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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 835<\/a> and 844<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1382509,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347951,"identifier":"15.2-2316.4:3","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.2\/15.2-2316.4_3","url":"\/15.2-2316.4_3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2316.4_3\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7.2\/15.2-2316.4_3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Additional provisions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2316.4:3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A locality<\/span> shall not require zoning<\/span> approval for (i) routine maintenance or (ii) the replacement of wireless facilities or wireless support structures<\/span> within a six-foot perimeter with wireless facilities or wireless support structures<\/span> that are substantially similar or the same size or smaller. However, a locality<\/span> may require a permit to work within the right-of-way for the activities described in clause (i) or (ii), if applicable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Nothing in this article shall prohibit a locality<\/span> from limiting the number of new structures<\/span> or the number of wireless facilities that can be installed in a specific location. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADDITIONAL PROVISIONS (\u00a7 15.2-2316.4:3)\n\nA. A locality shall not require zoning approval for (i) routine maintenance or\n(ii) the replacement of wireless facilities or wireless support structures\nwithin a six-foot perimeter with wireless facilities or wireless support\nstructures that are substantially similar or the same size or smaller. However,\na locality may require a permit to work within the right-of-way for the\nactivities described in clause (i) or (ii), if applicable.\n\nB. Nothing in this article shall prohibit a locality from limiting the number of\nnew structures or the number of wireless facilities that can be installed in a\nspecific location.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, cc. 835, 844.","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"}}