Virginia Senate Bill 448 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-01-29 - Senate: Incorporated by Local Government (SB710-Ticer) (15-Y 0-N)

Conservation of trees during the development process for air quality improvement in localities. Provides that localities may, by ordinance, require conservation of trees during the development process. The bill also provides that the tree conservation ordinance may require that the site plan for any subdivision or development provide for the preservation and replacement of trees on the development site such that the minimum tree canopy or tree cover percentage 10 years after development is projected to be as follows: (i) 10 percent tree canopy for a site zoned business, commercial, or industrial; (ii) 10 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned 20 or more units per acre; (iii) 15 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than 10 but less than 20 units per acre; (iv) 20 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned more than five but not more than 10 units per acre; and (v) 30 percent tree canopy for a residential site zoned one to five units per acre. Finally, the bill mandates that any tree conservation ordinance provide for reasonable exceptions to or deviations from the canopy requirements. This bill has been incorporated into

Trees; conservation thereof during development process for air quality improvement in localities.

Sen. John Petersen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-01-29		Senate: Incorporated by Local Government (SB710-Ticer) (15-Y 0-N)
2008-01-09		Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
2008-01-09		Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087980293

SB710 (Similar To) 2010-02-08 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Commerce and Labor (13-Y 2-N)

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+SB448