Bill Text: VA HB51 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: Comprehensive plan amendment; grants authority to local gov't to prepare & submit to public hearing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821) [HB51 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-HB51-Comm_Sub.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 51 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns on January 22, 2010) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Cole) A BILL to amend and reenact §15.2-2229 of the Code of Virginia, relating to comprehensive plan amendments.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  That § 15.2-2229 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§15.2-2229. Amendments.

After the adoption of a comprehensive plan, all amendments to it shall be recommended, and approved and adopted, respectively, as required by §15.2-2204. If the governing body desires an amendment, it may prepare such amendment and refer it to the local planning commission for public hearing or direct the local planning commission to prepare an amendment and submit it to public hearing within sixty 60 days or such longer timeframe as may be specified after formal written request by the governing body. In acting on any amendments to the plan, the governing body shall act within ninety 90 days of the local planning commission's recommending resolution.  If the local planning commission fails to make a recommendation on the amendment within the aforesaid timeframe, the governing body may proceed to submit the amendment to public hearing before the governing body, which hearing shall be advertised as required by §15.2-2204.