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If, at the expiration of seventy days from the date on which the applicant appeared before the governing body, such governing body has not disapproved the application, the applicant may proceed with the construction and installation of such sewage system, provided he first gives notice to the chairman of the governing body by registered mail of his intention to proceed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222112,"text":"The governing body of any county notified of the proposed establishment of a sewage system or of the extension of any existing sewage system under \u00a7 15.2-2126 is authorized to disapprove the same, if it finds that such sewage system is not capable of serving the proposed number of connections by reason of inadequate pipes, conduits, pumping stations, force mains, or sewage treatment plants or is otherwise inadequate to render the proposed service. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1954, chapter 382; in 1956, chapter 273; in 1958, chapter 65; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54413,"section_number":"15.2-2126","catch_line":"Notice to governing body required prior to construction","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2126\/"}],"permalink":{"id":154649,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60755,"identifier":"15.2-2127","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/4\/15.2-2127","url":"\/15.2-2127\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2127\/","token":"15.2\/II\/21\/4\/15.2-2127","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disapproval of system by governing body; failure to disapprove within seventy days","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2127","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of any county<\/span> notified of the proposed establishment of a sewage system or of the extension of any existing sewage system under \u00a7 15.2-2126<\/a> is authorized to disapprove the same, if it finds that such sewage system is not capable of serving the proposed number of connections by reason of inadequate pipes, conduits, pumping stations, force mains, or sewage treatment plants or is otherwise inadequate to render the proposed service. If, at the expiration of seventy days from the date on which the applicant appeared before the governing body<\/span>, such governing body<\/span> has not disapproved the application, the applicant may proceed with the construction and installation of such sewage system, provided he first gives notice to the chairman of the governing body<\/span> by registered mail of his intention to proceed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISAPPROVAL OF SYSTEM BY GOVERNING BODY; FAILURE TO DISAPPROVE WITHIN SEVENTY\nDAYS (\u00a7 15.2-2127)\n\nThe governing body of any county notified of the proposed establishment of a\nsewage system or of the extension of any existing sewage system under \u00a7\n15.2-2126 is authorized to disapprove the same, if it finds that such sewage\nsystem is not capable of serving the proposed number of connections by reason of\ninadequate pipes, conduits, pumping stations, force mains, or sewage treatment\nplants or is otherwise inadequate to render the proposed service. If, at the\nexpiration of seventy days from the date on which the applicant appeared before\nthe governing body, such governing body has not disapproved the application, the\napplicant may proceed with the construction and installation of such sewage\nsystem, provided he first gives notice to the chairman of the governing body by\nregistered mail of his intention to proceed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-739.8; 1954, c. 382; 1956, c. 273; 1958, c. 65; 1962,\nc. 623, \u00a7 15.1-327; 1997, c. 587.","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}}