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1997 SESSION

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SB 979 Zoning ordinances.

Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Zoning violations. Provides that if a zoning violation is uncorrected at the time of conviction, the court shall order the abatement of the violation within a specified time and that failure to abate the violation will constitute a separate offense for each succeeding 30-day period. This is in response to a recent Virginia Court of Appeals decision in which the court held that localities do not currently have the authority to provide in their local ordinances that each day of a continuing zoning violation shall constitute a separate offense. This bill is identical to HB 2088.

FULL TEXT

• 01/17/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973287649  pdf
• 01/30/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 973287649-E  pdf
• 02/27/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB979ER)  pdf
• 03/21/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)  pdf

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HISTORY

• 01/17/97  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 973287649
• 01/17/97  Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
• 01/28/97  Senate: Reported from Local Government w/amd. (12-Y 2-N 1-A)
• 01/29/97  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/97  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/97  Senate: Read second time
• 01/30/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 01/30/97  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 01/30/97  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 01/30/97  Senate: Printed as engrossed 973287649-E
• 01/31/97  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 2-N)
• 01/31/97  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (37-Y 2-N)
• 01/31/97  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/03/97  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/04/97  House: Read first time
• 02/04/97  House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
• 02/07/97  House: Assigned to C. C. T. sub-committee: 3
• 02/14/97  House: Reported from Count., Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/17/97  House: Read second time
• 02/18/97  House: Read third time
• 02/18/97  House: Amendment by Mr. Watkins agreed to
• 02/18/97  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/18/97  House: Passed House with amendment (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/18/97  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/20/97  Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (35-Y 4-N)
• 02/20/97  Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (35-Y 4-N)
• 02/27/97  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB979ER)
• 03/04/97  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/97  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/06/97  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/19/97  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 529 (effective 7/1/97)
• 03/21/97  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529)