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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 1979, chapter 251; in 1980, chapter 47; in 1982, chapter 293; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":81106,"section_number":"15.2-2248","catch_line":"Application of certain municipal subdivision regulations beyond corporate limits of municipality","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2248\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155085,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73098,"identifier":"15.2-2249","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/6\/15.2-2249","url":"\/15.2-2249\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2249\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/6\/15.2-2249","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application of county subdivision regulations in area subject to municipal jurisdiction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2249","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The subdivision regulations adopted by the counties of Giles, Clarke, Culpeper, Loudoun or Mecklenburg shall apply in all the unincorporated territory of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span>; provided, that no such regulations to be effective in the area of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> subject to municipal <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span> shall be finally adopted by the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> until the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the municipality shall have been notified in writing of such proposed regulations, and requested to review and approve or disapprove the same, and if such municipality fails to notify the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> of its disapproval of such regulations within forty-five days after the giving of such notice, the same shall be considered approved; and provided further, that if the municipality has a duly appointed planning commission, the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> or its agent shall give such notice to such commission as is required to be given the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> planning commission by \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Application of certain municipal subdivision regulations beyond corporate limits of municipality\" href=\"\/15.2-2248\/\">15.2-2248<\/a>, and the provisions of that section shall apply, <span class=\"dictionary\">mutatis mutandis<\/span>, to the actions of such commission and the governing bodies of the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span>, respectively.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION OF COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS IN AREA SUBJECT TO MUNICIPAL\nJURISDICTION (\u00a7 15.2-2249)\n\nThe subdivision regulations adopted by the counties of Giles, Clarke, Culpeper,\nLoudoun or Mecklenburg shall apply in all the unincorporated territory of the\ncounty; provided, that no such regulations to be effective in the area of the\ncounty subject to municipal jurisdiction shall be finally adopted by the county\nuntil the governing body of the municipality shall have been notified in writing\nof such proposed regulations, and requested to review and approve or disapprove\nthe same, and if such municipality fails to notify the governing body of the\ncounty of its disapproval of such regulations within forty-five days after the\ngiving of such notice, the same shall be considered approved; and provided\nfurther, that if the municipality has a duly appointed planning commission, the\ngoverning body of the county or its agent shall give such notice to such\ncommission as is required to be given the county planning commission by \u00a7\n15.2-2248, and the provisions of that section shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to\nthe actions of such commission and the governing bodies of the county and city,\nrespectively.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-787, 15-967.3; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-468; 1979, c.\n251; 1980, c. 47; 1982, c. 293, \u00a7 15.1-466.01; 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}}