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Board of Supervisors Meeting of November 13, 2013
November 15, 2013
AGENDA ITEM/ACTION
ASSIGNMENT
PODCAST
1. Call to Order.
Meeting was called to order at 2:38 p.m., by
the Chair, Ms. Mallek. All BOS members were
present. Also present were Tom Foley, Larry
Davis, Ella Jordan and Travis Morris.
Listen
2. Work Session: County’s Five-Year Financial
Plan.
Held.
3. Work Session: Solid Waste Services – McIntire
Recycling and Southern Albemarle Convenience
Center.
By a vote of 6:0, AGREED to continue support
of the McIntire Recycling Center operated by
the RSWA for FY15 subject to the City
agreeing to continue.
By a vote of 6:0, APPROVED staff’s
recommended services provided.
By a vote of 6:0, AGREED to hold public
hearing on Mill Creek and Keene convenience
center sites at such time that staff is prepared
to go forward with information.
Mark Graham: Proceed as
directed.
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4. Work Session: CPA-2013-01. Comprehensive
Plan Update.
Due to time constraints, this item was deferred.
5. Recess.
At 5:32 p.m., the Board recessed.
6:00 P.M. – Regular Night Meeting
6. Call to Order.
Meeting was called to order at 6:18 p.m., by
the Chair, Ms. Mallek.
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9. Adoption of Final Agenda.
Ken Boyd:
Added for discussion the collection practices
for delinquent taxes.
Requested that the next steps for the
Economic Vitality plan be added for continued
discussion at the December meeting.
Dennis Rooker:
Requested that a short discussion on the
governance of the RSWA & RWSA be added
to a future agenda.
Added for discussion Comprehensive Plan.
ACCEPTED the final agenda.
Clerk: Schedule on December 4,
2013 agenda.
County Executive: Notify Clerk
when ready to schedule on
agenda.
10. Brief Announcements by Board Members.
Ann Mallek:
Announced that at the VACo Conference
Albemarle was one of the winners of the 2013
VACo Go Green Virginia Challenge.
11. From the Public: Matters Not Listed for Public
Hearing on the Agenda.
The following persons comm ented on a solid
waste convenience center being located at the
Keene property.
Cyndra Van Clief
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Hal West
Barb West
Edward Brooks
Paula Beazley
Barbara Johnson and Edward Johnson,
County residents, spoke on behalf of the
Bunker Hill Community and formally requested
that the County have Bunker Hill Road paved.
Nancy Carpenter spoke on the issue of K-12
homeless children and asked the Board to
adopt more affordable housing policies.
Morgan Butler spoke on behalf of the Southern
Environmental Law Center about the proposed
Trump golf course.
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12.2 SUB-2013-00144. Irvine White Waiver – Special
Exception from Building Site Requirement under
County Code Sec.
18-4.2.1(b).
APPROVED the special exception and waived
the building site requirement in County Code
Section 18-4.2 of the Zoning Ordinance.
Community Development:
Proceed as approved.
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12.3 Regional Emergency Operations Plan.
ADOPTED resolution to officially adopt the
revised Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle
Regional Emergency Operations Plan dated
October 2013.
Clerk: Forward copy of signed
resolution to ECC and County
Attorney. (Attachment 1)
12.4 Road Improvement Priorities for Virginia’s Working
Draft Fiscal Year 2015-2020 Six-Year
Improvements Program (SYIP).
ADOPTED the County’s Priority List for FY
2015-2020 SYIP.
David Benish: Proceed as
approved. (Attachment 2)
12.5 Acquisition of Conservation Easements (ACE)
Ranking Order for FY 2013-14 Applicant Class.
APPROVED the final ranking order for round
12 (FY 2013-14) and AUTHORIZED staff to
order appraisals for the Henley Forest,
Caldwell, Campbell, Woodson and Stargell
properties.
Ches Goodall: Proceed as
approved.
12.6 FY 2014 Budget Amendment and Appropriations.
APPROVED appropriation #2014055 for a
general government project as described by
staff.
Clerk: Forward copy of signed
appropriations form to OMB,
Finance and appropriate
individuals.
12.7 Resolution Designating Route 688, Midway Road,
as Rural Rustic Road.
