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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 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.
• 15.2-2209 - Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance.
• 15.2-2209.1 - Extension of approvals to address housing crisis.
• 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.
• 15.2-2224 - 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 § 33.1-229 et seq. 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.
• 15.2-2242 - 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.
• 15.2-2245 - 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 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 - 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 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 - 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; penalties.
• 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 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.
• 15.2-2288.4 - 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 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 counties.
• 15.2-2303.1:1 - (Expires July 1, 2014) 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.