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State Land Use Enacted Legislation
| Bill # | State | Year | Party | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HB 2053 |
VA | 2021 | D | Accessory dwelling units regulations, Affordable housing incentives and financing, Building code reform |
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Summary
- Directs the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene a stakeholder advisory group to evaluate the construction of internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units to address growing demand for affordable and market-rate housing.
- Outlines the responsibilities of the stakeholder advisory group as collecting data on current state of the accessory dwelling unit market, soliciting input from stakeholders on implementation of accessory dwelling unit ordinances and impediments to the development of accessory dwelling units, identify tools to facilitate construction and develop recommendations for policy changes to remove obstacles to local implementation of accessory dwelling units.
- Outlines the composition of the stakeholder advisory group to include individuals from the Department and other relevant state government agencies, subject matter experts, property owners associations, union representative, youth organizers and other individuals.
Provided by lawmakers
Bill Title
Department of Housing and Community Development; stakeholder advisory group; accessory dwelling units.
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