Code of Virginia - Title 15.2 Counties, Cities And Towns - Chapter 9 General Powers Of Local Governments

15.2-900 Abatement or removal of nuisances by localities; recovery of costs
In addition to the remedy provided by § 48-5 and any other remedy provided by law, any locality may maintain an action to compel a ...
15.2-901 Locality may provide for removal or disposal of trash, cutting of grass and weeds; penalty in certa...
A. Any locality may, by ordinance, provide that: 1. The owners of property therein shall, at such time or times as the governing body may ...
15.2-902 (Effective until October 1, 2008) Authority of locality to control certain noxious weeds
A. Any locality may by ordinance prevent, control and abate the growth, importation, spread and contamination of uninfested lands by the species of grass Sorghum ...
15.2-903 Ordinances taxing and regulating "automobile graveyards," "junkyards," and certain vacant and a...
A. Any locality may adopt ordinances imposing license taxes upon and otherwise regulating the maintenance and operation of places commonly known as automobile graveyards and ...
15.2-904 Authority to restrict keeping of inoperable motor vehicles, etc., on residential or commercial prop...
A. Any locality may, by ordinance, provide that it shall be unlawful for any person to keep, except within a fully enclosed building or structure ...
15.2-905 Authority to restrict keeping of inoperable motor vehicles, etc., on residential or commercial prop...
A. The governing bodies of the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun and Prince William; any town located, wholly or partly, in such counties; and ...
15.2-906 Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures
Any locality may, by ordinance, provide that: 1. The owners of property therein, shall at such time or times as the governing body may prescribe, ...
15.2-907 Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures harboring illegal dru...
A. As used in this section: "Affidavit" means the affidavit prepared by a locality in accordance with subdivision B 1 a hereof. "Controlled substance" means ...
15.2-908 Authority of localities to remove or repair the defacement of buildings, walls, fences and other st...
Any locality may by ordinance undertake or contract for the removal or repair of the defacement of any public building, wall, fence or other structure ...
15.2-908.1 Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of buildings and other structures harboring a bawdy pla...
A. As used in this section: "Affidavit" means the affidavit prepared by a locality in accordance with subdivision B 1 a hereof. "Bawdy place" means ...
15.2-909 Authority to require removal, repair, etc., of wharves, piers, pilings, bulkheads, vessels or aband...
Any locality may by ordinance provide: 1. The owners of property therein shall at such time or times as the governing body may prescribe, remove, ...
15.2-910 Ordinance certifying boiler and pressure vessel operators; penalty
A. Any locality may by ordinance require any person who engages in, or offers to engage in, for the general public for compensation, the operation ...
15.2-911 Regulation of alarm company operators
A. Any locality may by ordinance regulate the installation and maintenance of alarm systems operated by alarm company operators. B. As used in this section, ...
15.2-912 Regulation of tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons; definition; exception
A. Any locality may by ordinance regulate the sanitary condition of the personnel, equipment and premises of tattoo parlors and body-piercing salons and specify procedures ...
15.2-912.1 Regulation of martial arts instruction
A. The Cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk may by ordinance require any person who operates a business providing martial arts instruction to have at the ...
15.2-912.2 Proceeds exempt from local taxation
No locality may impose a gross receipts, entertainment, admission or any other tax based on revenues of qualified organizations derived from the conduct of charitable ...
15.2-912.3 Regulation of dance halls by counties, cities and towns
For the purposes of this section, "public dance hall" means any place open to the general public where dancing is permitted; however, a restaurant located ...
15.2-913 Ordinances regulating certain vendors
A. Any locality may by ordinance provide for the regulation of persons not otherwise licensed by the Commonwealth under Title 38.2, offering any item for ...
15.2-914 Regulation of child-care services and facilities in certain counties and cities
Any (i) county that has adopted the urban county executive form of government, (ii) city adjacent to a county that has adopted the urban county ...
15.2-915 Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies
A. No locality shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or motion, as permitted by § 15.2-1425, and no agent of such locality shall take ...
15.2-915.1 Limitations on authority of localities to bring lawsuits
No locality shall have the authority to bring suit against a firearms or ammunition marketer, manufacturer, distributor, dealer, seller, or trade association for damages, abatement, ...
15.2-915.2 Regulation of transportation of a loaded rifle or shotgun
The governing body of any county or city may by ordinance make it unlawful for any person to transport, possess or carry a loaded shotgun ...
