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Any locality in whose jurisdiction, or adjacent jurisdiction, is located a United States Master Jet Base, a licensed airport or United States government or military air facility, may, in addition, adopt and enforce building regulations relating to the provision or installation of acoustical treatment measures applicable to buildings and structures, or portions thereof, in Assembly, Business, Educational, Institutional, and Mercantile groups, as defined in the International Building Code.\n\t\tIn establishing the regulations, the locality may adopt one or more noise overlay zones as an amendment to its zoning map and may establish different measures to be provided or installed within each zone, taking into account the severity of the impact of aircraft noise upon buildings and structures within each zone. Any such regulations or amendments to a zoning map shall provide a process for reasonable notice to affected property owners. Any regulations or amendments to a zoning map shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter. A statement shall be placed on all recorded surveys, subdivision plats and all final site plans approved after January 1, 2003, giving notice that a parcel of real property either partially or wholly lies within an airport noise overlay zone. No existing use of property which is affected by the adoption of such regulations or amendments to a zoning map shall be considered a nonconforming use solely because of the regulations or amendments. The provisions of this section shall not affect any local aircraft noise attenuation regulations or ordinances adopted prior to the effective date of this act, and such regulations and ordinances may be amended provided the amendments shall not alter building materials, construction methods, plan submission requirements or inspection practices specified in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236390,"text":"Any locality in whose jurisdiction, or adjacent jurisdiction, is located a licensed airport or United States government or military air facility, may enforce building regulations relating to the provision or installation of acoustical treatment measures in residential buildings and structures, or portions thereof, other than farm structures, for which building permits are issued after January 1, 2003, in areas affected by above average noise levels from aircraft due to their proximity to flight operations at nearby airports. Any locality in whose jurisdiction, or adjacent jurisdiction, is located a United States Master Jet Base, a licensed airport or United States government or military air facility, may, in addition, adopt and enforce building regulations relating to the provision or installation of acoustical treatment measures applicable to buildings and structures, or portions thereof, in Assembly, Business, Educational, Institutional, and Mercantile groups, as defined in the International Building Code.\n\t\tIn establishing the regulations, the locality may adopt one or more noise overlay zones as an amendment to its zoning map and may establish different measures to be provided or installed within each zone, taking into account the severity of the impact of aircraft noise upon buildings and structures within each zone. Any such regulations or amendments to a zoning map shall provide a process for reasonable notice to affected property owners. Any regulations or amendments to a zoning map shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter. A statement shall be placed on all recorded surveys, subdivision plats and all final site plans approved after January 1, 2003, giving notice that a parcel of real property either partially or wholly lies within an airport noise overlay zone. No existing use of property which is affected by the adoption of such regulations or amendments to a zoning map shall be considered a nonconforming use solely because of the regulations or amendments. The provisions of this section shall not affect any local aircraft noise attenuation regulations or ordinances adopted prior to the effective date of this act, and such regulations and ordinances may be amended provided the amendments shall not alter building materials, construction methods, plan submission requirements or inspection practices specified in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12775,"edition_id":1,"name":"Zoning","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12774,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":155213,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12775,"identifier":"7","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/7\/","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":56618,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2280","catch_line":"Zoning ordinances generally","url":"\/15.2-2280\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2280","metadata":false},{"id":56632,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2281","catch_line":"Jurisdiction of localities","url":"\/15.2-2281\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2281","metadata":false},{"id":72266,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2282","catch_line":"Regulations to be uniform","url":"\/15.2-2282\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2282","metadata":false},{"id":73825,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2283","catch_line":"Purpose of zoning ordinances","url":"\/15.2-2283\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2283","metadata":false},{"id":70348,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2283.1","catch_line":"Prohibition of sexual offender treatment office in residentially zoned subdivision","url":"\/15.2-2283.