Title
Ordinance to Amend and Reenact the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Section 24-39 of Chapter 24 Entitled, “Open Storage of Inoperable Vehicles on Property Zoned for Residential Purposes,” to Make That Section Consistent with Applicable State Code Authority
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
At Council's October 11, 2017 meeting, staff briefed Council on proposed amendments to the inoperable vehicle ordinance. Staff brought this proposal in response to increased complaints about inoperable vehicles. Those amendments, if adopted, will change the definition of inoperable vehicles to require a vehicle owner to have both a valid license plate and a valid inspection; shorten the notice period for an inoperable vehicle notice of violation; and limit the instances when inoperable vehicles are allowed to be screened from view.
Discussion:
See background.
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Recommendation:
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Body
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia, that Chapter 24 of the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia be amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 24. OFFENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
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Sec. 24-39. Open storage of inoperable vehicles on property zoned for residential purposes.
(a) For purposes of this section, the term "shielded or screened from view" means completely precluding visibility of the subject vehicle by someone standing at ground level from outside of the property on which the vehicle is located by placing the vehicle within an area completely enclosed by any combination of the following: (1) a solid, rigid, six-foot opaque fence composed of standard fencing materials; and/or (2) a landscape arrangement of non-deciduous trees or shrubs, sufficient in height, spacing, density and circumference. The placing, draping or securing of a tarpaulin or other non-rigid cover over and around an inoperable vehicle shall not be sufficient to comply with the...
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