A petition signed by 100 voters of any community may be presented to the circuit court for the county in which such community, or the greater part thereof, is situated, requesting that the community be incorporated as a town. A plat showing the boundaries of the community shall be attached to the petition. The circuit […]
Upon request of the special court, the Commission on Local Government shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the criteria in § 15.2-3602 have been satisfied. The hearing shall be set no less than thirty days after receipt of the petition by the Commission. All interested parties may present evidence before the Commission, and any […]
A. The special court shall order that the proposed town be incorporated upon proof that: 1. It will be in the interest of the inhabitants within the proposed town; 2. The prayer of the petition is reasonable; 3. The general good of the community will be promoted; 4. The number of inhabitants of the proposed […]
At the session of the General Assembly following its incorporation, the town shall request the General Assembly to grant it a charter. No judge shall grant a town a charter. Until a town is granted a charter by the General Assembly, the town’s affairs shall be conducted exclusively under the provisions of general law. 1980, […]
An order incorporating a town under this chapter shall order the first election of town officers and shall designate the time and place where the election shall be held in the town. The election shall be at least 90 days from the date of the order and not within 120 days of a general election. […]
An appeal may be made to the Court of Appeals. Court costs shall be awarded as the Court of Appeals determines. The costs in the Court of Appeals shall be awarded to the party substantially prevailing. If an appeal is taken from the judgment of the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court, in matters in […]
