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2014 SESSION
14103675DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 15.2-2292 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 15.2-2292. Zoning provisions for family day homes.
A. Zoning ordinances for all purposes shall consider a family day home as defined in § 63.2-100 serving one through five children, exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the home as residential occupancy by a single family. No conditions more restrictive than those imposed on residences occupied by persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption shall be imposed upon such a home. Nothing in this section shall apply to any county or city which is subject to § 15.2-741 or § 15.2-914.
B. A local governing body may by ordinance allow a zoning
administrator to use an administrative process to issue zoning permits for a
family day home as defined in § 63.2-100 serving six through twelve children,
exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the
home. The ordinance may contain such standards as the local governing body
deems appropriate and shall include a requirement that notification be sent by
registered or certified letter to the last known address of each adjacent
property owner. If the zoning administrator receives no written objection from
a person so notified within thirty days of the date of sending the letter and
determines that the family day home otherwise complies with the provisions of
the ordinance, the zoning administrator may issue the permit sought. The
ordinance shall provide a process whereby an applicant for a family day home
that is denied a permit through the administrative process may request that its
application be considered after a hearing following public notice as provided
in § 15.2-2204. Upon such hearing, the local governing body may, in its
discretion, approve the permit [ subject to conditions , subject
to such conditions as agreed upon by the applicant and the locality, ] or
deny the permit. The provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit a
local governing body from exercising its authority, if at all, under
subdivision A 3 of § 15.2-2286.