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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>347656</law_id><section_number>15.2-2025</section_number><catch_line>Removal of snow and ice; civil penalty</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="46" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="2" identifier="II">Powers of Local Government</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="13" identifier="20">Streets and Alleys</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="5" identifier="5">Miscellaneous</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="State highway systems excepted; town streets" href="/15.2-2000/">15.2-2000</a>, any <span class="dictionary">county</span> in Northern Virginia Planning District 8, or any <span class="dictionary">county</span> outside Planning District 8 that has adopted the <span class="dictionary">county</span> executive form of government, may provide by <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> reasonable criteria and requirements for the removal of accumulations of snow and ice from public sidewalks, by the owner or other person in charge of any occupied property.</p><p>Such <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> shall include reasonable time frames for compliance and reasonable exceptions for individuals with disabilities, elderly individuals, and those otherwise physically incapable of meeting the criteria and requirements for such removal.</p><p>Civil penalties not to exceed $100 may be imposed for violation of such <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span>.</p></section></text><history>1988, c. 356, &#xA7; 15.1-29.16; 1997, c. 587; 2018, cc. 323, 661; 2023, cc. 148, 149.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
