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This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 498<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1432859,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360284,"identifier":"33.2-327","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/3\/33.2-327","url":"\/33.2-327\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-327\/","token":"33.2\/II\/3\/3\/33.2-327","dublin_core":{"Title":"Design standards for secondary state highway system components","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-327","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For urban and urban development areas in localities using the urban county executive form of government, the Department<\/span> shall work in conjunction with the locality and the Department<\/span> of Rail and Public Transportation<\/span> to review new design standards for secondary state highway<\/span> system components that the locality proposes. Such standards shall (i) be based on the American Association of State Highway<\/span> and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways<\/span> and Streets and other publications applicable to urban areas; (ii) set forth a design methodology that should be used in the affected urban and urban development areas; (iii) allow for the efficient movement of transit and other vehicles through these areas; (iv) accommodate safe pedestrian and bicyclist movement; (v) accommodate high density urban development; (vi) encourage user-friendly access to transit; (vii) include stormwater management guidelines, consistent with state and local laws<\/span> and regulations; and (viii) respect the character of urban areas. These design standards and methodologies are intended to facilitate approval of roadway<\/span> and transportation system improvement plans in urban areas that comply with the standards. These design standards shall not contradict or be in conflict with the principles outlined in the applicable Board<\/span> regulations concerning terms and conditions under which subdivision streets may be accepted into the secondary state highway<\/span> system.<\/p>

Standards developed by parties as required by this section shall be submitted to the Department<\/span> for final review and approval at least three months prior to the locality’s anticipated implementation date.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDESIGN STANDARDS FOR SECONDARY STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM COMPONENTS (\u00a7 33.2-327)\n\nFor urban and urban development areas in localities using the urban county\nexecutive form of government, the Department shall work in conjunction with the\nlocality and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to review new\ndesign standards for secondary state highway system components that the locality\nproposes. Such standards shall (i) be based on the American Association of State\nHighway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) A Policy on Geometric Design of\nHighways and Streets and other publications applicable to urban areas; (ii) set\nforth a design methodology that should be used in the affected urban and urban\ndevelopment areas; (iii) allow for the efficient movement of transit and other\nvehicles through these areas; (iv) accommodate safe pedestrian and bicyclist\nmovement; (v) accommodate high density urban development; (vi) encourage\nuser-friendly access to transit; (vii) include stormwater management guidelines,\nconsistent with state and local laws and regulations; and (viii) respect the\ncharacter of urban areas. These design standards and methodologies are intended\nto facilitate approval of roadway and transportation system improvement plans in\nurban areas that comply with the standards. These design standards shall not\ncontradict or be in conflict with the principles outlined in the applicable\nBoard regulations concerning terms and conditions under which subdivision\nstreets may be accepted into the secondary state highway system.\n\nStandards developed by parties as required by this section shall be submitted to\nthe Department for final review and approval at least three months prior to the\nlocality’s anticipated implementation date.\n\nHISTORY: 2010, c. 498, \u00a7 33.1-69.001; 2014, c. 805.","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"}}