VirginiaZoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units.
What it does
Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. Requires a locality to include in its zoning ordinances for residential zoning districts accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as defined in the bill, as a permitted accessory use. The bill requires a person to seek a permit for an ADU from the locality, requires the locality to issue such permit if the person meets certain requirements enumerated in the bill, and restricts the fee for such permit to $250 or less.
More detail
The bill prohibits the locality from requiring rear or side setbacks for the ADU greater than that of the primary dwelling or consanguinity or affinity between the occupants of the ADU and the primary dwelling. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2024
- Nov 18Left in Counties, Cities and TownsLatest
- Feb 23Continued to 2025 with substitute in Counties, Cities and Towns
- Feb 23House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Feb 22House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- Feb 19Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2Minor
- Feb 15Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 15Read first timeMinor
- Feb 15Placed on Calendar
- Feb 9Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passage R. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 9Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N)
- Feb 9Printed as reengrossed 24107020D-E2S1
- Feb 9Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB304E2S1
- Feb 9Amendment by Senator Salim agreed toMajor
- Feb 9Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 9Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 8Passed by for the day
- Feb 7Printed as engrossed 24107020D-ES1
- Feb 7Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB304ES1Major
- Feb 7Amendments by Senator Salim agreed toMajor
- Feb 7Reading of amendment waived
- Feb 7Committee substitute agreed to 24107020D-S1Major
- Feb 7Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 7Read second timeMinor
- Feb 6Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed R. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Committee substitute printed 24107020D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported with substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 5Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)Minor
- Feb 5Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Jan 15Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB304)
- Jan 9Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 9Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100831DIntroduced