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The commission shall submit the program annually to the governing body, or to the chief administrative officer or other official charged with preparation of the budget for the locality, at such time as it or he shall direct. The capital improvement program shall include the commission’s recommendations, and estimates of cost of the facilities and life cycle costs, including any road improvement and any transportation improvement the locality chooses to include in its capital improvement plan and as provided for in the comprehensive plan, and the means of financing them, to be undertaken in the ensuing fiscal year and in a period not to exceed the next four years, as the basis of the capital budget for the locality. In the preparation of its capital budget recommendations, the commission shall consult with the chief administrative officer or other executive head of the government of the locality, the heads of departments and interested citizens and organizations and shall hold such public hearings as it deems necessary.\n\t\tLocalities may use value engineering for any capital project. For purposes of this section, “value engineering” has the same meaning as that in \u00a7 2.2-1133.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254692,"text":"A local planning commission may, and at the direction of the governing body shall, prepare and revise annually a capital improvement program based on the comprehensive plan of the locality for a period not to exceed the ensuing five years. The commission shall submit the program annually to the governing body, or to the chief administrative officer or other official charged with preparation of the budget for the locality, at such time as it or he shall direct. The capital improvement program shall include the commission’s recommendations, and estimates of cost of the facilities and life cycle costs, including any road improvement and any transportation improvement the locality chooses to include in its capital improvement plan and as provided for in the comprehensive plan, and the means of financing them, to be undertaken in the ensuing fiscal year and in a period not to exceed the next four years, as the basis of the capital budget for the locality. In the preparation of its capital budget recommendations, the commission shall consult with the chief administrative officer or other executive head of the government of the locality, the heads of departments and interested citizens and organizations and shall hold such public hearings as it deems necessary.\n\t\tLocalities may use value engineering for any capital project. 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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 1962, chapter 407; in 1975, chapter 641; in 1976, chapter 650; in 1996, chapter 553<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 565<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 658<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63949,"section_number":"15.2-2298","catch_line":"Same; additional conditions as a part of rezoning or zoning map amendment in certain high-growth localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2298\/"},{"id":72559,"section_number":"15.2-2303.2","catch_line":"Proffered cash payments and expenditures","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2303.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83823,"section_number":"2.2-1133","catch_line":"Use of value engineering","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1133\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155019,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70592,"identifier":"15.2-2239","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/5\/15.2-2239","url":"\/15.2-2239\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2239\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/5\/15.2-2239","dublin_core":{"Title":"Local planning commissions to prepare and submit annually capital improvement programs to governing body or official charged with preparation of budget","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2239","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A local planning commission<\/span> may, and at the direction of the governing body<\/span> shall, prepare and revise annually a capital improvement program based on the comprehensive plan of the locality<\/span> for a period not to exceed the ensuing five years. The commission shall submit the program annually to the governing body<\/span>, or to the chief administrative officer or other official charged with preparation of the budget for the locality<\/span>, at such time as it or he shall direct. The capital improvement program shall include the commission’s recommendations, and estimates of cost of the facilities and life cycle costs, including any road improvement and any transportation improvement the locality<\/span> chooses to include in its capital improvement plan and as provided for in the comprehensive plan, and the means of financing them, to be undertaken in the ensuing fiscal year and in a period not to exceed the next four years, as the basis of the capital budget for the locality<\/span>. In the preparation of its capital budget recommendations, the commission shall consult with the chief administrative officer or other executive head of the government of the locality<\/span>, the heads of departments and interested citizens and organizations and shall hold such public hearings<\/span> as it deems necessary.\n\t\tLocalities may use value engineering<\/span> for any capital project. For purposes of this section, “value engineering<\/span>” has the same meaning as that in \u00a7 2.2-1133<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOCAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT ANNUALLY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT\nPROGRAMS TO GOVERNING BODY OR OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH PREPARATION OF BUDGET (\u00a7\n15.2-2239)\n\nA local planning commission may, and at the direction of the governing body\nshall, prepare and revise annually a capital improvement program based on the\ncomprehensive plan of the locality for a period not to exceed the ensuing five\nyears. The commission shall submit the program annually to the governing body,\nor to the chief administrative officer or other official charged with\npreparation of the budget for the locality, at such time as it or he shall\ndirect. The capital improvement program shall include the commission’s\nrecommendations, and estimates of cost of the facilities and life cycle costs,\nincluding any road improvement and any transportation improvement the locality\nchooses to include in its capital improvement plan and as provided for in the\ncomprehensive plan, and the means of financing them, to be undertaken in the\nensuing fiscal year and in a period not to exceed the next four years, as the\nbasis of the capital budget for the locality. In the preparation of its capital\nbudget recommendations, the commission shall consult with the chief\nadministrative officer or other executive head of the government of the\nlocality, the heads of departments and interested citizens and organizations and\nshall hold such public hearings as it deems necessary.\n\t\tLocalities may use value engineering for any capital project. For purposes of\nthis section, “value engineering” has the same meaning as that in \u00a7\n2.2-1133.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-966; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-464; 1975, c. 641; 1976, c.\n650; 1996, c. 553; 1997, c. 587; 2006, c. 565; 2011, c. 658.","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}}