Whenever it is deemed desirable to contract the corporate limits of any city or town, the council thereof may enact an ordinance defining accurately the boundary of the territory proposed to be abandoned. The ordinance, or a descriptive summary of the ordinance, along with a reference of the place in the city or town where the ordinance may be examined, shall be published in at least ten issues of a daily paper having general circulation in the city or town, if there is such a paper, or in two successive issues of a weekly newspaper having general circulation in such city or town, if there is such a paper. If there is no daily newspaper having general circulation therein, the ordinance shall be conspicuously posted in at least ten public places in the territory for at least ten days before the application to the circuit court for the city or town as provided for in § 15.2-3237 in addition to the publication in the weekly newspaper. A copy of the ordinance shall be served by the city or town upon the chairman of the board of supervisors of the contiguous county or counties of which the territory may become a part.
Code 1950, § 15-153; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-1059; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 32 - Boundary Changes of Towns and Cities
§ 15.2-3200. Boundaries of cities and towns to remain as established until changed
§ 15.2-3202. Ordinance for annexation by city or town; appointment of special court
§ 15.2-3204. Notice of motion; service and publication
§ 15.2-3205. Additional parties
§ 15.2-3207. Pretrial conference; matters considered
§ 15.2-3208. Assistance of state agencies
§ 15.2-3209. Hearing and decision
§ 15.2-3210. Boundary line where territory fronts on river, bay, etc.
§ 15.2-3211. Powers of court and rules of decision; terms and conditions
§ 15.2-3212. Determination of value of public improvements
§ 15.2-3213. Declining to accept annexation on terms and conditions imposed by court
§ 15.2-3215. County reimbursement for town annexation proceedings
§ 15.2-3216. Proceedings not to fail for technical or procedural defects or errors
§ 15.2-3217. Court granting annexation to exist for 10 years
§ 15.2-3218. Continued existence of court under certain conditions
§ 15.2-3219. Reduced taxation on real estate in territory added to corporate limits
§ 15.2-3220. Mandamus and prohibition
§ 15.2-3221. Appeals; how heard
§ 15.2-3222. What order to be entered by the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals
§ 15.2-3223. What order and proceedings clerk to certify, and where same shall be recorded; fees
§ 15.2-3227. Annexation proceedings final for 10 years
§ 15.2-3228. County not to be reduced to insufficient area, population or sources of revenue
§ 15.2-3229. Annexation of whole town
§ 15.2-3230. Article not applicable to consolidation of two cities
§ 15.2-3231. Agreements between towns and counties authorized; effect; provisions
§ 15.2-3232. Hearing before Commission on Local Government required; notice
§ 15.2-3233. Adoption of agreement
§ 15.2-3234. Inability to agree; petition to Commission on Local Government
§ 15.2-3236. Council may enact ordinance
§ 15.2-3238. What court may do
§ 15.2-3239. Certification of real estate list
§ 15.2-3240. Transfer of registration records
§ 15.2-3242. Parties defendant and publication of such petition
§ 15.2-3243. Hearing and order upon such petition