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The planning commission of any locality shall consult with the installation commander of any military installation that will be affected by potential development within the locality so as to reasonably protect the military installation against any adverse effects that might be caused by the development. Planning commissions may appoint committees and may adopt rules as needed to effect such cooperation. Planning commissions may also cooperate with state and federal officials, departments and agencies. Planning commissions may request from such departments and agencies, and such departments and agencies of the Commonwealth shall furnish, such reasonable information which may affect the planning and development of the locality.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311781,"text":"The planning commission of any locality may cooperate with local planning commissions or legislative and administrative bodies and officials of other localities so as to coordinate planning and development among the localities. The planning commission of any locality shall consult with the installation commander of any military installation that will be affected by potential development within the locality so as to reasonably protect the military installation against any adverse effects that might be caused by the development. Planning commissions may appoint committees and may adopt rules as needed to effect such cooperation. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 407; in 1975, chapter 641; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 149<\/a> and 213<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":154873,"object_type":"law","relational_id":87073,"identifier":"15.2-2211","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/2\/15.2-2211","url":"\/15.2-2211\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2211\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/2\/15.2-2211","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation of local planning commissions and other agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2211","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The planning commission of any locality<\/span> may cooperate with local planning commissions<\/span> or legislative and administrative bodies and officials of other localities so as to coordinate planning and development<\/span> among the localities. The planning commission of any locality<\/span> shall consult with the installation commander of any military installation<\/span> that will be affected by potential development<\/span> within the locality<\/span> so as to reasonably protect the military installation<\/span> against any adverse effects that might be caused by the development<\/span>. Planning commissions may appoint committees and may adopt rules as needed to effect such cooperation. Planning commissions may also cooperate with state and federal officials, departments and agencies. Planning commissions may request from such departments and agencies, and such departments and agencies of the Commonwealth shall furnish, such reasonable information which may affect the planning and development<\/span> of the locality<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION OF LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES (\u00a7 15.2-2211)\n\nThe planning commission of any locality may cooperate with local planning\ncommissions or legislative and administrative bodies and officials of other\nlocalities so as to coordinate planning and development among the localities.\nThe planning commission of any locality shall consult with the installation\ncommander of any military installation that will be affected by potential\ndevelopment within the locality so as to reasonably protect the military\ninstallation against any adverse effects that might be caused by the\ndevelopment. Planning commissions may appoint committees and may adopt rules as\nneeded to effect such cooperation. Planning commissions may also cooperate with\nstate and federal officials, departments and agencies. Planning commissions may\nrequest from such departments and agencies, and such departments and agencies of\nthe Commonwealth shall furnish, such reasonable information which may affect the\nplanning and development of the locality.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-961.1; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-428; 1975, c. 641; 1997,\nc. 587; 2013, cc. 149, 213.","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}}