CODE OF VIRGINIA LOCALITIES TO ADOPT ORDINANCES REGULATING SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND (§ 15.2-2240) The governing body of every locality shall adopt an ordinance to assure the orderly subdivision of land and its development. HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 15-781, 15-967; 1950, p. 183; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-465; 1975, c. 641; 1997, c. 587.