                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LOCAL APPROVALS (§ 56-546)

A. Prior to the issuance of a certificate of authority by the Commission and
contemporaneously with the filing of any application materials with the
Commission, the applicant shall provide the local governing body of each
jurisdiction through which any part of the roadway passes with the application
information and materials required by &#xA7; 56-540 and an overall description
of the project and its benefits. The governing body may participate in
procedures conducted by the Board or the Commission concerning the application.

B. When the operator wishes to occupy lands owned by any county, city, town, or
any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, including the streets
or alleys of a city or town, or the roads of any county, it shall first obtain a
franchise allowing such occupancy or it may obtain the necessary interests
through grant or other appropriate conveyance to the operator for a period of
time, in the case of a franchise, not to exceed the term of the certificate.

C. Where the applicant wishes to interconnect with the streets of any city or
town, or the road system of any county, and the locality is willing to allow the
interconnection, it shall submit appropriate plans for the connection to the
governing body, which shall approve the connection if it determines that the
connection meets all appropriate engineering requirements.

D. The operator and the county, city, or town may also agree on any supplemental
or related matters in addition to the matters specified in &#xA7; 15.2-2026,
according to such terms and conditions as are reasonable, appropriate, and in
the public interest, and any such county, city, or town is hereby enabled to
enter into such an agreement.

E. Prior to commencement of construction, the operator shall survey and plat the
right-of-way in accordance with local requirements.

HISTORY: 1988, c. 649; 1990, c. 180.