					 included in the notice filed with the commission.
1. A written metes and bounds description of
				  the boundaries of the area proposed for annexation having, as a minimum,
				  sufficient certainty to enable a layman to identify the proposed new boundary.
				  The description may make reference to readily identifiable monuments such as
				  public roads, rivers, streams, railroad rights of way, and similar discernible
				  physical features.
2. A map showing
				  (i) the boundaries of the area proposed for annexation and their geographic
				  relationship to existing political boundaries; (ii) identifiable unincorporated
				  communities; (iii) major streets, highways, schools, and other major public
				  facilities; (iv) significant geographic features, including mountains and
				  bodies of water; (v) existing uses of the land, including residential,
				  commercial, industrial, and agricultural; and (vi) information deemed relevant
				  as to the possible future use of the property within the area sought for
				  annexation.
3. A land-use table
				  showing both the acreage and percentage of land currently devoted to the
				  various categories of land use in the municipality, the county, and the area
				  proposed for annexation.
4. The
				  past, the estimated current, and the projected population of the municipality,
				  the county affected by the proposed annexation, and the area of the county
				  proposed for annexation.
5. The
				  past, the estimated current, and the projected future number of public school
				  students enrolled in the public schools and the number of school-age children
				  living in the municipality, the county affected by the proposed annexation, and
				  the area of the county proposed for annexation.
6. The assessed property values, by major
				  classification, and if appropriate, the ratios of assessed values to true
				  values for real property, personal property, machinery and tools, merchants'
				  capital, and public service corporation property for the current year and the
				  preceding 10 years for the municipality and the county affected by the proposed
				  annexation, and similar data for the current year for the area of the county
				  proposed for annexation.
7. The
				  current local property and nonproperty tax rates and the tax rates for the
				  preceding 10 years, applicable within the municipality, the county affected by
				  the proposed annexation, and the area of the county proposed for
				  annexation.
8. The estimated
				  current local revenue collections and intergovernmental aid, the collections
				  and aid for the previous 10 years, and projections of the collections and aid
				  (including tax receipts from real property, personal property, machinery and
				  tools, merchants' capital, business and professional license, consumer utility,
				  and sales taxes) within the municipality, and the county affected by the
				  proposed annexation, and similar data for the past year for the area of the
				  county proposed for annexation.
9.
				  The amount of long-term indebtedness and the purposes for which all long-term
				  debt has been incurred by the municipality and the county affected by the
				  proposed annexation.
10. The need
				  in the area proposed for annexation for urban services, including those listed
				  in this subdivision, the level of services provided by the municipality and by
				  the county affected by the proposed annexation, and the ability of the
				  municipality and the county to provide the services in the area proposed for
				  annexation:
a. Sewage treatment;
b. Water;
c. Solid waste collection and
				  disposal;
d. Public
				  planning;
e. Subdivision regulation
				  and zoning;
f. Crime prevention and
				  detection;
g. Fire prevention and
				  protection;
h. Public recreational
				  facilities;
i. Library
				  facilities;
j. Curbs, gutters, and
				  sidewalks;
k. Storm
				  drains;
l. Street
				  lighting;
m. Snow
				  removal;
n. Street
				  maintenance;
o. Schools;
p. Housing; and
q. Public transportation.