HomeMy WebLinkAboutZTA201300005 Legacy Document 2013-10-23 (7)RESOLUTION OF INTENT
WHEREAS, County Code § 18- 4.12.3, which is part of the Albemarle County Zoning
Ordinance, includes regulations pertaining to keeping inoperable motor vehicles ( "inoperable vehicles ")
on private property; and
WHEREAS, County Code § 9 -500, which is not part of the Zoning Ordinance, also includes
regulations pertaining to keeping inoperable vehicles on private property; and
WHEREAS, County Code § 9 -500 and County Code § 18- 4.12.3 currently establish generally
similar standards for keeping inoperable vehicles on private property, including the number of inoperable
vehicles that may be kept on private property, how they are to be shielded or screened from view, and that
shielding or screening may include vehicle covers under Virginia Code § 15.2 -904; and
WHEREAS, effective July 1, 2013, Albemarle County will be among those localities enabled to
regulate inoperable vehicles under Virginia Code § 15.2 -905, rather than Virginia Code § 15.2 -904; and
WHEREAS, under Virginia Code § 15.2 -905, localities may limit the number of inoperable
vehicles that may be stored outside of a fully enclosed building, regardless of whether they are shielded or
screened from view; and
WHEREAS, in order to promote the efficient and effective administration of the County's
regulations, it is desirable to have County Code §§ 9 -500 and 18- 4.12.3 be consistent with one another
and to implement, as appropriate, the enabling authority in Virginia Code § 15.2 -905 in order to address
the impacts resulting from the accumulation of inoperable vehicles, particularly those on small lots in the
County's urban neighborhoods.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT for purposes of public necessity,
convenience, general welfare and good zoning practices, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors
hereby adopts a resolution of intent to consider amending the regulations pertaining to inoperable
vehicles in Albemarle County Code § 18- 4.12.3, and to consider amending any other sections of the
Zoning Ordinance deemed to be appropriate, to achieve the purposes described herein; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing
on the zoning text amendment proposed pursuant to this resolution of intent, and make its
recommendations to the Board of Supervisors at the earliest possible date.
I, Ella W. Jordan, do hereby certify that the foregoing writing is a true, correct copy of a
Resolution duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, Virginia, by a vote of
to , as recorded below, at a regular meeting held on
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