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The applicant for closure of streets or alleys in such cities that have appointed viewers pursuant to this section shall not be required to advertise, and the governing body shall not be required to hold a separate hearing, for appointment of viewers for each specific street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated. The applicant and the governing body of such city shall comply with all other provisions of \u00a7 15.2-2006.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":281756,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 15.2-2006, the City of Virginia Beach may by ordinance appoint three to five viewers for terms of one year to view each and every street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated during the term. The notice requirements of \u00a7 15.2-2204 shall be complied with for each hearing regarding discontinuance of the street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated. The applicant for closure of streets or alleys in such cities that have appointed viewers pursuant to this section shall not be required to advertise, and the governing body shall not be required to hold a separate hearing, for appointment of viewers for each specific street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 742<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2007, chapter 813<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72383,"section_number":"15.2-2006","catch_line":"Alteration and vacation of public rights-of-way; appeal from decision","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2006\/"},{"id":73996,"section_number":"15.2-2204","catch_line":"Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2204\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154223,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78632,"identifier":"15.2-2007.1","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2007.1","url":"\/15.2-2007.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2007.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/2\/15.2-2007.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment of viewers in certain cities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2007.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 15.2-2006<\/a>, the City<\/span> of Virginia Beach may by ordinance<\/span> appoint three to five viewers for terms of one year to view each and every street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated during the term. The notice requirements of \u00a7 15.2-2204<\/a> shall be complied with for each hearing<\/span> regarding discontinuance of the street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated. The applicant for closure of streets or alleys in such cities that have appointed viewers pursuant to this section shall not be required to advertise, and the governing body<\/span> shall not be required to hold a separate hearing<\/span>, for appointment of viewers for each specific street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated. The applicant and the governing body<\/span> of such city<\/span> shall comply with all other provisions of \u00a7 15.2-2006<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT OF VIEWERS IN CERTAIN CITIES (\u00a7 15.2-2007.1)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 15.2-2006, the City of Virginia Beach may\nby ordinance appoint three to five viewers for terms of one year to view each\nand every street or alley proposed to be altered or vacated during the term. The\nnotice requirements of \u00a7 15.2-2204 shall be complied with for each hearing\nregarding discontinuance of the street or alley proposed to be altered or\nvacated. The applicant for closure of streets or alleys in such cities that have\nappointed viewers pursuant to this section shall not be required to advertise,\nand the governing body shall not be required to hold a separate hearing, for\nappointment of viewers for each specific street or alley proposed to be altered\nor vacated. The applicant and the governing body of such city shall comply with\nall other provisions of \u00a7 15.2-2006.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, c. 742, \u00a7 15.1-364.2; 2007, c. 813.","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}}