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A locality imposing impact fees as provided in this section shall also include within its comprehensive plan a methodology for calculating credit for the value of proffered land donations to accommodate public facilities, and for the construction cost of any public facilities or public improvements the construction of which is required by proffer.D\n\nA locality imposing impact fees under this section may require that such impact fees be paid prior to and as a condition of the issuance of any necessary building permits for residential uses.E\n\nFor the purposes of this section, “public facilities” shall be deemed to include: (i) roads, streets, and bridges, including rights-of-way, traffic signals, landscaping, and any local components of federal or state highways; (ii) stormwater collection, retention, detention, treatment, and disposal facilities, flood control facilities, and bank and shore protection and enhancement improvements; (iii) parks, open space, and recreation areas and related facilities; (iv) public safety facilities, including police, fire, emergency medical, and rescue facilities; (v) primary and secondary schools and related facilities; and (vi) libraries and related facilities; however, the definition “public facilities” for counties within the Richmond MSA shall be deemed to include: roads, streets, and bridges, including rights-of-way, traffic signals, landscaping, and any local components of federal or state highways.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254280,"text":"Any locality that includes within its comprehensive plan a calculation of the capital costs of public facilities necessary to serve residential uses may impose and collect impact fees in amounts consistent with the methodologies used in its comprehensive plan to defray the capital costs of public facilities related to the residential development.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":254281,"text":"Impact fees imposed and collected pursuant to this section shall only be used for public facilities that are impacted by residential development.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":254282,"text":"A locality imposing impact fees as provided in this section shall allow credit against the impact fees for cash proffers collected for the purpose of defraying the capital costs of public facilities related to the residential development. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 896<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":155585,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70460,"identifier":"15.2-2329","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/9\/15.2-2329","url":"\/15.2-2329\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2329\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/9\/15.2-2329","dublin_core":{"Title":"Imposition of impact fees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2329","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any locality<\/span> that includes within its comprehensive plan a calculation of the capital costs of public facilities necessary to serve residential uses may impose and collect impact fees in amounts consistent with the methodologies used in its comprehensive plan to defray the capital costs of public facilities related to the residential development<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Impact fees imposed and collected pursuant to this section shall only be used for public facilities that are impacted by residential development<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A locality<\/span> imposing impact fees as provided in this section shall allow credit against the impact fees for cash proffers collected for the purpose of defraying the capital costs of public facilities related to the residential development<\/span>. A locality<\/span> imposing impact fees as provided in this section shall also include within its comprehensive plan a methodology for calculating credit for the value of proffered land donations to accommodate public facilities, and for the construction cost of any public facilities or public improvements the construction of which is required by proffer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> A locality<\/span> imposing impact fees under this section may require that such impact fees be paid prior to and as a condition of the issuance of any necessary building permits for residential uses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, “public facilities” shall be deemed to include: (i) roads, streets<\/span>, and bridges, including rights-of-way, traffic signals, landscaping, and any local components of federal or state highways; (ii) stormwater collection, retention, detention, treatment, and disposal facilities, flood control facilities, and bank and shore protection and enhancement improvements; (iii) parks, open space, and recreation areas and related facilities; (iv) public safety facilities, including police, fire, emergency medical, and rescue facilities; (v) primary and secondary schools and related facilities; and (vi) libraries and related facilities; however, the definition “public facilities” for counties within the Richmond MSA shall be deemed to include: roads, streets<\/span>, and bridges, including rights-of-way, traffic signals, landscaping, and any local components of federal or state highways. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nIMPOSITION OF IMPACT FEES (\u00a7 15.2-2329)\n\nA. Any locality that includes within its comprehensive plan a calculation of the\ncapital costs of public facilities necessary to serve residential uses may\nimpose and collect impact fees in amounts consistent with the methodologies used\nin its comprehensive plan to defray the capital costs of public facilities\nrelated to the residential development.\n\nB. Impact fees imposed and collected pursuant to this section shall only be used\nfor public facilities that are impacted by residential development.\n\nC. A locality imposing impact fees as provided in this section shall allow\ncredit against the impact fees for cash proffers collected for the purpose of\ndefraying the capital costs of public facilities related to the residential\ndevelopment. A locality imposing impact fees as provided in this section shall\nalso include within its comprehensive plan a methodology for calculating credit\nfor the value of proffered land donations to accommodate public facilities, and\nfor the construction cost of any public facilities or public improvements the\nconstruction of which is required by proffer.\n\nD. A locality imposing impact fees under this section may require that such\nimpact fees be paid prior to and as a condition of the issuance of any necessary\nbuilding permits for residential uses.\n\nE. For the purposes of this section, “public facilities” shall be\ndeemed to include: (i) roads, streets, and bridges, including rights-of-way,\ntraffic signals, landscaping, and any local components of federal or state\nhighways; (ii) stormwater collection, retention, detention, treatment, and\ndisposal facilities, flood control facilities, and bank and shore protection and\nenhancement improvements; (iii) parks, open space, and recreation areas and\nrelated facilities; (iv) public safety facilities, including police, fire,\nemergency medical, and rescue facilities; (v) primary and secondary schools and\nrelated facilities; and (vi) libraries and related facilities; however, the\ndefinition “public facilities” for counties within the Richmond MSA\nshall be deemed to include: roads, streets, and bridges, including\nrights-of-way, traffic signals, landscaping, and any local components of federal\nor state highways.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 896.","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}}