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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 776 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 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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, chapter 296; in 1999, chapters 162<\/a> and 190<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 784<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":54425,"section_number":"58.1-3230","catch_line":"Special classifications of real estate established and defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3230\/"}],"permalink":{"id":257379,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79324,"identifier":"58.1-3245.1","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/4.1\/58.1-3245.1","url":"\/58.1-3245.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3245.1\/","token":"58.1\/III\/32\/4.1\/58.1-3245.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Blighted areas constitute public danger","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3245.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is hereby found and declared that blighted areas<\/span> exist in the Commonwealth, and these areas impair and endanger the health, safety, morals and welfare of the citizens because commercial, residential and industrial structures or improvements are subject to dilapidation, deterioration, inadequate ventilation, and inadequate public utilities. It is a public purpose to provide public facilities including, but not limited to, roads, water, sewers, parks, and real estate devoted to open-space use as that term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-3230<\/a> within redevelopment and conservation areas to encourage the private development in such areas in order<\/span> to eliminate blighted conditions. It is essential to the public interest that governing bodies have authority to finance development project costs<\/span> by using real estate tax increments<\/span> to encourage private investment in development project areas<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBLIGHTED AREAS CONSTITUTE PUBLIC DANGER (\u00a7 58.1-3245.1)\n\nIt is hereby found and declared that blighted areas exist in the Commonwealth,\nand these areas impair and endanger the health, safety, morals and welfare of\nthe citizens because commercial, residential and industrial structures or\nimprovements are subject to dilapidation, deterioration, inadequate ventilation,\nand inadequate public utilities. It is a public purpose to provide public\nfacilities including, but not limited to, roads, water, sewers, parks, and real\nestate devoted to open-space use as that term is defined in \u00a7 58.1-3230 within\nredevelopment and conservation areas to encourage the private development in\nsuch areas in order to eliminate blighted conditions. It is essential to the\npublic interest that governing bodies have authority to finance development\nproject costs by using real estate tax increments to encourage private\ninvestment in development project areas.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 776; 1990, c. 296; 1999, cc. 162, 190; 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}}