Affordable housing; development of an assisted living facility.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not specify the exact requirements or numbers of affordable rental units, leaving this detail open-ended.

Affordable Housing and Assisted Living Facilities

This law allows local areas with affordable housing programs to require that new assisted living facilities include some rental units for people who need help paying rent.

What This Bill Does

• Adds a new rule in Virginia's laws about affordable housing.
• Allows places with affordable housing plans to ask for affordable rental units when building new assisted living centers.

Who It Names or Affects

• Localities in Virginia that already have affordable housing programs
• People planning to build or expand assisted living facilities

Terms To Know

affordable rental units

Homes for rent that cost less than what many people can afford.

special exception or special use permit

A permission slip from the city or town to build something not usually allowed in a certain area.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how many affordable rental units must be included.
• It is unclear if all localities will choose to use this new rule.

Official Summary Text

Affordable housing; assisted living facilities.
Allows localities that have adopted an affordable housing program to require that, in an application for a special exception or special use permit, affordable rental units be included for any proposed development of an assisted living facility.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
15.2-2305.2
, relating to affordable housing; assisted living facilities.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
15.2-2305.2
as follows:

§
15.2-2305.2
. Affordable housing; assisted living facilities.

Any locality that has adopted an affordable housing program
pursuant
to §
15.2-2304
,
15.2-2305
, or
15.2-2305.1
may by ordinance

require
that
,
in an application for a special exception or special use permit in accordance with §

15.2-2286
,
affordable rental units be included for any proposed development of an assisted living facility to be licensed pursuant to §

63.2-1701
.