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This law was first created in 1968. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 744 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. Unfortunately, the 1968 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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 1979, chapter 272; in 1981, chapter 326; in 1989, chapters 202 and 255; in 1990, chapter 384.<\/p>","references":[{"id":366625,"section_number":"5.1-25.4","catch_line":"Injunctions","order_by":null,"url":"\/5.1-25.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1460607,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366622,"identifier":"5.1-25.1","token":"5.1\/1\/3\/5.1-25.1","url":"\/5.1-25.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-25.1\/","token":"5.1\/1\/3\/5.1-25.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Permit required for erection of certain structures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-25.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person<\/span> to erect any structure<\/span>, any part of which penetrates into or through any licensed airport<\/span>’s or United States government or military air facility’s clear zone, approach zone, imaginary surface, obstruction clearance surface, obstruction clearance zone, or surface or zone as described in regulations of the Department<\/span> of Aviation or the Federal Aviation Administration, without securing a permit for its erection from the Board<\/span>. This section shall not apply to any structure<\/span> to be erected in a county, city or town which has an ordinance<\/span> regulating the height of such structures<\/span> to prevent the penetration of zones and surfaces provided for in Federal Aviation Regulation Part 77 and Rule 19 of the Department<\/span> of Aviation.<\/p>

For the purpose of this section, “structure<\/span>” shall mean any object<\/span>, including a mobile object<\/span>, constructed or erected by man, including but not limited to buildings, towers, cranes, smokestacks, earth formations, overhead transmission lines, flag poles, and ship masts.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERMIT REQUIRED FOR ERECTION OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES (\u00a7 5.1-25.1)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to erect any structure, any part of which\npenetrates into or through any licensed airport’s or United States\ngovernment or military air facility’s clear zone, approach zone, imaginary\nsurface, obstruction clearance surface, obstruction clearance zone, or surface\nor zone as described in regulations of the Department of Aviation or the Federal\nAviation Administration, without securing a permit for its erection from the\nBoard. This section shall not apply to any structure to be erected in a county,\ncity or town which has an ordinance regulating the height of such structures to\nprevent the penetration of zones and surfaces provided for in Federal Aviation\nRegulation Part 77 and Rule 19 of the Department of Aviation.\n\nFor the purpose of this section, “structure” shall mean any object,\nincluding a mobile object, constructed or erected by man, including but not\nlimited to buildings, towers, cranes, smokestacks, earth formations, overhead\ntransmission lines, flag poles, and ship masts.\n\nHISTORY: 1968, c. 744; 1979, c. 272; 1981, c. 326; 1989, cc. 202, 255; 1990, c.\n384.","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"}}