Title
Ordinance to Amend and Reenact Sections 24-39 and 24-39.1 of the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia, Entitled, “Open Storage of Inoperable Vehicles on Property Zoned for Residential Purposes,” and “Open Storage of Inoperable Vehicles on Property Zoned For Other Than Residential Purposes”
Purpose
Background Statement:
This amendment is in response to City Council’s request for staff to review zoning and city code requirements, as well as current interpretations related to vehicle uses. Approval of this amendment would make the commercial inoperable vehicle ordinance more restrictive by limiting permitted inoperable vehicles to those commercial properties whose use is heavy vehicle repair, shortening the compliance period, and requiring more inoperable vehicles to be screened.
This item is being brought forth in conjunction with zoning amendments #20-0288 and #20-0289 related to vehicle uses.
Recommendations:
Rec
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
Body
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Hampton, Virginia that Sections 24-39 and 24-39.1 of the City Code of the City of Hampton, Virginia, be amended and re-enacted 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.
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(c) For the purposes of this section the following terms shall have the following definitions:
(1) “Inoperable vehicle” means any motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer, as those terms are defined in Code of Virginia § 46.2-100, which is:
(i) Not in operating condition; or
(ii) Does not display valid license plates; or
(iii) Does not display an inspection decal that is valid or does display an inspection decal that has been expired for more than 60 days. However, this provision shall not apply to vehicles that are not required to be inspected by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) “Residential zoned property” me...
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