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It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 407; in 1997, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?971+ful+CHAP0587\">587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1382473,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347944,"identifier":"15.2-2315","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2315","url":"\/15.2-2315\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2315\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2315","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conflict with statutes, local ordinances or regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2315","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Whenever the regulations made under authority of this article require a greater width or size of yards, <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> or other open spaces, require a lower height of building or less number of stories, require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or impose other higher standards than are required in any other <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> or local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this article shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> or local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, <span class=\"dictionary\">courts<\/span> or other open spaces, require a lower height of building or a less number of stories, require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this article, the provisions of such <span class=\"dictionary\">statute<\/span> or local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> or regulation shall govern.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONFLICT WITH STATUTES, LOCAL ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS (\u00a7 15.2-2315)\n\nWhenever the regulations made under authority of this article require a greater\nwidth or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, require a lower height of\nbuilding or less number of stories, require a greater percentage of lot to be\nleft unoccupied or impose other higher standards than are required in any other\nstatute or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made\nunder authority of this article shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any\nother statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size\nof yards, courts or other open spaces, require a lower height of building or a\nless number of stories, require a greater percentage of lot to be left\nunoccupied or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations\nmade under authority of this article, the provisions of such statute or local\nordinance or regulation shall govern.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 15-842, 15-968.12; 1962, c. 407, \u00a7 15.1-498; 1997, c.\n587.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}