ADOPTED resolution.
Clerk: Forward copy of signed
resolution to VDoT, Community
Development and County
Attorney. (Attachment 3)
13. Recognitions.
There were none.
14. Pb. Hrg:____ Inoperable vehicles.
By a vote of 6:0, ADOPTED proposed
amendments to Ordinance No.13-09(1) of the
County Code with an effective date of January
1, 2014.
Clerk: Forward signed copy of
ordinance to County Attorney’s
office and Community
Development. (Attachment 4)
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15. Pb. Hrg: ZTA-2013-00005. Inoperable vehicles.
By a vote of 6:0, ADOPTED Ordinance No. 13-
18(6) with an effective date of January 1, 2014.
Clerk: Forward signed copy of
ordinance to County Attorney’s
office and Community
Development. (Attachment 5)
16. Pb. Hrg: ZMA-2013-00003. 1306 Crozet Avenue
(Signs #109&110).
(Attachment 6)
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By a vote of 6:0, APPROVED ZMA-2013-
00003 1306 Crozet Avenue proffered, dated
October 25, 2013.
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17. Pb. Hrg: ZMA-2012-00003. Out of Bounds (Sign
#6).
By a vote of 6:0, DEFERRED ZMA-2012-
00003, at the request of the applicant, to
December 11, 2013.
Clerk: Schedule on December
11, 2013 agenda.
Listen
Recess. At 8:32 p.m., the Board recessed and
reconvened at 8:45 p.m.
Listen
18. Pb. Hrg: ZMA-2012-00002. Riverside Village.
(Signs #20&21).
By a vote of 6:0, APPROVED ZMA-2012-
00002, Riverside Village subject to the
Proffers, Application Plan and Code of
Development.
19. Pb. Hrg: SP-2013-00001. Riverside Village
(Signs #20&21).
By a vote of 6:0, APPROVED SP-2013-00001,
Riverside Village as recommended by the
Planning Commission.
20. Pb. Hrg: ZMA-2013-00009. Albemarle Place/
Stonefield (Signs #116&106).
By a vote of 4:2 (Boyd,Thomas), APPROVED
ZMA-2013-00001 as recommended by staff
with proffers dated November 13, 2013.
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21 From the Board: Committee Reports and Matters
Not Listed on the Agenda.
Ken Boyd:
Asked Board members if they wanted staff to
provide them with more information on the
County’s delinquent tax collection procedures.
Dennis Rooker:
CONSENSUS that the Comp Plan work
sessions be deferred until 2014.
Betty Burrell: Provide additional
information.
Listen
22. From the County Executive: Report on Matters
Not Listed on the Agenda.
There were none.
23. Adjourn to November 14, 2013, 4:00 p.m., Room
241.
At 10:02 p.m., the meeting was adjourned.
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Attachment 1 – Resolution - Regional Emergency Operations Plan
Attachment 2 – Priority List for FY 2015-2020 SYIP
Attachment 3 – Resolution Designating Route 688, Midway Road, as Rural Rustic Road
Attachment 4 – Ordinance No.13-09(1)
Attachment 5 - Ordinance No. 13-18(6)
Attachment 6 – Proffers - ZMA-2013-00003. 1306 Crozet Avenue
Attachment 7 – Proffers - ZMA-2012-00002. Riverside Village
Attachment 8 – Proffers - ZMA-2013-00009. Albemarle Place/ Stonefield
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ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE REVISED CHARLOTTESVILLE-UVA-ALBEMARLE REGIONAL
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia recognizes the need to prepare for,
respond to, and recover from natural and manmade disasters; and
WHEREAS, Albemarle County has a responsibility to provide for the safety and well-being of its citizens
and visitors; and
WHEREAS, Albemarle County has established and appointed a Director and Coordinator of Emergency
Management.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, that
the Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle Regional Emergency Operations Plan, dated October 2013, is officially adopted;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED AND ORDERED that the Director of Emergency Management, or his
designee, is tasked and authorized to maintain and revise as necessary this document during the next four year
period or until such time as it be ordered to come before this Board.
