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Alexandria officials warn faith-and-housing bill would preempt local historic and archaeological reviews
Summary
City staff and preservation advocates said a proposed state 'faith-and-housing' bill would preempt local discretionary reviews — including historic-district and BAR processes — for affordable housing on faith- or nonprofit-owned land, and they are negotiating amendments to protect archaeology and sustainability requirements.
Alexandria staff and housing advocates told the legislative subcommittee that a pending state "faith-and-housing" bill would, as drafted, remove local discretionary approvals for covered affordable housing projects on faith- or nonprofit-owned land, a change that could undercut the city's historic-district and archaeological protections.
Bonnie, briefing the committee, said negotiators in a recent meeting focused on preserving the city’s archaeology code and historic-district processes while trying to find a way forward for the bill. "We could still impose code specific conditions that don't have discretionary review," she said,…
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