Industrial/commercial use facilities; local authority on requiring water consumption in zoning ordinance.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Jul 21, 2026
Continued from last session
Session
2027
Introduced
Jan 12, 2026
Primary Sponsor
David A. Reid· primary
Summary
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A BILL to amend and reenact § 15.2-2286 of the Code of Virginia, relating to local authority on requiring water consumption in zoning ordinance; industrial and commercial facilities.
Local authority on requiring water consumption in zoning ordinance; industrial and commercial facilities. Authorizes a locality to include in its zoning ordinance provisions for (i) requiring proposed industrial and commercial facilities to submit water consumption estimates and (ii) considering water consumption from public resources when making rezoning and special use permit decisions related to such facilities.