Lyle Solla-YatesDec 5
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/va-bill-seeks-to-ease-regulations-for-faith-based-affordable-housing/4023153/ “Right now essentially we have a lot of zoning that says housing is illegal” #housing #zoning #Virginia #VALeg #YIGBY #FaithInHousing #shortage #inflation #homelessness
Show threadLyle Solla-YatesJan 24, 2025
Affordable housing; religious organizations and other tax-exempt properties. (SB 1351 https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1351 ) has been sent to the Committee on Local Government. Those members are listed here https://lis.virginia.gov/session-details/20251/committee-information/S07/committee-details #FaithinHousing #YIGBY
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Lyle Solla-YatesJan 7, 2025
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-01-05/report-virginias-faith-communities-want-to-build-affordable-housing-and-they-have-plenty-of-land-to-do-so-but-it-aint-easy “So many times the barriers we have in place are bureaucratic, it takes a while to get through those and the legal process” #virginia #FaithinHousing #zoning #housing #shortage #inflation #YIGBY
Report: Virginia’s faith communities want to build affordable housing and they have plenty of land to do so. But it ain't easy.

Some Virginia legislators are looking to improve on past failed efforts that could help faith communities develop their land into affordable housing.

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