Bill Text: VA HB1122 | 2025 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Affordable housing; City of Richmond has authority to provide.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-02 - Continued to 2025 in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote [HB1122 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2025-HB1122-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §15.2-2304 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§15.2-2304. Affordable housing dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities.
In furtherance of the purpose of providing affordable shelter
for all residents of the Commonwealth, the governing body of any county where
the urban county executive form of government or the county manager plan of
government is in effect, the Counties of Albemarle and Loudoun, and the Cities
of Alexandria, Charlottesville, and
Fairfax, and Richmond may by amendment
to the zoning ordinances of such locality provide for an affordable housing
dwelling unit program. The program shall address housing needs, promote a full
range of housing choices, and encourage the construction and continued
existence of moderately priced housing by providing for optional increases in
density in order to reduce land costs for such moderately priced housing. Any
project that is subject to an affordable housing dwelling unit program adopted
pursuant to this section shall not be subject to an additional requirement
outside of such program to contribute to a county or city housing fund.
Any local ordinance of any other locality providing optional increases in density for provision of low and moderate income housing adopted before December 31, 1988, shall continue in full force and effect.
