{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2223.4","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-2223.4","heading":"Comprehensive plan shall provide for transit-oriented development","body":"Beginning July 1, 2020, each city with a population greater than 20,000 and each county with a population greater than 100,000 shall consider incorporating into the next scheduled and all subsequent reviews of its comprehensive plan strategies to promote transit-oriented development for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions through coordinated transportation, housing, and land use planning. Such strategies may include (i) locating new housing development, including low-income, affordable housing, in closer proximity to public transit options; (ii) prioritizing transit options with reduced overall carbon emissions; (iii) increasing development density in certain areas; (iv) reducing, modifying, or waiving local parking requirements or ratios; or (v) other strategies designed to reduce overall carbon emissions in the locality.2020, c. 14; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 412.","path":["Title 15.2. Counties, Cities and Towns","Subtitle II. Powers of Local Government","Chapter 22. Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning","Article 3. The Comprehensive Plan"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-2223.4/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"f05a5b5effe3619eecb83ab3595ff4ab3ff533e80161577d1e57211a027a0e98","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2223.3","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2223.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}