Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Guidance Document

Department of Housing and Community Development

New version being considered. See history below.

Guidance Document Information

Title	Commission on Local Government: Town Incorporation
Document ID	CLG - TOWN INC
Summary	New towns can be incorporated either by petitioning the Circuit Court or by act of the General Assembly. The court may request the Commission on Local Government to review the proposal. New towns cannot be formed in counties with a population density of 200 persons/square mile or greater.
Effective Date	12/6/2017
View document text Posted On 12/6/2017 External Link

This document applies to all chapters for the following boards

Commission On Local Government

Public Comment Forums / Change History

Proposed Change	Register Date	Status
Remove all Commission on Local Government Guidance documents from Town Hall. These documents are restatements of statutes in plain language and bullet point format. They do not "interpret or implement statutes" and therefore do not meet the threshold definition of guidance document.	Under Review	To Be Determined