Energy Landscape of Virginia Episode 18 | Bonus Housing Episode with MACo

State and Local Housing Policy – Comparison of Maryland and Virginia with MACo Conduit Street Podcast.

Joe Lerch talks with Dominic Butchko, Director of Intergovernmental Relations with the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) to discuss housing policy and legislation with our neighbors to the North. Listeners to episode 17 of our Energy Landscape of Virginia series will recognize this as part 2 of our foray into comparing how the Virginia and Maryland legislatures tackle prominent issues involving county land use, and the role that local governments play in addressing energy and housing needs.

Where to find out more about topics covered in this episode

• Maryland Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024
• Underdevelopment Despite Upzoning (Presentation to Virginia Housing Commission July 15, 2024 - 1:02:47 - Video Archive) 
• Underdevelopment Despite Upzoning - Richard Schragger, Sarah New -  Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 1 (2024) 
• Maryland HB 1466 (awaiting action by the Governor) - Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions
• Virginia HB 2533 (effective July 1, 2025) - comprehensive plan; tiny homes; accessory dwelling units
• District of Columbia - Residential Accessory Apartment Program (RAAP)
• Virginia Building Code - Accessory Dwelling Units - 2018 USBC
• Code of Virginia - § 15.2-983. Creation of registry for short-term rental of property
• Virginia -  Report on the Findings and Recommendations of the Residential Infrastructure Fund Work Group (Chapter 509, 2024)
• Economic Development Workforce Housing Incentive Pilot Program (Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission)
• Aquifer Recharge - Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) - Hampton Roads Sanitation District
• Anne Arundel County, Maryland - Managed Aquifer Recharge
• § 15.2-2223.3. Comprehensive plan shall incorporate strategies to combat projected sea-level rise and recurrent flooding