15.2-4117 - Temporary restriction on annexation.
§ 15.2-4117. Temporary restriction on annexation.
For a period of two years from the effective date of a court order grantingtown status to a city making the transition from city status to town status,the town shall not file an annexation notice with the Commission on LocalGovernment pursuant to § 15.2-2907, nor shall it institute an annexationcourt action against any county. However, the foregoing shall not prohibitthe institution of nor require the stay of an annexation proceeding or thefiling of an annexation notice for the purpose of implementing an annexationagreement, provided that the extent, terms and conditions of such agreementhave been agreed upon by the governing bodies of the county and the town.
(1996, cc. 641, 649, § 15.1-965.24:2; 1997, c. 587.)