{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2220","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-2220","heading":"Duplicate planning commission authorized for certain local governments","body":"The Cities of Chesapeake and Hampton may by ordinance establish a duplicate planning commission solely for the purpose of considering matters arising from the provisions of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (§ 62.1-44.15:67 et seq.). Sections 15.2-2210 through 15.2-2222 shall apply to the commission, mutatis mutandis.The procedure, timing requirements and appeal to the circuit court set forth in §§ 15.2-2258 through 15.2-2261 shall apply to the considerations of this commission, mutatis mutandis.To distinguish the planning commission authorized by this section from planning commissions required by § 15.2-2210, the commission established hereunder shall have the words \"Chesapeake Bay Preservation\" in its title.The governing body of a city that establishes a commission pursuant to this section, in its sole discretion by ordinance, may abolish the duplicate planning commission.1993, c. 738, § 15.1-502.1; 1997, c. 587; 2007, c. 813.","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/15.2-2220/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"f9fd4275dfebd7fedfc1a35794fd6f0596906bc917a93d4dabe68096ce48d128","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2219","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}