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Such finding shall be communicated to the members and the press as promptly as possible. All hearings and other matters previously advertised for such meeting shall be conducted at the continued meeting and no further advertisement is required. The commission shall cause a copy of such resolution to be inserted in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality at least seven days prior to the first meeting held pursuant to the adopted schedule.\n\nCommissions shall meet at least every two months. However, in any locality with a population of not more than 7,500, the commission shall be required to meet at least once each year.\n\nSpecial meetings of the commission may be called by the chairman or by two members upon written request to the secretary. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 407; in 1990, chapter 664; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 403<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1381887,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347800,"identifier":"15.2-2214","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/2\/15.2-2214","url":"\/15.2-2214\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2214\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/2\/15.2-2214","dublin_core":{"Title":"Meetings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2214","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The local planning commission<\/span> shall fix the time for holding regular meetings. The commission, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, may also fix the day or days to which any meeting shall be continued if the chairman, or vice-chairman if the chairman is unable to act, finds and declares that weather or other conditions are such that it is hazardous for members to attend the meeting. Such finding<\/span> shall be communicated to the members and the press as promptly as possible. All hearings<\/span> and other matters previously advertised for such meeting shall be conducted at the continued meeting and no further advertisement is required. The commission shall cause a copy of such resolution to be inserted in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality<\/span> at least seven days prior to the first meeting held pursuant to the adopted schedule.<\/p>

Commissions shall meet at least every two months. However, in any locality<\/span> with a population of not more than 7,500, the commission shall be required to meet at least once each year.<\/p>

Special meetings of the commission may be called by the chairman or by two members upon written request to the secretary. The secretary shall mail to all members, at least five days in advance of a special meeting, a written notice fixing the time and place of the meeting and the purpose thereof.<\/p>

Written notice of a special meeting is not required if the time of the special meeting has been fixed at a regular meeting, or if all members are present at the special meeting or file a written waiver<\/span> of notice.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEETINGS (\u00a7 15.2-2214)\n\nThe local planning commission shall fix the time for holding regular meetings.\nThe commission, by resolution adopted at a regular meeting, may also fix the day\nor days to which any meeting shall be continued if the chairman, or\nvice-chairman if the chairman is unable to act, finds and declares that weather\nor other conditions are such that it is hazardous for members to attend the\nmeeting. Such finding shall be communicated to the members and the press as\npromptly as possible. All hearings and other matters previously advertised for\nsuch meeting shall be conducted at the continued meeting and no further\nadvertisement is required. The commission shall cause a copy of such resolution\nto be inserted in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality at\nleast seven days prior to the first meeting held pursuant to the adopted\nschedule.\n\nCommissions shall meet at least every two months. However, in any locality with\na population of not more than 7,500, the commission shall be required to meet at\nleast once each year.\n\nSpecial meetings of the commission may be called by the chairman or by two\nmembers upon written request to the secretary. The secretary shall mail to all\nmembers, at least five days in advance of a special meeting, a written notice\nfixing the time and place of the meeting and the purpose thereof.\n\nWritten notice of a special meeting is not required if the time of the special\nmeeting has been fixed at a regular meeting, or if all members are present at\nthe special meeting or file a written waiver of notice.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-963.2; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-439; 1990, c. 664; 1997,\nc. 587; 2003, c. 403.","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"}}