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Income limits for such persons shall be determined for each conservation project by an authority by resolution adopted by a majority of its appointed commissioners, shall be adjusted for household size and may be revised as an authority deems appropriate. In connection with a residential housing development, an authority shall have all rights, power and privileges granted by subdivision 4 of § 36-19; and8\n\nExercise such other powers as are authorized by law.B\n\nNo conservation plan shall be effective until notice has been sent to the property owner or owners of record in accordance with subsection B of § 36-27 and the conservation plan has been approved by the local governing body.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249606,"text":"An authority may adopt a conservation plan for a designated conservation area to address blight and blighting conditions, to conserve such area, prevent further deterioration and prevent such area from becoming blighted, and in particular is specifically empowered to carry out any work or undertaking in the conservation area, including any or all of the following:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":249607,"text":"Acquire property within such areas which is blighted, designated for public use in the conservation plan, or the use or condition of which is inconsistent with the purposes of the conservation plan or the provisions of the zoning ordinance or code of the locality;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":249608,"text":"Rehabilitate or clear property so acquired;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":249609,"text":"Provide for the installation, construction or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, parking facilities, playgrounds, public buildings and other site improvements essential to the conservation or rehabilitation planned;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":249610,"text":"Make land or improvements so acquired available to nongovernmental persons or entities or public agencies (by sale, lease or retention of ownership by the authority itself);","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":249611,"text":"Assist the reconstruction of project areas by making loans or grants of funds received from any public or private source, for the purpose of facilitating the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or sale of housing or other improvements constructed or to be constructed on land situated within the boundaries of a conservation project;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":249612,"text":"Encourage and assist property owners or occupants within the conservation area to improve their respective holdings, by suggesting improved standards for design, construction, maintenance and use of such properties and offering encouragement or assistance in other ways including the power to lend money and make grants to owners or occupants, directed toward prevention and elimination of blight;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"A7"},"7":{"id":249613,"text":"Acquire, construct or rehabilitate residential housing developments for occupancy by persons of low, moderate and middle income to be owned, operated, managed, leased, conveyed, mortgaged, encumbered or assigned by an authority. Income limits for such persons shall be determined for each conservation project by an authority by resolution adopted by a majority of its appointed commissioners, shall be adjusted for household size and may be revised as an authority deems appropriate. 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This law was first created in 1964. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 378 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 1964 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 11 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 1966, chapters 81 and 418; in 1968, chapter 312; in 1970, chapters 222, 491, 555, and 596; in 1972, chapter 174; in 1973, chapter 29; in 1974, chapter 137; in 1975, chapter 532; in 1976, chapter 510; in 1980, chapter 133; in 1988, chapters 572 and 591; in 2006, chapter 784<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":87214,"section_number":"36-27","catch_line":"Eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-27\/"},{"id":58361,"section_number":"36-48.1","catch_line":"Creation of Conservation Areas","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-48.1\/"},{"id":85873,"section_number":"36-52.3","catch_line":"Adoption and designation of \"rehabilitation area.\"","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-52.3\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":83308,"section_number":"36-19","catch_line":"Enumeration of powers","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-19\/"},{"id":87214,"section_number":"36-27","catch_line":"Eminent domain","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-27\/"}],"permalink":{"id":208547,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68949,"identifier":"36-49.1","token":"36\/1\/7\/36-49.1","url":"\/36-49.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-49.1\/","token":"36\/1\/7\/36-49.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Adoption of Conservation Plans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-49.