15.2-3231 - Agreements between towns and counties authorized; effect; provisions.

§ 15.2-3231. Agreements between towns and counties authorized; effect;provisions.

Towns in counties, or parts of counties, not immune from annexation mayvoluntarily enter into agreements with such counties for the purpose ofdefining the town's annexation rights in the future. Upon the execution ofsuch an agreement by both the town and the county, the town shall permanentlyrenounce its right to become a city. Any such agreement shall provide for theregular and orderly growth of the town in conjunction with the county and foran equitable sharing of resources and liabilities. It shall also provide thatthe town may annex at regular intervals by the adoption of an ordinance.

(1979, c. 85, § 15.1-1058.1; 1997, c. 587.)