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Council briefed on city-code clarification for hotel tax exemptions tied to redevelopment districts

6421131 · October 7, 2025
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City staff proposed clarifying language to align the city code with state law: tax exemptions for new hotel construction would apply only to properties in conservation, rehabilitation or redevelopment districts; council agreed to place the amendment on the Oct. 20 agenda.

City staff briefed Roanoke City Council on a proposed amendment to local code sections governing partial tax exemptions for new hotel construction and for rehabilitation of existing structures converted to hotels.

Mr. Collins explained the amendment would clarify that the…

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