                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ADDITIONAL METHOD FOR SUBDIVISION OF A LOT FOR CONVEYANCE TO A FAMILY MEMBER (§
15.2-2244.1)

In addition to § 15.2-2244, a locality may include in its subdivision ordinance
provisions permitting a single division of a lot or parcel for the purpose of
sale or gift to a member of the immediate family, as defined in § 15.2-2244, of
the property owner, if (i) the property has been owned for at least 15
consecutive years by the current owner or member of the immediate family and
(ii) the property owner agrees to place a restrictive covenant on the subdivided
property that would prohibit the transfer of the property to a nonmember of the
immediate family for a period of 15 years. Notwithstanding the provisions of
clause (ii), a locality may reduce or provide exceptions to the period of years
prescribed in such clause when changed circumstances so require. Upon such
modification of a restrictive covenant, a locality shall execute a writing
reflecting such modification, which writing shall be recorded in accordance with
§ 17.1-227. The locality may require that the subdivided lot is no more than
one acre and otherwise meets any other express requirement contained in the Code
of Virginia or imposed by the local governing body.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 456; 2007, c. 856.