Bill Text: VA HB2262 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Planning commissions, local; notice to applicants of preapproval requirements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-10 - Left in Counties, Cities and Towns [HB2262 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2015-HB2262-Introduced.html
15103259D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §15.2-2221 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §15.2-2221. Duties of commissions. To effectuate this chapter, the local planning commission shall: 1. Exercise general supervision of, and make regulations for, the administration of its affairs; 2. Prescribe rules pertaining to its investigations and hearings; 3. Supervise its fiscal affairs and responsibilities, under rules and regulations as prescribed by the governing body; 4. Keep a complete record of its proceedings; and be responsible for the custody and preservation of its papers and documents; 5. Make recommendations and an annual report to the governing body concerning the operation of the commission and the status of planning within its jurisdiction; 6. Prepare, publish and distribute reports, ordinances and other material relating to its activities; 7. Prepare and submit an annual budget in the manner
prescribed by the governing body of the county or municipality; 8. Designate an officer or employee who shall, upon the request of an applicant (i) advise the applicant of the feasibility of the applicant's plan for rezoning and (ii) provide a list of all required or anticipated material, assessments, surveys, or reports that will be required of the applicant before consideration of the rezoning request . Such information, while not constituting early approval of the applicant's plan, shall be deemed a preliminary approval of the plan pending fulfillment of any preapproval requirements; and 9. If deemed advisable, establish an advisory committee or committees. |