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The governing body of the county, upon receipt, shall within 30 days (i) consider the reasonableness of the action contemplated by the city or town ordinance, (ii) propose and publish an ordinance approving or disapproving the action contemplated by the city or town, and (iii) conduct a hearing thereon. In the event that after such hearing the governing body of the county disapproves the proposed flooding, discontinuance, and abandonment of the highway, the city or town shall have the right to an appeal to the circuit court of the county where the question of the reasonableness of the proposed flooding and abandonment shall be heard de novo by the circuit court and judgment shall be rendered according to its decision. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1970, chapter 322; in 2014, chapter 805<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1433457,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360480,"identifier":"33.2-928","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-928","url":"\/33.2-928\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/33.2-928\/","token":"33.2\/II\/9\/4\/33.2-928","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure to secure abandonment of highways to be flooded in connection with municipal water supply projects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 33.2-928","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A city or town subject to the provisions of this article shall certify to the governing body of the county within which the highway<\/span>, or the greater part thereof, lies a copy of the ordinance<\/span> adopted by the city or town as provided in this article. The governing body of the county, upon receipt, shall within 30 days (i) consider the reasonableness of the action contemplated by the city or town ordinance<\/span>, (ii) propose and publish an ordinance<\/span> approving or disapproving the action contemplated by the city or town, and (iii) conduct a hearing<\/span> thereon. In the event that after such hearing<\/span> the governing body of the county disapproves the proposed flooding, discontinuance<\/span>, and abandonment<\/span> of the highway<\/span>, the city or town shall have the right to an appeal<\/span> to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county where the question of the reasonableness of the proposed flooding and abandonment<\/span> shall be heard de novo<\/span> by the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> and judgment<\/span> shall be rendered according to its decision. The judgment<\/span> of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> may be appealed to the Court<\/span> of Appeals<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE TO SECURE ABANDONMENT OF HIGHWAYS TO BE FLOODED IN CONNECTION WITH\nMUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS (\u00a7 33.2-928)\n\nA city or town subject to the provisions of this article shall certify to the\ngoverning body of the county within which the highway, or the greater part\nthereof, lies a copy of the ordinance adopted by the city or town as provided in\nthis article. The governing body of the county, upon receipt, shall within 30\ndays (i) consider the reasonableness of the action contemplated by the city or\ntown ordinance, (ii) propose and publish an ordinance approving or disapproving\nthe action contemplated by the city or town, and (iii) conduct a hearing\nthereon. In the event that after such hearing the governing body of the county\ndisapproves the proposed flooding, discontinuance, and abandonment of the\nhighway, the city or town shall have the right to an appeal to the circuit court\nof the county where the question of the reasonableness of the proposed flooding\nand abandonment shall be heard de novo by the circuit court and judgment shall\nbe rendered according to its decision. The judgment of the circuit court may be\nappealed to the Court of Appeals.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 33-83; 1970, c. 322, \u00a7 33.1-169; 2014, c. 805; 2021, Sp.\nSess. I, c. 489.","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"}}