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2017 SESSION
SB 1173 Vested property rights; nonconforming uses.
Introduced by: Mark D. Obenshain | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Vested property rights. Provides that if a structure is one that requires no permit, and an authorized local government official informs the property owner that the structure will comply with the zoning ordinance, and the improvement was thereafter constructed, a zoning ordinance may provide that the structure is nonconforming but shall not provide that such structure is illegal and subject to removal solely due to such nonconformity. The bill provides that in any proceeding when the authorized local government official is deceased or is otherwise unavailable to testify, uncorroborated testimony of the oral statement of such official shall not be sufficient evidence to prove that the authorized local government official made such statement. The provisions of the bill are declared to not be deemed retroactive.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103645D pdf
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1173ER) pdf
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17103645D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/24/17 Senate: Reported from Local Government (13-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/17 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/17 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/01/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/03/17 House: Read first time
- 02/03/17 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
- 02/03/17 House: Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
- 02/08/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (10-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/17 House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/17 House: Read second time
- 02/14/17 House: Read third time
- 02/14/17 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/14/17 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/14/17 House: Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/17 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/17 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/17 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/20/17 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1173ER)
- 02/20/17 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/17 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/21/17 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/21/17
- 02/21/17 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 27, 2017
- 03/13/17 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 404 (effective 7/1/17)
- 03/13/17 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0404)