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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":154901,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70041,"identifier":"15.2-2218","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/2\/15.2-2218","url":"\/15.2-2218\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2218\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/2\/15.2-2218","dublin_core":{"Title":"County planning commission serving as commission of town","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2218","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The governing body<\/span> of any town<\/span> may designate, with the consent of the governing body<\/span> of a contiguous county<\/span>, by ordinance<\/span>, the county<\/span> planning commission as the local planning commission<\/span> of the town<\/span>.\n\t\tA county<\/span> commission designated as a town<\/span> commission shall have all the powers and duties granted under this chapter to a local planning commission<\/span>.\n\t\tAny town<\/span> designating a county<\/span> commission as its local planning commission<\/span> may contract<\/span> annually to pay the county<\/span> a proportionate part of the expenses properly chargeable for the planning service rendered the town<\/span>, and any such payments may be appropriated to the county<\/span> planning commission in addition to any funds budgeted for planning purposes.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION SERVING AS COMMISSION OF TOWN (\u00a7 15.2-2218)\n\nThe governing body of any town may designate, with the consent of the governing\nbody of a contiguous county, by ordinance, the county planning commission as the\nlocal planning commission of the town.\n\t\tA county commission designated as a town commission shall have all the powers\nand duties granted under this chapter to a local planning commission.\n\t\tAny town designating a county commission as its local planning commission may\ncontract annually to pay the county a proportionate part of the expenses\nproperly chargeable for the planning service rendered the town, and any such\npayments may be appropriated to the county planning commission in addition to\nany funds budgeted for planning purposes.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-900, 15-903, 15-963.6; 1950, p. 487; 1962, c. 407,\n\u00a7 15.1-443; 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}}