Virginia — Title 15.2 · Chapter 22

• § 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 adopted
• § 15.2-2204 — Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments
• § 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
• § 15.2-2208.1 — Damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality of certain permits and approvals
• § 15.2-2208.2 — Damages for an enforcement action undertaken by a locality with willful disregard for applicable law
• § 15.2-2209 — Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance
• § 15.2-2209.1 — Extension of approvals to address housing crisis
• § 15.2-2209.1:1 — Extension of approvals to address the COVID-19 pandemic
• § 15.2-2209.1:2 — Extension of land use approvals for solar photovoltaic projects
• § 15.2-2209.2 — Public infrastructure maintenance bonds
• § 15.2-2209.3 — Residential land development and construction fee transparency; local housing development; annual report and database
• § 15.2-2209.4 — Minimum off-street parking requirements; designated areas; administrative reductions
• § 15.2-2209.5 — Siting of data centers; site assessment
• § 15.2-2210 — Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions
• § 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 commissions
• § 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 expenses
• § 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
• § 15.2-2223.3 — Comprehensive plan shall incorporate strategies to combat projected sea-level rise and recurrent flooding
• § 15.2-2223.4 — Comprehensive plan shall provide for transit-oriented development
• § 15.2-2223.5 — Comprehensive plan shall address manufactured housing
• § 15.2-2223.6 — Comprehensive plan shall consider adopting an environmental justice strategy
• § 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 of plan on website
• § 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 municipal plan
• § 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 Commonwealth Transportation Board
• § 15.2-2238 — Authority of counties under Article 2 (§ 33.2-705 et seq.) of Chapter 7 not affected
• § 15.2-2239 — Local planning commissions to prepare and submit annually capital improvement programs to governing body or official charged with preparation of budget
• § 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 facilities
• § 15.2-2241.2 — Bonding provisions for decommissioning of solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices
• § 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 home parks
• § 15.2-2248 — Application of certain municipal subdivision regulations beyond corporate limits of municipality
• § 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 ordinance
• § 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 — Procedure to modify certain covenants in Shenandoah County
• § 15.2-2258 — Plat of proposed subdivision and site plans to be submitted for approval
• § 15.2-2259 — Designated agent to act on proposed final 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 commissioner of the revenue or board of real estate assessors
• § 15.2-2265 — Recordation of approved plat as transfer of streets, termination of easements and rights-of-way, etc
• § 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 — 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
• § 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; penalties
• § 15.2-2286.1 — Provisions for clustering of single-family dwellings so as to preserve open space
• § 15.2-2286.2 — Small lot residential zoning district required
• § 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 alternative fuel
• § 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
• § 15.2-2288.3:1 — Limited brewery license; local regulation of certain activities
• § 15.2-2288.3:2 — Limited distiller's license; local regulation of certain activities
• § 15.2-2288.4 — Extension of expiration dates for special use permits
• § 15.2-2288.5 — Meaning of "cemetery" for purposes of zoning
• § 15.2-2288.6 — Agricultural operations; local regulation of certain activities
• § 15.2-2288.7 — Local regulation of solar facilities
• § 15.2-2288.8 — Special exceptions for solar photovoltaic projects
• § 15.2-2288.9 — Affordable housing; religious organizations and other tax-exempt properties
• § 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 home-based child care
• § 15.2-2292.1 — Zoning provisions for temporary family health care structures
• § 15.2-2292.2 — Waiver of zoning permit requirements; child day programs
• § 15.2-2292.3 — Expedited approval for increased density for certain affordable housing developments
• § 15.2-2292.4 — Development and use of accessory dwelling units
• § 15.2-2293 — Airspace subject to zoning ordinances
• § 15.2-2293.1 — Placement of amateur radio antennas
• § 15.2-2293.2 — Regulation of helicopter use
• § 15.2-2294 — Airport safety zoning
• § 15.2-2295 — Aircraft noise attenuation features in buildings and structures within airport noise zones
• § 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 localities
• § 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 localities
• § 15.2-2303.1:1 — 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
• § 15.2-2303.4 — Provisions applicable to certain conditional rezoning proffers
• § 15.2-2304 — Affordable dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities
• § 15.2-2305 — Affordable dwelling unit ordinances
• § 15.2-2305.1 — Affordable housing dwelling unit ordinances
• § 15.2-2306 — Preservation of historical sites and architectural areas; civil penalty
• § 15.2-2306.1 — Creation of working waterfront development 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
• § 15.2-2308.1 — Boards of zoning appeals, ex parte communications, proceedings
• § 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 — Review of 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
• § 15.2-2316.3 — Definitions
• § 15.2-2316.4 — Zoning; small cell facilities
• § 15.2-2316.4:1 — Zoning; other wireless facilities and wireless support structures
• § 15.2-2316.4:2 — Application reviews
• § 15.2-2316.4:3 — Additional provisions
• § 15.2-2316.4:4 — Wireless facility modifications
• § 15.2-2316.4:5 — Temporary support structures
• § 15.2-2316.5 — Moratorium prohibited
• § 15.2-2316.6 — Definitions
• § 15.2-2316.7 — Negotiations; siting agreement
• § 15.2-2316.8 — Powers of host localities
• § 15.2-2316.9 — Effect of executed siting agreement; land use approval
• § 15.2-2316.10 — Battery energy storage projects as permitted accessory use to approved solar projects
• § 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