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A town may acquire pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1800, but not by condemnation, land within its boundaries or within three miles outside its boundaries, for the development thereon of business and industry. No such land shall be acquired until the governing body has held a public hearing concerning such proposed acquisition. Any land so acquired may be leased or sold at public or private sale to any person, firm or corporation who will locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment. This section shall constitute the authority for any town to exercise the powers herein conferred notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary.\n\t\tIf any land so acquired, or any part thereof, is not sold to a person, firm or corporation who will locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment, and such land is, in the discretion of the governing body, not required for the development thereon of business and industry, the governing body, if deemed proper by it, may dispose of the land so acquired, in whole or in part, making such limitations as to the uses thereof as it may see fit. No such land shall be disposed of until the governing body has held a public hearing concerning such proposed disposal.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242479,"text":"A city or county may acquire by contract, with such consideration as is agreed to by the parties, but not by condemnation, land within its boundaries for the development thereon of business and industry. A town may acquire pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1800, but not by condemnation, land within its boundaries or within three miles outside its boundaries, for the development thereon of business and industry. No such land shall be acquired until the governing body has held a public hearing concerning such proposed acquisition. Any land so acquired may be leased or sold at public or private sale to any person, firm or corporation who will locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment. This section shall constitute the authority for any town to exercise the powers herein conferred notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary.\n\t\tIf any land so acquired, or any part thereof, is not sold to a person, firm or corporation who will locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment, and such land is, in the discretion of the governing body, not required for the development thereon of business and industry, the governing body, if deemed proper by it, may dispose of the land so acquired, in whole or in part, making such limitations as to the uses thereof as it may see fit. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 545; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1977, chapter 636; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 198<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 389<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82693,"section_number":"15.2-1800","catch_line":"Purchase, sale, use, etc., of real property","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-1800\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154019,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66871,"identifier":"15.2-1802","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/1\/15.2-1802","url":"\/15.2-1802\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1802\/","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/1\/15.2-1802","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of towns to acquire, lease or sell land for development of business and industry","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1802","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A city<\/span> or county<\/span> may acquire by contract<\/span>, with such consideration as is agreed to by the parties, but not by condemnation, land within its boundaries for the development thereon of business and industry. A town<\/span> may acquire pursuant to \u00a7 15.2-1800<\/a>, but not by condemnation, land within its boundaries or within three miles outside its boundaries, for the development thereon of business and industry. No such land shall be acquired until the governing body<\/span> has held a public hearing<\/span> concerning such proposed acquisition. Any land so acquired may be leased or sold at public or private sale to any person, firm or corporation who will locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment. This section shall constitute the authority for any town<\/span> to exercise the powers herein conferred notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary.\n\t\tIf any land so acquired, or any part thereof, is not sold to a person, firm or corporation who will locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment, and such land is, in the discretion of the governing body<\/span>, not required for the development thereon of business and industry, the governing body<\/span>, if deemed proper by it, may dispose of the land so acquired, in whole or in part, making such limitations as to the uses thereof as it may see fit. No such land shall be disposed of until the governing body<\/span> has held a public hearing<\/span> concerning such proposed disposal.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF TOWNS TO ACQUIRE, LEASE OR SELL LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS\nAND INDUSTRY (\u00a7 15.2-1802)\n\nA city or county may acquire by contract, with such consideration as is agreed\nto by the parties, but not by condemnation, land within its boundaries for the\ndevelopment thereon of business and industry. A town may acquire pursuant to \u00a7\n15.2-1800, but not by condemnation, land within its boundaries or within three\nmiles outside its boundaries, for the development thereon of business and\nindustry. No such land shall be acquired until the governing body has held a\npublic hearing concerning such proposed acquisition. Any land so acquired may be\nleased or sold at public or private sale to any person, firm or corporation who\nwill locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment. This section\nshall constitute the authority for any town to exercise the powers herein\nconferred notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary.\n\t\tIf any land so acquired, or any part thereof, is not sold to a person, firm or\ncorporation who will locate thereon any business or manufacturing establishment,\nand such land is, in the discretion of the governing body, not required for the\ndevelopment thereon of business and industry, the governing body, if deemed\nproper by it, may dispose of the land so acquired, in whole or in part, making\nsuch limitations as to the uses thereof as it may see fit. No such land shall be\ndisposed of until the governing body has held a public hearing concerning such\nproposed disposal.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-7.2; 1960, c. 545; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-18; 1977, c.\n636; 1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 198; 2012, c. 389.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}