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Any such modification shall be set forth in the respective subdivision ordinances, by map or description or both.\n\t\t\tNo such regulations or amendments thereto shall be finally adopted by any such municipality until the governing body of the county in which such area is located shall have been duly notified in writing by the governing body of the municipality or its designated agent of such proposed regulations, and requested to review and approve or disapprove the same; and if such county fail to notify the governing body of such municipality of its disapproval of such plan within forty-five days after the giving of such notice, such plan shall be considered approved. Provided, however, that in any county which has a duly appointed planning commission, the governing body or the council shall send a copy of such proposed regulations or amendments thereof to such commission which shall review and recommend approval or disapproval of the same. The county commission shall not take any such action until notice has been given and a hearing held as prescribed by § 15.2-2204. Such hearing shall be held by the county commission within sixty days after the giving of notice by the municipality or its agent. Such commission shall forthwith after such hearing make its recommendations to the governing body of the county which shall within thirty days after such hearing notify the municipality of its approval or disapproval of such regulations and no regulations effective beyond the corporate limits shall be finally adopted by the municipality until notification by the governing body of the county, except that if the county fails to notify the governing body of the municipality of its disapproval of such regulations within ninety days after copy of the regulations or amendments thereof are received by the county commission, the regulations shall be deemed to have been approved.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":290733,"text":"The subdivision regulations adopted by a municipality within the counties of Giles, Clarke, Culpeper, Loudoun or Mecklenburg shall apply within the corporate limits and may apply beyond, if the municipal ordinance so provides, within the distance therefrom set out below:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":290734,"text":"Within a distance of five miles from the corporate limits of cities having a population of one hundred thousand or more;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":290735,"text":"Within a distance of three miles from the corporate limits of cities having a population of less than one hundred thousand; and","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":290736,"text":"Within a distance of two miles from the corporate limits of incorporated towns.\n\t\t\tWhere the corporate limits of two municipalities are closer together than the sum of the distances from their respective corporate limits as above set forth, the dividing line of jurisdiction shall be halfway between the limits of the overlapping boundaries.\n\t\t\tThe foregoing distances may be modified by mutual agreement between the governing bodies concerned, depending upon their respective areas of interest, provided such modified limits bear a reasonable relationship to natural geographic considerations or to the comprehensive plans for the area. Any such modification shall be set forth in the respective subdivision ordinances, by map or description or both.\n\t\t\tNo such regulations or amendments thereto shall be finally adopted by any such municipality until the governing body of the county in which such area is located shall have been duly notified in writing by the governing body of the municipality or its designated agent of such proposed regulations, and requested to review and approve or disapprove the same; and if such county fail to notify the governing body of such municipality of its disapproval of such plan within forty-five days after the giving of such notice, such plan shall be considered approved. Provided, however, that in any county which has a duly appointed planning commission, the governing body or the council shall send a copy of such proposed regulations or amendments thereof to such commission which shall review and recommend approval or disapproval of the same. The county commission shall not take any such action until notice has been given and a hearing held as prescribed by § 15.2-2204. Such hearing shall be held by the county commission within sixty days after the giving of notice by the municipality or its agent. Such commission shall forthwith after such hearing make its recommendations to the governing body of the county which shall within thirty days after such hearing notify the municipality of its approval or disapproval of such regulations and no regulations effective beyond the corporate limits shall be finally adopted by the municipality until notification by the governing body of the county, except that if the county fails to notify the governing body of the municipality of its disapproval of such regulations within ninety days after copy of the regulations or amendments thereof are received by the county commission, the regulations shall be deemed to have been approved.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14154,"edition_id":1,"name":"Land Subdivision and Development","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12774,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 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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 1954, chapter 584; in 1962, chapter 407; in 1975, chapter 641; in 1977, chapter 524; in 1979, chapter 251; in 1980, chapter 47; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":73098,"section_number":"15.2-2249","catch_line":"Application of county subdivision regulations in area subject to municipal jurisdiction","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2249\/"},{"id":63270,"section_number":"15.2-2269","catch_line":"Plans and specifications for utility fixtures and systems to be submitted for approval","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2269\/"}],"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":155081,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81106,"identifier":"15.2-2248","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/6\/15.2-2248","url":"\/15.2-2248\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2248\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/6\/15.2-2248","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application of certain municipal subdivision regulations beyond corporate limits of municipality","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2248","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The subdivision regulations adopted by a municipality within the counties of Giles, Clarke, Culpeper, Loudoun or Mecklenburg shall apply within the corporate limits and may apply beyond, if the municipal ordinance<\/span> so provides, within the distance therefrom set out below:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Within a distance of five miles from the corporate limits of cities having a population of one hundred thousand or more; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Within a distance of three miles from the corporate limits of cities having a population of less than one hundred thousand; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Within a distance of two miles from the corporate limits of incorporated towns<\/span>.