Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning

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Section
15.2-2200

Declaration of legislative intent

Section
15.2-2201

Definitions

Section
15.2-2202

Duties of state agencies; electric utilities

Section
15.2-2203

Existing planning commissions and boards of zoning appeals; validation of plans previously adopted

Section
15.2-2204

(Effective until July 1, 2022) Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments

Section
15.2-2204

(Effective July 1, 2022) Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments

Section
15.2-2205

Additional notice of planning or zoning matters

Section
15.2-2206

When locality may require applicant to give notice; how given

Section
15.2-2207

Public notice of juvenile residential care facilities in certain localities

Section
15.2-2208

Restraining violations of chapter

Section
15.2-2208.1

Damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality of certain permits and approvals

Section
15.2-2209

Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance

Section
15.2-2209.1

Extension of approvals to address housing crisis

Section
15.2-2209.1

1. Extension of approvals to address the COVID-19 pandemic

Section
15.2-2209.2

Public infrastructure maintenance bonds

Section
15.2-2210

Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions

Section
15.2-2211

Cooperation of local planning commissions and other agencies

Section
15.2-2212

Qualifications, appointment, removal, terms and compensation of members of local planning commissions

Section
15.2-2213

Advisory members

Section
15.2-2214

Meetings

Section
15.2-2215

Quorum majority vote

Section
15.2-2216

Facilities for holding of meetings and preservation of documents; appropriations for expenses

Section
15.2-2217

Officers, employees and consultants; expenditures; rules and records; special surveys

Section
15.2-2218

County planning commission serving as commission of town

Section
15.2-2219

Joint local planning commissions

Section
15.2-2220

Duplicate planning commission authorized for certain local governments

Section
15.2-2221

Duties of commissions

Section
15.2-2222

Expenditures; gifts and donations

Section
15.2-2222.1

Coordination of state and local transportation planning

Section
15.2-2223

Comprehensive plan to be prepared and adopted; scope and purpose

Section
15.2-2223.1

Comprehensive plan to include urban development areas

Section
15.2-2223.2

Comprehensive plan to include coastal resource management guidance

Section
15.2-2223.3

Comprehensive plan shall incorporate strategies to combat projected sea-level rise and recurrent flooding

Section
15.2-2223.4

Comprehensive plan shall provide for transit-oriented development

Section
15.2-2223.5

Comprehensive plan shall address manufactured housing

Section
15.2-2224

(Effective until October 1, 2021) Surveys and studies to be made in preparation of plan; implementation of plan

Section
15.2-2224

(Effective October 1, 2021) Surveys and studies to be made in preparation of plan; implementation of plan

Section
15.2-2225

Notice and hearing on plan; recommendation by local planning commission to governing body; posting of plan on website

Section
15.2-2226

Adoption or disapproval of plan by governing body

Section
15.2-2227

Return of plan to local planning commission; resubmission

Section
15.2-2228

Adoption of parts of plan

Section
15.2-2229

Amendments

Section
15.2-2230

Plan to be reviewed at least once every five years

Section
15.2-2230.1

Public facilities study

Section
15.2-2231

Inclusion of incorporated towns in county plan; inclusion of adjacent unincorporated territory in municipal plan

Section
15.2-2232

Legal status of plan

Section
15.2-2233

Maps to be prepared in localities; what map shall show

Section
15.2-2234

Adoption; filing in office of clerk of court

Section
15.2-2235

Additions and modifications

Section
15.2-2236

Periodic review and readoption

Section
15.2-2237

Consultation with Commonwealth Transportation Board; copies of map and ordinance to be sent to Commonwealth Transportation Board

Section
15.2-2238

Authority of counties under Article 2 (§ 33.2-705 et seq.) of Chapter 7 not affected

Section
15.2-2239

Local planning commissions to prepare and submit annually capital improvement programs to governing body or official charged with preparation of budget

Section
15.2-2240

Localities to adopt ordinances regulating subdivision and development of land

Section
15.2-2241

Mandatory provisions of a subdivision ordinance

Section
15.2-2241.1

Bonding requirements for the acceptance of dedication for public use of certain facilities

Section
15.2-2241.2

Bonding provisions for decommissioning of solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices

Section
15.2-2242

Optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance

Section
15.2-2243

Payment by subdivider of the pro rata share of the cost of certain facilities

Section
15.2-2243.1

Payment by developer or subdivider

Section
15.2-2244

Provisions for subdivision of a lot for conveyance to a family member

Section
15.2-2244.1

Additional method for subdivision of a lot for conveyance to a family member

Section
15.2-2244.2

Subdivision of a lot of property held in trust for a family member

Section
15.2-2245

Provisions for periodic partial and final release of certain performance guarantees

