VA HB1437 | 2008 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Passed on March 4 2008 - 100% progression
Action: 2008-03-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333)
Summary
Conservation of trees during the land development process for air quality improvement in certain localities. Provides that certain localities may, by ordinance, require conservation of trees during the development process. The bill also provides that the tree conservation ordinance may require that the site plan for any subdivision or development provide for the preservation and replacement of trees on the development site such that the minimum tree canopy or tree cover percentage 20 years after development is projected to be as follows: (i) 10 percent tree canopy for a site zoned business, commercial, or industrial; (ii) 10 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned 20 or more units per acre; (iii) 15 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than eight but less than 20 units per acre; (iv) 20 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than four but not more than eight units per acre; (v) 25 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than two but not more than four units per acre; and (vi) 30 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned two or less units per acre. Finally, the bill mandates that any tree conservation ordinance provide for certain deviations from the canopy requirements. This bill is identical to
Title
Trees; conservation during land development process for air quality improvement.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2008-03-11 | Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0333) | |
2008-03-04 | Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 333 (effective 7/1/08) | |
2008-02-28 | Senate: Signed by President | |
2008-02-26 | House: Signed by Speaker | |
2008-02-25 | House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1437ER) | |
2008-02-25 | House: Enrolled | |
2008-02-22 | Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) | |
2008-02-22 | Senate: Read third time | |
2008-02-21 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) | |
2008-02-19 | Senate: Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) | |
2008-02-13 | Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government | |
2008-02-13 | Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed | |
2008-02-12 | House: Communicated to Senate | |
2008-02-12 | House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N) | |
2008-02-12 | House: Read third time and passed House (67-Y 32-N) | |
2008-02-11 | House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1437H1 | |
2008-02-11 | House: Committee substitute agreed to 083042444-H1 | |
2008-02-11 | House: Read second time | |
2008-02-09 | House: Read first time | |
2008-02-08 | House: Committee substitute printed 083042444-H1 | |
2008-02-08 | House: Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with substitute (17-Y 5-N) | |
2008-01-14 | House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns | |
2008-01-14 | House: Presented and ordered printed 084789444 |
Same As/Similar To
SB710 (Same As) 2010-02-08 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)
Subjects
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB1437 |