Affordable housing; local zoning ordinance authority; comprehensive plan. Authorizes any locality in the Commonwealth to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program by amending the zoning ordinance of such locality. Current law restricts such authorization to counties with an urban county executive form of government or county manager plan of government and certain other localities. This bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103099D: 15.2-2304
Senate: Printed as engrossed 24103099D-E: 15.2-2304
House: Committee substitute printed 24107942D-H1: 15.2-2304
Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB597ER): 15.2-2304