Virginia Code 15.2-3902: Moratorium on annexation suits pending transition to city
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Any annexation suit filed against a county on or after the day the county’s petition for city status is filed in the circuit court shall be stayed pending the special court’s order denying eligibility for city status or the election ordered on the proposed city charter, whichever occurs. If the voters approve the city charter, all annexation suits stayed pending the outcome of the election shall be dismissed. If the voters disapprove the city charter, all pending stays shall be dissolved.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-3902
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- County: means any existing county or such unit hereafter created. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
1979, c. 85, § 15.1-977.2:1; 1997, c. 587.