{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2240","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-2240","heading":"Localities to adopt ordinances regulating subdivision and development of land","body":"The governing body of every locality shall adopt an ordinance to assure the orderly subdivision of land and its development.Code 1950, §§ 15-781, 15-967; 1950, p. 183; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-465; 1975, c. 641; 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 6. LAND SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-2240/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"eb303aa2d9ae3dfd1950a24c2bedf20cd22e2b5a0dcbdb53402a513b67fda65c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2239","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2241"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}