Any city or town may provide for the issuance of permits, under such terms and conditions as they may impose, for the use of streets, highways, roads, alleys, bridges, viaducts, subways and underpasses and other public rights-of-way and places by railroads, buses, taxicabs and other vehicles for hire; may prescribe the location in, under or over and provide for the issuance of permits for the use of such public rights-of-way and places for the installation, maintenance and operation of tracks, poles, wires, cables, pipes, conduits, bridges, viaducts, subways, vaults, areas and cellars; may require tracks, poles, wires, cables, pipes, conduits, bridges, viaducts, subways and underpasses to be altered, removed or relocated either permanently or temporarily; may charge and collect compensation for the privileges so granted; and may prohibit such use of such public rights-of-way and places except as otherwise provided by law. No such use shall be made of the streets, highways, roads, alleys, bridges, viaducts, subways and underpasses without the consent of the city or town.
Code 1950, § 15-77.56; 1958, c. 328; 1962, c. 623, § 15.1-892; 1997, c. 587.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
Chapter 20 - Streets and Alleys
§ 15.2-2000. State highway systems excepted; town streets
§ 15.2-2001. Streets, sidewalks and public rights-of-way generally
§ 15.2-2002. Acquisitions in connection with public right-of-way changes
§ 15.2-2003. Acquisition of land for public rights-of-way outside certain corporate limits
§ 15.2-2004. Streets, highways, etc., outside a city or town
§ 15.2-2005. Streets, etc., through any lands belonging to Commonwealth
§ 15.2-2006. Alteration and vacation of public rights-of-way; appeal from decision
§ 15.2-2007. Fee for processing application under § 15.2-2006
§ 15.2-2007.1. Appointment of viewers in certain cities
§ 15.2-2008. Sale of public rights-of-way, easements, etc., to certain purchasers
§ 15.2-2009. Obstructions or encroachments
§ 15.2-2009.1. Dangerous roadside vegetation
§ 15.2-2010. Localities may permit awnings, fire escapes, etc., to overhang public rights-of-way
§ 15.2-2011. Localities may permit existing encroachments
§ 15.2-2012. Fee for processing application
§ 15.2-2013. Temporary closing of rights-of-way
§ 15.2-2014. Temporary closing of rights-of-way in certain circumstances
§ 15.2-2016. Regulation of services and rates charged by person using streets, etc.
§ 15.2-2017. Public utilities not to use streets without consent
§ 15.2-2018. Use of certain public property without consent or franchise
§ 15.2-2019. Localities may name streets, roads and alleys
§ 15.2-2020. Lights on public rights-of-way in counties
§ 15.2-2021. Ramps on curbs of certain streets; specifications
§ 15.2-2022.1. Turns into or out of certain residential areas; resident permits
§ 15.2-2023. Expenditure of county revenues for certain roads
§ 15.2-2024. Numbers to be displayed on buildings
§ 15.2-2025. Removal of snow and ice
§ 15.2-2026. Limited access streets
§ 15.2-2027. Regulation of private roadways within multifamily residential developments
§ 15.2-2028. Regulation of traffic
§ 15.2-2029. Regulation of transportation of certain materials