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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>56618</law_id><section_number>15.2-2280</section_number><catch_line>Zoning ordinances generally</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>15.2-1800</reference><reference>15.2-2306</reference><reference>15.2-2317</reference><reference>33.2-1510</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="22">Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="7">Zoning</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Any <span class="dictionary">locality</span> may, by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>, classify the territory under its <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> or any substantial portion thereof into districts of such number, shape and size as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of this article, and in each district it may regulate, restrict, permit, prohibit, and determine the following:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> The use of land, buildings, structures and other premises for agricultural, business, industrial, residential, flood plain and other specific uses; <a id="paragraph-207188" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2280/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> The size, height, area, bulk, location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, maintenance, razing, or removal of structures; <a id="paragraph-207189" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2280/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The areas and dimensions of land, water, and air space to be occupied by buildings, structures and uses, and of <span class="dictionary">courts</span>, yards, and other open spaces to be left unoccupied by uses and structures, including variations in the sizes of lots based on whether a public or community water supply or sewer system is available and used; or <a id="paragraph-207190" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2280/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> The excavation or mining of soil or other natural resources. <a id="paragraph-207191" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/15.2-2280/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 15-819, 15-844, 15-968; 1962, c. 407, &#xA7; 15.1-486; 1966, c. 344; 1969, Ex. Sess., c. 1; 1972, c. 789; 1975, c. 641; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
