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Notice sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of such owner as shown on the current real estate tax assessment books shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement. If the hearing is continued, notice shall be mailed again. If the current real estate tax assessment books do not contain the name of the owner of the affected land, notice of the hearing shall be published once each week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":203809,"text":"At the next meeting of the local governing body after receipt of such report, as provided in \u00a7 33.2-707, unless the opinion of the local governing body is against establishing or altering the highway or bridge, the local governing body shall require its clerk to give written notice to the owner of the land on which it is proposed to establish or alter such highway or bridge at least five days before the hearing to be held under \u00a7 33.2-712 informing the owner of the time and place of the hearing at which he may appear and present his views. Notice sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of such owner as shown on the current real estate tax assessment books shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement. If the hearing is continued, notice shall be mailed again. If the current real estate tax assessment books do not contain the name of the owner of the affected land, notice of the hearing shall be published once each week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14311,"edition_id":1,"name":"Establishment, Alteration, and Discontinuance of Highways","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14310,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:42","permalink":{"id":206231,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14311,"identifier":"2","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2","url":"\/33.2\/II\/7\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14310,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Authority Over Highways","identifier":"7","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12830,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:42","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:42","permalink":{"id":206207,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14310,"identifier":"7","token":"33.2\/II\/7","url":"\/33.2\/II\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12830,"edition_id":1,"name":"Modes of Transportation: Highways, Bridges, Ferries, Rail, and Public Transportation","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12806,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":205369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12830,"identifier":"II","token":"33.2\/II","url":"\/33.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12806,"edition_id":1,"name":"Highways and Other Surface Transportation Systems","identifier":"33.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:54","permalink":{"id":204785,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12806,"identifier":"33.2","token":"33.2","url":"\/33.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":64641,"structure_id":14311,"section_number":"33.2-705","catch_line":"Continuance of powers of county authorities; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1964, chapter 565; in 1970, chapter 322; in 1977, chapter 470; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57419,"section_number":"33.2-707","catch_line":"Duty of viewers","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-707\/"},{"id":67557,"section_number":"33.2-712","catch_line":"Defense allowed; what board may do","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-712\/"}],"permalink":{"id":206253,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55597,"identifier":"33.2-710","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-710","url":"\/33.2-710\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-710\/","token":"33.2\/II\/7\/2\/33.2-710","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings on report; notice to owners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-710","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

At the next meeting of the local governing body after receipt of such report, as provided in \u00a7 33.2-707<\/a>, unless the opinion<\/span> of the local governing body is against establishing or altering the highway<\/span> or bridge, the local governing body shall require its clerk to give written notice to the owner of the land on which it is proposed to establish or alter such highway<\/span> or bridge at least five days before the hearing<\/span> to be held under \u00a7 33.2-712<\/a> informing the owner of the time and place of the hearing<\/span> at which he may appear and present his views. Notice sent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of such owner as shown on the current real estate tax assessment books shall be deemed adequate compliance with this requirement. If the hearing<\/span> is continued, notice shall be mailed again. If the current real estate tax assessment books do not contain the name of the owner of the affected land, notice of the hearing<\/span> shall be published once each week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS ON REPORT; NOTICE TO OWNERS (\u00a7 33.2-710)\n\nAt the next meeting of the local governing body after receipt of such report, as\nprovided in \u00a7 33.2-707, unless the opinion of the local governing body is\nagainst establishing or altering the highway or bridge, the local governing body\nshall require its clerk to give written notice to the owner of the land on which\nit is proposed to establish or alter such highway or bridge at least five days\nbefore the hearing to be held under \u00a7 33.2-712 informing the owner of the time\nand place of the hearing at which he may appear and present his views. Notice\nsent by registered or certified mail to the last known address of such owner as\nshown on the current real estate tax assessment books shall be deemed adequate\ncompliance with this requirement. If the hearing is continued, notice shall be\nmailed again. If the current real estate tax assessment books do not contain the\nname of the owner of the affected land, notice of the hearing shall be published\nonce each week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general\ncirculation in the county.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-146; 1964, c. 565; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-233; 1977, c.\n470; 2014, c. 805.","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}}