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Section
15.2-900

Abatement or removal of nuisances by localities; recovery of costs

Section
15.2-901

Locality may provide for removal or disposal of trash and clutter, cutting of grass, weeds, and running bamboo; penalty in certain counties; penalty

Section
15.2-901.1

Locality may provide for control of running bamboo; civil penalty

Section
15.2-902

Authority of locality to control certain noxious weeds

Section
15.2-903

Ordinances taxing and regulating "automobile graveyards," "junkyards," and certain vacant and abandoned property

Section
15.2-904

Authority to restrict keeping of inoperable motor vehicles, etc., on residential or commercial property; removal of such vehicles; penalty

Section
15.2-905

Authority to restrict keeping of inoperable motor vehicles, etc., on residential or commercial property; removal of such vehicles

Section
15.2-906

Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures

Section
15.2-906.1

Expired

Section
15.2-907

Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures harboring illegal drug use or other criminal activity

Section
15.2-907.1

Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings that are declared to be derelict; civil penalty

Section
15.2-907.2

Authority of locality or land bank entity to be appointed to act as a receiver to repair derelict and blighted buildings in certain limited circumstances

Section
15.2-908

Authority of localities to remove or repair the defacement of buildings, walls, fences and other structures

Section
15.2-908.1

Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures harboring a bawdy place

Section
15.2-909

Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of wharves, piers, pilings, bulkheads, vessels or abandoned, obstructing or hazardous property

Section
15.2-910

Ordinance certifying boiler and pressure vessel operators; penalty

Section
15.2-911

Regulation of alarm company operators

Section
15.2-912

Regulation of tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons; definition; exception

Section
15.2-912.1

Regulation of martial arts instruction

Section
15.2-912.2

Proceeds exempt from local taxation

Section
15.2-912.3

(Effective until January 1, 2022) Regulation of dance halls by counties, cities and towns

Section
15.2-912.3

(Effective January 1, 2022) Regulation of dance halls by counties, cities, and towns

Section
15.2-913

Ordinances regulating certain vendors

Section
15.2-914

Regulation of child-care services and facilities in cities and certain counties

Section
15.2-915

Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies

Section
15.2-915.1

Repealed

Section
15.2-915.2

Regulation of transportation of a loaded rifle or shotgun

Section
15.2-915.3

Repealed

Section
15.2-915.4

Counties, cities and towns authorized to regulate use of pneumatic guns

Section
15.2-915.5

Disposition of firearms acquired by localities

Section
15.2-916

Prohibiting shooting of compound bows, slingbows, arrowguns, crossbows, longbows, and recurve bows

Section
15.2-917

Applicability of local noise ordinances to certain sport shooting ranges

Section
15.2-918

Locality may prohibit or regulate use of air cannons

Section
15.2-919

Regulation of motorcycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter noise

Section
15.2-920

Regulation of outdoor lighting near certain facilities

Section
15.2-921

Ordinances requiring fencing of swimming pools

Section
15.2-922

Smoke alarms in certain buildings

Section
15.2-922.1

Regulating or prohibiting the making of fires

Section
15.2-922.2

Special fee for emergency services in certain counties

Section
15.2-923

Local water-saving ordinances

Section
15.2-924

Water supply emergency ordinances

Section
15.2-924.1

Repealed

Section
15.2-925

Regulation, etc., of assemblies or movement of persons or vehicles under certain circumstances

Section
15.2-925.1

Local notifications

Section
15.2-926

Prohibiting loitering; frequenting amusements and curfew for minors; penalty

Section
15.2-926.1

Bounties for coyotes

Section
15.2-926.2

Adoption of ordinances prohibiting obscenity

Section
15.2-926.3

Local regulation of certain aircraft

Section
15.2-926.4

Regulation of smoking in outdoor amphitheater or concert venue; civil penalty

Section
15.2-927

Garbage and refuse disposal

Section
15.2-928

Local recycling and waste disposal; powers; penalties

Section
15.2-929

Solid waste management facility siting approval

Section
15.2-930

Regulation of garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; contracting for such services

Section
15.2-931

Regulation of garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; contracting for such services in certain localities

Section
15.2-932

Authorization to enter into certain contracts for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; waste recovery facilities

Section
15.2-933

Ordinances requiring delivery of garbage, trash and refuse to certain facilities; exceptions

Section
15.2-934

Displacement of private waste companies

Section
15.2-935

Authority to prohibit placement of leaves or grass clippings in landfills

Section
15.2-936

Garbage and refuse disposal; fee exemption

Section
15.2-937

Separation of solid waste

Section
15.2-938

Preference for purchase of recycled paper and paper products

Section
15.2-939

Ordinances requiring recycling reports

Section
15.2-940

Expenditures for promoting resources and advantages of locality

Section
15.2-941

Participation by local government in certain loan programs

Section
15.2-941.1

Creation of abandoned school revitalization zones

Section
15.2-942

Local government participation in certain events

Section
15.2-943

Operation and maintenance of living historical farm museums

Section
15.2-943.1

Creation of arts and cultural districts

Section
15.2-944

Authority to acquire and preserve places and things of historical interest

Section
15.2-944.1

Notification prior to sale or transfer of ownership of certain historic properties

