AGENDA DATE: 9/12/2018
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Proposed 2019 Legislative Priorities
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Consideration and approval of the Proposed 2019 Legislative Priorities
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner, and Blount
PRESENTER (S): Greg Kamptner
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Each year the Board considers and approves its legislative priorities and submits them to the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC), the Virginia Association of Counties (VACo), and the Virginia Municipal League (VML). Generally, the TJPDC's legislative program incorporates the County's legislative priorities. Other initiatives are sometimes added prior to the General Assembly session.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Mission: to enhance the well-being and quality of life for all citizens through the provision of the highest level of public service consistent with the prudent use of public funds.
DISCUSSION: Seven legislative priorities are proposed and discussed below.
Impact Fees
Priority: Support legislation that would repeal current Virginia Code ?15.2-2328, which limits impact fees to only those localities that had established an urban transportation service district and adopted an impact fee ordinance on or before December 1, 2008, and enable impact fees to be available to all localities. Support legislation that would grant localities the authority to develop impact fee programs to meet the capital needs attributable to new development as specified in ?15.2-2329. Staff anticipates that impact fees would be in lieu of any cash proffers.
Rationale: Under the current State law, the financial burden of addressing the impacts on public facilities resulting from new residential development falls on those projects that go through the rezoning process for which cash proffers are accepted, or by current residents and businesses, through taxes. A proper impact fee program would replace the ...
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