15.2-915.3 Requiring fingerprinting for concealed handgun permit
Notwithstanding § 15.2-915, a county or city may by ordinance require any applicant for a concealed handgun permit to submit to fingerprinting for the purpose ...
15.2-915.4 Counties, cities and towns authorized to regulate use of pneumatic guns
A. A locality may prohibit, by ordinance, the shooting of pneumatic guns in any areas of the locality that are in the opinion of the ...
15.2-916 Prohibiting shooting of compound bows, crossbows, longbows and recurve bows
Any locality may prohibit the shooting of an arrow from a bow in a manner that can be reasonably expected to result in the impact ...
15.2-917 Applicability of local noise ordinances to certain sport shooting ranges
A. No local ordinance regulating any noise shall subject a sport shooting range to noise control standards more stringent than those in effect at its ...
15.2-918 Locality may prohibit or regulate use of air cannons
Any locality may by ordinance prohibit or regulate the use within its jurisdiction of certain devices, including air cannons, carbide cannons, or other loud explosive ...
15.2-919 Regulation of motorcycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter noise
Any locality may, by ordinance, regulate noise from a motorcycle, moped, or motorized skateboard or scooter, as defined in § 46.2-100, which is not equipped ...
15.2-920 Regulation of outdoor lighting near certain facilities
In addition to any other authority granted to localities by law, any locality may by ordinance regulate outdoor lighting within an area one-half mile around ...
15.2-921 Ordinances requiring fencing of swimming pools
For the purposes of this section: "Swimming pool" includes any outdoor man-made structure constructed from material other than natural earth or soil designed or used ...
15.2-922 Smoke detectors in certain buildings
Any locality, notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, general or special, may by ordinance require that smoke detectors be installed in the following structures or ...
15.2-922.1 Regulating or prohibiting the making of fires
A. Any city or town may by ordinance regulate or prohibit the making of fires in streets, alleys, and other public places and regulate the ...
15.2-923 Local water-saving ordinances
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, as shall be necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare, any locality may by ordinance (i) require ...
15.2-924 Water supply emergency ordinances
A. Whenever the governing body of any locality finds that a water supply emergency exists or is reasonably likely to occur if water conservation measures ...
15.2-924.1 Regulation of nonpoint source pollution; fertilizer
A. No locality shall regulate the use, application, or storage of fertilizers, as defined in the Virginia Fertilizer Act (§ 3.1-106.1 et seq.), except by ...
15.2-925 Regulation, etc., of assemblies or movement of persons or vehicles under certain circumstance...
Any locality may empower the chief law-enforcement officer to regulate, restrict or prohibit any assembly of persons or the movement of persons or vehicles if ...
15.2-926 Prohibiting loitering; frequenting amusements and curfew for minors; penalty
A. Any locality may by ordinance prohibit loitering in, upon or around any public place, whether on public or private property. Any locality may by ...
15.2-926.1 Bounties for coyotes
Any locality may by ordinance permit the killing of coyotes within its boundaries at any time and may pay, out of any available funds, a ...
15.2-926.2 Adoption of ordinances prohibiting obscenity
The locality may adopt ordinances to prohibit obscenity or conduct paralleling the provisions of Article 5 (§ 18.2-372 et seq.) and Article 6 (§ 18.2-390 ...
15.2-927 Garbage and refuse disposal
Any locality may collect and dispose of garbage and other refuse; may regulate and inspect incinerators, dumps and other places and facilities for the disposal ...
15.2-928 Local recycling and waste disposal; powers; penalties
A. Any locality may (i) provide and operate, within or outside its boundaries, solid waste management facilities and appurtenances for the collection, management, recycling and ...
15.2-929 Solid waste management facility siting approval
A. Any locality may enact an ordinance regulating the siting of solid waste management facilities within its boundaries. The ordinance shall prescribe the criteria, form ...
15.2-930 Regulation of garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; contracting for such service...
A. Any locality may by ordinance impose license taxes upon and otherwise regulate the services rendered by any business engaged in the pickup and disposal ...
15.2-931 Regulation of garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; contracting for such services in cer...
A. Localities may adopt ordinances requiring the delivery of all or any portion of the garbage, trash or refuse generated or disposed of within such ...
15.2-932 Authorization to enter into certain contracts for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services; ...
Any locality is authorized to contract with any person, whether profit or nonprofit, for garbage and refuse pickup and disposal services in its locality and ...
15.2-933 Ordinances requiring delivery of garbage, trash and refuse to certain facilities; exception...
Any ordinance requiring the delivery of all or any portion of the garbage, trash or refuse generated or disposed of within a locality to waste ...
