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the construction of service roads in connection therewith; and all other authority with respect to such streets and incidental thereto, as the Commonwealth Transportation Board has under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-400 through 33.2-404, or as the Board may be hereafter granted by amendment thereof or otherwise. “Limited access street” as used in this section means a street especially designed for through traffic over which abutters have no easement or right of light, air or access because their property abuts upon such limited access street.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":276681,"text":"Localities shall have the same authority with respect to the planning, designation, acquisition, opening, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, discontinuance and regulation of the use of limited access streets; the designation of existing streets as limited access streets, and the extinguishment of easements and rights in connection therewith; the regulation and restriction of access to such streets; the construction of service roads in connection therewith; and all other authority with respect to such streets and incidental thereto, as the Commonwealth Transportation Board has under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-400 through 33.2-404, or as the Board may be hereafter granted by amendment thereof or otherwise. “Limited access street” as used in this section means a street especially designed for through traffic over which abutters have no easement or right of light, air or access because their property abuts upon such limited access street.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13585,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13584,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:19","permalink":{"id":154263,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13585,"identifier":"5","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/5","url":"\/15.2\/II\/20\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13584,"edition_id":1,"name":"Streets and Alleys","identifier":"20","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:19","permalink":{"id":154185,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13584,"identifier":"20","token":"15.2\/II\/20","url":"\/15.2\/II\/20\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":72785,"structure_id":13585,"section_number":"15.2-2015","catch_line":"Use of streets, etc., for transportation and utilities; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1952, chapter 422; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":56152,"section_number":"56-546","catch_line":"Local approvals","order_by":null,"url":"\/56-546\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83388,"section_number":"33.2-400","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-400\/"},{"id":82620,"section_number":"33.2-404","catch_line":"Service roads parallel to limited access highways; standards for access, service, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-404\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154313,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77124,"identifier":"15.2-2026","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/5\/15.2-2026","url":"\/15.2-2026\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2026\/","token":"15.2\/II\/20\/5\/15.2-2026","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limited access streets","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2026","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Localities shall have the same authority with respect to the planning, designation, acquisition, opening, construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, discontinuance and regulation of the use of limited access streets; the designation of existing streets as limited access streets, and the extinguishment of easements and rights in connection therewith; the regulation and restriction of access to such streets; the construction of service roads in connection therewith; and all other authority with respect to such streets and incidental thereto, as the Commonwealth Transportation Board has under the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-400<\/a> through 33.2-404<\/a>, or as the Board may be hereafter granted by amendment thereof or otherwise. “Limited access street” as used in this section means a street especially designed for through traffic over which abutters have no easement or right of light, air or access because their property abuts upon such limited access street.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITED ACCESS STREETS (\u00a7 15.2-2026)\n\nLocalities shall have the same authority with respect to the planning,\ndesignation, acquisition, opening, construction, reconstruction, improvement,\nmaintenance, discontinuance and regulation of the use of limited access streets;\nthe designation of existing streets as limited access streets, and the\nextinguishment of easements and rights in connection therewith; the regulation\nand restriction of access to such streets; the construction of service roads in\nconnection therewith; and all other authority with respect to such streets and\nincidental thereto, as the Commonwealth Transportation Board has under the\nprovisions of \u00a7\u00a7 33.2-400 through 33.2-404, or as the Board may be hereafter\ngranted by amendment thereof or otherwise. “Limited access street”\nas used in this section means a street especially designed for through traffic\nover which abutters have no easement or right of light, air or access because\ntheir property abuts upon such limited access street.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-7.1; 1952, c. 422; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-16; 1997, c.\n587.","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}}