In every locality the local planning commission shall prepare and recommend the subdivision ordinance and transmit it to the governing body. The governing body of every locality shall approve and adopt a subdivision ordinance only after notice has been published, and a public hearing held, in accordance with § 15.2-2204.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-2251

  • 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
  • Local planning commission: means a municipal planning commission or a county planning commission. See Virginia Code 15.2-2201
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221

Code 1950, §§ 15-782, 15-967.5; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-470; 1975, c. 641; 1997, c. 587.

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