Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 27, 202066–29
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 4, 202037–11
- Stopped: To the GovernorDied when the General Assembly ended
- Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2020
HF 2512 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 2512, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 2512 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the applicability of county zoning ordinances, the zoning duties of county boards of supervisors, and the membership of county zoning commissions and county boards of adjustment. Current law exempts certain buildings and structures used for agricultural purposes from county zoning ordinances. The bill prohibits a county from requiring an application, approval, or payment of a fee for the exemption to apply to land, farm barns, farm outbuildings, or other buildings or structures that are primarily adopted for use for agricultural purposes.
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Under the bill, agricultural land, buildings, and structures can qualify for the exemption independently or in combination with other agricultural uses. The bill specifies that land enrolled in a soil or water conservation program qualifies for the agricultural exemption. Current law allows a county board of supervisors to amend a comprehensive plan at any time. The bill strikes this provision and requires county boards of supervisors to follow the same procedures to adopt amendments to a comprehensive plan that they would for adopting the comprehensive plan. The bill prohibits a county board of supervisors from holding a public hearing or otherwise acting on a recommendation proposed by the county zoning commission until the county zoning commission provides a final report with its recommendation. The bill requires the county board of supervisors to hold a public hearing before adopting a comprehensive plan. This provision of the bill applies to comprehensive plans and amendments to comprehensive plans proposed or adopted on or after July 1, 2020. _____ any city.3, and to reside in the area that the county zoning ordinance regulates. These provisions of the bill apply to members of zoning commissions and boards of adjustment on and after the effective date of the bill. If a person currently serving on a zoning commission or board of adjustment is no longer eligible to hold that position due to the new eligibility requirements of the bill, that position shall be deemed vacant and the county board of supervisors shall have up to one year from the enactment of the bill to appoint a new member who meets the new eligibility requirements. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
House subcommittee
Named February 5, 2020. On February 17, 2020 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
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