CODE OF VIRGINIA

COOPERATION IN UNDERTAKING HOUSING PROJECTS (§ 36-6)

Any county, city or town, for the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the
planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects located
within such county, city or town, may:

   (a.  Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or
   grant easements, licenses or any other rights or privileges therein to any
   such housing authority;

   (b.  Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water,
   sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise
   empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with
   housing projects;

   (c.  Furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan
   streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places which it is
   otherwise empowered to undertake;

   (d.  Plan or replan, zone or rezone any part of such county, city or town;
   make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances; any city or town
   also may change its map;

   (e.  Cause services to be furnished to the housing authority of the character
   which such county, city or town is otherwise empowered to furnish;

   (f.  Enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by such county, city
   or town of its powers relating to the repair, elimination or closing of
   unsafe, insanitary or unfit dwellings;

   (g.  Purchase any of the bonds of a housing authority or legally invest in
   such bonds any funds belonging to or within the control of such county, city
   or town, and exercise all of the rights of any holder of such bonds;

   (h.  Do any and all things, necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in
   the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of such housing projects;

   (i.  Enter into agreements with a housing authority respecting action to be
   taken by such county, city or town pursuant to any of the powers granted by
   this chapter.

HISTORY: 1938, p. 457; Michie Code 1942, § 3145(21).