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The program shall address housing needs, promote a full range of housing choices, and encourage the construction and continued existence of moderately priced housing by providing for optional increases in density in order to reduce land costs for such moderately priced housing. Any project that is subject to an affordable housing dwelling unit program adopted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to an additional requirement outside of such program to contribute to a county or city housing fund.\n\t\tAny local ordinance of any other locality providing optional increases in density for provision of low and moderate income housing adopted before December 31, 1988, shall continue in full force and effect.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":230941,"text":"In furtherance of the purpose of providing affordable shelter for all residents of the Commonwealth, the governing body of any county where the urban county executive form of government or the county manager plan of government is in effect, the Counties of Albemarle and Loudoun, and the Cities of Alexandria, Charlottesville, Fairfax, and Falls Church may by amendment to the zoning ordinances of such locality provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program. The program shall address housing needs, promote a full range of housing choices, and encourage the construction and continued existence of moderately priced housing by providing for optional increases in density in order to reduce land costs for such moderately priced housing. Any project that is subject to an affordable housing dwelling unit program adopted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to an additional requirement outside of such program to contribute to a county or city housing fund.\n\t\tAny local ordinance of any other locality providing optional increases in density for provision of low and moderate income housing adopted before December 31, 1988, shall continue in full force and effect.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":12775,"edition_id":1,"name":"Zoning","identifier":"7","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12774,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":155213,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12775,"identifier":"7","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12774,"edition_id":1,"name":"Planning, Subdivision of Land and Zoning","identifier":"22","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12733,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":154795,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12774,"identifier":"22","token":"15.2\/II\/22","url":"\/15.2\/II\/22\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12733,"edition_id":1,"name":"Powers of Local Government","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12720,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":152369,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12733,"identifier":"II","token":"15.2\/II","url":"\/15.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12720,"edition_id":1,"name":"Counties, Cities and Towns","identifier":"15.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":151279,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12720,"identifier":"15.2","token":"15.2","url":"\/15.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":56618,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2280","catch_line":"Zoning ordinances generally","url":"\/15.2-2280\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2280","metadata":false},{"id":56632,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2281","catch_line":"Jurisdiction of localities","url":"\/15.2-2281\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2281","metadata":false},{"id":72266,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2282","catch_line":"Regulations to be uniform","url":"\/15.2-2282\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2282","metadata":false},{"id":73825,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2283","catch_line":"Purpose of zoning ordinances","url":"\/15.2-2283\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2283","metadata":false},{"id":70348,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2283.1","catch_line":"Prohibition of sexual offender treatment office in residentially zoned subdivision","url":"\/15.2-2283.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2283.1","metadata":false},{"id":55641,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2284","catch_line":"Matters to be considered in drawing and applying zoning ordinances and districts","url":"\/15.2-2284\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2284","metadata":false},{"id":62867,"structure_id":12775,"section_number":"15.2-2285","catch_line":"Preparation and adoption of zoning ordinance and map and amendments thereto; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 634 and 748 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1990, chapters 591 and 834; in 1991, chapter 599; in 2001, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0018\">18<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0313\">313<\/a>; in 2002, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0151\">151<\/a>; in 2004, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?041+ful+CHAP0543\">543<\/a>; in 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0390\">390<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0605\">605<\/a>; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0486\">486<\/a>; in 2025, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0399\">399<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0406\">406<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66597,"section_number":"15.2-2305","catch_line":"Affordable dwelling unit ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2305\/"},{"id":70161,"section_number":"15.2-2305.1","catch_line":"Affordable housing dwelling unit ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2305.1\/"},{"id":63692,"section_number":"15.2-735.1","catch_line":"Affordable dwelling unit ordinance; permitting certain densities in the comprehensive plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-735.1\/"},{"id":79544,"section_number":"2.2-3705.7","catch_line":"Exclusions to application of chapter; records of specific public bodies and certain other limited exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-3705.7\/"},{"id":62789,"section_number":"36-139.9","catch_line":"Local housing policy; report to Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-139.9\/"},{"id":75054,"section_number":"55.1-319","catch_line":"Priority of residential refinance mortgage over subordinate mortgage","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-319\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":155411,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63382,"identifier":"15.2-2304","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2304","url":"\/15.2-2304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2304\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/7\/15.2-2304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Affordable dwelling unit ordinances in certain localities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In furtherance of the purpose of providing affordable shelter for all residents of the Commonwealth, the <span class=\"dictionary\">governing body<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> where the urban <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> executive form of government or the <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> manager plan of government is in effect, the Counties of Albemarle and Loudoun, and the Cities of Alexandria, Charlottesville, Fairfax, and Falls Church may by amendment to the <span class=\"dictionary\">zoning<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinances<\/span> of such <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program. The program shall address housing needs, promote a full range of housing choices, and encourage the construction and continued existence of moderately priced housing by providing for optional increases in density in <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> to reduce land costs for such moderately priced housing. Any project that is subject to an affordable housing dwelling unit program adopted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to an additional requirement outside of such program to contribute to a <span class=\"dictionary\">county<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">city<\/span> housing fund.\n\t\tAny local <span class=\"dictionary\">ordinance<\/span> of any other <span class=\"dictionary\">locality<\/span> providing optional increases in density for provision of low and moderate income housing adopted before December 31, 1988, shall continue in full force and effect.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAFFORDABLE DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCES IN CERTAIN LOCALITIES (\u00a7 15.2-2304)\n\nIn furtherance of the purpose of providing affordable shelter for all residents\nof the Commonwealth, the governing body of any county where the urban county\nexecutive form of government or the county manager plan of government is in\neffect, the Counties of Albemarle and Loudoun, and the Cities of Alexandria,\nCharlottesville, Fairfax, and Falls Church may by amendment to the zoning\nordinances of such locality provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit\nprogram. The program shall address housing needs, promote a full range of\nhousing choices, and encourage the construction and continued existence of\nmoderately priced housing by providing for optional increases in density in\norder to reduce land costs for such moderately priced housing. Any project that\nis subject to an affordable housing dwelling unit program adopted pursuant to\nthis section shall not be subject to an additional requirement outside of such\nprogram to contribute to a county or city housing fund.\n\t\tAny local ordinance of any other locality providing optional increases in\ndensity for provision of low and moderate income housing adopted before December\n31, 1988, shall continue in full force and effect.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, cc. 634, 748, \u00a7 15.1-491.8; 1990, cc. 591, 834; 1991, c. 599;\n1997, cc., 607; 2001, cc. 18, 313; 2002, c. 151; 2004, c. 543; 2015, cc. 390,\n605; 2020, c. 486; 2025, cc. 399, 406.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}