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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 485 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. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 587<\/a>; in 2000, chapter 495<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 832<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 896<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55314,"section_number":"15.2-2242","catch_line":"Optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2242\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56618,"section_number":"15.2-2280","catch_line":"Zoning ordinances generally","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2280\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155535,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60124,"identifier":"15.2-2317","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/8\/15.2-2317","url":"\/15.2-2317\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2317\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/8\/15.2-2317","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2317","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This article shall apply to any locality<\/span> that has adopted zoning<\/span> pursuant to Article 7 (\u00a7 15.2-2280<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 and that (i) has a population of at least 20,000 and has a population growth rate of at least 5% or (ii) has population growth of 15% or more. For the purposes of this section, population growth shall be the difference in population from the next-to-latest to the latest decennial census year, based on population reported by the United States Bureau of the Census.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE (\u00a7 15.2-2317)\n\nThis article shall apply to any locality that has adopted zoning pursuant to\nArticle 7 (\u00a7 15.2-2280 et seq.) of Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 and that (i) has a\npopulation of at least 20,000 and has a population growth rate of at least 5% or\n(ii) has population growth of 15% or more. For the purposes of this section,\npopulation growth shall be the difference in population from the next-to-latest\nto the latest decennial census year, based on population reported by the United\nStates Bureau of the Census.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 485, \u00a7 15.1-498.1; 1997, c. 587; 2000, c. 495; 2006, c. 832;\n2007, c. 896.","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}}