CHAPTER 714

An Act to amend and reenact § 15.1-481, as amended, of the Code of
Virginia, relating to advertisement of plans, ordinances or amend-
ments thereto in zoning changes; written notices required in certain
amendments to ordinances.

(S 174]

Approved April 5, 1968

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 15.1-431, as amended, of the Code of Virginia be amended
and reenacted as follows:

§ 15.1-431. Advertisements of plans, ordinances, etc.; written notice
of certain amendments.—Plans or ordinances or amendments thereof,
recommended or adopted under the powers conferred by this chapter need
not be advertised in full, but may be advertised by reference. Every such
advertisement shall contain a reference to the place or places within the
county or municipality where copies of the proposed plans, ordinances or
amendments may be examined. ;

When public notice is required by this chapter, the local commission
shall not recommend nor the governing body adopt any plan, ordinance
or amendment until notice of intention so to do has been published once
a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper published or having
general circulation in such county or municipality. Such notice shall
specify the time and place of hearing at which persons affected may appear
and present their views, not less than five days nor more than * twenty-
one days after final publication.
Except upon application of a property owner or his agent, when
proposed amendment of the zoning ordinance involves a change in th
zoning classification of twenty-five or less parcels of land, then, in add:
tion to the advertising as above required written notice shall be given a
least five days before the hearing to the owner or owners, their agent o
the occupant, of each parcel involved, and to the owners, their agent or th
occupant, of all abutting property and property immediately across th
street or road from the property affected. Notice sent by registered o:
certified mail to the last known address of such owner as shown on the
current real estate tax assessment books shall be deemed adequate com.
pliance with this requirement.

After enactment of any such plan, ordinance or amendment further
publication thereof shall not be required.