Virginia House Bill 1832

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. Requires a locality to include in its zoning ordinances for single-family residential zoning districts accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as defined in the bill, as a permitted accessory use. The bill requires a person to seek a permit for an ADU from the locality, requires the locality to issue such permit if the person meets certain requirements enumerated in the bill, and restricts the fee for such permit to $500 or less. The bill prohibits the locality from requiring (i) dedicated parking for the ADU except in densely developed neighborhoods; (ii) setbacks for the ADU greater than that of the primary dwelling; and (iii) consanguinity or affinity between the occupants of the ADU and the primary dwelling. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026. This bill was incorporated into HB 2533.

Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units.

Del. Shelly Simonds [D]

Sen. Saddam Salim [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
2025-01-23	House	Subcommittee recommends incorporating into HB2533-Sewell (Voice Vote)
2025-01-13	House	Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
2025-01-06	House	Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2025-01-06	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102648D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1832
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB1832/text/HB1832