Section
15.2-2245.1

Stormwater management ponds; removal of trees

Section
15.2-2246

Site plans submitted in accordance with zoning ordinance

Section
15.2-2247

Applicability of subdivision ordinance to manufactured homes

Section
15.2-2248

Application of certain municipal subdivision regulations beyond corporate limits of municipality

Section
15.2-2249

Application of county subdivision regulations in area subject to municipal jurisdiction

Section
15.2-2250

Disagreement between county and municipality as to regulations

Section
15.2-2251

Local planning commission shall prepare and recommend ordinance; notice and hearing on ordinance

Section
15.2-2252

Filing and recording of ordinance and amendments thereto

Section
15.2-2253

Preparation and adoption of amendments to ordinance

Section
15.2-2254

Statutory provisions effective after ordinance adopted

Section
15.2-2255

Administration and enforcement of regulations

Section
15.2-2256

Procedure to account for fees for common improvements

Section
15.2-2257

Procedure to modify certain covenants in Shenandoah County

Section
15.2-2258

Plat of proposed subdivision and site plans to be submitted for approval

Section
15.2-2259

Local planning commission to act on proposed plat

Section
15.2-2260

Localities may provide for submission of preliminary subdivision plats; how long valid

Section
15.2-2261

Recorded plats or final site plans to be valid for not less than five years

Section
15.2-2261.1

Recorded plat or final site plans; conflicting zoning conditions

Section
15.2-2262

Requisites of plat

Section
15.2-2263

Expedited land development review procedure

Section
15.2-2264

Statement of consent to subdivision; execution; acknowledgment and recordation; notice to commissioner of the revenue or board of real estate assessors

Section
15.2-2265

Recordation of approved plat as transfer of streets, termination of easements and rights-of-way, etc.

Section
15.2-2266

Validation of certain plats recorded before January 1, 1975

Section
15.2-2267

Petition to restrict access to certain public streets

Section
15.2-2268

Localities not obligated to pay for grading, paving, etc.

Section
15.2-2269

Plans and specifications for utility fixtures and systems to be submitted for approval

Section
15.2-2270

Vacation of interests granted to a locality as a condition of site plan approval

Section
15.2-2271

Vacation of plat before sale of lot therein; ordinance of vacation

Section
15.2-2272

Vacation of plat after sale of lot

Section
15.2-2273

Fee for processing application under § 15.2-2271 or § 15.2-2272

Section
15.2-2274

Effect of vacation under § 15.2-2272

Section
15.2-2275

Relocation or vacation of boundary lines

Section
15.2-2276

Duty of clerk when plat vacated

Section
15.2-2277

Franklin County may require that notice be given to deed grantees of certain disclaimers regarding responsibility for roads; county eligible to have certain streets taken into secondary system

Section
15.2-2278

Vacating plat of subdivision

Section
15.2-2279

Ordinances regulating the building of houses and establishing setback lines

Section
15.2-2280

Zoning ordinances generally

Section
15.2-2281

Jurisdiction of localities

Section
15.2-2282

Regulations to be uniform

Section
15.2-2283

Purpose of zoning ordinances

Section
15.2-2283.1

Prohibition of sexual offender treatment office in residentially zoned subdivision

Section
15.2-2284

Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts

Section
15.2-2285

Preparation and adoption of zoning ordinance and map and amendments thereto; appeal

Section
15.2-2286

Permitted provisions in zoning ordinances; amendments; applicant to pay delinquent taxes; penalties

Section
15.2-2286.1

Provisions for clustering of single-family dwellings so as to preserve open space

Section
15.2-2287

Localities may require oath regarding property interest of local officials

Section
15.2-2287.1

Disclosures in land use proceedings

Section
15.2-2288

Localities may not require a special use permit for certain agricultural activities

Section
15.2-2288.01

Localities shall not require a special use permit for certain small-scale conversion of biomass to alternative fuel

Section
15.2-2288.1

Localities may not require a special use permit for certain residential uses

Section
15.2-2288.2

Localities may not require special use permit for certain temporary structures

Section
15.2-2288.3

(Effective until January 1, 2022) Licensed farm wineries; local regulation of certain activities

Section
15.2-2288.3

(Effective January 1, 2022) Licensed farm wineries; local regulation of certain activities

Section
15.2-2288.3

1. (Effective until January 1, 2022) Limited brewery license; local regulation of certain activities

Section
15.2-2288.3

1. (Effective January 1, 2022) Limited brewery license; local regulation of certain activities

Section
15.2-2288.3

2. (Effective until January 1, 2022) Limited distiller's license; local regulation of certain activities

