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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Taylor

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/1/08

2/7/08 HB

SHORT TITLE Approve Zoning Special Exceptions Authority

SB 532/aSCONC

ANALYST Cox

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of SCONC Amendment

The Senate Conservation Committee Amendment to Senate Bill 532 adds minor “Clean-Up"

language to the original Senate Bill 532. This Amendment also strengthens the intent of the Bill

by adding a notation so that “goals and policies of the comprehensive plan are implemented."

The intent of the original Bill remains unchanged.

Synopsis of Original Bill

Senate Bill 532 relates to County or Municipal zoning, providing a Zoning Authority with the

authority to approve special exceptions during the appeals process. This Bill is basically ‘clean-

up’ language that does not substantially modify the intent or wording on this Bill.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Senate Bill 532 remains basically intact. On page 2, line 21 the term “or special exceptions" has

been added. Thus “special exceptions" are added as grounds for action by this zoning authority.

On page 2, line 23, the word “which’ is stricken and the word “that" was added, with no

significant impact on the intent of this Bill.

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