{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2288.2","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 15.2-2288.2","heading":"Localities may not require special use permit for certain temporary structures","body":"A zoning ordinance shall not require that a special exception or special use permit be obtained in order to erect a tent on private property (i) intended to serve as a temporary structure for a period of three days or less and (ii) that will be used primarily for private or family-related events including, but not limited to, weddings and estate sales.2006, c. 249.","path":["Title 15.2. COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS","Subtitle II. POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Chapter 22. PLANNING, SUBDIVISION OF LAND AND ZONING","Article 7. ZONING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-2288.2/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:19Z","sha256":"02931c430c1e4bd29321b757d5524cfb6b2aebf562a76eaba550c22d2dcdcef9","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2288.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-15.2-2288.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}