Saddam Salim
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 37
Primary
Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units. Requires a locality to include in its zoning ordinances for residential zoning districts accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as defined in the bill, as a permitted accessory use. The bill requires a person to seek a permit for an ADU from the locality, requires the locality to issue such permit if the person meets certain requirements enumerated in the bill, and restricts the fee for such permit to $250 or less. The bill prohibits the locality from requiring rear or side setbacks for the ADU greater than that of the primary dwelling or consanguinity or affinity between the occupants of the ADU and the primary dwelling. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025.
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-2292.2, relating to zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units.
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
H Continued to 2025 with substitute in Counties, Cities and Towns
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #2
Placed on Calendar
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
Read first time
Reading of amendment waived
Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 2-N)
Printed as reengrossed 24107020D-E2S1
Reengrossed by Senate as amended SB304E2S1
Amendment by Senator Salim agreed to
Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Passed by for the day
Read second time
Printed as engrossed 24107020D-ES1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendments SB304ES1
Amendments by Senator Salim agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Committee substitute agreed to 24107020D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute printed 24107020D-S1
Reported from Local Government with substitute (8-Y 6-N 1-A)
Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB304)
Referred to Committee on Local Government
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100831D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Reengrossed | HTML PDF |
| Engrossed | HTML PDF |
| Introduced | HTML PDF |
| Substitute | HTML PDF |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Impact statement from DHCD/CLG (SB304) |
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