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An authority<\/span> may adopt a conservation plan for a designated conservation area<\/span> to address blight and blighting conditions, to conserve such area, prevent further deterioration and prevent such area from becoming blighted, and in particular is specifically empowered to carry out any work or undertaking in the conservation area<\/span>, including any or all of the following: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Acquire property within such areas which is blighted, designated for public use in the conservation plan, or the use or condition of which is inconsistent with the purposes of the conservation plan or the provisions of the zoning ordinance<\/span> or code of the locality<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Rehabilitate or clear property so acquired; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Provide for the installation, construction or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, parking facilities, playgrounds, public buildings and other site improvements essential to the conservation or rehabilitation planned; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Make land or improvements so acquired available to nongovernmental persons or entities or public agencies (by sale, lease or retention of ownership by the authority<\/span> itself); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Assist the reconstruction of project areas by making loans or grants of funds received from any public or private source, for the purpose of facilitating the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or sale of housing or other improvements constructed or to be constructed on land situated within the boundaries of a conservation project; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Encourage and assist property owners or occupants within the conservation area<\/span> to improve their respective holdings, by suggesting improved standards for design, construction, maintenance and use of such properties and offering encouragement or assistance in other ways including the power to lend money and make grants to owners or occupants, directed toward prevention and elimination of blight; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Acquire, construct or rehabilitate residential housing developments for occupancy by persons of low, moderate and middle income to be owned, operated, managed, leased, conveyed, mortgaged, encumbered or assigned by an authority<\/span>. Income limits for such persons shall be determined for each conservation project by an authority<\/span> by resolution adopted by a majority of its appointed commissioners, shall be adjusted for household size and may be revised as an authority<\/span> deems appropriate. In connection with a residential housing development, an authority<\/span> shall have all rights, power and privileges<\/span> granted by subdivision 4 of § 36-19<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Exercise such other powers as are authorized by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No conservation plan shall be effective until notice has been sent to the property owner or owners of record in accordance with subsection B of § 36-27<\/a> and the conservation plan has been approved by the local governing body. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADOPTION OF CONSERVATION PLANS (\u00a7 36-49.1)\n\nA. An authority may adopt a conservation plan for a designated conservation area\nto address blight and blighting conditions, to conserve such area, prevent\nfurther deterioration and prevent such area from becoming blighted, and in\nparticular is specifically empowered to carry out any work or undertaking in the\nconservation area, including any or all of the following:\n\n 1. Acquire property within such areas which is blighted, designated for public\n use in the conservation plan, or the use or condition of which is inconsistent\n with the purposes of the conservation plan or the provisions of the zoning\n ordinance or code of the locality;\n\n 2. Rehabilitate or clear property so acquired;\n\n 3. Provide for the installation, construction or reconstruction of streets,\n utilities, parks, parking facilities, playgrounds, public buildings and other\n site improvements essential to the conservation or rehabilitation planned;\n\n 4. Make land or improvements so acquired available to nongovernmental persons\n or entities or public agencies (by sale, lease or retention of ownership by\n the authority itself);\n\n 5. Assist the reconstruction of project areas by making loans or grants of\n funds received from any public or private source, for the purpose of\n facilitating the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or sale of\n housing or other improvements constructed or to be constructed on land\n situated within the boundaries of a conservation project;\n\n 6. Encourage and assist property owners or occupants within the conservation\n area to improve their respective holdings, by suggesting improved standards\n for design, construction, maintenance and use of such properties and offering\n encouragement or assistance in other ways including the power to lend money\n and make grants to owners or occupants, directed toward prevention and\n elimination of blight;\n\n 7. Acquire, construct or rehabilitate residential housing developments for\n occupancy by persons of low, moderate and middle income to be owned, operated,\n managed, leased, conveyed, mortgaged, encumbered or assigned by an authority.\n Income limits for such persons shall be determined for each conservation\n project by an authority by resolution adopted by a majority of its appointed\n commissioners, shall be adjusted for household size and may be revised as an\n authority deems appropriate. In connection with a residential housing\n development, an authority shall have all rights, power and privileges granted\n by subdivision 4 of § 36-19; and\n\n 8. Exercise such other powers as are authorized by law.\n\nB. No conservation plan shall be effective until notice has been sent to the\nproperty owner or owners of record in accordance with subsection B of §\n36-27 and the conservation plan has been approved by the local governing body.\n\nHISTORY: 1964, c. 378; 1966, cc. 81, 418; 1968, c. 312; 1970, cc. 222, 491, 555,\n596; 1972, c. 174; 1973, c. 29; 1974, c. 137; 1975, c. 532; 1976, c. 510; 1980,\nc. 133; 1988, cc. 572, 591; 2006, c. 784.","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}}