Section
15.2-945

Acquisition and housing of relics, paintings, carvings, sculpture and other works of art

Section
15.2-946

Regulation of tour guides and tourist guides

Section
15.2-946.1

Expired

Section
15.2-947

Systems of public transportation for certain counties or cities

Section
15.2-948

Locality may designate continuing source of revenue for mass transit

Section
15.2-949

Shared ride taxi systems, etc.; nonprofit vanpools

Section
15.2-950

Appropriations

Section
15.2-951

Acquisition, disposition and use of personal property by localities generally

Section
15.2-952

Political subdivisions may acquire property from United States

Section
15.2-953

Donations to charitable institutions and associations, volunteer and nonprofit organizations, chambers of commerce, etc.

Section
15.2-954

Loans to volunteer firefighting and rescue organizations

Section
15.2-954.1

Volunteer firefighter or volunteer emergency medical services personnel tuition reimbursement

Section
15.2-955

Approval by local governing body for the establishment of volunteer emergency medical services agencies and firefighting organizations

Section
15.2-956

Participation in certain federal development programs

Section
15.2-957

Participation by localities in certain leasing programs

Section
15.2-958

Local funding for repair or production of low and moderate income rental property or repair of residential property; other housing experiments

Section
15.2-958.1

Sale of certain property in certain cities

Section
15.2-958.2

Grants for homeownership; workforce housing

Section
15.2-958.2

01. Grants for certain corporations and pass-through entities

Section
15.2-958.3

(Effective until October 1, 2021) Financing clean energy, resiliency, and stormwater management programs

Section
15.2-958.3

(Effective October 1, 2021) Financing clean energy, resiliency, and stormwater management programs

Section
15.2-958.3

1. Local green banks

Section
15.2-958.4

Waiver of certain fees for affordable housing

Section
15.2-958.5

Local funding for community revitalization

Section
15.2-958.6

Financing the repair of failed septic systems

Section
15.2-959

Housing research

Section
15.2-960

Planting of trees destroyed during construction

Section
15.2-961

Replacement of trees during development process in certain localities

Section
15.2-961.1

Conservation of trees during land development process in localities belonging to a nonattainment area for air quality standards

Section
15.2-961.2

Conservation of trees; notice of infill lot grading plan

Section
15.2-962

Authority to require a unified geographic information system for a locality

Section
15.2-963

Local offices of consumer affairs; establishment; powers and duties

Section
15.2-964

Organization of local human services activities; authorization of reorganization by Governor

Section
15.2-965

Human rights ordinances and commissions

Section
15.2-965.1

Participation of small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses

Section
15.2-965.2

Enhancement of micro-business participation in local procurement

Section
15.2-966

Establishment and operation of educational television stations

Section
15.2-966.1

Establishment of primary health care facility for employees of locality

Section
15.2-967

Parking facilities

Section
15.2-967.1

Regulation of certain transportation services

Section
15.2-967.2

Electric vehicle charging stations

Section
15.2-968

Regulation of parking of vehicles within boundaries of state-supported institutions

Section
15.2-968.01

Parking in certain residential areas

Section
15.2-968.1

Use of photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals

Section
15.2-969

Ordinances prohibiting resale of tickets to certain public events; penalty

Section
15.2-970

Construction of dams, levees, seawalls, etc.; certain proceedings prohibited

Section
15.2-971

Armories and markets; assistance to National Guard

Section
15.2-972

Appropriations for the upkeep of certain cemeteries

Section
15.2-973

Ordinances imposing license taxes on owners of certain motor vehicles

Section
15.2-974

Permits for display of fireworks; use and exhibitions

Section
15.2-975

Use of cash proffers

Section
15.2-976

Notification of changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Flood Hazard Area map

Section
15.2-977

Green Roof Incentive Programs

Section
15.2-978

Registration by locality of cemeteries, graveyards, or other places of burial on private property

Section
15.2-979

Notice of sale under deed of trust

Section
15.2-980

(Effective until October 1, 2021) Civil penalties for violations of noise ordinances

Section
15.2-980

(Effective October 1, 2021) Civil penalties for violations of noise ordinances

Section
15.2-981

Authority to sell dogs trained for police work

Section
15.2-982

Designation of tourism activity zones

Section
15.2-983

Creation of registry for short-term rental of property

Section
15.2-984

Adoption of flood plain ordinances

Section
15.2-985

Disposition of abandoned shopping carts; unauthorized possession; penalties

Section
15.2-986

Broadband services; education