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ATTACHMENT 2
ALBEMARLE COUNTY RECOMMENDED PRIORITIES FOR FY 2015-2020 SYIP
November 14, 2013
I. MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS
1. Improvements to Route 29 North Corridor:
a. Funding of 29H250 Phase II Study, Option B design recommendations, most particularly
additional north and southbound lanes on Route 29 from the Hydraulic Road intersection to
the Route 250 Bypass and an additional ramp lane from Route 29 southbound onto the
Route 250 Bypass West; Places 29 Priority project; Primary/Revenue Sharing/City
funds – funding commitment to design and construct, now under design.
b. Construct Hillsdale Drive extension from Hydraulic Road to Greenbrier Dr ive; Places 29
Priority project; Urban/Revenue Sharing/City funds/Private right of way donations –
Designed and being funded to construct.
c. Construct Berkmar Drive extension. Places 29 Priority project; Portion being
constructed in Hollymead Town Center; CIP funding – available for design only (no
funding to construct).
d. Intersection improvements at the Route 29 - Polo Ground Rd. (east)/Rio Mills Rd. (west)
intersection to address traffic back-ups on Polo Grounds Rd. Consider signalization
improvements and/or construction of turn lanes on Polo Grounds Road; Board request –
new project in 2012 request/not funded.
e. Deployment of an adaptive traffic control system or other equivalent signal synchronization
enhancements to US 29, from the Charlottesville city limits to Hollymead. Board request –
funded and under design for construction [moved to approved/fully funded section
later in this list].
2. Improve Route 250 East corridor as recommended in the Pantops and Village of Rivanna Master Plans
(improvements to I-64 interchange, pedestrian crossings in Pantops, parallel roads, new
bridge/crossing at Rivanna River and widening of Route 250 east from the I -64 interchange to Village of
Rivanna). [note: I-64 exit ramp improvements completed] Portions of parallel roads con structed
in private projects; no additional funding to design or construct.
3. Improvements in accord with the recommendations of the Crozet Master Plan:
a. Implement sidewalk plan (per Downtown Sidewalk and Parking Study and Crozet Master
Plan); CIP/Enhancement/Revenue Sharing funds – Crozet Ave. Streetscape project
designed and funded to construct.
b. Create bike lanes to and in downtown; Secondary/Revenue Sharing funds – Jarman’s
Gap Rd. complete; Library Ave. partially built.
c. Construct Eastern Avenue, to include the Lickinghole Bridge and a railroad crossing;
Portion constructed in private project; location plan complete. No funding to design
or construct.
d. Construct un-built sections of Library Ave. east from Crozet Avenue to Hill Top St. CIP
funds – Portion constructed; No additional funding to design or construct.
4. Widen Route 20 North from Route 250 to Elks Drive/Fontaine Drive intersection, including bike lanes
and sidewalks. No funding.
5. Undertake improvements recommended in the Southern Urban Area B Study, including improvements
to Fontaine Avenue and construction of Fontaine Avenue to Sunset Avenue connector road. Proffer for
a portion of Fontaine Ave. to Sunset Ave. Connector; No additional funding to design or
construct.
6. Widen Route 20 South from I-64 to Mill Creek Drive, including bike lanes and sidewalks. No funding.
7. Improve two intersections on Route 20 (Valley Street) in Scottsville: the Warren Street intersection and
the Hardware Street intersection. No funding.
II. TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
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1. Regional Transit Authority - Funding to establish a regional transit authority to provide expanded transit
service to Albemarle County and Charlottesville. No funding.
2. Expand Existing Service - Funding to expand existing transit service capacity for CAT, JAUNT and
RideShare, including capital projects to enhance capital operations (such as bus pull-outs, shelters,
etc.). Limited funding in CIP for 2-4 bus stops/shelters.
