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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":154983,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73268,"identifier":"15.2-2231","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2231","url":"\/15.2-2231\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2231\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2231","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inclusion of incorporated towns in county plan; inclusion of adjacent unincorporated territory in municipal plan","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2231","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any county<\/span> plan may include planning of incorporated towns<\/span> to the extent to which, in the county<\/span> local planning commission<\/span>’s judgment<\/span>, it is related to planning of the unincorporated territory of the county<\/span> as a whole. However, the plan shall not be considered as a comprehensive plan for any incorporated town<\/span> unless recommended by the town<\/span> commission, if any, and adopted by the governing body<\/span> of the town<\/span>.\n\t\tAny municipal plan may include the planning of adjacent unincorporated territory to the extent to which, in the municipal local planning commission<\/span>’s judgment<\/span>, it is related to the planning of the incorporated territory of the municipality. However, the plan shall not be considered as a comprehensive plan for such unincorporated territory unless recommended by the county<\/span> commission and approved and adopted by the governing body<\/span> of the county<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINCLUSION OF INCORPORATED TOWNS IN COUNTY PLAN; INCLUSION OF ADJACENT\nUNINCORPORATED TERRITORY IN MUNICIPAL PLAN (\u00a7 15.2-2231)\n\nAny county plan may include planning of incorporated towns to the extent to\nwhich, in the county local planning commission’s judgment, it is related\nto planning of the unincorporated territory of the county as a whole. However,\nthe plan shall not be considered as a comprehensive plan for any incorporated\ntown unless recommended by the town commission, if any, and adopted by the\ngoverning body of the town.\n\t\tAny municipal plan may include the planning of adjacent unincorporated\nterritory to the extent to which, in the municipal local planning\ncommission’s judgment, it is related to the planning of the incorporated\nterritory of the municipality. However, the plan shall not be considered as a\ncomprehensive plan for such unincorporated territory unless recommended by the\ncounty commission and approved and adopted by the governing body of the county.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-922, 15-964.9; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-455; 1997, c.\n587.","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}}