VA HB614 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-14 - House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
Pending: House Counties, Cities and Towns Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Comprehensive plan. Provides that the comprehensive plan shall control the future land use decisions of the governing body. No zoning amendment shall be approved unless it has been determined to be substantially in accord with the adopted comprehensive plan. However, a governing body may approve a proposed zoning amendment that is not in substantial accord with the comprehensive plan if the advocate for such proposed amendment can make a substantial showing that the land use change will serve the purposes of the zoning ordinance.

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Title

Comprehensive plan; controls future land use decisions of governing body.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2012-02-14 House: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
2012-01-17 House: Assigned CC & T sub: #2
2012-01-10 House: Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
2012-01-10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102282D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
1522232.1(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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