Any locality may by ordinance regulate the activity on, use of, or development of a flood plain in a manner consistent with any state or federal flood plain management programs and requirements. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit a locality’s authority to regulate a flood plain pursuant to § 15.2-2283 or any other provision of law.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-984

  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245

2020, c. 166.