The House Committee on Governmental Affairs offers the following substitute to HB 1442:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
general provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, so as to provide that
local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 60 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions applicable to counties and municipal corporations, is amended by adding a new
Code section to read as follows:
<ins>"36-60-34.
(a) For the purpose of this Code section, the term 'zoning decision' shall have the same
meaning as set forth in paragraph (4) of Code Section 36-66-3.
(b) In the event that a county or municipality adopts or enacts a temporary moratorium on
the issuance of one or more permits or zoning decisions, such moratorium shall not apply
to any property where the governing authority for such local government has given, in good
faith, written approval, or confirmation for an identified development of such property, or
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<ins>where such local government issued permits not related to the matters subject to the
moratorium for the development of such property."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.