State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Virginia > Title-10-1 > Chapter-22 > 10-1-2206-2§ 10.1-2206.2. Consent of owners required for certain designations by theBoard.
A. Before the Board shall designate any building, structure, district,object, or site as a historic landmark in accordance with § 10.1-2204, theowners of such property proposed for designation shall be given theopportunity to concur in or object to such designation by the Board. If amajority of the owners of the property within such area proposed fordesignation object to such designation, the Board shall take no formal actionto designate the property as historic until such objection is withdrawn.
B. For the purposes of this section, majority of owners of the property shallmean a majority of the number of property owners of or within the proposedproperty or district.
C. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to affect any localgovernment charter or ordinance regarding historic districts or historicpreservation.
(1992, c. 801; 2006, c. 32.)
