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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 485 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1992, chapter 465; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 896<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1382565,"object_type":"law","relational_id":347965,"identifier":"15.2-2324","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/8\/15.2-2324","url":"\/15.2-2324\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2324\/","token":"15.2\/II\/22\/8\/15.2-2324","dublin_core":{"Title":"Credits against impact fee","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2324","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The value of any dedication, contribution or construction from the developer for off-site road or other transportation improvements benefiting the impact fee service area<\/span> shall be treated as a credit against the impact fees<\/span> imposed on the developer’s project. The locality<\/span> shall treat as a credit any off-site transportation dedication, contribution, or construction, whether it is a condition of a rezoning or otherwise committed to the locality<\/span>. The locality<\/span> may by ordinance<\/span> provide for credits for approved on-site transportation improvements in excess of those required by the development<\/span>.<\/p>

The locality<\/span> also shall calculate and credit against impact fees<\/span> the extent to which (i) other developments<\/span> have already contributed to the cost of existing roads which will benefit the development<\/span>, (ii) new development<\/span> will contribute to the cost of existing roads, and (iii) new development<\/span> will contribute to the cost of road improvements<\/span> in the future other than through impact fees<\/span>, including any special taxing districts, special assessments, or community development<\/span> authorities.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCREDITS AGAINST IMPACT FEE (\u00a7 15.2-2324)\n\nThe value of any dedication, contribution or construction from the developer for\noff-site road or other transportation improvements benefiting the impact fee\nservice area shall be treated as a credit against the impact fees imposed on the\ndeveloper’s project. The locality shall treat as a credit any off-site\ntransportation dedication, contribution, or construction, whether it is a\ncondition of a rezoning or otherwise committed to the locality. The locality may\nby ordinance provide for credits for approved on-site transportation\nimprovements in excess of those required by the development.\n\nThe locality also shall calculate and credit against impact fees the extent to\nwhich (i) other developments have already contributed to the cost of existing\nroads which will benefit the development, (ii) new development will contribute\nto the cost of existing roads, and (iii) new development will contribute to the\ncost of road improvements in the future other than through impact fees,\nincluding any special taxing districts, special assessments, or community\ndevelopment authorities.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, c. 485, \u00a7 15.1-498.7; 1992, c. 465; 1997, c. 587; 2007, c. 896.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}