Local Planning Commissions

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This is Article 2 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Local Planning Commissions.” It is part of Chapter 22 “Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning”, which is part of Subtitle II “Powers of Local Government”, which is part of Title 15.2 “Counties, Cities and Towns”. It contains 14 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 14 sections.

§ 15.2-2210	Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions
§ 15.2-2211	Cooperation of local planning commissions and other agencies
§ 15.2-2212	Qualifications, appointment, removal, terms and compensation of members of local planning commissions
§ 15.2-2213	Advisory members
§ 15.2-2214	Meetings
§ 15.2-2215	Quorum majority vote
§ 15.2-2216	Facilities for holding of meetings and preservation of documents; appropriations for expenses
§ 15.2-2217	Officers, employees and consultants; expenditures; rules and records; special surveys
§ 15.2-2218	County planning commission serving as commission of town
§ 15.2-2219	Joint local planning commissions
§ 15.2-2220	Duplicate planning commission authorized for certain local governments
§ 15.2-2221	Duties of commissions
§ 15.2-2222	Expenditures; gifts and donations
§ 15.2-2222.1	Coordination of state and local transportation planning