15.2-2284 - Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-2284. Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoningordinances and districts.

Zoning ordinances and districts shall be drawn and applied with reasonableconsideration for the existing use and character of property, thecomprehensive plan, the suitability of property for various uses, the trendsof growth or change, the current and future requirements of the community asto land for various purposes as determined by population and economic studiesand other studies, the transportation requirements of the community, therequirements for airports, housing, schools, parks, playgrounds, recreationareas and other public services, the conservation of natural resources, thepreservation of flood plains, the protection of life and property fromimpounding structure failures, the preservation of agricultural and forestalland, the conservation of properties and their values and the encouragementof the most appropriate use of land throughout the locality.

(Code 1950, §§ 15-821, 15-968.4; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-490; 1966, c. 344;1974, c. 526; 1978, c. 279; 1981, c. 418; 1983, c. 530; 1989, cc. 447, 449;1997, c. 587; 2008, c. 491.)