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Senate approves tougher penalties for repeat commercial zoning violations in Planning District 23

2124103 · January 16, 2025
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The Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 992 on Jan. 16, 2025, raising civil penalties for repeat nonpermitted commercial zoning violations in Planning District 23 and clarifying notice and remediation timeframes.

Senator Williams Graves, the senator from Norfolk, won Senate passage on Thursday for a bill that increases civil penalties for repeat commercial zoning violations in Planning District 23.

The measure, Senate Bill 992, raises the tiered civil penalties for nonpermitted commercial uses, codifies proof-of-delivery for written orders, and requires property owners who voluntarily admit responsibility to remedy or abate violations within a time…

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