Virginia Code 15.2-2240: Localities to adopt ordinances regulating subdivision and development of land.
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The governing body of every locality shall adopt an ordinance to assure the orderly subdivision of land and its development.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-2240
- Development: means a tract of land developed or to be developed as a unit under single ownership or unified control which is to be used for any business or industrial purpose or is to contain three or more residential dwelling units. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
- Governing body: means the board of supervisors of a county, council of a city, or council of a town, as the context may require. See Virginia Code 15.2-102
- Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
Code 1950, §§ 15-781, 15-967; 1950, p. 183; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-465; 1975, c. 641; 1997, c. 587.