15.2-934 Displacement of private waste companies
No locality or combination of localities shall displace a private company providing garbage, trash or refuse collection service without first: (i) holding at least one ...
15.2-935 Authority to prohibit placement of leaves or grass clippings in landfills
A. Any locality may by ordinance prohibit the disposal of leaves or grass clippings in any privately operated landfill within its jurisdiction, provided such locality ...
15.2-936 Garbage and refuse disposal; fee exemption
Persons may be exempted, deferred, or charged a lesser amount by a locality from paying any charges and fees authorized by any law for the ...
15.2-937 Separation of solid waste
A. Any locality may by ordinance require any person to separate solid waste for collection and recycling. Any such ordinance shall specify the type of ...
15.2-938 Preference for purchase of recycled paper and paper products
A. Any locality may by ordinance require that in determining the award of any contract for paper or paper products to be purchased for use ...
15.2-939 Ordinances requiring recycling reports
Any locality may by ordinance require all nonresidential solid waste generators and companies that manage solid waste or recycle materials generated within its jurisdiction to ...
15.2-940 Expenditures for promoting resources and advantages of locality
Any locality may, in its discretion, expend funds from the locally derived revenues of the locality for the purpose of promoting the resources and advantages ...
15.2-941 Participation by local government in certain loan programs
Any locality or other political subdivision may participate in a program known as the "Virginia Shell Building Initiative." It is the intent of the General ...
15.2-942 Local government participation in certain events
Any locality may provide for the re-creation and portrayal of important historical or cultural events associated with or which have taken place within the locality. ...
15.2-943 Operation and maintenance of living historical farm museums
A. The General Assembly finds that there is a public interest in encouraging the development of living historical farm museums to preserve for posterity living ...
15.2-944 Authority to acquire and preserve places and things of historical interest
Any locality may acquire, except by condemnation, sites, landmarks, structures and records of historical interest and value to the Commonwealth and may restore and preserve ...
15.2-944.1 Notification prior to sale or transfer of ownership of certain historic properties
A. Any charitable or civic organization or museum that (i) has been granted tax exempt status under § 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue ...
15.2-945 Acquisition and housing of relics, paintings, carvings, sculpture and other works of art
The governing body of any locality may enter into agreements with appropriate authorities or agencies, acting under legislation enacted by the Congress of the United ...
15.2-946 Regulation of tour guides and tourist guides
Any locality may, before issuing any license to do business as a tour guide or tourist guide, require that an applicant for such license take ...
15.2-946.1 through 15.2-946.4
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15.2-947 Systems of public transportation for certain counties or cities
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of any county or city not a member of a transportation district, upon finding a need ...
15.2-948 Locality may designate continuing source of revenue for mass transit
The governing body of any locality may, within the limits permitted by the Constitution, designate any of its continuing sources of revenue, or portions thereof, ...
15.2-949 Shared ride taxi systems, etc.; nonprofit vanpools
As used herein, "shared ride taxi system" means a transportation system which employs taxicab-type vehicles or other motor vehicles which can carry no more than ...
15.2-950 Appropriations
A locality may make appropriations for the purposes for which it is empowered to levy taxes and make assessments, for the support of the locality, ...
15.2-951 Acquisition, disposition and use of personal property by localities generally
Localities, for the purposes of exercising any of their powers and duties and performing any of their functions, may acquire by gift, bequest, purchase, lease, ...
15.2-952 Political subdivisions may acquire property from United States
Notwithstanding the provisions of any charter or any ordinance, any locality, sanitary district or other political subdivision may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize the acquisition ...
15.2-953 Donations to charitable institutions and associations, volunteer and nonprofit organizations, chamb...
A. Any locality may make appropriations of public funds, of personal property or of any real estate and donations to the Virginia Indigent Health Care ...
15.2-954 Loans to volunteer firefighting and rescue organizations
Any locality may make loans of money appropriated from public funds to any nonprofit organization furnishing firefighting or rescue services for the construction of facilities ...
15.2-954.1 Volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel tuition reimbursement
Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any locality may by ordinance establish and administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible volunteer firefighters or emergency ...
15.2-955 Approval by local governing body for the establishment of certain rescue emergency services organiz...
A. No volunteer rescue squad, emergency medical service organization or other organization providing similar type services, or volunteer fire-fighting organization shall be established in any ...
15.2-956 Participation in certain federal development programs
A. Any locality may participate in a program under Title I (Community Development) of the United States Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as ...
