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Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the Department or localities from requiring permittees to relocate wireless support structures when relocation is necessary due to a transportation project, the need to remove a hazard from the right-of-way when the Commissioner of Highways determines such removal is necessary to ensure the safety of the traveling public, or material change to the right-of-way, so long as other users of the right-of-way that are in similar conflict with the use of the right-of-way are required to relocate. Such relocation shall be completed as soon as reasonably possible within the time set forth in any written request by the Department or a locality for such relocation, as long as the Department or a locality provides the permittee with a minimum of 180 days’ advance written notice to comply with such relocation, unless circumstances beyond the control of the Department or the locality require a shorter period of advance notice. The permittee shall bear only the proportional cost of the relocation that is caused by the transportation project and shall not bear any cost related to private benefit or where the permittee was on private right-of-way. If the locality or the Department bears any of the cost of the relocation, the permittee shall not be obligated to commence the relocation until it receives the funds for such relocation. The permittee shall have no liability for any delays caused by a failure to receive funds for the cost of such relocation, and the Department or a locality shall have no obligation to collect such funds. If relocation is deemed necessary, the Department or locality shall work cooperatively with the permittee to minimize any negative impact to the wireless signal caused by the relocation. There may be emergencies when relocation is required to commence in an expedited manner, and in such situations the permittee and the locality or Department shall work diligently to accomplish such emergency relocation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":262989,"text":"Subject to any applicable requirements of Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Virginia, public right-of-way permits or agreements for the construction of wireless support structures issued on or after July 1, 2017, shall be for an initial term of at least 10 years, with at least three options for renewal for terms of five years, subject to terms providing for earlier termination for cause or by mutual agreement. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the Department or localities from requiring permittees to relocate wireless support structures when relocation is necessary due to a transportation project, the need to remove a hazard from the right-of-way when the Commissioner of Highways determines such removal is necessary to ensure the safety of the traveling public, or material change to the right-of-way, so long as other users of the right-of-way that are in similar conflict with the use of the right-of-way are required to relocate. Such relocation shall be completed as soon as reasonably possible within the time set forth in any written request by the Department or a locality for such relocation, as long as the Department or a locality provides the permittee with a minimum of 180 days’ advance written notice to comply with such relocation, unless circumstances beyond the control of the Department or the locality require a shorter period of advance notice. The permittee shall bear only the proportional cost of the relocation that is caused by the transportation project and shall not bear any cost related to private benefit or where the permittee was on private right-of-way. If the locality or the Department bears any of the cost of the relocation, the permittee shall not be obligated to commence the relocation until it receives the funds for such relocation. The permittee shall have no liability for any delays caused by a failure to receive funds for the cost of such relocation, and the Department or a locality shall have no obligation to collect such funds. If relocation is deemed necessary, the Department or locality shall work cooperatively with the permittee to minimize any negative impact to the wireless signal caused by the relocation. There may be emergencies when relocation is required to commence in an expedited manner, and in such situations the permittee and the locality or Department shall work diligently to accomplish such emergency relocation.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":16627,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wireless Communications Infrastructure","identifier":"15.1","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12881,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:28:20","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:28:20","permalink":{"id":250095,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":16627,"identifier":"15.1","token":"56\/15.1","url":"\/56\/15.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12881,"edition_id":1,"name":"Public Service Companies","identifier":"56","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:58","permalink":{"id":248473,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12881,"identifier":"56","token":"56","url":"\/56\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":83543,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.26","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/56-484.26\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.26","metadata":false},{"id":76629,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.27","catch_line":"Access to the public rights-of-way by wireless services providers and wireless infrastructure providers; generally","url":"\/56-484.27\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.27","metadata":false},{"id":75523,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.28","catch_line":"Access to public rights-of-way operated and maintained by the Department for the installation and maintenance of small cell facilities on existing structures","url":"\/56-484.28\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.28","metadata":false},{"id":74990,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.29","catch_line":"Access to locality rights-of-way for installation and maintenance of small cell facilities on existing structures","url":"\/56-484.29\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.29","metadata":false},{"id":73037,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.30","catch_line":"Agreements for use of public right-of-way to construct new wireless support structures; relocation of wireless support structures","url":"\/56-484.30\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.30","metadata":false},{"id":85520,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.31","catch_line":"Attachment of small cell facilities on government-owned