(a) The ADUAB shall consist of nine members appointed by the Board. Members shall be qualified as follows:
(1) Two members shall be either civil engineers and/or land surveyors and/or architects, each of whom shall be registered or certified with the relevant agency of the Commonwealth, or planners, all of whom shall have extensive experience in practice in the County.
(2) One member shall be a representative of a lending institution which finances residential development in the County.
(3) Four members shall consist of:
A. A representative from the Board;
B. A residential builder or developer with extensive experience in producing single-family detached and attached dwelling units;
C. A residential builder or developer with extensive experience in producing multifamily dwelling units;
D. A representative from the County Department of Planning and Zoning or any such successor department.
(4) One member shall be a representative of a qualified nonprofit housing group which provides services in the County, if one exists.
(5) One member shall be a real estate agent.
(6) One member shall be a program participant.
(7) One member shall be a member of the public at-large who does not qualify to fill one of the membership positions contained in paragraphs (a)(1) to (4) hereof.
(8) Of the above described membership, at least five members shall be residents of the County and at least four members shall be employed in the private sector.
(b) Each member of the ADUAB shall be appointed to serve for a four-year term. Terms shall be staggered such that the initially constituted ADUAB shall consist of three members appointed to four-year terms, three members appointed to three-year terms and three members appointed to two-year terms.
(c) The ADUAB shall elect its Chairperson and Vice Chairperson for a term of one year. The Board may adopt rules and procedures for the formulation of a recommendation regarding the amounts and terms of ADU sale control price, adjusted ADU sale control price and ADU rental control price, the procedures to be followed by an applicant seeking a modification of the requirements of the ADU Program, the criteria for qualifying a nonprofit, guidelines for establishing cash equivalent contributions for modifications of the ADU Program, and fees to be included in the ADU sales control prices for developer costs to conduct a lottery and to identify potential purchasers of ADUs.
(d) The ADUAB shall establish the amount and terms of all ADU sale control price and ADU rental control prices. The ADUAB may appoint a subcommittee of local builders and construction experts to assist it in recommending the costs of the prototypical single-family detached, single-family attached, multifamily stacked, and multifamily attached ADUs.
(e) The ADUAB shall be authorized to hear and make recommendations to the Board on requests for modifications of the requirements of the ADU Program, as set forth in Chapter 9 of the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The ADUAB shall not have the authority to hear requests for modifications of ADU sales or rental prices, or unit specifications established by the County.
(f) Any recommendation by the ADUAB shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of those members present. A quorum must be present in order for the ADUAB to make a recommendation. A quorum shall consist of no less than five members.
(Ord. 99-07. Passed 6-16-99; Ord. 19-13. Passed 7-10-19; Ord. 24-09. Passed 9-11-24.)