Section
15.2-2288.3

2. (Effective January 1, 2022) Limited distiller's license; local regulation of certain activities

Section
15.2-2288.4

Extension of expiration dates for special use permits

Section
15.2-2288.5

Meaning of "cemetery" for purposes of zoning

Section
15.2-2288.6

Agricultural operations; local regulation of certain activities

Section
15.2-2288.7

Local regulation of solar facilities

Section
15.2-2288.8

Special exceptions for solar photovoltaic projects

Section
15.2-2289

Localities may provide by ordinance for disclosure of real parties in interest

Section
15.2-2290

Uniform regulations for manufactured housing

Section
15.2-2291

Assisted living facilities and group homes of eight or fewer; single-family residence

Section
15.2-2292

Zoning provisions for family day homes

Section
15.2-2292.1

Zoning provisions for temporary family health care structures

Section
15.2-2293

Airspace subject to zoning ordinances

Section
15.2-2293.1

Placement of amateur radio antennas

Section
15.2-2293.2

Regulation of helicopter use

Section
15.2-2294

Airport safety zoning

Section
15.2-2295

Aircraft noise attenuation features in buildings and structures within airport noise zones

Section
15.2-2295.1

Regulation of mountain ridge construction

Section
15.2-2295.2

Dam break inundation zones

Section
15.2-2296

Conditional zoning; declaration of legislative policy and findings; purpose

Section
15.2-2297

Same; conditions as part of a rezoning or amendment to zoning map

Section
15.2-2298

Same; additional conditions as a part of rezoning or zoning map amendment in certain high-growth localities

Section
15.2-2299

Same; enforcement and guarantees

Section
15.2-2300

Same; records

Section
15.2-2301

Same; petition for review of decision

Section
15.2-2302

Same; amendments and variations of conditions

Section
15.2-2303

Conditional zoning in certain localities

Section
15.2-2303.1

Development agreements in certain counties

Section
15.2-2303.1

1. When certain cash proffers collected or accepted

Section
15.2-2303.2

Proffered cash payments and expenditures

Section
15.2-2303.3

Cash proffers requested or accepted by a locality

Section
15.2-2303.4

Provisions applicable to certain conditional rezoning proffers

Section
15.2-2304

Affordable dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities

Section
15.2-2305

Affordable dwelling unit ordinances

Section
15.2-2305.1

Affordable housing dwelling unit ordinances

Section
15.2-2306

Preservation of historical sites and architectural areas

Section
15.2-2306.1

Creation of working waterfront development areas

Section
15.2-2307

Vested rights not impaired; nonconforming uses

Section
15.2-2307.1

Protection of established commercial fishing operations

Section
15.2-2308

Boards of zoning appeals to be created; membership, organization, etc.

Section
15.2-2308.1

Boards of zoning appeals, ex parte communications, proceedings

Section
15.2-2309

Powers and duties of boards of zoning appeals

Section
15.2-2310

Applications for special exceptions and variances

Section
15.2-2311

Appeals to board

Section
15.2-2312

Procedure on appeal

Section
15.2-2313

Proceedings to prevent construction of building in violation of zoning ordinance

Section
15.2-2314

Certiorari to review decision of board

Section
15.2-2315

Conflict with statutes, local ordinances or regulations

Section
15.2-2316

Validation of zoning ordinances prior to 1971

Section
15.2-2316.1

Definitions

Section
15.2-2316.2

Localities may provide for transfer of development rights

Section
15.2-2316.3

Definitions

Section
15.2-2316.4

Zoning; small cell facilities

Section
15.2-2316.4

1. Zoning; other wireless facilities and wireless support structures

Section
15.2-2316.4

2. Application reviews

Section
15.2-2316.4

3. Additional provisions

Section
15.2-2316.5

Moratorium prohibited

Section
15.2-2316.6

Definitions

Section
15.2-2316.7

Negotiations; siting agreement

Section
15.2-2316.8

Powers of host localities

Section
15.2-2316.9

Effect of executed siting agreement; land use approval

Section
15.2-2317

Applicability of article

Section
15.2-2318

Definitions

Section
15.2-2319

Authority to assess and impose impact fees

Section
15.2-2320

Impact fee service areas to be established

Section
15.2-2321

Adoption of road improvements program

Section
15.2-2322

Adoption of impact fee and schedule

Section
15.2-2323

When impact fees assessed and imposed

Section
15.2-2324

Credits against impact fee

Section
15.2-2325

Updating plan and amending impact fee

Section
15.2-2326

Use of proceeds

Section
15.2-2327

Refund of impact fees

Section
15.2-2328

Applicability of article

Section
15.2-2329

Imposition of impact fees