{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2210","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-2210","heading":"Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions","body":"Every locality shall by resolution or ordinance create a local planning commission in order to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs. In accomplishing the objectives of § 15.2-2200 the local planning commissions shall serve primarily in an advisory capacity to the governing bodies.Any locality may participate in a planning district commission in accordance with Chapter 42 (§ 15.2-4200 et seq.) of this title or a joint local commission in accordance with § 15.2-2219.1975, c. 641, § 15.1-427.1; 1997, c. 587.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 22. PLANNING, SUBDIVISION OF LAND AND ZONING","Article 2. LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-2210/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"f69135e5fae8cfa64fffcf56579d662aa3810243134e9952620a65fb4de17b80","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2209.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}