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The cities, incorporated towns or counties are hereby granted full power to exercise the right of eminent domain in the acquisition of any lands, easements and privileges that are necessary for airport and landing field purposes. Proceedings for the acquisition of such lands, easements and privileges by condemnation may be instituted and conducted in the name of such county, city or town, and the procedure shall be mutatis mutandis the same as in the acquisition of land by condemnation proceedings instituted by railroads and may acquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to remove and control the growth of any tree or vegetation standing or growing in said land outside the boundaries of any airport or landing field and the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and mark objects or structures that are hazardous to aircraft using such airports or landing fields, of ingress and egress to and from such airport hazards for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights and cutting of trees or other growing vegetation penetrating the approach and departure slope easement. The right of condemnation granted herein shall be subject to the same provisions as are provided in \u00a7 25.1-102 concerning the condemnation of property belonging to a corporation possessing the power of eminent domain by another public service corporation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":239516,"text":"Private property needed by any city, incorporated town or county for an airport or landing field shall be acquired by purchase, if the city, town or county is able to agree with the owners on the terms thereof. The cities, incorporated towns or counties are hereby granted full power to exercise the right of eminent domain in the acquisition of any lands, easements and privileges that are necessary for airport and landing field purposes. Proceedings for the acquisition of such lands, easements and privileges by condemnation may be instituted and conducted in the name of such county, city or town, and the procedure shall be mutatis mutandis the same as in the acquisition of land by condemnation proceedings instituted by railroads and may acquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to remove and control the growth of any tree or vegetation standing or growing in said land outside the boundaries of any airport or landing field and the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and mark objects or structures that are hazardous to aircraft using such airports or landing fields, of ingress and egress to and from such airport hazards for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights and cutting of trees or other growing vegetation penetrating the approach and departure slope easement. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1966, chapter 576; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56240,"section_number":"25.1-102","catch_line":"Condemnation of property of corporations possessing power of eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":233795,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65912,"identifier":"5.1-34","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-34","url":"\/5.1-34\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-34\/","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-34","dublin_core":{"Title":"Acquisition of property; exercise of right of eminent domain","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-34","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Private property needed by any city, incorporated town or county for an airport or landing field<\/span> shall be acquired by purchase, if the city, town or county is able to agree with the owners on the terms thereof. The cities, incorporated towns or counties are hereby granted full power to exercise the right of eminent domain in the acquisition of any lands, easements and privileges<\/span> that are necessary for airport and landing field<\/span> purposes. Proceedings for the acquisition of such lands, easements and privileges<\/span> by condemnation may be instituted and conducted in the name of such county, city or town, and the procedure shall be mutatis mutandis<\/span> the same as in the acquisition of land by condemnation proceedings instituted by railroads and may acquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to remove and control the growth of any tree or vegetation standing or growing in said land outside the boundaries of any airport or landing field<\/span> and the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and mark objects<\/span> or structures that are hazardous to aircraft<\/span> using such airports<\/span> or landing fields<\/span>, of ingress and egress to and from such airport hazards<\/span> for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights and cutting of trees or other growing vegetation penetrating the approach and departure slope easement. The right of condemnation granted herein shall be subject to the same provisions as are provided in \u00a7 25.1-102<\/a> concerning the condemnation of property belonging to a corporation possessing the power of eminent domain by another public service corporation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; EXERCISE OF RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN (\u00a7 5.1-34)\n\nPrivate property needed by any city, incorporated town or county for an airport\nor landing field shall be acquired by purchase, if the city, town or county is\nable to agree with the owners on the terms thereof. The cities, incorporated\ntowns or counties are hereby granted full power to exercise the right of eminent\ndomain in the acquisition of any lands, easements and privileges that are\nnecessary for airport and landing field purposes. Proceedings for the\nacquisition of such lands, easements and privileges by condemnation may be\ninstituted and conducted in the name of such county, city or town, and the\nprocedure shall be mutatis mutandis the same as in the acquisition of land by\ncondemnation proceedings instituted by railroads and may acquire in like manner,\nfor a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to remove and control\nthe growth of any tree or vegetation standing or growing in said land outside\nthe boundaries of any airport or landing field and the right of easement to\nplace and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and\nmark objects or structures that are hazardous to aircraft using such airports or\nlanding fields, of ingress and egress to and from such airport hazards for the\npurpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights and cutting\nof trees or other growing vegetation penetrating the approach and departure\nslope easement. The right of condemnation granted herein shall be subject to the\nsame provisions as are provided in \u00a7 25.1-102 concerning the condemnation of\nproperty belonging to a corporation possessing the power of eminent domain by\nanother public service corporation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 5-23, 5-31; 1966, c. 576; 2003, c. 940.","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}}