A municipal corporation shall have and may exercise all powers which it now has or which may hereafter be conferred upon or delegated to it under the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth and all other powers pertinent to the conduct of the affairs and functions of the municipal government, the exercise of which is not expressly prohibited by the Constitution and the general laws of the Commonwealth, and which are necessary or desirable to secure and promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the municipality and the safety, health, peace, good order, comfort, convenience, morals, trade, commerce and industry of the municipality and the inhabitants thereof, and the enumeration of specific powers shall not be construed or held to be exclusive or as a limitation upon any general grant of power, but shall be construed and held to be in addition to any general grant of power. The exercise of the powers conferred under this section is specifically limited to the area within the corporate limits of the municipality, unless otherwise conferred in the applicable sections of the Constitution and general laws, as amended, of the Commonwealth.
Code 1950, § 15-77.3; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-839; 1979, c. 297; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 11 - Powers of Cities and Towns
§ 15.2-1100. Powers conferred; exercised by council
§ 15.2-1101. Exercise of powers outside boundaries
§ 15.2-1103. Charter provisions not affected; conflict between chapter and charter
§ 15.2-1104. Taxes and assessments
§ 15.2-1104.1. Tax on admissions to charitable events
§ 15.2-1105. Borrowing money and issuing evidence of indebtedness
§ 15.2-1106. Control and management of affairs; books, records, accounts, etc., of agencies
§ 15.2-1107. Departments, offices, boards, etc.
§ 15.2-1108. Gifts, donations, bequests or grants
§ 15.2-1109. Milk, food and food products
§ 15.2-1110. Swimming pools, lakes and other waters
§ 15.2-1111. Regulation of cemeteries and burials
§ 15.2-1112. Aid to military units
§ 15.2-1113.1. Prohibiting hunting in certain areas
§ 15.2-1115. Abatement or removal of nuisances
§ 15.2-1116. Smoke; fuel-burning equipment
§ 15.2-1117. Light, ventilation, sanitation and use and occupancy of buildings
§ 15.2-1119. Hospitals, sanatoria, homes, clinics, etc.
§ 15.2-1120. Detentive, correctional and penal institutions
§ 15.2-1122. Parking or storage of vehicles
§ 15.2-1123. Airports and facilities
§ 15.2-1123.1. Lynchburg Regional Airport police department
§ 15.2-1125. Licenses and permits; fees; bonds or insurance
§ 15.2-1126. Posting of bond not prerequisite to exercise of right by municipality
§ 15.2-1127. Vacant building registration; civil penalty
§ 15.2-1128. City of Norfolk authorized to exchange information regarding criminal history
§ 15.2-1129. Encouragement of use of city facilities in certain cities
§ 15.2-1129.2. Creation of local economic revitalization zones
§ 15.2-1130. Liability for failure to provide adequate security or crowd control
§ 15.2-1131. Establishment of personnel system for city administrative officials and employees
§ 15.2-1132. Volunteer property maintenance and zoning inspectors in certain cities
§ 15.2-1133. Purchase of electric power and energy; duration of contracts; source of payments