Virginia § 15.2-2210 Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions

Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-2210 — Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions

Virginia § 15.2-2210

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 15.2COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS

Subtitle IIPOWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 22PLANNING, SUBDIVISION OF LAND AND ZONING

Art. 2LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS

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Va. Code Ann. § 15.2-2210 (2026).

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Every locality shall by resolution or ordinance create a local planning commission in order to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs. In accomplishing the objectives of § 15.2-2200 the local planning commissions shall serve primarily in an advisory capacity to the governing bodies.

Any locality may participate in a planning district commission in accordance with Chapter 42 (§ 15.2-4200 et seq.) of this title or a joint local commission in accordance with § 15.2-2219.

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Every locality shall by resolution or ordinance create a local planning commission in order to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs. In accomplishing the objectives of § 15.2-2200 the local planning commissions shall serve primarily in an advisory capacity to the governing bodies.

Any locality may participate in a planning district commission in accordance with Chapter 42 (§ 15.2-4200 et seq.) of this title or a joint local commission in accordance with § 15.2-2219.