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For purposes of the study, public facilities may include but need not be limited to water and sewer lines and treatment plants, schools, public safety facilities, streets and highways. The planning commission may forward the study to the local governing body or any other local, regional, state or federal agency that the planning commission believes might benefit from its findings. The study shall also be forwarded to any utility companies or franchised cable operators that may be impacted by such public facilities. The utility companies, the franchised cable operators, and the locality shall cooperate and coordinate in the relocation of such utilities and cable lines as may be appropriate to avoid unnecessary delays in the construction of public facilities and capital projects by the affected localities, consistent with the service obligations of the utility companies and franchised cable operators. 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The study shall also be forwarded to any utility companies or franchised cable operators that may be impacted by such public facilities. The utility companies, the franchised cable operators, and the locality shall cooperate and coordinate in the relocation of such utilities and cable lines as may be appropriate to avoid unnecessary delays in the construction of public facilities and capital projects by the affected localities, consistent with the service obligations of the utility companies and franchised cable operators. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 609<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 553<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":154979,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79536,"identifier":"15.2-2230.1","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2230.1","url":"\/15.2-2230.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2230.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2230.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public facilities study","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2230.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to reviewing the comprehensive plan, the planning commission may make a study of the public facilities, including existing facilities, which would be needed if the comprehensive plan is fully implemented. The study may include estimations of the annual prospective operating costs for such facilities and any revenues, including tax revenues, that may be generated by such facilities. For purposes of the study, public facilities may include but need not be limited to water and sewer lines and treatment plants, schools, public safety facilities, streets<\/span> and highways. The planning commission may forward the study to the local governing body<\/span> or any other local, regional, state or federal agency that the planning commission believes might benefit from its findings<\/span>. The study shall also be forwarded to any utility companies or franchised cable operators that may be impacted by such public facilities. The utility companies, the franchised cable operators, and the locality<\/span> shall cooperate and coordinate in the relocation of such utilities and cable lines as may be appropriate to avoid unnecessary delays in the construction of public facilities and capital projects by the affected localities, consistent with the service obligations of the utility companies and franchised cable operators. For purposes of this section, the term “utility company” shall not include a municipal utility that operates outside its locality<\/span>’s boundaries.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC FACILITIES STUDY (\u00a7 15.2-2230.1)\n\nIn addition to reviewing the comprehensive plan, the planning commission may\nmake a study of the public facilities, including existing facilities, which\nwould be needed if the comprehensive plan is fully implemented. The study may\ninclude estimations of the annual prospective operating costs for such\nfacilities and any revenues, including tax revenues, that may be generated by\nsuch facilities. For purposes of the study, public facilities may include but\nneed not be limited to water and sewer lines and treatment plants, schools,\npublic safety facilities, streets and highways. The planning commission may\nforward the study to the local governing body or any other local, regional,\nstate or federal agency that the planning commission believes might benefit from\nits findings. The study shall also be forwarded to any utility companies or\nfranchised cable operators that may be impacted by such public facilities. The\nutility companies, the franchised cable operators, and the locality shall\ncooperate and coordinate in the relocation of such utilities and cable lines as\nmay be appropriate to avoid unnecessary delays in the construction of public\nfacilities and capital projects by the affected localities, consistent with the\nservice obligations of the utility companies and franchised cable operators. For\npurposes of this section, the term “utility company” shall not\ninclude a municipal utility that operates outside its locality’s\nboundaries.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 609; 2012, c. 553.","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}}