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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger<\/a> has until Monday to sign or veto legislation that would make her state one of the few that allow faith-based organizations to build \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0436\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0435<\/a> on their properties by overriding local zoning limits.<\/p>\n

Spanberger faces pressure from local governments and a small but vocal group of civic organizations to veto the bill, extending the fight after they failed to stop it in the state\u2019s General Assembly.<\/p>\n

If she signs the bill, the Commonwealth will join California and Florida<\/a> in enacting so-called \u201cyes in God\u2019s backyard\u201d (YIGBY) legislation that preempts local zoning control. For Spanberger, the law would be the most consequential affordable housing initiative to advance in her first months in office.<\/p>\n

Losing on the broader affordable housing agenda<\/h2>\n

Shortly after taking office, she presented a housing agenda to improve housing affordability, but the marquee piece ran into a legislative buzzsaw<\/a>. Lawmakers killed a proposal to allow by-right multifamily and mixed-use projects in many commercially zoned areas.<\/p>\n

Lawmakers, however, passed proposals focused on subsidies and preservation of affordable housing.<\/p>\n

The YIGBY bill sponsored by state Sen. Jeremy McPike moved on a separate track from the governor\u2019s core housing agenda. Its advocates are mounting their own pressure campaign to persuade the governor to sign it into law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hopeful, and we are still waiting,\u201d Jessica Sarriot, a co-lead organizer for Virginians Organized for Interfaith Community Engagement<\/strong> (VOICE), told The Builder\u2019s Daily.<\/p>\n

Voice, a nonpartisan coalition of Northern Virginia<\/a> faith-based and community organizations, has pushed for the change for several years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel pretty confident that she will sign this because I think it fits so neatly within her affordability agenda,\u201d Sarriott said. \u201cIt can be something that she really celebrates making forward motion on and it\u2019s packed with bipartisan support.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Commonwealth housing solution<\/h2>\n

Virginia continues to face growing housing affordability pressures. Spanberger won on a platform that emphasized improving affordability.<\/p>\n

HousingForward Virginia <\/strong>estimates that faith-based organizations control more than 74,000 acres statewide, creating a large potential supply of \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u044f<\/a> for affordable housing.<\/p>\n

The Faith in Housing bill would let churches and certain tax-exempt groups build affordable housing on land they already own without local rezoning. The legislation requires at least 60% of units to remain income-restricted for decades and keeps most new housing taxable.<\/p>\n

Next steps for Spanberger<\/h2>\n

The governor has more options than just signing or vetoing, but they could become complicated.<\/p>\n

Spanberger could issue a conditional veto and ask the General Assembly to approve amendments, according to Sarriot. The veto becomes official if lawmakers do not approve the changes.<\/p>\n

She could also submit her own amendments for lawmakers to vote on. Sarriot said that whether they approve the amendments, the governor could still sign the original bill.<\/p>\n

The governor has limited time to act on the bill because she faces a stack of other measures awaiting her decision.<\/p>\n

There is precedent for a governor vetoing a housing bill and later signing it into law after changes.<\/p>\n

Last year, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed a bill<\/a> he initially supported. The legislation would have preempted local zoning authority to encourage missing-middle housing but faced pressure from suburban communities that did not want to lose control. Lamont later followed through on a promise for a special session to craft a compromise and then \u043f\u043e\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u043e<\/a> the revised bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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