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Each locality, or another political subdivision acting on behalf of the locality, may offer unique benefits to businesses looking to locate within a military centered community zone for the purpose of serving the needs of military personnel.C\n\nThe benefits may be provided to businesses, including new residential developments, located in a military centered community zone for up to 20 years and may include, but need not be limited to, (i) reduction of permit fees, (ii) reduction of user fees, and (iii) notwithstanding any other provision of law, reduction of any type of gross receipts tax. In addition, local governing bodies are authorized to enter into agreements for the payment of economic development incentive grants to such businesses with payment of the grants conditioned upon the businesses making certain real property or capital investments, creating and maintaining new jobs, or performing or meeting other economic development objectives.D\n\nThe governing body may also provide for regulatory flexibility in such zone that may include, but need not be limited to, (i) special zoning for the district, (ii) permit process reform, (iii) exemption from ordinances, and (iv) any other incentive adopted by ordinance, which shall be binding upon the locality for a period of up to 20 years.E\n\nThe establishment of a military centered community zone shall not preclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone under the Enterprise Zone Grant Act (§ 59.1-538 et seq.) nor shall it preclude the area from receiving support under the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program established in § 2.2-233.1.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":237450,"text":"As used in this section, “military centered community” means a community designated by a locality that has a significant presence of military personnel living or working in the designated area and where such presence drives, or has the potential to drive, significant economic activity.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":237451,"text":"Any locality may establish, by ordinance, one or more military centered community zones. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 298<\/a> and 350<\/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":[{"id":77709,"section_number":"2.2-233.1","catch_line":"Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-233.1\/"},{"id":85120,"section_number":"59.1-538","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-538\/"}],"permalink":{"id":258439,"object_type":"law","relational_id":65291,"identifier":"58.1-3853.1","token":"58.1\/III\/38\/12.1\/58.1-3853.1","url":"\/58.1-3853.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3853.1\/","token":"58.1\/III\/38\/12.1\/58.1-3853.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Military centered community zones; local designation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3853.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, “military centered community<\/span>” means a community designated by a locality that has a significant presence of military personnel living or working in the designated area and where such presence drives, or has the potential to drive, significant economic activity. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any locality may establish, by ordinance<\/span>, one or more military centered community<\/span> zones. Each locality, or another political subdivision acting on behalf of the locality, may offer unique benefits to businesses looking to locate within a military centered community<\/span> zone for the purpose of serving the needs of military personnel. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The benefits may be provided to businesses, including new residential developments, located in a military centered community<\/span> zone for up to 20 years and may include, but need not be limited to, (i) reduction of permit fees, (ii) reduction of user fees, and (iii) notwithstanding any other provision of law<\/span>, reduction of any type of gross receipts tax. In addition, local governing bodies are authorized to enter into agreements for the payment of economic development incentive grants to such businesses with payment of the grants conditioned upon the businesses making certain real property or capital investments, creating and maintaining new jobs, or performing or meeting other economic development objectives. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The governing body may also provide for regulatory flexibility in such zone that may include, but need not be limited to, (i) special zoning for the district, (ii) permit process reform, (iii) exemption from ordinances<\/span>, and (iv) any other incentive adopted by ordinance<\/span>, which shall be binding upon the locality for a period of up to 20 years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The establishment of a military centered community<\/span> zone shall not preclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone under the Enterprise Zone Grant Act (§ 59.1-538<\/a> et seq.) nor shall it preclude the area from receiving support under the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program established in § 2.2-233.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMILITARY CENTERED COMMUNITY ZONES; LOCAL DESIGNATION (\u00a7 58.1-3853.1)\n\nA. As used in this section, “military centered community” means a\ncommunity designated by a locality that has a significant presence of military\npersonnel living or working in the designated area and where such presence\ndrives, or has the potential to drive, significant economic activity.\n\nB. Any locality may establish, by ordinance, one or more military centered\ncommunity zones. Each locality, or another political subdivision acting on\nbehalf of the locality, may offer unique benefits to businesses looking to\nlocate within a military centered community zone for the purpose of serving the\nneeds of military personnel.\n\nC. The benefits may be provided to businesses, including new residential\ndevelopments, located in a military centered community zone for up to 20 years\nand may include, but need not be limited to, (i) reduction of permit fees, (ii)\nreduction of user fees, and (iii) notwithstanding any other provision of law,\nreduction of any type of gross receipts tax. In addition, local governing bodies\nare authorized to enter into agreements for the payment of economic development\nincentive grants to such businesses with payment of the grants conditioned upon\nthe businesses making certain real property or capital investments, creating and\nmaintaining new jobs, or performing or meeting other economic development\nobjectives.\n\nD. The governing body may also provide for regulatory flexibility in such zone\nthat may include, but need not be limited to, (i) special zoning for the\ndistrict, (ii) permit process reform, (iii) exemption from ordinances, and (iv)\nany other incentive adopted by ordinance, which shall be binding upon the\nlocality for a period of up to 20 years.\n\nE. The establishment of a military centered community zone shall not preclude\nthe area from also being designated as an enterprise zone under the Enterprise\nZone Grant Act (§ 59.1-538 et seq.) nor shall it preclude the area from\nreceiving support under the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant\nProgram established in § 2.2-233.1.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 298, 350.","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}}