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2003 SESSION
SB 967 Board of zoning appeals.
Introduced by: John C. Watkins | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Board of zoning appeals. Provides that in the case of an appeal from the board of zoning appeals to the circuit court, from an order, requirement, decision or determination of a zoning administrator or other administrative officer in the administration or enforcement of any ordinance or provision of state law, the decision of the board shall be presumed correct. The appealing party may rebut the presumption by proving by a preponderance of evidence that the board erred in its decision. Current case law provides that a decision of the board is presumed to be correct and can be reversed or modified only if the trial court determines that the board applied erroneous principles of law or was plainly wrong and in violation of the purposes and intent of the zoning ordinance. The bill further provides that in the case of an appeal from any decision of the board that denied an application for a variance or an application for a special exception, there shall be a presumption that the decision of the board is correct, but the petitioner may rebut that presumption by showing to the satisfaction of the court that the board applied erroneous principles of law, or where the discretion of the board is involved, that the decision was plainly wrong and in violation of the purpose and intent of the zoning ordinance.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031108560 pdf
- 01/29/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 031166560-S1 pdf
- 02/26/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB967ER) pdf
- 03/26/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/07/03 031108560
- 01/08/03 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/28/03 Senate: Reported from Local Government w/sub (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/03 Senate: Committee substitute printed 031166560-S1
- 01/30/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/03 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/03 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/03 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/03 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 031166560-S1
- 01/31/03 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute 031166560-S1
- 02/03/03 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/03 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/03 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/04/03 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/03 House: Read first time
- 02/04/03 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/14/03 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/03 House: Read second time
- 02/18/03 House: Read third time
- 02/18/03 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/19/03 House: Read third time
- 02/19/03 House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/03 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB967ER)
- 03/05/03 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/03 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/03 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/24/03 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 568 (effective 7/1/03)
- 03/26/03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0568)