The statutory Code of Virginia , Title 15.2 refers to Counties, Cities, and Towns. Therein chapter 5 pertains to County Executive Form of Government, Chapter 7 pertains to County Manager Plan of Government, and Chapter 9 pertains to General Powers of Local Government. The relevant lighting sections are as follows:
15.2-504.1. Lighting level regulation. The board of any county with a population of less than 100,000 operating under a county executive form of government may provide by ordinance for the regulation of exterior illumination levels of buildings and property.
15.2-742. Lighting level regulation. The board may by ordinance provide for the regulation of exterior illumination levels of buildings and property.
15.2-920. Regulation of outdoor lighting near certain facilities.- In addition to any other authority granted to local governments by law, the governing body of every county, city, and town may regulate by ordinance outdoor lighting within an area one-half mile around planetariums, astronomical observatories and meteorological laboratories. This section shall not be construed to affect any ordinance heretofore adopted by a local government. (1980, c. 512.)