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Title 15.2 COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS.
Chapter 22 Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning (15.2-2200 thru 15.2-2329)
- 15.2-2200 Declaration of legislative intent
- 15.2-2201 Definitions
- 15.2-2202 Duties of state agencies; electric utilities
- 15.2-2203 Existing planning commissions and boards of zoning appeals; validation of plans previously adopte...
- 15.2-2204 Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendmen...
- 15.2-2205 Additional notice of planning or zoning matters
- 15.2-2206 When locality may require applicant to give notice; how given
- 15.2-2207 Public notice of juvenile residential care facilities in certain localities
- 15.2-2208 Restraining violations of chapter
- 15.2-2209 Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance
- 15.2-2209.1 Extension of approvals to address housing crisis
- 15.2-2209.2 Public infrastructure maintenance bonds.
- 15.2-2210 Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint loc...
- 15.2-2211 Cooperation of local planning commissions and other agencies
- 15.2-2212 Qualifications, appointment, removal, terms and compensation of members of local planning commissio...
- 15.2-2213 Advisory members
- 15.2-2214 Meetings
- 15.2-2215 Quorum majority vote
- 15.2-2216 Facilities for holding of meetings and preservation of documents; appropriations for expense...
- 15.2-2217 Officers, employees and consultants; expenditures; rules and records; special surveys
- 15.2-2218 County planning commission serving as commission of town
- 15.2-2219 Joint local planning commissions
- 15.2-2220 Duplicate planning commission authorized for certain local governments
- 15.2-2221 Duties of commissions
- 15.2-2222 Expenditures; gifts and donations
- 15.2-2222.1 Coordination of state and local transportation planning
- 15.2-2223 Comprehensive plan to be prepared and adopted; scope and purpose
- 15.2-2223.1 Comprehensive plan to include urban development areas
- 15.2-2223.2 Comprehensive plan to include coastal resource management guidance.
- 15.2-2224 Surveys and studies to be made in preparation of plan; implementation of plan
- 15.2-2225 Notice and hearing on plan; recommendation by local planning commission to governing body; posting ...
- 15.2-2226 Adoption or disapproval of plan by governing body
- 15.2-2227 Return of plan to local planning commission; resubmission
- 15.2-2228 Adoption of parts of plan
- 15.2-2229 Amendments
- 15.2-2230 Plan to be reviewed at least once every five years
- 15.2-2230.1 Public facilities study
- 15.2-2231 Inclusion of incorporated towns in county plan; inclusion of adjacent unincorporated territory in m...
- 15.2-2232 Legal status of plan
- 15.2-2233 Maps to be prepared in localities; what map shall show
- 15.2-2234 Adoption; filing in office of clerk of court
- 15.2-2235 Additions and modifications
- 15.2-2236 Periodic review and readoption
- 15.2-2237 Consultation with Commonwealth Transportation Board; copies of map and ordinance to be sent to Comm...
- 15.2-2238 Authority of counties under { 33.1-229 et seq. not affected
- 15.2-2239 Local planning commissions to prepare and submit annually capital improvement programs to governin...
- 15.2-2240 Localities to adopt ordinances regulating subdivision and development of land
- 15.2-2241 Mandatory provisions of a subdivision ordinance
- 15.2-2241.1 Bonding requirements for the acceptance of dedication for public use of certain facilitie...
- 15.2-2242 Optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance
- 15.2-2243 Payment by subdivider of the pro rata share of the cost of certain facilities
- 15.2-2243.1 Payment by developer or subdivider.
- 15.2-2244 Provisions for subdivision of a lot for conveyance to a family member
- 15.2-2244.1 Additional method for subdivision of a lot for conveyance to a family member
- 15.2-2244.2 Subdivision of a lot of property held in trust for a family member.
- 15.2-2245 Provisions for periodic partial and final release of certain performance guarantees
- 15.2-2245.1 Stormwater management ponds; removal of trees
- 15.2-2246 Site plans submitted in accordance with zoning ordinance
- 15.2-2247 Applicability of subdivision ordinance to manufactured homes
- 15.2-2248 Application of certain municipal subdivision regulations beyond corporate limits of municipalit...
- 15.2-2249 Application of county subdivision regulations in area subject to municipal jurisdiction
- 15.2-2250 Disagreement between county and municipality as to regulations
- 15.2-2251 Local planning commission shall prepare and recommend ordinance; notice and hearing on ordinanc...
- 15.2-2252 Filing and recording of ordinance and amendments thereto
- 15.2-2253 Preparation and adoption of amendments to ordinance
- 15.2-2254 Statutory provisions effective after ordinance adopted
- 15.2-2255 Administration and enforcement of regulations
- 15.2-2256 Procedure to account for fees for common improvements
- 15.2-2257 Description unavailable
- 15.2-2258 Plat of proposed subdivision and site plans to be submitted for approval
- 15.2-2259 Local planning commission to act on proposed plat
- 15.2-2260 Localities may provide for submission of preliminary subdivision plats; how long valid
- 15.2-2261 Recorded plats or final site plans to be valid for not less than five years
- 15.2-2261.1 Recorded plat or final site plans; conflicting zoning conditions
- 15.2-2262 Requisites of plat
- 15.2-2263 Expedited land development review procedure
- 15.2-2264 Statement of consent to subdivision; execution; acknowledgment and recordation; notice to commissio...
- 15.2-2265 Recordation of approved plat as transfer of streets, termination of easements and rights-of-way, et...