3. Funding for Transit Operational Costs - Fully fund the State’s existing formula share of transit opera ting
costs or provide fuel subsidies in the face of rapidly escalating fuel costs. Services provided in
County by CAT are County funded. One new route (Route 11) provided in 2013)
4. Inter-City Rail - Maintain increased inter-city rail service initiated to Charlottesville/Albemarle County in
2009. State funded through 2013.
5. Provide new service to Avon Street/Urban Neighborhood 4 area. No funding.
6. Provide new service in the US 29 North corridor/Hollymead/Airport. No funding.
III. SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
1. Construction of pedestrian walkways and/or bikeways along primary roads in the County’s Urban
Neighborhoods and Development Areas as part of road widening/improvement projects. Absent major
road improvements, the following are prioritized for pedestrian and/or bikeway improvement:
a. Route 240 in downtown Crozet; Enhancement/Revenue Sharing funds – Crozet Ave.
streetscape project designed and funded to construct.
b. Pedestrian crossings at strategic locations on Rt 29 North; No funding.
c. Route 250 East in Pantops - complete existing sidewalk system through extension and
connections; provide pedestrian crossings at strategic locations ; CIP funding – sidewalk
sections recently completed on Route 250; crosswalks need to be designed/
installed.
d. Route 250 West from the City limits to the 250 Bypass area; No funding.
e. Route 20 South from City limits to Mill Creek Drive extended. No funding.
f. Route 250 West in Crozet (Cloverlawn/Blue Ridge Shopping Center/Cory Farms
subdivision area). Revenue Sharing FY14 funds awarded for project.
2. Intersection improvements on Route 250 West at: 1) Tilman Road; 2) Owensville Road; 3) Route 240
(at Mechums River Bridge). Improvements to address traffic control, such as traffic light, round-
about, or other such improvements. No funding.
3. Full lane widths, paved shoulders and spot improvements on Route 22 and Route 231. No funding.
4. Traffic control improvements at the intersection of Route 250 West and Route 151 (traffic light, round-
about, or other such improvements). No funding.
FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
OTHER APPROVED PROJECTS FULLY FUNDED IN THE STATE SIX YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Rt. 250 Bypass, Construct Interchange with McIntire Road (Charlottesville)
McIntire Road Extended, Construct 2 Lanes (Charlottesville)
Route 29 Corridor Improvements, reconstruction with added capacity from Ashwood Boulevard to Town
Center Drive
Route 29 Western Bypass, New Construction
Bridge Replacement, Route 250 over Little Ivy Creek
Various spot and safety improvements--5 projects on Rt. 29, Rt. 53, Rt. 20, Rt. 250 (flashing lights, shoulder
widening, signage and guardrail, turn lane improvements)
Adaptive traffic control/signal synchronization enhancements to US 29, from the Charlottesville city limits to
Hollymead
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ATTACHMENT 3
The Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, in regular meeting on the 13th day of November, 2013, adopted the
following:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Section 33.1-70.1 of the Code of Virginia, permits the hard surfacing of certain unpaved roads
deemed to qualify for designation as a Rural Rustic Road; and
WHEREAS, any such road must be located in a low-density development area and have no more than
1,500 vehicles per day; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia desires to consider whether Route 688,
Midway Road, From: Route 824 Patterson Mill Lane, To: Route 635, Miller School Road, should be designated a
Rural Rustic Road; and
WHEREAS, the Board is unaware of pending development that will significantly affect the existing traffic on
this road; and
WHEREAS, the Board believes that this road should be so designated due to its qualifying characteristics;
and
WHEREAS, this road is in the Board’s Six-Year Plan for improvements to the Secondary System of State
Highways.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board hereby designates this road a Rural Rustic Road,
and requests that the Residency Administrator for the Virginia Department of Transportation concur in this
designation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board requests that this road be hard surfaced and, to the f ullest
extent prudent, be improved within the existing right-of-way and ditch-lines to preserve as much as possible the
adjacent trees, vegetation, side slopes, and rural rustic character along the road in their current state; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Virginia Department of
Transportation Residency Administrator.
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ATTACHMENT 4
ORDINANCE NO. 13-09(1)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 9, MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, ARTICLE V, INOPERABLE
VEHICLES, OF THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA
BE IT ORDAINED By the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle, Virginia, that Chapter 9, Motor Vehicles
and Traffic, Article V, Inoperable Vehicles, is hereby amended and reordained as follows:
By Amending and Renaming:
Sec. 9-500 Keeping of inoperable vehicles; removal.
Chapter 9. Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Article V. Inoperable Vehicles
Sec. 9-500 Keeping of inoperable vehicles; removal.