15.2-957 Participation by localities in certain leasing programs
Any locality may participate in a program under § 8 (Housing Assistance Payments Program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, on ...
15.2-958 Local funding for repair or production of low and moderate income rental property or repair of resi...
It is hereby declared that the preservation of existing housing in safe and sanitary condition and the production of new housing for persons of low ...
15.2-958.1 Sale of certain property in certain cities
A. The City of Richmond may by ordinance provide for the sale of property for the nominal amount of one dollar if such property (i) ...
15.2-958.2 Grants for home ownership
In order to ensure its competitiveness as an employer, a locality may, by ordinance, provide for the use of funds, other than state funds, to ...
15.2-959 Housing research
Any locality which does not have a redevelopment and housing authority as authorized by Chapter 1 (§ 36-1 et seq.) of Title 36, shall be ...
15.2-960 Planting of trees destroyed during construction
Any locality may establish reasonable rules, regulations, and schedules for planting trees in and along areas dedicated for public use where trees have been destroyed ...
15.2-961 Replacement of trees during development process in certain localities
A. Any locality with a population density of at least 75 persons per square mile may adopt an ordinance providing for the planting and replacement ...
15.2-961.1 Conservation of trees during land development process in localities belonging to a nonattainment ar...
A. For purposes of this section, "tree canopy" or "tree cover" includes all areas of canopy coverage by self-supporting and healthy woody plant material exceeding ...
15.2-962 Authority to require a unified geographic information system for a locality
Any locality may by ordinance require that any or all of its agencies, departments, authorities, committees, instrumentalities, or political subdivisions participate in one or more ...
15.2-963 Local offices of consumer affairs; establishment; powers and duties
Any county or city may, by ordinance, establish a local office of consumer affairs which shall have only such powers as may be necessary to ...
15.2-964 Organization of local human services activities; authorization of reorganization by Governo...
A. Any city or county may prepare and submit to the Governor a plan to reorganize the governmental structures or administrative procedures and systems of ...
15.2-965 Human rights ordinances and commissions
A. Any locality may enact an ordinance, not inconsistent with nor more stringent than any applicable state law, prohibiting discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodations, ...
15.2-965.1 Participation of small, women- and minority-owned businesses
A. Any locality may enact an ordinance providing that whenever there exists (i) a rational basis for small business enhancement, or (ii) a persuasive analysis ...
15.2-966 Establishment and operation of educational television stations
Any locality may provide for the establishment, ownership, maintenance and operation of educational television stations within or outside the locality. The operation of any such ...
15.2-967 Parking facilities
Any locality may provide off-street automobile parking facilities and open them to the public, with or without charge, and when any locality constructs or has ...
15.2-968 Regulation of parking of vehicles within boundaries of state-supported institutions
Any county or city may, upon request of the governing body of any state-supported institution lying wholly or partially within the county or city, regulate ...
15.2-968.1 Use of photo-monitoring systems to enforce traffic light signals
A. The governing body of any county, city, or town may provide by ordinance for the establishment of a traffic signal enforcement program imposing monetary ...
15.2-969 Ordinances prohibiting resale of tickets to certain public events; penalty
Any locality may provide, by ordinance, that it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to resell for profit any ticket for admission to ...
15.2-970 Construction of dams, levees, seawalls, etc.; certain proceedings prohibited
A. Any locality may construct a dam, levee, seawall or other structure or device, or perform dredging operations hereinafter referred to as "works," the purpose ...
15.2-971 Armories and markets; assistance to National Guard
A. A locality may provide and operate armories and markets, or may contract with others for supplying such facilities. B. Any locality may appropriate out ...
15.2-972 Appropriations for the upkeep of certain cemeteries
Any locality may make appropriations in such sums and at such times as the governing body of the locality deems proper, for the care and ...
15.2-973 Ordinances imposing license taxes on owners of certain motor vehicles
Any locality may adopt an ordinance imposing a license tax, in an amount not exceeding $100 annually, upon the owners of motor vehicles which do ...
15.2-974 Permits for display of fireworks; use and exhibitions
The governing bodies of the several counties, cities and towns shall have the power to provide for the issuance of permits for the display of ...
15.2-975 Use of cash proffers
Localities which are authorized to accept voluntary cash proffers may also issue bonds under the provisions of the Public Finance Act and other applicable law ...
15.2-976 Notification of changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency Special Flood Hazard Area ma...
Any locality receiving notification from the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that a change in the FEMA Special Flood Hazard Area map concerns ...

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