structures","url":"\/56-484.31\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.31","metadata":false},{"id":76949,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.32","catch_line":"Wireless support structure public rights-of-way use fee","url":"\/56-484.32\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.32","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":74990,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.29","catch_line":"Access to locality rights-of-way for installation and maintenance of small cell facilities on existing structures","url":"\/56-484.29\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.29","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":85520,"structure_id":16627,"section_number":"56-484.31","catch_line":"Attachment of small cell facilities on government-owned structures","url":"\/56-484.31\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.31","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/56-484.30\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2017. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 835<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":250113,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73037,"identifier":"56-484.30","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.30","url":"\/56-484.30\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-484.30\/","token":"56\/15.1\/56-484.30","dublin_core":{"Title":"Agreements for use of public right-of-way to construct new wireless support structures; relocation of wireless support structures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-484.30","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Subject to any applicable requirements of Article VII, Section 9 of the Constitution of Virginia, public right-of-way permits or agreements for the construction of wireless support structures<\/span> issued on or after July 1, 2017, shall be for an initial term of at least 10 years, with at least three options for renewal for terms of five years, subject to terms providing for earlier termination for cause or by mutual agreement. Nothing herein is intended to prohibit the Department<\/span> or localities from requiring permittees to relocate wireless support structures<\/span> when relocation is necessary due to a transportation project, the need to remove a hazard from the right-of-way when the Commissioner of Highways determines such removal is necessary to ensure the safety of the traveling public, or material<\/span> change to the right-of-way, so long as other users of the right-of-way that are in similar conflict with the use of the right-of-way are required to relocate. Such relocation shall be completed as soon as reasonably possible within the time set forth in any written request by the Department<\/span> or a locality for such relocation, as long as the Department<\/span> or a locality provides the permittee with a minimum of 180 days’ advance written notice to comply with such relocation, unless circumstances beyond the control of the Department<\/span> or the locality require a shorter period of advance notice. The permittee shall bear only the proportional cost of the relocation that is caused by the transportation project and shall not bear any cost related to private benefit or where the permittee was on private right-of-way. If the locality or the Department<\/span> bears any of the cost of the relocation, the permittee shall not be obligated to commence the relocation until it receives the funds for such relocation. The permittee shall have no liability for any delays caused by a failure to receive funds for the cost of such relocation, and the Department<\/span> or a locality shall have no obligation to collect such funds. If relocation is deemed necessary, the Department<\/span> or locality shall work cooperatively with the permittee to minimize any negative impact to the wireless signal caused by the relocation. There may be emergencies when relocation is required to commence in an expedited manner, and in such situations the permittee and the locality or Department<\/span> shall work diligently to accomplish such emergency relocation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAGREEMENTS FOR USE OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO CONSTRUCT NEW WIRELESS SUPPORT\nSTRUCTURES; RELOCATION OF WIRELESS SUPPORT STRUCTURES (\u00a7 56-484.30)\n\nSubject to any applicable requirements of Article VII, Section 9 of the\nConstitution of Virginia, public right-of-way permits or agreements for the\nconstruction of wireless support structures issued on or after July 1, 2017,\nshall be for an initial term of at least 10 years, with at least three options\nfor renewal for terms of five years, subject to terms providing for earlier\ntermination for cause or by mutual agreement. Nothing herein is intended to\nprohibit the Department or localities from requiring permittees to relocate\nwireless support structures when relocation is necessary due to a transportation\nproject, the need to remove a hazard from the right-of-way when the Commissioner\nof Highways determines such removal is necessary to ensure the safety of the\ntraveling public, or material change to the right-of-way, so long as other users\nof the right-of-way that are in similar conflict with the use of the\nright-of-way are required to relocate. Such relocation shall be completed as\nsoon as reasonably possible within the time set forth in any written request by\nthe Department or a locality for such relocation, as long as the Department or a\nlocality provides the permittee with a minimum of 180 days’ advance\nwritten notice to comply with such relocation, unless circumstances beyond the\ncontrol of the Department or the locality require a shorter period of advance\nnotice. The permittee shall bear only the proportional cost of the relocation\nthat is caused by the transportation project and shall not bear any cost related\nto private benefit or where the permittee was on private right-of-way. If the\nlocality or the Department bears any of the cost of the relocation, the\npermittee shall not be obligated to commence the relocation until it receives\nthe funds for such relocation. The permittee shall have no liability for any\ndelays caused by a failure to receive funds for the cost of such relocation, and\nthe Department or a locality shall have no obligation to collect such funds. If\nrelocation is deemed necessary, the Department or locality shall work\ncooperatively with the permittee to minimize any negative impact to the wireless\nsignal caused by the relocation. There may be emergencies when relocation is\nrequired to commence in an expedited manner, and in such situations the\npermittee and the locality or Department shall work diligently to accomplish\nsuch emergency relocation.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 835.","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}}