HB 1634 — Comprehensive plan; encouraged to consider strategies to address resilience.

SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2023 SESSION CHAPTER E353 An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-2223 of the Code of Virginia, relating to comprehensive plan;

R O [H 1634] Approved LMarch L23, 2023 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

E § 15.2-2223.

DA. physical development of the territory within its jurisdiction and every governing body shall adopt a comprehensive plan for the territory under its jurisdiction.

InThe thelocal preparationplanning of a comprehensive plan, the commission shall makeprepare careful and recommend a comprehensive surveysplan andfor studiesthe physical development of the existingterritory conditionswithin andits trendsjurisdiction ofand growth,every andgoverning ofbody theshall probableadopt futurea requirementscomprehensive ofplan itsfor the territory andunder inhabitants.its jurisdiction.

TheIn comprehensive plan shall be made with the purposepreparation of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated,comprehensive adjustedplan, and harmonious development of the territorycommission whichshall will,make incareful accordance with present and probable future needs and resources, best promote the healHh, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the inhabitants, includin1 the eldThe comprehensive planrequirements shall be general in nature, in that it shall designate the general or3 approximate location, character, and extent of eachits feature,territory including any road improvement and anyinhabitants. transportation improvement, shown on the plan and shall indicate where existing lands or facilities are proposed to be extended, widened, removed, relocated, vacated, narrowed, abandoned, or changed in use as the case may be.

The comprehensive plan shall be made with the purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted and harmonious development of the territory which will, in accordance with present and probable future needs and resources, best promote the health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the inhabitants, including the elderly and persons with disabilities.

The comprehensive plan shall be general in nature, in that it shall designate the general or approximate location, character, and extent of each feature, including any road improvement and any transportation improvement, shown on the plan and shall indicate where existing lands or facilities are proposed to be extended, widened, removed, relocated, vacated, narrowed, abandoned, or changed in use as the case may be.

As part of the comprehensive plan, each locality shall develop a transportation plan that designates a system of transportation infrastructure needs and recommendations that include the designation of new and expanded transportation facilities and that support the planned development of the territory covered by the plan and shall include, as appropriate, but not be limited to, roadways, bicycle accommodations, pedestrian accommodations, railways, bridges, waterways, airports, ports, and public transportation facilities.

The transportation plan shall include a map that shall show road and transportation improvements, including the cost estimates of such road and transportation improvements from the Virginia Department of Transportation, taking into account the current and future needs of residents in the locality while considering the current and future needs of the planning district within which the locality is situated.

The transportation plan need reflect only those changes in the annual relocatedupdate roadways.earof the Six-Year Improvement Program that are deemed to be significant new, expanded, or 4.relocated roadways.

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The locality shall submit a copy of the adopted transportation plan or any amendment to the transportation plan orto amendment is not consistent with the provisions of subdivision 1, the Department shallfor notifyinformational thepurposes. Commonwealth Transportation Board so that the Board may take appropriate action in of 2 accordance with subsection F of § 33.2-214.

If the Department determines that the transportation plan or amendment is not consistent with the provisions of subdivision 1, the Department shall notify the Commonwealth Transportation Board so that the Board may take appropriate action in accordance with subsection F of § 33.2-214.

If the adopted transportation plan designates corridors planned to be served by mass transit, as of 2 defined in § 33.2-100, a portion of its allocation from (i) the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority distribution specified in subdivision B 1 of § 33.2-2510, (ii) the commercial and industrial real property tax revenue specified in § 58.1-3221.3, and (iii) the secondary system road construction program, as described in Article 5 (§ 33.2-351 et seq.) of Chapter 3 of Title 33.2, may be used for the purpose of utility undergrounding in the planned corridor, if the locality matches 100 percent of the state allocation.