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After the public hearing, the commission may approve, amend and approve, or disapprove the plan. Upon approval, the commission shall by resolution recommend the plan, or part thereof, to the governing body and a copy shall be certified to the governing body. Any comprehensive plan or part thereof approved by the commission pursuant to this section shall be posted on a website that is maintained by the commission or on any other website on which the commission generally posts information, and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how the public may access information regarding the plan or part thereof approved by the commission and certified to the governing body. Inadvertent failure to post information on a website in accordance with this section shall not invalidate action taken by the local planning commission following notice and public hearing as required herein.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223414,"text":"Prior to the recommendation of a comprehensive plan or any part thereof, the local planning commission shall (i) post the comprehensive plan or part thereof that is to be considered for recommendation on a website that is maintained by the commission or on any other website on which the commission generally posts information, and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how the public may access information regarding the plan or part thereof being considered for recommendation, (ii) give notice in accordance with \u00a7 15.2-2204, and (iii) hold a public hearing on the plan. After the public hearing, the commission may approve, amend and approve, or disapprove the plan. Upon approval, the commission shall by resolution recommend the plan, or part thereof, to the governing body and a copy shall be certified to the governing body. Any comprehensive plan or part thereof approved by the commission pursuant to this section shall be posted on a website that is maintained by the commission or on any other website on which the commission generally posts information, and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how the public may access information regarding the plan or part thereof approved by the commission and certified to the governing body. Inadvertent failure to post information on a website in accordance with this section shall not invalidate action taken by the local planning commission following notice and public hearing as required herein.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13039,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Comprehensive Plan","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12774,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:10","permalink":{"id":154925,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13039,"identifier":"3","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12774,"edition_id":1,"name":"Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning","identifier":"22","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":154795,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12774,"identifier":"22","token":"15.2\/II\/22","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/","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":56779,"structure_id":13039,"section_number":"15.2-2223","catch_line":"Comprehensive plan to be prepared and adopted; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 7 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 1958, chapter 389; in 1962, chapter 407; in 1968, chapter 735; in 1975, chapter 641; in 1976, chapter 642; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 605<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"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":154955,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61112,"identifier":"15.2-2225","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2225","url":"\/15.2-2225\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2225\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2225","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice and hearing on plan; recommendation by local planning commission to governing body; posting of plan on website","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2225","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Prior to the recommendation of a comprehensive plan or any part thereof, the local planning commission<\/span> shall (i) post the comprehensive plan or part thereof that is to be considered for recommendation on a website that is maintained by the commission or on any other website on which the commission generally posts information, and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how the public may access information regarding the plan or part thereof being considered for recommendation, (ii) give notice in accordance with \u00a7 15.2-2204<\/a>, and (iii) hold a public hearing<\/span> on the plan. After the public hearing<\/span>, the commission may approve, amend<\/span> and approve, or disapprove the plan. Upon approval, the commission shall by resolution recommend the plan, or part thereof, to the governing body<\/span> and a copy shall be certified to the governing body<\/span>. Any comprehensive plan or part thereof approved by the commission pursuant to this section shall be posted on a website that is maintained by the commission or on any other website on which the commission generally posts information, and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how the public may access information regarding the plan or part thereof approved by the commission and certified to the governing body<\/span>. Inadvertent failure to post information on a website in accordance with this section shall not invalidate action taken by the local planning commission<\/span> following notice and public hearing<\/span> as required herein.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE AND HEARING ON PLAN; RECOMMENDATION BY LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION TO\nGOVERNING BODY; POSTING OF PLAN ON WEBSITE (\u00a7 15.2-2225)\n\nPrior to the recommendation of a comprehensive plan or any part thereof, the\nlocal planning commission shall (i) post the comprehensive plan or part thereof\nthat is to be considered for recommendation on a website that is maintained by\nthe commission or on any other website on which the commission generally posts\ninformation, and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how\nthe public may access information regarding the plan or part thereof being\nconsidered for recommendation, (ii) give notice in accordance with \u00a7 15.2-2204,\nand (iii) hold a public hearing on the plan. After the public hearing, the\ncommission may approve, amend and approve, or disapprove the plan. Upon\napproval, the commission shall by resolution recommend the plan, or part\nthereof, to the governing body and a copy shall be certified to the governing\nbody. Any comprehensive plan or part thereof approved by the commission pursuant\nto this section shall be posted on a website that is maintained by the\ncommission or on any other website on which the commission generally posts\ninformation, and that is available to the public or that clearly describes how\nthe public may access information regarding the plan or part thereof approved by\nthe commission and certified to the governing body. Inadvertent failure to post\ninformation on a website in accordance with this section shall not invalidate\naction taken by the local planning commission following notice and public\nhearing as required herein.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-908, 15-921, 15-922, 15-964.2, 15-964.3; 1958, c.\n389; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7\u00a7 15.1-448, 15.1-449; 1968, c. 735; 1975, c. 641; 1976, c.\n642; 1997, c. 587; 2009, c. 605.","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}}