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2008 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government

Chairman: L. Louise Lucas

Clerk: Carol Lynne Shotton
Staff: Jeffrey Sharp, Kevin Stokes
Date of Meeting: January 15, 2008
Time and Place: 2:00 p.m. Senate Room B, GAB

S.B. 49

Patron: Whipple

Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts.  Provides that zoning ordinances and districts shall be drawn and applied with reasonable consideration for the protection of land, water, and air from harmful discharges, emissions, and other releases.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2284 of the Code of Virginia, relating to matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts.

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S.B. 50

Patron: Whipple

Purpose of zoning ordinances.  Provides that zoning ordinances shall be designed to give reasonable consideration to protecting the land, water, and air from harmful discharges, emissions, and other releases.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2283 of the Code of Virginia, relating to purposes of zoning ordinances.

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S.B. 51

Patron: Whipple

Extension of health insurance coverage funded by localities.  Provides that the governing body of any locality that self-funds a health insurance program for its officers and employees may extend coverage under such program to any other class of persons as may be mutually agreed upon by the locality and the policyholder.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1517 of the Code of Virginia, relating to insurance for employees and retired employees of localities.

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S.B. 184

Patron: Herring

Advertisement of plans; descriptive summary. Provides that a party's actual notice of, or active participation in, the proceedings for which certain advertisement is required shall waive the right of that party to challenge the validity of the plan or ordinance, or amendment thereof, due to the insufficiency of, or an error in, the advertisement. Also, no person mailed written notice pursuant to certain zoning ordinance amendments may challenge the validity of the plan or ordinance, or amendment thereof, due to the insufficiency of, or an error in, the advertisement.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, relating to advertisement of plans.

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S.B. 185

Patron: Herring

Impact fees.  Grants general impact fee authority to "high-growth" localities. Any locality that includes within its comprehensive plan a calculation of the capital costs of public facilities necessary to serve residential uses may impose and collect impact fees to cover the costs of issuing permits for residential uses in amounts sufficient to defray all or part of the capital costs of public facilities related to residential development. Impact fees imposed and collected shall only be used for public facilities that are impacted by a particular development project; however, the fees may be used in the general area of the project.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 22 of Title 15.2 an article numbered 10, consisting of a section numbered 15.2-2330, relating to impact fees.

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S.B. 215

Patron: Edwards

Charter; Town of Narrows.  Makes several technical amendments to bring the charter in conformance with general law.

A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 1.2, 2.2, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.6 and 7.7 of Chapter 472 of the Acts of Assembly of 1970, which provided a charter for the Town of Narrows in the County of Giles, relating to general powers of town.

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S.B. 230

Patron: McDougle

Provisions for subdivision of a lot for conveyance to a family member.  Allows localities to define "immediate family" to include stepchildren for purposes of family subdivision provisions.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2244 of the Code of Virginia, relating to family subdivisions.

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S.B. 237

Patron: Whipple

Donations by localities. Allows localities to make donations to any nonprofit association or organization furnishing services to beautify and maintain communities and/or to prevent neighborhood deterioration.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-953 of the Code of Virginia, relating to donations.

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S.B. 268

Patron: Deeds

Affordable Dwelling Unit ordinance; permitting certain densities in the comprehensive plan.  Authorizes the City of Charlottesville to provide in its comprehensive plan for the physical development within the city for densities of development ranging between a floor area ratio (FAR) of 1.0 (1.0 FAR) and a floor area ratio of 10.0 (10.0 FAR) or greater in some or all parts of the city. The bill authorizes the City of Charlottesville to establish affordable housing contributions from developers as a condition of the governing body's approval of a special exception application for residential, commercial, or mixed-use projects with a density equal to or greater than 1.0 FAR. Under the bill, the provisions of the ordinance would allow the developer to provide on-site Affordable Dwelling Units, off-site Affordable Dwelling Units, or a cash contribution to the city's affordable housing fund in lieu of providing the units.

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2304.1, relating to affordable dwelling unit ordinances; permitting certain densities in the comprehensive plan.

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S.B. 282

Patron: Miller, J.C.

Newport News Economic Development Authority. Provides that the authority shall have the power, with the approval of the Newport News governing body or its designee, to form corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, or any other legal entity or combination thereof, on its own behalf or with any person or public or private entity.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4, as amended, of Chapter 726 of the Acts of Assembly of 1972, relating to the Newport News Economic Development Authority.

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S.B. 338

Patron: Cuccinelli

Public funds; payment for membership to professional associations in certain instances prohibited. Provides that no public funds may be used to pay for the membership of any employee in a professional association as a condition of employment unless membership in the professional association is required for the employee to maintain a professional or occupational license, certification, or registration that is directly related to the performance of official duties.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 2.2-2901 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1508.5 and 15.2-1605.01, relating to use of public funds; payment for membership to professional associations in certain instances prohibited.

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S.B. 375

Patron: Stuart

Charter; Town of Colonial Beach. Provides that the chief of police shall serve at the pleasure of the town council.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 4, as amended, of Chapter 261 of the Acts of Assembly of 1960, which provided a charter for the Town of Colonial Beach, relating to the police department.

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S.B. 460

Patron: Ruff

Charter; Town of Brodnax. Provides that town elections shall be held at the time of the November general election, extends terms from 2 to 4 years and provides for staggered elections.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 3.1 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of Assembly of 1977, which provided a charter for the Town of Brodnax, relating to elections.

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