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VA HB2053

VA HB2053
Affordable & market-rate housing; DHCD to evaluate growing demand.


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Introduced
01/12/2021
In Committee
02/05/2021
Crossed Over
02/04/2021
Passed
Dead
02/08/2021

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2021 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Department of Housing and Community Development; stakeholder advisory group; accessory dwelling units. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) to convene a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate the construction of internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units as a strategy to address the Commonwealth's growing demand for affordable and market-rate housing. The bill requires the stakeholder advisory group to report its findings and recommendations, including any legislative recommendations, to the Director of the Department, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the commissioners of the Virginia Housing Development Authority, and the Virginia Housing Commission no later than November 1, 2021. Department of Housing and Community Development; stakeholder advisory group; accessory dwelling units. Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) to convene a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate the construction of internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units as a strategy to address the Commonwealth's growing demand for affordable and market-rate housing. The bill requires the stakeholder advisory group to report its findings and recommendations, including any legislative recommendations, to the Director of the Department, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the commissioners of the Virginia Housing Development Authority, and the Virginia Housing Commission no later than November 1, 2021.

AI Summary

This bill directs the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to convene a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a strategy to address the Commonwealth's growing demand for affordable and market-rate housing. The advisory group will collect data on the current state of the ADU market, solicit input on the implementation of local ADU ordinances and impediments to ADU development, identify local tools to facilitate ADU construction, and develop recommendations for state policy changes to remove obstacles to local ADU implementation. The advisory group will report its findings and recommendations to the DHCD, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Virginia Housing Development Authority, and the Virginia Housing Commission by November 1, 2021.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (7)

Last Action

Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) (on 02/05/2021)

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