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Introduced
01/09/2024
01/09/2024
In Committee
02/15/2024
02/15/2024
Crossed Over
02/09/2024
02/09/2024
Passed
Dead
04/11/2024
04/11/2024
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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. 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. 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. 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.
AI Summary
This bill requires localities in Virginia to include accessory dwelling units (ADUs) as a permitted accessory use in their zoning ordinances for single-family residential districts. It establishes requirements for obtaining an ADU permit, including a fee cap of $250, and prohibits localities from imposing certain restrictions, such as requiring rear or side setbacks greater than those for the primary dwelling or mandating a particular relationship between the occupants of the ADU and the primary dwelling. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025, and includes provisions related to existing ADU permits, the passage of ADU ordinances by localities prior to the effective date, and the applicability of the law to localities that had already adopted ADU ordinances before January 2024.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Continued to 2025 with substitute in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote (on 02/23/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+SB304 |
| Substitute for Committee: Counties, Cities and Towns | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24108196D.pdf |
| Substitute for Committee: Counties, Cities and Towns, Subcommittee: Subcommittee #2 | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24108143D.pdf |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB304E2S1+hil |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB304ES1+hil |
| Senate amendments | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+amd+SB304AS |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB304S1+hil |
| Substitute for SB304 for S-Local Government | https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/24107020D.pdf |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; off | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+SB304F164+PDF |
| BillText | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+SB304+hil |
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