AGENDA DATE: 2/19/2020
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Ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 9, Motor Vehicles
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Schedule a public hearing to consider the adoption of an ordinance to amend County Code Chapter 9, Motor Vehicles, revising the provisions regulating parking on secondary highways in residential areas and increasing fine amounts
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Kamptner, DeLoria, Lantz, Stoddard
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: In 2018, the General Assembly added Albemarle County to the list of localities in Virginia Code ? 46.2-1222 enabled to regulate on-street parking on public streets in the State's secondary system of highways ("secondary streets"). Section 46.2-1222 enables the Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance that: (1) restricts or prohibits parking on any secondary streets in the County; (2) creates vehicle classifications that would or would not be subject to these restrictions and prohibitions; and (3) provides that the violation of the ordinance would be a traffic infraction and prescribe penalties. The proposed ordinance is intended to allow the County to address on-street parking of commercial vehicles in the County's residential neighborhoods, an issue that has generated complaints from residents.
A team that included representatives from the County Attorney's Office, the Department of Community Development, and the Police Department developed a draft ordinance that would implement Virginia Code ? 46.2-1222 and update parking violation fine levels, which have not been changed since at least 1998.
At the November 20, 2019 meeting, the Board scheduled a public hearing on a draft ordinance for December 18, 2019. However, the Board deferred the public hearing for further study and revisions.
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