CHAPTER 679
An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2242 of the Code of Virginia, relating to land subdivision and development; optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance; electric vehicle charging stations; Department of Energy ; report.
[H 833]
Approved April 13, 2026
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-2242 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-2242 . Optional provisions of a subdivision ordinance.
A subdivision ordinance may include:
1. Provisions for variations in or exceptions to the general regulations of the subdivision ordinance in cases of unusual situations or when strict adherence to the general regulations would result in substantial injustice or hardship.
2. A requirement (i) for the furnishing of a preliminary opinion from the applicable health official regarding the suitability of a subdivision for installation of subsurface sewage disposal systems where such method of sewage disposal is to be utilized in the development of a subdivision and (ii) that all buildings constructed on lots resulting from subdivision of a larger tract that abuts or adjoins a public water or sewer system or main shall be connected to that public water or sewer system or main subject to the provisions of § 15.2-2121 .
3. A requirement that, in the event streets in a subdivision will not be constructed to meet the standards necessary for inclusion in the secondary system of state highways or for state street maintenance moneys paid to municipalities, the subdivision plat and all approved deeds of subdivision, or similar instruments, must contain a statement advising that the streets in the subdivision do not meet state standards and will not be maintained by the Department of Transportation or the localities enacting the ordinances. Grantors of any subdivision lots to which such statement applies must include the statement on each deed of conveyance thereof. However, localities in their ordinances may establish minimum standards for construction of streets that will not be built to state standards.