2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB839: Zoning; by-right multifamily development in areas zoned for commercial use.

Legislative Summary

Zoning; by-right multifamily development in areas zoned for commercial use. Requires a locality to provide in its zoning ordinance provisions allowing for the by-right development and construction of multifamily residential uses on all land contained in commercial or business zoning district classifications. The bill provides that the review and approval of such development shall be done administratively by the locality's staff and that any residential development that dedicates a minimum of 10 percent of the total number of housing units to households with a household income at or below 80 percent of the area median income shall be granted an accelerated plan review and permit approval process by the locality's staff.

Demographic Impact

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Bill History

1/2/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102146D
Senate
1/2/2025
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Senate
1/17/2025
Impact statement from CLG (SB839)
Senate
1/20/2025
Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (5-Y 7-N 3-A)
Senate

Amendments

Local Government Amendments

Local Government Amendments

Not Adopted

Local Government Amendments

Local Government Amendments

Not Adopted

Local Government Amendments

Local Government Amendments

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Failed to report (defeated) in Local Government (5-Y 7-N 3-A)
1/20/2025
5
Yea
7
Nay
3
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/2/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/2/20253.4 KB
Fiscal Note/Analysis
Fiscal Note/Analysis1/17/2025261.6 KB