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Such changes, alterations, amendments or deletions and such new material shall become effective on the effective date of the codification or recodification.\n\nOrdinances relating to zoning and the subdivision of land may be included in any codification or recodification of ordinances; however, no change, alteration, amendment, deletion or addition of a substantive nature shall be made and no new material of a substantive nature shall be added to such ordinances unless, prior to the date of adoption of such codification or recodification, notice of such proposed changes, alterations, amendments, deletions or additions shall be published as required by the Code of Virginia and public hearings held thereon as provided by the Code of Virginia for adoption and amendment of zoning and subdivision ordinances. Renumbering or rearranging of sections, articles or other divisions of any such ordinance shall not be deemed to be a change, alteration or amendment of a substantive nature.\n\nAny such codification or recodification may be adopted by reference by a single ordinance, without further publication of such codification or recodification or any portions thereof. The ordinance adopting such codification or recodification shall comply with all laws of the Commonwealth and any provision of any city or town charter requiring posting or publication of ordinances or notice of intent to adopt ordinances. At least one copy of such codification or recodification or a complete set of printer’s proofs of the text thereof shall be made available for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the governing body in which such codification or recodification is proposed to be adopted.\n\nNo ordinance levying or increasing taxes shall be enacted as new material in any such codification or recodification or amended in substance therein unless advertised in accordance with general law.\n\nSupplements for such codifications or recodifications may be prepared from time to time at the direction of the governing body of the locality, either as units or on a replacement page basis; however, where replacement pages are prepared, a distinguishing mark or notation shall be placed on each replacement page to distinguish it from original pages and pages of other supplements. No further adoption procedure shall be required for supplements or replacement pages in which no substantive change is made in ordinances previously and validly adopted by the governing body of the locality. If changes, alterations, amendments, deletions or additions of a substantive nature are made in any such supplement, then such supplement shall be adopted by the governing body in the same manner provided by general or special law.\n\nAt least one copy of any codification or recodification adopted hereunder and at least one copy of every supplement thereto shall be kept in the office of the clerk of the governing body and shall there be available for public inspection during normal business hours.\n\nAny codification or recodification adopted hereunder shall be admitted in evidence in all courts without further proof.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1296002,"text":"Any locality may codify or recodify any or all of its ordinances, in permanently bound or loose-leaf form. 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This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 269 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 200<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1380001,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347345,"identifier":"15.2-1433","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/4\/15.2-1433","url":"\/15.2-1433\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1433\/","token":"15.2\/II\/14\/4\/15.2-1433","dublin_core":{"Title":"Codification and recodification of ordinances","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1433","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any locality<\/span> may codify or recodify any or all of its ordinances<\/span>, in permanently bound or loose-leaf form. Such ordinances<\/span> may be changed, altered or amended by the governing body<\/span>, and ordinances<\/span> or portions thereof may be deleted and new material<\/span> may be added by the governing body<\/span>. Such changes, alterations, amendments or deletions and such new material<\/span> shall become effective on the effective date of the codification or recodification.<\/p>

Ordinances<\/span> relating to zoning and the subdivision of land may be included in any codification or recodification of ordinances<\/span>; however, no change, alteration, amendment, deletion or addition of a substantive nature shall be made and no new material<\/span> of a substantive nature shall be added to such ordinances<\/span> unless, prior to the date of adoption of such codification or recodification, notice of such proposed changes, alterations, amendments, deletions or additions shall be published as required by the Code of Virginia and public hearings<\/span> held thereon as provided by the Code of Virginia for adoption and amendment of zoning and subdivision ordinances<\/span>. Renumbering or rearranging of sections, articles or other divisions of any such ordinance<\/span> shall not be deemed to be a change, alteration or amendment of a substantive nature.<\/p>

Any such codification or recodification may be adopted by reference by a single ordinance<\/span>, without further publication of such codification or recodification or any portions thereof. The ordinance<\/span> adopting such codification or recodification shall comply with all laws<\/span> of the Commonwealth and any provision of any city<\/span> or town<\/span> charter requiring posting or publication of ordinances<\/span> or notice of intent<\/span> to adopt ordinances<\/span>. At least one copy of such codification or recodification or a complete set of printer’s proofs of the text thereof shall be made available for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the governing body<\/span> in which such codification or recodification is proposed to be adopted.<\/p>