Inoperable vehicles are subject to the following:
A. Unshielded or unscreened inoperable vehicles prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to
keep an inoperable vehicle on any parcel used or zoned for agricultural, residential, commercial or industrial
purposes, except within a fully enclosed building or structure, subject to the following:
1. Parcels in the rural areas (RA) zoning district. On any parcel in the rural areas (RA) zoning
district, no more than two (2) inoperable vehicles may be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building and
each vehicle parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building shall be shielded or screened from view or be
covered.
2. Parcels in any residential zoning districts. On any parcel in a residential zoning district,
including Downtown Crozet District (DCD) and the residential sections of any planned development zoning district,
no more than one (1) inoperable vehicle may be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building and the
vehicle parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building shall be shielded or screened from view or be covered;
provided that up to two (2) inoperable vehicles may be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building if the
person demonstrates that he is actively restoring or repairing one of the vehicles within a cons ecutive one hundred
eighty (180) day period, the second vehicle is being used for the restoration or repair, and each vehicle parked or
stored outside of a fully enclosed building is shielded or screened from view or is covered; the one hundred eighty
(180) day period may be extended by the zoning administrator upon the person demonstrating to the satisfaction of
the zoning administrator that more than one hundred eighty (180) days is required to actively restore or repair the
vehicle.
3. Authorized businesses in commercial, industrial or other zoning districts. Subsections
(A)(1) and (A)(2) shall not apply to any licensed business regularly engaged in business as an automobile dealer,
salvage dealer, scrap processor, or public garage that is operated in compliance with this chapter, including any
such business operating as a lawful nonconforming use; provided that on any parcel in any commercial or industrial
zoning district, including the commercial and industrial sections of any planned development zonin g district, and on
any parcel in any other zoning district in which any such a use has been authorized by special use permit, no
inoperable vehicle may be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building except in the location designated for
that use on an approved site plan.
B. Removal and disposition of inoperable vehicles. Inoperable vehicles may be removed and shall be
disposed of as follows:
1. Removal by the landowner. The owners of a parcel used or zoned for residential purposes,
or zoned for commercial or agricultural purposes shall, at such time or times as the zoning administrator prescribes,
remove any inoperable motor vehicles that are not authorized to be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed
building or structure as provided in subsection (A).
2. Removal and disposal by the county. The zoning administrator may remove any inoperable
motor vehicle whenever the owner of the parcel, after reasonable notice provided by the zoning administrator, has
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failed to remove the inoperable motor vehicle as provided in subsection (B)(1). If the zoning administrator removes
an inoperable motor vehicle, the vehicle may be disposed after giving additional notice to the owner of the vehicle.
3. Recovery of county cost of removal and disposal. The cost of any removal and disposal of
an inoperable motor vehicle by the zoning administrator shall be chargeable to the owner of the vehicle or the
premises and may be collected as taxes are collected. Every cost with which the owner of the premises has been
assessed shall constitute a lien against the parcel from which the vehicle was removed. The lien shall continue until
actual payment of the costs has been made to the county.
C. Definitions. As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:
1. The term “cover” means a form-fitted default-free cover specifically designed and
manufactured for motor vehicles and which completely shields the body of an inoperable vehicle from view and, in
the rural areas (RA) zoning district, can include a tarpaulin or other cover that completely shields the body of an
inoperable vehicle from view.
2. The term “inoperable vehicle” means any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, as those
vehicles are defined in Virginia Code § 46.2-100, which has one or more of the following characteristics: (i) it is not
in operating condition; (ii) it does not display valid license plates if the vehicle is required by State law to display
valid license plates; (iii) it does not display an inspection decal if the vehicle is required by State law to display a
valid inspection decal; or (iv) it displays an inspection decal that has been expired for more than sixty (60) days .
3. The term “parcel” means a parcel of land that is neither “public property,” a “public
highway,” nor a “public roadway” as those terms are used in Albemarle County Code § 9-114.
4. The term “shielded or screened from view” means that the inoperable vehicle is not visible
by someone standing at ground level from any vantage point outside of the parcel on which the inoperable vehicle
is located because of one or more of the following: (i) distance, terrain, or one or more buildings between the
inoperable vehicle and the parcel boundary; (ii) evergreen vegetation; (iii) an opaque masonry wall; (iv) a woo d
fence of stockade, board and batten, panel or similar type design; or (v) any combination of the foregoing.
