As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: “Board” means the Board of Housing and Community Development. “Consolidated Plan” means a document setting forth various housing and community development goals, objectives, and strategies to be followed by the Commonwealth in […]
There is hereby created in the executive department the Department of Housing and Community Development. The Department shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term coincident with his own. 1977, c. 613; […]
The Department shall include the Commission on Local Government, which shall exercise the powers and duties described in §§ 15.2-1301 and 15.2-2303.2 and Chapters 29 (§ 15.2-2900 et seq.), 32 (§ 15.2-3200 et seq.), 33 (§ 15.2-3300 et seq.), 34 (§ 15.2-3400 et seq.), 35 (§ 15.2-3500 et seq.), 36 (§ 15.2-3600 et seq.), 38 […]
The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development shall, under the direction and control of the Governor be responsible for the supervision of the Department and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be required of him by the Governor. 1977, c. 613; 1984, c. 720.
The Director shall have the following general powers: A. To employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the purposes of this chapter. B. To make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department’s duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, […]
A. The Board of Housing and Community Development within the Department of Housing and Community Development shall consist of 14 members as follows: 11 members, one representing each congressional district in the Commonwealth, who are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, the Executive Director of the Virginia Housing Development Authority […]
The Board shall meet at least once every three months, and on the call of the chairman, when, in his opinion, additional meetings are necessary. 1977, c. 613.
The Board shall exercise the following powers and duties, and such others as may be provided by law: 1. Provide a means of citizen access to the Department. 2. Provide a means of publicizing the policies and programs of the Department in order to educate the public and elicit public support for Department activities. 3. […]
Repealed by Acts 1980, c. 728.
The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development shall have the following responsibilities: 1. Collecting from the governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth information relevant to their planning and development activities, boundary changes, changes of forms and status of government, intergovernmental agreements and arrangements, and such other information as he may deem necessary. 2. […]
On or before January 1, 2019, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Fire Programs, shall develop a form (i) providing a landlord’s certification that the smoke alarms in a rental unit have been inspected and are in good working order; (ii) summarizing the obligations of a landlord relative to the maintenance of smoke […]
The Director is authorized to sell surplus real property belonging to the Commonwealth that is placed under the control of the Department for the purpose of establishing owner-occupied residential housing demonstration projects, with the prior written approval of the Governor or his designee, who shall first consider the written recommendation of the Director of the […]
Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 647 and 741, cl. 2, effective July 1, 2008.
The Department, in determining eligibility for the Industrial Site Development Program, shall allow exceptions to the Department’s minimum requirement of 200 net developable acres because of geographic topographic or land availability limitations. 2001, c. 65.
The Department may enter into agreements with the owners of housing developments which are or will be eligible for low-income housing credits under the United States Internal Revenue Code. Any such agreement shall contain covenants and restrictions as shall be required by the United States Internal Revenue Code and such other provisions as the Department […]
The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development shall have the following powers and duties relating to oversight of planning district commissions: 1. To recommend to the Governor the level of state general appropriation funding for each planning district commission, taking into consideration the minimum funding level necessary for operation, the population of […]
A. The Department shall review the boundaries of planning districts following every United States decennial census of population. The Department shall also review the boundaries upon the request of a member jurisdiction of a planning district. An initial review shall be conducted prior to July 1, 1996. Upon concluding such review, the Department shall, subject […]
Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 872.
Repealed by Acts 1995, cc. 732 and 796.
