                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPLICATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS BEYOND CORPORATE LIMITS
OF MUNICIPALITY (§ 15.2-2248)

The subdivision regulations adopted by a municipality within the counties of
Giles, Clarke, Culpeper, Loudoun or Mecklenburg shall apply within the corporate
limits and may apply beyond, if the municipal ordinance so provides, within the
distance therefrom set out below:

1. Within a distance of five miles from the corporate limits of cities having a
population of one hundred thousand or more;

2. Within a distance of three miles from the corporate limits of cities having a
population of less than one hundred thousand; and

3. Within a distance of two miles from the corporate limits of incorporated
towns.
			Where the corporate limits of two municipalities are closer together than the
sum of the distances from their respective corporate limits as above set forth,
the dividing line of jurisdiction shall be halfway between the limits of the
overlapping boundaries.
			The foregoing distances may be modified by mutual agreement between the
governing bodies concerned, depending upon their respective areas of interest,
provided such modified limits bear a reasonable relationship to natural
geographic considerations or to the comprehensive plans for the area. Any such
modification shall be set forth in the respective subdivision ordinances, by map
or description or both.
			No such regulations or amendments thereto shall be finally adopted by any
such municipality until the governing body of the county in which such area is
located shall have been duly notified in writing by the governing body of the
municipality or its designated agent of such proposed regulations, and requested
to review and approve or disapprove the same; and if such county fail to notify
the governing body of such municipality of its disapproval of such plan within
forty-five days after the giving of such notice, such plan shall be considered
approved. Provided, however, that in any county which has a duly appointed
planning commission, the governing body or the council shall send a copy of such
proposed regulations or amendments thereof to such commission which shall review
and recommend approval or disapproval of the same. The county commission shall
not take any such action until notice has been given and a hearing held as
prescribed by &#xA7; 15.2-2204. Such hearing shall be held by the county
commission within sixty days after the giving of notice by the municipality or
its agent. Such commission shall forthwith after such hearing make its
recommendations to the governing body of the county which shall within thirty
days after such hearing notify the municipality of its approval or disapproval
of such regulations and no regulations effective beyond the corporate limits
shall be finally adopted by the municipality until notification by the governing
body of the county, except that if the county fails to notify the governing body
of the municipality of its disapproval of such regulations within ninety days
after copy of the regulations or amendments thereof are received by the county
commission, the regulations shall be deemed to have been approved.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 15-786, 15-967.2; 1954, c. 584; 1962, c. 407, §
15.1-467; 1975, c. 641; 1977, c. 524; 1979, c. 251; 1980, c. 47; 1997, c. 587.