D. Administration. The zoning administrator is hereby designated as the official authorized to carry out
the provisions of this section.
(Ord. of 2-7-90; Ord. of 4-7-93; Code 1988, § 12-34; Ord. 98-A(1), 8-5-98)
State law reference-- Va. Code 15.2-905.
This ordinance shall be effective on and after January 1, 2014.
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ATTACHMENT 5
ORDINANCE NO. 13-18(6)
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 18, ZONING, ARTICLE I, GENERAL PROVISIONS, AND ARTICLE II,
BASIC REGULATIONS, OF THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE, VIRGINIA
BE IT ORDAINED By the Board of Supervisors of the County of Albemarle, Virginia, that Chapter 18, Zoning, Article
I, General Provisions, and Article II, Basic Regulations, are hereby amended and reordained as follows:
By Amending:
Sec. 3.1 Definitions
Sec. 4.12.3 Prohibited Activities in Parking, Stacking and Loading Areas
Sec. 4.15.7 Prohibited Signs and Sign Characteristics
Chapter 18. Zoning
Article I. General Provisions
Sec. 3.1 Definitions
. . .
Cover. As used in section 4.12.3, a form-fitted default-free cover specifically designed and manufactured for motor
vehicles and which completely shields the body of an inoperable vehic le from view and, in the rural areas (RA)
district, can include a tarpaulin or other cover that completely shields the body of an inoperable vehicle from view.
. . .
Inoperable vehicle: Any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, as those vehicles are defined in Virginia Code § 46.2-
100, which has one or more of the following characteristics: (i) it is not in operating condition; (ii) it does not display
valid license plates if the vehicle is required by State law to display valid license plates; (iii) it d oes not display an
inspection decal if the vehicle is required by State law to display a valid inspection decal; or (iv) it displays an
inspection decal that has been expired for more than sixty (60) days
(Repealed 6-10-87; Added 10-3-01)
. . .
Shielded or screened from view. As used in section 4.12.3, the inoperable vehicle is not visible by someone
standing at ground level from any vantage point outside of the parcel on which the inoperable vehicle is located
because of one or more of the following: (i) distance, terrain, or one or more buildings between the inoperable
vehicle and the parcel boundary; (ii) evergreen vegetation; (iii) an opaque masonry wall; (iv) a wood fence of
stockade, board and batten, panel or similar type design; or (v) any combination of the foregoing.
. . .
Article II. Basic Regulations
Sec. 4.12.3 Prohibited activities in parking, stacking and loading areas
The following activities are prohibited:
a. In any parking, stacking or loading area:
1. Uses. The sale, repair, dis mantling or servicing of any vehicle or equipment; the storage of materials,
supplies or merchandise; the storage of refuse, recycling or similar disposal containers; or other use
that would prevent the parking, stacking or loading area, or any portion thereof, from being used for its
intended purpose. This prohibition shall not apply to single-family dwelling units or to temporary uses or
activities approved by the zoning administrator.
2. Discontinuation, elimination or reduction of area. The discontinuation, elimination or reduction of a
required parking, stacking or loading area, any part thereof, or any required parking spaces, including
those in garages or provided for residential uses, so long as the use requiring such area(s) or parking
spaces continues, unless an alternative equivalent area complying with these regulations are
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established as required by this chapter. For any use subject to a site plan, the removal of any parking
spaces shall require an amendment to the site plan.
b. On any lot, including any parking, stacking or loading area, except where expressly authorized:
1. Parking, storage or use of major recreational equipment. No major recreational equipment shall be
used for living, sleeping or other occupancy when parked or stored on any lot or in any other location
not approved for such use. For purposes of this section, the term “major recreational equipment”
includes, but is not limited to, travel trailers, pickup campers, motorized dwellings, tent trailers, boats
and boat trailers, house-boats, and trailers, cases or boxes used for transporting such recreational
equipment, whether occupied by the equipment or not.
2. Trucks with minimum gross vehicle weight or major recreational equipment . No truck with a gross
vehicle weight of twelve thousand (12,000) pounds or major recreational equipment shall be parked in
any residential district other than the rural areas (RA) zoning district, except for purposes of making
pickups or deliveries, in any location other than an off-street parking area shown on an approved site
plan or subdivision plat.
