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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 1962, chapter 407; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1381965,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347819,"identifier":"15.2-2227","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2227","url":"\/15.2-2227\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2227\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/3\/15.2-2227","dublin_core":{"Title":"Return of plan to local planning commission; resubmission","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2227","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>If the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> disapproves the plan, then it shall be returned to the <span class=\"dictionary\">local planning commission<\/span> for its reconsideration, with a written statement of the reasons for its disapproval.<\/p><p>The commission shall have sixty days in which to reconsider the plan and resubmit it, with any changes, to the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETURN OF PLAN TO LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION; RESUBMISSION (\u00a7 15.2-2227)\n\nIf the governing body disapproves the plan, then it shall be returned to the\nlocal planning commission for its reconsideration, with a written statement of\nthe reasons for its disapproval.\n\nThe commission shall have sixty days in which to reconsider the plan and\nresubmit it, with any changes, to the governing body.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-964.5; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-451; 1997, c. 587.","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"}}