Article 1: General Provisions

This article is comprised of the following sections:

§15.2-2200 Declaration of legislative intent
§15.2-2201 Definitions
§15.2-2202 Duties of state agencies; electric utilities
§15.2-2203 Existing planning commissions and boards of zoning appeals; validation of plans previously adopted
§15.2-2204 Advertisement of plans, ordinances, etc.; joint public hearings; written notice of certain amendments
§15.2-2205 Additional notice of planning or zoning matters
§15.2-2206 When locality may require applicant to give notice; how given
§15.2-2207 Public notice of juvenile residential care facilities in certain localities
§15.2-2208 Restraining violations of chapter
§15.2-2208.1 Damages for unconstitutional grant or denial by locality of certain permits and approvals
§15.2-2208.2 Damages for an enforcement action undertaken by a locality with willful disregard for applicable law
§15.2-2209 Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance
§15.2-2209.1 Extension of approvals to address housing crisis
§15.2-2209.1:1 Extension of approvals to address the COVID-19 pandemic
§15.2-2209.1:2 Extension of land use approvals for solar photovoltaic projects
§15.2-2209.2 Public infrastructure maintenance bonds
§15.2-2209.3 Residential land development and construction fee transparency; annual report
