Ellen Campbell
- Republican
Primary
Mountain ridges; prohibition on construction;local ordinance. Prohibits the construction of any building morethan 50 feet tall at any elevation within 100 feet of the crest ofa vulnerable mountain ridge, as defined in the bill. The bill providesan exception for construction that complies with a county or cityordinance adopted to mitigate the effect of such structures on viewsof the ridge. The bill also authorizes any city or county to optout of the prohibition on construction by referendum if the petitionfor such referendum is made prior to January 1, 2022. The bill directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to produce maps showing vulnerable mountain ridges in Virginia and authorizes the Departmentto develop a model ridge conservation ordinance.
Left in Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
Reported from Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources (14-Y 8-N)
Assigned App. sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
Impact statement from DPB (HB1636)
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
Assigned ACNR sub: Natural Resources
Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1636)
Presented and ordered printed 20105228D
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
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| Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (HB1636) | HTML |
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