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In addition to the centerline of each street, the map shall indicate the width of the right-of-way thereof. Local planning commissions are hereby empowered to make or cause to be made the surveys required herein.\n\t\t\tAfter adoption by the governing body of an official map, the local governing body may acquire in any way permitted by law property which is or may be needed for the construction of any street, alley, walkway, waterway or public area shown on the map. When an application for a building permit is made to a locality for an area shown on the official map as a future or proposed right-of-way, the locality shall have sixty days to either grant or deny the building permit. If the permit is denied for the sole purpose of acquiring the property, the locality has 120 days from the date of denial to acquire the property, either through negotiation or by filing condemnation proceedings. If the locality has not acted within the 120 day period, the building permit shall be issued to the applicant provided all other requirements of law have been met.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":212482,"text":"In localities where no official map exists, or where an existing official map is incomplete, the local planning commission may make, or cause to be made, a map showing the location of any:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":212483,"text":"Legally established public street, alley, walkway, waterway, and public area of the locality; and","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":212484,"text":"Future or proposed public street, alley, walkway, waterway and public area.\n\t\t\tNo future or proposed street or street line, waterway, nor public area, shall be shown on an official map unless and until the centerline of the street, the course of the waterway, or the metes and bounds of the public area, have been fixed or determined in relation to known, fixed and permanent monuments by a physical survey or aerial photographic survey thereof. In addition to the centerline of each street, the map shall indicate the width of the right-of-way thereof. Local planning commissions are hereby empowered to make or cause to be made the surveys required herein.\n\t\t\tAfter adoption by the governing body of an official map, the local governing body may acquire in any way permitted by law property which is or may be needed for the construction of any street, alley, walkway, waterway or public area shown on the map. When an application for a building permit is made to a locality for an area shown on the official map as a future or proposed right-of-way, the locality shall have sixty days to either grant or deny the building permit. If the permit is denied for the sole purpose of acquiring the property, the locality has 120 days from the date of denial to acquire the property, either through negotiation or by filing condemnation proceedings. If the locality has not acted within the 120 day period, the building permit shall be issued to the applicant provided all other requirements of law have been met.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15238,"edition_id":1,"name":"The Official Map","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12774,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:53:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:53:14","permalink":{"id":154991,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15238,"identifier":"4","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/4\/","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":58010,"structure_id":15238,"section_number":"15.2-2233","catch_line":"Maps to be prepared in localities; what map shall show","url":"\/15.2-2233\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2233","metadata":false},{"id":67362,"structure_id":15238,"section_number":"15.2-2234","catch_line":"Adoption; filing in office of clerk of court","url":"\/15.2-2234\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2234","metadata":false},{"id":85818,"structure_id":15238,"section_number":"15.2-2235","catch_line":"Additions and modifications","url":"\/15.2-2235\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2235","metadata":false},{"id":78945,"structure_id":15238,"section_number":"15.2-2236","catch_line":"Periodic review and readoption","url":"\/15.2-2236\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2236","metadata":false},{"id":84452,"structure_id":15238,"section_number":"15.2-2237","catch_line":"Consultation with Commonwealth Transportation Board; copies of map and ordinance to be sent to Commonwealth Transportation Board","url":"\/15.2-2237\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2237","metadata":false},{"id":60753,"structure_id":15238,"section_number":"15.2-2238","catch_line":"Authority of counties under Article 2 (\u00a7 33.2-705 et seq.) of Chapter 7 not affected","url":"\/15.2-2238\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2238","metadata":false}],"next_section":{"id":67362,"structure_id":15238,"section_number":"15.2-2234","catch_line":"Adoption; filing in office of clerk of court","url":"\/15.2-2234\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2234","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/15.2-2233\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1976, chapter 619; in 1988, chapter 436; in 1995, chapter 264<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77758,"section_number":"15.2-2201","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2201\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":154993,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58010,"identifier":"15.2-2233","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2233","url":"\/15.2-2233\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2233\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/4\/15.2-2233","dublin_core":{"Title":"Maps to be prepared in localities; what map shall show","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2233","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In localities where no official map<\/span> exists, or where an existing official map<\/span> is incomplete, the local planning commission<\/span> may make, or cause to be made, a map showing the location of any:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Legally established public street<\/span>, alley, walkway, waterway, and public area of the locality<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Future or proposed public street<\/span>, alley, walkway, waterway and public area.\n\t\t\tNo future or proposed street<\/span> or street<\/span> line, waterway, nor public area, shall be shown on an official map<\/span> unless and until the centerline of the street<\/span>, the course of the waterway, or the metes and bounds of the public area, have been fixed or determined in relation to known, fixed and permanent monuments by a physical survey or aerial photographic survey thereof. In addition to the centerline of each street<\/span>, the map shall indicate the width of the right-of-way thereof. Local planning commissions<\/span> are hereby empowered to make or cause to be made the surveys required herein.\n\t\t\tAfter adoption by the governing body<\/span> of an official map<\/span>, the local governing body<\/span> may acquire in any way permitted by law<\/span> property which is or may be needed for the construction of any street<\/span>, alley, walkway, waterway or public area shown on the map. When an application for a building permit is made to a locality<\/span> for an area shown on the official map<\/span> as a future or proposed right-of-way, the locality<\/span> shall have sixty days to either grant or deny the building permit. If the permit is denied for the sole purpose of acquiring the property, the locality<\/span> has 120 days from the date of denial to acquire the property, either through negotiation or by filing condemnation proceedings. If the locality<\/span> has not acted within the 120 day period, the building permit shall be issued to the applicant provided all other requirements of law<\/span> have been met. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMAPS TO BE PREPARED IN LOCALITIES; WHAT MAP SHALL SHOW (\u00a7 15.2-2233)\n\nIn localities where no official map exists, or where an existing official map is\nincomplete, the local planning commission may make, or cause to be made, a map\nshowing the location of any:\n\n1. Legally established public street, alley, walkway, waterway, and public area\nof the locality; and\n\n2. Future or proposed public street, alley, walkway, waterway and public area.\n\t\t\tNo future or proposed street or street line, waterway, nor public area, shall\nbe shown on an official map unless and until the centerline of the street, the\ncourse of the waterway, or the metes and bounds of the public area, have been\nfixed or determined in relation to known, fixed and permanent monuments by a\nphysical survey or aerial photographic survey thereof. In addition to the\ncenterline of each street, the map shall indicate the width of the right-of-way\nthereof. Local planning commissions are hereby empowered to make or cause to be\nmade the surveys required herein.\n\t\t\tAfter adoption by the governing body of an official map, the local governing\nbody may acquire in any way permitted by law property which is or may be needed\nfor the construction of any street, alley, walkway, waterway or public area\nshown on the map. When an application for a building permit is made to a\nlocality for an area shown on the official map as a future or proposed\nright-of-way, the locality shall have sixty days to either grant or deny the\nbuilding permit. If the permit is denied for the sole purpose of acquiring the\nproperty, the locality has 120 days from the date of denial to acquire the\nproperty, either through negotiation or by filing condemnation proceedings. If\nthe locality has not acted within the 120 day period, the building permit shall\nbe issued to the applicant provided all other requirements of law have been met.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-965; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-458; 1976, c. 619; 1988, c.\n436; 1995, c. 264; 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}}