\n\t\t\tWhere the corporate limits of two municipalities are closer together than the sum of the distances from their respective corporate limits as above set forth, the dividing line of jurisdiction<\/span> shall be halfway between the limits of the overlapping boundaries.\n\t\t\tThe foregoing distances may be modified by mutual agreement between the governing bodies concerned, depending upon their respective areas of interest, provided such modified limits bear a reasonable relationship to natural geographic considerations or to the comprehensive plans for the area. Any such modification shall be set forth in the respective subdivision ordinances<\/span>, by map or description or both.\n\t\t\tNo such regulations or amendments thereto shall be finally adopted by any such municipality until the governing body<\/span> of the county<\/span> in which such area is located shall have been duly notified in writing by the governing body<\/span> of the municipality or its designated agent<\/span> of such proposed regulations, and requested to review and approve or disapprove the same; and if such county<\/span> fail to notify the governing body<\/span> of such municipality of its disapproval of such plan within forty-five days after the giving of such notice, such plan shall be considered approved. Provided, however, that in any county<\/span> which has a duly appointed planning commission, the governing body<\/span> or the council<\/span> shall send a copy of such proposed regulations or amendments thereof to such commission which shall review and recommend approval or disapproval of the same. The county<\/span> commission shall not take any such action until notice has been given and a hearing<\/span> held as prescribed by § 15.2-2204<\/a>. Such hearing<\/span> shall be held by the county<\/span> commission within sixty days after the giving of notice by the municipality or its agent. Such commission shall forthwith after such hearing<\/span> make its recommendations to the governing body<\/span> of the county<\/span> which shall within thirty days after such hearing<\/span> notify the municipality of its approval or disapproval of such regulations and no regulations effective beyond the corporate limits shall be finally adopted by the municipality until notification by the governing body<\/span> of the county<\/span>, except that if the county<\/span> fails to notify the governing body<\/span> of the municipality of its disapproval of such regulations within ninety days after copy of the regulations or amendments thereof are received by the county<\/span> commission, the regulations shall be deemed to have been approved. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS BEYOND CORPORATE LIMITS\nOF MUNICIPALITY (\u00a7 15.2-2248)\n\nThe subdivision regulations adopted by a municipality within the counties of\nGiles, Clarke, Culpeper, Loudoun or Mecklenburg shall apply within the corporate\nlimits and may apply beyond, if the municipal ordinance so provides, within the\ndistance therefrom set out below:\n\n1. Within a distance of five miles from the corporate limits of cities having a\npopulation of one hundred thousand or more;\n\n2. Within a distance of three miles from the corporate limits of cities having a\npopulation of less than one hundred thousand; and\n\n3. Within a distance of two miles from the corporate limits of incorporated\ntowns.\n\t\t\tWhere the corporate limits of two municipalities are closer together than the\nsum of the distances from their respective corporate limits as above set forth,\nthe dividing line of jurisdiction shall be halfway between the limits of the\noverlapping boundaries.\n\t\t\tThe foregoing distances may be modified by mutual agreement between the\ngoverning bodies concerned, depending upon their respective areas of interest,\nprovided such modified limits bear a reasonable relationship to natural\ngeographic considerations or to the comprehensive plans for the area. Any such\nmodification shall be set forth in the respective subdivision ordinances, by map\nor description or both.\n\t\t\tNo such regulations or amendments thereto shall be finally adopted by any\nsuch municipality until the governing body of the county in which such area is\nlocated shall have been duly notified in writing by the governing body of the\nmunicipality or its designated agent of such proposed regulations, and requested\nto review and approve or disapprove the same; and if such county fail to notify\nthe governing body of such municipality of its disapproval of such plan within\nforty-five days after the giving of such notice, such plan shall be considered\napproved. Provided, however, that in any county which has a duly appointed\nplanning commission, the governing body or the council shall send a copy of such\nproposed regulations or amendments thereof to such commission which shall review\nand recommend approval or disapproval of the same. The county commission shall\nnot take any such action until notice has been given and a hearing held as\nprescribed by § 15.2-2204. Such hearing shall be held by the county\ncommission within sixty days after the giving of notice by the municipality or\nits agent. Such commission shall forthwith after such hearing make its\nrecommendations to the governing body of the county which shall within thirty\ndays after such hearing notify the municipality of its approval or disapproval\nof such regulations and no regulations effective beyond the corporate limits\nshall be finally adopted by the municipality until notification by the governing\nbody of the county, except that if the county fails to notify the governing body\nof the municipality of its disapproval of such regulations within ninety days\nafter copy of the regulations or amendments thereof are received by the county\ncommission, the regulations shall be deemed to have been approved.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-786, 15-967.2; 1954, c. 584; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7\n15.1-467; 1975, c. 641; 1977, c. 524; 1979, c. 251; 1980, c. 47; 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}}