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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-11• Ordinance 2008-1 l Amending The Zoning Regulations To Add Screening Requirements For Business Districts • ADOPTED: June 17, 2008 EFFECTIVE: June 17, 2008 • S ~, • ORDINANCE 2008-11 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING REGULATIONS TO ADD SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS DISTRICTS WHEREAS, the Town Counci{ of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia has considered it to be in the best interest of the public and determined that it is consistent with the general welfare of the citizens to amend the zoning regulations to add screening requirements to the B-1 Local Business District, B-2 General Business District, and B-3 Central Business District regulations; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia has considered the best interests of the community and its citizens and bases the following amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Ordinance upon the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practices; and, NOW, THEREFORE be it ORDAINDED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia sitting in regular session this 17th day of June 2008, that Section 1100 of the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Ordinance be amended by the addition of the definition of "screening" and "substantial construction" as follows: "Screening-A method of visually shielding or buffering one abutting or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms, or • vegetation." "Substantial construction-means construction of such strength, material, and workmanship that the object will withstand all reasonable shock, wear, and usage to which it will be subjected. (4VAC25-40-10)". FURTHER, that the following section "Screening Requirements" be added: to the B-1 Local Business District regulations as Section 409.6; to the B-2 General Business District regulations as Section 410.6; and to the B-3 Central Business District regulations as Section 411.5 as follows: Screening Requirements This district shall permit the display, for retail purposes, of merchandise if such sale is otherwise permitted in this zone. This district prohibits the storage, collection or accumulation of any goods, saleable or not, in outdoor areas unless all the areas in which such goods exist are screened from public view by an opaque obstruction at least eight (8) feet in elevation. All screening required under this section shall be of substantial construction. No fragile or readily flammable material such as paper, cloth or canvas shall constitute a part of any screen, nor shall any such material be employed as an adjunct or supplement to any screen. n U r r ~ M • All screening required under this section shall be installed entirely within the lot of record or the leased premises, whichever is applicable. The property owner, lessee, developer and/or successor in title to a given property shall be responsible for the installation of required screening and its perpetual maintenance, as well as timely repair and replacement of all screening as required by this section. A failure to install or adequately maintain the screening shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance. This ordinance is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted this 17th day of June 2008 by the duly recorded vote of the Town Counci{ of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia as follows: Jeffrey S. Worrell Dan Talbert, Jr. Lane R. Penn - Aye Joel B. Burchett, Jr. -Aye -Aye David L. Clark -Aye - Aye Larry G. Clevinger, II -Aye THE TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA 1 By: Charles L. Wade, Mayor ATTEST: • ~, Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council n • I, Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council, certify that the foregoing Ordinance 2008-11, Amending The Zoning Regulations To Add Screening Requirements For Business Districts is a true and correct copy as adopted by the Pulaski Town Council at their regular meeting on June 17, 2008. Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council • ~i~ora~~~ce~fi~o~- •