No ordinance<\/span> levying or increasing taxes shall be enacted as new material<\/span> in any such codification or recodification or amended in substance therein unless advertised in accordance with general law<\/span>.<\/p>

Supplements for such codifications or recodifications may be prepared from time to time at the direction of the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span>, either as units or on a replacement page basis; however, where replacement pages are prepared, a distinguishing mark or notation shall be placed on each replacement page to distinguish it from original pages and pages of other supplements. No further adoption procedure shall be required for supplements or replacement pages in which no substantive change is made in ordinances<\/span> previously and validly adopted by the governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span>. If changes, alterations, amendments, deletions or additions of a substantive nature are made in any such supplement, then such supplement shall be adopted by the governing body<\/span> in the same manner provided by general or special law<\/span>.<\/p>

At least one copy of any codification or recodification adopted hereunder and at least one copy of every supplement thereto shall be kept in the office of the clerk of the governing body<\/span> and shall there be available for public inspection during normal business hours.<\/p>

Any codification or recodification adopted hereunder shall be admitted in evidence<\/span> in all courts<\/span> without further proof.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCODIFICATION AND RECODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES (\u00a7 15.2-1433)\n\nAny locality may codify or recodify any or all of its ordinances, in permanently\nbound or loose-leaf form. Such ordinances may be changed, altered or amended by\nthe governing body, and ordinances or portions thereof may be deleted and new\nmaterial may be added by the governing body. Such changes, alterations,\namendments or deletions and such new material shall become effective on the\neffective date of the codification or recodification.\n\nOrdinances relating to zoning and the subdivision of land may be included in any\ncodification or recodification of ordinances; however, no change, alteration,\namendment, deletion or addition of a substantive nature shall be made and no new\nmaterial of a substantive nature shall be added to such ordinances unless, prior\nto the date of adoption of such codification or recodification, notice of such\nproposed changes, alterations, amendments, deletions or additions shall be\npublished as required by the Code of Virginia and public hearings held thereon\nas provided by the Code of Virginia for adoption and amendment of zoning and\nsubdivision ordinances. Renumbering or rearranging of sections, articles or\nother divisions of any such ordinance shall not be deemed to be a change,\nalteration or amendment of a substantive nature.\n\nAny such codification or recodification may be adopted by reference by a single\nordinance, without further publication of such codification or recodification or\nany portions thereof. The ordinance adopting such codification or recodification\nshall comply with all laws of the Commonwealth and any provision of any city or\ntown charter requiring posting or publication of ordinances or notice of intent\nto adopt ordinances. At least one copy of such codification or recodification or\na complete set of printer’s proofs of the text thereof shall be made\navailable for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the governing body\nin which such codification or recodification is proposed to be adopted.\n\nNo ordinance levying or increasing taxes shall be enacted as new material in any\nsuch codification or recodification or amended in substance therein unless\nadvertised in accordance with general law.\n\nSupplements for such codifications or recodifications may be prepared from time\nto time at the direction of the governing body of the locality, either as units\nor on a replacement page basis; however, where replacement pages are prepared, a\ndistinguishing mark or notation shall be placed on each replacement page to\ndistinguish it from original pages and pages of other supplements. No further\nadoption procedure shall be required for supplements or replacement pages in\nwhich no substantive change is made in ordinances previously and validly adopted\nby the governing body of the locality. If changes, alterations, amendments,\ndeletions or additions of a substantive nature are made in any such supplement,\nthen such supplement shall be adopted by the governing body in the same manner\nprovided by general or special law.\n\nAt least one copy of any codification or recodification adopted hereunder and at\nleast one copy of every supplement thereto shall be kept in the office of the\nclerk of the governing body and shall there be available for public inspection\nduring normal business hours.\n\nAny codification or recodification adopted hereunder shall be admitted in\nevidence in all courts without further proof.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 269, \u00a7 15.1-37.3; 1997, c. 587; 2003, c. 200.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}