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A locality may also include as a defense production business any business that performs functions ancillary to or in support of the design, development, or production of such materials, components, or equipment.B\n\nAny city, county, or town may establish, by ordinance, one or more defense production and support services zones. Each locality may grant incentives and provide certain regulatory flexibility in a defense production and support services zone.C\n\nThe incentives may be provided to defense contractors or defense production businesses located in a defense production and support services zone for up to 20 years and may include, but not be limited to (i) reduction of permit fees, (ii) reduction of user fees, and (iii) 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 defense contractors or defense production businesses located in defense production and support services zones 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 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\nEach locality establishing a defense production and support services zone pursuant to this section may also adopt a local enterprise zone development taxation program for the defense production and support services zone as provided in § 58.1-3245.12.F\n\nThe establishment of a defense production and support services zone shall not preclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":199328,"text":"As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Defense contractor” means a business, other than a defense production business, that is primarily engaged in providing services in support of national defense, including but not limited to logistics and technical support.\n\t\t\t“Defense production business” means a business engaged in the design, development, or production of materials, components, or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. 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In addition, local governing bodies are authorized to enter into agreements for the payment of economic development incentive grants to defense contractors or defense production businesses located in defense production and support services zones 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.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":199331,"text":"The governing body may also provide for regulatory flexibility in such zone that may include, but 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.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":199332,"text":"Each locality establishing a defense production and support services zone pursuant to this section may also adopt a local enterprise zone development taxation program for the defense production and support services zone as provided in § 58.1-3245.12.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D","next_prefix":"F"},"5":{"id":199333,"text":"The establishment of a defense production and support services zone shall not preclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone.","type":"section","prefixes":["F"],"prefix":"F","entire_prefix":"F","prefix_anchor":"F","level":1,"prior_prefix":"E"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13308,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Defense Production Zone","identifier":"12","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13307,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","permalink":{"id":258431,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13308,"identifier":"12","token":"58.1\/III\/38\/12","url":"\/58.1\/III\/38\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13307,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous Taxes","identifier":"38","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12704,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:37","permalink":{"id":258383,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13307,"identifier":"38","token":"58.1\/III\/38","url":"\/58.1\/III\/38\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12704,"edition_id":1,"name":"Local Taxes","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12703,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":256459,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12704,"identifier":"III","token":"58.1\/III","url":"\/58.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12703,"edition_id":1,"name":"Taxation","identifier":"58.1","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":251959,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12703,"identifier":"58.1","token":"58.1","url":"\/58.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":54296,"structure_id":13308,"section_number":"58.1-3853","catch_line":"Creation of local defense production zones","url":"\/58.1-3853\/","token":"58.1\/III\/38\/12\/58.1-3853","metadata":false}],"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/58.1-3853\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 2011. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 875<\/a> and 877<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2012, chapter 91<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":82762,"section_number":"58.1-3245.12","catch_line":"Local enterprise zone program for technology, defense, or green development zones","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3245.12\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":258433,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54296,"identifier":"58.1-3853","token":"58.1\/III\/38\/12\/58.1-3853","url":"\/58.1-3853\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3853\/","token":"58.1\/III\/38\/12\/58.1-3853","dublin_core":{"Title":"Creation of local defense production zones","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3853","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Defense contractor<\/span>” means a business, other than a defense production business<\/span>, that is primarily engaged in providing services in support of national defense, including but not limited to logistics and technical support.\n\t\t\t“Defense production business<\/span>” means a business engaged in the design, development, or production of materials<\/span>, components, or equipment required to meet the needs of national defense. A locality may also include as a defense production business<\/span> any business that performs functions ancillary to or in support of the design, development, or production of such materials<\/span>, components, or equipment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Any city, county, or town may establish, by ordinance<\/span>, one or more defense production and support services zones. Each locality may grant incentives and provide certain regulatory flexibility in a defense production and support services zone. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The incentives may be provided to defense contractors<\/span> or defense production businesses located in a defense production and support services zone for up to 20 years and may include, but not be limited to (i) reduction of permit fees, (ii) reduction of user fees, and (iii) 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 defense contractors<\/span> or defense production businesses located in defense production and support services zones 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 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> Each locality establishing a defense production and support services zone pursuant to this section may also adopt a local enterprise zone development taxation program for the defense production and support services zone as provided in § 58.1-3245.12<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The establishment of a defense production and support services zone shall not preclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREATION OF LOCAL DEFENSE PRODUCTION ZONES (\u00a7 58.1-3853)\n\nA. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Defense contractor” means a business, other than a defense\nproduction business, that is primarily engaged in providing services in support\nof national defense, including but not limited to logistics and technical\nsupport.\n\t\t\t“Defense production business” means a business engaged in the\ndesign, development, or production of materials, components, or equipment\nrequired to meet the needs of national defense. A locality may also include as a\ndefense production business any business that performs functions ancillary to or\nin support of the design, development, or production of such materials,\ncomponents, or equipment.\n\nB. Any city, county, or town may establish, by ordinance, one or more defense\nproduction and support services zones. Each locality may grant incentives and\nprovide certain regulatory flexibility in a defense production and support\nservices zone.\n\nC. The incentives may be provided to defense contractors or defense production\nbusinesses located in a defense production and support services zone for up to\n20 years and may include, but not be limited to (i) reduction of permit fees,\n(ii) reduction of user fees, and (iii) reduction of any type of gross receipts\ntax. In addition, local governing bodies are authorized to enter into agreements\nfor the payment of economic development incentive grants to defense contractors\nor defense production businesses located in defense production and support\nservices zones with payment of the grants conditioned upon the businesses making\ncertain real property or capital investments, creating and maintaining new jobs,\nor performing or meeting other economic development objectives.\n\nD. The governing body may also provide for regulatory flexibility in such zone\nthat may include, but not be limited to (i) special zoning for the district,\n(ii) permit process reform, (iii) exemption from ordinances, and (iv) any other\nincentive adopted by ordinance, which shall be binding upon the locality for a\nperiod of up to 20 years.\n\nE. Each locality establishing a defense production and support services zone\npursuant to this section may also adopt a local enterprise zone development\ntaxation program for the defense production and support services zone as\nprovided in § 58.1-3245.12.\n\nF. The establishment of a defense production and support services zone shall not\npreclude the area from also being designated as an enterprise zone.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, cc. 875, 877; 2012, c. 91.","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}}