- 15.2-2266 Validation of certain plats recorded before January 1, 1975
- 15.2-2267 Petition to restrict access to certain public streets
- 15.2-2268 Localities not obligated to pay for grading, paving, etc
- 15.2-2269 Plans and specifications for utility fixtures and systems to be submitted for approval
- 15.2-2270 Vacation of interests granted to a locality as a condition of site plan approval
- 15.2-2271 Vacation of plat before sale of lot therein; ordinance of vacation
- 15.2-2272 Vacation of plat after sale of lot
- 15.2-2273 Fee for processing application under { 15.2-2271 or { 15.2-2272
- 15.2-2274 Effect of vacation under { 15.2-2272
- 15.2-2275 Relocation or vacation of boundary lines
- 15.2-2276 Duty of clerk when plat vacated
- 15.2-2277 Description unavailable
- 15.2-2278 Vacating plat of subdivision
- 15.2-2279 Ordinances regulating the building of houses and establishing setback lines
- 15.2-2280 Zoning ordinances generally
- 15.2-2281 Jurisdiction of localities
- 15.2-2282 Regulations to be uniform
- 15.2-2283 Purpose of zoning ordinances
- 15.2-2283.1 Prohibition of sexual offender treatment office in residentially zoned subdivision
- 15.2-2284 Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts
- 15.2-2285 Preparation and adoption of zoning ordinance and map and amendments thereto; appeal
- 15.2-2286 Permitted provisions in zoning ordinances; amendments; applicant to pay delinquent taxes; penaltie...
- 15.2-2286.1 Provisions for clustering of single-family dwellings so as to preserve open space
- 15.2-2287 Localities may require oath regarding property interest of local officials
- 15.2-2287.1 Disclosures in land use proceedings.
- 15.2-2288 Localities may not require a special use permit for certain agricultural activities
- 15.2-2288.01 Localities shall not require a special use permit for certain small-scale conversion of biomass to ...
- 15.2-2288.1 Localities may not require a special use permit for certain residential uses
- 15.2-2288.2 Localities may not require special use permit for certain temporary structures
- 15.2-2288.3 Licensed farm wineries; local regulation of certain activities
- 15.2-2288.4 Extension of expiration dates for special use permits
- 15.2-2289 Localities may provide by ordinance for disclosure of real parties in interest
- 15.2-2290 Uniform regulations for manufactured housing
- 15.2-2291 Assisted living facilities and group homes of eight or fewer single-family residence
- 15.2-2292 Zoning provisions for family day homes
- 15.2-2292.1 Zoning provisions for temporary family health care structures.
- 15.2-2293 Airspace subject to zoning ordinances
- 15.2-2293.1 Placement of amateur radio antennas
- 15.2-2294 Airport safety zoning
- 15.2-2295 Aircraft noise attenuation features in buildings and structures within airport noise zone...
- 15.2-2295.1 Regulation of mountain ridge construction
- 15.2-2295.2 Dam break inundation zones.
- 15.2-2296 Conditional zoning; declaration of legislative policy and findings; purpose
- 15.2-2297 Same; conditions as part of a rezoning or amendment to zoning map
- 15.2-2298 Same; additional conditions as a part of rezoning or zoning map amendment in certain high-growth lo...
- 15.2-2299 Same; enforcement and guarantees
- 15.2-2300 Same; records
- 15.2-2301 Same; petition for review of decision
- 15.2-2302 Same; amendments and variations of conditions
- 15.2-2303 Conditional zoning in certain localities
- 15.2-2303.1 Development agreements in certain counties
- 15.2-2303.1:1 (Expires July 1, 2015) When certain cash proffers collected or accepted
- 15.2-2303.2 Proffered cash payments and expenditures
- 15.2-2303.3 Cash proffers requested or accepted by a locality
- 15.2-2304 Affordable dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities
- 15.2-2305 Affordable dwelling unit ordinances
- 15.2-2306 Preservation of historical sites and architectural areas
- 15.2-2307 Vested rights not impaired; nonconforming uses
- 15.2-2307.1 Protection of established commercial fishing operations
- 15.2-2308 Boards of zoning appeals to be created; membership, organization, etc
- 15.2-2309 Powers and duties of boards of zoning appeals
- 15.2-2310 Applications for special exceptions and variances
- 15.2-2311 Appeals to board
- 15.2-2312 Procedure on appeal
- 15.2-2313 Proceedings to prevent construction of building in violation of zoning ordinance
- 15.2-2314 Certiorari to review decision of board
- 15.2-2315 Conflict with statutes, local ordinances or regulations
- 15.2-2316 Validation of zoning ordinances prior to 1971
- 15.2-2316.1 Definitions
- 15.2-2316.2 Localities may provide for transfer of development rights
- 15.2-2317 Applicability of article
- 15.2-2318 Definitions
- 15.2-2319 Authority to assess and impose impact fees
- 15.2-2320 Impact fee service areas to be established
- 15.2-2321 Adoption of road improvements program
- 15.2-2322 Adoption of impact fee and schedule
- 15.2-2323 When impact fees assessed and imposed
- 15.2-2324 Credits against impact fee
- 15.2-2325 Updating plan and amending impact fee
- 15.2-2326 Use of proceeds
- 15.2-2327 Refund of impact fees
- 15.2-2328 Applicability of article
- 15.2-2329 Imposition of impact fees
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