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2283.1","metadata":false},{"id":55641,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2284","catch_line":"Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts","url":"\/15.2-2284\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2284","metadata":false},{"id":62867,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2285","catch_line":"Preparation and adoption of zoning ordinance and map and amendments thereto; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?941+ful+CHAP0745\">745<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 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 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0180\">180<\/a>; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0509\">509<\/a>; in 2011, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0135\">135<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55850,"section_number":"36-99.10:1","catch_line":"Standards for installation of acoustical treatment measures in certain buildings and structures","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-99.10_1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":155347,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64988,"identifier":"15.2-2295","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2295","url":"\/15.2-2295\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2295\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2295","dublin_core":{"Title":"Aircraft noise attenuation features in buildings and structures within airport noise zones","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2295","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> in whose <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>, or adjacent <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>, is located a licensed airport or United States government or military air facility, may enforce building regulations relating to the provision or installation of acoustical treatment measures in residential buildings and structures, or portions thereof, other than farm structures, for which building permits are issued after January 1, 2003, in areas affected by above average noise levels from aircraft due to their proximity to flight operations at nearby airports. Any <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> in whose <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>, or adjacent <span class=\"dictionary\">jurisdiction<\/span>, is located a United States Master Jet Base, a licensed airport or United States government or military air facility, may, in addition, adopt and enforce building regulations relating to the provision or installation of acoustical treatment measures applicable to buildings and structures, or portions thereof, in Assembly, Business, Educational, Institutional, and Mercantile groups, as defined in the International Building Code.\n\t\tIn establishing the regulations, the <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> may adopt one or more noise overlay zones as an amendment to its <span class=\"dictionary\">zoning<\/span> map and may establish different measures to be provided or installed within each zone, taking into account the severity of the impact of aircraft noise upon buildings and structures within each zone. Any such regulations or amendments to a <span class=\"dictionary\">zoning<\/span> map shall provide a process for reasonable notice to affected property owners. Any regulations or amendments to a <span class=\"dictionary\">zoning<\/span> map shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter. A statement shall be placed on all recorded surveys, subdivision <span class=\"dictionary\">plats<\/span> and all final <span class=\"dictionary\">site plans<\/span> approved after January 1, 2003, giving notice that a parcel of real property either partially or wholly lies within an airport noise overlay zone. No existing use of property which is affected by the adoption of such regulations or amendments to a <span class=\"dictionary\">zoning<\/span> map shall be considered a nonconforming use solely because of the regulations or amendments. The provisions of this section shall not affect any local aircraft noise attenuation regulations or <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinances<\/span> adopted prior to the effective date of this act, and such regulations and <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinances<\/span> may be amended provided the amendments shall not alter building <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span>, construction methods, plan submission requirements or inspection practices specified in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAIRCRAFT NOISE ATTENUATION FEATURES IN BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES WITHIN AIRPORT\nNOISE ZONES (\u00a7 15.2-2295)\n\nAny locality in whose jurisdiction, or adjacent jurisdiction, is located a\nlicensed airport or United States government or military air facility, may\nenforce building regulations relating to the provision or installation of\nacoustical treatment measures in residential buildings and structures, or\nportions thereof, other than farm structures, for which building permits are\nissued after January 1, 2003, in areas affected by above average noise levels\nfrom aircraft due to their proximity to flight operations at nearby airports.\nAny locality in whose jurisdiction, or adjacent jurisdiction, is located a\nUnited States Master Jet Base, a licensed airport or United States government or\nmilitary air facility, may, in addition, adopt and enforce building regulations\nrelating to the provision or installation of acoustical treatment measures\napplicable to buildings and structures, or portions thereof, in Assembly,\nBusiness, Educational, Institutional, and Mercantile groups, as defined in the\nInternational Building Code.\n\t\tIn establishing the regulations, the locality may adopt one or more noise\noverlay zones as an amendment to its zoning map and may establish different\nmeasures to be provided or installed within each zone, taking into account the\nseverity of the impact of aircraft noise upon buildings and structures within\neach zone. Any such regulations or amendments to a zoning map shall provide a\nprocess for reasonable notice to affected property owners. Any regulations or\namendments to a zoning map shall be adopted in accordance with this chapter. A\nstatement shall be placed on all recorded surveys, subdivision plats and all\nfinal site plans approved after January 1, 2003, giving notice that a parcel of\nreal property either partially or wholly lies within an airport noise overlay\nzone. No existing use of property which is affected by the adoption of such\nregulations or amendments to a zoning map shall be considered a nonconforming\nuse solely because of the regulations or amendments. The provisions of this\nsection shall not affect any local aircraft noise attenuation regulations or\nordinances adopted prior to the effective date of this act, and such regulations\nand ordinances may be amended provided the amendments shall not alter building\nmaterials, construction methods, plan submission requirements or inspection\npractices specified in the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 745, \u00a7 15.1-491.03; 1997, c. 587; 2002, c. 180; 2005, c. 509;\n2011, c. 135.","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}}