3. Parking or storage of inoperable vehicles. No inoperable vehicle shall be parked or stored on a parcel
zoned for agricultural, residential, commercial or industrial purposes, except within a fully enclosed
building or structure, subject to the following:
a. Parcels in the rural areas (RA) district. On any parcel in the rural areas (RA) district, no more than
two (2) inoperable vehicles may be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed build ing and each
vehicle parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building shall be shielded or screened from view
or be covered.
b Parcels in any residential districts. On any parcel in a residential district, including Downtown
Crozet District (DCD) and the residential sections of any planned development district:
1 Number of vehicles. No more than one (1) inoperable vehicle may be parked or stored outside
of a fully enclosed building and the vehicle parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed buildin g
shall be shielded or screened from view or be covered; provided that up to two (2) inoperable
vehicles may be parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building if the person
demonstrates that he is actively restoring or repairing one of the vehicles within a consecutive
one hundred eighty (180) day period, the second vehicle is being used for the restoration or
repair, and each vehicle parked or stored outside of a fully enclosed building is shielded or
screened from view or is covered; the one hundred eighty (180) day period may be extended
by the zoning administrator upon the person demonstrating to the satisfaction of the zoning
administrator that more than one hundred eighty (180) days is required to actively restore or
repair the vehicle.
2. Location of vehicles. Any inoperable vehicle outside of a fully enclosed building shall be parked
or stored only behind a line across the yard established by the exterior walls of the primary
structure on the parcel fronting one or more streets, depicted as the shaded areas shown on
Figures 1 through 6. In cases where the exterior walls fronting on a street is not a uniform
distance from the street, the line shall be based on the wall or point on the wall that is closest to
the street as shown on Figure 5.
c. Authorized businesses in commercial, industrial or other districts . Subsections (b)(3)(a) and
(b)(3)(b) shall not apply to any licensed business regularly engaged in business as an automobile
dealer, salvage dealer, scrap processor, or public garage that is operated in compliance with this
chapter, including any such business operating as a lawful nonconforming use; provided that on
any parcel in any commercial or industrial district, including the commercial and industrial sections
of any planned development district, and on any parcel in any other district in which any such a use
has been authorized by special use permit, no inoperable vehicle may be parked or stored outside
of a fully enclosed building except in the location designated for that use o n an approved site plan.
4. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize or prohibit parking or storing the vehicles and
equipment described herein on a street or highway.
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Figures 1 through 6 illustrate the standard in subsection (b)(3)(b)(2). If there is a conflict or inconsistency between
subsection (b)(3)(b)(2) and any a figure, the regulation is controlling.
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(§ 4.12.5, 12-10-80; § 4.13, 12-10-80; 1-1-84; 6-10-87; Ord. 03-18(1), 2-5-03)
State law reference-- Va. Code §§ 15.2-905, 15.2-2280.
Sec. 4.15.7 Prohibited signs and sign characteristics
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section 4.15, the following signs and sign characteristics are prohibited
in all zoning districts:
. . .
c. Certain sign types. Signs that are:
1. Animated signs, including signs using rare gas illumination, that give the appearance of animation.
(Amended 3-16-05)
2. Advertising vehicles, where (i) the vehicle is parked so as to be visible from a public right -of-way in a
parking space or parking area not authorized by section 4.15.6(21); (ii) the vehicle is an inoperable
vehicle; or (iii) the vehicle is incapable of moving on its own or is not self -propelled. (Amended 3-16-05)
3. Banners, except as an authorized temporary sign under section 4.15.4(d). (Amended 3-16-05)
4. Billboards.
5. Flashing signs.
6. Moving signs, including signs using rare gas illumination, that give the appearance of movement, but
not including flags that meet the requirements of sections 4.15.6(18) or 4.15.6(19). (Amended 3-16-05)
7. Roof signs.
(12-10-80; 7-8-92, § 4.15.06; Ord. 01-18(3), 5-9-01; Ord. 05-18(4), 3-16-05)
State law reference – Va. Code § 15.2-2280.
This ordinance shall be effective on and after January 1, 2014.
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