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2022 SESSION

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Senate Committee on Local Government

Chair: Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.

Clerk: Michael Jackson,Thomas Jackson
Staff: Jeff Sharp, Nikhil Edward
Date of Meeting: January 24, 2022
Time and Place: 9:00 AM Senate Room 3, The Capitol
Updated: SB526 added to the docket

S.B. 52

Patron: Cosgrove

Pro rata reimbursements for installation of certain utilities. Requires localities that adopt subdivision ordinances that permit subdividers or developers to install certain utilities to provide within that ordinance the subdivider's or developer's entitlement to pro rata reimbursement for costs of such installations. Under current law, localities are permitted to provide such entitlement but are not required to do so.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2243 of the Code of Virginia, relating to installation of certain utilities; reimbursement.

22100623D

S.B. 132

Patron: Edwards

Local regulation of smoking; outdoor parks, recreation facilities, and playgrounds. Allows localities to designate smoking areas within 100 feet of sports fields, recreation centers, and playgrounds in outdoor parks. The bill requires signs regarding designated smoking areas to be posted at the entrances to such parks.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2830 of the Code of Virginia, relating to localities limiting smoking in outdoor parks to designated areas.

22102261D

S.B. 140

Patron: Edwards

Smoke alarm retrofitting; dwelling unit buildings. Expands the requirement to retrofit buildings with one or more dwelling units, hotels and motels, and rooming houses with smoke alarms without regard to the time of construction of such buildings.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-922 of the Code of Virginia, relating to retrofitting smoke alarms for buildings with dwelling units.

22102255D

S.B. 206

Patron: Petersen

Historic preservation. Provides that the filing of a historic designation application shall stay a locality from issuing any permit to raze or demolish a proposed historic landmark, building, or structure until 30 days after the rendering of the final decision of the governing body of the locality. The bill also specifies that the affected property owner, the applicant, or any resident of the locality who provided public input on the locality's historic district plan may appeal to the circuit court for review of any final decision of the governing body pursuant to such application.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2306 of the Code of Virginia, relating to historic preservation.

22100941D

S.B. 218

Patron: McPike

Local condemnation authority. Provides that any locality may acquire property interests outside its boundaries by exercise of eminent domain power in connection with a highway transportation project located partially within a neighboring locality when the governing body of the neighboring locality wherein such property interests are located approves such use of eminent domain.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-1901 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local condemnation authority.

22101030D

S.B. 251

Patron: Surovell

Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; pedestrian and bicyclist projects. Requires the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA) to dedicate certain funds to projects that improve pedestrian or bicyclist safety or infrastructure.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 33.2-2510 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority; pedestrian and bicyclist projects.

22104193D

S.B. 255

Patron: Bell

Zoning; wireless communications infrastructure; application process. Provides that in its consideration of certain communications infrastructure applications, a locality shall not disapprove an application if (i) the proposed new structure provides additional wireless coverage or capacity for first responders or (ii) the proposed tower is not within a four-mile radius of an existing tower that is part of the applicant's network. Additional changes in the bill provide that a locality shall not be prohibited from disapproving certain applications for any zoning approval required for non-administrative review-eligible projects on the basis of the fact that the proposed height of any wireless support structure, wireless facility, or wireless support structure with attached wireless facilities exceeds 200 feet above ground level. Current law sets the limit at 50 feet above ground level.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2316.4:2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to zoning; wireless communications infrastructure; application process.

22103784D

S.B. 319

Patron: Vogel

Charitable institutions and associations; local appropriations to faith-based organizations. Allows localities to make appropriations to nonprofit faith-based organizations that provide community services in the locality for nonreligious purposes and regardless of recipients' faith affiliation.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-953 of the Code of Virginia, relating to charitable institutions and associations; local appropriations to faith-based organizations.

22101496D

S.B. 339

Patron: Barker

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; alternate directors. Repeals a provision of the 2018 mass transit funding legislation that requires the Commonwealth Transportation Board to withhold certain funding from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority if alternate directors of the Authority participate in or take action at a meeting at which the primary directors are present.

A BILL to repeal the seventh enactment of Chapter 854 and the seventh enactment of Chapter 856 of the Acts of Assembly of 2018, relating to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; alternate directors.

22101758D

S.B. 526

Patron: Lucas

Regulation of alarm systems; battery-charged fence security systems. Allows a locality to require those persons providing or operating a battery-charged fence security system, defined in the bill, to obtain an alarm company permit and the corresponding fee and to require certain other requirements as defined in the law. The bill provides that the locality can also require the installer of such security system to submit an affidavit disclosing information about the installation that includes an affirmation of compliance. The bill also provides that a locality can inspect such newly installed security system and issue a citation warning of noncompliance and can impose a penalty not exceeding $500 if the noncompliance is not remedied within the time period specified by the locality.

A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-911 of the Code of Virginia, relating to regulation of alarm systems; battery-charged fence security systems.

22101997D