Source: https://vacode.org/15.2-2200/
Timestamp: 2019-04-21 04:09:09+00:00

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This chapter is intended to encourage localities to improve the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of their citizens and to plan for the future development of communities to the end that transportation systems be carefully planned; that new community centers be developed with adequate highway, utility, health, educational, and recreational facilities; that the need for mineral resources and the needs of agriculture, industry, and business be recognized in future growth; that the concerns of military installations be recognized and taken into account in consideration of future development of areas immediately surrounding installations and that where practical, installation commanders shall be consulted on such matters by local officials; that residential areas be provided with healthy surroundings for family life; that agricultural and forestal land be preserved; and that the growth of the community be consonant with the efficient and economical use of public funds.
Code 1950, §§ 15-891.1, 15-900, 15-916, 15-961; 1950, pp. 487, 889; 1956, c. 497; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-427; 1975, c. 641; 1981, c. 418; 1996, cc. 585, 600; 1997, c. 587; 2013, cc. 149, 213.
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. . . merit in the Board's argument that Code § 15.2-2200 authorizes the challenged provisions in the . . .
. . . those purposes of zoning set forth in Section 15.2[-]2200 and 15.2[-]2283 of the Code of Virginia. . . .
. . . beneficial to the community. Code § 15.2-2280; cf. § 15.2-2200 (legislative intent of Chapter 22). . . .
. . . and reasonable legislative purpose. See Code § 15.2-2200 (formerly Code § 15.1-427) (recognizing . . .

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