Bill Text: VA SB629 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Camping; special use permit.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-02-26 - Tabled in Counties, Cities and Towns by voice vote [SB629 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2016-SB629-Introduced.html
16103257D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-2288.2:1 as follows: §15.2-2288.2:1. Localities shall not require a special use permit for camping. No locality shall (i) require a special use permit or special exception for or (ii) prohibit the use by a landowner and his family or nonpaying guests of a tent or recreational vehicle (RV) on the landowner's private property for no more than two months in the aggregate during a calendar year. Any such use of a tent or RV shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations regarding health, sanitation, noise, nuisances, minimum setbacks, and parking. |